U.S. Air Armada Warns North Vietnam and Escalates Strikes
U S forces marshal 400 fighter bombers and B 52s across Vietnam and nearby waters as a show of force against a predicted northern offensive. Air strikes in South Vietnam total 169 in the past day with 204 enemy and Viet Cong and 60 South Vietnamese killed or wounded. Carrier operations off Vietnam mark a rare triple carrier presence since 1970.
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Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Thailand
Pacific
da Nang
Tonkin Gulf
Laos
Constellation
Gulf
Hong Kong
Coral Sea
Hancock
San Diego
Kitty Hawk
New Charges Exchanged at Peace Talks
Paris AP reports North Vietnam condemned President Nixon's Vietnam references as slander and accused the United States of shifting blame for stalled talks. The U S delegate pressed Hanoi on prisoner of war issues while Nixon warned the talks could fail if the North sought to seize South Vietnam with American help.
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Paris
North Vietnam
Nixon
Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
Nguyen Minh Vy
Xuan Thuy
William J Porter
William J. Porter
Hanoi
Porter
Prairie dog molesting carries $500 fine in Texas town
In Prairie Dog Town, Tex., authorities enforce a $500 fine for molesting prairie dogs, highlighting strict wildlife protection measures and local penalties.
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Prairie Dog Town
Tex
Pillsbury Plant and FDA sign self-certification contract
Terre Haute Pillsbury Company and the Food and Drug Administration formalized a self certification contract at the Holiday Inn. The signing included Robert L. DeMunck and Alan L. Hoeting with Frank E. Fisher and Raymond Kimrey, outlining a voluntary cooperative system to enhance consumer protection through internal quality assurance and regular inspections.
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Food and Drug Administration
Terre Haute
Pillsbury Plant
FDA
Terre Haute Pillsbury Company
The
Holiday Inn
Robert L
Bob) DeMunck
Frank E. Fisher
Bureau of Food and Drugs
Indiana State Board of Health
Alan L. Hoeting
Detroit
Raymond Kimrey
Eral
Grocery Company of Pillsbury
Minneapolis
Pillsbury
DeMunck
Vigo County near end of regional planning district designation
Vigo County will become the last of five counties to designate the West Central Indiana Economic Development District as its official regional planning organization. Commissioners Nees and Kaperak plan to sign after consulting with assistant attorney Maher. Dooley says the approval will enable HUD certification and release of more than two million dollars in federal funds for five area projects.
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Vigo County
West Central Indiana
Nees
Harry P. Brentlinger
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Jerry Dooley
Wciedd
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Dooley
Indiana
HUD
Vermillion
Parke
Clay and Sullivan
Vigo County Area Planning Commission
John Sheehan
Grant Approved for VCSC Right to Read Program
State approval funds a 22912 grant to Vigo County School Corp for Right to Read reading centers. Funds from NDEA Title II will stock books and equipment at Dixie Bee West Vigo Honey Creek Rio Grande Chauncey Rose schools as students return in 1972.
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Vigo County School Corp
VCSC
William J. Hamrick
Dixie Bee
West Vigo
Honey Creek
Rio Grande
Chauncey Rose
School Corporation
Concannon and
Otter Creek
Weather Summary Terre Haute Indiana Illinois Forecast
The bulletin notes mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of snow flurries tonight and a bit warmer Friday. Indiana forecast shows lows 10 to 16 and highs in the low to mid 30s with a 20 percent precipitation chance tonight and Friday. Illinois outlook expects cloudy tonight with light snow, lows 12 to 18 and highs 27 to 32, and a minor warming trend.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Hearing On Higher Education Planned In Terre Haute
The Indiana Commission on Higher Education will hold a public hearing at 7 30 p m in the Cotillion Room Hulman Center ISU to gather citizen input on post high school education It covers state and private colleges universities and vocational programs The hearings aim to develop a master plan affecting state funding tuition medical education and vocational opportunities Others are scheduled in Valparaiso Evansville Muncie Indianapolis South Bend Gary Fort Wayne and Columbus.
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Indiana Commission On Higher Education
Hulman Center
Indiana State University
Indiana
C. C. Carmichael Jr
John M. House of
Terre Haute
ISU
Edgar D Whitcomb
Carmichael
Valparaiso
Evansville
Muncie
Indianapolis
South Bend
Gary
Richie Fort Wayne
Colum US
Nonpartisan Judge Plan Reinstated in Indiana Senate
Indiana Senate advances a major judicial reform plan aimed at nonpartisan selection for superior criminal probate and juvenile judges. The bill, backed by the Indiana Bar Association, would allow voters to approve or reject judges, with vacancies filled via a nominating commission if rejected, and includes a six year term extension.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Senate
House
Indiana Bar Association
Senate Judiciary Committee
Judicial Nominating Commission
State Supreme
Brighton announces new high carbon fuel plant in city
Mayor William J. Brighton announced that Seegers and Meyenhardt Co. has purchased the former Merchants Distillery to start a high carbon fuel production plant. Production is set for the first quarter of next year using 1600 tons of coal daily and yielding a gas by product to ease local natural gas shortages.
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William J. Brighton
Merchants Distillery
Brighton
Seegers & Meyenhardt Co
Barmaid Abduction Suspect Held in Danville Case
Indiana state police hold 24 year old Robert Barr of Kingman after a knife point robbery at a Danville area tavern and the abduction of a Danville barmaid Betty White. Barr was seized near Terre Haute and White, 45, was found unharmed in Barrs car. The incident started at Szotaks tavern in Tilton near Danville.
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Danville, Ill
Indiana
Danville
Robert Barr
Kingman
Ind
Terre Haute
Betty White
U S Air Armada Warns North Vietnam in Vietnam War
The United States marshaled its largest air armada in months with nearly 400 fighter bombers and B52s on standby and 84 combat strikes in South Vietnam as a warning to Hanoi amid anticipated large communist offensives.
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Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Western Pacific
U.S
Indiana House approves train crew bill and driving suspension bill
The Indiana House and Senate approve a bill letting rail firms and unions set contracts to supersede the 1937 full crew law, with an attrition clause protecting current workers. A separate measure proposes a 10 year driving suspension for habitual traffic offenders and tighter penalties for revoked licenses.
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Indianapolis
Edgar D. Whicomb
House
Senate
John C. Hart
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George Esper
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Juanita Sparks
Geneva Ross
Mary Huber
Susie Dewey
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Weater
Nonpartisan
Judge Plan
By O’ryan Rickard
Jack Hughes Tribune
News Digest
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Japan
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Bill Waits
Whitcomb
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