Regional meetings plan southern Indiana tourism sessions
Regional meetings to discuss tourism in southern Indiana will be held next week. Greene County session is Monday June 14 at the Elks Club in Seymour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call the Linton Chamber of Commerce to learn attendees. Event sponsors include Hartke Bayh Denton Hamilton Rock IU Southern Indiana Inc and The Area Redevelopment Administration.
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Greene County
Elks Club
Seymour
Linton Chamber of Commerce
Senator Hartke
Bayh
Winfield Denton
Lee Hamilton
Robert Rock
Indiana University, Southern Indiana, Inc
Area Redevelopment Administration
Johnson Sees Steady U S Economy Through Year End
President Johnson and top advisers forecast a good steady second half of the year with high employment strong revenues and low expenditures. They may convene a meeting with bankers businessmen and labor leaders to discuss the economy. Included at the White House session were Treasury Secretary Fowler CEA chair Ackley and Fed Chair Martin Jr.
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Washington
Wen
Johnson
U. S
White House
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Federal Reserve Board
William McChesney Martin Jr
Vietnamese Troops Drive Reds from Dong Xoai Battlefield
Government forces drove the Viet Cong from Dong Xoai in a six hour battle. U S losses included 31 killed 17 missing and 13 wounded among government troops. An American adviser and relief battalion faced heavy casualties, while Viet Cong losses were believed high. Civilians suffered in the ruined town as napalm and flame throwers felled many.
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Saigon
Dong Xoai
U.S
Dong Moai
Prominent County Physician Dies in Indiana Hospital
Dr. Frank A. VanSandt, a Bloomfield physician born April 26 1877 in St Louis, died at 3 a.m. Thursday at Methodist hospital in Indianapolis. He practiced since 1900 after Barnes Medical College graduation and entered hospital in February 1962. Surviving are a niece Mrs H M McBride and two nephews Arthur and Charles Simmons. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday with Rev Jack Masters at Jenkins Funeral Home Bloomfield and burial in Grandview Cemetery.
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Frank A. VanSandt
Bloomfield
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Nelson Monroe
Mary Elizabeth Arthur VanSandt
Barnes Medical College
H. M. McBride
Wellington
Kansas
Arthur Simmons
Charles Simmons
Jenkins Funeral Home
Jack Masters
Grandview Cemetery
Senate debates foreign aid bill with uncertain quick action
The Senate debated a 3.44 billion foreign aid authorization with hopes of rapid passage but leaders doubted final action before next week. A one hour limit on amendments and four hours for final debate were set as Mansfield cited only a slim chance for action today.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mont
House
Viet Nam
U. S
South Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Taylor
Johnson
Linton Youth Bitten by Dog Near Home
Mark Sollars nine, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Sollars of Linton, was bitten on the leg by a dog at 4 45 p m Thursday near his home after the animal had been struck by a truck on hay The County Rescue Unit transported the boy to Freeman Greene County hospital for treatment and release
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Mark Sollars
Robert Sollars
Linton
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Automobile Exhaust May Be Health Hazard
A government spokesman warned automobile exhaust poses a serious health hazard to Americans. Vernon G. MacKenzie assistant U S surgeon general told a House subcommittee that car exhaust ingredients have caused cancer in laboratory animals and increased lung disease risk. He urged passage of the air pollution bill giving federal control over exhausts.
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Washington
Vernon G. MacKenzie
U.S
House Commerce Subcommittee
House
Senate
United States
Mackenzie
Local Temperature and Weather Snapshot
The report shows a high of 87 degrees on Thursday and a low of 70 today with a river stage at 8.45 feet and precipitation listed as 80. The data runs from 2:30 to 7:30 a.m. local time, noting a stationary river stage.
Red Cross Seeks Volunteers for Swimming Lessons
Greene county Red Cross calls for volunteers to plan and run the annual summer swimming instruction program. A meeting for volunteers will be held at the REMC building at 7 30 p m Wednesday, chaired by Louis Jaffre. Adults and teens are urged to attend to represent all parts of the county.
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Red Cross
REMC
Louis Jaffre
Greene County Red Cross
Jaffre
Youngsters Drown in Upstate Accidents
Two separate northern Indiana drowning incidents claim young lives. William Jones 7 of Bronson Michigan drowned at Wall Lake LaGrange County during a family picnic. Richard Janeiak an off duty state trooper recovered the body but could not revive him. Keith Neal 11 of Elkhart disappeared in a neighbor’s pool after reportedly mowing the lawn and falling in.
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United Press International
Indiana
William Jones
Bronson
Mich
Wall Lake
LaGrange County
Richard Janeiak
Keith Neal
Elkhart
FDR Jr. Signals NYC Mayoral Run Possibility
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. said he could run for mayor of New York City if asked, amid Democratic talk after Mayor Wagner quit seeking a fourth term. He declined to confirm candidacy, citing uncertainty over who would offer a nomination, while praising potential support from figures like Robert Kennedy and Adam Clayton Powell.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
New York City
Roosevelt
New York
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
John V. Lindsey
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Fdr Jr
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Johnson
Commerce Department
John F. Kennedy
Oklahoma Boy Wins Spelling Bee Title at Nationals
Michael Kerpan Jr. of Tulsa clinched the 38th National Spelling Bee title after a 30 minute duel with Judy Marie Guarr of Topeka. The seventh grader, a Boy Scout who collects coins and stamps, earned 1000 dollars, a trip to the New York World's Fair, and a trophy for Sts. Peter and Paul School. Judy won 500 dollars as runner up.
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Tulsa
Okla
Scripps-Howard
Topeka
Kan
Larghetto
Judy Marie Guarr
Michael
Sts. Peter and Paul
Judy Marie
Indiana Guards Begin Training in Puerto Rico and Michigan
About 3 000 members of Indiana's 38th National Guard Infantry Division will start two weeks of field training. The 1 500 men of the Third Brigade will be airlifted to Puerto Rico for the second year. The First Brigade will train at Camp Grayling Michigan with 1 500 Puerto Rican guardsmen next week. The Third Brigade headquarters in Evansville will be airlifted to Puerto Rico. The main body will train at Camp Grayling between July 31 and August 15.
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Indiana
38Th National Guard
Puerto Rico
Michigan
Camp Grayling
Mich
Evansville
Vincennes
Princeton
Mount Vernon
New Albany Tell City
Salem
Frankfort
Attica
Delphi
Monticello
Rensselaer
Couples Apply for Marriage Licenses In County
Couples applying for licenses include Terry Wayne Benham 18 of Worthington route one and Beverly Ann Smith 19 of Worthington route one. Everett Lee Rose 17 of Switz City route one and Marva Joe Rawley 15 of Worthington also seek licenses. Bud English 60 of Jasonville route one and Flossie Ellen Watson 61 of Jasonville apply together.
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Terry Wayne Benham
Worthington
Beverly Ann Smith
Everett Lee Rose
Switz City
Marva Joe Rawley
Bud English
Jasonville
Flossie Ellen Watson
Taylor Sees No Advantage In Declaration of War
Gen Maxwell D. Taylor told Senate leaders there is no advantage in declaring war over Vietnam. He described his testimony as frank and effective and planned to brief the House Foreign Affairs Committee before meeting with President Johnson and top advisers. The session followed a National Security Council meeting with Ball McNamara Vance and Raborn.
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UPI
Maxwell D. Taylor
Senate
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
U.S
Saigon
National Security Council
White House
Taylor
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Johnson
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Aiken
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Viet Nam
George W. Ball
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Cyrus R. Vance
Central Intelligence Agency
Adm
William F. Raborn
South Viet Nam
Gemini 4 Flight hailed as NASA milestone
Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White praised teamwork in space and on the ground after a four day mission. They credited NASA staff and families at a news conference in Houston, with future appearances planned in Chicago Ann Arbor Jackson and San Antonio.
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Jim McDivitt
Ed White
Manned Spacecraft Center
Robert C. Seamans
Space Agency
Seamans
Robert R. Gilruth
White
Space Center
NASA
Jim
Pat
Frank Borman
Jim Lovell
Eddie II
Bonnie Lynn
Chicago
Ann Arbor
Jackson
Mich
San Antonio
Tex
Branigin avoids personal bid for ABC plant site
Indiana Governor Branigin will not personally present Indiana's proposal to host the $280 million Atomic Energy Commission site. An aide says 50 to 60 proposals will be filed early next week, with a Branigin advisory committee ready to back a plan for a site northwest of Indianapolis by Eagle Creek reservoir.
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Indianapolis
Branigin
Indiana
Hoosier
National Accelerator Laboratory
Atomic Energy Commission
Eagle Creek
Weekend Showers Pass Through Indiana With Warm Spell
Indiana faces scattered showers and a warm spell with high temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s over the five day outlook. Moderate rainfall totals near three-quarters of an inch are expected in frequent periods, while overnight lows range from the mid 50s to mid 60s across cities such as South Bend and Indianapolis.
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Indiana
Mercury
Evansville
Cincinnati
Chicago
South Bend
Indianapolis
Oldest Japanese voter, Nakamura, 113, never missed elections
Jyu bei Nakamura, who turned 113 on June 4, says he has never missed voting in national and local elections since Japan's first parliamentary election nearly seven decades ago, highlighting a lifelong commitment to civic duty in Kamaishi Japan.
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Kamaishi
Japan
Jyubei Nakamura
Service Station Attendants Killed in Richmond
Two filling station attendants Roy Waskom and Robert Mopps were shot to death at a DX Oil Co. service station on Richmond Indiana's south side. Police pursued a suspect who fled in an old gray car after the robbery netted an undetermined cash haul. Mopps died shortly after at Reid Memorial Hospital.
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Ind
Urb
Roy Waskom
Robert Mopps
Botth
Waskom
Mopps
Reid Memorial Hospital
DX Oil Co
U. S. 27
Mariner 4 Nears Mars Flyby in 5 Weeks
America's Mariner 4 spacecraft has less than five weeks to reach its close approach to Mars. The 575 pound probe will pass within 5 600 miles of the red planet on July 14 while taking up to 21 television pictures.
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Washington
America
Mariner 4
Mars
Red Planet
Marinere
Earth
State's Wheat Crop To Be Lower This Year
Indiana's 1965 winter wheat crop is forecast at 41,440,000 bushels, about 10,000,000 bushels less than 1964's 51,465,000. If accurate, Indiana would again rank eighth among the nation’s leading winter wheat producers.
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Washington — PLC
Indiana
Agriculture Department
Lyons Club to Meet Complete Park Project
The Community Club of Lyons schedules its June meeting Monday at 6 p.m. at Lyons park to finish work on the park project. Officers will be nominated at 8 p.m. in Town hall. Members may pay 1965-66 dues to treasurer Harry Bedwell at Lyons Implement Co. Refreshments will be served.
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Lyons
Lyons Park
Town Hall
Harry Bedwell
Lyons Implement Co
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