Needless Metric Setback is Cause for Concern
The Federal Highway Administration delays planned metric road signs, a backward step in the nation’s gradual shift to metric weights and measures. The piece argues for proceeding, citing long term cost savings and broad adoption already underway.
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Federal Highway Administration
Congress
United States
Terre Haute
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American National Metric Council
Defense Department
NATO
General Motors
India's Nuclear Stand Amid Moral Appeal and Open Door
Prime Minister Morarji Desai says India will not use nuclear weapons and calls for their disappearance from the earth. He denounces the secrecy of the 1974 peaceful blast and argues openness would have strengthened his position, leaving a door for other atomic nations to remain open.
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India
Morarji Desai
Desai
Torrijos Qaddafi deal alarm in Panama hints at anti Jewish policy shift
Washington report alleges Omar Torrijos reached a secret agreement with Muammar Qaddafi to bolster Arab ties and curb Zionist influence in Panama. It cites a Libyan backed plan, a land concession, a $100 million Arab bank, and a rise in anti Semitic activity while Panama denies anti Semitism and notes historical support for Israel.
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Washington
Panama
Omar Torrijos
Libya
Muammar Qaddafi
Americas
Qaddafi
Uganda
Idi Amin
Torrijos
Tripoli
United States
Cyrus Vance
Benjamin Rosenthal
D-N.y
Gressman
Richard Stone
D-Fla
Vance
Advice for Debbie on Writing From Veteran Voices
A New York column counsels a high school junior eager to write. It urges hard work over schooling, cites Reginald Rose’s struggle, and stresses persistence amid rejection while recommending read widely and write constantly.
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New York
Debbie
Columbia School of Journalism
New York City
Reginald Rose
The
New Yorker
Rose
Rockefeller Center
Midwest
Praise for Indiana Air National Guard volunteers at Camp Gulick
A Terre Haute editor thanks the 181st Civil Engineering Flight and 181st Tactical Fighter Group for preparing Camp Gulick for the camping season. They built an obstacle course graded roads redid a bath house and donated countless hours to help local youth.
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Boys’ Club
181St Civil Engineering Flight
181St Tactical Figher Group
Indiana Air National Guard
Camp Gulick
Terre Haute
Terre Haute Tribune Tribune Star contact and mailing note
Public notice-style record detailing delivery options and subscriptions for Terre Haute newspapers. Includes contact guidance, mail subscriptions, and postal details for Indiana Illinois readers, with filing and notice language typical of a local press order.
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Fce
Terre Haute
Tribune-Star Publishing Co. Inc
Wabash Ave
Maute
Indiana
Nosey salutes electees and welcomes new family member
Nosey congratulates Mrs. Orris Crukshank elected state trustee of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Zone 4 Jeanne Crukshank is a member of Eagles Auxiliary No. 291. Virginia Eaton, deputy Vigo County clerk, has a granddaughter Gina Marie Robbins born in Indianapolis. Dennis Jackson from West Vigo earns national Scholastic Art Award honors. Susan D Walter graduates Mount Holyoke College in American Studies, daughter of Will and Mary Walter of Terre Haute.
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Nosey
Orris
Doc) Cruikshank
Order of Eagles
Zone 4
Jeanne
Eagles
Virginia Casteel
Virginia
Gina Marie Robbins
Gina
Susan
Bob
Indianapolis
West Vigo
Dennis Jackson
Susan D. Walter
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley
Mass
Will G. Walter
Terre Haute
Leadership Battle Delays Peace Corps Director Selection
Internal fighting between ACTION director Sam Brown and deputy Mary King over who leads the Peace Corps stalls plans for a revitalized agency. King pushes for a female director and has recommended several women, while Brown resists and may intend to appoint his own candidate. Congress approve an $81 million budget with calls for expanded recruitment, but leadership remains unsettled.
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Washington
Carter
Peace Corps
Sam Brown
Mary King
Brown
King
Action
White House
U.S
Africa
House of Representatives
Robert Carr
D-Mich
Congress
Kennedy
Nixon
Lillian
India
Horoscope roundup for June with guidance by sign
The page lists daily zodiac notes with dates June 16 and 17, offering brief personality traits for Born today, then Gemini to Taurus. Each sign includes practical advice on action, communication, and managing conflicts, urging diplomacy, finishing tasks, and addressing home tensions. The item mirrors a typical newspaper horoscope column style.
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Gemini
Leo
VIRGO
LIBRA
Scorpio
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
Aries
Taurus
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Marlee A. Cox
Terre Haute Gazette
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