Taxation Top State Issue How to Get Income Is Big Problem
Indiana lawmakers heard that distributing state income tax revenue back to cities may ease urban fiscal troubles. Akron mayor John S. Ballard urged a state wide income tax as best for administration and collection, arguing revenue should be allocated to the place where income is earned.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
John S. Ballard
Akron
Ohio
Indiana Senate
House
Ballard
Rose Poly and ISU propose plan to run Vigo County air control
Dr. Sam Hite of Rose Polytechnic Institute outlines a proposal to appoint a qualified PhD engineer to oversee Vigo County Air Pollution Control for about 20 hours weekly and work another 20 hours with Rose Poly. Part time student inspectors and lab aides would also be hired. Dr. Marcum of ISU presented a similar plan inspired by Valparaiso University.
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Vigo County
Sam Hite
Chemical Engineering
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Everett Marcum
Department of Health and Safety
Indiana State University
Board of Health
County Council
Rose Poly
Marcum
ISU
Valparaiso University
Porter County
Hite
Health Board
Now You Know By United Press International
The real name of Harry Houdini, the magician famed for escapes, was Ehrich Weiss.
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United Press International
Harry Houdini
Ehrich Weiss
Basket Fund Gifts Reach $900
Cash donations to the Tribune-Star Basket Fund will help Christmas families in Vigo County. Donors may bring contributions to the Tribune-Star office at 721 Wabash Ave. Applications for baskets must be made in person to Miss Sharon Time at the Christmas Clearing House, 20 Chestnut St., through Dec 16, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Tribune- Star Basket
Tribune-Star
Wabash Ave
Tribune-Star Fund
Vigo County
Sharon
Chestnut St
Saigon on full alert as Viet Cong bite nears anniversary
Saigon reports full alert for South Vietnamese troops with U S and allied forces warning of possible guerrilla action marking the NLF eighth birthday. U S air bases and river patrols increase readiness while casualty tallies rise with 30 067 American deaths and 189 269 wounded in Vietnam since 1961.
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UPS
National Liberation Front
NLF
U.S
Paris Talks
Liberation Radio
Bien Hoa
U.S. Army
Long Binh
Navy
US S
U.S. Command
Vietnam
Man Threatens Death in Court as Theft Conviction Stated
James Vernon Hutchings, 48, of 3017 N 16th St, after pleading guilty to theft, drank iodine in Vigo Circuit Court and attempted suicide. He was rushed to Union Hospital, then returned for sentencing set at one to ten years in Indiana State Prison. sentencing completed as ambulance arrived. Hutchings, formerly a security officer with sheriff’s credential, faced multiple charges tied to theft via stolen credit cards. Continued on page 6.
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Vigo
James Vernon Hutchings
16Th St
Union Hospital
Indiana State Prison
Sheriff's Office
Hutchings
Ments
Northside
Sheriff's Department
Weather Map for Terre Haute and Vicinity Forecast
Showers and thunderstorms, windy and turning colder tonight. Rain changing to snow flurries Friday. Lows 38 to 44 tonight, highs in the lower 40s Friday. Indiana zones show 36 to 52 tonight and 38 to 44 in zone 3. Rain to snow possible. Illinois turning colder with snow flurries Friday.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Nixon names Republican cabinet for unity and experience
President elect Nixon unveiled a 12 member cabinet drawn mostly from Republican governors and business leaders. He said the group would bring an extra dimension to solving national problems and stressed they are strong compassionate men. A Democrat will get a top post at the UN, Sargent Shriver, with Walter Washington slated for a second term as mayor.
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Washington
Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Herbert G. Klein
Ronald L. Ziegler
United Nations
Sargent Shriver
France
Shriver
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Walter E. Washington
GOP
Peace Talks Still Far From Start
Paris AP reports Vietnam peace talks show no clear start yet. Saigon fears US negotiators push for early talks before Johnson leaves January 20 and may grant Viet Cong NL F delegation status. NL F named Tran Buu Kiem to lead, with Nguyen Thi Binh as deputy.
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Paris
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Saigon
U. S
Johnson
White House
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Nguyen Thanh le
NLF
Tran Buu Kiem
Kiem
Central Committee of
Communist Party
Mmes
Nguyen Thi Binh
Kie
Dep- Thi Binh
Depis
Sketches of Nixon Cabinet Picks Read by AP
Washington AP reports thumbnail sketches of the 12 men President-elect Nixon plans to appoint to his cabinet. William P. Rogers, 55, would become secretary of state and is praised as a skilled negotiator and close adviser to Nixon. Melvin R. Laird, 46, Wisconsin congressman and defense authority, is slated as secretary of defense, with a track record on defense budgeting and policy.
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Nixon
Richard Nixon
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Johnson
U.S
U. N. General Assembly
Melvin R. Laird
Defense
Pentagon
Wisconsin
House
Appropriations
Robert S. McNamara
Laird
Mayor to Seek State Action on Wabash Brown Intersection
Mayor Larrison said he will ask the Indiana State Highway Commission to investigate the hazardous traffic conditions at the Wabash and Brown Avenues intersection. He plans to request overhead signal lights and to close Stadium Road and Potomac Avenue to motorists after Governor-elect Whitcomb takes office.
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Larrison
Indiana State Highway Commission
Wabash and
Brown Aves
Edgar Whitcomb
State Highway Commission
Kennedy adds 11th child to Ethel Kennedy family
AP report from Washington says Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, delivered an eight pound four ounce girl by Caesarean at Georgetown University Hospital at 8 40 a m. The child joins three sisters and seven brothers aged 18 months to 17 years. Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles after California primary. Senator Edward M. Kennedy, his wife and other family members attended.
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Washington
Ethel Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Georgetown University Hospital
Caeserean
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Ken Borders
Pete Froehole
Martin
U. S. Weather Bureau
Frank Cormier
Michael Goldsmith
Ha van Lau
Pham Dang Lam
Lau
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