Clergyman faces trial over church fund investments and theft
The Vigo County case centers on Earl E Cummings and associates accused of diverting church construction funds into personal accounts through a network of front organizations including the Independent Christian Missionary Society and First United Investments. Prosecutors detailed conspiracies and theft with Bovers as state witness while defense argued the defendants were victims of lax financial practices. The trial, led by Special Judge Robert H Duffy, concluded with a two hour verdict phase and possible penalties up to 5000 per count.
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Cummings
Charles Devlin
Building Fund
A. O. Hamm
Earl S. Cummings
First Christian Church of
Brazil
Bovers
Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield
Indiana State Farm
Indiana State Prison
Sullivan
Jack Anderson
Sturgis
Clay County
Parke County
Vigo
John Baumunk
Robert Neal
Kenneth Wolfe
John E. Keller
Baumunk
Earl E. Cummings
Robert H. Duffy
Terre Haute
U. S
Mary Padgett
Coed Kidnapped at Gun Point in Atlanta Motel
Barbara Jane Mackle, 20, Emory University junior and daughter of a Florida land developer, was abducted from an Atlanta motel before dawn by two men armed with a shotgun. Her mother told DeKalb County police the suspects feigned police status to gain entry.
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Atlanta, Ga
Barbara Jane Mackle
Atlanta
DeKalb County
Mackle
Emory University
Hong Kong Flu Hits 30 States Amid Hospital Strain
The Hong Kong flu outbreak spreads across 30 states with 16 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico confirmed. Vice President Humphrey and Gov. Hughes among notable sufferers. Week ending Dec 7 saw 700 deaths from flu and pneumonia across 122 cities as schools and hospitals struggle with absenteeism and tighter visiting rules.
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National
Communicable Disease Center
Atlanta
Hong Kong
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Humphrey
Los Angeles
Hughes
Trenton
NCDC
Washington, D.C
Windsor
Ont
Bridgeport
Conn
Chicago
University of Chicago
University of Illinois Research and Education
Los Angeles County
Detroit
Portland
Ore
Terre Haute City Council Sets Meeting for Wednesday Night
The Terre Haute City Council will convene at 8 p.m. in City Hall Court Room for a regular session. On the agenda are ordinances for railroad warning signal lights and taxi licensing, plus ambulance rules, with transfers and zoning items in new business. President Lawrence R. Jones will preside.
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Terre Haute
City Hall
Lawrence R. Jones
Two Men Injured In Auto Mishaps
Two men were treated and released from area hospitals after separate accidents Tuesday. Edward E. Davis, 75, was injured when his auto collided at 25th and Crawford Streets near 1 a.m. The other vehicle was driven by William E. Heckelsberg, 29, son of a city police officer. Ephram H. Dixon, 46, was treated after his truck hit a car at 13th Street and Fort Harrison Road around 12:42 a.m. The car’s driver was Charles E. Flagg, 28.
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Edward E. Davis
St. Anthony Hospital
25Th
Crawford Sts
William E. Heckelsberg
S. 17Th St
Rockville
Ephram H. Dixon
Union Hospital
13Th Street
Fort Harrison Road
Charles E. Flagg
14Th St
Allies Attack Continue From Page One In Vietnam
Allied drive against guerrilla bases in mountainous northern provinces presses on with monsoon fog hindering air support. In Saigon region attacks persist as U S forces clash with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese units. In one engagement 35 guerrillas reported killed and seven Americans wounded. A river ambush on the Saigon river by U S troops yielded at least 15 enemy dead as a sampan was silenced with hand grenades during close fighting.
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Lamb
25Th Infantry Division
Saigon
U.S
U.S. Army
The
Bankhead leaves 23 bequests in 100000 plus will
Actress Tallulah Bankhead left more than $100000 in 23 bequests. Her will filed in Manhattan Surrogate Court. Five hundred attended memorials for her Monday at St Bartholomew's Episcopal Church. She died at 45 and left a $250 monthly annuity to sister Eugenia. Will dated November 24, 1967 left $10000 each to Estelle Winwood and Kenneth Carten.
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New York
Tallulah Bankhead
Manhattan
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
Park Avenue
Eugenia
William Brockman Bankhead
Tallulah
Estelle Winwood
Kenneth Carten
London
Gen Tel Continued From Page One
Telephone said service will go on as usual since the vote merry Lives union officials the author ity to strike if they deem it necessary. "There will be no disruption of service as negotiations con tinue today," the General Tele phone spokesman said. The Terre Haute union local includes workers in Sullivan, while the Winchester local in cludes workers in Cambridge City and Hagerstown.
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Merry Lives
General Telephone
Terre Haute
Sullivan
Winchester
Cambridge City
Hagerstown
Young pickets protest Santa’s zip code at Kenosha post
In Kenosha Wisconsin Jill Blunt nine and her brother Steven eleven picketed the local post office arguing Santa Claus should have a zip code. Their peaceful protest drew attention from neighbors as they held signs urging the postal service to assign a code for Santa.
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Kenosha, Wis
UPI
Jill Blunt
Steven
Kenosha
Santa Claus
Police Check Complaints After Monday Theft and Vandalism
Police investigated three theft reports and two vandalism cases from Monday night. Victims included Tom White who reported 20 stereo tapes stolen from a truck at Plaza North Shopping Center valued at six dollars each, with no forced entry found. Virginia Nolan reported a small nickel plated revolver stolen from her Liberty Avenue home. Bill Schalburg cited a $329 battery charger stolen from his carport. Richard Magnass said vandals smashed his back windshield on Park Street, $75 damage. Ben R. Brown reported a windshield hit by a thrown bottle on Brown Avenue, $75 damage.
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Tom White
16Th St
Plaza North Shopping Center
White
Virginia Nolan
Liberty Ave
Bill Schalburg
Seabury Ave
Richard Magnass
S. 6Th St
Park St
Ben R. Brown
Poplar St
Brown Ave
Wabash Ave
Ohio St
Freight Derailment Near Camden No Injuries Reported
Five Penn Central freight cars derailed three miles north of Camden Indiana early today. Cause of the incident was not yet known and no injuries were reported.
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Camden
Ind
UPI
Penn Central Railroad
Here
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William Raduson
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