Marshall Herald Publishes Weekly Friday Edition
The Marshall Herald prints weekly issues every Friday from Marshall Indiana. Circulation details and subscription information are listed with the publish date and contact details for readers.
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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1969
Page
2
The Marshall Herald prints weekly issues every Friday from Marshall Indiana. Circulation details and subscription information are listed with the publish date and contact details for readers.
A state senator from Mt. Vernon is set to receive the 23rd degree in Milwaukee in 1970, conferred by Scottish Rite Freemasonry. Senator Paul Broyles has long served in the Illinois Legislature and earned praise from veteran groups for Americanism and anti communism. The honor follows a message from FBI Director J Edgar Hoover noting appreciation of his youth programs.
A congressional aide cites a Senate committee report showing rising poverty among Americans 65 and older and slower Social Security growth. The piece notes Nixon proposals for a 10 percent payment increase next April and automatic COLA-linked increases to shield retirees from inflation.
President outlines reforms including raising widow benefits to 100 percent of the deceased spouse, increasing yearly earnings exempt from benefits from 1680 to 1800, and phasing out dollar for dollar earnings reductions. Additional changes seek fairer treatment for older retirees veterans the disabled in childhood and dependent parents, with faith payments kept for current and future beneficiaries.
A report warns that street gangs in major cities fuel violence with 1968 slayings and youth arrests. It calls for public action and describes SIU Carbondale police training expansions to counter gang influence and improve officer education.
Mr and Mrs Jerry Wineland and children of Ridgefarm joined Mrs Winland's parents Mr and Mrs Ivan Cline and others at the third annual meeting of the MThai Children Home in St Joseph at the St Joseph Christian Church. Attendees included Mr and Mrs John Diamond Mr and Mrs Clarence Iedermann Mr and Mrs Leslie Leighty and Mr and Mrs Wilford Leasure and Mr and Mrs James Ingle of Tower.
Weekend visitors included the Ledermann and Jeffers families visiting Relatives in Terre Haute and Marshall. Numerous guests attended dinners and gatherings at various households including the Ledermann, Elrod, Whitaker, and Tolbert families with multiple local stops and church meetings noted. A campus warning at St Mary of the Woods advised cyclists to avoid the closed campus. A cynical remark about money ends the item.
Mr and Mrs Paul Behner attended an antique show at Marshall high School Sunday afternoon. Mrs Addi Chapman spent Sunday and Monday with Mr and Mrs Wilbur Outright. Several friends gathered for a birthday dinner at the home of Mrs Clara Cartright. A group visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Carroll Hinkle on Sunday.
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