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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1971
Page
3
A jury trial in Vigo Circuit Court was moved to spring as Ezell Hudson 45 of 1666 Liberty Ave faces robbery and assault charges. The July 27 incident left a 16 year old girl with a neck wound after a dispute involving several people.
Police report a shooting incident in the 1600 block of Liberty Ave. the suspect surrendered to police the following day. A new trial date is set for April 17, 1972. John W. Campbell, 21, of Cory, faces robbery and armed robbery charges for a December 11 hold up at Super Market Service Station on the Great Scot lot. a continuance until January 4 was granted to obtain legal counsel.
State Auditor Mary Aikins, 60, was hospitalized in Indianapolis for tests on an undisclosed ailment. She became ill Thursday night while returning home to Osgood, Indiana, and was reported in satisfactory condition Monday.
The article states that antler growth is unreliable for aging deer and that close examination of the teeth provides a more accurate method. It emphasizes dental aging as the preferred practice for determining deer age.
The United States launches a massive round the clock air strike against North Vietnam with 350 fighter bombers targeting antiaircraft defenses and depots. Hanoi claims losses of five F4 Phantoms and two American airmen killed. U S command remains tight lipped while rescue reports indicate some American casualties. In Florida Nixon meets Willy Brandt as part of a six summit series. In New York antiwar veterans occupy the Statue of Liberty vowing to stay until New Year’s Eve. In Germany a Cologne bank heist ends with three police hostages exchanged for bank staff and a $60,000 haul.
The assault targeted Thanh Hoa and two other provinces along the Laos border as U S forces face increased MIG and artillery activity. A Laotian defense spokesman said Thai troops held two North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao positions near the Plain of Jars. U S troop strength fell to 158 300 with five more units stood down, including four from the 101st Airborne. Industry foresees a 230 percent rise in communications circuit demand by 1985, with satellites to meet much of the need.
Rev. Leonard Le Clair staged a year long campaign to fund an inter denominational chapel for Augusta Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Patients at Togus VA hospital presented a cookie gingerbread chapel 22 feet high with candy stained glass and an ice cream cone steeple. The fund nears 70000 of 100000 goal with spring construction planned.
Sheriff reports four inmates jammed paper in door holes to block locking plungers. Guard Wilder injured. inmates overpowered him and stole his keys then used a visitor elevator to roam. Eight prisoners recaptured within five hours near the jail. Wilder faces disciplinary action for negligence. Readmitted inmates include Dowdell, Harris, Pepper, Burdge, Hamp, Graves, Chaney, Snipes, France, Pease, and Rickard.
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