Hospital Rates Reduced at Union and St. Anthony
Union and St. Anthony hospitals in Terre Haute announce room rate cuts starting Jan 1 new year a result of the Indiana hospital reimbursement plan approved by the Social Security Administration Union lowers by 3 50 a day and St Anthonys by 2 a day semi private room at St Anthonys drops from 39 to 37 per day bringing total daily cost to about 60 at both hospitals The national average is 71 34 a day Union cites inclusion of capital indebtedness in reimbursement as enabling the larger cut The plan is experimental for three years and could be raised again if costs rise
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Terre Haute
Union
St. Anthony
Social Security Administration
Indiana System of Hospital
Joseph Mackey
Mackey
Curity Administration
Chrysler Plans Week Layoff At Detroit Plant
Chrysler Corp orders one week layoff for all assembly plant workers affecting about 37,700 employees. Management cites high inventories from sagging sales while GM and Ford have closed plants to reduce stock. Return to full production expected by Jan 19.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
New Car Assembly
Pentagon sets February draft call at 19 000
The February draft call totals 19 000, 6 500 more than January, per the Pentagon. It compares with the 22 300 to 33 700 range seen in the first nine months of 1969, while the November and December calls were canceled.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon
Hoffman Says He Was Perfect Gentleman During Convention
Abbott Hoffman testified before a federal jury that he acted as a perfect gentleman during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. He denied fighting police or urging disobedience and described preconvention meetings with Dellinger Davis and Hayden. Hoffman's testimony included notes on plans for free food, newspapers, and guerrilla theater as part of the Festival of Life.
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Chicago
Abbott
Abbie” Hoffman
Hoffman
Lincoln Park
William M. Kunstler
Richard J. Daley
David T. Dellinger
Yippies
Leonard I. Weinglass
Weinglass
Julius J. Hoffman
Israeli court rules Denis Rohan mentally ill in mosque arson
A special Israeli court found Denis Michael Rohan mentally ill when he set fire to the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and ordered confinement to Talbiyeh mental hospital for treatment. The decision allows periodic reviews and possible release if his condition improves. Rohan admitted the act while his lawyers argued lack of criminal responsibility.
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Jerusalem
Denis Michael Rohan
al Aksah
Henry Baker
Rohan
Talbiyeh
Judea
Church of God
Temple of Solomon
Old
Adolf Eichmann
Tax Reform Highlights and Costs From Nixon Plan
The package spans years with deficits possible and gains offset by growth. It lifts nine million people from tax, boosts Social Security, widens the standard deduction, and raises personal exemptions. High earners face a new minimum tax, trimmed preferences, and higher capital gains and corporate taxes. Nixon also signs billions in housing and department bills before leaving for California.
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Nixon
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
Federal Judiciary
Department of Transportation
California
San Clemente
Army SGT Ronald G. Dennis KIA in Vietnam
The Defense Department identified Army Sergeant Ronald G. Dennis as killed in action in Vietnam. He is the husband of Sharon K. Dennis of Indianapolis.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Ronald G. Dennis
Sharon K. Dennis
Indianapolis
Vietnam
Senate panel to monitor U S Soviet disarmament talks
Senate Armed Services Committee creates a seven member subcommittee led by Sen Henry M Jackson to track disarmament negotiations with the Soviet Union set to begin April 16 in Vienna. The panel includes Stennis Byrd Inouye Smith Tower and Brooke.
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Washington
USS
Soviet Union
Senate Armed Services Committee
Henry M. Jackson
John Stennis
D-Miss
Harry F. Byrd Jr
D-Va
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Stennis
Vienna
Helsinki
Finland
President to sign coal mine safety bill prompt reaction at White House
Mrs. Sara Lee Koznoski told reporters at the White House that word of the President's planned signature brought joy to her and others. Her husband died in the November 1968 Farmington mine disaster in West Virginia.
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Sara Lee Koznoski
White House
Farmington
W. Va
Treasury reports US gold stock falls to 11.17 billion
The nation's monetary gold supply dropped to 11.17 billion during November, 19 million below October. The dip ends 16 months of near uninterrupted increases as the stock set aside to redeem dollars held by foreigners.
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Treasury Department
AEC Detects Tenth Seismic Signals From Soviet Nuclear Test
The U S Atomic Energy Commission reports seismic readings from the Semiplatinsk region indicating a nuclear explosion in the low intermediate yield range. This marks the twelfth detected signal this year from the Soviet test area.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Soviet Union
Semiplatinsk
Gen Tel Plans Central Office Upgrades and Underground Cabling
Gen Tel announces plans for central office switching equipment and circuitry costing 10.7 million, plus land and buildings at 1.2 million. Other equipment and supplies including motor vehicles and tools will fill the remainder. McCormick says about 63 percent of new cable next year will be underground for safety and appearance.
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McCormick
State High Sets Annual Homecoming Festivities
State High announces its annual Homecoming events January 14 to 16 open to all alumni. Freshmen choose ushers while sophomores decorate and juniors handle programs. seniors decorate the gym stage for the game. A banquet at Holiday Inn on January 15 costs 3 dollars. A semi formal dance follows the game against Van Buren in Terre Haute House Mayflower Room.
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State High
Gilda Carson
Cheryl Sanders
Cheryl Fischer
Ceil Smith
Judy Johnson
Mary Lou Hanely
Maria Tanner
Holiday Inn
Mayflower Room
Terre Haute House
van Buren
Changes policy for New Year s Burlington Free Press
The Burlington Free Press shifts from offering free funerals to distributing a questionnaire on New Year s Eve. Those who plan to drink and drive may have their information passed to next of kin if misfortune occurs. The editor notes about 30 people per year register for free funerals, but payments were never made.
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Burlington, Vt
Burlington Free Press
Gordon Mills
Mills
Don Murray and wife Betty announce separation
Hollywood AP reports actor Don Murray and Betty Murray have agreed to separate citing incompatibility. The couple married August 2, 1961 in Berlin and have three children. Murray, 40, also has two children from his previous marriage to actress Hope Lange.
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Hollywood
Don Murray
Betty
Berlin
Murray
Hope Lange
Area Craftsmen's Show at Swope
The third annual Craftmen's Invitational Art Gallery runs at Sheldon Swope Art Gallery until Jan 9 featuring 28 artists and 150 objects across ceramics, glassware, silver and goldsmithing, weaving and furniture.
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Sheldon Swope
Swope Gallery
Indiana State University
Terre Haute
Dick Hay
Robert Montgomery
Hay
Montgomery
Seven Area Men Enlist in Navy During December
Seven area men enlisted in the U S Navy in December according to Chief Don Schaffer local Navy recruiter. One recruit is Vincent M Graves of Terre Haute 2143 Spruce St. Others are Michael R Ferry Brazil John F Hunt Bloomingdale Randall M Morrison Blooming ton James L Sills Rockville Albert D Roddy Martinsville Til and Robert B Carpenter Martinsville Ill.
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U. S. Navy
Don Schaffer
Terre Haute
Vincent M. Graves
Spruce St
Michael R. Ferry
Brazil
John F. Hunt
Bloomingdale
Randall M. Morrison
Bloomington
James L. Sills
Rockville
Albert D. Roddy
Martinsville
Til
Robert B. Carpenter
Ill
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25Th and
Ohio Blvd
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Charleston, Ill
Area Wesleyan and Friends Churches
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