Non partisan plan sent to Indiana assembly
A Citizens' Committee on State Government proposed a statewide reorganization to cut costs and improve efficiency. Key ideas include a single State Department of Revenue, a bipartisan merit system for most salaried staff, moving Commerce and Industry to the governor, and expanded auditing and financial control. The plan targets next year’s General Assembly with bills, while noting tax policy remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin J. Miller
Indianapolis
Indiana
Citizens’ Committee On
General Assembly
Department of Revenue
Department of Commerce and Industry
Department of Administration
State Auditor's Department
Howard Ward
Ball Brothers Co
Muncie
Ward
Snowstorm Halts Indiana Traffic Across State
The season's first major snowstorm slowed transportation across Indiana with four inches in South Bend and only an inch in Indianapolis turning to glare ice. Major routes such as U S 40 became dangerously slick, while temperatures hovered around 23 degrees and no thaw was expected before Friday.
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Indiana
Weather Bureau
South Bend
Indianapolis
U. S. 40
Indiana road advisory reports light central snow and mixed statewide totals
The Indiana State Highway Commission at 10 a.m. notes about 1 percent inches of snow across central Indiana with lighter amounts near Fort Wayne and about 3 inches in the northwest. No snow in the southern area. Roads remain somewhat slippery in the north and central regions but are being treated and expected to return to normal by noon.
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Fort Wayne
Snowbound commutes clog Indiana highways and cities
Morning traffic snarls spread across Lake Porter and La Porte counties as skidding vehicles blocked U S 6 30 136 and 52. Crews closed the Wabash River bypass bridge for repairs and expect no reopening before Friday night as South Indiana endures heavy snow.
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Calumet
U. S. 30
Lake
Porter
la Porte
Crawfordsville
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Wabash River
South
Weather Map Page Six Report
The 6 a.m 7 noon readings show a weather map snap with daylight data. Sunrise 6 55 Sunset 4 26 River stage 1 5 feet and steady.
Local Conditions Report Shows Temperature Extremes
Yesterday's high reached 535 with a low of 22 last night. Precipitation data appears incomplete.
Weather Forecast for Terre Haute and Nearby Regions
Forecast calls for fair and a little colder tonight with a low in the low 20s. Friday will be fair and slightly warmer with highs in the 40s for Terre Haute and vicinity. Indiana expects snow or flurries mainly central and east through Friday with 1 to 3 inches possible east. winds will be windy and cold. Illinois mostly cloudy tonight with small temperature changes. Friday cloudy with snow likely by evening. Overnight lows 18 to 25, Friday highs 20s. Street thermometer readings show 6 p.m. at 22 and 2 p.m. at 28.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Christmas Baskets Aiding Needy Seek Cash Donations
Needy families in the city and Vigo County will receive Christmas baskets funded by Tribune-Star donations. Contributions to Tribune-Star Fund should be taken to 721 Wabash Avenue and will be published. applications for baskets are filed through Mrs. Mary Smith at 912 Chestnut Street with a December 14 deadline.
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Tribune- Star
Wabash Avenue
Vigo County
Melvin
Freda Ee
John T. SA
W.a.trinler
Mary Smith
Christmas Clearing House
Chestnut Street
Fog Death In London Stirs Nation With Killer Smog
London reports a deadly grey smog killing at least 66 people in the metropolitan area since Monday night. Officials warn the killer fog could worsen in the next two days, mirroring the 1952 disaster that killed thousands.
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London
UPI
Auto
Chief Probation Officer Named By Judge-elect
Judge elect H Ralph Johnston of Vigo County Circuit Court announces Robert A Hagmann as Chief Probation Officer of the Juvenile Division. Hagmann will begin Jan 1 as Johnston takes office. He comes from a 12 year scouting background, began executive work in 1953, and is Milwaukee born.
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H. Ralph Johnston
Vigo County
Robert A. Hagmann
Circuit Court
Hagmann
Johnston
Herbert Gerdink
Terre Haute
Wabash Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
Evansville
Milwaukee
Wis
NOW YOU KNOW By United Press International
The Young Women's Christian Association founded in London in 1855 now operates in 70 countries with headquarters in Geneva Switzerland.
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United Press International
The
Young Women’s Christian Association
London
Geneva
Switzerland
Couple Held On Grand Larceny Charges In Cash Theft
A northside couple, Bertha Ford and Willie Ford, both 44, held in Vigo County Jail on preliminary grand larceny counts for stealing an estimated 12 000 to 15 000 from two retired city teachers, Nettie and Laura Moorhead. Police say additional funds may total 24 000 from a clothes closet depository. The Fords faced 5 000 bonds with case continued to December 17 as investigators review large spending and five 1962 cars plus a Cadillac bought since September.
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Vigo County
Nettie
Laura Moorhead
South Center Street
Ford
Jennie
Justice of the Peace
Lee Easton
Gene Butts
Ed Rauscher
Easton
Bertha I. Ford
Willie
William Butts
Frances Bailey
City Hall
Furious Youth Foils Bank Robbery in New Jersey
Robert Dischler, 24, a service station attendant, grabbed a .38 pistol from one bandit, shot the robber, fought the other, and drove the thieves from the Elizabeth bank after they dumped $59,000 and his $1,600 nest egg. He chased them with his bare hands, then helped until police and guards arrived. one bandit wounded, a guard grazed. Dischler planned to use his money for an engagement ring for Loretta Herman.
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Elizabeth
N. J
UPI
Robert Dischler
Dischler
Loretta Herman
Bank Guanl William
Atlas Passes Its Final Test
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla Dec 6 Karel J Bossart Belgium born aeronautical engineer watched from atop a missile hangar as a 135 ton Atlas intercontinental range missile launched toward a target about 5000 miles down the Atlantic tracing range The last test capped a flight program begun years earlier on the same pad and marked Atlas emergence as America's premier ICBM
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Karel J. Bossart
Bossart
Atlas
Atlantic
America
Hoffa Seeks Mistrial After Man's Attack
In Nashville on December 6, James R Hoffa's lawyers filed a notice for a mistrial after an air pistol attack on the Teamsters president. The $1 million conspiracy trial resumed under heavy security with U S marshals guarding the courtroom. Hoffa reported no injuries as pellets bounced off him. A government attorney announced a separate motion to be made outside the courtroom.
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Nashville
Tenn
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
U. S
Daniel Maher
Hoffa
William E. Miller
Miller
Coastal attack reported on Cibas coast by exile groups
Havana Radio in Cuba said a ship from the north shelled Las Villas Province on Tuesday night near San Francisco beach, with no reported deaths or injuries. Exile sources in New York attributed the assault to Alpha 66 and the Escambray National Front.
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Key West
Fla
Las Villas
Cuba
Havana
San Francisco Beach
Caibarien
United States
Havana Radio
New York
Alpha 66
Escambray National Front
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