Indiana funding to stop flooding near Connersville
Lt. Gov. Robert Orr and Rep. John King announced that the State Highway Commission approved 36108 dollars to drain a low area at the north edge of Commersville addressing periodic flooding. The project funds target drainage improvements in the affected locality.
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Indianapolis
State Highway Commission
Indiana 1
Commersville
Pfbert D. Orr
John King
Connersville
King
Wife and in laws indicted in Mattoon murder
A grand jury indicted Bobby F. Sanders said five people face murder and conspiracy charges in the Aug murder of Joe Carl Plumley near Mattoon Illinois Plumley 34 was shot on a country road near Mattoon His wife Phillis sister Linda Sims and Buford Hobbie a brother in law were named plus Joyce Hackworth the mother in law and one unnamed man Sanders said additional indictments may follow as Plumley lived in a Mattoon motel while working on a north of town project.
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Charleston
Ill
Mattoon
Bobby F. Sanders
Cole County
Joe Carl Plumley
Plumley
Buford Hobbie
Blumley
Hobbie
Bryan County
Durant
Okla
Illinois
Joyce Hackworth
Phillis
Sanders
Illinois 16
Gavs
Komada
Coles County
McCarthy
Mount Vernon
Philadelphia
Miss
Ed Horn
Horn
Juvenil
Republican County Board
Dotson
Democratic Party
Judge Boyle elected president of Illinois chief judges
Chicago AP Judge John Boyle of Cook County Circuit Court was elected president of the Chief Judges of Illinois replacing Richard T. Carter of Belleville. Carter moves to the Illinois Appellate Court. Jacob Berkowitz of Mattoon becomes vice president and Victor Cardois of Kankakee joins the executive board.
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Chicago
John Boyle
Circuit Court
Cook County
State of Illinois
Boyle
Richard T. Carter
Belleville
Carter
Illinois Appellate Court
Jacob Berkowitz
Mattoon
Victor Cardois
Kankakee
Bloomfield welcomes new attorney and appoints Greene County officials
David Holt. a Bloomfield native and graduate of Bloomfield High School, IU AB 1964 JD 1967, was installed as a Rotary member at the regular luncheon. He studied law in Bloomington before joining the Navy JAG corps. Judge Edwin B. Long made several 1974 appointments, with Frank Todd and John Bogan of Bloomfield reconfirmed to the Greene County Board of Review.
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Bloomfield
Ind
David Holt
Rotary Club
Bloomfield High School
Indiana University
Bloomington
U.S. Navy
Judge Advocate General's Corps
Spencer
Edwin B. Long
Frank Todd
John Bogan
Greene County Board of Revue
Indy Desegregation Ruling May Trigger Assembly Action
U S District Judge S Hugh Dillin urges Indiana lawmakers to draft a city suburban desegregation plan by Feb 15 or risk court consolidation. Leaders estimate 1974 session unlikely to produce a plan with 24 school systems under review. The ruling requires bused transfer of about 9 200 pupils and hints at increased costs for transportation and potential funding implications.
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Indianapolis
Indiana General Assembly
U.S. District Court
S. Hugh Dillin
House
Kermit O. Burros
Senate
Phillip F. Gutman
Snowbain
General Assembly
Dillin
U.S. Supreme Court
Dilkin
Burrous
Supreme Court
Legisi
Guilty Pleas In Bank Robbery In Peoria Area
Two men pleaded guilty to robbing the Washburn Bank of 6000 in cash and traveler's checks on Sept 7. Timothy Joyce 29 of Lacon and Charles Neeley 28 of Springfield were sentenced to 20 years each in federal prison by U S Magistrate Robert D Morgan. They were captured six hours after the robbery following a chase by about 50 officers.
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Peoria
Ill
Washburn
Timothy Joyce
Lacon
Charles Neeley
Springfield
U.S
Robert D. Morgan
Neeley
Joyce
Coles County Democrats weighing McCarthy successor
Coles County Democrats seek a successor to late state attorney John J. McCarthy Jr. The Coles County Board will choose at its December 11 meeting. Acting state’s attorney Robert Sanders and former assistant Paul Komada seek the post. petitions favor Komada.
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Charleston
Ill
Coles County
John J. McCarthy Jr
McCarthy
Robert Sanders
Paul Komada
Mattoon
Charelston
Komada
L. Stanton Dotson
Dotson
DuPage County
GOP, Demos Are Shy Starters for 1974 Indiana State House
Indianapolis Mayoral candidate Lugar looms over a tight field as Republicans weigh a run for U S Senate. Democrats Conway Currie McCullough and Conrad expected to seek re election. Possible GOP contenders include Mutz Brand Packard Conover Borst Salin and Allen with several others tied to Lugar decision.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Lugar
U.S. Senate
Birch Bayh
Larry A. Conrad
Jack L. New
Mary Atkins Currie
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Billie R McCullough
Statehouse
John Mutz
Calvert Brand
Edwin J. Simecox
LaPorte
Republican State Central Committee
Haseen
William Salin
Fort Wayre
Chi
Michael M. Packard
State Bureau of Motor Vehicles
William Allen
Jeffersonville
William C. Conover
Valpanaiso
Senate
Lawrence Borst
Varrious
Conover
Audrey Bailey
Frances Leach
Plain
Indiana Senate panel approves education commissions bill
The Indiana Senate Education Committee approved a bill to add three lay members and three professional school employees to each of the three education commissions for general education teacher training and licensing and textbook adoption. The current seven include four school employees on each six member panel.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Senate Education Committee
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