Santa Claus Ind A Magical Land For Young And Old
Santa Claus, Indiana, draws visitors with a large post office handling half a million Yuletide cards, a world famous Christmas tree, reindeer farm, circuses, and a Germanic heritage. Founded 1852, incorporated 1855, the town markets its festive identity year round to locals and tourists alike.
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Santa Claus
Ind
Indiana
Neck of the Woods
Santa
Old St. Nick
Joseph Mohr
VASCAR device to track speeders statewide test begins
Chicago report notes a new computer device called VASCAR that measures vehicle speed from a moving car without radar. Illinois Tollway Police and Illinois State Police launched a 30 day statewide test to run from today, with the unit housed in the trunk and operated by two switches and a speed indicator on the dashboard.
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Chicago
Illinois Tollway
Illinois State Police
Vincennes University buys GE 255 computer for class use
Vincennes University president Dr Isaac Beckes says the board has approved a General Electric 255 computer to expand data processing education. The machine will allow 20 students or projects to run simultaneously and be shared with area business and industry. James Campbell, a VU graduate, is named Director of Data Processing with installation hoped for by early February.
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Vincennes
Ind
Vincennes University
Board of Trustees
General Electric
Beckes
James Campbell
V.U
Decker
Brazil Soldier Wounded in Arm in Vietnam
Sp 4 Donald G Albright, son of Mrs Joyce Bridgewater and Donald Albright of Brazil Indiana, was wounded in Vietnam. He suffered abrasions to his left arm after his base camp came under hostile mortar fire. He was treated and returned to duty.
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Brazil
Ind
Donald G Albright
Joyce Bridgewater
Donald Albright
Vietnam
Rites Wednesday for Exposition Vet William Bauman
Dr William G Bauman longtime official veterinarian at the International Live Stock Exposition will be buried Wednesday He died Sunday at his Freeport Township home He was 56 and had served in the role for 17 years Regards to his career and local ties underscore the obituary.
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Chicago
UPI
William G. Bauman
Bauman
Freeport Township
Brazil Plant Plans Advanced Brazil Plant
Brazil Indiana Special report announces Metal Industries Inc of Ontario California plans a new plant in Brazil. The facility in the Techtron Building will start with about 25 workers and may grow to 150. Pete DeSoto of Elizabethville, Pa., will supervise. Company operates plants in Vancouver Washington Dallas Texas Denver Colorado St Louis Missouri Clearwater Florida Elizabethville Pennsylvania and California facilities. Officials arrive December 18 to begin preparations.
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Calif
Brazil
Pickett
Techtron
Twigg Aircraft
Vancouver
Wash
Dallas
Texas
Denver
Clearwater
Fla
Elizabethville
San Leandro
City of Industry
California
Pete DeSoto
Bayh pushes popular vote plan for Electoral College reform
Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana said efforts to abolish the Electoral College will be a full time job before the next presidential election. He will open hearings when the 91st Congress convenes and may invite top figures to testify to build bipartisan support for direct popular voting. Bayh expects a Senate vote next spring with House action soon after.
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Washington
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Bayh
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Nixon
Melvin Laird
R-Wis
Defense
U.S
Laird
Congress
House
Expenses Filed in Nov 5 Election Reports
Clay County Clerk records show candidate expenses: Dorman Miller $364, Robert Stewart $424.72, Wallace R. Miller $556.18, John J. Thomas $270, John D. Burk $138.81, Floyd M. Allen $432.14, and Phil Slack $30.10.
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Brazil
Ind
Clay County
Dorman Miller
Robert Stewart
Wallace R. Miller
John J. Thomas
John D. Burk
Floyd M. Allen
Phil Slack
Indiana lawmakers open conference on 1969 session issues
Indiana lawmakers gather for the fifth biennial Legislative Conference in Indianapolis to hear briefings on state school financing transportation corrections higher education mental health and revenue matters before the 61 day session beginning January 10. Notable speakers include Otis Bowen Richard Folz John Anderson Jr Ballard and Handley. Workshops run three afternoons with experts from Indiana University Purdue and state agencies.
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UPI
Indiana
House
Senate
Indiana Legislative Council
Otis R. Bowen
Bremen
Richard Folz
Evansville
Robert L. Rock
Kansas
John Anderson Jr
Citizens Conference On State Legislatures
Walter S. Reichert
Kentucky
Harold W. Handley
Reichert
Handley
Akron
Ohio
John S. Ballard
Brady Black
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ballard
Black
Ticipants
Herbert Kiesling
Indiana University
George J. Hays
Vigo County School Corp
L. L. Waters
Indiana U
Joseph Harrison
Indiana State Highway Commission
Carlyn Johnson
Commission On State Tax and Financing Policy
James Papke
Purdue Economics Department
Anthony Kuharich
Cleon H. Foust
IU Law School
Earl J. McGrath
Governor’s Commission On
Warren Shearer
Wabash College
Howard Siple
Richard O. Ristine
The
Indiana Mental Health Association
Nucky Johnson Dies At 85 In Atlantic City
Enoch L Nucky Johnson a last era political boss of Atlantic City died Monday night at 85. He rose from deputy sheriff in 1904 to a powerful spender and architect of the resort 1920s era. His career ended with a conviction for taking 125000 from a numbers operation and tax avoidance.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPI
Enoch L
Johnson
America
Burglary Probed at Brazil Western Auto Store
Brazil Indiana police report a weekend break in at the Brazil Western Auto Store. An overhead rear door was forced, a safe and cash register damaged, radios stolen, with merchandise valued at about 467 dollars and 43 cents.
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Brazil
Ind
New Head Charles B. Ross Named Commissioner
Charles B. Ross of 520 N Forst Ave has been named commissioner of the Brazil Department of Redevelopment, succeeding Joe Arthur who was moved from the city.
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Brazil
Ind
Charles B. Ross
N. Forst Ave
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