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Newspaper
Saline Reporter
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1968
Page
5
A university professor notes rising gun and ammunition purchases reflect protection rather than intent to riot. In Salina residents report stocking up and fearing a potential stand off like old frontier confrontations, while police presence remains limited and unease grows.
An editorial thanks the Advisory Council pool committee for their effort after Monday's vote on the Saline pool issue. It notes broad support across yes and no camps and argues for a pool built at a price that will attract a yes vote in the future.
Joe Ferris, president of the elementary PTA, goes to extremes in his role while off work with chicken pox. He hopes to return this week. A Presbyterian Church plea for a donated piano yields a Grinnell spinet from Mr and Mrs Allyn Phelps. Rebecca Van Sickle, daughter of Ted Van Sickle, has many pets and seeks iguanas. Fred Winkler visits Sa line resident Delbert Conner’s home. he has lived at the Veterans' Home in Grand Rapids since his wife’s death. Rebecca plans a return to Grand Rapids this Saturday.
Doug Hoppe, hunting on a Clarkridge game preserve in Tennessee, used a bow to kill a wild boar larger than he is. Five arrows were needed and the bow broke on the final shot. The Hoppes, of 3600 Meadow Lane, plan to mount the head as a trophy.
Letters discuss child mental health concerns in Washtenaw County and call for public discussion among parents. They urge local support for a Michigan association aiding emotionally disturbed children and propose city action to convert vacant Saline lots into safe ball fields for older kids.
Yaktyak Miss Saline will be launched on Lake Erie from Monroe with Hank DeSautel gifting his 27 foot cabin cruiser of the same name. The current Miss Saline Bobbi Politz is not involved but supports teen club efforts. In Detroit Lt. Governor Bill Milligan birthday party at the Latin Quarter drew hundreds. Suzie Still ran a $100 rummage sale at Still's Laundromat to fund spring vacation programs for Saline students.
Voters express stunned and varied views on President Johnson’s decision to drop the 1968 nomination. Some praise courage and urge rapid end to war in Vietnam, others doubt motives, discuss political realignments and future Democratic candidates Kennedy and McCarthy, with concerns about health and unity.
Local notice lists Citizens Bank of Saline with its street address 101 W Michigan and contact number 429-9390 under the Federal Reserve system.
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