John L Lewis dies at 89 after long labor leadership
John L. Lewis longtime head of the United Mine Workers and founder of the CIO dies at Doctors Hospital at age 89 after a career shaping American labor. He led miners to organize across industries and clashed with Roosevelt and the AFL, leaving a lasting impact on union power and safety gains.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
America
CIO
Doctors Hospital
United Mine Workers Union
Clo
Harry Bridges
Longshoreman’s Union
Lewis
Senate Committee On
Congress of the United States
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFL
Taxes Distributed in Jackson County Spring 1969 Budget
Distribution totaling 2 451 384 41 will be paid Friday to Jackson County taxing units in the 1969 spring tax distribution. Auditor Lynn Roberts Jr says figures were approved and checks mailed Friday. Local residents and businesses paid 2 411 025 14 via County Treasurer Allen Bain Harbaugh.
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Jackson County
Lynn Roberts
Roberts
Allen Bain Harbaugh
City of
Seymour
Brownstown
Metropolitan School District
Vernon Township
Seymour Community Schools
Seymour Public Library
Jackson County Contractual Library
State Fair Board and State Forestry Fund
Carr Township
Medora
Driftwood
Grassy Fork
Hamilton Township
Jackson Township
Owen Township
Clearspring
Pershing
Redding
Salt Creek
Vernon
Washington Township
Crothersville
City To Amend Junk Yard Suit In Seymour Court
The City of Seymour and the City Plan Commission seek to stop Franklin Junk Yard for zoning noncompliance and hindering public rights of way. Judge Robertson continued the hearing to July 1 for amended pleadings after consolidating two suits filed May 27.
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Edison Franklin
Seymour
City Plan Commission
Jonathan J. Robertson
Jackson
Brownstown
John M. Lewis
The
Plan Commission
Franklin Junk Yard
Franklin
Seymour Weather Record Shows Noon Temperature 64
Downtown Seymour noon reading 64 degrees is unofficial while other readings come from Ruth Everhart government observer at Rockford and are official.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Marines clash in DMZ rescue as helicopters shot down
A Marine patrol inside the DMZ engaged North Vietnamese forces and, after two days of movement through mountains and jungle to safety, were reinforced. Two CH46 helicopters were destroyed with uninjured crews joining the ground force. Seven Marines were wounded, four by friendly fire.
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Saigon
U. S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North Vietnam
the Rockpile
Head
Efforts To Kill Ivy Tech Debated At Bedford Hearing
State superintendent Richard Wells led an opening bid to abolish Ivy Tech at a Bedford hearing the first of five statewide sessions. Indiana Chamber of Commerce education director Robert Martin warned Ivy Tech funding is being strangled as part of a broader move to shift toward area vocational programs.
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Ivy Tech
Richard Wells
Indiana Vocational Technical College
Bedford
Indiana
Wells
Robert Martin
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Columbus
Sions
General Assembly
National Guard
Martin
Warning Given By Sanitarian On Homemade Ice Cream
Sanitarian Jack Abney of the county health department warns that homemade ice cream can transmit paratyphoid fever if not prepared properly. He notes commercial ice cream is tested, while households should sanitize freezers and utensils and avoid raw eggs or milk. use hot process heating to 165 degrees.
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Jack Abney
County Health Department
Abney
Local REA Office Moves Service Continues in Seymour
Seymour loses a local REA Express office but daily pickup and delivery will continue from the Scottsburg terminal serving North Vernon Seymour Madison Salem Paoli Austin and Scottsburg. Richard Hunt, new resident manager, says the centralization plan consolidates Indiana offices and maintains daily truck shipments from Chicago starting June 15 with free calls to Enterprise 2993 for shipments.
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Seymour
Scottsburg
Richard Hunt
REA Express Agency
North Vernon
Madison
Salem
Paoli
Austin
Hunt
REA
Indiana
Jeffersonville Avenue
Brown and Poplar
Jackson County Bank
Enterprise 2993
Cincinnati
Chicago
Bedford
Bloomington
Sellersburg
Louisville
Columbus
Osgood
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Auditor’s Office
Jackson County Schneck Memorial Hospital
Weddle Brothers Construction
Tribune
Jackson Park Drive
Big Blue
Plymouth
Toppe Building & Supply, Inc
By Leary
DR. Scholl Eps
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
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