Bowen Wins Support for Local Option Tax in Indiana
Governor Bowen praised Wabash County for adopting the local option income tax at the 1 percent level, saying property taxes would fall by more than a third. He urged Republicans to retain leadership to protect property tax relief and urged action on elections and Watergate investigations to reset the party into 1974 campaigns.
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Wabash, Ind
Indiana
Bowen
Wabash County
Wabash
House
Senate
House to Hear Highland Lake Testimony
The House Public Works Committee set a hearing on the $60 million Highland Lake Reservoir for central Indiana. Sen. Birch Bayh objects to past omission of hearings and may seek delay until the USGS completes a groundwater survey.
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Washington
House Public Works Committee
Highland Lake
Indiana
Senate
Moblesville, Inc
House
Birch Bayh
Ind
Bayh
U.S. Geological Survey
EPA Orders Wabash Company to Meet Deadline
The EPA orders Wabash Smelting Inc to meet Indiana air quality regulations by June 1 1974 with interim emission cleanup deadlines. The action follows alleged violations at its aluminum smelter for visible emissions and particulate matter.
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Indianapolis
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Wabash Smelting, Inc
Indiana
EPA
Wabash Company
Frances Starr, Noted Broadway Star, Dies at 87
Frances Starr, 87, renowned Broadway actress discovered by David Belasco, appeared in many plays for him and others. Her sole film credit was Five Star Final in 1931.
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New York
Frances Starr
David Belasco
Bald eagle in captivity receives unisex name Zoar
In Biscayne Florida Crandon Park Zoo announces the first bald eagle hatched in captivity in 57 years has been named Zoar to avoid gender classification. Officials say sex cannot be determined until about age five.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Crandon Park Zoo
Miami
Heritage Lake Fatality Near Greencastle
The body of William J. Kelly, 29, of Fillmore Indiana, was found in Heritage Lake about ten miles northeast of Greencastle after divers searched nearly three hours. Police said he could not swim and slipped from a ledge into 10 to 15 feet of water around 6 30 p m Monday. the body was recovered shortly before 10 p m.
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Greencastle
Ind
William J. Kelly
Heritage Lake
Here
Kelly
Fillmore
New Lake
Putnam County
Law Professor to Head Ill. Liquor Board Probe
George M. Burditt names Rubin Cohn of the University of Illinois to head the probe into Anthony Angelos campaign contributions. Cohn, a Law professor, will supervise the investigation by Sidley and Austin lawyers, with a June 29 hearing planned. He notes no pay and aims for independent inquiry. Johnson alleges he was fired for pursuing the case.
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Ill. Liquor Board
Springfield, Ill
George M. Burditt
Illinois Liquor Control Commission
Anthony Angelos
Burditt
Daniel Walker
Rubin Cohn
University of Illinois
Lawrence Johnson
Champaign
House
Angelos
Cohn
Chicago
Sidley and Austin
Appeals Court Calls Indiana Sex Laws Outdated
Indiana Court of Appeals Division One unanimously urged lawmakers to rewrite the 1905 sodomy statute as public views evolved. Six Evansville area women cleared of sodomy charges argued the antiquated law burdens prosecutions and calls for modernization to reflect contemporary attitudes toward sexuality.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana Court of Appeals
Indiana
Evansville Area
England
Vanderburgh Circuit
Lester Nixon
Elizabeth Lopez
Sandra Jones
Mary Alaine Altmeyer
Mildred Goodman
Marlene Bulloch
Bonnie Mathis
Clinton Install Officers of American Legion Post 140
Clinton Indiana special session at 248 S Main St installed new officers for the year. District officers Charles Stauter Ray Anglin and Bill Payne oversaw the ceremony. New post officers include Gene Kelley commander Rich Lindsay 1st vice commander John Hayward adjutant John Holliday finance officer John Newton chaplain. Other post officers are Emery Beard Stan Beatty and Austin Reed.
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Clinton
Ind
Clinton American Legion
John Newton
Emery Beard
Stan Beatty
Austin Reed
Indiana PSC Hearing on 10 Cent Fare Increase
The Indiana Public Service Commission will hold a hearing June 25 on a 10 cent fare increase request by Indianapolis Transit System Inc. PSC Chairman W. W. Hill Jr. expects a ruling next month. Transit President Edgar Claffey says the rise would cut losses for the financially pressed company.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Public Service Commission
Indianapolis Transit System. Inc
PSC
W. W. Hill Jr
Transit
Edgar Claffey
Brocton Man Killed in Head-On Crash
Clark E. Bennett 67 a Brocton farmer died in a one car crash on the Brocton Horace Road near Horace. State Police and Edgar County coroner Dr W A Bittner investigate. Bennett was alone and pronounced dead on arrival at Paris Community Hospital.
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Illinois State Police
W. A. Bittner
Edgar County
Clark E. Bennett
Bennett
Brocton Area
Brocton Horace Road
Horace
Paris Community Hospital
Record Electricity Use Hits 2.54 Million Kw In Indianapolis
Public Service Indiana reported a record demand of 2 536 000 kilowatts between 1 pm and 2 pm Monday surpassing the prior 2 514 000 kw set last Aug 18. The utility serves about 500 000 customers across 69 counties and warned that further records could be set if the heat wave persists.
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Indianapolis
Public Service
Indiana
Brazil Elects Chamber Directors in Brazil Indiana
The Brazil Chamber of Commerce elected board members Monday night. Re-elected was Joe Arthur manager of Western Auto Store. Elected were Jack Teiken radio station manager William Kedwell Ridde National Bank Paul Catt First National Bank of Brazil and Margaret Simeonson First Federal Savings and Loan. The new board adds Kenneth Barr Sam Emmert Robert Oehler Larry Clarke and Kenneth Ramey. Officers to be elected June 21.
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Brazil
Ind
Kenneth Ramey
Desegregation Trial Opens in Indianapolis Revisit
In Indianapolis a new desegregation trial focuses on suburban districts and whether the 1949 UniGov consolidation was discriminatory. Judge S Hugh Dillin treats the 1971 finding of city segregation as fact for the second trial expected to last about two weeks with 30 attorneys and 19 school systems represented.
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Indianapolis
S Hugh Dillin
Dillin
Central Indiana
Marion
Unigov
General Assembly
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
U.S. Supreme Court
Two Indianapolis Men Face Murder Trial In Hildreth Death
A jury trial is scheduled for October 30 in Fort Wayne for Richard Law and James B Capps charged with first degree murder in the October death of Louis Hildreth in Indianapolis. Police say Hildreth died from carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation after his car was robbed and set on fire. the case was moved to Fort Wayne on a venue change.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Indianapolis
Louis Hildreth
Richard Law
James B Capps
Hildreth
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