Met Tickets Go Unused as Strike Goes On
Stacks of unused Met season tickets sit in Charles Revson's desk as a strike disruption delays a possible Christmas abbreviated season. Negotiations progress with unions and management offering wage increases to musicians and choristers while patrons and foundations fund the opera's $45 million house. Even a settlement may not end longer term doubts about the Met's future in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Metropolitan Opera
Charles Revson
Met
Opera Company
Opera
George Delacorte
Dell Publishing Co
Rudolf Bing
Leontype Price
Revson
Revlon, Inc
SST controversy and Kelowna sonic damage recount
The excerpt notes Dr. Shurcliff citing the SST and Sonic Handbook and describes a 1969 incident above Kelowna Canada when a Navy F 4 Phantom broke the sound barrier. It caused extensive window damage, injuries, and $200 000 in losses as shops and offices boarded up that night. It also frames Shurcliff as a balanced critic weighing SST against the 747.
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Shurcliff
Kelowna
British Columbia
Canada
Cambridge
Harvard
Vannevar Bush
Smyth
Bikini
Skirts Are Great New Patterns Offer
An ad for Marian Martin pattern 9196 promotes new skirt styles in tweed checks and wraps with waist sizes 32 to 43 inches. Includes pricing 65 cents per pattern plus mailing. pattern book and sewing guides are offered with catalogs and coupon.
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Marian Martin
Terre Haute Tribune Pattern Dept
West 18Th St
New York
N. Y
SST Versus 747: Speed and Range Clash With Lawmaker Quip
The analysis notes fares 20 to 40 percent higher for the SST and only 60 percent as many passengers as the 747, with 65 percent of the 747s range. The SST cannot nonstop many key routes unlike the 747. A Congress member who opposed SST funding joked about preferring 600 mph travel over 1,800 mph.
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New York
Athens
Chicago
Rome
San Francisco
Tokyo
London
Mexico City
Rio
Laurinat Elected High Priest of Royal Masons
The Terre Haute Chapter No. 11 Royal Arch Masons held its annual election and installation at the Masonic Temple. Harry Laurinat was elected high priest with Basil E. Bennett as king and a slate of officers including Jack A. Smith scribe and Robert A. Rogers treasurer.
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Terre Haute
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Harry Laurinat
Basil E. Bennett
Jack A. Smith
Robert A. Rogers
Harrison B. Williams
Richard E. Harden
Thomas L. Byers
James M. Reynolds
Royal Arch
Temple Board
Harry C. McFall
Clem E. Dennon
Jerry Burns
Walter Thomas
Charles Husted
Lawrence C. Byrer
Ranger Wins Small Victory At St. Martin's College
Kacey Washington AP The newly elected assistant student body treasurer cannot serve due to rules requiring two years of accounting training. Ranger the college's 15 year old dog mascot won by two votes in the student body election.
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Kacey
Wash
St. Martin’s College
Ranger
Nixon Victory in House on Vietnam Talks Split Democrats
The House backed Nixon on Vietnam talks 333 to 55, signaling domestic support and complicating Democratic leadership. Liberals and some Democrats condemned Speaker McCormack for the vote, fearing it could justify escalation while Republicans widened the rift with party moderates.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
House
Vietnam
Paris
America
U.S
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
McCormack
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Liberals Upset After McCormack Dump Vote
After the vote, liberal blocs are seething as Democrats split over dumping McCormack. Dissenters say the liberal faction solidified in favor, while previously lukewarm members now lean toward removal. Some neutrals also toy with the idea, though a coup seems unlikely.
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McCormack
Vietnam
New Director Named for Ludeman Center in Park Forest
Springfield Illinois Lawrence Bussard 45 assistant director in the Illinois Department of Mental Health was named superintendent of the new Elizabeth Ludeman Mental Retardation Center in Park Forest on Friday.
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Springfield, Ill
Lawrence Bussard
Illinois Department of Mental Health
Friday
Elizabeth Ludeman
Park Forest
Terry Had 19 Years On The Railroad
Terry, 19 years with the railroad, needs nine more months for a pension but is laid off by a sympathetic foreman after medical advice. He cannot believe the decision as his wife cries. the tale reaches Dave Frechette, a retired Teamster local leader, who says the matter is none of his business.
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Terry
Lenny
Dave Frechette
Mr. Frechette
Frechette
Pension Promise Fades as Railroad Worker Faces Disability
Terry learns from contacts at the Teamsters and TWU that odds of a pension stretch are uncertain. Harold Gibbons and Joseph Hanaberry begin inquiries while Constance worries over her husband in ill health. A disability payment of 12.75 dollars a day is arranged pending further years of service.
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Matthew Guinan
TWU
Guinan
Washington
Nixon
Constance
Terry
Gibbons
Joseph Hanaberry
International V. P
TWA
Give Him His Pension Readily With Clear Fine Print
A terse note urges swift pension disbursement, criticizing the habit of ignoring the fine print. It questions procedures that delay benefits and advocates transparency in retirement payments.
Waiter Recovers $27,000 In Diamonds Earns Reward
Hong Kong waiter Law Ping found diamonds worth $27 000 in a hotel room belonging to a Japanese businessman last month and turned them in to the hotel manager. The owner traveled back to Hong Kong to present Ping with a $350 reward for his honesty.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Law Ping
Las Month
Ping
Local Vital Statistics and Court Notices Summary
Superior Court No 2 lists divorces for Daniel J Campbell and Judith M Campbell Sally Morris and Charles Lewis Morris Carol Urbain and Alphonse Urbain Betty Austin and Andrew Austin. Several real estate foreclosure and mechanic lien actions appear against Cox and others. Numerous warranty deeds and parcel transfers involve Berry Kincade Miller and others. Also listed are guardianship and interpleader actions and several county residents with ages and occupations shown.
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Superior Court No
Daniel J. Campbell
Judith M. Campbell
Berry, Kincade and Miller
Laughrey Brothers Roofing and Siding Co., Inc
Benny R. Cox
Cox
Zwerner, Gambill and Sullivan
Sally Morris
Charles Lewis Morris
John E. Keller
Carol Urbain
Alphonse Urbain
The
Travelers Insurance Co
James H. Patterson
John F. Stewart
Earlene May Falk
Dix
Patrick
Ratcliffe
Adamson
Elizabeth M. Bland
Robert L. Bland
Samuel E. Beecher Jr
Betty Austin
Andrew Austin
Local Birth Notices for Rajhansa Walker Plew Families
Rajhansa at 220 S 14th St welcomes a boy born December 3. Walker at 2129 Spruce St greets a boy born December 4. Plew at RR 4 West Terre Haute celebrates a girl born December 5.
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Rajhansa
Avinash
S. 14Th St
Walker
Charles
Spruce St
Plew
Richard
West Terre Haute
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Royal Masons
By Daniel Rapaport
Jim Bishop
Harold Gibbons
Teamsters Union
St. Louis
Missouri
Mr. Gibbons
Louise Heraine
Jerry Lou Clark
Rita Smith
Ron Collins
Tootie Compton
Superior Court
Howden T. Riggs
Alfred James Connett
George R. Neff
James M. Cole
Larry D. Jamison
Donald Wayne Little
Ralph A. Lerch
Donald G. Smith
Louis Lenne
Louis Anthony Lenne
W. H. Smith
Gateway Development Corp
Ernest E. Beaman
Woodgate East
Irvin Nemell Wilson
Irvin Myron Wilson
Clyde L. Lamb
Lafayette Acres
Paul E. Phillips
Alfred V. Jones Jr
David W. Williams
Prairie View
Robert R. Horton
Billy Ray Stewart
Robert D. Rosch
Joseph A. Carr
Lincoln Place
Leo W. McCabe
John R. Caton
William Leroy Strain
Donna Rose Norris
Farmersburg
John Joseph Kahl
St. Mary-of-the-Woods
Joanne Kay McKinney
St. Mary-of-the- Woods
Melvin Francis Wendrick
12Th St
Mary Theresa Watts
Waukeegan
Ili
Miller Floral CO
Man Heusen
Hampshire House
van Heusen
Meis Boys’ Shop
Plaza North
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