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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1971
Page
8
A 15 year old driving a stolen car led police on a 10 mile pursuit reaching 100 mph. Three officers were injured and four police cruisers plus four private autos were damaged. The stolen car wrecked at the end and the youth was taken into custody.
The United States and the Soviet Union will exchange space flight medical and biological data and may swap scientists for biomedical research. Cochairmen Berry and Guravskiy lead a joint group formed after the Moscow talks October 9 13 and next meeting is planned for May 1972 in the United States.
News from Saigon reports third day of sustained U S airstrikes over North Vietnam with no end in sight. In South Vietnam a Viet Cong platoon shot down seven U S helicopters near Saigon. ten American crewmen wounded and several killed. Paris notes cancellation of the Vietnam peace talks amid U S bombing of Hanoi. New York covers antiwar barricades at Liberty Island Betsy Ross House and Travis AFB hospital ward. Dacca describes India seeking prisoner swaps involving Sheik Mujibur Rahman and Bengalis with plans for war crimes trials in Pakistan. Key Biscayne reports Nixon Brandt summit set to focus on general global issues with cordial ties.
Indiana officials indicate state aid to local public schools will be paid in monthly installments early next year due to a strained budget. The January distribution will be split, as October through December were this fall, with monthly payments continuing until the full quarterly amount is covered.
Indiana State University will host three senior visitation days for Vigo County high schools West Vigo Schulte State South Vigo and North Vigo January 11 12 and 13 The program offers campus tours academic department meetings financial aid guidance and counseling for mid year graduates planned by the ISU Office of Admissions with Vigo County School Corporation and local high schools rivalry.
National Safety Council figures show 645 people died in traffic accidents during a 78 hour Christmas weekend, 25 more than predicted. California led with 70 fatalities. Florida and Texas 44 each. several states reported lower totals and two states plus DC had zero fatalities. Fire and other accidents added 63 and 38 deaths respectively.
Frey, a Terre Haute attorney with IU Law School background and top law class ranking, is named city attorney. He vows to provide sound legal advice and to work with City Attorney Miller and officials on proactive planning and timely council reviews.
Mrs. Robert Crum recalls a kind stranger who rushed to aid her after a trunk lid gashed her nose. The man calmed her anxious son and arranged help for her husband before quietly departing, leaving Crum grateful for neighborly care.
Philip K. Milliren of Kokomo is promoted by Public Service Indiana to western division industrial sales engineer in Terre Haute. He will head the electric company's industrial sales in a 21 county area and provide technical services. Milliren, Chicago native, holds a BS in electrical engineering from Chicago Technical College 1965 and has been with Public Service Indiana since 1965, most recently senior industrial sales engineer in Kokomo.
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau announces his newborn son is Justin Pierre Trudeau. He notes his wife chose the name and jokes the baby resembles him. The child, born on Christmas Day, is the first son of a Canadian prime minister while in office since 1869.
Gen. William C. Westmoreland, Army chief of staff, leaves today for a routine visit to Army units in the Panama Canal Zone and is expected to return to Washington early next week.
Gov. Edgar Whitcomb named Richard Payne of Greenfield to replace Judge George Lewis on the Hancock Superior Court. Payne, 27, an attorney, will take the post after Lewis resigns Saturday to join a private law firm.
General Telephone of Indiana cooperates with law enforcement to stop annoying telephone calls. C. K. Corbett says tracing calls is easy and urges reporting to police. He notes a Fort Wayne woman was recently convicted and warns violators face up to a $500 fine or six months in prison under Indiana law.
An ad promotes a beauty fluid that quickly moisturizes the skin, adds a natural glow, and smooths the appearance. It highlights Oil of Olay as a preferred moisturizer and makeup base used daily by youthful women worldwide.
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