Gas Dealers Protest Rules Phase IV Costs in Indiana
About 700 independent gasoline retailers from across Indiana protested Phase IV guidelines accusing them of costing money. They criticized the allocation program and unequal treatment by major oil companies during a discussion with Sen. Birch Bayh in Indianapolis. Dealers reported inconsistent gasoline supply and warned combined rules could devastate independent service stations and private ownership.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Cost of Living Council
D.ind
Nixon
Nixon Appeals Tapes Ruling In Watergate Fight
President Nixon ordered a legal appeal to the U S Court of Appeals after U S District Judge Sirica ordered disclosure of the Watergate tapings for private judge inspection. Nixon had pledged not to comply with the ruling.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S
John J. Sirica
Sirica
Washington
Judge Finds Juror Guilty Of Contempt
An Evansville trial halted when defendant Robert Lee Smithhart pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact of voluntary murder. Juror James Wright, late to court, slept in the jury box and was found guilty of contempt, receiving 90 days in Vigo County Jail. Wright's intoxication was confirmed by a blood test, and Judge C Joseph Anderson admonished him publicly. The case continues with related Watergate context appearing on later pages.
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Evansville
Vigo County
Vigo
C. Joseph Anderson
James Wright
6Th Ave
Robert Lee Smithhart
Smithhart
Wright
Anderson
Weather forecast for Terre Haute and vicinity
National Weather Service reports a river level of 3 ft and falling. ForecasT covers Terre Haute and nearby areas with chances of showers and thunderstorms tonight and Saturday. Indiana expects variable cloudiness with 30 to 40 percent shower chances, and Illinois shows warm, humid conditions with 20 percent precipitation today through Saturday. Sunrise 6:17 a.m. Sunset 2:30 p.m. Temperature readings show 75 at 9 a.m. and 88 at 2 p.m.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Vigo County Trustees OK 18.3 Million 1974 Budget
Vigo County School Trustees approve an 18.3 million general fund budget for 1974 at a Thursday night meeting in the Administration Building. The tentative tax rate of 5.91 per hundred assesses a 206.7 million valuation, with 5.10 for general fund, 0.51 for debt service, and 0.30 for the building fund. The rate is 42 cents lower than the current 6.33. The vote was 6-1 with Dr. Iverson Bell dissenting. Nepotism policy debate leads to a resolution urging hiring the best qualified regardless of relationships.
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Vigo County Board of School Trustees
Lafayette Ave
Vigo County School Corporation
VCSC
Vigo County Tax Adjustment Board
Iverson Bell
John Valle
Charlotte Caldwell
John Sutherland
Paul Haas
William Llewellyn
Peter Farmer
Llewellyn
Farmer
Kenneth Cottom
Caldwell
Mayor Seeks Public Guidance on Southeast Drainage Project
Mayor William J. Brighton announced a town hall type meeting at City Hall Thursday at 7 30 p m for all residents to review the Southeast Drainage Project plans. He cited late July floods and Parkview Sub division sewage contamination and said the session aims to gather citizen input before a formal hearing later in the month. The project, moving water from Honey Creek to Margaret Ave and including a retention reservoir, would cost about 3 5 million with more than 125 property owners affected.
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William J. Brighton
City Hall
Thompson Ditch
Parkview
State Board of Health
Brighton
Jeff Lew
Board of Sanitary Commissioners
Lew
Honey Creek
Margaret Ave
Hulman St
Ind. 46
Fruitridge Ave
Earthquake Swarm Reported as Multiple Quakes
United Press International notes a swarm of several earthquakes occurring together, indicating a clustered seismic activity pattern without a single dominant event. The report highlights simultaneous quakes and potential implications for ongoing geological monitoring.
House Okays Wage Increase For Railroad
The House of Commons approved a wage rise bill by 192 to 24 to end the nine day rail strike affecting 56 000 nonoperating railway workers. Opponents seek living costs in a broader settlement. leaders warn workers may ignore the law risking prison. Two year contracts retroactive to Jan 1 would apply to nonoperating staff. Continued on Page 2.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
National Railway
Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Liberals
Parliament
Senate
Richard Smith
Smith
WCIEDD explains regional economic development mission and funding
The West Central Indiana Economic Development District coordinates job growth for Vigo Clay Sullivan Vermillion and Parke counties from Terre Haute. It relies on a 25 percent local funding share with 75 percent federal support, funds counties contribute at about a half cent per tax rate, and operates under a six member per county board led by Don ald Foltz.
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Wabash Valley
Wciedd
West Central Indiana
Terre Haute
Jerry Dooley
Vigo
Clay
Economic Development Administration
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Dooley
Vigo County
Donald Foltz
Jean Cox
John Sheehan
Charles Staats
James Jenkins
House of Photography
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Tell Bayh
By Barbara Brugnaux
Tribune
White House
California
Court of Appeals
Appeals Court
Supreme Court
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Cox
Senate Watergate Committee
Oval Office
Watergate Grand Jury
National Weather Service
James McHargue
Deming Park
United Press International
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