Burger Nomination Delayed as Senate Sets Monday Vote
Washington AP Edward M Kennedy delays action on President Nixon's nomination of Warren Burger for chief justice. Kennedy cites unfinished hearing record and committee report and says a roll call will likely occur Monday. Burger portrays himself as a centrist and rejects being labeled conservative or liberal. The article also features Honey Creek High School commencement details for June 6 at Indiana State University Tirey Memorial Union Building with list of graduates and speakers.
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Rosemarie Wassel
David Everhart
Greg Funk
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Gientia Sparks
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Rosemary Funkhouser
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Vicinity
Partly cloudy with showers or thundershowers tonight and Friday. Highs near 77 to 83 across Indiana and 80s in Illinois. Temperatures ranged from mid 60s to mid 70s with light precipitation around .01 inches. River stage 3.9 feet and falling. Dirt-dust count 47 micrograms per cubic meter. Highest temp yesterday 73, low last night 63.
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Du Pont Plant Explosions Kill Four in N J
Four dead and 72 injured after three blasts at the Du Pont chemical plant in Carneys Point New Jersey. A fourth body was found as investigators probe possible arson and damage extended to nearby towns.
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Mexico Jet Crashed in Sierra Madres Killing 79
Sixty to seventy nine people die as a Mexicana de Aviacion Boeing 727 crashes on a mountain 30 miles west of Monterrey. Rescue teams face rugged terrain and weather with no sign of survivors. Passenger list includes Rafael Osuna and former Institutional Revolutionary party president Carlos Madrazo and his wife.
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Schulte High Graduation Friday Night
Schulte High School will hold commencement for 124 graduates at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. Archbishop Paul C. Schulte will assist in diplomas. Speakers include Rev. Lawrence Richards, Rosann Scott, and Jeffrey Bell.
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Violence and politics mix in national briefing items
A National Commission report criticizes U S attitudes to violence and social problems. Democrats and Republicans criticize Nixon missile defense remarks. Senate delays Burger nomination confirmation. Navy officers discuss the Evans disaster.
Doctor quits after criticizing Indiana vocational rehab
Dr. O W Sicks, eight year medical director, resigns claiming the Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Division is in terrible condition. Wells transfers Sicks to social security disability section after seven staffers are dismissed amid routine evaluations. Sicks says programs halt as caseloads drop and staff changes go forward.
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Rocky Ford Declares Melon Capital of the World
Rocky Ford Colorado proclaims itself the melons capital of the world. During Wa termelon Day at the Arkansas Valley Fair in mid August every visitor receives a free watermelon.
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Unarmed U S Recon Jet Shot Down Over North Vietnam
An unarmed U S Air Force RF4C reconnaissance jet was shot down by antiaircraft fire near Dong Hoi in North Vietnam. Both crewmen parachuted into the Tonkin Gulf and were rescued. one injured crewman was taken to hospital ship Repose.
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Biafra to free 18 foreign oilmen after Portuguese protest
Lisbon informed that 18 detained oil workers, including 14 Italians 3 West Germans and a Lebanese, will be released after procedural matters are settled. The move follows Portugal a key ally protesting the death sentences against the captives amid the Nigerian Biafran conflict.
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Woman, 60, Dies After U S 21 Collision Near Veedersburg
The year’s U S 41 fatalities rose to 32 as Mrs. Ninia Edwards, 60, of Veedersburg died at a Danville hospital from injuries after a pickup entered U S 21, colliding with a Chicago driver. Edwards, her husband Fred 61, and grandson Thomas Edwards 11 were injured. The 1969 Indiana traffic death toll stood at 597, up from 548 a year ago.
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