Noted events and letters on June 21 1967 page
A collage of calendar trivia, wartime memories, and civic notes marks June 21 1967. It recalls Dan Beard born 1850 and historical milestones while saluting local servicemen Steve Hastings and Wallace Wilson for parade duties. It warns of teenage crime trends and cites a San Bernardino judge’s unusual shoplifting sentence.
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Mars
Dan Carter Beard
Boy Scouts
U. S
New Hampshire
Okinawa
Giovannie Battista Cardinal Montini
Pope Paul VI
Johnson
A.S.W. Rosenbach
Vietnam
Steve Hastings
Wallace Wilson
Wallace
Steve
Los Angeles
John B. Lawrence
San Bernardino
Calif
Another Hoosier Dies in Action
The Defense Department reports Army Spec. 4 Bobby Minton of New Albany Indiana was killed in action in Vietnam. He was married to Mrs. Georgia Minton.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Army
Bobby Minton
New Albany Ind
Vietnam
Georgia Minton
State of Emergency Declared in Atlanta Slum District
Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. declared a state of emergency in the Dixie Hills district and imposed an after dark curfew after two nights of rioting that left Timonhy Ross dead and several others injured. The order bans street activity until dawn as Night violence continued. State Sen. Leroy Johnson proposed a youth patrol to quell unrest, but leaders labeled them traitors and the effort collapsed amid conflicting witness accounts of who fired the shots.
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Atlanta
UPI
Ivan Allen Jr
Dixie Hills
Timonhy Ross
Reginald Rivers
Marion Ward
Catherine Duncan
Leroy Johnson
Georgia
Ward
Duncan
Women and Children Fight With Reds In Costly Battle
UPI reports U S troops killed 77 Viet Cong in a two day Mekong Delta clash below Saigon as guerrillas including women and children fought from mud bunkers and armored boats. A 14 year old and a Viet Cong medic were named among fighters. U.S. losses were 32 killed and 126 wounded with 3 missing. Tass cited air raids and SAMs over Hanoi with no U S confirmation.
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Saigon
UPI
U. S
Mekong Delta
Mekong
Tass
Hanoi
Pleiku
U.S
G.ls
Jerry Helderman Wounded in Vietnam Action
Mr and Mrs Paul Crabb of Linton report their son Sp4 Jerry Helderman was wounded in ground action about 15 miles south of Saigon on June 13 He sustained a shoulder wound and received the Purple Heart He is with HHC 260 Infantry Ninth Division San Francisco California 96373
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Paul Crabb
Linton
Rte 3
Jerry Helderman
Vietnam
Saigon
HHC
San Francisco
Calif
Greene County Board forms Insurance Board at special session
The Greene County Board of Commissioners created the County Insurance Board at a court house meeting. Members include Herman Criss Jasonville W R Rowe William P Hendren Bloomfield and William Haseman James Clayton Linton. They plan to meet to evaluate the court house and contents before renewing the insurance policy due July 15. County engineer George Hays presented plans for a new bridge over Plummer Creek near Mineral to replace a recently collapsed steel bridge. The board approved the plans and directed Hays to present them to the State Department of Natural Resources. The board approved all claims and handled other business. Present were commissioners Warren Hasler Oscar Kramer Bernard Sparks County Auditor William F Michael and County Attorney William F Hendren.
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Greene County Board of Commissioners
County Insurance Board
Insurance Board
Herman Criss
Jasonville
W. R. Rowe
William P. Hendren
Bloomfield
William Haseman
James Clayton
Linton
Court House
George Hays
Plummer Creek
Mineral
Engneer Hays
State Department of Natural Resources
Warren Hasler
Oscar Kramer
Bernard Sparks
William F. Michael
William F. Hendren
Miss Franklin Named To Honor Roll at ISU
Miss Sue Franklin, a sophomore at Indiana State University, was named to the honor roll for the spring semester. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs A M Franklin of Linton.
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Miss Franklin
ISU
Sue Frankin
Indiana State University
the University
A. M. Franklin
Linton
Linton-Stockton School Board elects officers and settings
The Linton-Stockton School Board re elected Edward Greenwood president Phillip Russell vice president and Raymond Correll secretary Ruth Owen named school board secretary and bonded for 50000. William HENDREN named school board attorney.
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Linton - Stockton
Edward Greenwood
Phillip Russell
Raymond Correll
Ruth Owen
Indiana General Assembly
Owens
William Hendren
Ben Wyatt
Bedford
Jim Gabbard
Lebanon
Bill Klen
Jewelledean Haseman
Lois Gore
Florida
Vincennes Typewriter Company
Greene County
Fourth of July Parade Rules Are Clarified
The Linton Fourth of July Parade adds floats from Eagles lodge Civitan club Meurer's Pet Shop Walfe's City Service Florida Fashions and Jack Wheeler Ford. Rules require no entry fee for decorated floats. non decorated or commercial units pay 25 and chamber membership if in the chamber area. Entries must be pre approved. non profits may enter free with approval. No fireworks cannons or guns. Candy may not be thrown. handouts allowed by pedestrians.
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Eagles Lodge
Civitan Club
Meurer’s Pet Shop
Walfe’s City Service
Florida Fashions
Jack Wheeler Ford
Linton Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Britain calls for new U N force in Middle East peace
British Foreign Secretary George Brown urged the UN to create a new military force to preserve peace in the Middle East and asked that Israel not annex parts of Jerusalem. He also proposed a personal UN representative to monitor peace restoration while cautioning that current UN peacekeepers are inadequate for a longer conflict.
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United Nations
UPI
Britain
Middle East
Israel
Jerusalem
Jordan
George Brown
Thant
Brown
General Assembly
Bloomfield Man 19 Dies In Two-Car Crash
Greene County crash on highway 54 west of Linton killed Michael V. Back 19 of Bloomfield. Anita Borders 21 of Linton sustained injuries. Back died of a fractured neck. investigation and inquest planned. Other passengers treated and released. Back’s family noted in Bloomfield.
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Michael Back
Highway 54
Linton
Michael V. Back
Bloomfield
Ite
Frances Plew
Anita Jean Borders
Itc. 3
Ivy L. Borders
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Candy Rhodes
Dugger Rte. 1
Shirley Rhodes
Linton Rte. 3
Preeman-Greene County
Greene County
Jerry Beard
Back
Greene County Sheriff's Department
Bloomfield Io. 4
Vna
Borders
Miss Borders
Sheriff’s Department
Jerry Grant
Bloomfield High School
Head Start Grant Aids County Program in Jasonville
The Office of Economic Opportunity approves a 72 943 grant for a Head Start School serving 90 Pre Kindergarten children in Jasonville Greene County. operated by Daviess Greene and Martin Community Action with Warren Loughmiller as executive director. transport, health and social services, hot lunch and advisory committee included.
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Daviess, Greene, and Martin Community Action, Inc
Office of Economic Opportunity
Jasonville
Greene County
D.G.M
Warren Loughmiller
Midland
Crane
Indiana
State plans trade mission to Japan this year
Lt. Gov. Rock announced Indiana will send a trade mission to Japan later this year in response to a Japanese delegation visiting Indianapolis. Sumitomo Chemical president Norishige Hasenaga said Japan bought 56 million dollars of Indiana goods last year, including 20 million soybeans, 12 million corn, 12 million machinery, and 2 million miscellaneous.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Robert L. Rock
Indiana
Japan
Hoosier
Norishige Hasenaga
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd
Johnsons welcome first grandson Luci Johnson Nugent
Luci Johnson Nugent gave birth to an 8 pound 10 ounce son at Seton Hospital at 7:59 a.m. EDT. Pat Nugent said the baby is 21 inches long and healthy. Mrs Johnson giggled at the idea of being a grandmother and the White House confirmed a normal six hour labor and delivery with mother and baby in excellent condition.
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Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
Johnson
White House
Simone Poulain
Luci
Mutiny and Rioting in Aden Leave 30 Dead
In Aden the fighting between Arab troops, civilians, and British forces intensified as fires hit the legislative building and streets emptied. Rebels wielded Chinese Communist and Russian weapons while Egyptian backed groups vie for control of the strategic Red Sea colony ahead of independence scheduled for January 9.
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Aden
UPI
Red Sea
Britain
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Citizen Staff
Commissioner's Name Board
School Board
U. N
U.N
Eban
United Press International
William Sikkema
Michigan City
Clyde Everage
Knox
Memorial Hospital
South Bend
U.S. 35
LaPorte
Jenkins
Vernon
Mildred Skinner
Bloomfield Rc. 4
Grant
Lbj
Lucy
Abba Eban
Alexei Kosygin i
Andrei Gramyko
United Nations General Assembly
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