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COLLEGE STUDENTS HOP M CANCER DRIVE Terry Etter and Sally Gifford are among several members of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and Delta Delta Delta sorority who will assist tonight in the Cancer Drive in Greencastle. Teams of students will be knocking on doors of homes on the southside of Greencastle, Informing residents about symptoms of cancer and distributing informational pamphlets. They also will accept contributions to the Cancer Fund drive currently in progress. Senior classmates, Sally is from Chicago and Terry is from Kirkwood, Mo.

Theatre Consultants At School Board Meeting

School Board members, drama, and faculty, and interested patrons listened to two Theatre Consultants Monday night at a special City School board meeting. Dr. Gary Gaiser of Indiana University discussed the three types of stages — proscenium, center, thrust — and sketched them on a Mack board. He compared our 1917 Jr. High auditorium which was highly useful for a number of years to the one we plan to build which Aould be forward looking. It Is important that we recognize the “Arts” because this gives the artist, actor, and those craft minded an opportunity to find a place and become a part of the school. With expanded facilities the types of music and drama productions nqn expand. He feels a real future in the new type stage. It is difficult to build a multi purpose auditorium. Messers. Lennox Sr. and Jr. taped the present plans to the blackboard. Howard Lambert, their theatre consultant, then spoke in defense of the modified thrust stage that they have drawn. He is very concerned about Secondary School drama. Its purpose should be to aid pupils in speaking on their feet before groups more than developing professional acton. Good plays and musicals are now released for amateur productions. This was not true wtH recently so this has changed the type of productions. He cautioned that High Schools try to copy Broadway methods rather than using imagination and simplification. The thrust stage omits large scenery flats but uses smaller dimensional

scenery.

Throughout the discussions questions were allowed and faculty opinions expressed. Concern for deeper stage depth seems paramount at the expense of giving up seats. Mr. Gaiser stated that the auditorium should be small enough to fU comfortably. Giving several (Coattaned an Page 2) 20 Years Ago State Senator Bruce Lane was the speaker at the luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis Club. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Henter left on a trip to St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo. Mr. and lbs. Walter Ballard and family were on a trip to Dallas and other points in

Texas.

Blast Rocks Charleston

CHARLESTON CPI — A huge explosion rocked a V. S. Army powder installation near here today. Initial reports said the blast occurred in an underground concrete storage dump In an isolated area of the Indiana Arsenal Powder plant. There were reports of Injuries, the explosion shook a wide area in this Southern Indiana district and shattered hundreds of windows. The plant, located south of here along Indiana 3, employs about 2,400 workers. Administrative employees said the blast was clearly felt and heard in their offices, 6 to 7 miles from the scene. All windows in a 20-unit motel at nearby Prospect were shattered. The blast also smashed windows in other nearby towns, including Utica and Sel-

lersburg.

Asks Probe Of Army Draftee WASHINGTON UPI — Rep. Richard L. Roudebush, R-Ind., has asked the Army and Selective Service officials to investigate a Muncie, Ind., mother’s complaint that her half-blind son has been drafted into the

infantry.

"According to his mother, her son is totally blind in his right eye,” Roudebush said Tuesday. If this information is correct, he said, the youth should be discharged. He did not identify the boy except to say he is 19. ‘Cassius Clay, the heavyweight champion of the world, is still running around loose,” Roudebush said. “A wealthy young man courting the President’s daughter has been deferred four times since 1961... yet here is a boy of no fame, no wealth, and apparently no influence, who was drafted and placed in an infantry company despite a bad eye.”

Water Shortage IRVING, Tex.-UPI- — Mayor Lynn Brown, in an effort to combat a water shortage, has suggested to residents that a “Dirty Car Week” might be in order. Coins Are Stolen HUNTINGTON, UPI — Police revealed today they are searching for clues to the theft of a 340,000 coin collection from the home of F. A. Fink, managing editor of Our Sunday Visitor, a Roman Catholic publication.

Fink reported the theft curred last Friday night.

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Three Hurt In Truck Accident

A Terre Haute couple and their small scot were injured in a one-vehicle accident on U.S. 40, one mile east of Mt. Meridian, at 8:30 Tuesday night. State Police reported that Kendall Pfingston, 28, lost control of his westbound 1965 Dodge truck, on the rain slick pavement. The vehicle spun around, went over a culvert and down an eight foot embankment landing on its side.

Kendall suffered a punctured left knee. His wife, Marlene, 28, suffered head and left knee lacerations and possible skull fracture. Their son, Bryan, age 3, received deep lacerations on the forehead and also a possible skull fracture. All three were taken to the Putnam County Hospital. Trooper Jack Hanlon was the investigating officer.

Marion Sears Heads Fillmore Lions Club

Qoake Flattens Ancient City TASHKENT, U.S.S.R. UPI— Rescue workers today dug in the debris of homes and buildings for survivors of a pre-dawn killer earthquake that almost flattened the "old city” area of this ancient Asian crossroads. At least four persons were reported killed and 150 others hospitalized by the quake Tuesday that exploded directly beneath this city of 1,127,000, destroying many homes, several hoeptials, buildings and empty school houses. • But observers feared that the casualty ton might rise today ous eHftrgericy wofkers searched the rubble of primitive onestory homes which collapsed on their sleeping occupants in the city's old quarter. This k Spring? Snow and cold socked in the northern Great Plains today. Residents to Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia and Florida were warned of possible tornadoes. A storm system moving from Colorado toward the upper Great Lakes brought wet snow and rain with near freezing temperatures to the northern Midlands.

Last Thursday evening the Lions Club of Fillmore held its monthly dinner meeting in the Methodist Recreation Building. Vice-President Marion Sears presided, due to the president, Bill Craig, being in the hospital. The nominating committee, which included Robert Pickett, Cecil Phillips, and Marvin Jackson, gave its report for the slate of officers for the coming year. The slate vtos unanimously approved. Those elected for officers in 1966-77 were: Marion Sears—^President Gene Cash—1st Vice-President Billy Woods—2nd Vice President George Pyke—3rd Vice Presi- —- -dent Don Whitehead—Secretary Frank Kessler—Ass’t Secretary Dennis Bowen—^Treasurer Harold Pruitt—Tail Twister Vernie Zeiner—Ass’t Tail Twister Herschel Scobee—Lion Tamer George Irwin—2 year director Foster.Jones—2 year director Russell Cash—1 year director Cecil Phillips—1 year director George Pyke—chaplain The plans of the annual Fillmore Frolics were discussed. The date was finalized, which is June 16, 17, 18. Herschel Scobee announced he would be attending the Lions state convention in Richmond.

Bruce S. Nicholas

NYC, Pennsy Merger OK'd WASHINGTON UPI — The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) today approved the merger of the Pennsylvania and New York Central Railroads—the biggest railroad consolidation in history.

WASHINGTON UPI — The Interstate Commerce Commission acts today on three rail* road proposals—two of them mergers—involving billions of dollars, thousands of commuters and enough track to ring the world. Decisions were to be handed down by the commission on these proposals: Merger of the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads to form the nation’s largest line to terms of assets. If approved as expected the merger would also be the biggest in U. S. business history. Merger of three western radroads—the Great Northers, Northern Pacific, and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy—to create a 10-state giant operating over 25,000 miles of track. Setback For LBJ WASHINGTON —UPI — A House subcommittee Tuesday rejected a proposal by President Johnson to put the 3190 million loan program for college students under private lending institutions. Vehicle Troubles ODESSA, Tex. UPI — When Johnny Cromer’s truck hit a car Tuesday, police refused to let him drive it away because the vehicle did not have a safety inspection sticker. So Cromer got a tow vehicle to cart the truck away. Then the tow chain broke, and the driverless truck jumped a curb, struck three vehicles and hit a gasoline pump, starting a fire.

DePauw Teachers Retiring In June

DePauw University department heads Dr. Coen G. Pierson and Dr. Harry W. Voltmer wiH retire in June after a total of 81 years of teaching at the

university.

The two men will be honored tonight at a dinner given hi their honor by President and Mrs. William E. Kerstetter. Dr. Pierson is a 1922 ainiwm^ of DePauw. He joined his atwL mater’s history faculty in 1925, a year after earning the H-A,

at the University of Illinois. He received the doctorate at the University of Wisconsin. Author of a major work, “Canada and the Privy Council,” Dr. Pierson is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and taught to England to 1954 aa a visiting lecturer in history at Exeter University. Students to 1958 recognized Pierson for Ms teaching excellence by naming him Best Teacher. Ha has been head of

the history department since 1960. This summer Dr. Pierson will be a visiting lecturer to iRnglirfi history at Indiana University. He assumes similar duties to September at Illinois State University. Dr./ Voltmer has headed DePauw’s political science department since 1948. He joined the faculty in 1926 shortly after receiving the Ph.D. at the State University of Iowa, which also

awarded him the B.A. and M.A. degrees. Under Voltmer’s direction as adviser, DePauw has developed new study programs with The American University and Drew University under which outstanding DePauw juniors study federal government and the United Nations on the spot. He has been adviser too to DePauw’s large pre-law program and has served 25 years (Continued on Page 2)

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Pickets Building SAN FRANCISCO UPI—The 20-story federal building was picketed Tuesday. Not by the now-familiar civil rights and anti-war demonstrators, but by John Hausmann, a contractor who carried a sign which said: “Ibis building is ugly.”

B. S. Nicholas, Greencastle IBM Plant Manager, announced the promotion of R. D. Brown to Department Maxteger of Second Shift General Purpose Card Production. Mr. Brown joined IBM aa a clerk in 1955. In April 1956 he was assigned to the Quality Centred department and fat April 1965 he was promoted to Associate Quality Control Engineer the position he held until his recent promotion. Mr. Brown, his wife Barbara, and their two children, reside at Ruital Route 5, Greencastle. Mr. Nicholas also announced the following organizational changes: M. E. Nevins to Second Shift Manager COL Fowlerville, Michigan, and F. I. Wilbur to Manager Tape Coating Department at Boulder, Colorado. Mr. Nevins joined IBM In September 1954, In the General Purpose Card Production area, in June 1956 he Was promoted to Dispatch, to January 1957 he was advanced to Department Technician, and one month later he was promoted to Department Manager of Factory Service and Plant Protection. Is June 1960 he was assigned the responsibility for Factory Service, Receiving and Material Handling. In August 1961 he was reassigned to the General Purpose Card Production Department the position he held until his recent reassignment. Mr. Nevins, his wife Ardith, and their two children reside «n R. R. 1, Greencastle. Mr. Wilbur joined IBM at Endicott. New York, in April 1941 in the Bindery Department. He had & variety of production assignments at the Endicott location, the last of which was Machine Repairman. In August 1954 he was transferred to Greencastle and promoted to Department Manager of Generali Purpose Card Production. In March 1961 he was assigned to Department Manager of Special Feature Qard Production. In October 1965, Mr. Wilbur was promoted to Second Shift Manager at the COL in Fowlerville, Michigan, the position he held until this recent change. Mr. Wilbur, and his wife Helen, and their family reside at 703 West Grand River, Howell, Michigan. Both families will be relocating to the vicinity of their new assignment In the immediate future. Now You Know By United Press International Downing Street in London, on which the prime mtototer’a residence is located, is only 150 yards long end is named for Sir George Downing who helped buSd the street to the late 17th Century.

NATIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

INDIANA WEATHER: Cloudy and cooler today with rain likely north and occasional rain south. Mostly cloudy with no important temperature changes tonight and Thursday with occasional showers probable. High today in the 50s. Low tonight mostly to tha 50s. High Thursday 57 to 65. Outlook for Friday: Partly cloudy and continued cool. Minimum 46 # 6 A.M. 7 A.M. 8 A.M. 9 A.M. ...... 10 A.M. 11 A.M. 12 Nooi 1 P.M.