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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1966
Page
1
An unusual dictionary style note defines Mine Run as an unassorted product of the mine, a medley of thoughts or ideas, an assembly not specifically classified.
Shirley Childers found six keys on her lawn at 590 First St N W and turned them in at the Citizen office. Triads and Barbershoppers seek about 68 dollars to reach a 500 dollar goal for a TV show, with tomorrow as the deadline. News notes include a cookie recipe search, July 4 parade plans with more bands and a larger fireworks display, and 144,000 Indiana registered motor boats with renewals every three years.
Kenneth Smith and others announce Loncon's July Fourth celebration with Humphreys park rides opening July 3 and parade entries due June 30. The event features a Our 150th Year parade theme, three out of town judges, and multiple float prize categories.
Vietnamese troops seized the National Buddhist headquarters in Saigon without firing a shot arresting about 100 youths and a suspected killer. Thich Tam Chau condemned Premier Ky for invading sacred grounds as Buddhist resistance waned after earlier moves into Da Nang and Hue.
Indiana endures a sustained warm spell as temperatures rise into the 90s with highs in the low to mid 90s expected on Friday. Clear skies cover from Lake Michigan to the Ohio River, and the Weather Bureau sees virtually no chance of rain through Saturday.
Defense Department lists two Indiana servicemen among Viet Nam casualties. Army Sp-4 David G. Hutchings, son of Mrs. Lois Hazel Baker of Anderson, killed in action. Pfc. James L. Emmart, 21, of Gary, died Monday from wounds earlier sustained.
Mississippi volunteers organize a task force of Negro marchers from Benton to Philadelphia as tension rises. A second unit led by Rev Ralph Albernacay will join later with Martin Luther King Jr to lead a Friday demonstration, promising an integrated march despite risks.
Washington UPI reports the House Interior Committee tentatively approved the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore with amendments. The panel accepted 11,200 to 8,700 acre reductions, removal of Beverly Shores area, and 374 acres owned by Inland Steel, while raising the price to 26.7 million and allowing park inclusion only if donated. Private homeowners could remain if construction starts within a set period.
A three year old, Sandra Long, died when a furnace explosion sparked a fire that swept through the Long family home in Indianapolis. Parents Thomas and Sandra Long and two other children escaped unharmed. Fire officials labeled the blaze accidental and began investigations.
Alva Honchell, 34, of Jasonville, was reported to escape from the Indiana State Farm at Putnamville late Wednesday. Authorities say Hondell was sentenced from Greene County on June 14 for a disorderly conduct charge.
The Maytag Encyclopedia of Home Laundry notes ancient Egyptians, by 3000 B.C., wore linen clothes washed and bleached in the sun. It states pharaohs built pyramids while subjects were used to clean and whiten garments.
Five injured in a crash when a 1963 car struck a tractor pulling onto a county road one mile south of Linton at 10 15 a m. The tractor driven by 14 year old Stevie Joe Hauck, with 14 year old Rex Wayne Hollingsworth as a passenger, and a car driven by Ted Kendall with passengers Charles Rumple and Sandra Rumple. Firefighters extinguished a rear engine fire. All victims transported to Freeman Greene county hospital for treatment and diagnosis. Authorities continued their investigation.
UPI from Saigon reports U S casualties fell about 50 percent for the week ending June 18. American KIA dropped from 142 to 79 and WIA fell from 741 to 567. South Vietnamese losses rose to 175 KIA and 20 missing. Viet Cong KIA totaled 928 with 232 captured. Allied deaths rose to 20.
Bloomington firm Ralph Rogers and Co. was awarded a 338813 dollar Army Corps of Engineers contract to build an access road to the Monroe Reservoir.
At 11 15 a m Saturday the Linton Police Department investigated a two car crash at the Glenburn road intersection with highways 54 and 59 north. Carlton E Wilson 17 of Dugger driving south turned left into Glenburn road and collided with Kenneth Lucas 25 of Linton driving north. Both vehicles were total losses with no injuries and no arrests.
Indiana University will receive the morgue of the old Indianapolis Times for use as a research laboratory by political scientists. The collection includes 240 drawers of engravings and 65,000 photographs from 1920 to 1955, plus 300 reels of microfilm and 300 reference volumes.
Selective Service director Lewis B. Hershey urged widening the manpower pool by lowering physical educational and moral standards. He discussed possibly drafting men over 26 and not substantially lowering the cutoff age, while aiming to avoid drastic changes and keeping focus on eligibility for men with minor misdemeanors.
Sen. Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania seeks a Senate resolution to name York honorary capital of the United States for a day on July 4. York marks its 225th anniversary with events culminating that day, noting the Continental Congress sat there from 1777 to 1778 during Philadelphia's occupation.
The data notes Japan exceeds 94 million residents and shows a population density over ten times that of the United States.
Indiana Democrats prepare a platform at the state convention focusing on compulsory vehicle safety inspections, new medical schools, watchdog oversight for universities, meat and dairy safety, and expanded senior citizen relief. The foreign relations plank supports the President to pursue peace and anti communist aims, while capital punishment remains unchanged.
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