Terre Hautean Hartmann Named Dayton Naval Reserve Chief
Terre Haute native Richard P. Hartmann of Kettering Ohio was named commanding officer of Dayton Naval Reserve Surface Division 499 M by Captain J N Mano kas USNR. Hartmann, 32, will succeed Lt Cmdr James H Maynard Jr and take effect July 1. He is a Wiley High School and Capital University graduate and a staff accountant with Battelle & Battelle.
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Terre Haute
Richard P. Hartmann
Kettering
Ohio
Dayton
Naval Reserve
Surface Division
J. N. Manoakis
USNR
Naval and
Marine Corps Reserve Training Center
Hartmann
Cmdr
James H. Maynard Jr
Navy
Naval Reserve Program
Wiley High School
Capital University
Columbus
Marcia J. von Blon
Centerville
Albert Hartmann
S, 22Nd St
Battelle & Battelle
Water Softeners Working Again in Terre Haute
W Ray Mize of Terre Haute Water Works says the city’s new water softening units, installed May 31, are back in operation after a two week outage due to a burst pipe. Residents should notice immediate improvements in water quality and reduced soap usage as 80 percent of calcium carbonate is removed. The modernization plan includes new electric pumps, well water use, demolition of the old engine building, and a final phase costing about 500000 to finish in about two years.
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Terre Haute
Mirago
W. Ray Mize
Terre Haute Water Works Corp
Mize
Congressmen’s Death Highlights California Loss
Representative J Arthur Younger of California died of leukemia at Walter Reed Army Medical Center at age 74. He announced he would not seek re election in 1968 after serving 15 years in Congress and briefly appeared in the House last month. Funeral plans are pending.
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Washington
J. Arthur Younger
Calif
San Mateo County
Congress
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Younger
Earl B. Whitmore
Paul N. McCoskey
Palo Alto
Ronald Reagan
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
San Francisco
Do It Yourself Cavity Kit Planned for Space Use
Indianapolis AP reports that Indiana University dental school develops a home dental filling kit for astronauts and air force personnel stranded from dentists for up to a year, enabling self treatment during space missions and remote operations.
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Indianapolis
Indiana University Dental School
U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
Putrid parcel found at London Airport
UPI reports a brown paper wrapped package at London Airport was claimed by the last department that found it. An employee said the odor reveals fish inside and noted the smell is overpowering but authorities cannot discard it by law.
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London
UPI
Jet fighters attack capital in massive Guard drill
National Guard jet fighters and bombers staged a large scale training raid on Indianapolis and Camp Grayling Michigan Fort Campbell Kentucky with defending squadrons reporting hits during the exercise.
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Columbus
Ind
National Guard
Indianapolis
Hoosier Capitol
Camp Grayling
Mich
Fort Campbell
Training flights aid maneuvers across nine states
Planes from Fort Wayne Niagara Falls Sioux City Detroit Battle Creek Louisville Lincoln Little Rock Birmingham Memphis join 30 day drills under Maj Gen Charles DuBois Missouri Air National Guard. More than 30 000 troops from 30 states participate in Camp Grayling Fort Campbell exercise.
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Indiana 38Th Infantry Division
Camp Grayling
Kentucky National Guard XXII Corps Artillery
Fort Campbell
Fort Wayne
Ind
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Sioux City
Iowa
Detroit
Battle Creek
Mich
Louisville
Lincoln
Neb
Little Rock
Ark
Birmingham
Ala
Memphis
Tenn
Charles DuBois
Spencer draft board member quits over double standards
Walter Megusch er, a retired paper company executive, announced his resignation from the Owen County draft board. The board had protested what it called double standards in the draft law but has continued to do its job.
New Theater Manager Plans Ambitious Remodeling
Jim Gasvoda of Louisville named to supervise the Indiana theatre's remodeling program begun by Wal ter Wolverton who will move to Lafayette. Contractors will redecorate the box office outer lobby and refreshment stand with new paint draperies and fixtures while preserving the current theater style. Wolverton becomes city manager of Fourth Avenue's Lafayette theatres after arriving in Terre Haute in 1960.
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Indiana
Walter Wolverton
Lafayette
Jim Gasvoda
Louisville
Fourth Avenue Corp
Judith Lane
Wolverton
Fourth Avenue
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Linda
Indiana State University
Indianap olis merchant Meier Block dies at 84
Meier S Block former vice president of the William H Block department store dies at age 84 in New York City after a hospital stay. Funeral services set for Friday in Indianapolis. Block, a Kokomo native, maintained homes in Indianapolis and New York. The alpaca fiber, valued for fine cloth, is noted in the report.
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New York
Indianapolis
Meier S. Block
William H. Block Department Store
Inianapolis
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Merchant
Jane Parker
A&p
the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc
F.H.A
Lough Bros
Roofing and Siding Co., Inc
North 7Th Street
Washington State
Winesap Apples
Dairy Values
Cherrie
Pillsbury
Sultana
Ivory
Oxydol
Ivory Snow
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