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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1968
Page
5
A tribute to Jim Bishop includes a dedicated room in the St Bonaventure University library and discussion of the author’s ties to the school. The piece reflects on Olean and small towns, praising their charm, civic life, and enduring images of a typical community.
Report notes a December 14 Deauville wedding between Winchell Canillee and Dr Jerry Smith in Miami Beach. The item also mentions a young singer Julie Budd and various social curiosities surrounding prominent names and events.
A bustling vignette from Greenwich Village with gossip on private schools police crackdowns, film stars like Richard Burton and Warren Beatty earning fortunes, and a cheeky note about a popular actress known for swiping items. The piece teases temptations, PR optics, and sensational celebrity chatter.
In Baltimore, James Luck Jr., 47, told police he was robbed of 2476 dollars and 87 cents by two men calling him Stucky as he carried payroll cash to a plant check cashing service. The money belonged to a tavern owner who runs the service for plant employees.
The Paris truce talks delegation from South Vietnam will cost about $10,000 a day. The group will stay for months, possibly years, with the United States footing the bill.
Rome police report links two unidentified extremists to a string of bombings at local schools gasoline stations and police vehicles carried out by a small right wing group.
Army Pfc. James E. Jones of Evansville Indiana, once listed as missing in action, was confirmed killed in action Friday. The Defense Department said he was the son of George E. Jones of Evansville and the 819th Hoosier to die in the war.
The article notes Scranton and Nixon agreed on protecting the American nuclear deterrent to keep the United States capable of deterring any Soviet military adventure. The discussion emphasizes defense policy and the need to maintain strategic power in the face of Soviet threats.
A U S Army OH light observation helicopter was shot down about 30 miles northwest of the capital Friday. One crewman was killed and two wounded, the 956th U S helicopter downed in combat in South Vietnam since 1961. Farther away, 25th Division infantry reported 22 enemy killed in a seven hour battle with U S losses at six dead and 14 wounded.
An American officer told AP that the closest units capable of a major attack are four to five days away. In Phu Duong near Saigon, two enemy regiments are down to under 200 men each, far below full strength. Intelligence cites at least four North Vietnamese divisions with up to 35,000 troops along a 100 mile border stretch and inside western South Vietnam.
Alascar is described as an East Indian seaman of generally low rank.
In Princeton Kentucky a roadside stand on the Western Kentucky Parkway greets motorists with a sign reading Fishing Worms 1 Eat With Us. The quirky scene captures roadside commerce as travelers pass by the sign offering bait and a meal option.
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