Local motorists reserve special plates for Seymour clients
About 600 Seymour motorists have reserved special plates at the Seymour License Bureau as New Year opening draws near. The office will be open 9 to 1 on New Year’s Day for reservations only, then January 2 begins regular sale of 1973 plates. End-of-month and quarterly deadlines apply by last name initials. Brownstown Branch also opens January 1 with 8:30 to 5 hours.
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Seymour
Kenneth F. Fosbrink
Jackson County
Whitcomb
Brownstown
Clara Belle Horton
Jumbo Jet Crashes in Everglades With 167 Aboard
An Eastern Air Lines Lockheed L1011 TriStar en route from New York to Miami crashed in the Everglades near the Tamiami Trail. At least 66 survivors were reported as rescue teams using helicopters and airboats searched the marshy area. Dozens of bodies were observed. few parts of the aircraft remained intact.
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Miami
Eastern Air Lines
Everglades
Eastern
New York
Kennedy International Airport
Miami International
Tamiami Trail
Florida
Washington
Farewell to 1972 Lights Dim as Year Ends in Seymour
Communities plan weekend services and private gatherings to say goodbye to 1972. Downtown lights go out at 10 p m Sunday and schools resume Tuesday or Wednesday as Indiana drivers face cautious travel amid forecasts of 15 to 17 traffic deaths and a nationwide holiday toll.
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Seymour
Jackson County
Indiana
Indiana Department of Traffic Safety
Hoosier
Ambulance Service Shifts to Med-Aid in Jackson County
Jackson County residents must call 522 1400 for ambulance service starting January 1 1973. Med-Aid Services Inc headed by Bruce Ross takes over after midnight December 31 with dispatch from Seymour. The firm will serve all areas including Brownstown Crothersville and western Jackson County with crews and a new Browns town building under construction.
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Jackson County
Seymour
Med-Aid Services, Inc
Bruce Ross
Columbus
Ross
West Second Street
Funeral Homes
Brownstown
Crothersville
Bob Thomas Chevrolet
Two Injured In Crash On U S 50 Near County Line
State police investigated four traffic accidents Friday night. Two people were injured in a two car crash on U S 50 near the Jackson Jennings County line. Charles D. Kriete and Clar ence E. Stout were involved. Kriete cited for driving left of center. Emma Stout injured. Damages estimated at 2000 and 1400 dollars.
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Jackson-Jennings County
U.S. 50
Charles D. Kriete
North Vernon
Emma Stout
Seymour
Kriete
Mickey E. Hudson
Bruce Robinson
Seymour Post
Jack E. Kane
Chicago
Ill
Austin
Hudson
U.S
Swearing-In Ceremony Set for Brownstown Courthouse
Officials elected in the November 7 general election will be sworn in at 1 p.m. Monday in the Brownstown courthouse court room. Judge Robert R. Brown will preside. Oath takers include Jesse Lucas Democrat county surveyor Harry Schepman Democrat county commissioner Ear A. Goecker Republican county commissioner Keith Burkholder Democrat county coroner Lynn Roberts Jr. Republican county auditor and Richard Isaacs Democrat county treasurer. Isaacs will be sworn in Monday but assume duties January 1 1974 when County Treasurer Allen Bain Harbaugh’s four-year term ends. The public is invited.
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Brownstown
Robert R. Brown
Jesse Lucas
Democrat
Harry Schepman
Ear A. Goecker
Republican
Keith Burkholder
Lynn Roberts, Jr
Richard Isaacs
Isaacs
Allen Bain Harbaugh
Weather records for Seymour surface readings update
Seymour weather notes show unofficial noon downtown temperature. Official readings from Ruth Everhart Rockford observer list 9 am figures and river height 5.6 feet. Sunset today 5 29 EST Sunrise Sunday 8 06 EST.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Brownstown License Bureau to Close for Audit
The Browns town license bureau will close January 8 for an audit by the State Board of Accounts. If the audit concludes as planned, the bureau will reopen January 10 at Wells Building on West Commerce Street in Brownstown under director J A Ob Green. Staff includes Anne Easton and Barbara Franklin, with Marilyn Reedy as a short term employee and substitute.
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Brownstown
State Board of Accounts
Wells Building
West Commerce Street
J. A
Ob"’ Green
Anne Easton
Barbara Franklin
Easton
Planning For 73 Time For Resolutions
Neal Green reminds readers of 1972 resolutions and urges action before deadlines. He notes some may be past due or salvageable and mentions tulip planting as an example. Adverse weather and frozen ground delayed tasks and readers are advised to prepare beds and proceed.
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Tribune
Muscatatuck Wildlife Refuge
Bill Hodges
Coast Guard
Hodges
Martin Simmerio
Long Island
Simmerio
Daily Tribune
Medora
Vernon Township
Brownstown Central Community Schools
Lutheran Central
St. Ambrose Catholic School
Seymour Lutheran School
St. John’s Lutheran School
Sayers
National Safety Council
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Franklin
Marilyn Reedy
Helen Prince
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