Bowen urges updated crime records and limited free tuition
Indiana Governor Otis Bowen backs mandatory crime record updates to reflect case dispositions and opposes free college tuition. He favors student and parent contributions of one quarter to one third of costs with scholarships for needy students while praising Indiana’s scholarships and stressing record accuracy. He also weighs highway speed limits and calls for GOP unity in the presidential race.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Otis R. Bowen
Bowen
Gover
Governor's Commission On
Ing
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Indiana
New York
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Tennessee
Howard H. Baker
Occasional showers linger in southern Indiana forecast
Occasional showers continue in southern Indiana today with possible return this weekend. Forecasts show lingering showers tonight with no Saturday mention and a chance of more rain on Sunday in the south.
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Indiana
National Weather Service
South
Drowning of Shelbyville Teen At Unattended Gravel Pit
Homer Edward Burdine Jr a 17 year old from Shelbyville drowned Thursday while swimming in an unguarded gravel pit. He and four friends ignored warnings and dived with a string around his ankles. He disappeared as the others watched and was recovered about 10 feet under.
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Homer Edward Burdine, Jr
Shelbyville
Burdine
Inmate Walks Away During Parole Processing at Indiana Prison
Bobby Charles Barnes, 45, fled an honor farm at Indiana State Prison while awaiting final parole processing. He had been granted parole in May on a 2 to 14 year sentence for assault and battery with intent to kill, according to Assistant Warden Jack Duckworth.
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Indiana State Prison
Bobby Charles Barnes
Jack Duckworth
Linton Plans Grand Fourth Parade For Bicentennial Celebration
The Linton Chamber, led by secretary Juanita Greenwood, and local groups are organizing a week of events for the July 5 parade. The community marks the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with a yearlong festive push as Greene County eyes spruced up properties and pride projects ahead of the big Fourth.
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Linton
Chamber of Commerce
Juanita Greenwood
Chamber Board
Indiana
Greene County
Unemployment Holds Steady At 7.3 Percent In May
The Labor Department reports May unemployment at 7.3 percent with 87.7 million employed, a record high. The eight month no-change streak follows a recession peak last year, with women gaining most as services and government sectors expand.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Re opening of plant stalled by red tape
Plans to reopen the Corn Country Park Plant near Worthington are halted by delays in a Farmers Home Administration loan. The Isadore Herman and Benjamin Klayman firm bid 900000 and deposited 50000 with 850000 due by August 2 1976 but loan inaction prevents final payment and reopening. The firm would invest 1 million, secure 500000 bank mortgage, hire about 300 workers, and expand rendering and cutting operations once funded.
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Corn Country Park
Worthington
Pennsylvania
Isadore, Herman
Benjamin Klayman
Farmers Home Administration
Klayman
U.S. District Court
Evansville
Herman Klayman
Linton Daily Citizen
FHA
Indianapolis
Greene County
May Wholesale Prices Slow as Incentives Cut Rates
UPI reports May wholesale prices rose 0.3 percent, down from April's 0.8 percent, helped by rebates on autos and incentives on home building materials. Lumber declines and weak construction cooled overall increases, though metals showed stubborn inflation signals likely to surface later in summer.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
WPI
Kissinger Vorster to Meet in Europe for Historic Talks
U S officials anticipate a formal announcement on the Kissinger Vorster meeting location and date. The talks are planned for June 24 while both leaders are in Europe, with Paris London and Switzerland ruled out. Details remain unrevealed as South African officials express concern over early disclosure.
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Washington
State Kissinger
John Vorster
South Africa
Kissinger
Vorster
Europe
Paris
London
Switzerland
R.F. Botha
Botha
U.S
Rhodesia
Rabies cases rise in Indiana amid heavy cycle
State Health officials report a heavy rabies cycle in southwestern Indiana with 14 animal cases confirmed this year, most in Daviess County. Dr. Charles Barrett notes a pattern similar to years ago, when 45 skunks tested positive, and highlights emphasis on rabies vaccines and serums.
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Indianapolis
UPI
State Board of Health
Indiana
Charles Barrett
Division of
Communicable Disease Control
Daviess County
Barrett
Greene County Wheat Yield Seen Below Normal
Greene County farmers face a possible yield drop up to twenty percent due to frost insects and dry weather with varying damage across the county. Extension agent Phil Stansfield notes some fields may be turned to hay and others kept for silage after careful drying and wilting guidance.
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Greene County
Indiana
Phil Stansfield
Stansfield
Daviess County
Purdue
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