Bowen tax plan criticized by Indiana Democrats
Senate Democrats and Secretary of State Larry Conrad denounced Gov Otis Bowen s proposed tax restructuring saying it worsens hardships on middle and low income Hoosiers while easing corporate taxes. Senator Robert Fair Milwaukee? No Prince ton leader said the sales tax rise from two to four cents will be challenged in the Senate with amendments. He spoke at Terre Haute events and pressed for a fairer system.
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Otis R. Bowen
Conrad
Terre Haute North Vigo High School
Sertoma Club
The
Dragon Inn
Indiana
Fair
Senate Democrats
Bowen
House
Senate
Terre Haute
Elden C. Tipton
Jasonville
Herman J. Fanning
Thomas Teague
Anderson
Robert J. Fair
Princeton
Frank L. O'Bannon
Corydon
Phil Hayes
Evansville
Larry Conrad
William J. Brighton
Martin
POWs Reach San Diego After Long Flight Home
The first American POWs, Navy Cmdr. Brian D. Woods and Air Force Maj. Glendon W. Perkins, arrived at Miramar and were greeted by anxious families as their aircraft faced a late landing due to flap problems. Woods praised prayers answered and said he felt on top of the world while visiting his gravely ill mother in Coronado.
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Calif
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Navy
Brian D. Woods
Coronado
Woods
Air Force
Glendon W. Perkins
Orlando
Fla
Miramar Naval Air Station
Perkins
Ameri
Now You Know Condor Reproduction Pattern
Most female condors lay a single egg in alternate years and it takes about six years for the offspring to mature, a rare lifecycle detail highlighted in the study.
Police Introduce Identification Kits to Cut Burglaries
Terre Haute Police Chief Jim Swift launched Operation Identification in a joint press conference with local Exchange clubs. Engraving kits will help citizens mark valuables as burglaries rise with losses around 10000 dollars in January, aiming to reduce break ins.
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Terre Haute
Jim Swift
Swift
Don Neuenschwander
Terre Haute Exchange Club
Bill Price
Vigo Exchange Club
Operation Identifications Committee
Tom Finnerty
THEC
Pact Near Anti hijacking agreement with Cuba
United States and Cuba are close to signing an antihijacking agreement by week’s end. Secretary of State Rogers said a few days, likely Saturday, as minor procedural details remain. Officials say no breakdown expected and substance unlikely to be discussed until texts are exchanged.
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United States
Cuba
William P. Rogers
Miami Beach
Fla
Nixon
Rogers
Havana
Washington
Nardin i cites crime as top domestic problem at Terre Haute event
Dr. William Nardini, criminology professor at Indiana State University, told the Terre Haute Exchange clubs that crime is the nation s leading domestic issue during Crime Prevention Week. He noted a $54 billion unseen loss and that 80 percent fear walking at night, as law officers were honored at Hulman Center.
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Department of Criminology
Criminology
Indiana State University
Nardini
Terre Haute
James R. Boyle
Exchange Clubs
Dr. Nardini
James L. Swift
Frank Cardinal
Vigo County
Kissinger Cruises Hong Kong Harbor Before Beijing Talks
Henry Kissinger sailed Hong Kong harbor aboard the Lady Maurine with two secretaries and U S officials ahead of his trip to Peking. He spoke briefly to reporters but would not discuss Hanoi or the China visit.
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Hong Kong
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
China Watchers
Peking
Nixon
David L. Osborn
Osborn
Kissinger
Hanoi
China
Snow and cold follow latest weather map report
The National Weather Service notes 9 am readings 37 and noon 40 with river stage 6.7 ft falling. Local conditions show yesterday's high 37 and low 33 with .05 inch precipitation. Forecast calls for snow and much colder conditions tonight and Thursday in Terre Haute and Indiana with lows 20 to 25 and 50 to 80 percent precip chances, while Illinois expects cloudy windy snow flurries and highs in the 20s. Sunrise 7:44, sunset 6:25.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Gold price surges as major markets react to dollar devaluation
Global money markets rebound with gold advancing to new highs while the dollar slips against the franc pound and yen. Greece devalues the drachma by 10 percent, Spain limits dollar dealings, and Europe debates currency protections as Tokyo buys dollars to defend the yen.
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Greece
Spain
Tel Aviv
Israel
Nixon
Frankfurt
Tokyo
European Common Market
Brussels
Twenty POWs From Viet War Return Home Today
Twenty smiling American prisoners of war and a Vietnamese puppy left Clark Air Base Philippines aboard a C141 Starlifter bound for Travis Air Force Base California. Forty more POWs follow Thursday in two planes. Some men will undergo plastic surgery. others await final reunion in the United States.
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Philippines
United States
California
Travis Air Force Base
Clark
Saigon
Jeremiah A. Denton
Virginia Beach
Indiana Senate edges seven edits on public employes bill
Gov. Otis Bowen’s master collective bargaining bill for public employees faced nine amendments after four hours of caucus and floor action. The measure, trimmed to exclude firemen and police, expands scope to other workers with a strong no strike clause. Senator Shawley urged passage despite removing police and fire protections.
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Indianapolis
Otis R. Bowen
Indiana Senate
Senate
John F. Shawley
Michigan City
Philip H. Hayes
Evansville
Phillip E. Gutman
Fort Wayne
Hayes
Senate Labor Committee
John M. Mutz
Shawley
Robert L. Sheaffer
Shelbyville
Mutz
Indiana House ready to pass ERA as Valentine gesture
The Indiana House prepared to vote on ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment as a Valentine to women. Debate split on working women gains versus potential losses while some clergy argued equality is unnatural. Leaders reviewed a $15 million Vietnam veterans bonus and five local development bills. Gov Bowen's four tax bills were discussed amid Allen County tax plans for arts funding.
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Indiana
Kermit
Burrous
ERA
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