High School Summer Courses Set Across Vigo County
Vigo County School Corporation and Indiana State University Laboratory School offer eight week summer programs starting June 12 with two credits available. Classes run 8 to 11:55 a.m or 9 a.m start, at Wiley High School and Laboratory School among others including Gerstmeyer Honey Creek West Vigo and more.
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Vigo County School Corporation
Laboratory School
Indiana State University
Wiley High School
Gerstmeyer
Honey Creek
West Vigo
Indiana State University Laboratory School
U. S
West Terre Haute Chooses New Town Board Nominees
West Terre Haute Democrats nominated new candidates at a convention with 400 workers. Veteran board members Roy Jiles and Jim Keith lost decisively to challengers for First Ward and Third Ward seats. Tex Day survived as board president. Jim Mann won the clerk treasurer race, and Art Mann was named party chairman for the coming year.
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West Terre Haute
Roy Jiles
Jim Keith
Jiles
John Scott
Charles Cardinal
Keith
Tex Day
Ernie Morgan
Alexander Heller
Jim Mann
Frank Powley
Art Mann
Vigo County
Josephine McFarlin
Fred Boling
Ralph McFarlin
Steve McQueen Produces The Man on a Nylon String Film
Steve McQueen will produce his first movie for his own company titled The Man on a Nylon String at Warner Bros. This project marks his move into self produced cinema and collaboration with Warner Bros. for distribution.
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McQueen
Hollywood
UPI
Steve McQueen
Man On
Warner Bros
Labor Leader Appeals for Vigo County School Building Program
Vigo County COPE chairman urges immediate bonds for two new high schools and three new elementary schools funded by a five million dollar cumulative fund. He notes overcrowding and hazardous conditions, cites plans to replace unsafe buildings, and warns disaster could strike if action is delayed.
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B. G
Pete
Culver
Vigo County
COPE
Organized Labor
Terre Haute
Woodrow Wilson
Two Teens Injured After Motorcycle Collision
Two youths, Bruce Allen 16 and John Cline 15, were treated and released from St. Anthony Hospital after a truck struck their motorcycle on Prairieton Ave. Roy Stassen 43, driving the truck, reportedly signaled left with an arm only. In a separate incident eight year old Mike Nicoson was treated after riding into a car driven by Brown Wright 23.
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St. Anthony Hospital
Bruce Allen
Arleth Ave
John Cline
Southside Hospital
DeBaun
Allen
Prairieton Ave
Roy Stassen
1St Ave
Stassen
Mike Nicoson
16Th St
Brown Wright
26Th St
Liberty Ave
Star Unit launches United Fund drive in Terre Haute area
The Star Unit program rolls out in Terre Haute with over 100 voluntary agency board members visiting about 300 local businesses to secure a five point plan of support. Allison Maxwell leads the effort with Hugh T. Cummins becoming the first to commit to the new program.
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Terre Haute
United Fund
Allison Maxwell
Hugh T. Cummins
Apple House
Anne M. Lee
Viv Aldridge Jr
John Spitler
Carl Bosse
Guard to Train Two Weeks at Camp Grayling Michigan
About 400 area Army National Guardsmen from the 38th Supply and Transportation Battalion depart Saturday for Camp Grayling Michigan for a two week summer field exercise. The unit will motor in a 500 mile convoy from Brazil with arrival expected Sunday. The battalion includes Headquarters in Terre Haute Company B in Brazil and Company A in Greencastle led by Lt. Col. Jack Dempsey Captains Robert Meadows and Alan Pierce.
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Army National
Canal Zone
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Terre Haute
John Frederick
Brazil
Robert Meadows
Greencastle
Alan Pierce
Fifteen Vigo County teachers retire this year
Fifteen teachers have retired from the Vigo County School system after the final day of school on Friday. Resignations were received from twenty-five teachers and leaves of absence were granted to seven. named retirees include Mayrel Blaikie and Helen Bungard among others.
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Vigo County
Mayrel Blaikie
Helen Bungard
Helen Conroy
Betty Marie Cook
Mae Frazier
Ethel Heady
Nelda Kern
Robert Liggett
Rosella Lunsford
Nellie Neil
Ruth ‘Porter
Trella Roloff
Mary Weddle
Lucile Whitecotten
Jessie Williams
Virginia Bell
Patricia Bringman
Sheila Burton
Lucille Callahan
EvelynCanedy
Patricia Carpenter
Grace Dominix
Edna Fox
Ellen Greeley
Dagmar Haney
Anita Johnson
Nicholas Lennon, Jr
Thomas Lenahan
Patricia Maloff
Adrynn Marshall
Mary Morse
Judith Purdy
Suzanne Reynolds
Joretta Roloff
James.Rowe
Thelma Rutledge
Nina S
Plan for Vigo County Junior High Summer School
The Vigo County School Corporation outlines a summer program for junior high students from June 12 to August 4. Teachers gather June 12, with workshops June 13 at Woodrow Wilson, and conferences June 15. Classes run 8 to 12 morning sessions at various junior highs, with counselors and subject-area chairmen organizing specialized courses.
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Vigo County
Woodrow Wilson Junior High
Carl S. Riddle
Ray Asbury
Georgia Cole
Robert Wadsworth
Susie Dewey
Beulah Dorney
Milton Schlatter
Helen Reitzel
Vernona Stewart
Harry Johnson
Harry Wanker
Charles Dunlap
Robert Ahrens
Logan to Attend Geneva Meeting on World Health
Rose Polytechnic Institute will be represented at a World Health Organization meeting in Geneva this summer. Dr. John A. Logan, president of the institute and an international expert on environmental health education, will serve July as the United States representative on a 10 member panel with peers from USSR, Japan, France, Iran, the United Kingdom and the U.S. The group will review papers and draft guidelines for governmental procedures. Dr. Logan has prior WHO expert committee experience and holds roles in the Public Health Service and various national advisory bodies.
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Logan
World Health Organization
United States Public Health Service
Gross
Engineering Foundation
Surgeon General
National Academy of Sciences
Corps of Engineers
City official vows to remove 29 cuspidors from chamber
St Louis officials report clerk of the board Frank Boland was embarrassed when school children asked about brass floor objects. He announced plans to clear out the 29 cuspidors during adjournment of the board session.
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ST. Louis, Mo
UPI
Frank Boland
Board of Aldermen
Lake Central Makes Changes
Lake Central announces organizational changes to better distribute responsibilities and improve operating performance. The move aims to streamline decisions and enhance efficiency across departments.
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Lake Central
Lake Central splits operations into two departments
Lake Central Airlines reorganizes its operations division into two units: operations and maintenance and engineering. L. Thomas Ferguson, president, says R. W. Clifford remains in charge of the division with flight operations, dispatch, crew scheduling and training. B. G. Smith will lead the new division after moving from maintenance and engineering to an administrative role in quality control.
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Lake Central Airlines
L. Thomas Ferguson
R. W. Clifford
B. G. Smith
Lake Central
Purdue engineer Wesley Worley wins Durward Kirby Award
Wesley E. Worley a Purdue University electrical engineering graduate from Yates City Illinois is awarded the Durward Kirby Award for excellence in broadcasting. The honor stems from a radio and television performer who began as a student announcer at WBAA the Purdue radio station.
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Lafayette, Ind
Wesley E. Worley
Purdue University
Yates City
Durward Kirby
WBAA
Purdue
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