Vigo County lawmakers call SCOTUS delay on districts a practical move
Vigo County legislators On Tuesday described the Supreme Court’s stay of enforcement on new single member districts, ordered December 15 by a lower court, as a practical move. The revival returns Indiana’s 1965 districts into play as a census looms. House Minority Leader Frederick T. Bauer of Terre Haute said redraws based on decade-old data are unrealistic with a census upcoming.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Indiana
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Terre Haute
Bauer
U.S Supreme Court
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Supreme Court
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John A. Kesler
D-Terre Haute
Herman Fanning
Joseph Anderson
Anderson
Ralph Berry
Kesler
Vigo
Sullivan
Fanning
Conrad
Clay
Vermillion
Viet Pullout Under Fire By Sen Goodell
Senator Charles E. Goodell says the administration envisions a Vietnam force of about 300000 at the start of 1971 with little troop reduction next year. He testifies at Senate hearings backing a one year pullout plan, warning that current policies could cost 5000 to 20000 American lives and 40 to 60 billion dollars over three years.
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Charles E. Goodell
Vietnam
New York Republican
Goodell
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Nixon
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
White House
Housing Needs Told Congress
A House Banking and Currency Committee study shows 28.4 million households and 101.1 million people cannot afford a $20,000 mortgage. Mayor Lind calls housing goals a joke while Patman cites high rates and tight money.
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Washington
Congress
House Banking and Currency Committee
Wright Patman
D-Tex
New York
John Lindsay
Lindsay
Patman
Man Dies in Auto Fire at Worthington
An unidentified motorist died when a parked car north of Worthington Indiana caught fire likely from a discarded cigarette. Passersby reported headlights burning and smoke from inside the vehicle as deputies investigated. The body was taken to Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield. An autopsy was considered.
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Worthington
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Here
Indiana
Mike Inman
Bloomfield
Jenkins Funeral Home
Inman
Greene County
Dale Horn
Horn
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Vicinity
The report shows 12 noon river stage at 11.1 feet and falling. Yesterday’s high 44 and low 0 with .18 inches precipitation. Indiana and Illinois forecasts call for mostly fair, colder weather with highs from 8 to 22 and lows from 5 below to 12 below. Precipitation chances hover around 10 percent. skies mainly partly cloudy to mostly cloudy. Dirt-dust count is 85 micrograms per cubic meter, below 1969 average of 115.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Anton Hulman Heads Bond Sales Again in Terre Haute
Anton Hulman Jr. is named to the U S Treasury payroll savings committee for a fourth year and to chair the Terre Haute Area 1970 Savings Bond Campaign. Vigo County reached 95.2 percent of its 1969 quota of 3 656 000. neighboring counties also met most quotas. Co ordinators and chairmen for April and May are named, aiming to boost payroll savings bond purchases among industrial workers.
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Anton Hulman Jr
Hulman and Company
Department of the Treasury
U. S. Industrial
David M. Kennedy
Hulman
Terre Haute Area
U. S
Vigo County
Terre Haute
Clay County
Parke County
Putnam County
Sullivan County
Vermillion County
Thomas J. Finnerty
Terre Haute Savings Bank
John E. Etling
Vigo Council Labor Council
Brain tissue contains 85 percent water, UPI reports
United Press International notes the brain's gray matter is about 85 percent water, highlighting its high water content and significance for brain physiology.
Soviet Move Pressures U S to Aid Israel
Washington reports say the Soviet Union plans to boost arms shipments to Egypt in response to U S support for Israel. The message hints at MIG23 jets for Cairo and increases U S urgency on whether to grant more Israeli arms, as Israel receives part of a 50 aircraft order with more to come.
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Nixon
Soviet Union
Egypt
Moscow
Israel
United States
U.S
Libya
Cairo
Tax Rate Drop Seen By Acree
Vigo County residents may see a property tax rate cut as valuations rise by 8.177 million dollars, boosting total assessed value to 213.73 million. Everett Acree of the Taxpayers Association says the rate could fall at least 20 cents, with potential further cuts if a state land assessment order stands, signaling growth and a possible pause in tax hikes.
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Everett Acree
Acree
The
Taxpayers Association of
Terre Haute
Harrison Township
State Board of Tax Commissioners
State Board
Taxpayer Association
City-Wide Dollar Day in Terre Haute Wednesday
Terre Haute merchants prepare for the 101st semi annual Dollar Day with low prices across the city. Stores open at 9 a.m. as shoppers from the Wabash Valley visit North South and downtown areas for bargains, while merchants staff up for anticipated crowds and extended hours. The event is led by the Retail Merchants Division of the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce with Luke Dever as chairman.
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Terre Haute
Wabash Valley
Radical plot to drug governor at Indiana banquet
Indiana officials disclosed a planned LSD seduction of a high state official, likely Governor Whitcomb, by leftist radicals at an Indiana University Sesquicentennial banquet. Police denied entrapment in the Chaney arrest while noting the plot failed due to lack of money.
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UPI
Whitcomb
Robert K. Konkle
Konkle
Indiana University
Bloomington
Joseph Sutton
Robert M. Shelton Jr
The
United Klans of America
Indiana
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