Lavelle Exonerated Over North Vietnam Strikes
A House subcommittee found Gen. John D. Lavelle acted properly and essential in ordering air strikes on North Vietnam. Lavelle testified he told Gen. Creighton Abrams about raids on Dong Hoi airfield and missile sites before acting, while Abrams denied full knowledge. The panel criticized restrictive rules on commanders and upheld Lavelle's actions despite his 1968 firing by Air Force chief Gen. John D. Ryan.
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Washington
House
John D. Lavelle
North Vietnam
7Th Air Force
Subcommittee
Lavelle
MI6
Creighton Abrams
U.S
Abrams
Vietnam
Army
House Armed Services
Dong Hoi
John D. Ryan
Air Force
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Former Crewman Returns to Ship Aboard USS Ticonderoga
Apollo 17 astronauts visit the recovery ship after splashdown in the South Pacific. Navy Cmdr Ronald E Evans, a former Ticonderoga fighter pilot, returns to a ship that will steam toward Samoa with dignitaries aboard. Bakers prepared 35 cakes for a 1500-guest dinner and the crew will present 24 karat gold knives as keepsakes.
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Ticonderoga
Navy
Ronald E. Evans
Vietnam
Evans
Eugene
A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Samoa
South Pacific
Air Force
America Samoa
Tribune Star Basket Fund Reaches 1735.80 For Christmas Help
Cash donations to The Tribune Star Basket Fund aid Christmas help for needy families in Vigo County. Donors are asked to deliver contributions to The Tribune Star office at 721 Wabash Ave. totals will be published and the fund supports local baskets.
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Tribune-Star Basket
Tribune-Star
Wabash Ave
Tribune-Star Fund
Vigo County
Mayor says Terre Haute Ambulance misinformed on bid plan
Mayor William J. Brighton accused Terre Haute Ambulance Service Inc. president James Freudenberg of sending a misleading bid request to the City Council. He said the city is not seeking competitive bids for emergency ambulance service and claimed Chambers & Hart currently provides the service after Terre Haute Ambulance ended it. The mayor suggested the cancellation aimed to pressure city officials amid plans for a Terre Haute Fire Department emergency service.
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William J. Brighton
James Freudenberg
Terre Haute Ambulance Service, Inc
Brighton
Terre Haute Ambulance
Chambers & Hart
Wilbert McIntosh
Terre Haute Fire Department
Etty
New Senator’s Wife Killed In Accident
Nelia Biden, wife of newly elected senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., died in a tractor trailer collision near Hockessin while their children were injured. The family, prominent in Wilmington, had celebrated his Senate victory days earlier. The truck driver Curtis Dunn survived. Biden rushed back to comfort son Robert as he faced injuries.
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Wilmington
Del
Joseh R. Biden Jr
U. S. Senate
Biden
Nelia
Hockessin
Amy
Bidens
Joseph
Robert
Curtis €. Dunn
Avondale
Washington
Delaware Division
Skaneaties
N.Y
University Delaware
Syracuse Law Schoo
5Den
Syracuse
New Castle County Coun
Sweeney Suit on Landfill Acquisition Will Be Tried
A Vigo County lawsuit pits Treasurer Bernard Sweeney against county commissioners and auditor over landfill site acquisitions. Special Judge Jesse Bedwell overruled motions for summary judgment and set that a key factual issue must go to trial in 1973. The case seeks return of 852000 to the general fund and names five defendants plus outgoing auditor Newton.
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Vigo County
Bernard Sweeney
Jesse Bedwell
Sullivan Circuit Court
Bedwell
Sweeney
Kermit Nees
Harry P. Brentlinger
Frank Kaperak
LaVern Gibson
Travis McDonald
W. Paul Newton
Warrans
Gibson
McDonald
Weather map snapshot for Terre Haute region update
National Weather Service forecast notes warmer conditions with intermittent rain tonight and ending by Wednesday morning. Highs near 50, lows around 40, precip chances 80 percent tonight and 40 percent Wednesday. Illinois areas expect light rain or drizzle fading tonight, with cooler nights and highs in the 48 to 53 range. Dirt-dust count and sunrise sunset times listed.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Commissioners Study Legality Of Two Bids
Vigo County commissioners weigh the legality of two bids for a sanitary landfill after a temporary restraining order halted bid opening. The bids from Gibson Service Co. and Hale Jeffers are under review as County Attorney Bauer examines precedents, with a Thursday meeting planned to decide next steps.
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Vigo County
Harry P. Brentlinger
Frank Kaperak
Frederick T. Bauer
Linton
Pierson
Gibson Service Co
Hale Jeffers
Gerald McGlone
Joseph Wheeler
AR 25
Vigo Superior Court No. 2
Charles K McCrory
McGlone
First Grain Shipment to Russia Could Bake 126 Million Loaves
United Press International reports the initial U.S. grain shipment to Russia could produce about 126,843,733 loaves of bread, highlighting a milestone in postwar trade.
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Russia
Heaviest Hanoi Haiphong air attack costs US planes
U S planes staged the heaviest attack to date on the Hanoi Haiphong area in the night but suffered costly losses with two B52 bombers and an F111 fighter bomber lost and eight American fliers missing. Hanoi claimed captures and said civilian casualties were high while Nixon pressed for peace terms. Seven airmen were rescued in Thailand. The raid involved hundreds of planes and targeted the industrial complex north of the 20th parallel.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi-Haiphong
United States
Hanoi
Thailand
North Vietnam
Nixon
U.S. Command
Bids Open For New Concannon Junior High School
Vigo County trustees move toward middle school structure by opening bids for the Concannon Junior High School replacement to serve grades 6 7 and 8. Marshall Erdman Associates led with a total bid of 2 447 295 for main and shop buildings.
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Vigo County School Corporation
Concannon
Concannon Junior High School
West Vigo Elemen
Marshall Erdman
Rio Grande
Engineering and Repp
jMundt
Chauncey Rose Junior High School
Auto Shop
Earl Kaykendall Construction Co
Haley Brothers Construction Co
Major Construction Co
Clinton
Peter A. Farmer
Charlotte Caldwell
William Llewellyn
John Valle
John Sutherland
Corporation
Jordan D. Lewis
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Armstrong, Tex
Republican National Committee
United States Postal Service
House of Photography
North Vigo Highficbnel Hi
News Digest
Charles K. McCrory
Southeastern
Brentlinger
National Weather Service
United Press International
George Esper
Curry, Dinkel and Repp, Inc
KW Builders, Inc
Curry, Dinkel and
Repp
John Curry and Associates
Sycamore
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