CUMMINGS ASK S NEW TRIAL IN THEFT CONSPIRACY CASE
Former Brazil minister Earl S. Cummings seeks a new trial on conviction for theft and conspiracy from Vigo Circuit Court. The defense claims insufficient evidence and that civil church duties were misapplied to criminal liability. Co-defendant Lonnie Bogers faces similar charges.
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Vigo
Brazil
Earl S. Cummings
Cummings
Warren S. Everett
Clay County
Brazil First Christian Church
Lonnie Bogers
Indianapolis
First Christian Church of
Alaska Shaken By 6.5 Magnitude Quake Near Anchorage
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck south central Alaska near Anchorage at 2:08 a.m. The tremor lasted about a minute, set off burglar alarms and rattled shelves and windows. The epicenter was about 160 miles southwest in a remote area with no anticipated tidal waves.
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Anchorage
Alaska
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Seismological Observatory
College, Alaska
Here
Palmer
Gen Tel Workers Vote to Strike
General Telephone Co employees in Terre Haute Fort Wayne and Winchester voted overwhelmingly to strike if needed to win a satisfactory contract. 93 percent of Local 897 Terre Haute supported. 94 percent overall among the three locals. Talks set for 1 p.m. in Fort Wayne with 800 workers voting. Local 897 has 270 members Local 273 Fort Wayne 500 Local 493 Winchester 35.
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General Telephone Co
Terre Haute
Fort Wayne
Winchester
James W. Walker
Weather Map and Local Conditions Indiana Illinois
Weather map notes cloudy conditions across Terre Haute and Indiana with rain likely Wednesday. Temperatures show highs in the mid forties to low fifties and lows near 30 to 35. Illinois expects cloudiness with a chance of rain tonight and Wednesday and mild conditions through Wednesday. River stage 2.8 ft and falling.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Citizens Helping Russell Family Fund Drive Launched
A Terre Haute teacher drive raises 2303 for Louis B. Russell Jr. heart transplant family. The fund, organized by a planning committee led by Bradley Lorton, totals 16000 to cover household and medical costs. Terre Haute First National Bank serves as collection agent. Funds distributed by a separate committee including Vigo County educators and community leaders. Continued on Page 14.
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Louis B. Russell Jr
Indiana
Bradley Lorton
Garfield High School
Lorton
Russells
Russell
Indianapolis
Medical College of Richmond
Terre Haute First National Bank
James Conover
Lawrence B. Sawyer
The
Terre Haute Star
Sid Silverman
Garfield
James Woodard
Terre Haute Jaycees
Woodard
Silverman
Glenden Campbell
Vigo County Federation of Teachers
Paul Hardesty
Tribune-Star Basket Fund Tops $1200 For Christmas
Cash donations to the Tribune-Star Basket Fund support Christmas baskets for needy Vigo County families. Donors are asked to deliver contributions to the Tribune-Star office at 721 Wabash Ave, with all gifts published. Current total reports 1,208.27 from Star Chapel 60.00 and George and Elsie Fuson 10.00 plus previously reported 1,138.27.
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Tribune
Star
Tribune-Star
Wabash Ave
Tribune-Star Fund
Vigo County
Star Chapel
George and Elsie Fuson
Local Youths Picked for Academies
Three Terre Haute youths are among nine principal appointments and 26 alternates for U S military academies per U S Rep John T Myers. Franklin A Runkle Jr is named to West Point. Peter B Ashkin and Kindel L Taylor to the Air Force Academy. Additional nominees include Dean A Stevens II and Jon K Wood. Contined on Page 5 Col 6.
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George Hays
Vigo County
Terre Haute
U. S
John T. Myers
R.ind
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Franklin A. Runkle Jr
Franklin Runkle
Linden St. Myers
U. S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Peter B. Ashkin
Abraham Ashkin
Wabash Ave
Kindel L. Taylor
Willard E. Taylor
N. 3Rd
Dean A. Stevens
North Tennessee St
Danville
Jon K. Wood
Now You Know By United Press International
Georgia and Mississippi state flags feature miniature confederate flags as symbols of their history.
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United Press International
Georgia
Mississippi
Nixon to name U N ambassador this week says spokesman
President elect Nixon met with U Thant at the United Nations and will announce his choice for U N ambassador by week’s end. Spokesman Ronald L. Ziegler said the pick would be revealed this week, possibly before Thant learns. Nixon’s U N visit aimed to show support for the United Nations and start direct talks with its secretary general.
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New York
Nixon
U Thant
United Nations
U. S
Ronald L. Ziegler
U.N
Lpen
Thant
Ziegler
East River
World Organization
U. N
William P. Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
Robert D. Murphy
Johnson
J. Russell Wiggins
Sargent Shriver
France
Sen
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Split in U S Vietnam talks widens at Paris
In Paris Saigon rejects any separate U S Hanoi peace settlement while Washington presses for timely talks with the Communists. South Vietnam envoy Pham Dang Lam says his delegation will not recognize the Viet Cong as an equal and will not accept a U S Hanoi only settlement as pressures mount for direct Viet Cong negotiations. Continued on Page 5 Col 3.
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Paris
U. S
Vietnam
Saigon
United States
Hanoi
Pham Dang Lam
AFP
W. Averell Harriman
Lam
Kiem
School Trustees Approve Survey Of Vigo County Schools
Vigo County School Corp trustees vote 4 to 3 to fund a facility survey headed by Indiana University’s Dr Maurice Stapley with costs not to exceed 10000. Opponents cited the Purdue study and requested specific improvements at each building while supporters argued the need for an updated assessment and clearer future costs.
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Vigo County School Corp
Board of Trustees
Indiana University
Maurice Stapley
Paul Haas
John Sutherland
Peter Farmer
Haas
Purdue
George Hays
Help
Hays
Cruft
Thompson
Corporation
Iverson Bell
Charlotte Caldwell
Arch Dunbar
William Kessel
Allies Attack Red Fortress In Jungle
About 7,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops attacked a Communist jungle fortress 25 miles southwest of Da Nang as part of Operation Taylor common. First reports say they killed at least 123 guerrillas and captured 41 suspects. Marines and South Vietnamese forces faced dense jungle, with air and artillery support clearing routes.
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Saigon
UPI
da Nang
David Lamb
South Vietnam
U.S
Dodge City
Arizona Territory
Lamb
Taylor Common
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By Jack A. Hughes
Gen Tel
Anthony
Rector
U. S. Weather Bureau
Citizens
Russell Family
Vigo County Teachers Association
Betty Hawk
Ernest Anderson
NAACP
University Medical School
TS Basket Fund
Post
By Frank Cormier
By George Libera
Martin
Red
Alvin B. Webb JR
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