Swift Named Police Chief by Brighton on Merit
James L. Swift, 38, a Terre Haute Police Department veteran honored for heroic actions and a gold FOP lifetime member, was named police chief by Mayor-elect William J. Brighton. The appointment is described as merit based and non political with future key hirings to follow.
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James L. Swift
Terre Haute
William J
Bill) Brighton
Swift
Terre Haute Fraternal Order of Police
FOP
Brighton
Jim Swift
Indiana General Assembly
Bill
Senate to Vote Thursday on Nomination for agriculture secretary
The Senate scheduled a 1 p.m. vote on Earl L. Butz to be Agriculture Secretary. Administration backers expected victory, while opponents claimed 40 plus no votes. Butz, 62, Purdue dean, campaigned in Washington and predicted confirmation despite mixed signals from senators.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Nixon
Earl L. Butz
Butz
GOP
Eisenhower Administration
Agriculture
Joseph M. Montoya
D-N.m
Purdue University
Capitol
Ezra Taft Benson
Christmas Basket Fund Gifts Aid Local Families
Cash contributions to the Tribune Star Basket Fund aid needy families with Christmas baskets in Vigo County. Donations totaling 543.00 are published. applications for baskets are to be made in person to Miss Sharon at the Christmas Clearing House 20 Chestnut St from Nov 29 to Dec 15, 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Tribune-Star Basket
Tribune-Star
Wabash Ave
Tribune-Star Fund
Vigo County
Rellie Parks
Sharon
Christmas Clearing House
Chestnut St
Cambodian Forces Retreat Under Onslaught Along Highway 6
Cambodian forces pull back from Baray and Kompong Thmar on Highway 6 as North Vietnamese attacks intensify on the northeastern front. Saigon reports 57,000 South Vietnamese troops with U.S. air support pressing three offensives while Cambodia seeks air reinforcements to hold 20,000 isolated troops.
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Saigon
Baray
Highway 6
Phnom Penh
Cambodias
Kompong Thmar
U.S
United States
Cambodia
Associated Press
Robin Mannock
Lo Satto
Highway 7
Mekong River
Central Highlands
Mekong
Kontum
Pleiku
Kissinger Outlines Nixon Talks With Five Allied Leaders
Kissinger says Nixon seeks aligned direction with five major allies on Berlin, Okinawa, Market ties, and the economy as Peking and Moscow trips loom. Upcoming meetings include Trudeau in Washington, Pompidou in Azores, Heath in Bermuda, Brandt in Florida, and Sato in California.
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Washington
Nixon
Berlin
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
Moscow
Kissinger
Red China
Okinawa
Japan
Britain
White House
Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
France
Georges Pompidou
Azores
Edward Heath
Bermuda
West Germany
Willy Brandt
Key Biscayne
Fla
Eisaku Sato
San Clemente
Calif
Trudeau
America
U.S
United States
Brandt
Expenditor officer linked to server repair tax origins
A historical note explains that an expenditor was an officer in England responsible for spending funds raised by the server repair tax. The term reflects the administrative role of allocating collected revenue.
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England
Weather summary for Terre Haute area and Indiana Illinois
River stage 14 ft stationary. Local conditions show yesterday high 37 low 19 with no precipitation. Forecast mostly fair and cold for Terre Haute and vicinity with lows 19 to 25 and highs 32 to 36. Indiana: lows upper teens to mid 20s, highs low to upper 30s with 5 to 20 percent precip chances. Illinois: partly cloudy and colder, lows 16 to 22, highs 31 to 36. Dirt dust count 41 μg/m3. sunrise 7:51, sunset 5:27. thermometer readings 20 am and 32 at 2 pm.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Campaign Money Plan Faces Split In Tax Conference
House and Senate conferees cut 12 billion dollars of tax relief amendments from the tax bill to avoid a presidential veto threat. They clash over financing presidential campaigns by earmarking one dollar of income tax, with Democrats seen as financially strapped and Republicans holding a surplus.
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Washington
House
Senate
Nixon
White House
Terre Haute Couple Die in Nevada Crash
A Terre Haute couple George Hein and Lu cille Hein both 53 were killed in a head on collision near Carlin Nevada. The bodies were taken to Burns Mortuary Elko as son Terry arrived from San Francisco for local funeral plans. Roads were snowy and slick in spots at the time of the crash.
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Terre Haute
Carlin
Nevada
George Hein
Lucille
S. 1St St
Nevada Highway Patrol
Hein
U.S. 41
Burns Mortuary
Elko
Terry
San Francisco
Gussie Hein
Tom
Susan
Jane
Heins
Indiana
Geckeler Named To County Council
Vigo County Council appoints four new members at a special meeting. Gordon Geckeler, 34, is chosen for the Third District seat over Charles Roche as Don Myers becomes vice president of the county funding body. Auditor Newton announces Hilda Taylor will become chief deputy auditor on Jan 1 1972.
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Vigo
Gordon Geckeler
Paul Newton
Don Myers
Newton
Hilda Taylor
William J .Brighton
Geckeler
S. 17Th St
Charles Roche
N. 16Th St
Harrison Township
Arthur Mann
John W. Brentlinger
James Diehl
Myers
Everett Branam
Lawrence King
Boche
Mann
Senate Moves Toward Vote On Controls
The Senate moved toward likely passage of a bill giving President Nixon power to control wages and prices through April 30, 1973 including a retroactive pay provision. Key amendments remain on small business and union exemptions and media coverage from controls.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Banking Committee
Executive Branch
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
The
Californian
Talks Over Foreign Exchange Rates Continue
Rome AP reports United States and major trading partners pressed on a new system of exchange rates as finance ministers of the Group of Ten held frank talks. John B. Connally said progress was made and aides were barred to avoid market speculation. A communique was expected after the session.
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Rome
United States
US Treasury
John B. Connally
Group of Ten
Connally
Pakistan Says Attacks Repulsed During Border Clash
The Pakistan army claims it repulsed Indian attacks at Chaugacha in Jessore and Kamalpur in the My Menseingh sector on the East Pakistan front. It says seven Indian soldiers were captured in Dinajpur and ammunition seized. New Delhi reports Indian forces remain inside East Pakistan after clashes with Pakistani troops.
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Pakistan
East Pakistan
Dacca
Chaugacha
Jessore
Kamalpur
Mymensingh
Dinajpur
Dian
Mukti Bahini
East
Calcutta
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By James Dressler
Tribune
TS Basket Fund
South Vietnam
Polei Kleng
Kontum City
United Press International
National Weather Service
By Edmond Lebreton
News Digest
By Joe Hall
Balurghat Hills
Indira Gandhi
India
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