Mother Identifies One Murder Suspect Sketch Near Hollandsburg
Mrs. Betty Spencer survived a Parke County family massacre that killed four relatives. She identified a composite drawing of a youth connected to the crime about 30 miles from the scene. Police plan to show photos of three drifters in Evansville as part of the broadened probe.
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Betty Spencer
Hollandsburg
Parke County
Spencer
Union Hospital
Covington
Evansville
Terre Haute
Indiana
Stan Kenny
Indiana State Police Investigation Division
Don Sullivan
Don Aldrich
Keith Spencer
Ralph Spencer
Reeve B. Spencer
Raymond M. Spencer
Gregory D. Brooks
Indianapolis
Teleview
Raymond
Robert McClure
Indiana State Police
Vigo County Prosecutor Responds to Grand Jury Criticism
Vigo County Prosecutor Michael H. Kearns defended his office after criticism of the 1975 76 special grand jury probe into local government misconduct. Foreman Richard Stilwell accused delays while William W. Haldt urged a new grand jury. Shipley bribery case remains the only major outcome amid staff and funding constraints.
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Vigo County
Michael H. Kearns
Vigo Circuit
William W. Haldt
Kearns
Haldt
Grand Jury
Richard E. Stilwell
Stilwell
Special Grand Jury
Terre Haute
Leroy Shipley
Shipley
Vigo
Arthur Mann
Mann
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Vicinity
Clear and cold tonight with lows in the upper teens. Increasing clouds and not as cold with highs in the upper 30s. Extended outlook mild Friday through Sunday with a chance of rain or snow Friday lows in the 20s to 30s and highs in the 30s to 40s.
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Crisceresere
Terre Haute
Disaster status urged for Indiana in storm report
Indiana lawmakers press for disaster status for winter storm effects. House Minority Leader Michael K. Phillips asks President Carter to consider declaring Indiana a disaster, citing co‑ordinated concerns from Sen. Birch Bayh, Indiana's delegation, and Gov. Otis Bowen.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Carter
Indiana
House
Michael K. Phillips
Phillips
President proposes 16.5 million for Wabash Valley water projects
The 1978 civil works budget seeks more than 16.5 million for Wabash Valley water projects, including 1.0 million for four Illinois items and about 15.5 million for 11 Indiana river basin projects. Wabash Valley Association plans to review proposals and prepare testimony for April hearings in Washington.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wabash Valley
Illinois
River Basin
Indiana
Joe Lackey
Wabash Valley Association
WVA
Wabash River
Lackey
House
Senate
Appropriations
Washington
D.C
Mill Creek
South Slough
Rend Lake
Louisville Lake
Saline River
Hoosier
Patoka Lake
Big Blue Lake
Big Walnut Lake
Cagles Mill Lake
Cecil M. Harden
Huntington Lake
Mississinewa Lake
Monroe Lake
Hoosier State
Congress weighs altering Carter rebate plan in tax debate
Lawmakers study options to shift the $50 per person rebate toward lower income groups while preserving overall stimulus goals. The Ways and Means Committee weighs changes to tax cuts and business provisions as part of Carter's two year stimulus package amid broader deficit and unemployment concerns.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
Congressional
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ford Administration
Washington Post
Carter Administration
Gerald R. Ford
Ford Motor Co
Federal Reserve Board
Assassination Panel Heads For Showdown
The House assassinations committee nears a clash between Chair Henry Gonzalez and chief counsel Richard Sprague amid talk of dropping its Kennedy slaying probe. Controversy centers on Sprague’s budget demands and methods as Carter-era tensions surface.
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Washington
House
Sprague
Richardson Preyer
North Carolina
Kennedy
Preyer
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Herrick Funeral Home
Anthony G. Kiritsis
Kiritsis
Richard Hall
Hall
National Weather Service
Indiana Department of Commerce
Congressional Budget Office
Bert Lance
Office of Management and Budget
CBS Radio
the Country Parson
Frank Clark
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