School Plan Approved By Whitcomb
INDIANAPOLIS UP I Governor Whitcomb approved an allocation of 200 000 from a 1967 appropriation to participate in a school construction development plan. The funds will help Indiana University coordinate the project and may save as much as 4 million in costs. The plan involves Ford Foundation federal California and other sponsors with a five year guarantee concept guiding finished construction outcomes.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Becerra
California
Whitcomb
W. W. Hill
Thomas Taylor
Hill
Indiana University
Ford Foundation
Indiana
Husband Advertises Spouse For Sale
CANTERBURY England UP I Ken Shaw advertises his wife Marie for sale after she complained his sports car was cramped and drafty The ad reads Car or wife must go The car is a red 1963 MGB with all extras priced at 1200 dollars The wife is blonde five feet six inches with measurements 36 24 36 asking 60000 dollars or nearest offer Shaw says for peace in the home one of them has got to go.
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Canterbury
England
UPI
Ken Shaw
Marie
Shaw
Obituary notices for Hubert Whittinghill and Orfie Driscal
Hubert Whittinghill 72 of Coalmont died Monday at Freeman-Greene County Hospital in Linton. He served as a minister in the Pilgrim Holiness Church of Indiana. survived by wife Emma and four sisters. Funeral at Pilgrim Holiness Church French Lick 2 p.m. today. burial West Selma cemetery. Ritter Funeral Home in charge. Orfie Driscal former Midland resident died at his Lafayette home at 3 a.m. Friends may call Sollar and Baker Funeral Home Lafayette 5-9 p.m. Thursday. funeral at 10:30 a.m. Friday.
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Hobert Whittinghill
Hubert Whittinghill
Coalmont
Freeman-Greene County
Linton
Pilgrim Holiness Church of
Indiana
Emma Whittinghill
Amanda Toliver
Ethel Ferguson
French Lick
Grace Speece
West Baden
Lois Carol Whittinghill
Illinois
Pilgrim Holiness Church
West Selma
Ritter Funeral Home
Orfie Driscal
Midland
Lafayette
Sollar and Baker
Funeral
Highway 41 Fatality Toll Increases In Indiana
UPI reports U S 41 has claimed its 31st life since January raising Indiana 1969 traffic deaths to at least 592. Betty A. Bissot, 24, of Vincennes, died when a car she rode sideswiped a bridge and overturned north of Vincennes in Knox County. Driver Terry Miles, 19, of Lawrenceville, was injured. a passenger was thrown from the vehicle. Since Jan 1 there have been 19 fatal U S 41 crashes, seven with multiple deaths.
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U.S. 41
Indiana
Betty A. Bissot
Vincennes
Knox County
Terry Miles
Lawrenceville
Chicago
Evansville
Benton
Sullivan
Warren
Newton
Vanderburgh
Knox
Gibson
Lake and Parke
Markets INDIANAPOLIS Live stock prices mixed
UPI reports livestock trading with hogs and sows showing varied moves across weight classes. cattle and calves feature lower steers and heifers while cows rise. bulls and weaners steady. Sheep and spring lambs hold steady with modest gains in certain meat grades.
Matters Of Record Freeman-Green Admitted Tuesday
Edits list admissions at area hospitals with names from Sullivan to Shelburn and surrounding towns. Includes births at Sullivan area hospital and patients in Good Samaritan Vincennes with room numbers and upcoming surgery.
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Freeman-Green
Edith Abercrombie
Linton
Joan Weaver
Shelburn
Joseph Turner
Rhema Chandler
Newberry
Richard Inman
Mary Sherman
Sullivan Area
Noble Lucas
Carlisle
Gaynell Smith
Martha Monroe
Merom
Donbi Meadows
Sullivan
Clell Winemiller
Oaktown
William Richardson
Thomas McRoberts
Frances Denny
Wayne Williams
Cora Stewart
Chester Bays
Carl Beaver
Good Samaritan
Cindy Cooper
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vincennes
Edna Stacy of
Lyons
Leo Gorcey Dies In California
Actor Leo Gorcey once led Hollywood street kid troupe the Dead End Kids. He died Monday in Merritt Hospital Oakland at age 41 or 42 with funeral services planned Friday. Born in New York City he rose to stardom in the Dead End gang on Broadway and in films.
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Oakland
Calif
Leo Gorcey
Hollywood
Gorcey
Rale
Merritt Hospital
New York City
Sidney Kingsley
The First Suez Canal Dug 3500 Years Ago
Archaeologists date the initial digging of the Suez Canal to about 3500 years ago, linking the Nile to the Red Sea and enabling ancient maritime trade and movements between Egypt and the Levant.
Reynolds Graduates At Asbury College
Michael Eugene Reynolds the son of Clyde and Mrs. Reynolds of Linton route three graduated from Asbury College Wilmore Kentucky on Monday May 28 as part of the 1969 class of 219 students from 27 states and five foreign countries Reynolds active in sports especially soccer will enter Asbury Theological Seminary this fall and plans to join the military chaplaincy in the future
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Michael Eugene Reynolds
Clyde Reynolds
Linton Rte
Asbury College
Wilmore
Asbury
Reynolds
Asbury Theological Seminary
Girl Scout Day Camp Scheduled June 9-13
Girl Scouts plan a Day Camp from Monday to Friday near Worthington. A bus departs the Girl Scout cabin at 8 30 a.m. daily and returns by 3 30 p.m. Participants should bring slacks socks bandana pocket knife boots sit upon work gloves insect repellent sack lunch and a cup. A 30 cent fee is due.
Quirks In The News From Around The World
A digest of quirky reports including 35 cars lost from a German freighter after it beached off Ramsgate England and sank from the deck, an elephant Cindy at Dudley Zoo checked for toenail issues with an X ray, and Susy the sea lion missing from Drayton Manor Zoo using a tape recorder to lure her back.
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Ramsgate
England
UPI
Aphaia
Worcester
Cindy
Dudley Zoo
Tamworth
Drayton Manor Zoo
Susy
United States
Susan
Cuban Flees In Wheel Compartment
A Cuban escaped Havana by hiding in the front wheel compartment of an eight hour flight to Madrid. A companion fell out during the trans Atlantic trip. Armando Socarr as Ramirez, 22, in a Madrid hospital described the escape as impossible. He said he had a friend with him who fell from the aircraft when the landing gear lowered briefly. Ramirez suffered exposure and was treated on arrival.
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Madrid
UPI
Havana
Armando Socarras Ramirez
Cuba
Ramirez
U S Film Entries Win Italian Awards
UPI reports American entries swept Italy’s Academy Awards with Rosemary’s Baby earning best director, Mia Farrow sharing best foreign actress with Barbra Streisand, Rod Steiger winning best actor for The Sergeant, and Stanley Kubrick taking best producer for 2001 A Space Odyssey.
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Rome
UPI
Italy
Mia Farrow
Barbra Streisand
Rod Steiger
Stanley Kubrick
Father and son bound by Navy fate in two-ship collision
In Costa Mesa California Chief Gunners Mate Lawrence J. Reilly postponed retirement to serve two more years. He survived the destroyer USS Frank E. Evans collision with an Australian carrier in the South China Sea. His son Boiler Tender 3C Lawrence J. Reilly Jr. is among 73 missing or dead. The elder Reilly had a long Navy career and urged family life around service. The wife spoke of shock and the unborn child as she recalled their plans and the elder Reilly’s dedication.
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Costa Mesa
Calif
UPD
Navy
Lawrence John Reilly
Frank E. Evans
South China Sea
Reilly
Lawrence John Reilly Jr
Larry
Oakland
Open Forum Letter Thanks Linton Readers for Jaycees Campaign
A Jaycees candidate reflects on a statewide campaign travel of over 25000 miles in Indiana. He thanks residents of Linton and surrounding areas for support and contributions, saying the Jaycees did an outstanding job and represented the city well. He notes the experience was educational even in defeat.
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Linton
Indiana
Linton Jaycees
Eagles Districts 15 and 10 Hold Meetings in Terre Haute
District 15 of the Eagles meets Thursday at 8 p.m. in Terre Haute. District 10 of the Ladies Auxiliary opens at 7:30 p.m. in Terre Haute with dinner served. Linton high school girls may try out for majorette Thursday at 7 p.m. at the high school.
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The
Eagles
Terre Haute
Ladies Auxiliary
Linton High School
Majorette
Quotes From Washington on cracking down gambling racketeers
Asst Atty Gen Will Wilson asks Congress for authority to curb local officials who aid gambling rings. He says bribery of law enforcement is essential to gambling operations. Kansas City fire chief James Halloran vows full probe after a deadly apartment fire and promises to pursue arson leads.
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United Press International
Washington
Will Wilson
Congress
Kansas City
James Halloran
Military cutback would boost civilian jobs, expert says
Washington analyst Lewht told lawmakers a cut in military spending would raise jobs in consumer goods, services, and construction, noting these sectors typically employ more workers per unit of value than defense. In Costa Mesa, Mrs. Riley mourned destroyer Frank E. Evans crewman, saying her husband was happy his enlistment near end and planned to come home in September.
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Washington
National Planning Association
Leonard A. Lewht
Congressional
Costa Mesa
Calif
Lawrence J. Riley Jr
Frank E. Evans
Larry
Cub Pinewood Derby Postponed to June 12 at 7 p.m.
Gary Stonehill announces Pack No. 50 annual Cub Pinewood Derby has been postponed to 7 p.m. June 12 at the Scout hall. Trial runs and weigh-ins are set for Tuesday June 10 at 7 p.m. Cubs will learn if their cars qualify for the race, with two days to modify if needed.
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Gary Stonehill
Scout Hall
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Vy Mail
U.S
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Gurcuk Hane
E. Vincennes
Marvin Taylor
Delma
Haslet
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Stepler
Mary Sullivan
Highway 41
Paris
Emmanuelle Aris
Marie-Odile Lefebvre
Mme. Fournier
Vonna Dalton
Alan Pell
Brazil
Purdue University
Scate’s
Rural Electric Membership Cooperatives
Louis E. Jaffre
Bloomfield R.E.M.C
Washington, D. C
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Richard Lee Tingler
Oklahoma City
Okla
Cleveland
Columbus
Ohio
Tingler
Dill City
Tuesday Reilly
Joyce
Open Forum
Huntercomb Aluminum
Dial
Rice’s
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Cub Pinewood
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K.J. Brown & Co
Brokers
Gast Main St
Bloomfield
Crystal
Don’s Market
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Kool Aid
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Hickory St
Jasonville
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