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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1977
Page
1
Clear and cool tonight with lows in the upper 50s. Increasing cloudiness and warmth Wednesday with a chance of afternoon thundershowers. High Wednesday near 88. Warm through Thursday to Saturday with showers possible each day.
The Linton Police Department investigates the theft of a white 1977 Mercury Marquis with a red top from Walters Mercury Sales between 4 and 5 p m Monday. Officers consider it may be linked to an armed robbery at Loogootee Monday night. Linton merchants plan a gala June Sidewalk Sales Days with music, flea market, portraits, and broad merchandise for Friday and Saturday.
Indiana reports sunny conditions with storms later this week. The Hollandsburg killings case moves to Greensburg for trial in Decatur Circuit Court after Judge Earl Dowd granted venue changes for all four defendants. Stonebraker 20 of Darlington faces July 5 drug trial in Delphi.
Federal Judge Joseph Sam Perry dismissed charges against seven policemen ending an 18 month trial. Families of two slain Black Panther leaders sought 47.7 million in damages as the jury remained deadlocked after 35 hours of deliberations. Perry said the plaintiffs had not proved their case.
In Greene County the Fourth of July spirit rises with friendship and flags as the nation nears 201 years. References to past presidents Ford Kennedy emphasize preserving self government for future generations and the enduring American heritage.
United Mine Workers announce sizable cuts to medical and pension benefits due to a funding shortfall. Workers must pay 40 percent of doctor bills and the first 250 of hospital expenses, with annual family limits. Trustees blame drops in coal production and strikes for the deficits.
The Greene County Board of Commissioners opened bids for a Four Mile Ditch bridge on County Road 2258S east of Lyons and accepted J L Wilson Co Bloomfield at 62941 90. Another bid arose from G H Allen Vincennes 64776 90. They also discussed a 123000 grant for a county community building at the 4 H grounds and formed a committee to rewrite the proposal. The board voted to accept Laverne Rollison for landfill and refuse collection four year contracts totaling 85200 First year 91200 second 97200 third 103200 fourth and 38400 first year 39600 second 40800 third 42000 fourth.
UPI notes consumer prices rose 0.6 percent in May, yielding a 7.2 percent annual rate. Food costs eased modestly due to vegetable price declines while fuel and nonfood items rose gradually. Core inflation excluding food and energy held at 0.6 percent, with services and housing costs rising.
Ugandan officials say President Idi Amin remains missing four days after a reported assassination attempt near Entebbe. Reports conflict over his fate with Kenya and Uganda radio noting his adviser’s wife represented him at a rally and Kenyan papers speculating he was wounded and flown to Libya. Security forces widened roadblocks and searches as Washington said no new information."
About 10 gallons leaked into pump station No 1 at the opening of the trans Alaska pipeline. 300 000 barrels of oil are expected to flow south daily toward Valdez, with monitors tracking 1.1 miles per hour progress across Alaska until tanker departures begin.
Dr. Christiaan Barnard implanted a baboon heart into a 25 year old Italian patient at Groot Schuur Hospital after a 10 hour operation. The heart failed soon after the heart-lung machine was stopped. Barnard said the procedure was a desperate attempt and that a baboon heart will not carry full circulation. The patient died hours after surgery.
The National Council of Churches says the Unification sect led by Rev Sun Myung Moon distorts Christianity and is not a Christian church. The interfaith study cites the group’s doctrine as erroneous and its Christology as incompatible with Christian teaching while protecting the right to exist under the First Amendment.
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