23-Ft Flood Crest Seen Near Terre Haute Levee Risk
A 23 foot crest forecast for the Wabash River at Terre Haute threatens the West Terre Haute levee. Pumping station officials cite rising river levels and a .83 inch 24 hour precipitation, with sand bagging planned at Sugar Creek and West Terre Haute as authorities coordinate with Vigo County Civil Defense and the Indiana State Highway Department to block two drains under Interstate 70.
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Indiana State Highway Department
Levee Association
Civil Defense Officials
State Highway Department
Gil Bedino
West
Groundhog predicts six more weeks of winter
Punxsutawney Phil emerged at 7:29 a.m. on Groundhog Day and saw his shadow, forecasting 42 more days of cold and snow. A Quarryville groundhog offered a shadowless view, signaling an early spring. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club conducted the ceremony amid frock coats and top hats.
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Informant moved after threats at Cummins Prison Farm
A prisoner who led authorities to unmarked graves at Cummins Prison Farm has been transferred to Tucker Prison Farm due to threats on his life. Reuben Johnson, 59, aided exhumations of three men and claimed involvement in burying 10 to 12 inmates. Governor Rockefeller questioned paupers graveyard claims.
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U S Destroyer and Soviet Ship Collide Off Korea
The U S Defense Department reported a minor collision between the destroyer U S S Rowan and the Soviet merchant ship Kapitan Vishobokov in the Sea of Japan about 95 miles east of Pohang Korea. No casualties. Rowan sustained a three foot hole above the water line and the Vishobokov reported damage to its stern two meters.
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South Korea
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Vishobokov
Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor film, cost and filming time
The most expensive motion picture ever made is Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor. It cost 42 million dollars and took 10 months to film.
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Hostages Freed as Gunmen Evade Police Across Rockies
Two gunmen sought for murder in Fort Worth escaped a Colorado dragnet after releasing hostages. They terrorized Vail and Denver in a 300 mile escape, abducted a police sergeant and a village chief, and were last seen near Denver with Theo Thames, all while more than 100 officers pursued.
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Rocky Mountains
Charles Edward Hardin
Earl Wayne Sanders
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Theo Ray Thames
Colorado
Hardin
Sanders
Vail
Rockies
Villlage
$100 000 Gift Advances Mental Health Center Drive
The Katherine Hamilton Memorial Health Center received a $100,000 gift from the late Miss Hamilton's estate at a Terre Haute House inaugural dinner. Dr. Betty Dukes accepted the donation from Dr. Dewey Moore, highlighting the bequest as support for a regional clinic model aiding mentally ill residents near home. Miss Hamilton died in 1961, leaving funds to Vigo County and state Mental Health Associations.
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Miss Hamilton
Khmhc Development Fund
Terre Haute House
Betty Dukes
Dewey Moore
Vigo County
The
Mental Health Association
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Vicinity
The report shows river stage at 19.1 feet with yesterday's high at 60 and low at 35. Forecast calls for gradual clearing and cold tonight, with partly sunny and warmer conditions Saturday and highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Indiana and Illinois sections note similar trends with lows in the 20s and Saturday highs around the 40s.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
C&E I Rail Discontinues Hummingbird and Georgian Trains
C&EI ends the Hummingbird and Georgian passenger trains after ICC ruling allowed immediate termination. Chicago official H O Keys and City Attorney George Tofalet (Tofaulte) describe the legal interpretation and confirm the trains stopped Thursday rather than February 29. The move follows cited declines in postal service and the ICC ruling.
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H. O. Keys
C&ei
Chicago
Ill
Legal Department
Keys
Tofaute
Tofante
Jaycees Seek Award Candidates for Terre Haute
The Terre Haute Jaycees invite Vigo County residents to nominate outstanding young men ages 21 to 35 for the Distinguished Service Award to be presented at the Feb 24 banquet. Two additional honors will be given for Good Government and Outstanding Citizen contributions. Nominations go to James Thompson, P O Box 817, Terre Haute IN 47808.
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Terre Haute
Jaycees
James Thompson
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