Nixon to announce cabinet tonight in New York
President elect Nixon will name William P. Rogers as secretary of state and unveil other picks in a live nationwide broadcast at 10 p.m. EST. Spiro Agnew joined Nixon for a preview at the New York headquarters. Rumors place George Romney as housing secretary and Walter Hickel as interior secretary.
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William P. Rogers
Eisenhower
Nixon
Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
George Romney
Michigan
Republican Party
Walter J. Hickel
Alaska
Interior
Rockefeller Wanted Cabinet Post in Nixon Era
Albany reports indicate Nelson A. Rockefeller hoped for a Nixon Cabinet spot but received no offer. Sources say Nixon did not want him, despite Rockefeller hints he was available. Mention of a UN ambassadorship surfaced during a face to face with Nixon, but details remain unclear.
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N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Nixon
United Nations
Alaska
Mike Gravel
Melvin R. Laird
Defense
Robert Finch
California
Finch
Health, Education and Welfare
Israel
Post Office Site Still Undecided
A federal official denied reports that a Wabash Avenue site was eliminated for a new post office. The plan remains undecided with a first choice a 10 acre area bounded by 1st 3rd Oak and Crawford, and a second choice near South 3rd Street by Montgomery Ward. A government team will inspect sites after Jan 1, with a decision possibly five years away if land issues delay progress.
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Cincinnati
the Tribune
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Birch E. Bayh Jr
D-Ind
Terre Haute
Frank L. Miklozek
Sectional
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3Rd
Oak
Crawford Streets
Wiley High School
Postal Department
Montgomery Ward
South 3Rd Street
Reuben H. Donnelley Telephone Directory Co
Donnelley
N. 5Th St
Team Oue
Lutz
Weather Map for Terre Haute and Vicinity
The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness tonight. Mostly cloudy and mild Thursday with a chance of rain by afternoon or early evening. Low tonight upper 30s, high Thursday middle to upper 50s. Indiana forecast similar with 10 percent tonight and 40 percent Thursday. Illinois expects clearing to mild with a chance of rain by night.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Scranton Sees Hope for Middle East Peace Talks
Former Gov William Scranton, returning to brief President-elect Nixon, says leaders in Iran, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Israel show a fundamental desire for a peace settlement. An Israeli border patrol came under fire in the Beisan Valley with no casualties reported. Jordan says Israel fired first. Scranton says talks with UN envoy Gunnar Jarring appear best path to settlement and notes Nixon’s stance on Israeli military aid remains guarded amid ongoing tensions.
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Scranton
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Egypt
Saudi Arabia
U.N
Gunnar Jarring
Driver Injured In Crossing Crash Near 13th Street
Anderson truck driver Harold Shaw, 41, was injured when his semi collided with a Penn Central train east of 13th Street on 8th Ave. He was taken to Union Hospital in satisfactory condition with an injured left leg. The train, moving about 15 mph, struck the westbound rig as warning signals operated. The tractor was dragged northeast about a block. both fuel tanks ruptured. Conductor Robert Whitley of Plainfield and engineer Curtis Lackey of Danville were identified.
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Ind
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8Th Ave
Harold Shaw
Union Hospital
J. N. Hickman & Son
Shaw
Bob Reeves
Fenton Pine
Reeves
Penn Central
Robert Whitley
Plainfield
Curtis Lackey
Danville
Vance and Lau Face Impasse in Vietnam Talks
The two hour meeting between U S negotiator Cyrus Vance and Col Ha Van Lau of North Vietnam failed to break the deadlock over talk procedures. Dispute centers on conference table shape and speaking order as Washington rejects a square table and demands two sided confrontation. Continued on Page 2 Col 4.
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Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Col
Ha van Lau
North Vietnam
Vance
Lau
Demilitarized Zone
United States
Hanoi
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Saigon
NLF
Bauer Says GOP Wavers on Tax Issue in Indiana
In Indianapolis AP Ichronicles former Govs Mathew E Welsh and Harold W Handley addressing the fifth biennial Legislative Conference. They backed proposed constitutional revisions drafted by a commission they co chaired while Democratic minority leaders accused both parties of being kept in the dark by Gov elect. Continued on Page 5 Col 3.
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Indiana General Assembly
Indiana Legislative Conference
David Rogers
Bloomington
Frederick T. Bauer
Terre Haute
Edgar D. Whitcomb
Indianapolis
Mathew E. Welsh
Harold W. Handley
Welsh
Handley
Marines Crush Enemy Attack Near DMZ Base
U S Marines repelled a North Vietnamese assault on a Quang Tri base near the DMZ. About 40 guerrillas shelled one side and attempted entry after dark, but the garrison held with machine guns and Spooky gunships. The attackers withdrew with their dead, leaving no bodies behind. The base is a rear HQ for the 3rd Marine Division along the Leatherneck camps.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Quang Tri
Vitnam’s Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
3Rd Marine Division
Leatherneck
Demilitarize Zone
Now You Know By United Press International
The piece notes that Alexander Hamilton served as the first U S secretary of the treasury.
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United Press International
U. S
the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Tribune-Star Basket Fund Seeks Donations for Christmas Baskets
Cash contributions to the Tribune-Star Basket Fund support Christmas baskets for Vigo County families. Donations collected at 721 Wabash Ave will be published. total so far is 842.00 dollars. Those requesting baskets must apply in person to Miss Sharon Time at the Christmas Clearing House, 20 Chestnut St., by December 16, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Tribune- Star
Tribune-Star
Wabash Ave
Tribune-Star Fund
Vigo County
Sharon
Christmas Clearing House
Chestnut St
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