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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1971
Page
3
A 24 hour Christmas cease fire by American and South Vietnamese forces took effect as U S air strikes hit a North Vietnamese radar site. Despite the truce, Viet Cong attacks in the first hour killed three Saigon soldiers and wounded six.
Carrolle D. Parmelee, 31, of Martinsville, died when his car struck a bridge abutment and a tree six miles northwest of Martinsville. The crash occurred Thursday and was not counted in the holiday total.
In Birmingham England a petition for feeding the dogs at the city pound drew donations totaling 1300 dollars. Pound officials said the dogs will have a fantastic meal for a doggy lifetime as Turkey and trimmings arrive for the charity event in a city of over a million people.
In Indianapolis, Indiana, Tony Milto’s parents keep a white cross by Interstate 65 with a garland each Christmas to honor their son who died in a 1969 alcohol related crash. They hope the memorial warns others and urges tougher drunk driving enforcement. Tony was a Sacred Heart High School alumnus and Evansville College football player. The family notes the crash involved drinking but police have not identified the drinker.
Milwaukee Jewish man Albert Rosen, 53, among Temple Emmanu-El members volunteering Christmas Eve, will work as a disc jockey on Christmas Night to help Christians observe the holiday. He recalls last year’s exhausting but meaningful shift and vows to continue the spirit of brotherhood.
The article notes London's transport system is overcrowded similar to other large cities, highlighting strain on buses and underground lines and suggesting crowding as a persistent urban challenge.
President and Mrs. Nixon host a White House Christmas with former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower joining from Gettysburg. A family dinner features roast turkey and pumpkin and mince pies in the executive mansion dining room. Julie and David Eisenhower celebrate their third wedding anniversary at Camp David.
Madrid AP reports Maria del Carmen Martinez-Bordiu Franco, granddaughter of Generalissimo Franco, will wed Prince Alfonso de Bourbon y Dampierre, Spain’s ambassador to Sweden. The couple plans a March or April wedding. The Bourbons ruled Spain 1700 to 1931 and the groom’s father renounced his rights to the throne.
A Mexican jumping bean originates in certain Mexican shrubs and the movement is caused by the larva of a small moth inside the seed.
Governor Rockefeller pardons Walter Swift, once condemned to death, for Attica prisoner riots after he risked his life to provide medical aid to hostages and inmates. Swift was among seven murderers granted amnesty in the Christmas clemency announcement.
Mrs Harry E. Endler reported 58 Christmas cards in stamped envelopes left at her apartment door were stolen, police said.
President Bhutto tightens control by naming an 11 member cabinet drawn mainly from the Pakistan Peoples Party. East Pakistani Nurul Amin is the only non East Pakistani in the group. Bhutto plans to add three more ministers including an East Pakistani. India warns against foreign meddling as Prime Minister Gandhi says threats from powers will not be tolerated. Egypt mediates while Bangla Desh seeks war crime trials for Pakistani soldiers.
Apology note clarifies that the Terre Haute Toys for Tots drive is led by Voiture 21 with American Legion posts in Vigo County. Clifford L. Stephens, Legion representative, served as chairman while Jaycees assisted with the annual goodwill effort.
Purdue extension agronomists advise covering wheat with a thin phosphorus rich manure blanket during winter to guard against sub-zero temperatures and stimulate spring growth. The phosphorus is expected to aid early-season growth once temperatures rise.
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