Hoosier Civil War Hero Dies at 101
Dock Burton Indiana's oldest veteran dies at 101 in Indianapolis Veterans Hospital He is said to have been first American to reach San Juan Hill in the Spanish American War He served after McKinley called for volunteers in 1898 following the Maine explosion at Havana harbor.
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San Juan Hill
Dock Burton
Indiana
Veterans Hospital
Indianapolis
Burton
William McKinley
Maine
Havana Harbor
Arvin Industries, Maremont Settle Antitrust Suit
Arvin Industries of Columbus wins a 6.25 million out of court settlement with Maremont Corp of Chicago. The deal ends a 1972 antitrust suit that began March 22 and was to run three more months. Arvin alleged Maremont used trips and inducements to steer distributors away from Arvin products.
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Arvin Industries of
Columbus
Maremont Corp
Chicago
Dale J. Holder
Arvin
Maremont
Amish Exemption Lets Some Hoosier Drivers Avoid Photos
Indiana Governor Otis Bowen granted an exemption from driver photo requirements to Old Order Amish residents at the request of Eli A. Miller. About 300 Amish in the state may escape the new law. In a separate incident, a plane crash near North Liberty, St Joseph County, killed 50 year old Robert M. Jones of South Bend. The crash left the craft at a near vertical angle and authorities were unsure of the cause.
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Indiana
Otis R. Bowen
Eli A. Miller
Elkhart County
St. Joseph County
Robert M. Jones
South Bend
Maurice Lambert
North Liberty
Thunderstorm Deluges Linton Area With Heavy Rain and Hail
A strong morning storm dumped heavy rain and marble sized hail across the county. Flooded roads slowed traffic on Highway 54 while waterlogged ditches struggled. damage to gardens remains under assessment. The event warns residents of July Fourth Bicentennial activities and urges cleanup and flag display.
GOP delegate race tightens as Ford nears 1130 mark
United Press International tally shows Ford within 66 delegates of the nomination after Minnesota victory while Reagan gains 70 behind him with wins in Idaho Montana and New Mexico. Carter leads Democrats with at least 1714 delegates and strong polling in the South.
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Ronald Reagan
UPI
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Reagan
Idaho
Montana
New Mexico
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Rep
John Anderson
R-Il
GOP
Jimmy Carter
Guam
Hawaii
Illinois
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia
Virgin Islands
Wyoming
California
Spirit of Unity
Gallup
Carter
South
Guerrillas Free 258 Passengers From Hijacked Air France Jet
Palestinian guerrillas who hijacked an Air France jet from Athens to Entebbe allowed 258 passengers and crew to leave the aircraft in Entebbe, while still holding the hijackers and some crew. The incident drew Ugandan and French diplomats into tense negotiations as the PLO condemned the hijacking.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
Athens
Entebbe
Uganda
Paris
Air France
Palestine Liberation Organization
East Africa
Idi Amin
France
Mercenaries Sentenced in Angolan Trial Death Penalties For Four
A revolutionary court in Luanda convicted ten mercenaries amid harsh sentences. Four, including Daniel Gearhart of Kensington Maryland, received death by firing squad for participating in killings and for running a mercenary ring. The judge referred the sentences to the president for approval while others got 16 to 30 years.
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Luanda
Angola
UPI
Revolutionary Peoples — Court
Daniel Gearhart
Kensington
South Africa
Col
Tony Callan
Andrew Mackenzie
John Barker
Gearhart
Ernesto da Silva
Augusto Neto
Gary Acker
Sacramento
Calif
John Nammock
London
Malcolm McIntyre
GE and unions reach tentative three year contracts
General Electric Co. and its two largest unions, IBEW and UE, have reached tentative three year contracts covering about 87,000 workers nationwide. The accords, subject to union ratification, come just before the Sunday midnight expiration of current contracts.
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New York
UPI
General Electric Co
International Union of Electrical Workers
United Electrical Workers
Global Leaders Meet At Dorado On Inflation Fight
Seven nation leaders including Ford discuss ways to curb inflation and unemployment amid social programs. They push for realistic goals and reduced government spending while addressing Third World relations and Western unity. Bus and telephone strikes flank the summit as talks focus on economic recovery.
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Ford
Dorado Beach
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Henry
Kissinger
Jean Sauvagnargues
White House
Miss Indiana to ride on Linton parade float
Miss Indiana 1976 Tamara Beth Tritt schuh of Plainfield will attend the Linton Fourth of July parade on July 5 aboard the Chamber of Commerce float. Veterans should register for parade vehicles. entries must be in by Tuesday for lineup publication. Bruce Osborn and Alvy Moore join a lineup as guests from across the nation for the Bicentennial celebration.
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Indiana Statehouse
Linton
Daily Citizen
Tamara Beth Trittschuh
Plainfield
Alvy Moore
Hollywood
Vincennes
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Mars landing delayed as Viking 1 seeks safer site
NASA scientists scrap the July 4 touchdown for Viking 1 after assessing Mars landing risks. They consider alternatives such as the Northwest Territory and A-1 regions while delaying the liftoff by four days to weeks to ensure a viable, smooth landing for the automated lab.
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Calif
UPI
Mars
Viking 1
James Martin
Martin
Northwest Territory
Viking
Marin
River
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