Arson Suspected In 20 Prison Fire At Saint John
Investigators in Saint John New Brunswick suspect arson in a deadly fire that killed 20 prisoners jailed for minor offenses in a detention area of city hall. The blaze trapped 27 inmates on the second floor, one survivor among the maximum security cell. Police say charges for survivors unlikely for a day or two as investigations continue.
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Saint John, New Brunswick
UPI
Saint John's
Tom Breen
Breen
Saint John County
Massive marijuana seizure linked to Florida fleet halted
In Chalmette Louisiana a multi jurisdictional operation led to 12 arrests after a speeding truck with Florida plates ran a red light. Officers recovered 10 tons of marijuana in 11 trucks and two boats plus a 60 foot shrimp mother ship pursued by Coast Guard and helicopters.
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Chalmette, la
UPI
Kirsch
Florida
Coast Guard
Customs
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
Indiana
Wisconsin
Atlantic Ocean
Louisiana Legalizes Laetrile for Cancer Patients
Gov. Edwin Edwards signed Louisiana into law making it the first state to authorize Laetrile use for cancer patients. He urged patients to consult doctors and noted no proof of harm, while doctors remain broadly opposed to the drug. The bill permits sale, manufacture, and medical prescription with consent. Opponents warn it offers false hope to sufferers.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Edwin Edwards
Louisiana
Edwards
Wisconsin House
Senate
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Disgusted Tax and Utility Payer Calls Zoning Planing
A signed forum letter condemns selective enforcement of city ordinances on trash burning and drainage. The writer cites weekend smoke over the near southeast, inadequate ditch maintenance, and sewage drainage into open storm ditches, urging action and criticizing a proposed Zoning and Planning setup.
Service to honor retiring minister at Saron Church
A farewell service will be held at Saron United Church of Christ at 4 30 p m Sunday to honor Rev and Mrs Boyd Stepler. Rev Stepler is retiring after Sundays service A program is planned and light refreshments will follow All members and friends are invited to attend.
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Saron
Scott McFarland
Mime Theatre Company
Milwaukee
Wis
Greene County Area Notices and Legal Actions
Area record items include admissions and dismissals in Greene County facilities, births and transfers to VA hospital, property transfers in multiple townships, and court actions. Notable entries involve a birth at Farmersburg, several deed records in Linton Wright and Greene Townships, and guilty pleas with fines and jail terms for alcohol offenses in Greene County.
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Clifford C. Haton, Sr
Donald B. Cullison
South Linton
Dorothy L. Faught
Paul L. Faught
Wright Township
Boyd A. Scott
Richard G. Prather
Timber Trace
Greene County
Rex Ralph Slinkard
William Pickett
Newberry
William E. Wilson
James H. Swaby
Smith Township
Clarence Junior McCombs
Janet Lucille McCombs
Marco
Kenneth R. Fesler
Bartlett J. Madison
Taylor Township
Raymond Eugene Dale
Gary Richard Arthur
Richland Township
Lola Mae Scholl
Wallace L. Bradyet
Worthington and Indianapolis Hog and Cattle Report
Livestock market results show hogs higher with barrows and gilts up 50 to 75 cents. No 1 200-250 lb hogs bring 45.50 to 46.25. Cattle demand mixed with steers and bulls steady to higher, cows up 1 to 2.5 dollars. Market desks note various weight classes and price ranges for sows, boars, and heifers.
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Worthington
Indianapolis
UPI
Obituaries from Coal City and Jasonville in Clay City era
Roy A. Fowler 82 dies at Clay County Hospital Brazil born Jan 27 1893 Oakland City son of Joseph and Effie Fowler married Dec 7 1912 Nevada Livingston Fowler survives with six daughters three sons, many grandchildren issued services at Schoppenhorst Funeral Home Clay City burial Worthington Cemetery. Lois Crawford 88 dies at Good Samaritan Nursing Home Jasonville born Oct 25 1888 Sullivan daughter of George and Sarah Conrad nephew Avon Conrad Cypress CA survives with arrangements pending.
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Clay City
Roy A. Fowler
Coal City
Rte Two
Clay County
Brazil
Fowler
Oakland City
Joseph
Effie Turpen Fowler
Nevada Livingston Fowler
Veneta Raleigh
Mary Beatty
Worthington
Helen Mitchell
Brownsburg
Lorena Stroud
Joan Short
Indianapolis
Joyce Schropmeyer
Poland
Charles
Zephyr
Schoppenhorst
Worthington Cemetery
Jasonville
Lois Crawford
Good Samaritan
Crawford
Sullivan
George
Sarah McBride Conrad
Avon Conrad
Cypress
California
McClanahan
China radio warns of surprise attack from the Soviet Union
Peking Radio urges Chinese listeners to stay vigilant against a possible surprise attack by the Soviet Union citing past aggressions. An army officer’s article links Hitler’s Poland invasion and the 1968 Czechoslovakia invasion to warn against imperialism and social imperialism.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Peking
Pearl Harbor
Soviet Union
Hilter
Poland
Czechoslovakia
China
Hitler
U.S
Pacific
Summer lunch and recreation program starts in Linton
The Linton-Stockton area hosts a summer lunch and recreation program run by the Economic Opportunity Committee of Greene Knox Daviess and Sullivan Counties. Susan Hamerickhouse oversees with an SPEDY assistant. Activities run 9 am to noon, lunch served at noon, for ages three to 13 with at least one third low income.
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Linton-Stockton
Economic Opportunity Committee
Greene
Knox, Daviess
Sullivan
Susan Hamerickhouse
Linton
Grant Township Public Meeting on Revenue Sharing Funds
Norbert Graves Grant Township Trustee and the township advisory board announce a public meeting for Grant Township citizens at the Graves Home at 7 30 p m Monday June 27 The session invites residents to propose uses for the Federal Revenue Sharing Funds allocated to the township.
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Norbert Graves
Grant Township
Township Advisory Board
Graves
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Orval
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Greene County General Admissions
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Verlin Shields
Lau Tran
Mary Sherman
Regina Newlin
Hutsonville
Betty Lynn
Dugger
Malcom Sullivan
Village Nursing Home
Charles A. Fulford
Farmersburg
Harry Gullett
Palestine
Thomas Moore
Shelburn
Doris Clark
Oscar Correll
Delmar Bridwell
Jeanette Booker
Bicknell
Brian Smith
David L. Bruger
Dewey B. Mauder
Lyons Clinic
Livestock Market Herely Packing CO
Roy Fowler
Lois E. Crawford
Winston Churchill
Hammell Newspapers OF Indiana, Inc
Main ST
United Press International
Hammell
David A. Lyons Morris L. Cox
Steve Meier
Toney
Richard Weee
Elizabeth Thompson
South Main Street
China Radio
Linton Athletic Booster Club
Grant Township Meeting
Franklin W. Burton
Chiropractor
South
Franklin Street
Bloomfield, Ind
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American Eagle
Goodyear
America
F.E.T
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American Express
Goodsyear
Goodyear Service
Wolfe’s City Service
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