15 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1977
Page
1
The Greene Sullivan area is clear and partly cloudy tonight with a low in the mid 60s. Thursday brings mostly sunny skies with late-day increasing clouds and a high near 80 and overnight low around 64. Friday to Sunday turn warm with a chance of showers Saturday.
Citizens in the Central School District urged to attend the regular school board meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday. Wright Township Trustee Doyle Swabby and the township advisory board plan a public meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday June 20 at the Doyle Swabby residence in Vicksburg to discuss uses for federal revenue sharing funds. Swimming lessons for adults and teens start June 21 at Shakamak State Park, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 5 to 7 p.m., ages 15 and up. report at the park beach June 21 at 5 p.m.
Philadelphia bloodhounds were flown into northeast Oklahoma to help locate the sex slayer of three girl scouts at a remote campground. Rob Pyron said the dogs have had phenomenal successes elsewhere and time elapsed since the crime has not deterred their track record.
Mrs. Juanita Greenwood reports influx of itinerant salesmen and Moonies in Linton. The FTC option provides a three day cooling off period for door to door purchases of 25 dollars or more. Cancel notices, language requirements, refunds, and return duties are outlined with three consumer tips.
Unofficial UPI returns show Arnold Miller leading Harry Patrick and Lee Roy Patterson in a bitter 3 way contest for the United Mine Workers presidency. Patterson and Patrick conceded, with Patterson signaling a possible challenge and Patrick declaring Miller elected pending official results.
Washington The Ways and Means Committee backed a phased oil tax to lift domestic oil prices toward world levels by 1981 while rejecting a new exploration reward. President Carter praised the vote as progress toward a meaningful energy program despite debates over rebates and price impacts.
American journalist Robert C. Toth of the Los Angeles Times emerged from Lefortovo prison after another long KGB session the investigators focusing on his contacts with jailed dissident Anatoly Shcharansky. Toth said the questioning touched on how he became acquainted with Shcharansky and included innuendo to discredit him.
Linton city council in regular session discussed weed and blight issues including a vacant Central Avenue house with high grass. Mayor Robert Walters and City Attorney Hendren planned health department action while noting park staff shortage and mowing needs along ditch banks. Water service for Stanley Harbaugh and traffic-safety sign gaps in Winters Addition were also addressed.
Greene County police investigate two shootings last night with minor injuries. Jim Woodbury reports a bullet struck his leg on Highway 59 near Midland at 11:30 p.m. A Worthington woman was hit in the upper chest around midnight as she sat on her porch. Debra Resler’s 1968 Chevrolet convertible was stolen Tuesday night, prompting a county theft probe.
Three Croatian gunmen burst into the Yugoslav Mission to the United Nations on Fifth Avenue and 67th Street wounding a guard and holding the residence for two hours to press six political demands for Croatian independence. They surrendered to police and FBI agents, were charged with attempted murder, assault, and burglary, and linked by officials to a prior TVA jetliner hijacking.
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