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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1971
Page
15
Grain prices listed include wheat at 1.53 per bushel and yellow corn at 1.09 with yellow shell corn at 1.12 and white shell corn at 1.12. Oats 78 cents and soybeans 3.01. Hog values show 200 to 220 pound hogs at 22.00, sows at 16.25 and down.
Dow Jones averages showed a mixed close with the 30 Industrials at 884.86, the 20 Transports at 239.80, and the 15 Utilities at 112.15. The broader Stocks index ended at 305.11.
UPI report notes Treasury securities trading in New York with bids and asking prices in dollars. Treasury bills and bonds posted varied gains and declines as traders assessed yields and demand in a fluctuating session.
Robbers broke into the Comiskey branch of Union Bank and Trust in Comiskey Indiana and stole about $10,000. Police said the thieves cut through a side door, gained access to the vault with a torch, and dumped files around the building. Comiskey lies about 10 miles north of North Vernon in Jennings County.
A look at how the 1972 tax law changes affect timing of charitable donations medical bills interest and property taxes. Experts advise prepaying expenses before year end to maximize credits and deductions and note married couples can file joint returns for the year if married by midnight December 31.
Argus Research says impending short term rate increases signal business confidence and a shift to international optimism as the United States benefits from currency negotiations. James Dines & Co notes easy money waning as Nixon intensifies intervention, while Pioneer Western Corp credits revived business confidence with Phase Two policy.
Indiana hog market receipts estimated at 10 000 with week to date 54 600. Barrows and gilts mostly steady to higher with 1 2 200 225 lb at 22 23 25. Sows steady 16 17 1 3 330 400 lb 16 75. Cattle and calves mixed with cows strong to 25 higher and slaughter steers and heifers not tested. Chicago futures mixed with wheat corn soybeans fractionally mixed at midmorning.
Judge Charles K. McCrory granted Loretta V. Lawrence a divorce from Joseph P. Lawrence on her cross complaint. Mary Ann English won restoration of her former name Cooper after divorcing Mark English. Jacqueline Presnell obtained custody of two children and a divorce from Vernon Presnell with child support set at $50 twice monthly.
Michael Arthur Wilson 18 1601 Locust St minor consuming fined 25 dollars and costs all suspended Steven Britt 22 931 N St St disorderly conduct fined 50 dollars and costs all suspended Raymond L Wright 20 RR 21 assault and battery fined 50 dollars and costs ordered to keep away from prosecuting witness Carl O Hak Christopher J Stranton 23 1529 S Center expired safety sticker fined 14 dollars Ronald E Segley 18 33 S 1342 St no brake lights fined 3 dollars Edward L Neidrich 32 RR 1 Rosedale disorderly conduct fined 200 dollars and costs public intoxication fined 50 dollars and costs
Gregory Bo Hanson, 15, of Rockford received 35 to 70 years' prison after pleading guilty to the July 25 slayings of Herman Cash, 80, and his wife Mary, 82, in their Rockford home during an apparent robbery.
The U S Economic Development Administration approved a $160,000 grant for Santa Claus Indiana to support the construction of a new town hall.
Postmaster Frank Miklozek says this year’s Christmas mail volume rose 14 percent with smoother handling due to cooperation from large business mailers and a Mail Early campaign. Terre Haute serves Vigo County and four nearby counties and staff will fill baskets for 50 needy families Friday morning.
President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto continued a military shakeup, retiring the navy commander in chief and eight other admirals, commodores and generals amid postwar purges. He also announced limits on industrialists and ordered passports seized from wealthy families. In India, West Bengal said over nine million East Bengalis would begin returning to Bangladesh on Jan 1, aided by food and funds, though some may resist repatriation as Bangladesh is Muslim-ruled.
Laurence W. Hammond, 63, of Glencoe Illinois, is in critical condition after walking into a moving propeller at LeMars Airport in Sioux City Iowa. He underwent surgery for multiple abrasions following the incident on Wednesday afternoon while preparing to board a Mooney twin engine propjet.
Glasgow based William Grant and Sons shipped six thousand bottles of scotch by air, the largest ever flown from Scotland, to reach Thailand by Christmas Eve. Director Michael Alien noted such orders are usually sea shipments, reflecting Bangkok’s demand.
Welfare department workers in Vigo and 13 other Indiana counties join a Marion County suit seeking equal pay under the state merit system. The complaint says county workers have not received wage increases granted to other state merit employees and asks for a uniform pay schedule. Named counties include Elkhart St Joseph Steuben Crawford Wabash Clay Bartholomew Newton Gibson Daviess and Fountain.
Vigo Circuit Court notices announce executors and administrators for multiple estates including George William Hein William Robbins Jr Margaret M Skelton Anne M Stineman and Clo E Hixon. Events include filing final accounts hearings set for January February 1972 and six month claim deadlines. Public notices list co administrators and appointees with attorneys and court details.
Vigo County School Corporation Indiana invites sealed bids by February 7 1972 4 p m EST for property and liability insurance. Bids must meet specifications filed with the Assistant Controller 667 Walnut Street Terre Haute Indiana and include Form No 95 with non collision affidavit. Bidders require 10 percent bid bond or certified check depending on state, and must meet rating and service criteria. The board may accept reject any bid and waive technicalities. Signed Peter A Farmer President and Paul D Haas Secretary December 23 1971.
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