Local Schools Face Possible Money Crisis Vigo County budget near tax ceiling endangers half-year plan
A special committee report for Gov. Branigin warns Vigo County School Corp is among 19 Indiana districts with less than five percent budget authority left. The district, governed by Dr. George Hays, struggles to finalize the second half fiscal year plan as automatic salary raises threaten a red balance.
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Vigo County School Corp
Roger Branigin
Vigo County
George Hays
Death Verdicts Hard to Get Atty Gen Dillon
INDIANAPOLIS AP It will be tough for prosecutors to obtain death penalties in Indiana after the Supreme Court ruling. Atty. Gen. John J. Dillon says the decision removes some support for capital punishment but does not end it in Indiana. He notes the ruling allows challenges for cause based on an unbending opposition to execution, and cites a habeas corpus case in Gary as a test of Indiana’s statute. Eight men on Death Row remain at the state prison.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
U.S. Supreme Court
John J. Dillon
High Court
Chicago
Dillon
George R. Brown
Gary
U.S. District Court
Brown
Indiana State
Boy and Pet Turtle Part Company in Utah
In Bountiful Utah Brad Haines two swallowed a dime store turtle last week. Doctors say the boy passed the turtle naturally and will not need surgery. The animal lived in his stomach for more than a day before dying. Mrs Russell Haines says the turtle cost one dollar and medical fees total two hundred thirteen dollars.
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Bountiful
Utah
Brad Haines
Brad
Russell Haines
Budget crisis splits WCSC over salaries and year overlap
Dr Hays warns that disjointed fiscal and budget years hinder funding for salaries and services at WCSC. Cuts in operating budgets would reduce summer school and recreation programs, with some students likely to suffer. Several districts face insolvency, prompting calls for a special assembly and relief to expand services rather than contract.
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Hays
VCSC
General Assembly
Hammond
Hobart
Gary
Lake Ridge
Lake County
Taylor, Two
Howard
Howard County
Whiskey Run
Jennings
Crawford County
Bango Community
Elkhart County
Charles A Beard
Henry County
Six Indiana servicemen die in Vietnam combat
Six Indiana soldiers and marines die in Vietnam bringing the state tally to 674 dead. 2nd Lt Ronald L Frazer of Jeffersonville earned the Silver Star at Hue and was a West Point graduate. Marines John Flaskamp Cecil Humphrey Jr Chester Briscoe Larry Jones and Pedro Rodriguez are among the other Indiana victims with limited biographical detail.
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U.S. Military Academy
Marine Cpl
Cecil H. Humphrey Jr
Madison
Marine Pfe
Chester Briscoe
Willie Cartwright
Evansville
Larry Jones
Willie Henry
Gary
Pedro Rodriguez
Viola S. Medellin
Frazer
Vietnam
West Point
Hue
Lincoln High School
Cambridge City
Jeffersonville-Utica
Flaskamp
Quang Tri Province
Marines
Indianapolis Tech
Briscoe
Quang Tri
Marine Corps
Evansville Central
Illinois Moves to Ease Shortage in Health Area
The Illinois Board of Higher Education heard staff recommendations to expand health fields training. Proposals include shortening MD training, new curricula, a state Health Education Council with $300000 for two years, expanded clinical centers, and increased graduate output at UIUC and private schools. Southern Illinois University would add a 50-student dental and medical education program, with broader hospital intern and resident networks across Peoria Rockford Springfield and Chicago regions.
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Illinois Board of Higher Education
Illinois Health Education Council
Board of Higher Education
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Southern [Illinois University
U. of S. College of Medicine
Peoria
Rockford
U. of I
Champaign
School of Public Administration
Springfield
Ten Illinois Servicemen Die in Vietnam
The Defense Department released the names of ten Illinois servicemen who died in Vietnam. The list includes Army Pfc. Walter R. Lang of Niles, Army Pfc. Richard E. Githens of Central City, Navy Hospitalman Brian E. Campbell of Waukegan, Marine Lance Cpls. Michael F. Anderson of Evanston, Joseph A. Hill of Taylorville, and Timothy P. McGuire of Deerfield. Also noted were Army Pfc. Larry A. Caravetta of Cicero, Army Pfc. Harold D. Peppers of Chicago, Marine Pfc. Calvin Butterfield of Pekin, and Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic Michael J. Moon of DeKalb, all killed by wounds or nonhostile causes.
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Chicago
Defense Department
Illinois
Vietnam
Army
Walter R. Lang
Maureen Landguth
Niles
Richard E. Githens
Dianne Githens
Yoos St
Central City
Navy
Brian E. Campbell
Terrie Campbell
Linden St
Waukegan
Marine
Lance
Michael F. Anderson
Cecilia Anderson
Evanston
Joseph A. Hill
John H. Hill
E. Esther St
Taylorville
Timothy P. McGuire
John F. McGuire
Meadow Lane
Deerfield
Larry A. Caravetta
Dorothy L. Caravetta
Cicero
Harold D. Peppers
Ira F. Peppers
Calvin Butterfield
Lawrence E. Butterfield
Dell Ave
Pekin
Navy Aviation
Michael J. Moon
Jack A. Moon
S. Second St
DeKalb
Annual Gas Main Inspections Proposed by PSC
Indianapolis AP report says Indiana private and municipal gas firms and the Public Service Commission discussed proposals to require annual inspections of gas mains and transmission lines after the Richmond explosion that killed 41 people. Other ideas include filing inspection results within 30 days, logging all complaints, and utilities paying 4 percent interest on customer deposits.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Public Service Commission
Richmond
Richard P. Stein
PSC
Indianapolis Teen Drowns In Gravel Pit Swim
Kenneth Howard aged 15 son of Mr and Mrs R Eugene Blackledge of Indianapolis drowned Monday while swimming in a gravel pit in southwest Marion County police divers recovered the body from 75 feet of water.
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Indianapolis
Kenneth Howard
R. Eugene Blackledge
Marion County
New Revolutionary Hernia Control Plan Promoted
An advertisement for the Sutherland hernia control truss claims comfort without belts or straps, prevents rupture growth, and offers a free consult. It invites men 70 years or older to a June 8 presentation at Meadows North Drug Store in FT. Harrison and Lafayette Streets, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., noting 25 years of fittings.
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W. L. Powell
Meadows North Drug Store
Plaza North Center
FT. Harrison
Lafayette Sts
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