Pentagon moves to redefine AWOL as desertion intent
Defense Secretary Laird plans to change military law making one month of unauthorized absence evidence of desertion intent. The move aims to curb leniency, improve convictions, and address Senate criticism while detailing penalties and reporting improvements for defectors.
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Washington
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Laird
Senate
Sweden
Canada
Adminis
Daniel K. Inouye
D-Hawaii
Associated Press
Subcommittee
State Department
U. S
Violence Strikes Kokomo as 13 Officers Wounded
In Kokomo Indiana a shooting outbreak in a predominantly Negro neighborhood wounded 13 policemen including Chief Raymond Kellar. Two other injuries came from bricks and glass. Police sawn by rioters and watermelons sparked the disturbance, with 200 state troopers deployed to bolster local patrols through the night.
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Kokomo, Ind
Kokomo
Raymond Kellar
Kellar
Judy Crumpton
Washington, D. C
Larry Green
Robert Konkle
Indiana State Police
Highland Park
Sam _ Burch
State Police
Edna Vail Retires After 37 Years With Seymour Shirt Firm
Mrs. Edna Vail of Seymour R4 retires after a 37 year career at F. Jacobson and Son Inc. shirt factory. She began in stitching and moved to cutting, witnessed plant moves and expansions, and received a retirement gift at a Thursday afternoon farewell. She has two daughters, Martha Mellencamp and Joann Meyer, and plans to take things easy and visit.
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Edna Vail
F. Jacobson and Son, Inc
Seymour
F. Jacobson and Son
Reliance Manufacturing Company
Seymour Amateur Radio Club Plans 12th Field Day Event
The Seymour Amateur Radio Club schedules its 12th annual field day for Saturday and Sunday. John Niemeyer says operations start 4 p.m. Saturday and run through Sunday at Freeman Field near Airport Road. Ham operators test emergency communication using all frequencies to make many contacts and connect distant locations. The event, sponsored by the American Radio Relay League, is a nationwide reunion and picnic with visitors welcome day and night.
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Seymour
Airport Road
Niemeyer
American Radio Relay League
Norman man fined in illegal trash dumping case
Norman resident William D. Caudill pleaded guilty in Brownstown justice court to illegal dumping and to furnishing alcohol to a minor. He was fined $25 plus costs for the dumping charge and again $25 and costs for the alcohol charge. Also fined were Donald W. Frazier and Elmer Wayne Cheek for related alcohol offenses. Authorities noted the dumping arrest was the first near the new county landfill opened that week.
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Norman
Justice of the Peace
Brownstown
William D. Caudill
William Boley
Mickey E. Hudson
Seymour
Donald W. Frazier
Elmer Wayne Cheek
Norman al
Justice of the Peace Court
Caudill
New County
Finch withdraws Knowles nomination for top health officer
Secretary of Welfare Robert H. Finch ends his push to nominate Dr. John H. Knowles as the nation’s leading health official amid opposition from the American Medical Association and Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirkson.
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Washington
Robert H. Finch
John H. Knowles
American Medical Association
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Court Lets Seymour Variance Stand for 19 Unit Apartment
A Jackson Circuit Court special judge upheld the Seymour board of zoning appeals in granting a variance for a 19 unit multi family dwelling at Chestnut and North Park Drive. The ruling backed Empire Developers and Pfaffenberger, noting no bond posting requirement and that facts and the law favor defendants.
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Jackson
Seymour Board of Zoning Appeals
H. Wayne Baker
Lawrence Circuit Court
Bedford
Ed Stradley
Board of Zoning Appeals
George W. Pfaffenberger
Empire Developers
Chestnut Street
North Park Drive
Baker
City of
Pfaffenberger
Seymour
Pfaffenberger and
Empire
Arthur B., Russell
Edward H. Phillips
Donald W. Phillips
Swim Program Set Here For Handicapped Persons
Jackson County sponsors a summer swim program for handicapped children and adults at Seymour Municipal Pool starting July 2. Classes every Tuesday at 10 a.m through July 29, directed by Charles Lewis with pool staff. Enrollment open on site. no charge.
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Jackson County Society For
Crippled Children
Seymour Municipal Swimming Pool
Charles Lewis
Lewis
The
Red Cross
Seymour Weather Readings Report Official Late Noon Temps
The Seymour records show noon downtown temperature unofficial while other readings come from Ruth Everhart government weather observer at Rockford and are official.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
New Seven Span Bridge To Begin Over White River
Work on a new seven span continuous steel plate girder bridge over the White River on Ind 258 west of Seymour is set to start within 30 days. Shaw Contractors & Builders of Mt Carmel Ill won the contract with a low bid of 723318.35, against an estimate of 863256.94. The bridge will lie south of the Bell’s Ford covered bridge, which will remain as a historic landmark.
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White River
Seymour
R. H
Bob’’ Harrell
Indiana State Highway Commission
Shaw Contractors & Builders
Mt. Carmel
Ill
State Highway Commission
Illinois
Ralph Rogers, Inc
Bloomington
Browns
Viet Cong Claim Ben Het Camp In Desperate Position
Viet Cong broadcasts claim two North Vietnamese regiments totaling about 3,000 men surround the Ben Het Special Forces camp in the central highlands. The siege involves 700 South Vietnamese irregulars and U.S. Green Berets with artillery, as 4,500 regulars operate nearby. The campaign tests South Vietnamese capability as U.S. forces draw down.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
Ben Het
U. S
National Liberation Front
U.S
United States
South Vietnam
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Jacobson
Vail
Conquest
Ind
Hilltop Church
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Carolyn Stradley
Don R
Kaye Downing
Leonard
Mary Underwood
By Leary
Jay
Keers You
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
John M. Lewis
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