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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1968
Page
9
Postmaster Frank L. Miklozek urges early mailing to ensure Christmas mail moves smoothly. He recommends buying extra stamps, boxes, tape, packing material, and using ZIP codes on all addresses. Emphasizing careful addressing, one-sided labels, and including a contents list to aid rewrapping, he stresses mailers wrap packages securely and mail as early as possible.
Harold Brown, Secretary of the Air Force, will become California Institute of Technology president. He succeeds Dr Lee A DuBridge who leaves to be President-elect Nixon's science advisor. Brown, 41, was named by President Johnson in 1964 after directing defense research and engineering since 1961 and earlier worked as a physicist at UC Berkeley Radiation Laboratory.
Evansville welcomes Computer Program Consultants Inc a division of Edward T Hannan & Associates Inc as the regions first software oriented computer service The firm will tailor programs using its IBM computers lease time on hardware and serve Evansville Terre Haute and nearby areas Its founder Achille D Biagi notes the need for versatile analytical programmers and aims to boost efficiency for utilities engineers doctors and other professionals in Southern Indiana.
Seven year old Necati Ermez faced an induction order for pre induction physicals in the Turkish Army. Officials blamed a clerical error on his birth certificate showing 1949 instead of 1962, prompting discussion of eligibility and the unusual case.
Two young men, David G. Baker and Larry Hartford, died when their car crossed U S 52 west of Andersonville. State police identify Baker of Laurel and Hartford of Morava Earl Mosley, 58, of Madisonville, Ky., died Friday in a second two vehicle crash on Indiana 57 north of Evansville. Wilma B Deputy, 63, of Oakland City, sustained serious injuries and was hospitalized.
Penn Central operates ten year round inter city mail trains aiding the Christmas rush. V P mail, express and highway services William F. Kirk says the system will move millions of letters and packages to U S and Canada with 15 to 20 cars normally and up to 30 or 40 during peak season.
Bemis Company, Inc. completes acquisition of Harrison & Smith Company, Inc. for Bemis convertible preferred stock after a favorable tax ruling. Harrison & Smith, a 96 year old Minneapolis color lithographic printer, will become a wholly owned subsidiary with present management. Harrison & Smith owns Lund Press and Mankato Corporation, both Minnesota firms, expanding Bemis’s packaging and printing footprint. 1967 sales reached 256 million dollars with 1968 third quarter sales at 217 million and earnings of 6 million dollars.
Both sides predicted victory as 10 of 36 counties reported in Portland after day one of Oregon's U S Senate recount. Morse, seeking a recount, fell 22 votes from Nov 5 totals while Packwood stood 19 votes higher. Official totals then showed Packwood 408,825 Morse 405,380.
The Chicago Anti Cruelty Society is seeking a home for a two foot long black and white Hampshire pig found tied to a bar stool in a north side tavern on Saturday night.
Washington AP Paul Findley of Illinois jokes about becoming chairman of the House Republican Conference or any opening in the GOP policy group. The current chairman Melvin Laird is nominated for secretary of defense. Findley notes his tenure since 1960 and quips that no one would nominate him, despite boasting odd credentials.
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