The Rev. James Higgins was appointed superintendent of Cathedral High School.
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Retired workers in Marion County received an average monthly check of $63.80 from the Social Security Administration.
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Crossroads Taverns at Bluff Road and Raymond Street claimed that it served the best turtle dinners and sandwiches in the city.
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WTTV Channel 4 was granted permission by the Marion County Planning Commission to construct studios and offices on 18 acres of land at Sumner Avenue and Bluff Road.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
The Lake Shore swim team’s record was 1-1. Among the top performers were Diana Powers, Kristi Green, Sandy Pollard, Larry Lammert, Kris Lindgren, Eric Brunoehler, Steve Short, Karen Green, Melanie Miller and Bill Quick.
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Southsiders serving in the armed forces included Frank Hernly, William Wasson, Robert Kenieczny, Thomas Kivett, James McDaniel, William Ford, Jack Owens and Phillip Myers.
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The Cheese Shop celebrated its grand opening at the Ayr-Way South Shopping Center, 3642 S. East St. The store featured more than 100 varieties of cheese and hoped to increase that number to 200.
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Plans were unveiled for a $700,000 recreational facility/pool/student center at Our Lady of Grace Academy, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove.
Forty Years Ago T-his Week – 1976
Vandals destroyed the tomato plants and other vegetables that Francis Ehrlich was growing in her garden.
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Roncalli student Deborah Beretta was crowned queen of the annual strawberry festival hosted by Greater Southside Inc.
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The United Southside Community Organization was seeking 10 major improvements to area parks. The list, which was presented to the City-County Council, included bike paths, a skating rink and more recreational centers.
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The Perry Township Democrat Club elected news officers: Cathline Mullin, president; John Westrick Jr., vice president; Norman Merkler, treasurer; Metty Meyer, recording secretary; and Susanne Wells, corresponding secretary.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
Fishing buddies Jim Long, Tut Debaum, Tom Holt, Carl Risch, Bill Baldwin, Ken Wheeler and Kevin Wheeler returned from an outing in Canada. “We had a good time, and boy did we slay them fish, said Risch, who wore a hat bearing the inscription: “Fishing is not a matter of life and death ... it’s much more important than that.”
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The wrecking ball came down on the pool and bathhouse at Long-acre Park, 4701 Madison Ave. Built in 1932, the facility had been closed for two years.
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Roselyn Wild was the weekly winner in The Spotlight-in-the-Sky contest. Wild identified the aerial photograph as being taken over Harvard Square. She won dinner for two, a helicopter ride and a floral arrangement.
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Among those enjoying the Greater Southside Inc.’s strawberry and art festival were Wally and Roma Sims, Carol Starks, Dick Hopper, Jack Reid, Marilyn Reid, Malcomb and Myrna Crosby, Francis Thomas, Lorene Beasley and Betty Jeffris.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
Fifteen months after enduring a six-hour surgery to rebuild a shattered shoulder, Perry Meridian graduate and Olympic diver hopeful Russ Bertram failed in his attempt to make the U.S. team.
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Ben and Mary Jo Brown, both graduates of Roncalli, joined the sales staff at Carpenter Realtors/Better Homes and Gardens.
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The Center Grove Stealers, a girls 12 and under softball team, took first-place honors in the inaugural NSA tournament at Center Grove Lassie League. The squad featured Sarah Lambert, Jennifer Mullikin, Angie Davis, Abbey Rogers, Heidi Turk, Hillary Davidson, Alisah Baker, Erin Detty, Heidi Shreve, Danialle Spears, Ashley Heatwole, Sara Patrick and coaches Mike Baker, Dan Spears and Larry Heatwole.
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The Indianapolis Zoo’s 2-month-old African lion cubs, Dumisani and Sekaye, were introduced to the outside world.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2006
The archives from 2006 are missing.