Christmas shoppers flock to Linton stores amid holiday season
Crowds fill Linton shops as the Christmas buying rush begins with decorations rising and homes taking on a festive air. Flu season and illnesses rise as weather worsens, while farmers report limited harvests possible only if rain or snow abates. Apollo 17 mission headlines local interest with Purdue alumni figures tied to space history.
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Linton
America
Gene Cernan
Purdue
Struggle Over Democratic Chair To Divide National Committee
In Washington the fight pits Texan Robert Strauss against incumbent Jean Westwood as the Democratic National Committee prepares for a Saturday meeting. Strauss wins key backing from the National Democratic Governors Caucus to become chairman, while Westwood offers to resign for a consensus candidate. Governors vote 18 to 6 in favor of Strauss.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Democratic Party
Robert Strauss
Jean Westwood
Westwood
Utah
George S. McGovern
Struss
National Committee
Washington
Strauss
Democratic Governors Caucus
Texas
McGovern
Miami Beach
John Gilligan
Ohio
Purdue Football Coach Resigns After Rough Season
Purdue University announces Bob DeMoss resigns as football coach after three seasons marked by an eight game losing streak and a 42-7 victory over Indiana. He is reassigned as assistant athletic director.
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West Lafayette
Ind
Bob DeMoss
Purdue University
Boilermakers
Indiana
DeMoss
Jack Mollenkopf
Purdue
Moon Flight Clears As Strike Ends Before Apollo 17 Lift Off
Ground crews resume countdown after labor dispute settles with Boeing. Apollo 17 launches Wednesday night with Cernan Evans and Schmitt aboard for a 75 hour moon mission. hold downs completed and fuel loaded despite IAMA workers picket lines in Houston.
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Cape Kennedy
Ronald FE
Evans
America
Ups
Boeing Co
Boeing
Apollo
William Rose
Houston
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Ronald E. Evans
Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt
Cernan
Schmitt
Moon
Barbiturate Abuse Blamed For Epidemic Across U S
A Senate subcommittee led by Sen. Birch Bayh reports barbiturate abuse has reached epidemic levels in the United States. The study notes abuse spans all ages and social groups and urges reclassification under the Controlled Substances Act with tighter production controls. Barbiturates are prescribed for insomnia and anxiety but can cause severe withdrawal and death.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Senate
Kissinger Opens New Round in Paris Vietnam Talks
In Paris Kissinger resumes direct talks with Hanoi envoys Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy as optimism grows for a peace deal. Washington hopes a settlement could allow POWs home by Christmas, with Saigon demanding a cease fire and troop withdrawal stipulations.
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Paris
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
Vietnam
Kissinger
Washington
U.S
U. S
Choisy le Roi
le Duc Tho
Tho
Nixon
Florida White House
Saigon
Nguyen Phu Duc
Nguyen van Thieu
le Monde
Ronald Ziegler
Xuan Thuy
Ziegler
Tenerife jetliner crash kills 155 at Canary Islands
A four engined Convair 999 chartered by Spantax exploded during takeoff at Tenerife airport. 155 aboard died, including 12 West Germans and seven crew. Officials search for the flight recorder while investigators probe cause and possible sabotage.
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Santa Cruz DE Tenerife
Spain
UPI
Tenerife
Spantax Charter Company
Canary Island
Atlantic Ocean
Christmas Decorating Contest Set in Linton
The Linton Civic Garden Club announces its annual Christmas decorating and lighting contest open to residents within a mile of the city. Jaycees will judge. ties receive duplicate awards. Garden Club members’ entries judged separately. Register with club members by phone.
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Linton
Jaycees
Daily Citizen
Garden Club
Woodwerd
Jack Klumeter
Harvey Grones
Paul Lester
UMWA Election Heats Up With Libel Suit Filing
In Pittsburgh UPI report a Mike Trbovich led Miners for Democracy files a 750000 libel suit in U S District Court against supporters of incumbent UMWA President Tony Boyle. The case arises amid an eight day staggered election supervised by the Labor Department with 205000 members eligible from Alaska to West Virginia.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
U.S. District Court
W.A
Tony” Boyle
Miners For Democracy
MFD
Mike Trbovich
Emmett Speelman
Trbovich
Clarksville
Arnold Miller
Ohley
W. Va
Boyle
U.S Labor Department
Alaska
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
More Cabinet Appointments Expected Soon
In Nixon second term plans two outsiders may join the cabinet this week. Transportation secretary John A. Volpe to Rome as ambassador and Commerce Secretary Peter G. Peterson to a new post in international economic affairs may depart, freeing him for broader trade talks with the Soviet Union.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
UPD
Nixon
Washington
John A. Volpe
Rome
Peter G. Peterson
U.S
Soviet Union
Commerce Department
French Lick Youth Escapes From Jail
An 18 year old Kenneth Lagenour of French Lick escaped Orange County Jail by sawing through bars. This was his third escape this summer. His brother Larry Joe Lagenour, 28, was killed Oct 26 after pointing a gun at a state trooper.
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Paoli
Ind
UPI
French Lick
Orange County
Kenneth Lagenour
Larry Joe
Lagenour
Hearings On Congressional Reform Opened By Committee
Sen Charles C Mathias opens informal hearings on reform to restore Congress as a coequal branch. He cites loss of power to the executive and calls the current system an archaic relic. Sen Adlai Stevenson joins, with 5 witnesses including Lucy Benson and Clarence Mitchell to testify over three days.
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Washington
UUPI
Charles C. Mathias Jr
Sen
Adlai E. Stevenson Ll
Ill
Lucy Wilson Benson
League of Women Voters
Russell Hemenway
National Committee For
Congress
Clarence Mitchell
The
NAACP
Theffort
Mathias
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