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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1971
Page
1
A new study finds about half of U S blood is paid for with only 7 percent donated voluntarily. It warns commercial blood may affect safety and favors replacement over cash, noting hepatitis risks and the high value of blood in surgery.
Justices delayed summer recess to rule on whether The New York Times and The Washington Post may continue publishing secret Pentagon documents on the Vietnam War origins. The court heard arguments after which a decision could come soon, while several papers suspended further articles. The Christian Science Monitor also used material from the Pentagon report.
Euan Caddell will lead Guarantee Auto Store at the Highway 54 shopping center after transferring from the Anderson Edgewood post. He joined Guarantee over two years ago while at Ball State and earned a degree, now residing in Linton with his wife Janet.
Between twenty and twenty five antique cars entered by the Mode A Club of Terre Haute and the Antique and Classic Auto Club of the Wabash Valley will march in the Linton Fourth of July Parade on Monday July 35. Cars will be parked at Humphreys Park for public inspection after the parade. Three trophies will be awarded by the ACAC and entry must be registered at the Chamber of Commerce office by Thursday. Mrs Juanita Greenwood urged early registration and noted limited hunting available at the Chamber office.
President Nixon designates Treasury Secretary John B Connally Jr as his chief economic spokesman. Connally, a Democrat in the cabinet, says the economy may not see immediate tax cuts or large spending boosts to combat unemployment. He notes the 6.2 percent jobless rate and cautions against pinning a precise recovery date.
Wilbert C. Wiles 27 of Bloomfield died in an eight mile west of Huntingburg grass mowing accident on Highway 64. The tractor overturned down an embankment. He worked for Bradfield Landscaping for the Indiana State Highway Department. A Vietnam era veteran, he was active in American Legion and VFW Post Worthington. Surviving are his widow Margaret Louise Kidd Wiles two sons Brian Kent and Bruce Jay, his parents Wilbert L and Jessie Wiles Solsberry, and a brother James Wiles Bloomfield. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday Jenkins Funeral Home with Rev. Chane Collins officiating burial Grandview Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
The Lyons Democrats selected a candidate slate at a Town Hall convention last Tuesday. Julian Leavitt was nominated for clerk-treasurer, Bob Patterson for East Ward trustee, George Cone for North Ward trustee, and Don Hughes for South Ward trustee.
Heat persisted across Indiana with temperatures in the 90s for a seventh day. Thunderstorms delivered wind and lightning causing localized damage and power disruptions as a cooldown briefly followed by forecasts of renewed heat through Thursday.
UPI reports two South Vietnamese generals claim 16 000 North Vietnamese troops sit just north of the DMZ with tanks artillery and antiaircraft guns joining 10 000 already in the South. They warn of heightened infiltration as U S forces bolster the DMZ zone with additional 155mm howitzers and tanks amid ongoing skirmishes and a downed F4 Phantom.
The House defeated the Mansfield amendment 219 to 176 to declare withdrawal of all American forces from Indochina nine months after enactment. The vote showed 143 Democrats and 33 Republicans in support, with negotiators set to draft a compromise draft extension amid ongoing talks.
State conservation officers and police investigate after a 12 year old girl reports being accosted and mistreated by five Black males aged 15 to 18 while cycling from the campground to the beach. Officers and troopers search for the youths who fled the park.
Dr. Louis L. Endress and Dr. Michael S. Hoffman opened a podiatry office at 390 A St northeast Linton. Endress, Akron native with Kent State and Ohio College training, resides in Bloomington with wife Barbara, active in multiple associations and hospital staff. Hoffman, Cleveland native, interned Shelbyville, resident of Bloomington with wife Barbara at 2608 Eastgate Lane.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew arrived in Seoul leading the U S delegation for Park Chung Hee's inauguration. Talks with Korean leaders will cover Vietnam troop withdrawals and broader Southeast Asia moves with China. The six day visit heads to Singapore and other nations before returning to the United States.
President Nixon plans to veto a $5.5 billion accelerated public works measure backed by Democrats. Treasury Secretary Connally said a veto would show he will not approve spending unless tied to reducing unemployment. The bill included $2 billion for sewer and hospital construction and funds for the Appalachian regional commission and other federal projects.
Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban and U.S. Ambassador H Walworth Barbour discussed the so called phantom Pergus plan to reopen the Suez Canal. The plan reportedly moves the canal tracing line into the Sinai with Israeli and Egyptian forces 15 miles apart and UN peacekeepers in between. Israel seeks immediate clarification and opposes a crossing of the canal or a UN force on its borders.
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