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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1971
Page
10
At Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital in San Antonio the maternity ward will deliver Christmas babies this week in large red stockings, continuing the annual gift wrap tradition for new mothers.
State Rep. R. Jerome Kearns filed a bill to regulate credit bureaus and curb false reports. The measure requires mailing a copy of consumer information to the subject with a five day review period and prohibits disclosure to unauthorized parties. Violators face up to one year’s imprisonment or a 500 fine.
Public Service Indiana, serving 450000 customers, says less than 0.04 percent of coal burned goes to lighting. Most lights run during off peak hours using efficient plants with anti pollution devices. Only four percent of national electricity last year powered small appliances.
Vigo County Court house and county offices will close at noon Friday due to Christmas. Federal Building offices close for the weekend end of business Thursday with divisions of IRS and other services also affected. The County Extension office closes Thursday at 11 am and the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce closes Friday at 11:30 am. The Indiana Blue Cross and Blue Shield offices close Friday. The post office maintains regular Friday hours and Saturday Sunday schedules.
The muskrat is an excellent swimmer and can remain underwater for about 12 minutes without surfacing. This capability highlights its aquatic adaptation and efficiency in foraging and evading predators.
Housing Secretary George Romney warned that central city decay and resource loss continue with migration not reversed. He blamed fragmented local and state governments and complex federal programs, calling the trend ominous and urged Congress to enact Nixon's revenue sharing proposals.
The first meeting of the county relations committee of the Katherine Hamilton Mental Health Center board of directors will be Wednesday January 12 at the center. Albert Acree of Brazil representing Clay County has been named chairman of that committee. Committee members include David Stringer Vigo County Dr Betty Dukes Sullivan County William Harting Jr Greene County Ray Lewis Parke County and Mrs Dorothy Luman Vermillion County. Acree is executive director of the Clay County Mental Health Association.
Mrs Alberta Los left Tuesday for Decatur Georgia to spend Christmas with her daughter and family. Mrs Barbara Contee will visit her daughter in Youngstown Meadows. Jacob Rice suffered a heart attack in August and has not fully recovered. Mrs Rice was ill all week with the flu. They need cards and calls as they are lonely. Jessie Chisler and Dorothy Myers went to Harmony to see Jessica's great grandchildren in their school Christmas program. Mrs Leota Smith is visiting.
The FDA says Barton Candy Corp recalls about 4000 two pound fruitcakes after pecans were found to be contaminated with moths and larvae. Most cakes remain on the market unaffected and no illness is expected.
The Indianapolis Art Museum plans an 800-seat theater funded by a gift over 1 million from Mrs. Ralph Showalter of Indianapolis. The theater will bear the Showalter name in honor of her and her late husband, a former Eli Lilly export director. The museum sits on the former state of J. K. Lilly Jr., a former Lilly head.
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