Deming Park Ponds Closed Over Polluted Water
City Park Superintendent Jerry Harbaugh ordered the Deming Park ponds closed to fishing and wading after tests showed high pollution. He cited risk to children, noted prior chemical treatment killed fish, and mentioned septic drainage from homes entering the pond system. Legal action may follow to resolve the pollution.
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Jerry Harbaugh
Deming Park
Harbaugh
Kean Lane
Poplar Street
Century-old cast-iron coffin unearthed in Belleville
A sealed cast-iron coffin found during Belleville sewer work contains a red haired blue eyed woman. Dr. C C Kane the St Clair county coroner says the body is well preserved and may belong to a prominent figure. The coffin could be opened for identification or reburying.
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Belleville, Ill
Belleville
C. C. Kane
St. Clair County
Kane
Cincinnati
Illinois Funeral Directors Museum
Shapiro OKs State Regional Office Buildings Plan
Gov Samuel H Shapiro signed bills to authorize state regional office buildings in Marion and Collinsville The Marion project costs 1 8 million and the Collinsville unit costs 1 87 million Both had been stalled as the Department of Children and Family Services lacked funds to support both projects at once The action clears the way for construction of the two facilities in central Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Samuel H. Shapiro
Marion
Collinsville
State Department of Children and Family Services
Three Construction Workers Die in Sewer Excavation Collapse
In Valparaiso Indiana three construction workers Lloyd Cummings James Cook and Perry Welch died when sewer trench walls collapsed after they jumped in to save two others Rolland V Phillips and Ollie Ventoes. Phillips and Ventoes were rescued but four more workers including Harold Fisher Orval Jenkins were treated for injuries at local hospitals. The accident occurred at an 18 by eight foot hole at the Lake of the Four Seasons housing development seven miles west of Valparaiso.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Lloyd Cummings
la Porte
James Cook
East Gary
Perry Welch
New Buffalo
Mich
Rolland V. Phillips
Michigan City
Ollie Ventoes
Rt. 7
Phillips
Ventoes
Harold D. Fisher
Rt. 2
Rochester
Orval Jenkins
Lake of the Four Seasons
Man Charged With Robberies In Indianapolis
FBI agents arrested 29 year old Robert E Cox owner of a Greenwood doughnut shop on charges he robbed two Indianapolis banks. He faces allegations of the August 9 Merchants National Bank branch holdup for 4700 and the January 26 First Bank and Trust Co. branch holdup for 5346 with a gun and false beard. Bond set at 25000.
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FBI
Indianapolis
Robert E. Cox
Greenwood
Southport
Cox
Merchants National Bank
First Bank and Trust Co
Ginny Babcock Crowned JA Queen At Indiana Univ
Ginny Babcock daughter of Dr and Mrs William E Babcock of 87 Allendale Place was crowned Miss Junior Achievement at the National Junior Achievement Conference at Indiana University. She will study speech therapy at Purdue University and received a $250 scholarship after topping five finalists in the conference talent show. Mayor Larrison presented her the keys to the city at Hulman Field reception.
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Hulman Field
United States
Ginny Babcock
William E. Babcock
Allendale Place
Indiana University
Larrison
Miss Babcock
Honey Creek High School
Purdue University
Donna Stone
Atlanta
Jerico
Hulman and Co
Logansport Stores Sell Out Of Fans As Pig Pigs Slump
Logansport stores report fans sold out as farmers use them to cool pigs amid hot humid weather. Farmers say many baby pigs are dying due to the heat this week.
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Logansport, Ind
Logansport
Unusual Garden Detail at Dunstable Club Meets
Gwen Elwell president of the Dunstable garden club shows a garden packed with hundreds of tidily kept weeds, each brought to full bloom. She admits the display is unusual for a gardening group.
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Dunstable
England
Gwen Elwell
United Fund Office Seeks Volunteers for New Vigo County Arm
The United Fund of Vigo County announces a new volunteer agency with openings for typists teachers companions for the aged lifeguards clerks and more. Head of the arm Mrs Ronald Lantz notes volunteers choose hours and days with no pay while aiding those unable to help themselves. The office plans to handle applications as the school year begins and seeks people aged 16 to 80. Prospective workers are positioned at Beacon School of the Valley YWCA Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and Community Action program.
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United Fund of
Vigo County
Beacon School of the Valley
YWCA
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Lantz
University of Ilinois
Indiana State University
United Fund
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Terre Haute
Chicago
Douglas Gets New Invitation to Give Speech
Chicago AP report notes Stephen A. Douglas from 1813 to 1861 received a written invitation to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention. The letter signed by Jim Clark urged Douglas to speak on Tuesday August 27 at 8 p.m, praising his status as Chicago’s longest resident and potential spellbinder to steady the nation. The note, opened by custodian Herman Williams at the Stephen A. Douglas memorial tomb, recalls historic ties to Abraham Lincoln.
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Chicago
Stephen A. Douglas
Jim Clark
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
National Democratic Party
Herman Williams
Williams
Douglas
Youths Cited For Speeding And License Violations
A list shows multiple individuals, ages from 16 to 55, cited for speeding no operator license and related infractions. Fines range from 3.25 to 32.50 dollars with some driving the wrong way on a one way street and railroad flasher violations. Names include James Moulton, James Bumpus, Larry Hinsley, and Maurice Seger among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Taylor
Brazil
Prague says Dubcek and Cernik join Moscow talks
Radio Prague and Radio Nitra report Czechoslovak Communist leaders Dubcek and Cernik joined President Svoboda in Moscow negotiations with Soviet leaders. The broadcasts cite a released status and a telephone link to Deputy Premier Husak, who urged patience for a potentially successful outcome.
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Vienna
Radio Prague
Alexander Dubcek
Oldrich Cernik
Ludvik Svoboda
Moscow
Radio Nitra
Slovakia
Slovak Communist Party
Prague
Gustav Husak
Husak
Dubcek
Cernik
Bratislava
Body Found In White River Near Trinity Springs
The body of Linda Amd burgey, 11, Chicago, was recovered from the White River Friday two miles north of Trinity Springs, Ind. She was visiting relatives and was last seen playing in a boat tied to the bank, according to conservation officials.
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Trinity Springs
Ind
Linda Amdburgey
Chicago
White River
Indiana
Nighttime lawn work sparks fine for caretaker
Clif ford Carr, 72, told City Judge William MaHanna it is too hot to cut grass in daytime sun. He was fined $21 after residents complained of noise while mowing at 12:05 a.m. Carr, an apartment building caretaker, was arrested Friday.
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Lafayette
Ind
Clifford Carr
William MaHanna
Carr
Warrant Service Dispute Ends With System Keeps
City and county law enforcement reached a settlement to preserve the current system for issuing justice of the peace warrants. May or Leland Larrison and officials from police and sheriff departments agreed that JPs will issue warrants in emergencies after hours, police will deliver warrants, and deputies will transport arrestees to JP hearings.
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Leland Larrison
Glenn Means
Gerald Walls
James Dillion
Harrison Township
Jps
Lee Easton
Andrew Atelski
Sheriffs
Atelski
City Hall
Man Seriously Hurt by Train Near Hulman Street Crossing
A Pontiac Tlman, Orville Ellis, was listed in serious condition at Union Hospital after being struck by a C&EI freight train about 9 45 p m Friday near Hulman Street crossing. Engineer J C Cook Evansville said the train at 141 cars was moving slowly when Ellis walked down the middle of the tracks and failed to step aside despite whistle blasts. Indiana ranks third in steel production.
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Tlman
Union Hospital
Orville Ellis
C&ei
Hulman ‘St
J. C. Cook
Evansville
Ellis
Cook
H. R. Wells
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Eldon Tipton
U.S. Congress
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Kermit Nees
Superior Court
Charles McCrory
C. Joseph Anderson
Wabash Valley Bible Conference
Illiana
West Vigo High School
West Terre Haute, Ind
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Avon Baptist Church
Avon Indiana
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Fremont Baptist Church
Crawfordsville
Greg Dixson
Radio & TV
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Leon Maurer
Indiana Bible College
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Thompson Road Baptist Church
Ron Smith
Bible Baptist Church
Charles W. Boyd
Olive Branch
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Olive Branch Baptist
Linton
Webster Clapp
Pimento Bible Church
Pimento
Esten Boyl
Max Lynch
Baptist
Dennis Sims
New Testament Church
Richard Baker
GIANT
Mel Mahurin
Tom Davis
Marksman
Floyd Huey
Evan G. Richard Baker
United Fund Office
James K. Moulton
Longridge Dr
James L. Bumpus
S. 12Th St
Larry Hinsley
Clinton
James Russell
Dillman St
Clay Wilkenson
Larry Martin
Maurice Seger
Poplar St
Herbert Carrier
Rosedale
Jeff McClure
Kenneth Hutchins
N. 23Rd St
James Campbell
17Th St
Virgil Lewis
West Terre Haute
Frederick Winston
S. 15Th St
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Superior Loan Company
Wabash Ave
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