Snow Storm Closes Indiana and Illinois Facilities
Weather disruption persists with I 70 treacherous and Hulman Field closed briefly. Terre Haute city offices and schools grapple with closures while essential services like the Federal Building and post office operate. Hospitals run ER as staff stay or travel. many businesses and banks shut, with limited transit by Yellow Cab.
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Christmas snow binds Evansville amid bank robber note
William Bryant, Evansville assistant manager, received a Christmas card signed by a federal prisoner linked to two local robberies including a $12 000 heist at Bryant’s bank. Snow and travel disruptions forced closures, emergency declarations, and round the clock plowing as Indiana towns faced record depths and statewide school shutdowns.
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Evansville, Ind
UPI
William Bryant
Richard Alsop
Bryant
Midwest Federal Savings and Loan Association
Alsop
Marion, Ill
Evansville
Elderly urged to apply for new SSI benefits
Indiana aging commission official says thousands of seniors may miss full SSI payments because they have not applied. Coordinator Bostrom notes a fulltime staffer will spread the word. Nationally only about half of qualified people have applied as benefits begin January 1. The new minimums are 130 dollars for a single person and 195 dollars for a couple.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Commission On the Aging and Aged
Indiana
C. Luther Bostrom
Commission
Bostrom
Purdue Glee Club to Sing at President's Prayer Breakfast
The Purdue Varsity Glee Club will perform five selections at the President's National Prayer Breakfast on January 30 in Washington. Director Albert P. Stewart said the group also will be guests of the Indiana Society of Washington that evening. This marks the first invitation to sing at the annual breakfast following previous appearances at three presidential inaugurations.
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West Lafayette
Penn Central May Pay Old State Taxes in Indiana
In Indianapolis AP report, the creation of a united rail company could yield 23.5 million dollars in Indiana taxes from Penn Central Railroad. Donald W. Bennett of the U S Transportation Department said taxes would be collected when the company restructures and assets move. The State Tax Board cited 22.3 million in local property taxes plus other corporation taxes.
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Weir Cook Municipal
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Penn Central Railroad
Donald W. Bennett
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Penn Central
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Indiana Public Service Commission
PSC
Stranded Continues On Slow City Business Snowy Night
Restaurants throughout the city closed Wednesday evening due to lack of business while residents bundled in heavy mittens and boots to shovel out. Children built snowmen and sledded as families stayed home to watch television or a fire.
Misspelled Words Draw Attention On Meramec Caverns Billboards
In Stanton Missouri a cave owner notes billboards for Meramec Caverns along Route 66 feature misspelled words. Motorists tell him he should learn to spell as the unusual signage catches the eye of travelers nationwide.
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Meramec Caverns
U.S. 66
Lester B. Dill
Trucker Blockade Tied to Roadside Inspection Swarm
California CHP in Redding fielded many calls as five or six trucks halted on the I 5 shoulder were stopped for routine mechanical checks. Motorists slowing to watch helped create the blockade, the patrol said.
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Redding
Calif
UPI
Highway Patrol
Santa Claus Receives Buick Transmission Gift
Buick's Flint plant sends the final 1973 transmission, No. 1 472 062, to Santa Claus Indiana for Heritage Hills High School automotive mechanics class. Mayor William Cook and school superintendent Thomas Brumett welcomed the donation as new equipment for Santaland students when classes resume.
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UPI
Buick
Santa Claus
Ind
Heritage Hills
General Motors
William Cook
Santa Claus Village
Thomas Brumett
Brumett
Santaland
Lufthansa jet crash at Palam Airport in fog
A West German Lufthansa Boeing 707 crashed and burned while landing in thick fog at Palam Airport New Delhi. Ten people suffered minor injuries while 98 passengers and 11 crew were aboard. Officials cited unknown cause and referenced a recent Lufthansa hijacking in Rome with 32 deaths.
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UPI
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Palam
Cologne
West Germany
Tokyo
Frankfurt
Rome
Kuwait
Ice skating returns to Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Ice skating will return to the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum this Saturday and run through the holidays. The skate shop reopened for Christmas sales after the Indiana Court of Appeals Division 3 granted a 45 day stay in an injunction from October 12, allowing the fair board to recover lost revenue used to fund the annual Indiana State Fair.
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UPI
Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Indiana Court of Appeals
Division 3
Marion County Superior Court
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