Refugees From Vietnam Start New Life in Terre Haute
Tran Van HIEN and his family arrive from Saigon to Terre Haute after a long journey via Fort Chaffee. They join IU veterans and others sponsored by Dr. Walter Weffenstette and the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. A drive collects aid while HIEN lines up job interviews and his wife may work as a secretary. The children begin schooling and the family adjusts to American life.
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Tran van Hien
Hien
Hulman Field
Vietnam
Terre Haute
Diep
Tai
Lan
Chanh
Phuc
Saigon
United
Fort Chaffee
Arkansas
Indiana State University
Walter
Kathryn Weffenstette
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
Weffenstette
ISU
U.S
Weffenstettes
Ford presses for comprehensive energy plan amid deadlock
President Ford urged congressional leaders to push a national energy program after a five month stalemate with Democratic leaders. The White House said the session stressed conservation and increased domestic supplies with goals of cutting foreign oil imports and achieving energy self sufficiency by 1985. Key aides including Nelson Rockefeller attended as House leaders noted lack of consensus.
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Washington
Ford
White House
House
Oval Office
Carl Albert
Thomas T. O'Neill
D-Mass
Nelson Rockefeller
Rogers C. B. Morton
Frank Zarb
al Ullman
D-Ore
Unity Key Theme at Hoosier Boys State Inauguration
David M. Shellito, a 16 year old Mishawaka Federalist, was elected governor at Indiana State University campus for Hoosier Boys State. He called for party unity and announced appointing opponent John Torr as Supreme Court judge as elections set up government offices across eight counties and 16 cities.
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HBS
Dave Shellito
Mishawaka
Hoosier Boys’ State
Indiana State University
Vigo County
C. Joseph Anderson
David Marcadis
South Vigo High School
Bill Jackson
Marcadis
Marvin Marcadis
House of Photography
David M. Shellito
Terre Haute South Vigo High
Shellito
American Legion Sponsored
John Torr
Greencastle
Torr
Supreme Court
Penn High School
OPEC to Raise Oil Prices Within Three Months
OPEC ministers announced plans to lift oil costs and decouple petroleum from the dollar by Oct 1, after a three day Gabon conference. A Sept 24 Vienna meeting will determine the rise size, with hints of a 10 percent or potentially 30 percent increase amid energy talks bargaining.
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Libreville
Gabon
UPI
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Vienna
Head of Sub Unit Probing CIA Reveals Knowledge of Kill Plots
Rep. James V. Stanton said he knows of successful assassination plots by the CIA but would not name victims. The remarks followed a media account tied to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Stanton leads a House subcommittee probing CIA misdeeds as part of a larger intelligence panel.
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CIA
Washington
New House
Central Intelligence Agency
James V. Stanton
Ohio
Stanton
Cbs-Tv
Morning News
Cleveland Plain Dealer
House
U.S
Michigan
Lucien Nedzi
D-Mich
Macomb Daily
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Nedzi
Carl Albert
House Intelligence
James R. Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Terre Haute Area Weather Summary and Outlook
The National Weather Service reports River Stage at 7.0 feet and light precipitation. Forecasts for Terre Haute and vicinity call for fair, cooler tonight, mostly sunny Friday with lows in the mid 50s and highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. Illinois and Indiana portions show similar fair, cool conditions with weekend chances of afternoon showers and temperatures from the mid 70s to mid 80s, sunrise 5 22 a m sunset 8 17 p m. Dirt dust count sits at 51 micrograms per cubic meter.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Hoo sier Boys' State Delegates Visit Terre Haute Government Offices
Newly elected HBS officials toured Terre Haute and Vigo County offices to learn how government operates. About 500 state county and city officials planned to set up functioning operations and discuss duties with state police, judges, clerks, and auditors as part of a three day program at ISU.
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Hoosier Boys
Terre Haute
Vigo County
HBS
Indiana State University
1Ir
Indiana
Dave Shellito
Jones- Hines-Sandison-Gillum
Jack McIntyre
Bloomfield
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Indiana Air National Guard
Boys
By Wayne Perry
Air Force
Marendis
South Vigo
California Institute of Technology
AR 21
Hat
Oversight Committee
National Weather Service
American Legion
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