Car Plows Through Crowd at Indianapolis Picnic
An apparently intentional crash by Leo M. Schulte 81 of Indianapolis tore into about 100 picnickers at Americana Healthcare Center, killing two and injuring 21 as elderly victims lay among wheelchairs and scattered food. Schulte, who was near entering a nursing home, said he pressed brakes then hit the accelerator.
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Everly Cook
Americana
Leo M. Schulte
Eunice Cope
Volunteers Association
Mrs. Cook
Leona Shrewsberry
Schulte
Fred Moon
Alvin Dunkin
Plan to raise Social Security age draws swift GOP criticism
A Republican proposal to raise the retirement age to 68 by 2001 faces swift opposition from Democrats including Rep. Al Ullman as the Ways and Means panel opens a debate on solvency. The plan would cut benefits for early retirees and let seniors work without losing benefits, prompting strong partisan clashes over reform timing and impact.
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Washington
House Ways and Means
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ways and Means
Public executions in Uganda raise chilling chants
Fifteen Ugandans including teachers, businessmen and former officials were executed by firing squad in Kampala after a Friday public ceremony. A witness said the group stood upright and chanted Let us die for what we don't know as their sentences were carried out.
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Kampala
Uganda
Queen's Clock Tower
Idi Amin
Clock Tower
Amin
Radio
Lance probe reveals bank files locked in bathroom safe
A 200 page IRS report to the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee details Bert Lance bank files hidden in a bathroom safe by Robert Bloom. The report finds no bank law violations but questions Lance’s finances as he faces Senate scrutiny and possible resignation.
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Washington
Bert Lance
Georgia
Lance
Senate
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Internal Revenue Service
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
John G. Heimann
IRS
Robert G. Bloom
Heimann
Calhoun First National Bank
National Bank of Georgia
Bloom
Comptroller
Charles Percy
R-Ill
Hermann
Winchester City Manager Sees Change After Ten Years in Post
Wendell Seldon reflects on a decade as Winchester city manager noting shifts in governance philosophy and management methods. He cites code duties and evolving tenure, with trends toward accountability and citizen responsiveness. He attributes changes to broader distrust and municipal practices.
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Neilhaemer Star
Winchester
Wendell Seldon
Rouss City Hall
Seldon
Lee Grant
Lee
Grant
Virginia
Taxpayers Board Charts Next Move After Judge’s Ruling
The Frederick County Taxpayers Association plans a special executive board meeting to map strategy after Judge Robert K. Woltz denied a referendum on electing school board members. The group had 1,800 signatures seeking a ballot measure for the November 8 election and may pursue mandamus to compel action.
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George M. Stoddart
Star
Frederick County Taxpayers Association Executive Board
Sam Lehman
The
Assn
School Trustee
26Th Circuit Court of Virginia
26Th Circuit Court
Robert K. Woltz
Lehman
Earller
the Taxpayers
Supreme Court of the
Religion services announce tomorrow at Old Chapel Clarke
The annual service will be held tomorrow morning at Old Chapel in Clarke. The Religion Page lists other church services for today. Football wins by James Wood and Clarke County on Page 11 mark the second week of the season.
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Old Chapel
Clarke
James Wood
Clarke County
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