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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1976
Page
2
Indiana Democrats criticized Gov Otis R Bowen and the Public Service Commission. They urged repealing local option and sales taxes, decriminalizing public drunkenness, and ratifying the equal rights amendment. They also backed pension funding for public employees.
Hogs show barrows and gilts steady to strong with various weight classes priced from 50.50 to 53.50. Sows rise up to 44.25, boars 35 to 45. Cattle stable to weak with steer and heifer ranges roughly 35 to 40. Sheep weak with lambs 45 to 47 and ewes 9 to 11. Also includes an unrelated political platform excerpt on Equal Rights Amendment and PSC reforms.
An 11 year old boy was seriously hurt in a motor cycle van crash at 6 50 p m Monday.
Obituary notices report the death of Mrs Elizabeth Lucas Burch 90 of Linton at Rest Haven with funeral planned at Anderson Poindexter Memory Chapel and burial in Fairview Cemetery. Also listed are death notices for George W Borden 57 of Mooresville and injuries from local crashes near Greene County along with a school board meeting rescheduling.
William Howard Fuller, 66, died at 9 a.m. Monday at his Bloomfield home. Born January 12, 1910 in Greene County, he was a son of William and Christina Fuller and a Bloomfield Christian Church member. Survived by widow Wilma, daughter Becky at home, brother Herschel of Bloomington, five sisters, and several siblings. Funeral at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Jenkins Funeral Home with Rev. Arlen Pope and Rev. Don Kelly officiating, burial in Grandview Cemetery. Friends may call.
Greene County court records list births and dismissals in local towns with names like Bloomfield Linton Sullivan and Jasonville. It reports multiple guilty pleas with fines and costs for traffic and related offenses and notes defendants who paid fines in the clerk’s office.
Greene County Fair Queen may ride on the merchants float in the Linton Fourth of July parade and appear at other Bicentennial events across Greene County. Prizes include trophies for top three, 100 for the queen, 75 for first runner up, 50 for second runner up, plus Miss Congeniality trophy from Bloomfield Psi Lotta Xi sorority. The queen earns an all expense paid trip to the Indiana State Fair Queen Contest as Greene County’s representative. Susan Egnew of rural Linton will crown the next queen and conclude her reign.
Otterbein United Methodist Church schedules Vacation Bible School from June 21 to 25. Co superintendents are Mrs Rita Rupert and Mrs Barbara Reed. Sessions run 9 30 to 11 a m daily for children up to age 12 with Bible memorizations games puppets refreshments and a magician.
Trbovich alleges government officials may hide financial mismanagement and kickbacks to prevent coal field disruptions. The internal UMW feud pits Vice President Mike Trbovich against President Arnold Miller and Secretary-Treasurer Harry Patrick, raising fears of work stoppages impacting energy supply.
The Presbyterian Church of Indiana negotiates to purchase Merom College on the Wabash River after its closure two years ago following Union Christian College operation. Local field meetings will tour Worthington and Bedford experimental farms showcasing clover alfalfa lespedera and pasture grasses.
The Senate weighs a 1536 page tax reform bill weighing over five pounds as liberal critics say it is watered down. The Finance Committee led by Russell Long seeks more revenue and may offer seven major amendments targeting shelters and the wealthy. A showdown vote could decide whether liberal or conservative reform visions prevail.
Greene County Sheriff probes an attempted break in at Hunter's Drive In on Highway 54 two miles west of Bloomfield at 2 a.m. Deputy Holtsclaw found doors open. owner and officer arrived to find nothing missing and suspect possibly fled through another door.
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