Seventeen Men Rescued From Tunnel and Fatal Collision
Seventeen men emerged safe from a Tehachapi mountain tunnel after a cave-in near Gorman California. In Terre Haute Indiana an 18 year old James Edward Johnson died when his car was struck by a fleeing driver Ronald Johnson who ran a red light at 13th and Chestnut Streets. The pursuing driver is detained and faces charges of speeding reckless driving and eluding police.
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Terre Haute
Union Hospital
James Edward Johnson
George F. Johnson
Wabash Ave
Chesty Foods Co
Ronald Johnson
S. 4Th St
13Th St
James Johnson
Chestnut St
Gorman
Calif
Tehachapi Mountains
California
Johnson
Eugene F. Smith
RR 1
West Terre Haute
Bedino
Smith
Northside Hospital
St. Anthony Hospital
Union
Southside Hospital
Vigo County
Ralph Berry
the Tribune
Berry
Florida
Sandbaggers Save Levee as Sugar Creek Flood Eases
Sugar Creek between West Terre Haute and Toadhop surged with rain, but about 150 volunteers and officials reinforced the levee, halting a major flood threat. The dike broke in eight places yet sandbags kept pace in darkness with help from Red Cross Salvation Army inmates and local agencies. Sixteen roads flooded and river level rose to 18.2 feet, while crews and trucks hauled sandbags and timbers to the site.
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Sugar Creek
West Terre Haute
Toadhop
Midwest
Terre Haute
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
U.S. Penitentiary
Terre
Gilbert Leonard
Vigo County
Derby Hill
Ted Batchelor
St. Anthony Hospital
Weather map forecast for Terre Haute and nearby areas
The U S Weather Bureau reports party cloudy and much colder today with clearing tonight. Sunny, continued cold Saturday. West to northwest winds 15 to 25 mph, then diminishing tonight. Highs around 30, lows 7 to 12, precipitation under 5 percent tonight and Saturday. Indiana clears and grows colder with similar temps. Illinois partly sunny but windy and much colder totey.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Johnson Ends Australia Visit and Heads to Thailand
President Johnson flew from Australia to Thailand and spent Friday night at Khorat Air Base near Bangkok. He left Darwin after attending Prime Minister Holt’s memorial and was en route with White House correspondents constrained by security.
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Thailand
Australia
Associated Press
Khorat Air Base
Bangkok
White House
Khorat
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Rome
Paul VI
U.S
Vietnam
Cam Ranh Bay
Harold E. Holt
Melbourne
Darwin
Manila
John McEwen
South Korea
New Zealand
Indonesia
Philippines
America
Harold Wilson
Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Longest Living U.S. Presidents Adams and Hoover
The two Presidents who lived the longest were John Adams and Herbert Hoover, each reaching age 90. Adams died in 1826 and Hoover in 1964, marking the record for longevity among U.S. leaders.
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United States
John Adams
Herbert Hoover
Christmas Baskets Help 200 Families in Tribune Star Drive
More than 200 Terre Haute Vigo County families will have a merry Christmas thanks to the Tribune Star Annual Christmas Basket Fund. Distribution began Friday with baskets stocked by local markets and time donated by many individuals and groups. The drive raised 1631.51 dollars as Charles A. Cook credited Kay Thompson and others for organizing the month long effort.
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Tribune- Star
Terre Haute
Vigo County
Charles A. Cook
Tribune - Star Publishing Company, Inc
Cook
Kay Thompson
Tribune-Star
West Terre Haute
Nate Purdue
Cecil Hester
Dean Bridwell
Jim Monroney
Carl Pizzola
Rick Turner
Martin
B52s Fire North Vietnam Targets Amid Marine Assaults
U S B52 bombers again hit targets in the DMZ and along the Cambodian border. Marines land by helicopter and ships to ease northern pressure, with 4 Marines killed and 9 wounded in a clash near Gio Linh. Airstrikes also hit SAM sites and artillery positions as monsoon season confines strikes to southern North Vietnam.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Reds
Dmz
Con Thien
U.S
Bu Dop
Demilitarized
Quang Tri Province
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Tonkin Gulf
Navy
Gio Linh
Christmas Basket Fund Reaches 1631 51 Total
Donations to the Tribune-Star Fund to provide Christmas baskets for the needy in the city and Vigo County total 1631.51 with listed contributions from Wiley Chapter of Tia 15.00 and a friend 5.00 among others. Previously reported 1610.51.
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Tribune-Star Fund
Vigo County
Wiley Chapter
Tia
Missing Marine Gives Self Up
A Hoosier Marine accused of desertion who came to Florida with a youth found murdered near Bunnell surrendered Thursday at Camp Pendleton California Marine Corps officials said Harold Wayne Sterling 19 Odon was surrendered by his father. The investigation had considered him a possible victim but the body was identified as a California youth.
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Bunnell
Fla
Florida
Indiana
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Marine Corps
Harold Wayne Sterling
Odon
Flagler County
Sterling
California
Wyoming
Norman Grant Garrett
Gypsy
Cheyenne
P. A. Edmonson
Garrett
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Jas. Johnson
H.G. Harrison
State Department of Water Resources
Roy Willis
S. Brown Ave
Meadows School
Thompson Ditch
Darwin Rd
Ohio Blvd
N. Meadows Dr
U. S. Weather Bureau
President
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