Indiana Senate clears Tipton death penalty bill for terrorists
The Indiana Senate approved Senator Elden C. Tipton's Senate Bill No. 38 by a 41 to 3 vote, establishing the death penalty for terrorist acts including maiming or detonation of explosives and crimes connected to kidnaping or seizure of commercial transportation. The measure aligns with Tipton's broader anti terrorism agenda as state budget and tax amendments circulate alongside funding debates for education welfare and highways.
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Jasonville
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Woman Faces Theft Charge In Delaware County Clerk Shortage
Virginia Moore, 52, of Muncie, was freed on bond after surrendering to authorities on charges tied to a clerk's office shortage. An indictment charging theft was handed down by a grand jury based on a State Board of Accounts audit covering her period of employment.
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Virginia Moore
Muncie
Delaware County
State Board of Accounts
Four Die in Indiana Weekend Traffic Crashes
Four persons were killed in three weekend traffic accidents in Indiana. Kenneth F. Harmeyer 20 of Fort Wayne died Sunday when his car hit a parked truck on Interstate 69 in Allen County. Norman Ferguson 31 of New Castle and his son Norman Douglas Ferguson 3 died Saturday when their car collided with a pickup in New Castle. Otis N. Morgan Jr. 31 of Lafayette was killed Saturday when his car struck a tree on a Tippecanoe County road.
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Indiana
Kenneth F. Harmeyer
Fort Wayne
Allen County
Norman Ferguson
New Castle
Norman Douglas Ferguson
Otis N. Morgan Jr
Lafayette
Tippecanoe
Myers proposes 10 year prison term for identifying intelligence agents
Rep. John T. Myers of Indiana urges a 10 year sentence and 10 000 dollar fine for anyone who publicly identifies an American intelligence agent. He cites the 1985 murder of CIA officer Richard Welch in Greece as justification for urgent action to protect intelligence personnel.
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R-Ind
Indiana
Republican
CIA
Richard Welch
Greece
Myers
Groundhog Day Weather Forecast Debated In Indiana
The piece notes Groundhog Day as an important tradition with Punxsutawney Phil predicting six more weeks of winter if a shadow appears. Hoosiers doubt the Pennsylvania forecast, citing cloudy skies and local wooly worm predictions as alternatives and predicting milder weather ahead.
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Punxsutawaney
Gas decontrol fight looms in House over price controls
A Texas freshman Rep. Robert Krueger pushes a plan to end interstate gas price controls, triggering a party fight in the House. Dissenters led by Rep. Donald Fraser urge killing the move, while oil and gas interests back decontrol and the Energy Action Committee opposes it with a 140 page factbook.
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Washington
UPI
Donald Fraser
D-Minn
House
Citizens
Energy Action Committee
Krueger
Jaycee Day Set in Linton With Busy Jaycees Schedule
Jaycee Day in Linton on Tuesday February 3 marks the start of a busy program by the local Jaycees headed by president Don Keller The plan includes a Jaycee Hall meeting at 8 p m with guests Jim Ellis region five national director Wayne Wente region vice president and Gary Hux candidate for state vice president City officials Mayor Robert C Walters and the council support projects such as mini parks Humphreys Park cleanup trash cans for the center of population area and conservation club zone The Jaycees age 18 to 35 have a long history of community service and aim to continue it.
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Linton
Robert C. Walters
Jaycee
Don Keller
Jaycee Hall
Jim Ellis
Mooresville
Region Five
Wayne Wente
Terre Haute
Gary Hux
Bedford
Jaycees
Council
Humphreys Park
Conservation Club
Snowbound Indiana Cities Halt Traffic and School Operations
Heavy drifting snow paralyzed northern Indiana with many communities cancelling school and closing businesses. Major routes were shut while U.S. 30 and 31 reopened. South Bend reported 7.5 inches of new snow and a snow emergency was declared in South Bend.
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United Press International
Indiana
Plymouth
Michigan City
South Bend
Peter Nemeth
Lake Michigan
County jobless rate up slightly in December
Greene County's unemployment rose to 8.3 percent in December from 7.1 percent in November with a labor force of 11,200 and 10,275 employed. About 925 people were unemployed as layoffs in building trades contributed to the uptick.
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Greene County
Indiana Employment Security Division
Metropolitian Statistical Areas
SMSA
John F. Coppes
Scott
Ohio
Orange
Fayette
Franklin
Crawford
Jackson
Starke
Switzerland
Warren County
Fountain County
Miss Roberts Wins State Junior Miss Honors
Greene County's Becky Roberts, a senior at Eastern High School, won the preliminary arts division and earned top honors in the State Junior Miss finals. She was named by contestants as representing the Spirit of Junior Miss and took a $300 scholarship along with a $100 bond, portable television, camera and tote bag among other prizes. The Jaycees sponsor the Junior Miss Pageant.
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Becky Roberts
Greene County
Miss Roberts
Coal production in U S hits new 1975 high record
U S coal output rose to 640 million tons in 1975, up 6 percent from 1974, the Interior Department reported. The bureau forecasts a potential 1.56 billion tons by century end, with overseas demand rising to 100 million tons by 2000. A moratorium on leasing federal lands is lifted and comments on lease regulations are extended to March 1.
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U.S
Thomas V. Falkie
Bureau
U.S. Energy
United States
Interior Department
Department
Interior
Thomas S. Kleppe
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