Harmar Letter Details Indian Relations at Wabash 1787
Josiah Harmar writes from Vincennes on August 7 1787 detailing detachments to retrieve provisions clothing and supplies at the Wabash River. He describes interactions with Piankeshaw and other tribes presents wampum calumet and messages to chiefs and notes efforts to prevent illegal land encroachments and protect private property. He cautions against squatters and expresses aim to ease tensions with Native nations.
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Heavy fighting near Vietnam DMZ reports 119 Communists killed
UPI reports heavy clashes in invasion-threatened northern provinces with allied forces killing 119 Communists. B52 bombers strike south of the DMZ as American losses mount including six Americans killed and 84 injured.
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Rites Held for Spencer Tracy
In Hollywood a Re quiem Mass was held for Spencer Tracy the two time Oscar winner who died in his sleep Saturday at age 67. Tracy won best actor for Captains Courageous in 1937 and Boys Town in 1938 and earned six other nominations. His estranged wife Louise and their children John and Suzy attended after learning of his death. Katharine Hepburn, a close friend and co star, mourned with other friends at the Tracy home.
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Soviets Launch Space Station Toward Venus
The Soviet Union launched an unmanned space station atop a rocket destined for Venus, Tass reported. It marks the first Soviet Venus probe since November 1965. Venus 3 crash landed on Venus on March 1, 1966, after Venus 2 and Venus 3 targeted the planet, the first man-made object to reach another planet.
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Indian Diplomat Charged With Spying by Reds
Peking Radio reports India’s K Raghunath, second secretary at the Indian Embassy in Beijing, arrested on spying charges for the United States and the Soviet Union. Chinese Foreign Ministry protests his arrest after he allegedly photographed military installations on June 7.
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Tampa Rioters Clash With Police After Negro Youth Death
Hundreds of Black residents fought officers in downtown Tampa after police shot 19 year old Martin Chambers during a burglary chase. One officer died of a heart attack and 14 people were injured as stores were looted and rocks and bottles were thrown. Governor Claude Kirk and Mayor Nick Nuccio met as Civil unrest subsided. National Guardsmen were sent to restore order.
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Lost Salem Tot Found Safe After 18 Hours
Penny Corrall a three year old from Salem Indiana wandered from home Saturday and was found safe 18 hours later in a cabin 1.2 miles from the house. A search party including a state trooper a conservation officer and three Indianapolis men located her in the cabin ten miles southwest of her home. She was examined at Washington County Hospital and sent home.
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Israel Rejects Old Armistice Terms In Knesset Address
Israeli Premier Levi Eshkol told the Knesset that inactivity by the United Nations encouraged Arab aggression and rejected returning to the 1948 and 1956 armistice lines. He cited Israel’s six day victory and said Israel would not be tied to former terms. Eshkol also said Israel has captured 300 usable Egyptian tanks in additions to prior losses.
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Weekend Storms Hit Indiana Amid Tornado Watches
Storms and tornado watches shaded Indiana with warnings on Saturday and Sunday. No major damage reported though Linton saw 22 inches of rain as warm July like conditions persisted. A Sunday tornado watch covered 10 northern counties with a Lake County warning. the five day outlook predicts near normal temperatures and 0.5 to 1 inch rainfall.
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U.N. Ceasefire Holds Firm in Mideast
The United Nations cease fire remains steady amid small scale clashes between Israeli forces and Arab holdouts. Jordanians penetrated into Israel and were wiped out. Tass claimed an Israeli armored column reached Sheikh Miskin in Syria. Israel denied major truce violations. Clashes also reported near the Suez Canal with Egyptian withdrawals.
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Bicknell Native Named Secretary of Navy
President Johnson promoted John T. McNaughton a Bicknell native from assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs to secretary of the Navy. McNaughton, a World War II naval officer, Harvard Law graduate, Rhodes scholar, and former Pekin and Harvard staffer, follows the resignation of Cyrus R. Vance as deputy defense secretary and Nitze’s selection as secretary of defense.
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Theologians Meet At Notre Dame
About 100 theologians from Roman Catholic Orthodox and Protestant faiths gathered at Notre Dame University for the opening session of the National Faith and Order Colloquium. The six day conference at the Center for Continuing Education centers on Evangelism in a Pluralistic Society and the ecumenical movement's potential as an evangelistic instrument.
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Midwest Democrats laud Johnson Humphrey at conference
The Midwest Democratic Conference adopted resolutions praising President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey. Minnesota chairman George A. Farr was elected president for a two year term, succeeding Lex Hawkins. Officers named include Clen Bangers, Agnes F. Woolery and Liv Bjorke. The meeting featured campaign tactics instruction and discussions of future national party leadership.
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Motorcycle Crash on White Rose Road Injures Teen Rider
At 9 35 a m a motorcycle hit an auto on White Rose Road. Rider David L Dailey 14 suffered chest bruises and dental loss and was treated at Freeman Greene County Hospital. Driver Emma L Morrison 43 of Linton also involved. Crichfield 15 followed on another cycle. Damages about 150 to car and 100 to cycle. Sheriff’s deputies investigated.
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Miss Fort Sackville Crowned Miss Fort Sackville
Penny Parmenter 19 of Vincennes won the county title and will represent Knox Daviess Greene Sullivan and Dubois Counties in the Miss Indiana Pageant July 15 at Michigan City. Miss Indiana Jane Rutledge attended and will crown the winner.
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Warning on Firecrackers Issued by Linten Police
The Linten Police Department warns residents that firing firecrackers is illegal in Indiana. Reports of cracker use have been turned in, and Chief William Burress says violators will be prosecuted.
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