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Group Captain John Alexander Kent, (23 June 1914 – 7 October 1985), nicknamed "Kentski" (sometimes given as "Kentowski") by his Polish comrades, was a Canadian fighter ace flying in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Considered one of the best young squadron leaders of the war, he went on to a distinguished postwar career before entering the aviation industry.

Early years
John Alexander Kent was born in Winnipeg, in Manitoba, Canada on 23 June 1914. He started to learn to fly at Winnipeg Flying Club in 1930 and obtained his pilot's licence in November 1931, at the time, he was the youngest Canadian to achieve this feat. Two years later, he gained a commercial licence after working for the Northwest Aero Marine Company.

In 1935, Kent joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) on a short service commission. He was posted to No. 5 Flying Training School on 15 March. He joined No. 19 Squadron at RAF Duxford in February 1936, where he remained until October 1937 when he moved to the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough. For his research work, during which he deliberately made over 300 airborne collisions with various types of barrage balloon, he mainly flew the first prototype of the Fairey P.4/34 K5099.

Kent was awarded the Air Force Cross on 1 February 1939.

Second World War
Kent was posted to the Photographic Development Unit in May 1940 flying unarmed Supermarine Spitfires in France. During the late stages of the fall of France, while on a low-level sortie with an armed Spitfire, he was attacked by a Messerschmitt Bf 109 that subsequently crashed during the encounter. By early July, he was posted to RAF Hawarden flying Hawker Hurricane fighters.

Battle of Britain
On 2 August 1940, as a flight commander, Kent joined No. 303 Squadron, a newly formed squadron consisting of Polish pilots based at RAF Northolt throughout the Battle of Britain.

Kent's first combat victories came on 9 September 1940 when he shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 110 and a Junkers Ju 88. On 23 September, he destroyed a Bf 109 and damaged a Focke-Wulf Fw 58 reconnaissance aircraft while intercepting a raid over Dungeness. He shot down a Ju 88 after a raid over London on 27 September. During a dogfight over the south coast of England on 1 October, Kent found himself alone with 40 Bf 109s. In the ensuing engagement, he shot down two of the enemy fighters and scored hits on another. Kent was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) on 25 October 1940. The published citation read: "Early in October, 1940, this officer, when entirely alone, attacked 40 Messerschmitt 109's, and shot down two of them. He has personally destroyed at least four enemy aircraft. Flight Lieutenant Kent has been responsible in a large measure for the fighting efficiency of his squadron and has materially contributed to its successes. He has proved himself a born leader."

The following day, he was posted to RAF Biggin Hill to take command of another highly successful group of pilots, No. 92 Squadron. Kent's strict discipline initially proved unpopular with the laid-back attitude the No. 92 Squadron pilots had at the time.

On 1 November, Kent shot down a Bf 109 and two more the following day. On 24 December 1940, he was awarded the Silver Cross of the Polish Virtuti Militari decoration for his achievements with No. 303 Squadron.

Circus offensive
In June 1941, Kent was then posted back to Northolt as wing leader of the Polish Wing of four squadrons. On 21 June, during an operation escorting Blenheim bombers against enemy positions at Saint-Omer, France, Kent shot down a Bf 109. On 27 June, during another raid over northern France, he destroyed a Bf 109 on the ground.

As the raids over France continued from RAF Fighter Command during summer 1941, Kent continued adding to his score with a Bf 109 destroyed on 3 July and another Bf 109 on 20 July before he was then moved again as wing leader to command and lead the Kenley Wing in August 1941. His first few operations over northern France with his new squadrons proved successful, claiming Bf 109s on 7 and 16 August. Kent remained with the Kenley Wing until October 1941, when he was posted back to No. 53 Operational Training Unit at RAF Heston and then RAF Llandow. Kent was awarded a Bar to his DFC on 21 October 1941. The published citation read: "This officer has led his wing in an efficient and fearless manner on many operational sorties within the last two months. He has now destroyed a further 6 enemy aircraft, bringing his total successes to 13 destroyed and 3 probably destroyed. Wing Commander Kent has set a grand example."

Later war service
Early in 1942, Kent was taken off operational status and sent on a lecture tour of Canada and the United States. In June 1942, Kent was posted as Station Commander of RAF Church Stanton, where he remained until October when he was posted to Fighter Command HQ as a Wing Commander of Training. Two months later, Kent was posted to the Middle East and took command of 17 Sector in Benghazi, Libya, where, on 25 January 1943, he damaged a Ju 88 during an engagement near the airfield at Benina. After a posting to Air HQ as a Command Training Inspector at Air Defences East Mediterranean, he returned to the United Kingdom during March 1944 for an instructor's course at the Central Flying School, Upavon.

Kent's final total of wartime victories included 13 aircraft destroyed, three probables and three damaged.

Postwar
Kent was then posted to Air HQ, British Forces of Occupation and in late 1946 he became the Personal Staff Officer to Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Sholto Douglas, the Commander-in-Chief and Military Governor of the British Zone of occupied Germany.

Kent returned to flying duties as Chief Test Pilot at RAE Farnborough in 1948 and was involved until 1952 with many developments of military aviation, including the de Havilland Dh 108 "Swallow" and Avro 707. In August 1952, he assumed command of the RAF Station at Odiham, a fighter base operating Gloster Meteors. Subsequently, he was posted as Station Commander at RAF Tangmere, and in early 1956 accepted his final posting to RAF Newton as Station Commander.

On 1 December 1956, Kent retired from the RAF with the rank of group captain. He joined Kelvin-Hughes Aviation Limited as sales manager. His first marriage in 1939 was dissolved and he remarried in 1948. His family with a son and two daughters lived at Hartley Wintney, Hants.

Kent died on 7 October 1985 in Woking, Surrey at the age of 71 years. His medals, which in addition to the DFC and Bar, the AFC and the Virtuti Militari, include the 1939–1945 Star with Battle of Britain clasp, Air Crew Europe Star, Africa Star with North Africa 1942-43 clasp, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939–1945, and the 1953 Coronation Medal, are held by the Royal Air Force Museum.

Quotes
"I cannot say how proud I am to have been privileged to help form and lead No. 303 squadron and later to lead such a magnificent fighting force as the Polish Wing. There formed within me in those days an admiration, respect and genuine affection for these really remarkable men which I have never lost. I formed friendship that are as firm as they were those twenty-five years ago and this I find most gratifying. We who were privileged to fly and fight with them will never forget and Britain must never forget how much she owes to the loyalty indomitable spirit and sacrifice of those Polish fliers. They were our staunchest Allies in our darkest days; may they always be remembered as such!"

In popular culture
Kent was portrayed by Milo Gibson in the 2018 film Hurricane: 303 Squadron.

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Affiliated Computer Services

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. (ACS) was a company that provided information technology services as well as business process outsourcing solutions to businesses, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. ACS was based in Dallas, Texas. ACS was ranked at number 341 on the 2010 Fortune 500 list. Founded in 1988, by Darwin Deason, ACS operated in nearly 100 countries, generating over $6 billion annually. As of September 2009, ACS employed approximately 74,000 people.

On September 28, 2009, Xerox Corporation announced plans to acquire ACS in a $6.4 billion transaction. The deal closed on February 8, 2010.

Founding and early developments
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) was founded by Darwin Deason and Charles M. Young, both former MTech Communications executives, in 1988. Deason had served as CEO at MTech and decided to launch another data processing firm after a management buyout bid of him and other executives had lost to another bid in 1988. MTech was sold to EDS for $345 million and in the same year Deason, together with a part of the MTech executive team, launched ACS. Deason served as chairman and CEO while Young became president and COO.

Deason's expansion strategy was strongly reliant on acquisitions, accounting for around 70% of early growth. Two key developments were the acquisition of OBS Companies, a service provider with 200 employees and an annual revenue of $25 million, and a contract for the digitization of the Los Angeles County food stamp program.

By 1990 the company had 1,300 employees that generated revenues of more than $120 million.

Initially created as a data services provider to the financial services industry, Deason led ACS's expansion into the communications, education, financial services, government, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, retail, and travel and transportation industries.

Growth as a private company
In 1991 ACS sought to acquire BancPlus to enter the mortgage banking business but lost to another bid. The following year, the company acquired CIC/DISC, a New York based outsourcing business.

ACS expanded beyond banking BPO services when it signed a 10-year data processing outsourcing contract with Southland Corporation (7-Eleven).

Public listing and continued growth
In 1995 ACS became a public company and divested bank data processing. By FY 1996 ACS became the fourth-largest commercial outsource provider in the U.S. More recently, ACS was best known for its Transportation Solutions Group (TSG), which supported transportation services including electronic toll collection, management of cities’ parking systems, and photo traffic enforcement.

In 2005, ACS was offered a buyout from TPG and in 2007 from Deason and Cerberus Capital Management. Both offers were rejected.

In 2009, ACS ranked #401 on the FORTUNE 500 list and employed about 74,000 people around the world who served thousands of commercial and government clients.

In February 2010, following its acquisition by Xerox, ACS was replaced by Urban Outfitters on the Standard & Poor 500 Index.

Recent developments
On July 1, 2015, Xerox sold the IT Outsourcing business to Atos. Xerox indicated that ITO did not line up with its vision of integration of BPO (business process outsourcing) and the legacy document handling concerns. On July 29, 2016, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed the lawsuit pursued by Matthew Sciabacucchi. The lawsuit contended that some Xerox Corp directors and officers had abrogated their fiduciary duties in connection with the company's $6.4 billion acquisition of ACS in 2010.

On January 3, 2017, a company called Conduent was spun off as a divestiture from Xerox. The business scope of Conduent was generally understood to be essentially identical to that of the former Affiliated Computer Services (ACS).

In February 2020, initial efforts to demolish the company's former headquarters building in Dallas failed; the process of taking the solid concrete building apart ended up taking several days.

Acquisitions
Affiliated Computer Systems pursued a focused expansion strategy from early on. By the time it was listed on the NASDAQ, only six years after its inception, the company had already acquired 13 data processing companies. Throughout its history, ACS bought more than 50 businesses, the following is an overview of key acquisitions and joint-ventures:

 * 1989: OBS Companies, an established data processing and service company
 * 1992: CIC/DISC, a New York based outsourcing business
 * 1994: Joint venture with Transfirst, an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) company
 * 1995: Systems Group, based in Dallas and Atlanta (ACL acquired a 70% interest)

Products and services
ACS began providing data processing and other information technology services to a single financial industry client, operating regionally from Dallas, and later added other banks and financial institutions to its list of clients. As information technology and business process outsourcing company, the company eventually provided services to businesses, government agencies, and non-profit organizations.

ATM network
In the 1990s, the company pioneered off-site ATMs, operated the second largest non-bank ATM network in the United States and eventually the largest in the world.

SEC Investigation
In 2006, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) notified ACS that they were conducting an informal investigation into certain stock option grants made by the company from October 1998 through March 2005. This was due to the improper and unethical practice of back-dating stock options to specific low points in the stock value. ACS said the executives improperly backdated the price of options grants during a period from 1994 to 2005. During that time, ACS said the executives deliberately chose days on which ACS's stock took a dip as the effective date for the options, making them more valuable when exercised. Rich, King, and Edwards "used hindsight to select favorable grant dates," ACS said in a statement. CEO Mark King and CFO Warren Edwards, both implicated in the wrongdoing, resigned immediately. The former CEO Jeff Rich previously retired at the beginning of the year.

Literature

 * International Directory of Company Histories, Vol.61. St. James Press, 2004.

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Deleted "Politics" section
This section contained downright erroneous and inaccurate information; no matter how much one may hate Mayor Dan Klein, this section was full of lies about him, was unencyclopedic, and was irrelevant to the article as a whole. (I live in Crown Point, so I believe I may say the above with much confidence in accuracy.) —OneofThem(talk) (contribs) 19:30, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Inaccuracies tag
What's being disputed? There should be a link to the John Dillinger page and his escape from the Crown Point jail. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.106.158.80 (talk) 16:11, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

What source says that Crown Point is considering building another High School on the east side? I think we need facts here or that should be deleted, because it sounds like it's someone's opinion. TolkienLOTR (talk) 02:43, 25 February 2008 (UTC)TolkienLOTRh

In the last few years, Crown Point demolished the old high school which was near the southwest corner of the Square (the heart of the town where the old Courthouse and shops are located). They built a new junior high at that location. Their larger new high school is located at the far southeast corner of Crown Point. I live nearby and have seen both buildings.Lindisfarnelibrary (talk) 11:07, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Plans?
It discusses plans to build a new high school....that high school was finished years ago. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.239.157.57 (talk) 06:04, 29 March 2008 (UTC) I'm not sure about "CPCSC has future plans in which more elementary schools will be built as well as a new middle/high school to be built in Winfield." As far as I know they do not have plans to build a new middle school. They just built one a year or so ago, and you can find no mention of these plans on the CPCSC Website. www.cps.k12.in.us

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This article is ripe with unnatural sentences and grammar mistakes. Whoever added all this uncited information needs to correct what they wrote, then go back and properly cite all of their additions; or it will be removed after discussion per Wikipedia standards. chris4682 Oct 07

This article has been reviewed by a professional editor. Its sentence structure and grammar are consistent with Wikipedia standards. Citation is also consistent with Wikipedia standards. It remains, of course, subject to the additions and deletions of users. msariel Feb 08

OK, let's talk about "non-notable" people. Danielle Sloan's entry was deleted, but a couple of other people whose claims to fame equal hers were not deleted. Not naming names here, just talking about the underlying principle: either all of them are non-notables, or Danielle and some of the others should stay. Writer130 (talk) 00:45, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Seems like some of you take this way too seriously. The important thing is that the information is factual. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.0.223.151 (talk) 13:41, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Deleted non famous people
Certain individuals keep posting information of themselves on this page (e.g., "DJ OHMYGODRUNTHERESABEARBEHINDYOU"), including some of which included inappropriate materials. Please, keep this page clean. If they don't have a Wikipedia page, they don't qualify for a spot on a 'Notable People" section of a city. Please refer to Wikipedia policy. Chaseeversole (talk) 03:18, 11 June 2011 (EST)

Here we go again: fluoridation debate in wikipedia?
I've added an editorializing tag to additional fluoridation text in History section. In such contentious matters, we adhere to the policy of stating only bare-bones facts in a neutral factual encyclopedia article. The necessary facts are 1)there was an epidemic of dental caries in the city in the years prior to 2000; 2) there was an acrimonious debate as to cause and remedy; 3)in 2000, the city got fluoridated water. What they were or were not told is our (editors) opinion as to what should or should not have been told.  It is debatable whether such text should appear in the encyclopedia at all, but if it does, it should be  moved to one of the fluoridation articles like History of water fluoridation.Sbalfour (talk) 15:30, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

The paragraph has been moved or removed - issue closed. Sbalfour (talk) 15:14, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

List of churches maybe too detailed
I'm having second thoughts about listing dozens of churches individually, with the concommitant responsibility to keep the list updated. Filling an article with lists of lists isn't good use of space. Consider what the task would be if the city were New York City. I'm thinking about condensing the text to just list the denominations represented, and some phrase like "and numerous non-denominational christian churches". The Wiki isn't an almanac WP:Almanac. The same consideration might reasonably apply to the schools listing (but it's a lot shorter and more readable).Sbalfour (talk) 21:38, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

Bankruptcy?
In the period 2011-2014, Connersville tottered on the verge of bankruptcy, and remains so today, though a little less so, In fact, in 2011, the mayor publicly declared that the city was bankrupt, though no legal filing was made. The whole county and regional area are similarly impacted.East central Indiana is one of the poorest regions of the country outside Appalachia. I don't know how this situation on the ground can be properly inserted into the History text, as most of it was sparsely reported on (nobody wants to talk about it). I was there and I remember it. Sbalfour (talk) 21:34, 25 November 2018 (UTC)

Restoring lost text
Various people, mostly unregistered IP addresses and hit-and-run editors (those who don't have a continuing interest in advancing the article), have deleted bits and pieces of text from the article. The pieces are accurate by my assessment, though some are unsourced (as is about 50% of text in the encyclopedia generally). So I'm going back to a version of the article from Aug. 2015 to retrieve and restore the lost text. We can't make progress by deleting things. If you have a contribution to make, add something, or source something, and leave other editors' work intact. If you challenge something as inaccurate, the established procedure is to tag it, possibly as [cn], "citation needed", then open a talk page discussion to get other editors' input. After consensus is reached, then you or some other editor can make an appropriate change to the article. Arbitrary deletions, except in cases of vandalism or blatant inaccuracy, are heavily discouraged by policy. Sbalfour (talk) 16:27, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

The situation in Connersville
The history of Connersville has been one of labor versus industry and geophysical centrism and non-centrism. In the early days, Connersville's central location on an established Indian trail along the only significant river in eastern Indiana, midway between the Ohio river and Indian villages to the north of what is now Indianapolis, with the vast Northwest Territory beyond, ideally positioned the city as a waystation in the wilderness. Colonization follows rivers, and the city was of course platted on the river. Early industrial expansion brought the railroad to move colonists rapidly into the northwest from Cincinnati, and Connersville was the central terminus of the railroad.

But post-industrial revolution, with the rise of US and interstate highways and airports, Connersville's 'gateway on the river' geophysical position became moot. The National Road (US 40) stretched in a beeline between the fortuitously positioned cities of Richmond and Indianapolis, bypassing Connersville to the north. Cincinnati and Indianapolis acquired airports in the 1920's. Interstate 70 had even bigger goals: it stretched between the metropolises of Indianapolis and Columbus, OH in the 1950's again bypassing Connersville even further to the north. Connersville's automotive heyday occurred partly because in those days, the fuel cost of transportation to distant markets in Cincinnati and elsewhere was insignificant. But today, it's not. Connersville became an isolated rural and chiefly agricultural community.

Industry returned in the 1950's chiefly because labor was cheap and plentiful - after having burgeoned on automobiles, the town was idle when that industry moved east to Detroit. The town reached its pinnacle of expansion, population, economic output, housing sales, government revenue, school enrollment, etc in 1965. Then labor decided it wanted a bigger slice of the pie. Connersville was an old guard 100% union town. One might even say that unions got their start in the automotive days centered in Connersville. For a while, they got that slice. But they couldn't let go and compromise when consolidation hit the industrial base in the 70's. America's industrial base, and unionism that supported it, hit hard times with increasing foreign competition and non-union production in the 1980's. The heyday of big labor in the 50's and 60's was over. Industry collapsed and Connersville along with it as business moved to cheaper non-union places like Arkansas.

The situation today is that property values have sunk so low, and business profits are so thin, that local taxes cannot support the municipal infrastructure. For example, Connersville needs a federal grant to repair its downtown sidewalks. The last time Connersville had a population less than or equal to today's was 1930! But since then, there are more roads, more sidewalks, more buildings, more water treatment plants and power generation stations, and etc to maintain. Figuratively, one might say that if we didn't have it and couldn't support it in 1930, we can't afford it today. Connersville escaped bankruptcy in 2014 by the skin of its teeth. There's been an almost straight line decline in economic productivity from 1965 to 2014, continuing to today. Connersville's unfavorable geophysical position in the the middle of nowhere (i.e. a vast and vastly poor rural area comprising nearly 15% of the state), along with the decline in available labor due to attrition and aging of the population, make it infeasible for heavy industry to return to Connersville. Just one poignant example: when I attend church on Sunday morning, I see hardly any young families with young kids - it's mostly seniors. I remember in 1965, church overflowing with kids (I was one), so that if we didn't arrive early, we'd have to stand at the rear of the church for mass.

A lot of this is editorializing, and unsuitable for a scholarly factual article, but it's the flavor of what the town has been.

Sbalfour (talk) 17:57, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

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International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial

The International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial (ISAT) was a large multicenter, prospective randomised clinical medical trial, comparing the safety and efficacy of endovascular coil treatment and surgical clipping for the treatment of brain aneurysms. The study began in 1994. The first results were published in The Lancet in 2002, and the 10-year data were published again in The Lancet in early September 2005. A total of 2,143 study participants were mostly drawn from U.K. hospitals with the rest drawn from North American and European hospitals.

The study found better results with endovascular coil treatment compared to surgical clipping. However, subsequent studies have questioned this conclusion. The study was criticised by many clinicians and not well accepted by surgeons. Primary criticisms were related to the study's patient population's generalisability to the wider population, and the long-term prognosis of coil embolisation.

Study design and results
ISAT sought to measure outcomes of cerebral aneurysm patients at 2 and 12 months using a type of a Rankin scale. The study was prematurely terminated in 2002 after the oversight committee due to a finding if increased morbidity with clipping compared to endovascular coiling.

Criticism
ISAT was criticised on several factors, many related to the randomization of the patient population. The patient population was on average younger, and the majority had aneurysms under 10 mm and in anterior circulation. The randomized patient population in the ISAT was younger on average than the population of subarachnoid hemorrhage patients in the U.S. and Japan. In response to these criticisms, a facility that participated in ISAT compared the clinical outcomes of their patients who were not selected for the study to those who were. They reported finding outcomes similar to the ISAT.

Subsequent analysis
Although the initial ISAT analysis appeared to favor endovascular coiling over microsurgical clipping, subsequent meta-analysis have questioned that conclusion finding higher incidences of recurrence. A large meta-analysis from Johns Hopkins University published in Neurosurgery concluded that "there is no clear consensus in these two studies or in the 45 observational studies included."

Updated data from the ISAT group in March 2008 shows that the higher aneurysm rate of recurrence is also associated with a higher rebleeding rate, given that the rebleed rate of coiled aneurysms appears to be 8 times higher than that of clipping treated aneurysms in this study. The ISAT authors conclude that "when treating ruptured cerebral aneurysms, the advantage of coil embolization over clip ligation cannot be assumed for patients younger than 40 years old." Other studies have directly questioned the ISAT's conclusions. This conclusion is based on a number of methodological assumptions itself and other authors have cautioned about extending it to other patient populations.

It appears that although endovascular coiling is associated with a shorter recovery period as compared to surgical clipping, it is also associated with a significantly higher recurrence rate after treatment. The long-term data for unruptured aneurysms are still being gathered.


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Dol Purnima

Dola Purnima, also popularly known as Dolo Jatra, Doul Utsav or Deul, is a Hindu swing festival celebrated during the Holi festival of Braj region, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Odisha, Assam, Tripura and Bengal region. This festival is dedicated to the divine couple of Radha and Krishna. It is usually celebrated on the full moon night or fifteenth day of the Falgun month mainly by Gopal community.

Etymology and references in literature
Hindu literature is replete with references of terms like Dolotsava and Dola Yatra. Shri Garga Samhita, a Vaishnav text has reference to Dolotsava of Shri Krishna in the month of Chaitra.

The Sanskrit word Dola means a swing, while utsava means a festival or a feast. Hence, Dolotsava literally means swing festival or swing feast and refers to religious service of swinging the idol of a deity on a swing.

Similarly, word Dola Yatra is compound of two Sanskrit words: Dola and yatra. Yatra refers to procession and thus Dola yatra refers to swing procession.

Radha Vallabha Sampradaya
This festival is also celebrated with great fervor and enthusiasm in Radha Vallabh Sampradaya and Haridasi Sampradaya where the idols of Radha Krishna are worshipped and offered colours and flowers to commence the festivities.

Gaudiya Vaishnavism
In Gaudiya Vaishnavism, this festival is further more significant as it was the day when Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born who was also worshipped as the combined avatar of Radha and Krishna. He was a great saint and a philosopher who played an important part in flourishing the Bhakti movement in India. He was also the founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism tradition.

Celebration
On this auspicious day, the murtis of Krishna and his beloved Radha, richly adorned and besmeared with colored powder. In Braj, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bengal, Odisha and Assam, the murtis of Radha Krishna are taken out in procession in a swinging palanquin, decorated with flowers, leaves, colored clothes and papers. The procession proceeds forward to the accompaniment of music, blaring of conch shells, trumpets horn and shouts of joy or victory and 'Hôri Bola'.

In the region of Assam, the festival is marked by singing songs, like "Phaku khele korunamoy" by the 16th Century Assamese poet Madhavdev, especially at the Barpeta Satra. The 15th century saint, artist and social reformer Srimanta Sankardev celebrated Doul at Bordowa in Nagaon, Assam. The festival also includes playing with colours made usually from flowers traditionally.

In South India, the kirtan compositions of the 15th century poet, Annamacharya and Tyagaraja are sung in the evening. Dolotsavam is celebrated on Holika Purnima at Suryanarayan Swamy temple at Arasavalli, Andhra Pradesh.

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 * I also have a 2006 pic of the courthouse memorial, but I'm not sure of its importance because I'm not confident in the description in the article that calls it the "world's first monument dedicated exclusively to peace." Is this describing the Art Deco monument also seen in the 1935 monument currently in the article? That's the one I have a fresh pic of, but looked to me like a very nice, but very conventional, war memorial. It's full of names of local men who died in various wars, especially WW1. --Tysto 16:59, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

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Someone needs to lock this page from editing. There has been a lot of vandalism that has been going on here. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mysticpuffy (talk • contribs) 08:45, 11 December 2006 (UTC).

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It sounds like a pretty important town for one with under 10,000 residents. Has the population shrunk? I'd be interested in one of those charts that shows the historical population levels, if anyone has that data. –samaraphile

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Horrible little town — Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.225.129.111 (talk) 20:46, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

Counties
How many counties does this little town exist in? Right now three are mentioned with a fourth also noted in Dunkirk county> Should only be one. Buster Seven   Talk  15:09, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Officially it's in two. The incorporated borders given in USGS topo maps and at Google Maps show that the town is mostly in Jay but also partly in Blackford.  (Everything west of Main Street and north of Blackford Avenue lies in Blackford County.)  I've updated the page to clarify this.
 * As for the third county (Delaware), the town's southwestern border does abut the county line, but doesn't extend over it; however, even though the official border doesn't cross that line, it appears that homes and businesses that are part of the community do, so one might be able to make the case that (at least in practice) it extends slightly into Delaware. ╠╣uw [ talk ]  19:43, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

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Michelle Leslie (born 1981), who previously worked under the name Michelle Lee, is an Australian interior designer and former model. Leslie gained prominence as a catwalk model in 2000, working for stores including David Jones. That same year, she was a finalist on the television series Search for a Supermodel and the runner-up for Miss World Australia.

In 2005, Leslie was arrested in Bali after police reported discovering two ecstasy tablets in her handbag. She was convicted and sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Upon returning to Australia, Leslie stated police had planted the drugs in her bag and then demanded a US$25,000 bribe to avoid going to prison, which she could not afford to pay. While in custody, Leslie dressed in Islamic clothing, stating she did so to shield herself from both the media and sexual assault from corrections officers. The decision faced a backlash from some Muslims, who accused her of using Islam as a stunt to gain the court's favour. Leslie's arrest and her choice of clothing in custody resulted in considerable attention from the Australian media.

After returning to Australia, Leslie travelled to Cambodia to help raise money for local orphanages. She returned to the catwalk in Australia in 2006, but struggled to find regular work as a model following the publicity from her arrest. In 2007, she launched a line of clothing for dogs, and the following year, began a career as an interior designer.

Early career
Michelle Leslie was born in Adelaide, South Australia, to Albert and Violeta Leslie. Violeta was a nurse and one of 12 siblings born in the Philippines. Albert played for the Australian basketball team, and met Violeta while on a layover in the Philippines before travelling to the Olympics. Violeta emigrated to Australia, and Albert went on to become an assistant coach to the Adelaide 36ers. A self-confessed tomboy when young, Leslie was educated at Sacred Heart College in Adelaide, and became interested in modelling only after her father gave her a course at a modelling school as a 15th birthday present. She enjoyed it enough to undertake a second course, and shortly thereafter left school in order to pursue a full-time modelling career. She soon emerged as one of the "most prominent catwalk and catalogue models" in Adelaide, working for stores such as David Jones, Harris Scarfe and Myer.

In 2000, she appeared as one of the 20 finalists in the first series of the Australian Search for a Supermodel reality show, and was first runner-up in the 2000 Miss World Australia pageant held in Darwin. She was "catapulted on to the international catwalk" when Asian Australian models became in demand. As a result, she gained work within Asia, appearing under the name "Michelle Lee". She also moved to New York temporarily in 2003 for modelling opportunities. Off the catwalks she gained prominence as one of the two models involved in a 2004 advertising campaign for Antz Pantz underwear and, prior to this, as the face of the Crystelle lingerie brand.

Arrest and trial
On 21 August 2005, Leslie was travelling in a vehicle to an open-air dance party at Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park on the Indonesian island of Bali. Police stopped the vehicle and reported discovering two pills in Leslie's handbag. Forensic tests subsequently found the pills to be the drug ecstasy. Urine tests conducted at the time of her arrest showed no evidence of the use of the drug; a later blood test found traces of amphetamines. According to Indonesian police, Leslie stated the pills were given to her by a friend, "Mia". Mia was later revealed to be Nameera Azmaan, who was also a model based in Singapore and working for Chic Management, the same agency Leslie worked for. Leslie denied making the allegation, and Azmaan also denied any involvement. Leslie denied other statements attributed to her by police reports, including that she had been taking ecstasy for a year and could not enjoy parties without it. Police reports also stated she declared her religion as Christianity upon her arrest.

According to Balinese newspapers, Leslie was arrested while in the company of a son of the then Coordinating Minister for the Economy Aburizal Bakrie and two unidentified men, one said to be the son of a man with "strong influence in the law and justice system". Police gave "vague and contradicting" reports regarding who Leslie was with when she was arrested, with media alleging this was an attempt to protect their identities. Leslie was one of five people arrested by police during their raid that night; according to Leslie's lawyers, two of the people arrested quickly bribed their way out of any further trouble.

The incident marked the third arrest of Australians in Bali on drugs charges in twelve months following the Schapelle Corby and Bali Nine cases, and resulted in considerable media attention. Her arrest prompted then Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer to warn Australians about the dangers of drug possession while travelling in Asia, and led then Australian Prime Minister John Howard to comment that Australians caught with drugs "can't expect the Government to bail them out."

In October 2005, it was reported that Leslie's lawyers had provided a report from a Sydney doctor stating that Leslie was addicted to prescription medication. Under Indonesian law this would allow her to be tried as a "user"; the maximum sentence for a user is three months' imprisonment, whereas the maximum penalty for possession is 15 years. Leslie was tried in the Denpasar District Court, and was found guilty of using a prohibited substance on 18 November. She was ordered to pay court costs and sentenced to three months in jail but, due to the three months already spent in custody, was freed from Kerobokan Prison on 19 November. She was deported from the country due to her conviction. Leslie flew out of Bali to Singapore, where she spent time with friends and family before returning to Sydney.

Return to Australia
Professor Catharine Lumby, then head of media studies at the University of Sydney, said many Australians would have sympathy for Leslie, and predicted she would be highly sought out by companies for modelling after returning to Australia, as she would be perceived as a "cult figure". Leslie declined to sell her story upon her return to Australia, on the grounds she believed she would face further criticism for profiting from the ordeal. She instead gave unpaid interviews to 60 Minutes and New Idea, the latter of whom donated money to a Cambodian orphanage she was raising funds for; Leslie received an AU$70,000 payment from New Idea for an interview while she was still in prison prior to being convicted.

In the 60 Minutes interview, Leslie professed her innocence, noting that she had been detained for several minutes at the police road block and would have had plenty of time to better conceal or throw away two ecstasy tablets. She instead freely gave her handbag to police on request, whom she accused of planting the drugs and then demanding a US$25,000 bribe to make the charges disappear. Leslie believes police targeted her on the belief she was wealthy and well connected because she was a model; her parents had to mortgage their home to help pay her legal fees, which came close to AU$300,000. Leslie states police tampered with her blood to make it test positive for drugs in front of her and her lawyer, and mocked her when she protested. Her lawyer subsequently advised her to plead guilty, saying that such tactics were commonly used by police in Bali and she would likely spend 15 years in prison if she maintained her innocence.

Islam controversy
During her incarceration, Leslie announced through a spokesman that she had converted to the Islamic faith eighteen months prior to her arrest. Leslie chose to wear a burqa on one occasion when she appeared in court, and opted to wear Islamic dress, such as a hijab, until she was released. Her conversion and choice of dress sparked debate among Australian Muslims, some of whom accused her of using Islam as a stunt to gain the court's favour. Her lawyer offered an apology to any Muslims who were offended, saying that Leslie had worn the clothes to avoid unwanted attention from the prison guards and journalists. Professor Tim Lindsey, then director of the Asian Law Centre at the University of Melbourne, stated that wearing Islamic clothing would make no sense as a legal defence, as Indonesian prisons were full of "Muslims convicted by Muslims". Criticism also emerged when she was seen wearing tight-fitting clothing on her departure from the prison. After her release Leslie stated she had no regrets regarding how she conducted herself in prison, though apologised for any offence caused by wearing the burqa.

The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils initially stated they had no problem with Leslie being a Muslim; their president Ameer Ali recommended that she refrain from returning to her former career as "a model for lingerie and underwear" after returning to Australia, as such behaviour was "not allowed in Islam". In the 60 Minutes interview, Leslie stated she wore Islamic clothing because she was afraid of being sexually assaulted by male prison guards, and to protect herself when she faced the media. When asked if she had even been a Muslim, she replied "Yeah, but I don't really know what makes you or not makes you a Muslim. I'm not a practising Muslim, no." Following the 60 Minutes interview, Leslie's former friend Norah Cullen told journalists Leslie fabricated the story about being a Muslim, and only wore the burqa to conceal her face from the media. Cullen, a Muslim herself, had previously told journalists Leslie's conversion to Islam was genuine.

Later career
Upon her return to Australia, Leslie left her then modelling agency, Chic Management, to sign with Max Markson. Shortly thereafter she travelled to Cambodia to help raise money for the charity Krousar Thmey, meeting with King Norodom Sihamoni and spending time in local orphanages. Leslie arrived back in Australia shortly before Australian Fashion Week, and returned to the catwalk there for the first time in April 2006, modelling swimwear for designer Michael Azzollini.

Leslie had several modelling jobs after returning to Australia, but struggled to find steady work as a model. In 2007, she launched a range of clothing for dogs, "Miyow & Barkley". Working with her friend Traci Griffith, they experienced early success when their first range of clothing and accessories sold out shortly after being launched. In 2008 she launched an interior design business, Michelle Leslie Studio, which she was still running as of December 2018.

Personal life
In September 2003, Leslie began a relationship with Scott Sutton, heir to the Suttons Holden chain of Holden dealerships in Sydney. Leslie separated from Sutton in July 2007, and began dating magazine publisher Adam Zammit the following month. Leslie and Zammit were married in New Zealand in October 2012, but separated two years later. In October 2016 she met singer Daniel Johns via a mutual friend. Following months of media speculation as to whether they were dating, the couple went public with their relationship in July 2017.

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Sort of seems like if you say something like "keel was the first written English word" you ought to back that up with a citation? I find this factoid highly suspect and I believe that without further citation/research it should be removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.204.72.207 (talk) 04:54, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

 * A quick search lends some credibility to the claim (see http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/gildas_02_ruin_of_britain.htm) but doesn't verify it, so I'll tag "citation needed" and keep looking. scot (talk) 15:45, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Found a verification in a book on Google Books. scot (talk) 15:59, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

I think the short introduction text needs improving, "these parts overlap" isn't clear at all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.182.121.221 (talk) 08:31, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

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Perth - City?
You claim Perth is a former city. Perth is still a city.
 * No, Perth is a former city. The Scottish Parliament approved list of cities is:
 * Glasgow
 * Edinburgh
 * Aberdeen
 * Dundee
 * Inverness
 * Stirling
 * It is explained here, at section 1.2.2 "Wider Reach: the City and Region". A direct quote:
 * "Towns such as Perth and Elgin commonly use the title of 'city' as a survival from earlier history."
 * Erath 15:54, August 22, 2005 (UTC)

 * Quite right, Perth always was a city, and it was completely unconstitutional to strip it of its city status. Likewise, its recent redesignation as a city by the British state is meaningless.--MacRusgail (talk) 14:50, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

Replacement of drawn image
It does look like it was done in Paint; let's be honest. Should I go and get one from OSM? Kevin Steinhardt (talk) 18:18, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

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No one talked to anyone when the information was originally added. Again, it's political in nature and shouldn't be on Wikipedia. Who are the "editors" of this page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:558:6033:2F:57A:DE13:9C0F:E24A (talk) 22:16, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

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Elwood was originally named Quincy, but soon after naming the town, it was discovered there was already a Quincy, Indiana. After much debate about what to rename the town, Elwood was decided, being named after a young boy the age of 10, Elwood Haynes.

Community Website For Elwood
Hi, I keep trying to add my community link http://elwoodindiana.org to the elwood indiana page but it keeps disapearing. Am I doing something wrong? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Alwjordan (talk • contribs) 04:34, 18 December 2006 (UTC).

Hi. I can vouch for Al Jordan. He runs a Citizen Journalism news and information site. The link should be here. I'm pretty sure the person taking it off runs Elwood.org, an older 1990s site. The site owner no longer runs the official city page or the local chamber of business page, AFAIK. Seems a little odd for any and all sites other than hers disappear. Anyway we can get a neutral third party? --Kpaul.mallasch 01:23, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi. I'm not surprised you vouch for Al Jordan. However, my site is linked from the state of Indiana and the county of Madison and I do have the Mayor's signature of authenticity. So I say "Good Luck" with that. teresa@elwood.org

What's that supposed to mean? When was your 'authenticity' signed off on? How many years ago? Al and I are both working with the Mayor currently on the Elwood Indiana .org site. Also, you are no longer the official Chamber site. You may have a link from years ago, but that doesn't mean they currently vouch for you. Again, can we get a neutral third party to come in and look at this abuse of power? --Kpaul.mallasch 19:08, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi. A neutral party to decide would be a blessed event. Anybody can own a website. teresa@elwood.org

Exactly. So please refrain from deleting links and replacing them with your website. Many thanks. --Kpaul.mallasch 02:54, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi. Sorry. Was here first. teresa@elwood.org
 * Being here first does not grant you special privileges. --Durin 18:59, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Third party review
Greetings. I am an admin here on Wikipedia and have reviewed this case. teresa@elwood.org has made no assertion that her site is the current official site of Elwood, Indiana. She makes claims of officialness via undated links and authenticity signatures. These can change. Kpaul.mallasch does make a claim of current official status as the website of Elwood. Pending any proof being provided that this status, as I have summarized, is inaccurate, the elwoodindiana.org site is the official site and should be used in the info box on the article. Both sites can be (and currently are) linked in the "External links" section. The continued disagreement being continued via reverting each other on the article itself constitutes a revert war and will not be tolerated. Both parties are encouraged to discuss the matter here, on this talk page. I will monitor for the time being. --Durin 18:59, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you Durin. Your intervention is very much appreciated. And apologies for the 'revert war' - I'll do better next time not to let it come to that. Thanks again and happy holidays to you and yours. --Kpaul.mallasch 21:46, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Town History
I've notice that there is a lot of town history in the discussion board, but not on the actuall page. We should see if we can't ramp this up a little bit. Just out of curiosity, why isn't there any mention on Elwood Haynes page about Elwood being renamed after him before he was ever famous (10 years old)? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 192.138.48.34 (talk) 06:44, 17 April 2007 (UTC). teresa@elwood.org

Here is a recent study of town history; also, see below. http://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/madison-county-communities-strive-to-overcome-sundown-town-reputation/article_51e21ccd-63bc-5cea-a47b-3278d3eb3020.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.201.7.2 (talk) 02:13, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

Ku Klux Klan?
Having family in the area, I had always been told that Elwood was the center for the KKK in Indiana and that the organization still has a strong presence there. Indeed, of all the northern states, the KKK was notoriously strong in Indiana generally. Yet, there is no mention of the KKK in this article. Any particular reason? Would very much like to find a source on this.... Woodah (talk) 17:41, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Here are some assorted sources can can be used as references for anyone who wants to expand the article in this subject. Also, google ‘sundown towns’.

Elwood, IN was the location for the Klan headquarters in recent years and has a well-known reputation as a white town. They were still holding an annual KKK parade a few years ago. Between Marion and Indianapolis, NE of Indianapolis. "An August 1897 article in the Connersville Daily Examiner, for instance, contained a short item about some unidentified black people who moved to Elwood. 'On numerous occasions in the past, Negro families have come here to reside, but owing to extreme indifference displayed toward them they did not find life in Elwood endurable and left,' the article said." -- Bibbs, full citation below. Ray Stannard Baker, Following the Color Line (NY: Harper Torchbook, 1964 [1908]) writes: "There are counties and towns where no Negro is permitted to stop over night. At Syracuse, OH, Lawrenceburg, Ellwood [sic], and Salem, IN, for example, Negroes have not been permitted to live for years. If a Negro appears, he is warned of conditions, and if he does not leave immediately, he is visited by a crowd of boys and men and forced to leave. A farmer who lives within a few miles north of Indianapolis told me of a meeting held only a short time ago by 35 farmers in his neighborhood, in which an agreement was passed to hire no Negroes, nor to permit Negroes to live anywhere in the region." (p. 126) Elwood was the home town of Wendell Willkie, presidential candidate in 1940 against Franklin Delano Roosevelt. According to a New York Times articles, "Fred Bays, state chairman of IN Democratic Party, predicted support for FDR from "the colored voter, who is not only grateful for the many benefits his people have received under the President's administration, but who also resents Mr. Willkie's selection of Elwood [as the site for his acceptance speech], a city in which no colored man has ever been permitted to spend the night, let alone live there." ("FDR, Jr., Aids in Campaign," 8/24/1940). Marse Callaway, of the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper, wrote "300,000 Cheer Willkie; Elwood Wide Open to Everybody Alike," after he stayed in biggest hotel in Elwood. Cornelius Richardson, chair, local entertainment committee, ""Willkie told Elwood's mayor that he wanted all races treated here alike, and you see what happened."" (8/24/1940).   However, an Elwood resident recalled that "Elwood had an old, tattered sign, 'Nigger, don't let the sun set on you in Elwood,'" in 1966. "Many of the Negroes who opposed Willkie, did so because Willkie spent his early life in a prejudiced village in Indiana. Some Negro political spokesmen made capital of the fact that in Elwood, IN, where Willkie was born there hung a sign in large letters, 'Niggers, don't let the sun go down on you here.' Many Negroes were of the opinion that, since his father was mayor and one of the leading citizens of the village, Willkie or his father could have done something about it if either had wanted to. To do nothing or remain silent about it was tantamount to endorsing it." See Elbert Lee Tatum, "The Changed Political Thoughts of Negroes of the United States 1915-1940," Journal of Negro Education 16 #4 (1947), 530. "According to a Sept. 27, 1979, article in the Elwood Call Leader newspaper, an unidentified mother of four, including three children of white, black and Native American ancestry, was terrorized with a cross burning and by Klansmen in open-faced hoods." -- Bibbs, full citation below. Another New York Times article was titled, "Willkie Ancestry Is Raised As An Issue": "Negro Democrats Cite German Background and Seek to Lies 'Race Bias" to his Father" The Colored Division of the Democratic National Committee issued a pamphlet "attempting to hold his father responsible for anti-Negro activities in Elwood, Ind., his birthplace." It referred to Hitler's statement in Mein Kampf that "Negroes are lower than apes." Generally heavy-handed reference to Germans, to Willkie's "Blitzkrieg" seizure of the Republican nomination, etc. Pamphlet "Democratic Campaign Facts, 1940," then said, according to article: "Wendell Willkie was born in Elwood, Ind. His father was the leading citizen of Elwood, Ind., and took the leadership in forming all of its policies. Among these policies was the policy of excluding Negroes from residence in Elwood and in carrying out this policy, signs were displayed in conspicuous places reading 'Nigger, Don't Let The Sun Go Down On You.' When Senator Minton ordered photographers to Elwood to take pictures on the day after the nomination of Mr. Willkie, these signs had been removed."  A black Indiana policeman also confirms that "Elwood is by reputation still off-limits."  email 11/2007:  There are now some black families that live in Elwood and at first you would again hear people questioning it but now a lot of people that were questioning the situation of these black families living in Elwood are no longer, and that they are coming the the realization that this is something they have to accept.  People are always going to see Elwood or when they hear the name of the town think of the Klu Klux Klan. Talking with people in other states, already know of Elwood because of that. But to me its something I don't want to hide from people, that I am from Elwood, Indiana. I was to take it and learn from it and learn about the history behind it all. An African American resident of Elwood emailed us: "Elwood is still very racially segregated. The black people live with caution, the hispanics live with ignorance, and I have yet to see an asian family live here. I have also been told that there are 150 active Klan members within city limits." African American woman, Renita Lark, 45, interviewed at heraldbulletin.com/news/madison-county-communities-strive-to-overcome-sundown-town-reputation/article_51e21ccd-63bc-5cea-a47b-3278d3eb3020.html. "She recalls her grandfather, Joseph Hopgood, who lived in Anderson, telling her about the sign at the Elwood city limits that warned black visitors not to stay past sundown. "People still talk about it today," she said. "The signs may be gone, but the reputation isn%u2019t, Lark said. That past, however distant, was enough to keep most of Lark%u2019s family in Anderson from ever visiting her in Elwood. And some of her family members expressed their fears of retaliation for sharing her story with The Herald Bulletin. After she moved in, neighbors across the street put up a huge Confederate flg on their house. But, she said, "The children living in that house, however, eventually were allowed to befriend her children." She "lived in Elwood from 2000 to 2010.... We got called 'monkeys.' We got called 'apes.' We were told to go back where we came from.... [and that] they know where I live and they would burn the house down... [Later] "we was accepted, as we were not the only black family there." "However, after about a year, Lark said, the animosity abated as residents began to recognize her and her family. For instance, her neighbors would warn her when the KKK planned a rally. "'They used to call us and say, "Don%u2019t come outside because they%u2019re having a rally. If you need something, call us,"%u2019 she said. "After the birth of her daughter, Lark said, she received a phone call from someone at the video store telling her to come by. They had a gift basket of baby items for her. "And as the family struggled amid the terminal illness of Lark%u2019s husband, residents came forward to help with the rent and with food." -- Rebecca R. Bibbs, "Madison County communities strive to overcome 'sundown town' reputation ," Herald Bulletin, 4/3/2016. So we can infer that by 2010, Elwood has passed beyond being a sundown town, even if just barely. 207.177.225.141 (talk) 05:44, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Allegations against father
Theodore Bilbo made the following statement in his 1947 defense of ‘scientific’ racism, “Take Your Choice“:

“The late Wendell Wilkie, author of One World, was another of the nation-wide figures who advocated full racial equality. This position of Mr. Wilkie is especially interesting in view of the fact that he was born and reared in Elmwood [sic], Indiana, the town from which his father helped drive away every Negro, and which had signs reading "No Negroes Admitted Here" on every road leading into the city limits”

Is it so? 207.177.225.141 (talk) 05:22, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Klan Rally, 1924
A link to the Klan’s own paper. Seems to have been quite an event.

http://bl-libg-doghill.ads.iu.edu/gpd-web/fierycross/1924/192459.pdf

One thing I notice is that ‘Tin Plate Day’ was the biggest event in Elwood. This paper now boasts that has been replaced by ‘Klan Day’. What was Tin Plate Day? Seems to belong to the story of the town and should be in the article

P.S. A parade two miles long? Oh my god. 2601:647:6680:4450:4CB1:E08F:4645:A4AF (talk) 02:02, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Bad Information on "History"
Who are the editors? Who was able to add the politically charged information without talking to anyone else? — Precedingunsigned comment added by2001:558:6033:2F:57A:DE13:9C0F:E24A(talk) 22:21, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Apparently you are new, so let me explain how this works. You do not have to discuss adding information.  If you disagree with the information added, you remove it with an edit summary stating why in terms of policy, not your opinion and then start a discussion here.  I do not have an opinion on the content; indeed I could care less.  However, when somebody just up and removes properly referenced material without a discussion, I will always put it back.  So, may I suggest you give a reason based in Wikipedia policy or in the quality of the references or with references that contradict them?  Thank you. Gtwfan52 (talk) 22:31, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
 * also, I am sure you have no way of knowing this, but new discussions go at the bottom of the page and you need to sign any entry to a discussion by typing four tildes ( ~ ). Thanks. Gtwfan52 (talk) 22:33, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

 * I've reverted (I hope for the last time) your edits to the article per WP:BLPCRIME. When and if some kind of conviction is secured then it would be appropriate to insert that information, however I'm not even sure that's the case since it would imply guilt by association. In any case, what there is right now is an investigation with no reliably sourced indication of enduring impact to the city, which is the subject of the article, or to the person in question. § FreeRangeFrog croak 00:10, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
 * And that I can agree with. Thank you. Gtwfan52 (talk) 00:18, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

I've just fully protected the article for three days due to the edit warring. Please discuss proposed additions on this talk page first. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:26, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

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Mass harassment
There is a group of people harassing my family. Some of them are cops, cop's friends and family, city/gov workers, school faculty members, a local tattoo artist, a local storage company family, and others. They are covering up for eachother. they have been harassing us for over 6 years. the harassment includes threaths, actual attempts to cause harm or death, sexual harassment towards children, physical assult, physical assult to kids, suggested involvement of murder, torment, breaking and entering. They conduct themselves in a flashmob type way. they have invaded our privacy and spy on us everyday. I thought we were under police surveillance, but they have civilians showing they have access to our private moments. This is Elwood Indiana. 98.97.10.15 (talk) 15:22, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

 * Like anything else in Wikipedia, sources needed. 67.164.28.137 (talk) 03:51, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

Please read Gang stalking. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.137.96.12 (talk) 20:17, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

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2020 Census
Can someone please update the information to reflect the 2020 census? https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/evansvillecityindiana that's the link. This article is too big to the point I don't have the time or am confident enough I can do it without messing up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by NXNiTe (talk • contribs) 21:12, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

New Downtown Image Needed
There have been many changes in the downtown area since 2008. Rhatsa26X (talk) 21:57, 25 August 2014 (CDT)

Montage Needed
Evansville and South Bend both now need montages now that Indianapolis and Fort Wayne have theirs. Rhatsa26X (talk) 19:21, 30 July 2013 (CDT)

I tried but an outsider debuffed my efforts Rhatsa26X (talk) 16:06, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

Split Proposal - Media
I have updated television stations and put them in a table. I summarized radio stations. Radio formats change relatively frequently, so I only listed the station numbers and call letters, leaving out formats and advertising slogans. Have a look, see if it needs further work (I believe the radio stations may), and if its good, we can update this talk page section. (2-21-14)

I am making this proposal for the same reason. Also the list doesn't even cover the radio market or much of anything else related to the media outlets in the metropolitan area. Rhatsa26X (talk) 21:45, 07 August 2010 (CDT)
 * Support. Seems like a good idea, considering the individual television stations are being listed and radio stations are clearly begging to be noticed without a complete list. Let me know if this gets done and I can help out with listing radio stations-- I seem to cover the full dial on my car stereo at least a few times a month and wouldn't mind even checking to make sure stations still air on said frequencies.
 * Off the top of my head--
 * FM stations include (but are not limited to):
 * 88.3 WNIN - NPR/BBC News - talk shows - classical - bluegrass - Irish folk
 * 89.1 "The Bash" - classic rock - alternative
 * 89.5 - classical - bluegrass?
 * 90.5 -
 * 91.5 WUEV - classical - jazz - alternative
 * 93.5 WOLF - pop country
 * 95.3 K-LOVE - pop contemporary Christian
 * 96.1 - pop R&B - pop rock
 * 97.1 -
 * 99.5 - classic country
 * 101.5 - talk shows - Christian
 * 103.1 WGBF - alternative - hard rock
 * 104.1 WIKY - adult alternative (80s thru pop)
 * 105.3 WYNG "Superhits" - oldies (50s thru 70s)
 * 106.1 KISS - pop R&B - pop rock
 * 107.1 -
 * I don't listen much to AM radio, but I can do some dial-surfing there, too. Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 23:03, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

 * Media in Evansville, Indiana is a viable sub-article proposal, though I don't see that there is a need to split out at the moment per WP:WHENSPLIT. The media section consists of two and half small paragraphs followed by a short list of TV stations. Perhaps the section has changed since this split was first proposed? I'm not sure what the sub-sub-section, "Counties in the Media Market", is about or how helpful that is to the general reader. What is the argument for a split?  SilkTork   ✔Tea time  18:16, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

2010 census
Reference, please? A link would be good. I've seen the edited i just reverted has been made over again, and once again without pointing to the reference. I can't seem to find the 2010 Census data, otherwise I'd add the reference myself. Bob the WikipediaN (talk • contribs) March 2011

Scope
I think it's a stretch to say the University of Southern Indiana does not call Evansville its home. It may be a mile from the city limits, but the postal address says Evansville, and I've never seen any literature suggest otherwise except the latest version of this Wikipedia article. Bob the WikipediaN (talk • contribs) 00:14, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

History and other updates
I added a brief history for all periods of Evansville's history. The precious section was very selective, incomplete, uncited and opinionated in areas, and did not make sense. Some areas of history were highlighted as if they are important, other areas were completely overlooked or disregarded as if they are insignificant. I realize there is another page for history. The other page, in my opinion, should be used for a detailed history of Evansville. The history I have provided only gives a brief sentence or two, along with relevant photos, of each significant area of Evansville'a history. Prehistoric. Native Americans. Acquisition of the land from the Delaware. Early pioneer days. Evansville's boom during the Erie Canal, Railroad and furniture manufacturing eras, the war, post war, the later half of the 20th century and the modern era. This is not too much information, in my opinion. I have only provided a couple brief sentences, or at most, a paragraph, on each of those eras. More information on each of those eras would certainly be nice to have on the History of Evansville page, but the brief synopsis on the main page does not seem unwarranted to me.

Otherwise, i see no point in having such a brief and incomplete history synopsis on the main page at all. If such a brief, selective, opinionated and incomplete history is the idea, then we should not have a section on history at all, in my opinion. If a brief and selective historical synopsis is the objective, then the entire section should be deleted and directed to a separate page.

Besides history, i have made dozens of improvements all over. YHuoshu has deleted all improvements with the knee jerk reaction to undo all of my work.

My intention is to make updates throughout the page and provide a complete, encyclopedic snapshot of Evansville; not to simply choose a couple items and pass that off as a description of our city. I have taken the time to provide a comprehensive view of Evansville. If YHoushu does not agree with my portrayal of the city, the time could at least be taken to read what I actually added and to select what is not considered appropriate without discarding all of my work with one broad stroke.

jstuck21677 2/21/14
 * These updates are too detailed here and clutter up the page. There is a page dedicated to the history of the city and that is where the updates belong.--YHoshua (talk) 04:46, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

 * That is all you have to say? "There is too much information in the encyclopedia" is your issue?  And what of the corrections I have made to the everything that wasn't true?  "The area was first settled by mound builders".  Not true.  "Five NYSE headquarters are located in Evansville".  Not true.  (Mead Johnson is not headquartered here.  They don't claim Evansville as their home, why should wikipedia say that it is?  Do you work for Mead Johnson?  Is that what this is about?)  You leave only one picture of Robert Evans and nothing else.  Its too cluttered and detailed to provide more than one picture that actually illustrates Evansville?  If we put 50 Evansvillians in a room, how many of them do expect could identify Robert Evans face?  Robert Evans has little significance.  I bet you they know what a P47 Thunderbolt looks like, though.  I bet you they know what an LST looks like.  We name one of our high schools after President Harrison.  Is it too much detail and clutter to actually mention him and provide a photo?  An 1890 map of Evansville and a few photos of the late 19th and early 20th centuries are a lot more interesting than a picture of Bob Evans.

 * Your history of Evansville uses up the space to talk about Twelfth Night, but a couple of sentences telling about how Harrison acquired the land from the Delaware is too detailed? Your history ends in 1995 with the arrival of the Tropicana Casino, but one paragraph on the Great Recession's impact on Evansville is too much information?

 * You want to give 13 companies free advertisement for being in Evansville (4 of which aren't even located in Evansville at all - not even in the county), but you don't want to talk about the other 14 employers that I identified as major contributors to the Evansville economy because that is too detailed? Are you a competitor of Red Spot or Ameriqual?  Is that why you don't want to include them when discussing the economy?  Or would you just rather it all be about Mead Johnson (who isn't even headquartered here, though you insist on saying they are) and the Tropicana Casino?

 * Its too much detail to talk about the history of Evansville in the history section, but when we're talking about the economy in the Economy section, you want to talk about Evansville's history? That makes sense?  Evansville is not "the refrigerator capital of the world" anymore.  History is history, and economy is economy.  If you want to cut out details, lets cut out the details that are not relevant to the topic.

 * I take the time to actually alphabetize entertainment venues and provide a photo of each, but that's too detailed and cluttered so you delete the organization?

 * I remove Mesker Amphitheatre, which you describe as an 8500 seat venue for outdoor concerts and special events when the truth is the place has been closed, abandoned and turned into a dump site? You want to keep that, but talking about how Mesker Park Zoo is somehow famous for being mentioned in a 1955 novel that nobody's heard of isn't too much detail and clutter?

 * The improvements I have made are two much clutter, but you insist on claiming Evansville to have two flat track teams, when in fact we only have one? That is the spirit of Wikipedia?  To provide as much false information as we can?

 * I know I have made a lot of improvements to this site, but I'm sorry. Nobody else was doing it.  The historical information I added is small, though it is relevant and it is more accurate that saying, "Evansville started 10,000 years ago.  They built some mounds.  Then settlers moved in.  We built some LSTs and some planes, and then we made some refrigerators.  The end."
 * The historical additions I have made are small, but they are relevant to the story of Evansville, and they are not too much. If you think it is too much, we should just delete the entire section and say, "Go to the History of Evansville" page.  But if we're going to do that, we might as well create an "Economy of Evansville" page, delete all the information we have there, and send them on their way.  We can really shorten this thing up if we send everybody to a separate page for each section.  But that's not the spirit of encyclopedia.  If we're going to have a page providing History, provide a BRIEF history.  I didn't get detailed.  I didn't bore anyone with long stories about specific events.  I wrote a brief synopsis on each major period of the region, and then I moved on to the next major period.  I didn't subjectively pick and choose which pieces of history I thought were important.  I touched on every period with a sentence or two.
 * If you want to provide more information than a sentence or two, do it on a new page. But don't make the claim that mound builders were the first people to inhabit the area when it is simply not true.

 * Most of the improvements I have made are of a slight nature. I corrected the fallacy that we have an 8500 seat amphitheater on the West Side.  That is not true.
 * I corrected the fallacy that we have two flat track teams. That is not true.
 * I corrected the fallacy that the area's first inhabitants were mound builders. That is not true.
 * I removed a lot links that are not necessary. We don't have to link to The Ohio River a dozen times in the same article.  Once is enough.  We don't have to mention Mead Johnson and the Tropicana Casino throughout the article.  Once, or maybe even twice, is enough.  We don't have to make 3 different references to the Tropicana.  This page is not a casino commercial.

 * I moved information around to make it flow better. I put history where history belongs and I put economy where economy belongs.  I added photos, which actually provide an encyclopedic visual reference for visitors to actually see what is being talked about, and I provided citations to random facts that were not cited.
 * I moved photos around so they actually line up next to the corresponding text.

 * These are the "hundreds" of changes you claim that I made. They're improvements.  I took out the lies.  I added facts.  Nobody else has taken the time to address it.

 * Yes, I probably broke the three-revert rule, which I didn't even know was a rule until today, but I did nothing more than correct the errors and ommissions, and add links to uncited material that no one else had taken the time to do.

 * I am sorry if you do not like the work I have done, but blindly deleting all of it is completely counterproductive. If you don't like the work I have provided, please make a contribution of your own.  This page has been written in error and has provided misinformation about Evansville for years.  I fixed those issues.  You have not done anything to fix them yourself.  Deleting every improvement that I have made does not help the page.  With your quick, blind swoop to undo everything, you are stubbornly making the page worse.  The page I have up here is full of fact and truth.  The page you keep reverting it to is full of misinformation and lies.

 * If you don't like the way I've portrayed something, by all means, improve it. But don't delete everything just because you think it is too much information for an encyclopedia to contain.

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Klu Klux Klan
History section probably deserves a bit about the KKK, given its predominance in the city in its (specifically Indiana Klan's heyday. natemup (talk) 16:03, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

2022 house explosion
This news story doesn't belong in 'history' as it's not a city defining news story. It made world news ONLY because there was a video. It is a tragedy, but not one that will reshape the culture of the city. This is a fairly small news story, nothing more.

If you want further support of the argument, we had a PLANE CRASH INTO A RESTAURANT AND KILL SEVERAL PEOPLE, but that news story is nowhere to be found in the history section. One event that Evansville did gain some fame for was the loss of our UE basketball team in a plane crash: The Night it Rained Tears, and again, that's not on history section of the wiki.

This is not 'history' it is news. 174.101.9.184 (talk) 13:12, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Agree: this belongs in neither the main Evansville article, nor in the article about the city's history.--IndyNotes (talk) 13:20, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

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