Senate Passes Major Fuel Allocation Bill
The Senate approved an 85 to 10 vote mandating a national fuel allocation formula to ensure fair shares amid shortages. Sen. Henry M. Jackson hailed a new urgency, while critics questioned enforceability of mandatory rules and administration support.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
D-Wash
Congress
White House
William Saxbe
Ohio
Gas Stations See Fewer Pumps Boost for Operators
Terre Haute reports in early June show gas stations pumping less yet enjoying higher margins. Bob Ilarris relocated to 25th Street and Lafayette Avenue and pumped 62,000 gallons in his first month, but faced a 33,000 gallon May allotment and has used nearly all June’s. His supplier calls his case special, promising help, though none had arrived by Wednesday.
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Terre Haut
Bob Ilarris
Clinton Road
North
Terre Haute
25Th Street
Lafayette Avenue
Weather Summary Terre Haute Region Forecast
National Weather Service map shows river stage 14.4 ft rising. Forecast notes fair cooler tonight in Terre Haute and vicinity with mostly sunny conditions and little temperature change Thursday. Lows 53 to 57, highs 75 to 79. Indiana and Illinois outlooks similar with 5 to 10 percent rain chances. Dirt-dust count 61 μg/m3. Sunrise 5 23 a.m. Sunset 8 14 p.m.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Judge Promotes Youth Reform Center Expansion
Vigo Circuit Judge C. Joseph Anderson outlined a July 1 expansion of the H. Ralph Johnston Regional Youth Community to age 25 and to include first offenders. The plan shifts older residents to city work and private employment, with funds from pay to cover room and board. capital crimes remain excluded. He framed the effort as modern corrections emphasizing work ethic and rehabilitation.
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Rotary
Warner Paige III
Rotary Club
Vigo
C. Joseph Anderson
Deep South
H. Ralph Johnston
Anderson
Pendleton Reformatory
Indiana Youth Center
City Street Department
Sheriff's Department
Meals for Elderly Program Slated
A test program to provide no cost balanced meals to elderly and low income residents starts June 11 at the Charles T. Hyte Community Center and Dreiser Square housing. About 100 meals daily for 12 weeks will be served to those qualifying under poverty guidelines.
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Charles T. Hyte
Dreiser Square
Federal Emergency Food and Medical Agency
Vigo County
Jean Conyers
CAP
Indiana State University
Office of Economic Opportunity
Indiana Committee For the Humanities
Ex MLB Player Nabbed in Ransom Extortion Plot Aboard Island Princess
Former Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees second baseman Gerald Priddy, 53, was arrested in Los Angeles after attempting to collect a $250,000 ransom for supposed bombs aboard the Island Princess liner. Bomb threats prompted searches on the bridge and engine room, with packages thrown overboard. The vessel, 525 passengers and 325 crew, sailed south off Baja California as Coast Guard aircraft observed. The FBI linked the extortion calls to the arrest and stressed uncertainty over the bombs matter. Continued on page 2.
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Los Angeles
FBI
Princess
Gerald FE. Priddy
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Baja California
Mexico
San Diego
Calif
Coast Guard
Princess Cruises Steamship Lines
Line
Guadalupe Islands
Nixon Dean Conversation Logs Sought
Senate Watergate committee seeks logs of conversations between President Nixon and John W. Dean III through negotiations rather than subpoenas. White House argues presidential papers are not subject to subpoenas, while Cox and the committee push for access and possible further action.
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Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
John W. Dean III
Dean
White House
Samuel Cash
Cash
Leonard Garment
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Baker
Gerald Warren
Watergate
Archibald W. Cox
Warren
Cox
Sloan Reveals Watergate Ties to Mitchell Decision Making
Hugh W Sloan Jr testifies at Senate Watergate hearings that Atty Gen Mitchell set campaign spending decisions months before leaving the Justice Department contradicting a prior sworn statement. Sloan says top aides dismissed warnings of financial links to the Watergate burglary and recalls G Gordon Liddy funding. He also cites Kalmbach and Flemming guiding spending and Mitchell’s role, aligning with Odle's prior testimony.
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Washington
Nixon
Hugh Sloan Jr
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Mitchell
Sloan
Senate
Maurice Stans
G. Gordon Liddy
Liddy
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Kalmbach
Harry Flemming
Flemming
Robert C. Odle
International Telephone and Telegraph Co
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Jeb Stuart Magruder
NOW YOU KNOW Three-thousand square feet of lawn facts
A statement claims three thousand square feet of well maintained lawn can photosynthesize enough oxygen for four people. The claim presents a rough estimate linking area to oxygen production but lacks scientific nuance or context.
Funding Delays Hit Y Interchange Rerouting Plan
Area Planning Exec John Hanley says funding for the eastern Y interchange is stalled until streets including Cherry and North 9th are reclassified by the Indiana State Highway Commission. The plan aims to redirect traffic from Wabash Ave to Cherry and Ohio Streets with eventual street resurfacing and updated parking restrictions.
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Indiana State Highway Commission
John Hanley
Wabash Ave
Cherry and
Ohio Sts
Hanley
Indiana
Highway Commission
Jeff Lew
N. W. Steinkamp
Cherry St
9Th
West End
Ohio Street
9Th Street
11Th Street
Wabash
Ohio
11Th
Wabash River Bridge
Cherry Street
Cherry
Wabash Avenue
3Rd
State Highway Commission
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Smith
Sunday Tribune-Star
Air Force Reserve
Robert Ziegler
Great Lakes
Forrest Smith
Shirley Malone
George Smith
Gene Printz
Jim Edds
House of Photography
Mark Reidel
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Eric Bjurstedt
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News Digest
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