Truman Dies at 88 in Independence
Former President Harry S. Truman died at 7 50 a m CST after a hospitalization for respiratory and cardiovascular failure He was mourned by President Nixon and former President Johnson as a 20th century giant A national day of mourning and half staff flags were proclaimed The funeral will be private at the Truman Library with a Washington memorial service for foreign dignitaries.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Truman
Independence
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Josef Stalin
United States
Research Hospital
Truman Library
Washington
National Cathedral
UPI
Holiday Peaceful in Jackson County
Jackson County residents marked the big family holiday with safety and quiet. Churches held services and prayers across Seymour and Brownstown while charity drives, gifts for children, and Christmas baskets aided the needy. National news described traffic deaths, ceasefires, and Pope Paul VI blessing a 15 000 strong crowd in St. Peter's Square.
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Paul VI
St. Peter’s Square
Mishap spree ends with multiple weekend accidents
State and city police logged a string of weekend crashes with no serious injuries. A five vehicle pileup on I 65 near Seymour caused about 2000 dollars in damage. One car left the road on Ind 258 near Freetown after the driver reportedly fell asleep. City patrols logged five property damage crashes with two minor injuries and one arrest for public intoxication on South Park Drive.
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Interstate 65
White River Bridge
Seymour
Monroe Temple
Chicago, Ill
Ronald G. Overall
Shelbyville
Michael D. Burke
Indianapolis
Richard Grigsby
Chicago
Maxwell C. Hartman
Marvin L. Jenkins
Bottorff
Bruce Robinson
Seymour City
South Park Drive
Seymour Area
Frank Williams
Jerry Ritz
Seymour Rl
Ritz
Williams
Ronald Williams
John W. Windhorst
Windhorst
Local Churches Launch Key 73 Prayer Drive in Seymour
About 600 people gathered in downtown Seymour for a half hour rally to start Key 73, a two week prayer drive tied to Christmas. Churches from 12 groups led a noon prayer call daily through January 5 in Seymour and January 6 in Brownstown, with bells, meditations, and a Dial a Prayer link from Immanuel Lutheran.
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Key
Jackson County
Seymour
Chestnut Second Street
Jim McAbee
Don P. Kastner
Leroy Kellogg
Brownstown
Key 73
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Klaes Accuses Recount Commission of Vote Irregularities
Indiana state senator-elect Marvin Klaes of Seymour charges the Orange County recount with irregular practices in Paoli. He alleges the commission discards valid Democratic ballots while Earl Wilson gains votes after a partial recount, claiming nationwide political influence controls the process.
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Indiana
Marvin Klaes
Seymour
Orange County
Paoli
Earl Wilson
Jackson County
Klaes
Reddington
Wilson
Arvin Employees Boost Christmas Basket Fund to New Record
The Arvin Industries employees added 193.27 toward the Christmas Basket Fund, finalizing a 54th annual drive total of 2381.30. The amount surpasses last year's record by over 300 and tops the 1971 drive of 2079.11. The fund is sponsored by Seymour American Legion Post 89 and the Seymour Daily Tribune.
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Arvin Industries
Arvin
Seymour American Legion Post 89
Seymour Daily Tribune
Graffiti Old Movies Never Die Phrase
A playful headline notes that classic films continue to haunt pop culture despite age and obscurity. It highlights enduring references and the persistence of old cinema in modern imagination.
Weather notes for Seymour downtown noon reading
Downtown Seymour noon temperature is unofficial while other readings come from Ruth Everhart's Rockford records and are official. River height at 7 am was 7.1 feet. Sunset at 5 27 EST. Sunrise Wednesday at 8 05 EST.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Sar Steele
Planes Resume Strikes After Yale Cease-Fire
U S B52 bombers and fighter bombers resumed attacks on Hanoi and Haiphong after a 36 hour Christmas halt. South Vietnam raids also resumed at dusk after a 24 hour cease fire. No details on Laos. Kosygin hints at peace signals.
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Hanoi
Haiphong
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Laos
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