Police foil truck blockade near Gary Indiana highways
In Gary Indiana police blocked a planned truck blockade on Interstates 80 94 and 65 and the Indiana Toll Road. Lt. Herman K Kerr said about 200 trucks were parked at a nearby truck stop but none blocked the roads during the disruption tied to gas price protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Indiana Toll Road
Herman K. Kerr
Schererville
Indiana State Police
Indiana Steel Center
Kerr
Terre Haute motor carriers back 55 mph limit
The Terre Haute Motor Carriers Association endorsed a 55 mph uniform speed limit for cars and trucks and condemned highway blockades by independent truckers as protesting fuel costs. President Sorrells led a two hour meeting with officers to approve the stance and praised Gov. Bowen’s energy efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute Motor Carriers Association
William J. Sorrells
Sorrells
Otis Bowen
Roger McDonald
Ben Walters
Fred Ralston
Edward Niemeyer
Don Evelo
James Dodson
Bill Dean
Nixon
Indiana
National Guard
Kerr
Lake County
Gary
South Bend
Elkhart
Toll Road Commission
U.S. 30
Indiana-Ohio State Line
Fort Wayne
Ohio Highway Patrol
George G. Cline
Indiana Motor Truck Association
Thursiday
Otis R. Bowen
Ford Sworn Nation's 40th Vice President in historic ceremony
President Nixon praised Ford as he took the oath as the 40th vice president in a Capitol ceremony watched by Congress and a nation. Ford pledged loyalty to the rule of law and justice, while Republicans and Democrats offered praise amidst talk of impeachment risks for Nixon if credibility is not restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Ford
Warren Burger
Nixon
Mrs. Ford
Capitol
Ford
Washington
Gerald R. Ford
Warren E. Burger
Congress
House
Spark M. Matsunaga
Hawaii
Senate
Spiro T. Agnew
United States
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Burger
Jacob Kravits
R-N. Y
John Anderson
R-Il
Riley Lions Club Finishes 1500 Dollar Cancer Charity Pledge
The Riley Lions Club completed its 1500 dollar donation to Indiana Cancer Control District 25E in three installments of 500 dollars each. Founded five years ago with 16 members, the club now has 49 volunteers and runs Cub and Boy Scout packs, plus Little League renovations and youth programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Cancer Control
District
Riley Lions Club
James Quinlan
Quinlan
Riley
Tribune-Star Basket Fund Reaches $1 079
Cash donations to the Tribune-Star Basket Fund aid Christmas baskets for Vigo County families. Donations total 1 079.40 with listed donors and amounts. Applications for baskets are to be filed in person at the Salvation Army from December 3 to December 14 during posted hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune-Star Basket Fund
Tribune-Star
Wabash Ave
Tribune-Star Fund
Vigo County
Psilotani Sorority
John T. Sabla
Mary R. Shuler
Tribune-Star Pressmen
Tribune Chapel Local
International Typographical Union
Salvation Army
No Rationing Of Gasoline Before March
Washington reports there will be no gasoline rationing before March while Congress moves to ease auto exhaust standards. A House Commerce Committee compromise would delay further clean air measures to 1977 and is part of emergency energy legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
House Commerce Committee
Nixon
Senate
William E. Simon
Federal Energy Programs
Simon
Henry M. Jackson
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Ohio
Claude Brinegar
Clothe A Child Auction Kicks Off Drive
The Noon Optimist Club launches its annual Clothe A Child auction at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Terre Haute House Prairie Room. Project chair Bob Baas aims to clothe 500 needy youngsters with items donated by merchants. A 7 p.m. buffet precedes the auction, and a 9:30 a.m. Wednesday Mile-o-Dimes booth at Sixth and One-Half Streets and Wabash Avenue will also raise funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Room
Terre Haute House
Bob Baas
Baas
Wabash Avenue
Christmas Clearing House
Salvation Army Corps
Optimists’ Project
Nuss Murder Trial Proceeds In Vigo Court
The state calls more witnesses in the fifth day of Barry D. Nuss’s second degree murder trial in Vigo Circuit Court Judge C Joseph Anderson presiding. David Claypool testified about the morning of June 9 describing Nuss saying he had just shot a man and requested an ambulance as he descended a motel stairway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry D. Nuss
Vigo Circuit Court
C. Joseph Anderson
David Claypool
Imperial House
Robert L. Wright
John Kesler
Nuss
Alan Lee
Buck” Joy
New Jersey
Claypool
Terre Haute Area Weather Forecast Notice
Clear and cold tonight with fair skies and warmer conditions Saturday. Indiana and Illinois forecast follow same pattern with lows in the teens to 20s and highs in the 40s. Showers expected Sunday into Monday with temps warming again Tuesday. Dirt-dust count reads 31 micrograms per cubic meter. Sunrise 7 56 a.m. Sunset 5 26 p.m. Street thermometer reads 6 a.m. 28, 2 p.m. 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Now You Know By United Press International
Italy produces more wine than any other country according to a United Press International report. The article highlights Italy's leading output and notes global wine production patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Italy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Michigan
Lions Club
OL Eed
Tribune-Star Basket
By David C. Martin
National Weather Service
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!