U S Cuban hijacking pact takes effect this morning
Washington and Havana sign a bilateral agreement to prosecute or extradite hijackers, pledge to respect neutrality laws, and bar use of American soil or property to harass Cuba. The pact is not retroactive and does not alter broader U S Cuba tensions or demands for changes in Cuba’s stance.
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Washington
Havana
Cuba
William P. Rogers
United States
U.S
Associated Press
USS
Nixson
Fidel Castro
Auditor Walker switches from Republican to Democratic Party
Vigo County Auditor Frank G. Walker announced at a Wednesday reception for Larry Conrad that he will switch his political affiliation to the Democratic Party. He said the move reflects his working class roots and desire to align with the party of the working man.
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Vigo County
Larry Conrad
Vigo Circuit
C. Joseph Anderson
Conrad
Ed Stapleton
Democratic
Harrison
Art Mann
William H. Jarvis
Frank G. Walker
George Albright
Ralph Berry
Paul Schoffstall
Harrison Twp
William J. Brighton
Terre Haute
Walker
Republican Party
Democrat Party
Martin
Virginia
Democratic Party
Myers Rules Out Senate Run Keeping House as First Choice
U S Representative John T Myers says he has no plans to seek a Senate seat. He notes no office tops the House except the Presidency and emphasizes satisfaction with his current role on the House Appropriations Committee.
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Rep
Myers
U.S
John T. Myers
House
Senate
Birch E. Bayh
R. Vance Hartke
Vigo County
POWs and Families Rejoice in Joyous Homecomings
Forty more liberated American POWs arrive at Travis Air Force Base California completing a two-flight reunion after 20 POWs landed on Valentine’s Day. Lt Col Harlan P Chapman speaks of tears of joy as families greet prisoners awaiting transfer to hospitals in five states.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Harlan P. Chapman
Fremont
Travis
Uricanarea
Edison’s Formative Schooling Limited to Three Months
United Press International notes that Thomas Edison received only three months of public schooling at Port Huron Michigan before his self education and later invention career began.
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Thomas’ Edison
Port Huron
Mich
Retired City Editor Ned Bush Ends Tribune Career
Ned A. Bush Sr. retires as city editor and assistant editor of the Terre Haute Tribune and Sunday Tribune Star after a 1922 start in Terre Haute and service at 20 newspapers across seven midwestern states. He began on the Terre Haute Star as a student, covering sports and later police beats before turning full time. He chose journalism over college to explore the field further.
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Terre Haute
Ned A. Bush Sr
Terre Haute Tribune
Sunday Tribune Star
Ned Bush
Tribune
Marsee A. Cox
The
Bush
Terre Haute Star
Wiley High School
the Star
Tribune City Desk
Martin
Three More POW Flights Planned From Clark Base
Sixty more American prisoners of war will fly home in three C141 StarLifter missions from Clark Air Base Philippines on Friday with departures at 9 30 a m 12 30 p m and 3 30 p m Philippine time for a 15 hour flight to Travis AFB California. Twenty of the 142 POWs brought from Hanoi and South Vietnam will depart Clark in the first round. Richard G Waldhaus of Pittsburg California was flown home today from Saigon on a commercial flight. Names of those on Friday return were not released.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
United States
Travis Air Force Base
California
Clark
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Richard G. Waldhaus
Pittsburg
Calif
Saigon
Weather map page reports river stage and cold forecast
River stages show 4.5 ft and stationary. Temperatures: yesterday 41, last night 41. Forecaster Terre Haute and Indiana region expect snow ending tonight, much colder, then partly cloudy and cold Friday with highs 14 to 22 and zero to 20 percent precipitation chances. Illinois outlook similar with snow flurries ending, colder nights, and highs in the 20s. Dirt-dust 25 μg/m3. Sunrise 7:42, sunset 6:26.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Prisoners Flying Home List 40 POWs to Return to U S
Officials issued a list of 40 returning prisoners of war slated to fly to the United States. The first plane will head to Travis Air Force Base California with officers including Navy Lt Cmdr Frederick C Baldock from San Diego and Navy Cmdr Cole Black from Lake City Minnesota among others bound for San Diego Naval Hospital and various military medical centers.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
Houston
Tex
U.S. Air Force Medical Center
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Miss
Navy
Fred A. Franke
Pensacola
Fla
San Diego Naval Hospital
Air Force
Peter J. Giroux
Trumansburg
N.Y
March Air Force Hospital
Calif
Lawrence N. Guarino
Newark
N. J
Usaf Hospital
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery
Ala
George R. Hall
Hattiesburg
Usaf Medical Center
Kessler Air Force Base
James L .Hutston
Washington, D.C
Charles A Jackson
Charleston
W.va
Air Force Hospital
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Robert D .Jeffrey
Los Angeles
Sheppard Afb
James L. iCenter
Lackland Air Force
Senate Chops Bargaining Bill in Indiana Senate
Indiana Senate passage narrows a public employees bargaining bill by dropping teachers firemen and police from coverage while keeping a strong no strike clause. The measure now covers municipal and state employees with 11 amendments and ongoing changes, as alternate Bowen proposals push forward.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Senate
Otis R. Bowen
Senate
Senate Labor Committee
Bowen
Phillip FE
Gutman
Fort Wayne
John F. Shawley
Michigan City
Senate Education Committee
Elden F. Lundquist
Elkhart
Shawley
Gill
Gas Price Boost Justified by Indiana Station Owner
Terre Haute service station owner and Petrol e um Retailers Association VP William Llewellyn defends a near ten percent rise in gasoline prices. He says taxes drive most increases, while dealers receive only about two cents of past ten cent hikes, and warns against drastic future gains. Continued on Page 3.
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Indiana
Terre Haute
William Llewellyn
Petroleum Retailers Association
Llewellyn
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Arey
By Kenneth J. Freed
County Demo Party
News Digest
By Jack Schreibman
San Francisco
Nixon
Jeremiah A. Denton
James B. Kessler
Bloomington
GOP
Elden C. Tipton
Tipton
William Roach
West Terre Haute
Roach
Charlie Hendricks
Speed
United Press International
National Weather Service
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