Miscellany notes from Emma O Brien and economic forecasts
A letter from Emma O Brien of Mt. Pleasant Texas reflects on long-standing readership of the Citizen and ties to its memories dating back decades. Economic notes predict a near trillion dollar US economy by the early 1970s with growth to 1.25 trillion by 1975 and 1.5 trillion by 1980 in 1968 dollars, amid inflation risks.
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Emma O'Brien
Mt. Pleasant
Texas
Linton
Citizen
Martin R. Gainsbrugh
National Industrial Conference Board
Gainsbrugh
Warplanes Strike Reds At Ben Het
Saigon dispatch says U S and South Vietnamese air forces conducted 90 strikes in support of the besieged 200 American and 450 South Vietnamese defenders at Ben Het. Bombardment continued as a relief force of 3,000 from Dak To moved toward Highway 512 amid reports of enemy confusion and ongoing sweeps around the base. Allied casualties reported 21 dead, 107 wounded.
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Saigon
UPS
United States
Ben Het
U.S
Dak
Nique
Greene County Qualifies For EDA Funds
Greene County is among nine Indiana counties eligible for Federal EDA aid. Assistant secretary Robert A. Podesta said the area can receive public works grants and loans and business development loans from the U S Department of Commerce. Qualification relies on high unemployment or low median family income. other qualifying counties include Clay Crawford Dearborn Lawrence Ohio Scott Starke and Vermillion as of July 1.
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Greene
Indiana
The
Economic Development Administration
Robert A. Podesta
Clay
Crawford
Dearborn
Lawrence
Ohio
Scott
Starke
Vermillion
Three Injured When Bomb Truck Overtakes Rain Slick Road
A tractor-trailer loaded with 500 pound bombs lost control four miles north of Worthington on Highway 67. Sherry Dickerson 15 suffered multiple injuries and is in satisfactory condition. Wanda Dickerson 37 and Jimmy Dickerson 35 have fair condition with arm and chest injuries. A following pickup driven by Mack Klein overturned but Klein escaped injury. The SMA Trucking Lines rig was a total loss. Crane Naval Ammunition Depot crews assisted along with local responders.
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Worthington
Sherry T. Dickerson
Mount Park
Okla
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Wanda C. Dickerson
Jimmy J. Dickerson
Darrell Miehls
Melvin Kline
Greene County
Klein
SMA
Crane
Worthington Fire Department
Greene County Rescue Unit
Larger Type Used For Classified Ads
The Daily Citizen has changed its style for classified advertisements. They now appear in larger, more easily read type as part of a continuing program to offer the best service to readers.
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Daily Citizen
Indiana Guardsmen Return From Camp Grayling Field Training
Men of Company B First Battalion 152nd Infantry Indiana National Guard from Linton and Washington completed annual field training at Camp Grayling Michigan and returned Sunday morning. Their convoy rested overnight at Charlotte Michigan due to alert over racial unrest in Marion and Kokomo and at Camp Atterbury before arriving home. The unit earned the Eisenhower trophy as the state’s outstanding company during training and Governor Edgar Whitcomb presented the award during a base parade. Joe I. Mattox of Linton commands the company as guardsmen resume monthly weekend drills.
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Co. B
152Nd Infantry
Indiana National Guard
Linton
Washington
Camp Grayling
Mich
Charlotte
Marion
Kokomo
Camp Atterbury
Greene County Gets $15000 Share in Federal Grant
Greene County receives a 15000 portion of a 360261 planning grant from the U S Department of Housing and Urban Development to fund a county wide planning study. Municipal Planners Inc. reports progress on a four phase study including resource surveys housing conditions and a population census. County Planning Board members include Lawrence Shute chairman Louis Goble Clifford Shepherd Harry Bedwell James P Stansfield Elmer Cooksey and Orville Myers.
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Greene County
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Planning Division
Indiana Department of Commerce
Greene County Planning Board
Municipal Planners Inc
Indianapolis
County Planning Board
Municipal Planners
County Planning Commission
Lawrence Shute
Louis Goble
Clifford Shepherd
Harry Bedwell
James P. Stansfield
Elmer Cooksey
Orville Myers
Israeli Comandos Raid Egypt Hit 500-KV Line From Aswan Dam
Israeli commandos in helicopters reportedly crossed into Egypt and destroyed a 500 kilovolt power line 250 miles south of Cairo while escaping without losses. Egypt denied the claim and suggested damage occurred elsewhere. Arab raids targeted Tel Aviv injuring 11 as part of rising Middle East tensions. Israeli air strikes against gun positions across Jordan cease-fire line were reported.
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United Press International
Egypt
Aswan Dam
Cairo
Tel Aviv
Mohamed el Zayyat
United Arab Republic
Middle East
Dizengoff Street
Red Sea
Israel
Jordan
Oil Field Discovered in Greene County During Test Drilling
Citizens Gas and Coke Utility reports a promising oil discovery in Greene County during test drilling for underground gas storage. A Rollison property well produced oil, a second at the site was dry, and another on the Ellett property yielded oil. Analysts will decide on commercial viability after further testing.
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Greene County
Citizens Gas and Coke
Fred Rollison
Plummer
Rollison
Roy Ellett
Citizens Gas
Ellett
Salem
West Drilling Company
Mt. Carmel
Illinois
Ward Collins, Jr
Lew Gladish
Gary Peters
George H. Otto
Chicago
Citizens Gas and Coke Utility
Boyd Huff
Jasonville
West Drilling Co
Ill
Citizen
Racial disturbances spread to Fort Wayne and Swayzee fire
Riots spread through Fort Wayne with looting and window smashing during a two hour period while a lumber yard in Swayzee Grant County was destroyed by fire with losses exceeding 200000. Investigators suspect arson as firebombs and intruders were reported in the area.
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United Press International
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Swayzee
Midway
Betwen
Marion
Kokomo
Grant County
Civil Defense
Lumber Company
Grant County State Bank
Indiana Technical Institute
al Bauermeister
Harold S. Zeis
Hartford City
Dollar General
Theatre Group Presents Awards for Community Players Season
The Community Players Inc honored members for special achievements at an awards banquet held at Klusmeier's. Deby Blair and Jim O'Rourke won best actress and best actor for Our Town, while Bill Quinlan received a special directing award. Achievement awards went to Louis Waggoner, Boyd Day, Don Jackson, Mrs Norma Jackson, and Judy Dickerson, plus a special nod to the Linton Daily Citizen. The group staged Our Town See How They Run and George Washington Slept Here this season and plans a first play next.
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Jim O’rourke
Judy Dickerson
Norma Jackson
Don Jackson
Citizen Staff
Community Players Inc
Klusmeier’s
Deby Blair
Our Town
Bill Quinlan
Louis Waggoner
Boyd Day
Linton Daily Citizen
George Washington
Monkey In Orbit Before Apollo 11 Moon Launch
A UPI report says a monkey named Benny orbits Earth on a month long medical mission as the Apollo 11 countdown enters final 48 hours. The flight costs 92.1 million dollars and aims to gather data for extended space voyaging. Astronauts Armstrong Collins and Aldrin train in simulators and plan to return July 24 as Nixon prepares to greet them.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Benny
Earth
Neil A. Armstrong
Michael Collins
Edwin E. Aldrin
Texas
Virginia
Nixon
Hornet
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