22 Feb 1972
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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1972
Page
1
President Nixon and Premier Chou En-lai held nearly four hours of talks in Peking as they explored key disagreements between the United States and China. The day ended with a ballet in the Great Hall of the People attended by Mrs. Nixon and Mme Chiang Ching.
Two separate blasts in Northern Ireland killed four suspected IRA members in a Casltlereigh area car explosion. A Dungannon hotel bombing interrupted a meeting of Northern Ireland parliament opposition members. Security sources eyed possible Protestant involvement and weapons were found at a Falls Road Catholic site.
The May 2 primary filing began with a Democratic lead as a crowd gathered before 8 a.m. at the Vigo County absentee office. William Roach filed first for county clerk, followed by William Newton for county auditor and William Bramble for the second district county commissioner seat. By 9 a.m. 13 had signed forms, with Leland Larrison undecided about a run. Other entrants included Bertha Fischer for treasurer Sue Crittenden for school board district one and William Alkire as a Democratic state convention delegate.
The West Central Indiana Economic Development District requests certification as the area planning agency by filing with HUD after a board resolution. If approved, the district will access federal funding while Vigo County maintains an Area Planning Department and other counties lack planning. The group also backs the Otter Creek Watershed project and plans to hire college interns to study regional landfill feasibility.
The Great Wall of China a 1500 mile fortification built around the 4th century BC to guard against invaders is celebrated as the greatest building project undertaken by humanity.
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology students hosted scholarship sponsors for a dinner to thank them for aid from the Terre Haute Community Scholarship Fund. Patrick O Leary noted rising tuition to 2055 next fall and urged continued support for scholarships.
National Weather Service map shows river stage 3.5 feet and falling. Local conditions list a high yesterday of 55 and a low of 23 with no precipitation. Forecast calls for fair cold conditions tonight, increasing clouds Wednesday with a chance of rain or snow late in the day. Indiana and Illinois forecasts note lows in the 20s to upper teens, with warmer Wednesday and possible showers in Illinois. Dirt-dust count 80 micrograms per cubic meter. sunrise 7 33 a m, sunset 6 34 p m.
In Aden, three Arab hijackers seized a West German Lufthansa Boeing 747 with 136 hostages including Joseph P. Kennedy III. They insisted on Palestinian release trials in Cairo and claimed allegiance to an organization in the Gaza Strip. Women and children were released. men and crew remained aboard as negotiations continued.
Schulte High School in Terre Haute will stay open despite a 237000 deficit for the current year. The Terre Haute Deanery School Board approved a plan to raise tuition from 175 to 275 for one child and to 425 for two or more, with non Catholic rates doubling to 400. Parish subsidy will fall to 201000 next year and to about 69 percent by 1976 77. The board favors a 50 50 operating cost split with parents and is launching fund raising and recruitment efforts to cover a 30000 annual deficit.
Kermit M. Nees, Vigo County farmer and businessman, files for the Democratic nomination in the May 2 primary after completing his second term as County Commissioner. He vows to keep tax payments at local banks and to earn interest on idle county funds. He has led Gra ham Grain for 25 years and holds multiple local leadership roles.
Virgil G. Rhoads 58 of Marshall Illinois died after a drum filled with a chemical fell on his leg at the Velsicol plant. An autopsy will determine the cause. Rhoads lost much blood and was in shock. He was treated for shock and pronounced dead on arrival at Union Hospital Terre Haute. Plant says no witnesses and notes first fatality in its history. Survived by widow Hilda and three children.
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