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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1971
Page
8
Democratic National Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien says he will monitor the presidential campaign and speak out against personal attacks or violations that could aid Nixon. He plans to step down next July 14 and urges contenders to focus on issues and abide by open delegate selection reforms and spending limits.
Actor Edward G. Robinson's son Edward G. Robinson Jr., 38, was booked for investigation of battery after a disturbance in a West Hollywood apartment. Sylvia Habush reported a bruise and a Sunday argument. He was also booked on a warrant for failure to appear. He posted bonds and was released.
Sam Hamilton a shy longtime dishwasher at a mission and stock exchange janitor left 300000 in a will. He earmarked 150000 to Life Line Mission San Francisco and 110000 to Messiah College Grantham Pa both run by the Brethren in Christ Church. He also left 1000 to over a dozen friends. He died April 4 at age 89 after moving to a California convalescent home in 1969. He worked at the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange and may have earned tips. He paid 50 a month for room at the mission and earned meals by helping in the kitchen.
Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri arrived in Naha Okinawa for an overnight stay as part of a fact finding overseas trip. He had come from Seoul South Korea where he was briefly hospitalized after a Christmas Day automobile accident. The hospital described him as shaken up somewhat.
Three people were admitted to St Anthony Hospital after a one car crash near the old and new U S 41 intersection north of Terre Haute. A 1972 Cadillac lost control skidded 345 feet and overturned. Names include James Norton 43 Helen Wilcox 31 and Chris Wilcox 6 who were taken with injuries. Two others were treated for nonauto accident injuries.
In Rome a UPI report notes that Italian youths term older generations Matusa, the shorthand for Methuselah, reflecting a sharp generation gap and social tension. The term signals long-standing divide in attitudes and values between youths and seniors.
DePauw University historian Dr. Clifton J. Phillips will join 18 China scholars including Arthur Schlesinger Jr. at a four day Cuernavaca conference, sponsored by the American Historical Association. Phillips will present a paper on the Student Volunteer Movement 1886 1920 and its role in missions.
Police in San Diego search for the owner of a 100 pound concrete reindeer found on a suburban sidewalk the day after Christmas. Officers plan to leave the statue in place for a few days hoping the owner will claim it.
Historian Phillips releases Indi ana in Transition 1880 1920, the second installment in Indiana’s sesquicentennial history. The work details changes during the post Civil War era and progressive era developments shaping the state’s trajectory.
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz announced a test program next year allowing farmers to collect extra subsidies if they open idled cropland to free public recreation such as hunting, hiking, and trapping. The plan seeks to open millions of acres of idle farmland for outdoor use.
Sixteen young antiwar veterans barricaded inside the Statue of Liberty vowing to stay until New Year’s Eve to protest the Vietnam War. They declared support for Southeast Asian peace and refused to use violence if removed, with National Park Service officials negotiating overnight.
City police report three burglaries from Christmas Eve noon to Christmas Day noon. Eat-A-Tenia Restaurant owner Eugene Knauer says rear door entry. about $100 stolen. Imperial Lanes at 400 N 3rd St also hit. a safe opened and vending machines touched. Ben Franklin School at 1600 Elm St suffered $25 damage with nothing stolen.
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