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Farmer Fatally Injured In County Tractor Mishap

A fatal farm accident at 9:30 p.m. Monday was reported by the Putnamville State Police Post. According to the police, Harold R. Knight, 47, of Route 1, Centerpoint, was operating a tractor and pulling a disc on the Herb Rissler farm, two miles east of the Raab Road and one and one-half miles south of Interstate 70 in the southwest corner of Putnam County. Knight fell from the tractor and was run

over by the disc. He was dragged approximately one-fourth of a mile before the tractor went into Big Walnut Creek. The victim’s body and part of the disc remained on i creek bank. Knight’s > asses and hat were found onefourth of a mile from the creek where it is believed he fell from the tractor. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Wayne Hopkins, Putnam County Coroner. Please turn to pt|e 2, col. 8

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John Myers Signs Code Of Fair Campaign Practices

Seventh District Congressman John Myers today signed the Code of Fair Campaign Practices and urged his opponent to do likewise. The Code is administered by the Fair Campaign Practices Committee, a private non-partisan group, organized in 1954 to promote a code of ethical conduct among all candidates for public office. Congressman Myers has endorsed the Code in each campaign since his first in 1966. The Code demands that political campaigns be conducted in the best American tradition, defending and up-

Kevin Hursey, a native of Jacksonville. Fla., and graduate of Missouri Valley College in Marshall. Mo., has been appointed Exploring Executive for the Wabash Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America, according to Council Executive Earl L. Brandt. The recently created position of Exploring executive involves giving administrative leadership to the high school age youth program of the council throughout the nine-county area. Judge C. Joseph Anderson. vice-president of Exploring. said Hursey’s appointment signals the start of a planned expansion of the Exploring program which will begin this summer. All high schools within the council have conducted surveys of career interest. The results are now being tabulated and Explorer posts based on career interests will be or-

holding the right of every qualified voter to full and equal participation in the electoral process while, at the same time, condemning any dishonest or unethical practice which tends to corrupt or undermine our American system of free elections. Congressman Myers pledged a vigorous campaign based on the issues and said he would have no part in the use of personal vilification, character defamation, whispering campaigns, libel, slander or scurrilous attacks on his opponent or his personal or family life. “The issues in this cam-

ganized next fall. Nearly 300 young men and women are already registered in 20 posts, including such interests as medicine, law enforcement, emergency service, aviation, photography, communications, etc. Hursey was an Explorer as a teenager and also a Scout and Cub Scout. He and his wife, Mary, will reside in Terre Haute at 510 S. 18th St. The Exploring Division of the council is headquartered at the Council Service Center, Please tum to page 2, col. 4

Mrs. Earle (Annette) Boyd, of the Commercial Hotel, was enroutetothe Putnam County Hospital at 7:31 p.m. Monday when she became short of breath and stopped

paign are too clear cut to allow them to become clouded by emotions. 1 have never conducted my campaign on anything but the issues and my record and policies with regard to those issues. 1 pledge my continued support of this approach and urge my opponent to make the same commitment,” Congressman Myers said.

Six members of First Christian Church in Greencastle will be among some 4,000 women of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) at the Quadrennial Assembly of the church’s International Christian Women’s Fellowship at Purdue University in Lafayette. Mrs. Morris Finch, Mrs. Theodore Glidewell, Mrs. Thomas Graffis. Mrs. Homer Leucus, Mrs. Harvey Owens and Mrs. Glen Woodrum will be attending the Assembly June 24-28. Women will be present at the assembly from some 15 countries. During ecumenical day, June 27, representatives from other Protestant and Catholic churches will participate. Among the key speakers at

at the Greencastle Fire Department. Firemen administered one tank of oxygen and she was then taken to the hospital in the Rector ambulance. In other local news. Thomas Oldham. 40, Greencastle, Route 3, was lodged in the Putnam County jail at 10:15 p.m. Monday by Deputy Sheriff Jim Adams. Oldham was taken into custody on Ind. 43 north of Greencastle and booked for driving while under the influence of intoxicants, public intoxication, driving left of center and for speeding.

“There are basic principles of decency, honesty and fair play which every candidate for public office in the United States has a moral obligation to observe and uphold, in order that, after vigorously contested but fairly conducted campaigns, the will of the voters may be fully and freely expressed."

the event will be Miss ChingChee Lee. first woman minister ordained in Hong Kong; Mrs. Clarie Collins Harvey, Jackson, Miss., president of Church Women United and Mrs. Elspeth Rostow, Austin, Texas, chairman of comparative studies, University ofTexas. Theme for the assembly is “God Is! Rejoice...”, recognizing God’s existence and rejoicing in it. Among special events at the assembly will be an original drama, “Mary’s Quest,” and celebration of the 100th anniversary of organized women’s work among Disciples. DPU Gets $2,000 Grant DePauw University has been selected as one of the independent colleges in the United States to receive an unrestricted grant of S2.000 from Texaco, Inc. The grant, awarded under Texaco’s Aid to Education Program, was announced today by Dr. William E. Kerstetter, DePauw president. The grant for 1974 is the second of three to be awarded to DePauw by Texaco. Seven From County In Girls State Seven Putnam County girls are among the 765 Indiana high school seniors who are delegates to the 33rd annual Hoosier Girls’ State Please tum to page 2, col. 4

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Todays Weather

Partly cloudy and warmer tonight. Lows near 60. Variable cloudiness Wednesday with a slight chance of showers, 20 percent. Highs near 85.

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Rescue Reported In City Police, Fire News

Six Local Women To Church Meet

Local Land Bank Woman Executive To State Conference

Mrs. Lois Leatherman, attended a two day conference June 13 and 14 at the Marriott Inn in Indianapolis, sponsored by the Federal Land Bank of Louisville. Mrs. Leatherman is Office Assistant of the Federal Land Bank Association of Greencastle. The conference is held bienially for the purpose of bringing the Federal Land Bank Association office assistants together to discuss programs and developments within the Federal Land Bank System. Over thirty women attended the conference from the state of Indiana. The women reviewed the mortgage loan accounting and Association accounting systems. One of the highlights of the conference was a

speech on “Computer Capabilities Today and in 1980.’’

Other subjects covered during the two day session were association loan handling, efficient office procedure and being creative on the job

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“The boundary survey should be completed today on the proposed site for the hospital,’’ said Cliff Norton, city engineer. “The rain Thursday and the absence of a member of the survey crew Friday slowed ;i; us down a bit, but we should finish it up toy, day." Plc«Mtumtopa|e2 l col.8

The rainless (although overcast and cool) weather yesterday brought county farmers back out into the fields for a belated attempt at getting their corn in. Here Jerry Richardson, Route 2, Greencastle, discs on the Everett Martin Farm

near here. Sunny skies today should bring out more farmers to their fields as they rush to complete planting. (Banner-Graphic Photo)

Utility Offers Safety Tips For TV Antenna Installation

Public Service Indiana, the state’s largest electric utility, is informing its half-million customers this month about the proper precautions to observe when installing a television antenna. The utility is including the safety information in its June bill enclosure to alert homeowners of the potential hazards involving contact with overhead electric lines. Public Service Indiana is warnings its customers that fatal shocks and serious injuries have occurred and can result when antennas come in

contact with electric lines. Most of the accidents occur when the antenna mast is caught by the wind or simply leans over into an electric line during installation or removal. The electric company advises, if possible, to have the antenna installed by a professional. If the job is being done by the homeowner, the utility cautions to locate and watch for any electric lines near the house and install the antenna as far from overhead wires as possible to reduce the chance

of contact by accident or through storm damage. The company recommends that a minimum rule of thumb is to locate any antenna far enough away from all electric lines so that no part, of the antenna would come in contact with the line if the antenna should fall. The utility also advises any homeowner considering an antenna installation and who has a question about the location of electric lines near their home or of the possible dangers involved, to get in

touch with their nearest Public Service Indiana office. Carpenter To Journalism Meet Rick Carpenter of Route 5, Greencastle, representing South Putnam High School, is attending the first session of the 28th annual I.U. High School Journalism Institute held at Indiana University Bloomington June 16-28 for high school yearbook staffs Please turn to page 2, col. 6