Mindful lesson from a history page mid November 1966
A dense historical digest quotes events from November 10 1966 including Luther born 1483 Stanley finding Livingstone 1871 Magsaysay 1953 and a 1957 Soviet education study. It notes Nixon’s campaign forecast and Indiana churches urged to support a November 20 traffic safety program under Measure Your Driving By The Golden Rule with 5000 ministers alerted to promote driver improvement and safety.
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Mars
Jupiter
Martin Luther
Henry Stanley
David Livingstone
Africa
Ramon Magsaysay
Phiippines
U.S. Office of Education
United States
Indiana
Indiana Traffic Safety Council
Eta‘e
Albert E Huber
Dingater
Safe Safety Council
Odon Youth Killed In Auto Accident
Four traffic deaths Wednesday lift 1966 toll to at least 1 308 with incidents across Indiana. Nora Mills 51 of Hardinsburg died after his car collided with a truck on U S 150 east of Paoli. James Boyd 17 of Odon died in Daviess County Hospital after his car was struck by a train. Larry Ison 19 of Homeworth Ohio injured Oct 30 crash near Jeffersonville died later. Elvin Ritchie 45 of Niles Michigan killed in a two truck crash on the Tri State Expressway at Hammond.
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United Press International
Indiana
Nora H.mills
Hardinsburg
U.S. 150
Paoli
William E. Clark Jr
French
Lick
James S. Boyd
Odon
Daviess County
Washington
Boyd
Larry Lee Ison
Homeworth
Ohio
Clark County Memorial Hospital
Jeffersonville
Elvin Ritchie
Niles
Mich
Hammond
Two Indiana election victors die after voting day
Kermit Burrows 61 of Mexico dies in Wabash Hospital after serving as Miami County justice of the peace since 1956. His son Kermit Burrows 61 was elected to the Indiana House in 1961 and 1963. Cecil Bingham 62 of Morocco dies from collision injuries on U S 41 after voting day. His father George 95 was killed in the same crash.
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United Press International
Indiana
Kermit Burrows
Mexico
Miami County
Jefferson
Wabash County
Wabash
Peru
House of Representatives
Cecil Bingham
A.R
Morocco
Newton County
U.S. 41
George
Rain Ends as Cold Wave Approaches Indiana
Rain fell across Indiana for a 10th straight day in Indianapolis with up to 1.5 inches. Forecasters expected temperatures to drop from morning highs in the 50s to the 20s and low 30s tonight, with highs Friday in the 40s and a chance of snow flurries Saturday as colder air moved in. The rain was set to end today.
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United Press International
Indiana
Indianapolis
Jasonville Utility Office to Close on Veterans Day
Mayor Gene Inman announced the Jasonville Utility Office will close all day Friday to observe Veterans Day. In case of emergency residents may call 665-2826, 665-3533, or 665-2031. The Water Board will meet Thursday night regarding a federal grant to improve the water system.
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Jasonville
Gene Inman
Inman
Mayor Inman
Lloyd Frye
Walter Bonham
Water Board
Two Fire Drills Set At Rest Haven
Rest Haven Home in Glenburn will host two fire evacuation drills announced by Linton Fire Chief Jack Alen. The first drill is Friday at 1 p.m and the second is set for 7 p.m Monday.
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Rest Haven
Linton
Jack Alen
Glenburn
Alien Said
Gemini 12 Passes Tests Ahead of Friday Launch
Cape Kennedy reports Gemini 12 cleared for launch with astronauts James Lovell and Edwin Aldrin after round the clock testing showed the Titan 2 launcher automated pilot control unit functioning. The emergency guidance system had caused two 24 hour delays in the four day rendezvous and spacewalk mission.
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Cape Kennedy
James Lovell
Edwin
Buzz) Aldrin
Space Agency
GOP Victory Signals Harder Push for Johnson Programs
Republicans gain seats in Congress challenge Johnson's Great Society push and midterm prospects. The 1964 landslide that aided Kennedy and Johnson is viewed as reaction to Goldwater disaffection, signaling tougher battles ahead for domestic legislation.
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Johnson
Barry Goldwater
White House
90Th Congress
John F. Kennedy
Young Pedestrian Improved After Crossing Incident
Randy Johnson, 2, son of Thomas and Johnson, and grandson of Perry Terrell, is in satisfactory condition at Wellborn Baptist Hospital Evansville after being struck by a car while crossing with brothers Roy 6 and Paul Morrison 8 of Odon. He sustained a broken thigh bone.
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Randy Johnson
Thomas Johnson
Sandborn
Perry Terrell
Wellborn Baptist Hospital
Evansville
Roy
Paul Morrison
Odon
McIntyre and Edwards Elected to Joint State Office
Republican Jack McIntyre of Greene county won 20 766 votes to claim the joint state representative seat for Greene Daviess Owen Martin and Orange counties joining Wilford C Edwards of Plainville Itc 1 also a Republican. Democrats Clinton Green and Floyd Evans of Greene county were defeated. Ballot totals followed.
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Jack McIntyre Republican
Greene County
Greene, Daviess, Owen, Martin
Orange Counties
Wilford C. Edwards
Plainville
Itc. 1
Clinton Green
Floyd Evans
Bank Robbery Ends in Death Near Shelbyville
Two Indianapolis men broke into the Pleasant View branch of Fairland National Bank near Shelbyville Indiana. A gun battle with state police and a Shelby County deputy left Paul Parker 21 fatally wounded and Robert Thomas Garrett Jr. 22 surrendered. No officers were hurt.
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Shelbyville, Ind
UPI
Here
Indianapolis
Pleasant View
Fairland National Bank
Marion County
Ron Eltzroth
Rick Tingle
Shelby County
Tom Rowe
Paul Parker
Robert Thomas Garrett Jr
Earth Tremor Shakes Mendoza and San Juan Provinces
A rolling earthquake struck the western Argentine provinces of Mendoza and San Juan just after midnight. The tremor caused minor structural damage and frightened residents as seismologists monitor aftershocks and assess casualties and impacts.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Mendoza
San Juanas
Elderly Father Hospitalized After Death of Son in Lincoln City
Lincoln City Indiana according to UPI David Langhorst 81 found near his son Billy Langhorst 39 at their home. Billy died from carbon monoxide poisoning while the father 81 suffers fumes malnutrition and dehydration. Lincoin Boyhood Memorial workers found the two. son lay dead about a week.
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David Langhorst
Here
Huntingburg
Billy A. Langhorst
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Seven Children Die In Suburban Detroit Fire
DETROIT. Seven children from one family died when a house fire swept through their suburban home. Their mother Rose Polmateer escaped with one child while Carol, Cynthia, and the others perished. Coroner says asphyxiation and third degree burns were the cause. The father Harold was at work when the blaze began.
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Detroit
UPI
Rose Polmateer
Mrs. Palmateer
Carol
David
Suzanna
Liza
Rudolph
Denise
Dennis
Leroy Newman
Harold
Mines explode in Brazil killing two soldiers
Two Brazilian combat engineers were killed and 11 others injured during a weapons class in Minas Gerais state when two antitank mines exploded. The incident occurred Wednesday in the interior of the state during military training.
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Rio DE Janeiro
UPD
Minas Gerais
Navy Jets Hit Costly Target and Bridge Losses
The Defense Department reported two Indiana soldiers killed in Viet Nam incidents. Army Pfc Gene T. Winters of Osgood and Army Pfc Lawrence E. Fowler of Lapel both died in Viet Nam with Fowler’s death not attributed to hostile action.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Army
Gene T. Winters
Clifford Winters
Osgood
Ind
Viet Nam
Lawrence E. Fowler
W'nalv E. Fowler
Lapel
Reminder Issued On Holiday Hours In Linton Area
In observance of Veteran's Day, the Greene county courthouse at Bloomfield and all Linton City Hall offices except Police and Fire will close Friday. The U S Post Office at Linton will offer lock box service only. Auto License Branch and both local banks will close. Garbage collection runs as usual. The courthouse remains closed Saturday morning. Stores stay open and the Daily Citizen will publish.
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Greene County
Bloomfield
Linton City
Police and Fire Departments
Linton
U. S. Post Office
Daily Citizen
Jobless Claims Rise in Indiana on Weather Delays
Indiana unemployment claims totaled 10 484 for last week, up 6 percent from the prior week but 36 percent below the same week a year ago. Director Lewis F Nicolini of the Employment Security Division cites seasonal layoffs and bad weather as the cause.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana
Lewis F. Nicolini
Indiana Employment Security Division
Election Returns Show Council Seats Awarded Across Districts
Harold Jones Democrat wins Fourth district seat with 2,088 votes over Harting 1,313. Stanley Barkley Republican unopposed for First district with 2,298. Dennie Bays Democrat defeats John Cooper 1,315 to 1,206. Charles Bedwell Democrat takes Third district with 2,088 to Blanton 937. At large incumbents reelected: Axe 6,096 McKee 6,122 O Bryan 6,127. Losers: Greene 5,821 Baker 5,740 Hostetter 5,699.
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Harold Jones
William F. Harting
Stanley Barkley
Dennie A. Bays
John R. Cooper
Charles E. Bedwell
John W. Blanton
John W. Axe
William F. McKee
Eugene O’ Bryan
Bernard Greene
Curtis W. Baker
Edwin Hostetter
Auto Crash Near Lyons Causes Two Car Rollovers
On highway 67 near Lyons at 10 05 pm Wednesday a spectacular accident caused total damage to two cars. Kenneth W Strate 35 of Vincennes employed at Waynes Used Cars drove a station wagon towing a convertible and blew out the lead car causing loss of control and a rollover into an embankment. No injuries or arrests reported.
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Highway 67
Lyons
Jerry Grant
Kenneth W. Strate
Vincennes Rte
Wayne
Atte
January 1967 draft quota slows as Vietnam war continues
The Pentagon announces a reduced January 1967 draft call of 27 600 all for the Army, part of an intended 1967 slowdown. Experts doubt the lower rate can hold through 1968 as replacements from 1966 and 1965 classes influence totals.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon
Army
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Viet Nam
Legion and Auxiliary Plan Joint Meeting Tonight
Members of Legion Post No 22 and the Auxiliary are reminded of a joint meeting tonight with a free chili supper at 6 p.m. and a 7 30 p.m. address by J Wesley Williams Southern Vice Commander Department of Indiana American Legion. The program commemorates Veteran s Day observed Friday.
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American Legion
Navy jets hit North Viet Nam bridge as air war expands
U S Navy jets blasted the Thanh Hoa bridge two miles from the Panhandle port, a key Haiphong link, with 2 000 pound bombs and 500 foot flames. Four flights of A6 Intruders faced heavy anti‑aircraft fire, while a task force widened operations into war zone C near the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
Panhandle
Thanh Hoa
Haiphong
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Constellation
Hanoi
Vincennes University Expands as Enrollment Rises in 1966
Vincennes University in Indiana marks its 160th year amid facility growth to serve a rising student body. The 1966 enrollment exceeds last year by over five hundred, reaching 1 964 students with new English lab, printing and drafting quarters, automotive tech space, and expanded Student Union dining. Faculty head is Dr. Isaac K. Beckes. Sandborn students include Roger Carrthers, Gorda Due, Terry Gentry, George Acamson, John Begeman, Janice Biecher, Sonja Hancock, Linda Shilkett, and Coy Wagasor.
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Vincennes University
University
William Henry Harrison
Indiana
Isaac K. Beckes
Commission On Legislation
The
American Association of Junior Colleges
Sandborn
Roger K. Carrthers
Gorda C. Due
Terry C. Gentry
George E. Acamson
John C. Begeman
Janice A. Bieecher
Sonja L. Hancock
Linda K. Shilkett
Coy Wagasor
Brothers Act Washington Wins Governorships in Two States
Welson and Winthrop Rockefeller matched 1850s two brothers Bigler by winning the governorships of New York and Arkansas on election day.
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Brothers Act
Washington
UPI
Welson
Winthrop Rockefeller
Bigler
New York
Arkansas
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Richard M. Nixon
Grand Rapids
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Senate
Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
Congress
Young Pedestrian
Brooke Army Medical Center Hospital
San Antonio
Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
McIntyre
Edwards
Edwin Aldrin
Son
Lincoln City, Ind
Key Bridge
Legion
Edwin B. Long
Greene Clieut Court
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