Miller wins UMW presidency and visits West Virginia mine disaster
Arnold Miller, newly elected United Mine Workers president, travels to the Itmann No. 3 coal mine in southern West Virginia where a blast trapped nine workers. Five die and three are hospitalized. Miller launches an investigation as acting local president Dennie Burilson reports. He criticizes Boyle appointees and calls for safety reforms and a salary cut for top officials.
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W. V
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United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony" Boyle
Labor Department
Miller
Itmann
West Virginia
UMW
Dennie Burlison
Union
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Washington, D.C
Beckley
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U S Lifts Bombing Limits in North Vietnam Amid Talks
Defense Secretary Laird announced the United States has dropped bombing restrictions to the 20th Parallel and operations continue across North Vietnam. Kissinger warned negotiations were at an impasse as Hanoi accused raids on Haiphong. Vietnam said a South Vietnamese transport crashed near Bien Hoa. Hanoi proposed a unilateral cease fire for Christmas and New Year.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
United States
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Laird
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Kissinger
Haiphong
Saigon
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Thanh Hoa
Bien Hoa
Vietnam
France
17Th Parallel
Tho
Two Vietnams Idea Rejected by Hanoi
Washington report on Kissinger remarks outlines the core Vietnam dispute over political control of the South. The United States seeks a decent interval for stability and blame avoidance, while Hanoi favors a cease fire with loose political terms.
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Hanoi
Hanoi Plans Continued War on South
Peace negotiator Kis singer reports North Vietnam seeks weak international supervision while U.S. intelligence traces plans to resume full military effort after a cease fire. Captured documents and interrogations suggest Hanoi aims to exploit the cease-fire to win control of South Vietnam and demand withdrawal of U.S. forces.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
North Vietnam
U.S
Kissinger
Paris
South Vietnam
Indochina
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Vicinity
Mostly cloudy and warmer tonight and Tuesday. Lows tonight in the low 30s, highs Tuesday in the upper 40s. Precipitation chances 10 percent tonight and 2 percent Tuesday. Illinois fair and warmer with a high of 46 to 52. Dirt dust count 52 micrograms per cubic meter. Sunrise 8 95 a.m. Sunset 5 28 p.m. River stage 12 feet and falling.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Tueday
Last Moon Walkers Get Ready for Homecoming
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan Harrison Lehmitt and Ronald Evans wrap up duties aboard America before splashdown in the South Pacific. Evans performs a 44 minute spacewalk to retrieve film canisters and lunar data as the crew finalizes stowing cargo and reviewing checklists.
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Moon
Space
Evans
Deep Space
America
Terre Haute Man Among 13 Killed in Indiana Weekend Crashes
A Terre Haute man, Kenneth Deverick aged 48 of 2136 3rd Ave, died after his pickup collided head on with a tractor trailer on U.S. 41 in Sullivan County. The crash injured the other driver Don Abel of Vincennes, who suffered chest pains and a leg injury. State Police and local units freed Deverick after about an hour. Deverick died en route to Mary Sherman Hospital.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Kenneth Deverick
3Rd Ave
Ind. 48
U.S. 41
Sullivan County
Deverick
Standers
Dennis
Mary Sherman Hospital
Sullivan
Ind
Vincennes
Loren ‘Wiseman
Hershel Ault
Tribune Star Basket Fund Reaches 1698.80 In Donations
Cash donations to The Tribune Star Basket Fund total 1698.80 with a previously reported 1693.80. Donors are urged to bring contributions to The Tribune Star office at 721 Wabash Ave. All donations will be published to provide Christmas baskets for needy families in the City and Vigo County.
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Tribune Star Basket Fund
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Wabash Ave
Tribune-Star Fund
Vigo County
Truman Remains Very Serious in Hospital
Kansas City AP report on former President Harry S. Truman in Research Hospital and Medical Center since Dec. 5. He spoke briefly for the first time in a week yet stayed in very serious condition with kidney failure and fluid in the lungs. doctors avoid dialysis to protect heart health.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Truman
Wallace Graham
Sunday
Graham
Bess
Margaret Truman Daniel
Mary Jane Truman
Hearing on Injunction to Block Landfill Bids
A preliminary injunction hearing began in Superior Court No 2 to block bidding on a four year landfill operation contract in southern Vigo County. Plaintiff Joseph Wheeler seeks time to bid. Gibson Service Company has operated since Oct 1 1972 without pay. Judge and defense discuss bid timing.
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Vigo County
Frederick T .Bauer
Bauer
Gibson Service Company
Harry P. Brentlinger
NOW YOU KNOW By United Press International Autos
Autos in the United States consume more than 100 billion gallons of gasoline each year.
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