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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1965
Page
9
A terse registry line lists C-9631 1219 onto 8st with phone contacts C-6011 and C-6292, identifying a securities dealer registered in Indiana at Terre Haute.
Ronald R. Beeler an automobile mechanic of 1324 Liberty Ave filed for voluntary bankruptcy in the Terre Haute Division. He lists debts totaling 3108.79 with 2057.24 in secured claims and assets of 250.
Defense Secretary Robert S McNamara praised Air Reserve and Air National Guard crews for flying nearly 1 million pounds of gifts to Vietnam. He congratulated civilian military outfits after 85 missions carried 570 tons of donations collected nationwide.
The FCC ordered AT&T to submit information by April 4 for a broad inquiry into rates and operations. The commission voted 5-1 to proceed with public hearings next spring, with potential rate adjustments for Bell System services. AT&T pledged cooperation and defense of public-interest management.
Wall St. chatter notes that excess short sales boosted optimism among traders who expect demand to spark a price rise. Analysts from Philips Appel Walden and others foresee industrial progress and rail-led gains, with utilities under pressure and caution against chasing lower quality issues.
Miami AP reports Havana radio announced 170 women received six months of training to become traffic cops. The program covered traffic problems practice police work criminology socialist law gymnastics and army infantry tactics.
Local markets list current prices for hogs 200 to 220 pounds at 28.75 to 29.00, sows at 23.00 and down, grain including wheat 1.55, yellow shell corn 1.17 to 1.19, white corn 1.20 to 1.22, rye 1.18, soybeans 2.57 for yellow and 2.27 for black and mixed, Milo 1.88 per hundred. Indianapolis AP reports roasters 16-21, eggs large 37-39, medium 35-36, small 28-30, B large 29-32.
Paris UPI reports President Charles de Gaulle granted full remission to 168 political prisoners tied to right wing groups opposing Algerian independence. A partial amnesty was given to 35 others, with 1,255 released overall to heal wartime rifts. Remaining in jail include Gen Raoul Salan and Gen Edmont Jouhaud.
As Christmas preparations unfold global tensions persist across Vietnam India Pakistan and Africa. A 30 hour truce is declared by the US allies in Vietnam though fighting continues ahead of Christmas as spokesmen warn of renewed violence after midnight. Pope Paul VI calls for peace while Cardinal Spellman visits troops. Bethlehem sees 15000 Christians expected to visit as West Berliners cross the wall for gifts.
Indiana University student Lawrence Brewer was killed in a car-truck crash just hours after a separate crash sent five people to a local hospital. City officials debated traffic safety at Florida Avenue, with Councilman Walter Cook urging closing the entrance rather than adding signals. Jarvis opposed the proposal, favoring more warning signs and street lights on both sides of the crossing. City Controller Ray Thomas sought a meeting with a representative to discuss the issue.
Washington report says seventy retired farmers will direct a 1.4 million highway beautification program in Kansas New Jersey Oregon and Minnesota. Ten teams of seven farmers each will work three days weekly under a 768142 grant from the Office of Economic Opportunity. They will be paid 1.25 dollars an hour and receive 25 days of training as gardeners landscapers and nurserymen before starting.
State and local officials debate remedies at a troublesome junction after a fatal crash. Thomas urges action while the State Highway Department previously denied the need for traffic signals, citing insufficient accident experience to justify signaling. Clinton A Venable noted in September that a study did not meet minimum requirements for signalization.
Reports indicate President Johnson seeks larger reductions in space health welfare and lower priority defense programs to curb inflation and deficits. Officials doubt savings can offset Vietnam war spending but hope for a cease fire to trim American military commitment and costs.
In Natchez and Fayette Mississippi Negroes plan Christmas Eve marches to dramatize a Black Christmas boycott tied to racial tensions. NAACP leader Charles Evers urged orderly protests, while Klan leader E L McDaniel filed a charging affidavit against Natchez Police Chief J T Robinson.
Livestock trade mixed with hogs up to 75 cents higher on heavy weights in Chicago. Cattle mostly lower with prime slaughter steers around 27.50 to 27.75 per hundredweight and heifers weakest. Sheep scarce. East St Louis sees strong hog demand with barrows and gilts 29.75 to 30.75 and sows 23.00 to 25.25. Estimated Monday receipts call for hogs about 8,500 and cattle around 6,000 with limited test for prices.
Early morning blaze in a three story frame building on 197 16th Ave Newark killed eight people. Fire Department reported the 2:10 a.m. incident and quick control. Police noted two additional fires nearby at 15th Ave Camden St and 13th Ave Rutgers St.
Kenneth Davie, 19, from Chicago, is held in La Salle County Jail on burglary charges for the theft of Christmas gifts jewelry and other valuables from Ray Caulkins farm home near Ottawa Illinois. Two other youths from Chicago are being sought for questioning.
Frankfort Kentucky AP reports the state plans with Army permission to construct and run a museum at Fort Knox military reservation. The project would cost 250 009 dollars and include a viewing platform for tourists to see the gold depository.
The Chicago Bar Association opposes a suit challenging part of the 1962 Illinois judicial article on state Supreme Court elections. filed Dec. 1 in U S District Court by Philip Romiti of De Paul University law school seeks prompt election of three Cook County justices. The suit argues the provision may deprive Cook County voters of resident judges. Chief Judge Hastings and Judges Campbell Decker hear the case. Electoral Board named as defendant. Cook County currently has no justices on the state Supreme Court.
Despite arrests of several individuals including a Terre Haute man, many counterfeit $20 bills remain unaccounted for. U S Secret Service agent Kenneth B. Hale says about $110,000 in phony money was seized when three men were captured at a truck stop west of Terre Haute. The Star published face and back plate numbers for the counterfeit $10 bills and provides similar numbers for the $20 bills. Hale notes the paper quality differs between denominations, with $10s printed on poorer paper while $20s use better stock, though both show a washed out look.
Standing on the lawn of Dr. O. W. Rush in Owensboro, the 250 year old sassafras tree is declared the world’s largest. The tree, confirmed by the American Forestry Association, measures 18 feet in circumference and 90 feet tall.
Lt. Gov. Robert L. Rock said he will urge the 1957 Legislature to abolish the postwar revolving fund and raise the new Industrial Development Fund to 5 million dollars. He spoke at the Statehouse during a news conference announcing the repayment of a 90 thousand dollar loan to Kendallville for a building housing Hy-Matic, a precision parts maker. The eight loans under the new fund have created about 1,000 to 1,500 jobs, Rock said, as cities move projects faster than through other channels.
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