Freelandville Telephone seeks multiple rate increases
Freelandville Indiana Special A public hearing by the Indiana Public Service Commission is set for Thursday June 9 to consider Freelandville Telephone Corp rate hikes and ending free calls to Bicknell. Increases include single line business from 5 to 6 dollars per month, home single line from 3 to 4, home party line in town from 2.50 to 3, rural party line from 2.50 to 2.75, and wall type phones from 2.50 to 2.75, with some current rates at 2.25. The proposed changes total a 50-cent monthly rise for these phones.
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Freelandville, Ind
Indiana Public Service Commission
Freelandville Telephone Corp
Freelandville
Bicknell
Greene County Council Names D. A. Bays
Greene County Council in special session appointed Dennie A. Bays of Bloomfield to fill the district two seat after the death of Earl Schantz. Bays will serve the remainder of Schantz’s term through December and is expected to be named to the ballot by the county Democratic Central Committee for the fall election.
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Bloomfield
Ind
Greene County
Earl Schantz
Dennie A. Bays
RR 4
Schantz
Greene County Democratic Central Committee
Office Moves to New Bloomfield Location
The Bloomfield Selective Service office has relocated via the General Services Administration due to space needs. The new site sits in a remodeled building on S Washington St in Bloomfield, replacing the basement post office space.
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Bloomfield
Ind
Bloomfield Selective Service Office
General Services Administration
Post Office
S. Washington St
Brazil Seeks Bids for $1 Million Sewage Revenue Bonds
Brazil Indiana moves to issue about 1 million dollars in revenue bonds to finance a new sewage treatment system. The project includes an interceptor sewer, main trunk line, four lagoons, and possible neighbor sewers south of town near Hoosierville. Bids open June 23 at City Hall. Rates will rise with sewage charges to fund construction and expansions. Mayor Jenkins and Councilman Price work with City Attorney Amos Thomas on the plan.
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Brazil
Amos Thomas
Board of Public Works
Hoosierville
Brazil City Hall
Indiana Stream Pollution Control Board
Birch Creek
Thomas
Everett E. Jenkins
Thomas L. Price
West Frankfort man sentenced 30 to 40 years in murder case
A 20 year old West Frankfort man, James F. Dodd Jr., was given a 30 to 40 year prison term after pleading guilty to the murder of 48 year old Dallas E. Lee of Marion. Lee, leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints near West Frankfort, died May 15 after being shot while trying to separate a fight between Dodd and his former wife Sharon Lee, Lee's cousin. Lee also headed the Lee Nursing Home in Marion.
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Marion, Ill
West Frankfort
Dallas E. Lee
Marion
James F. Dodd Jr
Lane Haney
Lee
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Dodd
Sharon
Illinois Guard to train at Camp McCoy for two weeks
About 11,000 officers and enlisted men from Illinois National Guard units will train at Camp McCoy Wisconsin for two weeks starting June 25. Gov Otto Kerner will be honored at the camp July 2.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois National Guard
Camp McCoy
Wis
Otto Kerner
Deputy in Kidnapping Hoax Faces Charges in Illinois
Douglas County deputy Robert Sumption, 34, seeking the Republican sheriff nomination, admitted fabricating a cross country kidnapping tale. He is charged with disorderly conduct and criminal damage after a bullet hole, blood on the seat and a nationwide search ended in Albuquerque. Sumption was suspended and released on 4000 dollars bond.
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Tuscola
Ill
Robert Sumitton
Douglas County
Sumption
Albuquerque
N.M
New Mexico
Ronald Harbaugh
Injunction Sought Over Clay County School Board Election
Michael Riley announced plans to file for a temporary injunction against the newly formed Clay County Community School Corporation after a recount showed minimal changes. The action targets the school board election, seeks to halt board meetings and transfer of property, and names township trustees in Clay and Parke counties as defendants. The recount kept the measure winning, 4 439 to 3 706 overall, with some ballot irregularities noted.
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Brazil
Ind
Michael Riley
Indianapolis
Melvin 0. Mercer
Clay County Community School Corporation
Mercer
RR 1
Carbon
Clay County
Riley
Jackson
Parke County
Local Socials Report Weekend Visits Across Indiana
Lewis Indiana hosts include Mr. and Mrs. James Corey and Mrs. Estella Bailey with RR1. Middlebury and La Porte guests attend the Sunday dinner at Mrs. Goldie Corey. Visitors arrive from Evansville Terre Haute Chicago and Bloomington connections with Dessie Welch Verlin Dieus and others.
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Dessie Welch
Titus Harbaugh
Virginia
Bloomington
Herbert Conrad
Chicago
Verlin Dieus
Montgomerys Visit Clinton Relative During Weekend
Mrs Stella Jones of Clinton receives Kenneth Montgomery and his wife during a Sunday visit. Nearby relatives Ray Montgomery recuperates from eye surgery at St Anthony's Hospital while Jack Muncie and Grace Frazer join weekend guests from Gary Cedar Lake and Cloverland. Howard Cowen and Cecil Rightsell families vacation in Florida and Mansfield Lake hosts a weekend gathering.
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Carbon
Ind
Kenneth Montgomery
Stella Jones
Clinton
Kenneth Zimmerman
Mishawaka
Mary Hobert
South Bend
Ray Montgomery
Hazel
Brazil
Ray
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Art Brown
Jack Muncie
Gary
Grace Frazer
Cedar Lake
Howard Myers
Brenda
Jack Kirchner
Cloverland
Howard Cowen
Florida
Cecil Rightsell
Mansfield Lake
Three Lowdermilk Brothers Graduate at IU ROTC Ceremony
Mrs. Marjorie D. Lowdermilk attended Indiana University ROTC Commencement with her sons Jon and Joe Lowdermilk among the graduates. They then joined a reception honoring the military graduates at the home of University President Elvis J. Stahr.
Indiana corn planting trails last year and averages
Indiana corn planting reached 60 percent by week’s end, below last year’s 75 percent and the 85 percent average. Weather delays kept progress over a week behind last year as soybeans show two week lag, wheat lags, and alfalfa first cut at 10 percent. Tomato set at about 40 percent.
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Lafayette, Ind
UPI
Indiana
Robert E. Straszheim
Purdue
Straszheim
May Close Old Clinton Station
Clinton Indiana residents may lose the Red Brick C&EI Railroad station as officials seek PSC approval to handle all business by phone from Terre Haute. The brick building dating from the turn of the century stands on North Main Street and Simon Maher the last local clerk will be transferred after approval.
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Clinton
Ind
C&ei
N. Main St
Indiana Public Service Commission
Terre Haute
Simon Maher
Parke Retarded Assn to Meet in Rockville
The Parke County Association for Parents and Friends of Retarded Children will hold its regular meeting Thursday June 9 at 7 30 p m at Rockville Baptist Church. Dues may be paid at the meeting or sent to Betty Penn Rockville. A member urged support for the county’s retarded children program through membership and outreach.
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Rockville
Ind
Parke County Association For Parents and Friends of Retarded Children, Inc
Rockville Baptist Church
Betty Penn
Parke County
Tennis Classes at Sullivan Park Start June 6
Sullivan City Park offers tennis classes from June 6 to July 15 taught by Ed Chickadaunce. Sessions run 1 to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday except July 4. for students in grades 7 to 10 in 1966-67, with others admitted if space allows.
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Sullivan, Ind
Sullivan City Park
Ed Chickadaunce
City Park
Danville Bus Garage Destroyed By Fire
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed a 1 1/2 story 100 year old garage in Danville Indiana along with four Danville Bus Lines buses. Fire units fought the blaze about two hours. The structure was a total loss. one bus was pulled from the building and another parked outside escaped damage. Flames threatened gasoline pumps at the scene.
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Danville, Ind
UPI
Danville Bus Lines
Danville
Front of Building Sparks Narrow Escape
A peril near a building front was quickly contained, averting a potential danger and prompting responders to secure the area.
Break-in at REMC building near Bloomfield investigated
Greene County sheriff's deputies investigate a break-in at the REMC facility west of Bloomfield. Occurring over the holiday weekend, the theft left a large quantity of copper wire missing while the rear door window was broken. no other damage reported.
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Bloomfield
Ind
Greene County Sheriff’s Department
REMC
AIDED IN LAUNCH OF AF MISSILE
Airman Second Class Larry E. Bond son of Mr and Mrs William E Bond RR 5 Sullivan Ind recently helped launch a U S Air Force Minuteman ICBM from Vandenberg AFB Calif Bond a Sullivan High School graduate attends Rose Polytechnic Institute at Terre Haute His wife Judith is daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Riggs 311 W Johnson Sullivan
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Sullivan
Ind
Larry E. Bond
William E. Bond
U. S. Air Force
Vandenburg Afb
Calif
Bond
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Terre Haute
Judith
Charles Riggs
W. Johnson St
Illinois traffic death rate higher in 1966
Illinois traffic deaths for 1966 run nearly 20 percent ahead of the prior year and near 1,000. Through May, 946 deaths were reported versus 792 by May last year, with May toll at 191, up 15 from 1965.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Milam and Daugherty Families Welcome Newborns
Mr and Mrs James R Milam of Kensington Md announce the birth of son James Ronald Jr born May 30 He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs Henry Milam of 209 S State Street Sullivan Mo Also Mr and Mrs William Daugherty of Sullivan welcome a daughter born May 30 at Mary Sherman Hospital
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Sullivan, Ind
James R. Milam
Kensington
James Ronald Jr
Milam
Henry Milam
S. State Street
Sullivan
William Daugherty
Mary Sherman Hospital
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