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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1971
Page
1
Greene County residents face higher daily travel costs as AAA reports 16 percent more per day than two years ago. A couple budgets $46 daily for essentials, with meals lodging gas and tips up from 1969. Annual car costs for 12,040 Greene County cars total about $18.66 million.
Murat Mini-Mystics from Indianapolis and Stone Belt Cycle Unit from Bloomington join the Linton parade lineup. Parade chair Marion Bales urges early registration by Thursday for proper line placement.
Indiana endured a first heat wave of the year with readings near 100 degrees in several cities including Terre Haute and Evansville. Forecasters warned the heat would persist into midweek with highs in the 90s and humidity making conditions uncomfortable, while only a light chance of rain was expected.
Communist forces shelled five allied bases below the DMZ including Alpha 4 and Charlie 2 with mortar and rocket fire, while Fire Base Fuller was reoccupied by South Vietnamese infantry. South Vietnamese and U.S. spokesmen reported no casualties at some bases and described counteractions by B 52 bombers and ground units, with ongoing body counts and troop withdrawals.
John R. Ax of Linton was appointed by Governor Whitcomb to the Indiana Stream Pollution Control Board. The board allocates federal and state funds for sewage system projects, evaluates pollution issues, and hears complaints, with funding split 50 25 25 among federal state and local sources. During his prior term, Lyons and Odon received allocations for sewage systems.
If you have not received your Linton Daily Citizen by 6 00 p m first call carrier If no answer call the Citizen Office 847 4487 before 6 30 p m.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew said no decision has been made on reelection and retirement while aboard a plane en route to Guam. He pledged support to Nixon for next year and carries confidential messages to 10 nations as his around the world mission begins with a stop in Seoul.
The Supreme Court recessed rather than adjourned to allow more time on publishing the secret Pentagon papers about Vietnam policy. No date given for the next public session, with a decision possible later in the week. The Post and Times argued the case, while other papers suspended print pending the high court ruling.
Four Greene County highway projects are listed in the Indiana State Highway Commission 1971 73 statutory construction program. The plan totals over 373 million for preliminary engineering land acquisition and construction. Projects include a Richland Creek bridge on Highway 54 east of U S 231 repairs to a Penn Central bridge over White River on Highway 54 east of Linton and repairs to a Black Creek bridge on Highway 67 north of Highway 59.
Daniel Ellsberg turned himself in to U S authorities outside Boston’s Post Office Building to admit he supplied the Pentagon papers to The New York Times. He spoke of acting as an American citizen and said he could face consequences for his actions.
Israeli media report a secret visit to Israel by Victor Louis, a Moscow correspondent for the London Evening News and described by radio as a pathfinder for official Soviet policy. The talks reportedly aim to resume diplomatic relations broken in the 1967 Arab Israeli war.
The Supreme Court ruled states may not earmark public funds for secular education in parochial schools. Rhode Island and Pennsylvania cases were found unconstitutional for excessive entanglement between government and religion involving salaries and textbooks subsidies.
The Supreme Court overturned Muhammad Ali's conviction for defying the draft. The court agreed his Black Muslim faith provided religious exemption and said DOJ erred in treating his beliefs as not sincerely held.
A blaze above the Dugger Post Office on Friday night caused extensive damage to the apartment and its contents as well as to the Post Office. Fire Chief Ray Tison reported a passer-by alerted responders and that Ralph Weger was away at a lake trailer. Antiques belonging to Weger and his mother were destroyed, the apartment gutted, with damage estimated at eight thousand dollars for the apartment and three thousand for the Post Office. The fire was blamed on an overloaded electrical service and Linton Fire Department aided with new equipment, receiving thanks from Chief Tison.
Linton Postmaster Lucille Cramer invites the community to visit the local post office on July 1 for the inauguration of the new United States Postal Service. Visitors receive a limited first day envelope for eight cents, plus a photographic display and a postal service booklet on request.
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