Man Attempts Suicide in Court as Sentence Is Read
The Evansville defendant, Jim Hutchings, facing prison, drank iodine from a small bottle in the courtroom as Judge Johnston imposed the sentence after noting Hutchings' lengthy criminal record. Officials rushed to aid him while observers watched in stunned silence and an ambulance was summoned.
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American Oil Co
Evansville
Hutchings
Johnston
Mark Hennig
Bobby Lawson
Nixon selects 14 nominees for Cabinet posts
The roster includes Rogers as secretary of state Kennedy as treasury Laird defense Mitchell attorney general Blount postmaster general Hickel interior Hardin agriculture Stans commerce Shultz labor Finch health and welfare Romney housing Volpe transportation. Nixon says the cabinet consists of independent thinkers not “yes” men and lauds each appointee while critics note all white representation. background sketches detail ages careers and prior roles.
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William P. Rogers
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
John N. Mitchell
Winton M. Blount
the Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Alaska
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
George P. Shultz
Robert H. Finch
California
Housing and Urban Development
George Romney
Michigan
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Nixon
Cabient
Spiro T. Agnew
Johnson
Rogers
Senate
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreignations Committee
Mike Mansfield
Georgia
Julian Bond
al Negro
New York
Washington
Kennedy
Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Laird
Mitchell
Blount
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery
Ala
Hickel
Interior
Hardin
Michigan State University
University of Nebraska
Stans
Eisenhower
Shultz
Graduate School of Business
University of Chicago
Finch
Romney
Volpe
Transportation
State leaders push local power and mental health reforms
Conference discussions centered on letting cities exceed bonded debt limits with local referendums and revamping Indiana constitutions for more local authority. Officials weighed a division in corrections for youthful offenders and expanding mental health services with higher cigarette tax funding to support new beds and full-time staff.
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Indiana
Constitutional Revision Commission
Brady Black
The
Cincinnati
Ohio) Enquirer
Anthony Kuharich
Kuharich
Richard O. Ristine
Ristine
Indiana Mental Health Association
Association
Foster-Forbes Glass declares 50 percent stock dividend
Three for two stock split approved by Foster-Forbes Glass Co directors in Marion Indiana. The firm already paid 25 cents per share through three quarters this year and adopted a quarterly dividend of 18 cents on the new stock.
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Marion, Ind
Gunmen Rob Savings and Loan During Camera Install
Two gunmen robbed a Savings and Loan office of 6900 dollars as workers installed a camera to photograph hold ups. The incident occurred Wednesday and the robbers escaped before authorities arrived.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Savings and Loan Association
Rose Plans for joint university air pollution effort
Two unnamed men from distinct universities are linked to proposals enabling cross campus student help on an air pollution control team. Dr Hite will present ideas to the Board of Health Wednesday evening as the county council holds funds and a new director post until January.
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Board of Health
County Council
Hite
Warren Bowden
Bowden
Park Service declines Falls of Ohio as national park
The National Park Service cannot recommend Falls of Ohio in Louisville Kentucky as a national park Rep Lee H Hamilton said Wednesday It recommended Kentucky and Indiana join to establish the site a bi state park famed for fossil beds
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Washington
National Park Service
Falls of Ohio
Louisville
Lee H. Hamilton
Kentucky
Indiana
Swiss banks ordered to stop secret American accounts
STOP ORDERED ZURICH SWITZERLAND The Swiss Banking Association said its members must cease taking secret American accounts used to evade U.S. taxes. U.S. officials had urged action to close loopholes and curb offshore secrecy practices.
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Zurich
Switzerland
UPI
Swiss Banking Association
U.S
Heart transplant patient tests at Groote Schuur
Petrus Smith, South Africa's third heart transplant patient, underwent tests today in the Groote Schuur Hospital sterile ward. A hospital spokesman said testing so far had proved unsatisfactory, though the patient shows no heart rejection.
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Capetown
South Africa
UPI
Petrus Smith
Groote Schuur Hospital
Smith
Five Die in Lake County Crashes Across Indiana
A string of fatal crashes reported in Lake County and surrounding areas claimed five lives. William Moorehouse, 70, of La Porte, died from injuries after swerving to avoid a backing vehicle on Indiana 4. In Gary, a train crossing on Elgin Joliet tracks killed a woman and two men in a auto-train collision. Juan Ramirez of East Chicago and an unnamed driver near a Calumet River bridge also died in separate auto incidents. Jerry F. Newman, 43, of Newburgh, died when two semi trucks collided on U S 41 west of Lowell. Mission of Devil's Hole State Park noted as historical context.
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William Moorehouse
la Porte
Indiana 4
Moorehouse
Indiana
Lake County
Elgin & Joliet
Gary
Juan Ramirez
Chicago
Calumet River
Jerry F. Newman
Newburgh
Ind
U. S. 41
Lowell
Chilly Snowy Weekend Forecast for Indiana
Indiana faces a shift from near spring warmth to chilly, snowy conditions this Friday and Saturday. Temperatures reach the 60s in the south and 50s in the north today, with thundershowers possible before cooler air moves in. Friday highs may be 40s north to 50s south, and snow flurries are possible statewide with little accumulation.
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Indiana
Weather Bureau
50S
Mercury
Child 3 Shot In Accidental Indiana Camping Incident
Kimberly Caswell, 3, of Indianapolis, was accidentally shot in the lower jaw when a .32 caliber revolver discharged at a camping site near Cataract Lake in Clay County. She was treated at the scene, X-rayed, then moved to St Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. Her mother Judy Caswell, 24, and stepfather Charles Ross, 49, were present. Ross accompanied the child to the hospital. The time of the mishap was about 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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Poland
Ind
Kimberly Caswell
Indianapolis
Clay County Hospital
St. Francis Hospital
Judy Caswell
Charles Ross
Ross
Cataract Lake
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