Spacious New City Park Proposed On Airport Land
Seymour paves way for a large park project by seeking a 50 year lease on 160 acres at Freeman Municipal Airport to expand recreation. Council approves resolution with praise from Mayor Laupus and support from Councilman Allen Brackemyre who showed a sketch of potential uses. Airport manager Glen C. Manion said the board is generally favorable but noted constraints including FAR approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Freeman Municipal Airport
James L. Laupus
Allen Brackemyre
Brackemyre
Freeman Field
Board of Aviation Commissioners
Glen C. Manion
City Planners Seek Park Expansion With Aviation Lease Note
The aviation board approves a lease pending FAA review with a non monetary plan and a future token fee. If area needed for aviation, it would revert to the board. Mayor Laupus cites recreation board support for a large park area including a barn to accelerate development by five to ten years. The resolution moves to the aviation board in September.
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Aviation Board
Federal Aviation Agency
Manion
Prir
Laupus
23 New Teachers Sign With Community Schools
Twenty three new teachers signed contracts for Seymour Community Schools for 1966 67, per Superintendent Robert B Bullett. The list notes teachers hometowns colleges degrees assignments and prior experience including James Brock Indiana State University auto mechanics at Senior High School and Mrs Pamela Brock Indiana State University first grade at Seymour Redding School.
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Seymour
Robert B. Bullett
Ball State University
Cortland
James Brock
Indiana State University
Columbia City
Pamela Brock
Seymour-Redding
Barbara Burns
Oakland City
Oakland City College
Lincoln School
Holland
Ind
Decatur County
Jerry Finley
Brazil
Shields Junior High School
Dan Fruits
Crawfordsville
Columbus
Darrell Hacker
Martinsville
Marilyn Hacker
Seymour-Jackson School
Sarah Holwager
Madison
Indiana University
Harry Knight
Salem
Hanover College
Shields Junior
Scott Indiana University
Seymour- Jackson School
Jackson County
Judith McDonald
Charlestown
Riley
New Albany
Norma McQuinn
Austin
Stephen Nay
DePaul University
Emerson School
Aurora
Ill
Sharon Osterman
Brownstown
Seymour-Jackson
Leonard Otte
Vernon Township
Ruth Parcheck
Ruth Schnuck
Earlham College
MLS
Loogootee
Martin County
Dubois County
Mary Ann Snyder
Frankfort
DePauw University
B. S
Seymour- Redding
Greenfield
State of Florida
Don Steinberger
Purdue University
Sharon Tower
North Dearborn
Dearborn County
Cincinnati
Herman Rebber
Crothersville
Gene Spivey
South
Council approves airport clear zones and funding shifts
The city council, by a 6 0 vote, enacted an eight page zoning amendment establishing airport clear zones around Freeman Municipal Airport and tightening height limits for zones. An extra 5000 appropriation funds legal and engineering costs for a Seymour Water rate dispute, drawing 5000 from fire department services.
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Freeman Municipal Airport
Seymour Water Company
Nance
Services
Fire Department
Fair Queen and Combos Prepare for State Fair
Jackson County fair queen Peggy Isaacs of Seymour will compete in Indiana State Fair queen finals in Indianapolis, joining 71 other queens. The Mustangs of Crothersville win a county combo title with Dale Brumett and teammates, while The Bent Scepters of Seymour also enter. Eliminations run nine days with two winners daily, September 5 finals.
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Jackson County
Richard Isaacs
Seymour R4
Peggy
Indianapolis
Seymour Senior High School
Indiana
Marott Hotel
Fairgrounds
Coliseum
Mustangs
Crothersville
Dale Brumett
Dan Spicer
Die
Seven C's
Hubie
Pat Ashcraft
Muncie
Ball State University
Crothersville Schools Faculty for 1966 67 Announced
List of faculty and teacher aides for Crothersville Schools for the 1966 67 term was announced today by the administration. Details include assignments and opening information for the new school year.
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Crothersville Schools
Crothersville
40000 Ordinarly Disqualified To Be Given Military Training
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara announced plans to train 40 000 men ordinarily disqualified for education or health reasons over the next ten months with the Defense Departments facilities. The program would grow to 100 000 in the next fiscal year and aims to produce fully satisfactory soldiers under military authority. If trainees fail to qualify they will be released.
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New York
Robert S. MacNamara
Pentagon
Defense Department
McNamara
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Washington
Weather and school notices from Seymour page
Unofficial downtown readings list 80 as high and 54 as low for Monday. River 1 foot at 7 am. Officials from Mrs Ruth Everhart report standard measurements. Vernon Township plans new teachers and the start of classes August 31 with lunch prices 30 and 35 cents. New staff details and registration times announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Kenneth Bales
Vernon Township
Bales
Charles Bard
Explosion at Fort Wayne Wire Plant Kills Two
An explosion at the Indiana Rod and Wire Division Phelps Dodge plant in Fort Wayne killed two people and injured at least ten. About 400 rescue workers, plus Army and Marine reserves, combed rubble for workers believed buried. The coroner reported multiple people missing in the collapsed basement section.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Army
Marine
Indiana
Phelps- Dodge Corp
Gordon Franke
Allen County
Baton Rouge Victory sunk by Viet Nam mine near Saigon
The 10000 ton American merchant ship Baton Rouge Victory was blasted by a Communist mine in the Saigon River and sank after running aground. Seven American crewmen were killed as water flooded the engine room and the ship blocked a main shipping lane east of Saigon. The Viet Nam war summarized by Dirksen as harming President Johnson's popularity amid political campaigning in the Northeast. A church disaster in Plainview Texas killed one woman and injured 53 as 200 worshipers fled after a Monday night explosion at the Church of God in Christ. Debris trapped some and a fire briefly flared. investigators found no gas leak.
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Viet Nam
Pentagon
United States
Richard M. Nixon
VFW
Nixon
McNamara
Saigon
South
Baton Rouge
Washington
Johnson
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Plainview
Tex
Church of God In Christ
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William Kamman
Kamman
U. S. 50
City Recreation Board
Recreation Board
Charles Denbo
Medora
Melvyn Schlegel
Sara Land
Evansville College
Connie Keith
Jerry Judd
Milligan College
Knoxville
Tenn
Paul E. Mitchell
Windfall
Associated Press
Brownstown Lutheran School
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