Vigo Fair Attendance Marks Set
Detailed list of winners across multiple divisions at Vigo Fair including horses gildings stock horsemanship and dairy cattle results. Notable names include John Salmon Randy Camp Steven Durham Nancy Mitchell Greg Woodsmall Beverly Coughran Randy Taylor and Don Fry among others with various champion and reserve placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Salmon
Lisa Selsan
David Decker
John Salmon
Randy Camp
Steven Durham
Terry Caughran
Lisa Chaney
Greg Woodsmall
Beverly Coughran
Susan Taylor
Linda Perdrew
Pamela Francis
Kathleen Turner
Susan Llewellyn
Rex Humbell
Roy Dennis
Nancy Mitchell
Beverly Caughran
Lynetta Hall
Randell Taylor
Charlotte Sweitzer
Karen Ferguson
Randy Taylor
John Salman
Terri Moreland
Dave Decker
Faith Kircher
Terry Coughran
Steve Durham
Steve Decker
Bever Coughran
Jo Ann Lattin
Cindy Ryan
Terri Coughran
Jackie Roberts
Billy Dennis
Faith Kirchner
Debra Bopp
Linda Perdiew
Kathy Turner
Allen Snyder
Bayh urges foe to name specific votes on 1967 bills
Indiana Senator Birch Bayh challenged Republican opponent William D. Ruckelshaus at a news conference in Indianapolis to name which of the 17 1967 appropriation bills he would oppose. Bayh pressed whether the foe would oppose funds for Vietnam veterans schools airports farmers training job programs health and elder care.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Birch Bayh
Senate
Everett McKinley Dirksen
United States Senate
Bayh
William D. Ruckelshaus
Vietnam
Lake Sul
Livan
Saline City Demos Plan Picnic Event
Saline City Indiana Democrats schedule a community picnic for Saturday night August 17 at 6 p.m. Free watermelon hot dogs and soft drinks will be served. Music by the Harmonettes. Entertainer Ray Richardson has performed in Indianapolis venues and spoken to thousands of students and adults across many cities in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline City
Ind
Harmonettes
Ray Richardson
Avondale
Indianapolis
Nigerian couple visits Sullivan County on a U.S. exchange tour
Mr and Mrs Ajibajo from Oldapo Nigeria, on the Eisenhower Exchange Program, toured Sullivan County with host Harold Dodd. Mayor Herman Smith and others accompanied the group visiting Dodd's Sawmill where pallets were loaded by forklift and plant displays were seen.
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Sullivan
Ind
Ajibavo
Oldapo
United States
Harold Dodd
Sullivan County
Herman Smith
Harold Downes
Ben Merold
Dodd
Global Thunderstorms Throughout the World Number Near Two Thousand
Scientists estimate about 1800 thunderstorms occur worldwide at any moment, spanning oceans and continents. The figure highlights the planet's active weather systems and the dynamic nature of atmospheric convection.
Community Grief as August Family Recalls Aileen Montgomery
The August Montgomery family of AR 21 mourns seven year old Aileen Louise Montgomery who was killed August 7 after stepping into traffic. Countless friends visited their home and offered help and a fund was raised at the Courthouse through Welfare Department workers to ease the family’s sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Montgomery
AR 21
Aileen Louise Montgomery
Montgomery
August
Welfare Department
In memory of a girl Montgomery’s whispered thanks
A reporter recalls Montgomery, a former Marine, asked how to respond to a crowd he wished to thank. He mused that he would say thanks and then “bust out scrying” and asked the reporter to write something, though the writer has tried.
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Augie
Montgomery
SCLC Threatens Election Boycott in Memphis Convention
The widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. urged SCLC leaders to rededicate to love and nonviolence during a Memphis banquet at the annual civil rights convention, signaling continued pressure on electoral participation amid protests.
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Memphis. Tenn
Martin Luther King Jr
SCLC Leaders Warn of Tough Road Ahead in Negro Vote
Coretta King warns the road ahead will be extremely difficult. Ralph David Abernathy opens the convention saying neither party can take the Negro vote for granted. He urges a candidate free to serve the people or Negroes may boycott the presidential election, possibly a blackout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Coretta King
Abernathy
Vigo County Budget Proposes Higher Tax Rate for 1969
The proposed 1969 Vigo County budget totals 6.7 million dollars with a county tax rate of 2.275 per 100 assessed value, about 27 percent above the current rate. A highway maintenance fund of 971 thousand is raised by the state gasoline tax and not a direct local tax impact. The plan, reviewed Sept 3, also includes 2.99 million for general offices, 3.05 million welfare, and assorted funds, with most general offices seeking more funds.
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Vigo County
Vigo County Council
Local
Park and Recreation Fund
General Fund
Election Board
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Vigo Fair
Mary Lynn Hunt
Pleasure Horse of Pony
Lynette Hall
Melyssa Mickless
Bill Dennis
Jeanne Kyle
Barbara Rotramel
Marie
Doug Cottom
Leland Staggs
Ken Hutchinson
Denflis Hutchinson
Peggy Marrs
Leland
Linda Marrs
Don Fry
Dennis Hutchinson
Kent Hutchinson
Guernsey
Iris Moore
Jersey
Clem Mace
Richard Unger
Sally Fry
David Cottom
Saline City Demos Slate Picnic
SCLC
Woodburn Printing Co., Inc
South 6Th St
Brown
NEHRU
Eret Ee
Terre Haute, Ind
Wabash Ave
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