Weather outlook for Greene Sullivan area shows showers and storms
Today will bring a good chance of showers and heavy thunderstorms through the night. Partly cloudy and less humid Wednesday with a high in the upper 80s and a low tonight near 68. Temperatures record a 76 high and 68 overnight yesterday with 71 at 7:30 a.m. Thursday to Saturday turn fair and mild then warm with possible thundershowers Friday and Saturday.
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South Bend
Fort Wayne
Evansville
Indiana Traffic Safety Chief Predicts July Fourth Crash Toll
Indiana Traffic Safety Council director Samuel L. Burch warned 17 people may die on state highways during the Fourth of July weekend starting Friday evening. He noted last year’s similar period had 17 fatalities and said results may not improve. The holiday ends at midnight Monday.
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Indiana
Samuel L. Burch
Burch
Missouri reports two Legionnaire disease cases this month
Missouri health officials confirm two Legionnaire disease cases this month with both victims recovering. The latest patient is a 51 year old Douglas County farmer who fell ill in May with chills and fever and developed pneumonia. St Johns Hospital reports his condition as improving. A separate note mentions a scuba diver mauled by a bull shark near Mayport Florida may lose his lower right leg. Willie White, 27, remains in stable condition at Beaches Hospital.
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Douglas County
St. John’s Hospital
Willie White
Jacksonville
Mayport
Fla
White
Beaches Hospital
Signs plague Greene County highways and neglect at hospital grounds
MORRIS L. COX notes persistent reader complaints about excessive obscured and unreadable highway signs in Greene County and hazards from recruiting signs near the Linton Post Office. He urges the county to fix the sign problems and to pressure the hospital board to clear grass and brush at the new hospital site.
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Armed Forces
Linton
Greene County Hospital Board
Energy package advances in Congress amid ethics moves
Congress moved Carter energy plans forward with tax credits for solar and insulation and steps to end state gas tax deductions. The Senate backed ethics legislation creating a special prosecutor path and public financial disclosures, while intrastate gas price controls drew White House disfavor.
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Senate
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Parade Entry List Grows for Linton Fourth of July
Parade organizers in Linton report daily registrations for the July 4 festivities led by the Heyoka Indian Dancers and a decorated bicycle contest with cash prizes. A band program, Gospel Notes performances, and a Rockin Horse show are planned at Humphreys Park, with scheduling through the Chamber of Commerce. Ralph Witty and Ron Brown co-chair the event.
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Linton
United States
Main Street
Rest Haven
Shell
Chamber of Commerce
Strumental
Humphreys Park
Ralph Witty
Ron Brown
Honor America
Linton Daily Citizen
Banner
Court upholds tape ruling in Nixon case
The Supreme Court, in a 7 to 2 decision, affirmed government control over Richard Nixon's White House tapes and documents, upholding a 1974 district court ruling. Chief Justice Burger and Justice Rehnquist dissented. Brennan's lengthy opinion defended Congress and presidential power within historic limits.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Richard Nixon
White House
U.S. District Court
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William Rehnquist
Brennan
Congress
Nixon
John Paul Stevens
Stevens
Burger
GM Justice Department Locked In Paper War
A Detroit judge weighs GM bid to quash grand jury subpoenas in a civil tax case. The dispute involves IRS led investigations into 1971 and 1972 GM writeoffs. An appeal is expected regardless of the ruling as both sides press lengthy filings and testimony.
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Justice Department
Detroit
UPI
General Motors
U.S
James Churchill
Justice
Churchill
IRS
Carter open to summit with Brezhnev amid strains
President Carter does not rule out a possible summit with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev later this year as tensions rise over human rights and SALT. Press Secretary Jody Powell said the President remains willing to meet despite adverse press and Soviet reactions. Carter plans to host Venezuelan President Perez and dine tonight, while strategizing for the November election with Virginia candidate Henry Howell.
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UPI
White House
Carter
Leonid Brezhnev
Paris
Brezhnev
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
United States
Soviet Union
Virginia
Henry Howell
Travel costs rise for Greene County families this year
Inflation pushes up vacation and car ownership costs in Greene County. A AAA survey shows a modest two week trip now costs about 950 dollars, with daily 68 dollar travel budgets and 2019 dollars overall spent on 13,070 local cars totaling 26.388 million annually. Gas stations report receipts climbing to 9.035 million from 4.811 million three years ago.
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Greene County
American Automobile Association
Heavy rain and thunderstorms sweep southern Indiana
United Press International reports Evansville area received over two inches of rain in three hours as storms hit extreme southern Indiana. Indiana 66 flooded in Spencer County while forecast calls for more showers and storms statewide with highs in the mid 80s to 90 and milder conditions midweek.
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Evansville
Indiana
Spencer County
Indiana 66
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