Ex Local Man Killed By Lightning Beneath Tree
Joel T. Cockrum a 56 year old former Seymour resident and 38 year PSI employee was killed when struck by lightning while under a tree near Pumpkin Center Washington County He ran for cover with three other linemen and a 24 man PSI crew performed life saving efforts without success Cockrum born April 29 1911 in Brownstown was survived by his wife Emma Jane Fos ter three sons Robert Donald Kenneth his parents and siblings Funeral services set for 3 p m Tuesday at Hathaway Funeral Home Columbus burial Riverview Cemetery Columbus
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Seymour
Joel T. Cockrum
Columbus
Public Service Indiana
PSI
Pumpkin Center
Little York
Washington County
Scott County
Hubert Buchanan
Cockrum
William T. Morgan
Columbus Psi
Brownstown
Charles Thomas
Anna Bell Lucas Cockrum
Shields High School
Emma Jane Foster
New Albany
First Baptist Church
St. John’s
Weather records for Seymour and official readings
Downtown Seymour noon temperature unofficial while other readings come from Ruth Everhart rockford official records. River gauge shows 2.3 feet at 7 am and trace precipitation with sunset at 8 16 EST and sunrise at 5 17 EST. Highs 79 and 87.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Two Seymour Teens Injured in Mot orbike Crash
Two 16 year old Seymour youths Lonnie Cole and Ricky Elliott were injured when their motorcycle collided with a truck at Tipton Street and Broadway around 1:30 PM. They were taken to Schneck Memorial Hospital emergency room. conditions not released.
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Seymour
Tipton Street
Broadway
Lonnie Cole
Ricky Elliott
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Kosygin Blames U.S. For Middle East War
Soviet Premier Kosygin at a United Nations emergency session charged the United States with inciting Israel to war. Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban countered that the Soviet Union bears responsibility for Middle East tensions. Kosygin demanded Israel withdraw from occupied territories and said the confrontation could threaten world peace.
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United Nations, N. Y
Alexi N. Kosygin
United States
Israel
U. S
U. N
Kosygin
Arthur J. Goldberg
Ebba Eban
Andrei A. Gromyko
Johnson
Washington
Middle East
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Abba Eban
Soviet Union
Eban
Methodists Make Pastoral Changes Across Indiana
The Indiana Conference announced numerous pastor reassignment and leadership moves affecting about 585 Southern Indiana churches. Changes include Rev. Carl C. Moman taking Trinity Seymour and Rockford positions, Rev. Paul Shepherd move to Centenary Evansville, and Rev. Boyd Nelson and Rev. William Lynch switching churches. Merrill McFall named executive secretary of the Preachers Aid Society. Leroy Hodapp to head Indianapolis West District with inner city ministry focus.
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Methodist Indiana Conference
Bloomington
Southern Indiana
Carl C. Moman
Seymour
Trinity Methodist Church
Paul A. Shepherd
Centenary Methodist Church
Evansville
Moman
Rockford
North Vernon
Shelbyville West Methodist Church
Merrill B. McFall
Columbus First Methodist Church
Preachers Aid Society
Columbus
James W
Keith
Leroy C. Hodapp
Indianapolis
Virgil W. Sexton
Methodist Board of Missions
New York
Mr. Hodapp
Inner City
Hodapp
General Conference of the Methodist Church
Dallas
Texas
Johnson Links Withdrawal Of Troops And Israel Rights
President Johnson declared troops must be withdrawn from conquered Arab territory but tied the pullback to negotiations for a comprehensive Arab Israeli peace. He outlined five peace principles and urged end to arms race while stressing recognition of Israel and refugee issues.
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Washington
Johnson
Wartorn
Middle East
U. S
Israel
State Department
Alexei N. Kosygin
U. N. General Assembly
New York
Guerrilla assault near Saigon ends in heavy U S casualties
A 500-strong guerrilla battalion failed to overrun a U S armored cavalry bivouac about 40 miles east of Saigon. The attack triggered 175mm artillery, killing eight U S soldiers and wounding 31 in a one hour battle.
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Associated Press
Saigon
U. S
U. S. 11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Teens Drinking Issue Examined in Jackson County Series
Editor notes this is the second in a Jackson County series on teen drinking. The article cites the National Council on Crime and Delinquency reporting a growing national problem and analyzes causes, noting a temporary local decline in juvenile alcohol charges while urging attention to underlying factors and possible solutions.
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Jackson County
National Council On Crime and Delinquency
Seymour
Niles
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