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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1968
Page
1
At the Miami Beach convention Nixon nears a first ballot victory with Nixon leading Rockefeller and Reagan as delegates line up. Favorite sons from Ohio and Maryland hedge bets while Fong withdraws. ongoing delegate tactics hint at Wednesday night balloting.
The Larrison administration released a 1969 city budget that calls for a 39 cent increase in Terre Haute civil city tax rate to $3.64. When combined with other budgets the total Vigo County rate is expected to exceed $13, with a home assessed at $10,000 facing a tax of about $433.29 next year. Increases largely hit police and fire departments and the Board of Works pension fund, with a $177,000 rise shaping the larger effect. The city council meets for the first review at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall. final rates depend on actions by the Board of Tax Adjustment and the State Board of Tax Commissioners.
Brig. Gen. Franklin M. Davis Jr., 50, commander of the U.S. 199th Light Infantry Brigade, was wounded by shrapnel in a Viet Cong attack south of Saigon. In the same battles, U.S. infantry killed 41 enemy fighters and captured 19 weapons. two Americans were killed and 13 wounded. Davis’s son was killed in action in 1967. The fighting centered near paddies and canals 24 miles southwest of Saigon, including a helicopter downing during a reconnaissance mission.
Shoppers in Terre Haute will flood the Pride City on Wednesday August 7 for its 98th semi annual dollar day. Gene confirms the event and invites buyers to participate in the sale event downtown.
Paterson chairman of the Merchants Division of the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce announces a citywide dollar day sale event. Stores open 9 a.m. Wednesday with banners and extra ads to draw shoppers from distant towns to more stores. The Terre Haute Star and Tribune will run extra ads Tuesday highlighting bargain locations.
Indiana delegates debated the unit rule at the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. J Irwin Miller of Cummins Engine Co said the unit rule would bind Indiana to one candidate, while Buena Chaney, GOP chair, said it would be premature to decide. Indiana law requires votes for Richard Nixon on the first ballot Wednesday night. Gates of Columbia City had urged keeping the delegation for Nixon at least through the second ballot.
Nixon posts 574 delegates as of midmorning in AP tally with gains from Hawaii Mississippi and several states while Fong withdraws favorite son bid. Rockefeller holds 232 and Reagan 159 with 150 uncommitted and 218 for other favorites as ballot voting nears.
President Johnson again leverages market pressure to prevent broad steel hikes. He relies on U S Steel to resist across the board increases by Bethlehem and Republic, while FTC enacts an emergency probe request. Government buyers directed to avoid price-boosting suppliers as the White House presses for restraint.
The first national Republican convention gathered in Philadelphia on June 17, 1856, and nominated John C. Fremont for president. He was defeated by Democrat James Buchanan.
An elderly Blanford man, Steve Zorich, 78, died from chest injuries after his car left Highway 163 near Crompton Hill and struck a tree around 11:30 a.m. He was alone. the coroner and Indiana State Police are investigating. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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