Soldier Pen Pal Sparks Marital Strife in Abigayne Advice
Dear Abby letters recount a 35 year old Midwest mother who befriends a 20 year old Vietnam soldier, inviting him to visit after correspondence that began as Christmas mail. Husband demands cutting ties. Abby urges understanding, urges consulting to shift his view, and denies future visits. A second letter recalls failed efforts to report an elderly relative driving hazards. Additional readers share prom night regrets and cautionary notes about relationships and driving safety.
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Abby
Vietnam
Midwest
Vigo bond sales hold steady despite April decline
Anton Hulman Jr announces Vigo County Savings Bonds sales for April at 281 609 compared with 286 411 last year. State sales were 12 221 272 versus 12 381 585 in 1967 a 1.3 percent drop. Interest rates on Savings Bonds and Freedom Shares rise June 1 1968 with E and H Bonds from 4.15 to 4.25 percent and Freedom Shares from 4 74 to 5 percent at maturity. Limitations on bond and Freedom Share purchases loosened allowing over the counter buys at banks. A separate note mentions using lemon with salt or vinegar to remove brass corrosion.
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Anton Hulman, Jr
Vigo County
U.S. Savings Bonds Committee
Hulman
Sixty five ISU seniors chosen for council seats
Indiana State University names 65 seniors to the 1968 69 Senior Class Council to coordinate activities and inform upcoming alumni about opportunities and responsibilities. Officers include Douglas Holaday president Michael Cooper vice president and Arber ta Cripe secretary with a large slate of Terre Haute Evansville Indianapolis and other area members serving on committees and posts.
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Indiana State University
ISU Office of Alumni Affairs
Douglas Holaday
Rockville
Michael Cooper
Valparaiso
Roberta Cripe
la Porte
William Carpenter
Columbus
Terre Haute
B. Curtis Wilkinson
Donna Carrico
Mary Ann Davies
Glenna Felling
Mike Fread
Dorinda Elder
Linda Greiner
Barbara Lee Heine
Deborah Jean Woerner
Cathy Asher
Donna Gettle
Carol Re‘nelle Marcum
Jeanie Maurer
Linda Kathleen Romoser
Beverly Brown
Meg Conley
Ellen Elam
Evansville
Eileen Kohut
Larry D. Pike
Donald Dormeier
Cathy Casper
Steven Dixon
James Barnikel
Michael Hayden
Barbara Maehling
Susan Yount
Indianapolis
Richard Batts
Gosport
Paul M. Hayes
Brownsburg
Kay Sandhagr Seymour
Deborah Spangle
Angola
Jerrold Wilson
Versailles
Camille Berkshire
Logansport
Murl Wade, Jr
Leavenworth
Glifford Berger,Jr
Plymouth
Susan Diane
Maxwell
Frankfort
Judith Ann Riba
Speedway
Margaret Jasiewicz
Mishawaka
Dennis
Workers Picket New Terre Haute Industry Site
Members of Sheetmetal Workers No. 7 picketed Terre Haute Industry located at 1140 Crawford Street on Friday morning. The company announced the plant during a January news conference and planned a $1 million initial investment. General manager Steve Duncan declined to comment on the dispute.
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Terre Haute
Crawford St
Steve Duncan
Sale of Guns In Terre Haute Increases
In Terre Haute sales of firearms rise amid potential federal gun-control moves. Poff's Sporting Goods reports higher demand at 1323 Lafayette Ave as residents seek protection. Indiana law requires a two day wait for felony checks. few denials noted in recent years. William Ridge of the
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Poff’s Sporting Goods
Lafayette Ave
Congress
Indiana
Hockman
Kennedy to receive Japan’s top order posthumously
Japan’s cabinet voted to award late U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy the First Class Order of the Rising Sun for his efforts to promote Japanese American friendship. The honor, normally given after death, is usually reserved for former Japanese leaders and other world statesmen.
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Tokyo
UPI
Japan
U.S
Robert F. Kennedy
Eisaka Sato
Police Technician Cites Gun Registration Purpose
The officer argued that gun registration targets honest people and notes that anyone planning a murder would not register with the city police.
Two Injured In Downtown Auto Accidents
Two people were taken to the hospital after two downtown automobile accidents Friday morning. Both were treated and released. Carl C. Landers, 56, of 2968'
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Carl C. Landers
Three-Vehicle Crash Sends Drivers to Hospitals
S 12th St. was taken to St Anthony Hospital after a three vehicle crash near Oak Streets. Landers attempted a turn onto Oak and hit a truck driven by Roger M Kyte 50 Evansville. Landers sedan hit a second truck driven by Edward Robinson 40 2123 Clay St. Landers car a total loss. Damage to the trucks described as slight. In a second downtown crash Jackie Scofield 20 2412 2nd Ave was taken to Union Hospital after colliding with a car driven by Karlotta McAleese 45 2306 N 10th St at 8th and Ohio Streets. The accident occurred shortly before 9:30 a.m.
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10Th St
8Th
Ohio Streets
St Benedicts Mass for RFK Sunday
St Benedicts Church at 118 S 9th St joins Catholic and Protestant churches in memory of Senator Robert F Kennedy. An 11 am Mass will be dedicated to the late senator.
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St. Benedict’s
S. 9Th St
Robert F. Kennedy
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