People who had been divorced twice had little, if any, chance of becoming an Indianapolis police officer. “We check the private lives of all applicants,” said Sgt. William Hague. “Naturally, we’re going to be skeptical when we see that someone has been divorced twice.”
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Dance instructor Helene Charisse and some of her pupils were going to perform routines on WFMB-TV.
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Midwest Radio & TV charged $3 for service calls.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
Indianapolis Public Schools announced plans for a school between English and Spann avenues. School 28 would be air-conditioned with total electric heat – both firsts for IPS.
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Brenda Dodson, a freshman at Manual, received Olive Branch Christian Church’s Faith and Life Award for her work with the church and Girl Scouts.
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Plans for a $300,000 nursing home near U.S. 31 and I-465 and a $2.5 million shopping center on Shelby Street off the proposed four-lane Troy Avenue – east of Shelby Street – to Beech Grove were unveiled. (I don’t think these plans made it off the drawing board.)
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Chicken Delight, 2863 Carson Ave., featured 12 pieces of chicken, a slew of fries and a pint of slaw for $2.97. A 24-piece shrimp dinner with fries and slaw cost the same. A 16-inch cheese pizza was $1.99.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1976
Lee Ann Daly, daughter of Spotlight cartoonist Dr. Joe Daly, Brian Clark and William Waymire served as pages for State Rep. Forest Handlon.
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T-bone, rib eye, sirloin and cube steaks cost 99 cents a pound.
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Bob and Doris Baker, parents of Thomas and Robert Baker, were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary.
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Lillie Roeder won a five-minute shopping spree at Dinner Bell Supermarket, 2824 Shelby St.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
Winchester Village Elementary School’s Brownie Troop 538 held a father-daughter dance. Courtney Johnson won the dance contest, narrowly outstepping Ann Curbox and Melanie Allison.
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Sue Ann Hillan, daughter of Bob and Margaret Ann Hillan and a graduate of Roncalli, starred in St. Mary-of-the-Woods College’s production of “Cinderella”.
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Perry Meridian students Jeff Bell, Dustin Hill, Marika Klemm, Ronald Snead, Mike Williams, Kimberly Cooper, Ahna Noe and Jeff Pearson were recognized for their achievements in the Central Indiana Regional Scholastic Art Awards Program.
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Hoosier native Chris Schenkel, longtime announcer for ABC, was the guest speaker at the annual Oldtimers Banquet at the Murat Shrine Club, where Roncalli football coach Bill Kuntz was honored for winning the 1985 Class 3A title.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
The National Crime Prevention Council estimated that 4 million women in the United States suffered some kind of violence at the hands of their husbands or boyfriends each year.
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Southport High School’s Black History Club established a scholarship to honor the late Roy E. Bussell, a former faculty member and a founder of the club.
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Channel 8 meteorologist Randy Ollis was the guest speaker for the Lenten breakfast program at Christ United Methodist Church.
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The Indianapolis Oldtimers Club named retiring Manual High School teacher and athletic director Ray Schultz as its Man of the Year.
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“Money” magazine recognized Perry Township Schools as one of the top 100 affordable districts in the United States.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2006
The archives from 2006 are missing.