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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1977
Page
1
Clear and cool tonight with lows in the low 50s. Sunny and warmer Saturday with highs in the mid 80s. High Thursday around 80 and overnight low near 49. At 7 30 a.m. the temperature was 53. Sunday through Tuesday bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms with mild conditions on Monday and Tuesday.
Indiana farmer James F. Durr of Sheridan was named Thursday as Indiana chairman of the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service State Committee. The appointment by Agriculture Secretary Bergland follows a Hoosier congressional delegation list. Bayh announced it from his Indiana office. Also named were Reuben J. Bertsch of Cambridge City and Austin L. Smith of Austin to the ASCS panel.
Stephen Boyd best known as Messalla in the 1958 Ben Hur collapsed with a heart attack while golfing at Porter Valley Country Club in Northridge California. He appeared in about 50 films and died Thursday while with his wife Elizabeth.
A note from MORRIS L. COX Managing Editor presents Mine Run as an unassorted product of the mine. The piece frames the term as an assembly of like kind rather than a single classified item and suggests it gathers a medley of thought.
Indiana senators Birch Bayh and Richard Lugar employ 83 staffers in total with six months payroll around 390000, Lugar with 33. The piece argues senators and congressmen have lavish perks and bloated staffs, making it hard to reach them, and questions their fitness to decide for the middle class.
Residents city officials merchants and the chamber complain of growing trash litter and dust in downtown Linton. A new street sweeper arrived and merchants urged proper disposal while alleys collect debris. Operation Pride cleaned tons of trash and the chamber stresses shared responsibility.
Vietnam and the United States concluded a two day round of talks with Hanoi announcing it would send the remains of 20 more missing Americans to the United States. The total remains sent rises to 32, with discussions set to resume later.
The Labor Department reports May wholesale prices rose 0.4 percent, the smallest in five months, while unemployment eased to 6.9 percent. Food prices fell for the first time in six months. Total employment rose for the seventh straight month by 400000 to 90.4 million.
Five persons were injured in two auto accidents late Thursday night none seriously. In West Linton four people were hurt on Highway 59 near Eccles Street at 11 05 p m Charlotte Moore 15 of Linton was admitted with head and chest injuries Al Frabutt 20 of Linton was treated and released Fred Gaither Jr 17 of Littleton Colo was treated for head and knee bumps and Eric Lynn Knight of Sandborn refused hospital care Moore s condition listed as fair. Gaither drove north and turned into a driveway colliding with Frabutt s southbound car Frabutt s car skidded 56 feet before hitting the Gaither truck. Knight was a Gaither passenger Moore a Frabutt passenger. . In Lyons Joyce Wilkerson 41 was hospitalized after a one car crash on Prairie Street near Highway 67 when she blacked out and lost control the car hit a culvert. Lyons Marshal David Sparks and Deputies assisted.
A vocational building and trades class is organized for the 1977-78 curriculum with Shakamak, Worthington, and Linton schools participating. The program aims to teach engineering, architecture, and construction, with a home built in the Linton area for sale on the open market. James Morrison will instruct, and a not-for-profit corporation will finance and manage the project with a board including Dan Ax and Mike Goodin. Certificates cost $5 from board members or treasurer Bob Sollars.
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