Eisenhower in critical condition after seventh heart attack
Army doctors reported former president Dwight D. Eisenhower remaining in critical condition at Walter Reed after his seventh heart attack. He suffered two episodes of irregular heart action since Friday, briefly losing consciousness, but he rallied each time and is on continuous oxygen and heart rhythm medication. The bulletin notes increasing concern as episodes continue and mentions defibrillation, with family at his bedside. Continued on Page 3 Col 5.
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Washington
Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Walter Reed
Gettysburg
Three Terre Haute Counterfeit Suspects Bonded at $10 000
Three former Terre Haute residents were arraigned on conspiracy to commit a felony after a Clinton raid uncovered counterfeit notes. Lionel Benoit Gracie Benoit and Donna Morse each posted 10 000 bond and remained jailed. U S Secret Service and Terre Haute Police investigations tied them to passing nine 20 bills at the Wabash Valley Fair and 31 more found in the raid.
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Terre Haute
Justice of the Peace
Lee Easton
Lionel Paul Benoit
S. 7Th St
Clinton
Gracie Mary Benoit
Donna Jean Morse
Kenneth B. Hale
U.S. Secret Service
Indianapolis
U.S
Vigo County Fair posts first profit in years with higher attendance
The Vigo County Fair closed its 39th annual run in the black due to 5,000 additional gate admissions and a $9,000 rise in revenue while ticket prices rose to $1. Managers praised the record exhibits across 4-H and open class divisions. Friday featured a 4-H Dress Revue and Homemakers Style Show with 300 girls, announcing six state fair winners and alternates from Otter Creek.
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Vigo County
Pete Lamb
Otter Creek
Indianapolis
Barnum Begins Career With Jolce Heth Exhibition
In 1835 P T Barnum started his career by purchasing and exhibiting Jolce Heth, a enslaved woman alleged to be Washington’s nurse and claimed to be more than 160 years old.
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P. T. Barnum
Jolce Heth
George Washington
Beatty Assails Nixon Agnew For Racial Rift In Nation
Marion County Democrat chairman James Beatty denounces Nixon over Storm Thurmond control of the Republican National Convention and veto power over the VP choice. He claims Southern Republicanism equals racism and says the Nixon Agnew ticket cannot restore hope for Negro communities. He cites white and black racism as barriers to national unity.
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Richard Nixon
James Beatty
Nixon
Sen
Storm Thurmond
R-S. C
Beatty
Marion County Democrat
Nixon-Agnew
Robert Kennedy
Martin
Branigin to Lead Indiana Delegation to Democratic Convention
Governor Roger D. Branigin was elected chairman of Indiana's 68 member delegation for the Chicago Democratic National Convention opening August 26. Miklos Sperling nominated Sen. Vance Hartke for chairman, but Branigin won by standing vote. Hartke was not present. Branigin wore an uncommitted button and is believed to back Humphrey.
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Indianapolis
Roger D. Branigin
Indiana
Chicago
Miklos Sperling
Vance Hartke
Richard B. Stoner
Columbus
Branigin
Hartke
Hubert H .Humphrey
Humphrey Aligns With Kennedy on Vietnam Policy
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey said he and the late Robert F. Kennedy shared similar Vietnam views. He backed the Kerr plan for electoral participation by all groups, a halt to bombing after North Vietnam’s restraint, and emphasized unity with Kennedy’s liberal goals while criticizing Nixon. Continued on page 2, column 4.
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New York
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Vietnam
Humphrey
New York Liberal Party
Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Saigon
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
National Committee For
Clark Kerr
University of California
Kerr
United States
U.S
North Vietnam
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Terre Haute forecast and Indiana weather outlook
The Weather Bureau map shows a shower threat ending this afternoon with cooler, less humid air. In Terre Haute and vicinity fair tonight with increasing Sunday clouds and possible late showers. highs in the mid 80s, lows near 60. Indiana partly cloudy to cooler with a Sunday shower chance. Illinois expects variable clouds and highs in the 80s.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Parson Quits Clay County GOP After Resignation
Pastor Earl S. Cummings 34 resigns as Clay County GOP chairman following criminal charges over church fund misappropriation. Lonnie W. Bogers 39 remains sought on similar charges. Mrs. Ethel Fisher acts as chairwoman until the 88 member committee meets next Friday to elect a successor.
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Brazil
Ind
Earl S. Cummings
Clay County Gop
Cummings
GOP
State Republican Central Committee
Lonnie W. Bogers
Indianapolis
Bogers
GOP Central Committee
Ethel Fisher
Fisher
Allied Troops Thwart Attacks Across South Vietnam Front
Allied forces repelled waves of Communist assaults across South Vietnam and DMZ fronts. U.S. Marines reported 215 North Vietnamese killed near the Ben Hai River while overall Communist losses reached 519. American casualties included 25 dead and 201 wounded.
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Saigon
API
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnams
Ben Hai River
Quang Tri
Dmz
Cab Drivers Strike Grips Chicago Ahead of DNC
More than 5,400 cab drivers walked off, leaving only about 20 percent of Chicago taxis running. Negotiations with Yellow and Checker Cab Co. stalled with federal mediators, nine days before the Democratic National Convention. Union leaders call it a lockout while company spokespeople blame price hikes.
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Chicago
Maddox Runs for Democratic Presidential Nomination
Gov. Lester G. Maddox announced in Atlanta that he will seek the Democratic nomination for president. He criticized current governance as dishonest and ineffective and said he waited for a conservative voice to run. Maddox planned to woo Georgia delegates and expects support from hundreds.
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Atlanta, Ga
Lester G. Maddox
Maddox
Georgia House Chamber
America
Democratic National Party
United States of America
Georgia
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Wiemuth
Ted Moore
Boys’ Club
Cleary
Judge Johnston
By Frank Carey
AP Science
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Ray Graham
Vickie Bailey
West Terre Haute
Karen Padgett
25Th St
Brenda Brunello
Brenda Fry
Dalla Road
Janet Todd
Jeanny Fell
Kathie Payne
Pimento
Joan Muncie
10Th St
Jane Welsh
Sandra Cooney
Kathy Gallagher
14Th St
Janet Martin
Berne Ave
Barbara Stephens
Nancy Mitchell
Becky Fagg
Coats — State Fair
Patty Kaperak
Sixth Ave
Edith McDonnell
Clinton Road
Mary Ann Davidson
Gay Ann Butts
United Press International
Agnew
Mike Kearns
HHH
Harry Kelly
U. S. Weather Bureau
Parson
Clay
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