Kidnapping and car theft shock Saline crowd
Gordon Wertz was abducted in broad daylight near Saline Car Wash after talking with a carful of suspects. Police, deputies, and a helicopter helped chase two men and a woman. Bowens and Benson are jailed on kidnapping, armed robbery, and car theft charges, with a third suspect still sought. Also pictured, National League Padres admire a new field bench installed by Troop 416 Boy Scouts at Henne Field after a cleanup.
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Gordon Wertz
Bassett
Saline
Michigan Ave
Vertz
Washtenaw County
Judd Rd
Ypsilanti
Fay Johnson
Wertz
Richard Bowens
Cleveland
Betty Benson
Detroit
National League Padres
Henne Field
Boy Scouts
Troop 416
Rod Janich
Padres
Dodgers
Prowling Juveniles Tied to Cemetery Theft and Park Vandalism
The city reports vandalism at Curtiss Park and graveyard desecration at Oakwood Cemetery. Police cite small juvenile bands as suspects, with repeated damage to a foot bridge and theft of cemetery flags. Chief Levileit calls curfew enforcement and parental cooperation to curb offenses and loitering.
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Oalwood
Curtiss Park
Saline
James L. Levleit
Levileit
Brownout disrupts Saline power during peak heat
A Saline power outage caused by a Detroit Edison transformer failure left the town in a mid June heat wave blackout. Air conditioners and lights failed as a portable transformer aided the installation of a new unit. Some areas restored by 11 p.m. others remained off into Tuesday afternoon. Emergencies at City wells and hospital were managed with auxiliary pumps and generators. No injuries reported. Ford Plant avoided the outage on a separate Edison line.
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Detroit Edison
Saline
Ed Hanselman
Ann Arbor
Wooden Nickel
Jack McCallum
Saline Township
Eno
Causin
Tax bills go out on schedule despite valuation appeal delays
Saline plans to mail city tax bills on July 1 after City Attorney Allan Grossman advised approval despite the State Tax Commission delay caused by township equalized valuation appeals. The Barnegat line and street right of way project nears final owner approval, reducing four streets to 40 feet and vacating additional width. Hartman Insurance, Columbus Mutual, and Blue Cross win city coverage bids.
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Saline
State Tax Commission
Allan Grossman
Barnegat
Haywood
Adaline
Washington and
Water Sts
Whitlock
Hartman Insurance Agency
Columbus Mutual
Blue Cross
Saline Race Mobilization Guards City From Potential Trouble
Saline Police joined a broad mobilization with state police deputies two helicopters and two planes to supervise a planned motorcycle race expected to draw up to 1000 cyclists. Key checkpoints were at Stoney Creek and Saline Milan and Saline Ann Arbor and Pleasant Lake Roads. Police chief Jim Levlett and patrolman Mike Connor were on duty as shops and bars closed during race hours. The weather worsened with the thermometer rising to a record.
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Saline
Ann Arbor Rd
Stoney Creek
Saline-Milan Rds
Ann Arbor
Pleasant Lake Rds
Jim Levlett
Mike Connor
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Mark Olson
Mike Spragg
Mike Keller
Ron Graff
Terry Hieber
Joe Ferris
Steve Hilla
Dave Wilde
Chuck Tower
Eric Keller
Batboy
Heme Field
Janich
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