Holiday notes and family memories from a French baking iron
A column recounts Eugene Villain showing a long history baking iron from France with a recipe using brown sugar and country butter. Ken Kramer shares a postcard found in Coshocton tied to a Jasonville church balloon outreach in 1956. The piece also urges Fourth of July bells and flag flying. Indiana leads the nation in mobile homes and RV production with Indiana University data showing 1965 output at 263 million dollars.
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Eugene Villain
France
America
Godin Et Cie
Villain
Ken Kramer
Coshocton
Ohio
Kramer
Peabody
Assembly of God Church
Jasonville
Phylis Harrison
Dugger
Senate
Washington
Indiana
Indiana Business Review
Monthly Economic Review
Indiana University Graduate School of Business
Robert F. Hoel
Bureau of Business Research
British Seamen End 45 Day National Strike
London reports that the National Union of Seamen voted 29 to 16 to suspend the strike for 12 months to allow a court inquiry. Shipowners welcomed the decision as seamen receive more days off in exchange for higher productivity, while union leaders faced accusations of Communist influence amid the settlement talks.
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London
UPS
Britain
National Union of Seamen
NUS
NUS Executive Council
Harold Wilson
Theunion
Executive Council
Jobless Claims Rise in Indiana Last Week
Indianapolis based Indiana Employment Security Director Lewis F Nicolini reported a slight increase in jobless claims for the state last week. Claims totaled 13 129, up from 12 317 the prior week and 16 035 a year earlier, due partly to plant shutdowns for vacations and temporary layoffs for model changes.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Lewis F. Nicolini
Indiana
Grant to IU Medical Center for heart research
Washington reports the U.S. Public Health Service awarded a third year grant of 190,723 dollars to Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis to continue its heart research program.
Kennedy Scores Important Win In Primary Battle
In Manhattan surrogate race State Supreme Court Justice Samuel J. Silverman defeated Tammany Hall backed Arthur G. Klein by more than 23 000 votes as Kennedy’s reform endorsement helped Silverman secure a decisive victory. Thomas E. Rohan trailed. Kennedy’s stance marked a break with Tammany Hall and strengthened his standing in New York politics.
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New York
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Manhattan
Silverman
Klein
Darkhorse
Two Car Wreck West of Bloomfield Reported
A collision at the intersection of highways 54 and 57, four miles west of Bloomfield, occurred at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Robert Garrison, 34, of Eloise Florida, failed to stop for a stop sign and hit Harriet I. Deatrick, 51, of Worthington. Vehicle damage estimated at 120 dollars each. Garrison cited for disobeying a stop sign.
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Bloomfield
Clyde McIntosh
Robert Garrison
Eloise
Fla
Harriet I. Deatrick
Worthington
Garrison
Council Lets Bid For Shelter House
Linton City Council accepted a bid for a shelter house at Humphreys Park. Two bids were received: Rice Home Remodeling Co. for 7205.90 and Loren Jones for 7273.94. The lowest bid was approved contingent on starting by July 15 and finishing by September 15.
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Council
Shelter House
Linton
Humphreys Park
Rice Home Remodeling Co
Loren Jones
Meeting Set to Plan For Organization
A second meeting for parents and others interested in assisting retarded children will be held Thursday July 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Linton Country Club on highway 54 east of Linton. Fred Otten of Linton affiliated with the Sullivan Association for Retarded Children will discuss experiences in obtaining facilities in Indianapolis. At the initial Bloomfield meeting last week 23 parents and professionals discussed forming a Greene County Association for Retarded. K. J. Baker of Washington urged group action to address education and training of retarded children and adults. Refreshments will be provided by the Greene County Mental Health Association with Mrs. Mary Bailey in charge. All interested are invited.
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Linton Country Club
Highway 54
Linton
Fred Otten
Sullivan Association For
Indianapolis
Bloomfield
Greene County Association For
K. J. Baker
Washington
Baker
State Association
Daviess County Association For
Greene County Mental Health Association
Mary Baiey
U.S. Raids Hit Hanoi Haiphong Oil Depots
Defense Secretary McNamara reports that 46 Air Force and Navy planes attacked Hanoi and Haiphong oil depots, causing heavy damage. One F105 was shot down by antiaircraft fire, with no U.S. losses. The raids targeted Vietnams three main depots, about 60 percent of its remaining storage, to curb infiltration into the South.
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Washington
UPI
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Pentagon
Air Force
Navy
McNamara
White House
Robert B. Fleming
South
Funds Approved For Aeronautic Commission Work
Linton City Council discussed creating a municipal airport with federal funding covering half the cost. The council approved a $2,500 appropriation to hire an engineering firm for preliminary work and operating costs. John T. Simpson spoke on public housing projects and federal funds impact. The meeting was led by Mayor A M Risher with several council members present.
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Linton
City Hall
Charles L. Thompson
Clyde W. Williams Associates, Inc
William Haseman
Linton Aeronautical Commission
Thompson
State
Aeronautical Board
Linton Aeronautic Commission
John T. Simpson
Simpson Engineering Co
Vincennes
Public Housing Administration
A. M. Risher
Jack Cravens
Lester Bailey
Robert Walters
Ora McCollister
Harold Harbin
William Hendren
Change of Venue Sought in County Commissioner Recount
Joe Hays of Linton filed an affidavit in Greene circuit court seeking a change of venue for the recount of disputed votes in the Democratic primary for county commissioner third district. A three day period was set for agreement on the change. A commission appointed by Judge Edwin B. Long will review disputed votes alongside Earl M. Roush of Linton as the opposing candidate.
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Joe Hays
Linton
Greene
Third District
Edwin B. Long
Earl M. Roush
Dunes Shore Approved Minus Inland Beach
The House Interior Committee approved trimming about 840 acres from the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to exclude Inland Steel Co land four miles from the main park area. Rep. J Edward Roush pledged to fight to restore the Inland tract when the measure reaches the House floor. Udall urged retaining the Inland area as essential to saving the dunes amid rising public use.
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Washington
House
Interior Committee
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Lake Michigan
Inland Steel Co
J. Edward Roush
Inland
Joe Skubitz
Skubitz
Steel Company
U.S. air strikes on Hanoi and Haiphong escalate tensions
Washington reports say raids hit oil storage depots near Hanoi and Haiphong, aiming to raise the cost of aggression. President Johnson defends action as limited to military targets amid domestic and international pressure. Senator Morse condemns the incidents as outlawry while Mansfield cautions potential delays to peace and increased North Vietnamese response.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Wayne Morse
United States
Oregon Democrat
Congress
Presiden
Johnson
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Viet Nam
Program For Parolees Is Studied In Indiana
Indiana Corrections Board official Dotnick says a crash program at the Indiana Reformatory could cut inmate population by half, and only 5 percent are considered dangerous for release. The meeting, called by the Indiana Citizens Council on Crime and Delinquency, discussed parolee job placement under supervised work release in a federally financed pilot with Notre Dame Inland Steel and the Department of Corrections.
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Johnson
Hugh O’brien
School of Correction
University of Notre Dame
University
Inland Steel Co
Indiana Department of Corrections
Worthington Man Held in Jail On Two Counts
Harold Bowersock 26 of Worthington held in Greene county jail on public intoxication and assault and battery charges. Indiana State Trooper arrested him along highway 67 Tuesday evening. Assault arose from an incident at a Worthington restaurant involving Officer Charles Vanceventer. Bond set at 500 on each count.
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Harold Bowersock
Worthington
Greene County
Indiana
Jerry Grant
Bowersock
Highway 67
Charles Vanceventer
Parade Entries Due Thursday for Linton Fourth of July
The Linton Fourth of July parade deadline is Thursday for entries. About fifty entries have registered, with Shriners Terre Haute drum and bugle Corps color guard patrol Zorah Zips and a Daviess county Shrine motorcycle unit among participants. The parade forms on HH street and Main at 10 am July 4, ending on Tenth Street after a route through First and H streets near the campus grove. Kenneth Smith says plans are on track for a top parade.
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Linton
Terre Haute
Patrol
Daviess County Shrine
A St
Kenneth Smith
Ongania sworn in as Argentina president in military ceremony
Juan Carlos Ongania, in a lieutenant general’s uniform, was sworn in as Argentina’s president before the military junta that ousted Arturo Illia. The 52 year old former army commander pledged to defend the nation from extremists and restore stability. The ceremony showed no fixed term and his backers included the three coup leaders.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Juan Carlos Ongania
Argentina
Arturo Illia
Juan D. Peron
Ongania
Illia
Air Force Awards Two Engine and Truck Contracts
The Air Force grants Allison Division of General Motors a 265 million dollar contract for T-56 engine production in Indianapolis. Kaiser Jeep Corp of South Bend Indiana receives a 47.2 million dollar contract to build five ton military trucks for the Army.
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Washington
API
Air Force
Allison
General Motors Corp
Indianapolis
Kaiser Jeep Corp
South Bend
Ind
Army
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Chicago
Dominic Abata
Teamsters Union
Joseph Longmeyer
Abata
Charles Moses
Union
IU Medical Center
Kennedy
Aeronautic Commission
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Ine
Uda
Indiana Dunes State Park
Ntional Lakeshore
Udall
National Park Service
Arturo Ilia
Juan C. Ogania
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