Eight Drownings Over Weekend In Indiana
Eight people drowned in Indiana over the holiday weekend with several victims from Miami, Shelby, and Madison counties. James A. Murphy, 17, of Peru, fell into an 8 foot hole in Eel Creek near Mexico. Michael Clem, 16, of Markleville, drowned in Flat Rock River. James Yates, about 30, of Indianapolis, drowned in White River north of Martinsville after reportedly jumping near a dam. Two Mink brothers, Clayton 25 and Ray 20, from Portland, died in Kentucky’s Rockcastle River near Walnut Grove after entering a hole while wading.
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Indiana
James A. Murphy
Rt. 3
Peru
Eel Creek
Mexico
Miami County
Michael Clem
Rt. 1
Markleville
Flat Rock
Shelby County
Clem
James Yates
Indianapolis
White River
Martinsville
Yates
Stolen Eleven Used Televisions Reported From Garage
Robert Drake reports eleven used television sets valued at 250 stolen from a storage garage at 2400 Hendricks Street. The theft occurred within the past three weeks after a door lock was forced open. Drake resides at 2827 Beech Street.
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Hendricks St
Robert Drake
Beech St
Drake
Lincoln College hosts U S ambassador Lincoln at commencement
U S Ambassador to Japan Armin H Meyer addressed Lincoln College graduates urging better communication and regional cooperation as world grows smaller. He called for expanded trade and UN strengthening while noting barriers to amicable relations should be dissolved. Governor Ogilvie and Lt Governor Simon also received honorary degrees.
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Lincoln, Ill
U.S
Japan
Armin H. Meyer
Lincoln College
United Nations
Meyer
Foreign’ Service
Iran
Lebanon
Near East
Middle East
South
Parachute lovers wed after midair ceremony mishap
Norma Murray and Richard Burt married after a parachute jump over Pioneer Valley Sports Parachute Club. Norma drifted 1,200 yards off target when the parachute opened late, landing near a makeshift altar by the Connecticut River. a rescue party and helicopter aided her return to the ceremony.
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Turners Falls
Mass
UPI
Norma
Connecticut River
Norma Murray
Richard Burt
Con‘cert
N.H
Pioneer Valley Sports
Richard
Robert Hobbs
Springfield
Burt
Clairton High band hit by heat in parade
In near 90 degree heat at the Pennsylvania State Lions Club convention parade in Pittsburgh, about half of Clairton High School's 100 member band collapsed from heat exhaustion. Rescue crews treated patients. 15 were hospitalized briefly. Officials cited acetate uniforms restricting air flow. majorettes were affected and will wear looser attire in future performances.
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Pittsburgh
Clairton High School
Clairton
Don Caligula
Hartke Renews Call for More Rail Safety
Sen. Vance Hartke of Indiana renewed his push for stronger federal rail safety laws in a prepared speech. He cited recent derailments in Dunreith and an East German town to argue track conditions and wheel failures drive accidents, noting rail deaths rose from 2,359 last year to higher totals amid a 93 percent rise since 1961 and 1968.
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French Lick
Ind
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Dunreith
East Germantown
Indiana
Hartke
Senate
Transportation talk at Indiana Grain and Feed Dealers conf
The passage notes a speech during the Indiana Grain and Feed Dealers Association summer conference. It contrasts leather production from the dermis the dense skin layer between the epidermis and the dermis.
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Indiana Grain and Feed Dealers Association
Worker killed in Indianapolis at Eli Lilly plant
AP reports 19 year old Donald B. Gill, son of Vernon and Mrs. Gill of Greenwood Rt 3, died after inhaling fumes from liquid Phenol while transferring from a drum to a 30 gallon tank at the Eli Lilly plant. The story adds a Sardinia comparison noting population differences.
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Indianapolis
Donald B. Gill
Vernon Gill
Greenwood
Eli Lilly and Co
Special Olympics in Indianapolis for 1100 Children
The Indiana Association for Retarded Children and partners sponsor a Saturday event in Indianapolis for about 1,100 mentally retarded children from the state. The program features swimming and track and field events modeled after a national event coordinated by the Kennedy Foundation last summer.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Association For Retarded Children
Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation
Paper Prophet Wears Confil Hat at IP Meeting
At International Paper in New York Edward R. Hinman, company president, forecast domestic demand for paper products rising up to five percent yearly through 1971 and projected stronger overseas growth.
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International Paper
New York
Edward R. Hinman
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