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Co. Sesqui Committee issues financial report

Greek concessions to Turks may defuse threat of war over Cyprus

Activities of the Putnam County Sesquicentennial Committee drew to a close with a dinner meeting at Windy Hill Country Club. Husbands and wives of the members were guests at the meeting. Rose South, Chairman, thanked the individual members for their efforts and presented certificates of commendation from the Indiana Sesquicentennial ComDamage results in fire here Saturday A fire at the 3-D Tire Company, 209 North Jackson Street, resulted in extensive damage Saturday evening. City firemen were called out at 7:30 p.m. and they reported the blaze apparently started from a trash fire at the rear of the building. The flames damaged an east wall, a new ceiling in the service room and also spread to tires on tire racks. No estimate of the damage was on file at the Fire Department early this morning.

DETROIT UPI — The United Auto Workers Union today won an agreement providing “the better things in life” for 8,000 Chrysler Corp. workers and moved on to its last, and possibly its biggest contract battle. Main table talks at General Motors (Corp., the world’s largest corporation, resumed at 10:30 a.m. today. There was speculation in the industry that the GM hiegotiations would be the toughest for tJAW President Walter P. Reuther. I Reuther said this morning that he would not attend today’s bargaining Nurses will meet The Putnam County registerd nurses organization will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. in the dining room at the hospital. Ths program topic will be “What Is Cancer?" Election of officers is also on the agenda. All registered nurses are urged to attend this meeting.

Wabash Valley Association Directors were informed at their quarterly meeting in Bedford November 18 that both Houses of Congress had passed legislation appropriating funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to study the feasability of navigation on the Wabash from the Chio River to Lake Michigan and Lake Erie. The bill also included funds to complete the Huntington. Ind., Reservoir, the Mt. Carmel, HI., and Ind. Unit No. 5 levees and to complete Engiaeering and Design on Big Pine and Clifty Creek Reservoirs in Indiana. Trib. V. P. R. G. Wilier of Pine Village. Ind. and Ex. V. Pres. Howard Mendenhall of Mt. Carmel reported on their Police report three arrests, two jailed Two out-of-county men were lodged In the Putnam County jail at 1:30 this morning by State Trooper L. K. Manley. Saul E. Pursifull, 23, Laurel, was charged with driving while under the influence of intoxicants and public intoxication. Kenneth McDaniel, 19, Greensburg, was booked for public intoxication. The two were together at the time *f their arrest according to Sheriff Bob Albright City police also reported making one #rrest at 7:50 Sunday evening. Jerry A. Ayers, 25, South College Avenue, was arrested for reckless driving on Ind. 240 by Officer Russell Rogera.

mission. Eugene Yount reported on financial affairs for the group. The Committee voted to give two hundred dollars to the Hosptial Guild to assist with a gift shop. The remaining money is to go to the Putnam County Hospital. Following is a complete financial re-

port for the Sesquicentennial Commit-

tee:

Income Queen Contest Fees 8 185.81 License Plates Sales 654.00 Ash Tray Sales 77.00 History Book Contributors 1,483.80 History Book Sales 3,863.00 Total Income $6,213.61 Expense Queen. Speech, Art Contest expense $ 208.22 Communication, Postage. Etc. 62.52 Indiana Historical Society— 800 License Plates 600.00 Carriage Light Ceramics— 100 Ash Trays 66.50 Hamilton Display Co.— State Queen Float 75.00 Edwards Bros.—1295 Books .... 4,405.88 Miscellaneous Expense 83.32 Total Expense $5,501.44

Balance as of Sept. 21,1967 $ 712.17

with GM. The tired union president bargained for 16 straight hours Sunday and today to get a new three-year contract for 8,000 non-production employea at Chrysler and avert a strike that could have shut down the nation’s third largest auto maker in four or five days. “We are obviously very delighted about the agreement,” Reuther said. “It was probably the most complicated wage or salary problem we have ever wrestled with.” The package provides tor salary increases ranging from $25 to $87 per month for the white collar workers. The increase in wages was retroactive to Oct. 16. On an annual basis, the salary increases range from $416 to $1,040, with an average annual increase of $686. The increases were about equal to the $1.02 an hour increase in wages and fringe benefits won for Chrysler’s 95,000 production workers earlier this month. The new contract also provides for adjustment of alleged salary inequities, higher pension benefits, a guaranteed annual income plan, a more secure stock thrift plan and better fringe benefits.

trip to Washington to confer with the Bureau of the Budget and with the Valley's 13 Congressmen and four Senators about other area projects. Other business at the meeting Included confirmation of the annual meeting of the Association at French Lick, Ind., on March 9-10-11; the appointment of a new field representative, Jerry Westerland and the adoption of a resolution to encourage early land acquisition by ths Corps of Engineers in Reservoir areas. Phil Pearce of Carmi. HI., presided. Reports on Shoals Reservoir progress and on the possibilities of a Richland Creek Reservoir were given by Eugene Crowe, Tributary Vice Pres., from Bedford. and by Association Secretary Garvin Mitchell of Worthington. Area V. Pres. Fred O'Hair of Greencastle, told of progress on the Big Walnut Reservoir and of a meeting of interested parties on December 20th in Indianapolis. Wants new money system PARIS UPI _ President Charles d« Gaulle said today the financial upheavals that have knocked down the British pound sterling might soon endanger the American dollar. De Gaulle demanded that the United States agree to a sweeping overhaul of the world monetary system to make gold the sole basis of international transactions. The French leader spoke at a news conference before more than 1,000 newsmen. De Gaulle charged that thanks to the massive outflow of dollars the United States managed to take over control of many French industrial enterprise*.

Banner presents new color technique Today marks the beginning of something new and different in printing for the Greencastle Daily Banner. For the first time in history there will be a two color advertisement featured on page eight The ad, created for Mac’s Mens Wear, will be featured in blue and brown colors along with black. In the past it was possible only to give customers one color and black, but with a new processing design for our press, advertisers will be able to take a more full advantage of color advertising. The step is just one of many the Banner is endeavoring to take to supply their readers and advertisers with the best and most modern services in the area. Arctic air chills much of nation Arctic air brought prewinter cold to much of the nation today, pushing the mercury to 13 below zero in Montana. Snow fell in the Colorado Rockies. The freezing line stretched from the Appalachians to the Rockies. Montana, Wyoming ami Colorado all shivered in subzero temperatures. Yuma, Colo., measured 1.38 inches of new snow early today. The coldest weather of the season rode bitter west and northwest winds into the Midwest. Gale warnings were posted for the Great Lakes; snow was expected to fall along the shores. The Arctic cold was expected to continue through Tuesday. A disturbance nearing the north Pacific Coast produced rain along the upper coast. The rain was expected to turn to snow today in the Cascade Mountains. Predawn temperatures ranged from 13 below at Butte, Mont., to 74 at Key West, Fla. The nation’s only mild weather prevailed in the Gulf Coast region, where heavy fog enveloped some areas. FB Cooperative to ■ meet on Tuesday The Putnam County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association, Inc. will hold their 40th annual meeting on Tuesday. The meeting will be held in the Community Building at the Fairgrounds. It will begin with the business meeting at 7:30 p.m. Highlights of the business meeting will be the annual report by the General Manager, James M. Hockema, followed by the election of directors for the coming year by the voting members in attendance. The speaker for the evening will be James A. Risk, well-known local resident. He will speak on agriculture in other countries. His facts and observations will be based on his tour this summer of many European countries. The evening will be closed with the awarding of door prizes and with refreshments served to all. Long voyage ROSSLARE HARBOR. Ireland UPI —Horst Ortmann, 28, of West Germany set sail Sunday on a solo round the world cruise in a 29-foot yacht

By United Press International Presidential peacemaker Cyrus Vance flew to Ankara today reportedly bearing Greek concessions that could partially defuse the threat of a GreekTurkish war over Cyprus. Informed sources in Athens said Vance, President Johnson's special troubleshooter in the crisis, had obtained acceptance from the Greek government of the main Turkish demands for averting war.

WASHINGTON UPI — The Johnson administration was gearing up today for an all out push to obtain congressional approval of the President’s long dormant 10 per cent income tax increase proposal. The Chief Executive, who returned from a Thanksgiving holiday at his Texas ranch Sunday night, scheduled White House conferences with Treasury Secretary Henry H. Fowler and Democratic congressional leaders. The tax measure’s chances were expected to be a prime topic of discussion at the meetings, along with the international run on gold. Johnson has been in constant telephone communication with Fowier since the near panic European gold buying spree began last week. The drive for the tax increase came as the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) dropped the price it pays to buy Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Veterans Administration (VA) home mortgages. The association, known In financial circles as “Fannie Mae.” buys mortgages from lenders to free their capital for further investment in the mortgage market. In announcing the decrease today, Secretary Robert C. Weaver of the

SASEBO. Japan UPI—Search vessels scoured a stormy area of the Pacific Ocean today for the 37 crewmen of an American tanker feared sunk off Japan after an engine room fire. The only clue to the vessel’s fate was a large oil slick spotted from the air about 30 miles northwest of the U.S. Naval base at Sasebo. But there was no confirmation the slick was from the missing tanker and there was some question of the ship’s identity. Navy spokesmen said a distress call early today identified the tanker as the “SS Cleveland.” The U.S. Coast Guard In New York later reported the ship apparently docked Nov. 22 at Bombay. A Coast Guard official said the sailing time from Bombay to Sasebo is 13 days and the Cleveland

His mission today in Ankara w r as to present the Greek acceptance to Premier Suleyman Demirel in exchange for & Turkish promise to end its state of invasion readiness, the sources said. A battle ready Turkish invasion force w T as poised to move against the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus at a few hours notice. Troops also stood at the ready in Greece. Both sides are armed with Americanmade weapons supplied by virtue of their

Housing the Urban Development Department, who also acts as board chairman for FNMA, said the “failure to act upon a tax increase has occasioned heavy borrowing in drum-tight credit markets. As a result interest rates have risen to the highest level in a century.” One key to the tax increase drive was the President’s formula, to be unveiled this week, for cutting federal spending. It was reported the administration planned to reduce spending $1 for every $1 in new^ revenue brought in by the tax increase. The House Ways & Means Committee shelved the tax measure Oct. 3 w r hen the panel insisted on substantial spending cuts as the price for further consideration of a tax hike. Fowler and budget director Charles L. Schultze were to go before the committee Wednesday to outline the formula. Two flee LUENEBURG, Germany UPI West German officials today said tw r o East Germans, a 23-year-old carpenter and a 26-year-old mason, used a rubber dingy early Sunday to flee across the Elbe River to the West.

could be nowhere near the area wdiere the SOS was sent. A check of all other ships wdth Cleveland In their name showed them to be elsewhere too. the Coast Guard said. Navy authorities said there was no information in the distress message to indicate the ship’s destination nor its last port of call. It gave its position as tw’o miles east of Enoshima Island off the coast of Southern Japan. Two search planes and five surface craft criss-crossed that area all day. They worked in a thick overcast and heavy seas. Two ships, the U.S.S. Warblar and U.S.S. Widgeon, were ordered to continue the search through the night. The planes and the other search craft returned to port at nightfall.

membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). On Cyprus itself the Greek and Turkish communities barricaded themselve* from one another and prepared for war. There were isolated reports of bomb throwing on the island during the weekend. The island is located at the far eastern end of the Mediterranean only 40 mile* from the coast of Turkey to the north. Vance, a former U.S. deputy secretary of defense, has been trying to hammer out a peace plan during the past four days. He traveled first to Ankara, then to Athens and today back to Ankara. The critical point apparently wa* Greek plans for withdrawing an estimated 12,000 troops stationed in Cyprus where Greek Cypriots have a 4-1 majority over Turkish Cypriots among a population of 600,000. The Turks have demanded the immediate withdrawal of all but the 950 Greek troops permitted to be there under agreements signed during earlier crises. Som* sources in Athens said Greece was asking for a gradual reduction of troop strength over a period of several months. 635 traffic deaths recorded in U.S. By United Pre»i International Americans died at a rate of more than six an hour on streets and mads during the 102-hour Thanksgiving holiday which ended at midnight, local time. The toll would continue to rise through today with the addition of delayed reports and deaths occurring hours after the weekend accidents. As the holiday period drew to a close, United Press International counted 635 traffic deaths. 21 in airplane crashes, 56 in fires and 94 in miscellaneous mishaps for a total weekend casualty count of 806. California held the dubious honor of counting the most traffic deaths, 75, more than twice as many as the next state, Ohio, with 36. Pennsylvania counted 31. New’ York 30. Kentucky 28. Florida, Georgia and Illinois 25 and Michigan 24. It w T as a relatively safe holiday on wheels. A year ago about 750 person* were killed in traffic during the four-day Thanksgiving holiday. Coin club will mark anniversary The Putnam County Coin Club will hold its fifth anniversary meeting thi* evening at 7:30 at the Indiana Gas Company. Past presidents’ medals will be presented to the presidents of the last four years. Jim Tolan, of Blooming*on, will be the guest speaker and his subject will be “A Study In Metal ” A $20 gold piece will be awarded and there will be an election of 1968 officers. All past and present members ar* urged to attend and vistors ar* welcome.

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WORK CONTINUES DESPITE WEATHER—Workmen, braving the cold weather, ior High School. It is reported that this work wil continue during the winter are busily engaged in the construction of the new’ additoin to the Greencastle Sen- months in order to have the building completed by the time school starts again

next September.

UAW, Chrysler agree on pact for office workers

Navigation of Wabash Study being conducted

Johnson to press for 10 percent tax boost

U.S. tanker sinks off Japan, 37 feared dead