Chamber Aims to Assist Terre Haute Post Office Site
Regional postal authorities reassured Tuesday there are no plans to move the multi million dollar post office complex from Terre Haute. The Cincinnati region said no decision has been made on Terre Haute’s needs and new site. the chamber pledged to back efforts to secure an adequate site. Vernie G. Potter said the board opposes anything hindering the planned Regional Distribution Facility and will work to remove obstacles.
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Terre Haute
Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce
Specia
Post Office Department
Walter Lutz
Post Office Dept
Washington, D.C
Lutz
Chamber of Commerce Board
Chamber
U. S. Post Office
Vernie G. Potter
Board of Directors
Weather map note from Terre Haute region forecast
Local conditions show 1am 54 and noon 72 with river at 8.2 ft and falling. Terre Haute area expects partly cloudy skies with possible showers and thundershowers tonight and Wednesday, lows 60 to 67, highs 78 to 86. Indiana forecast mirrors and Illinois notes support warm, dry periods with 30 to 50 percent precipitation chances.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Union Hospital bids opened for first phase building plan
Bids totaling 7 115 759 opened for Union Hospital 15 year expansion first phase adding 126 beds to 259 existing. Friedrich Wilhelm Construction lowest general bid 3 081 965 Frei tag Weinhardt lowest plumbing 2 747 000 Hyre Electric lowest electrical 1 034 000 Dietary Products Division bid 252 794 for food service equipment. Federal grant 1 196 888 with rest from public fund. Master plan by Ewing Miller Associates. New Katherine Hamilton Mental Health Center and ISU Nursing School building planned.
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Hyre Electric Co
Highland
Dietary Products Division
American Hospital Supply
Evanston, Ill
Federal
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Ewing Miller Associates, Inc
Indiana GOP opens with Whitcomb front runner for governor
The Indiana Republican State Convention began at 10 48 a m EST with 2224 delegates after a late start caused by a voting machine mixup. Otis Bowen and Earl Butz reportedly planned strategy against Edgar D Whitcomb, the leading candidate in a three way governor race. Delegates also addressed a platform endorsing Kerner Commission recommendations on race problems.
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Indiana
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Bremen
Earl Butz
Lafayette
Edgar D. Whitcomb
Seymour
Kerner Commission
Ray's Extradition Hearing Set for June 27 in King Case
In London a Bow Street magistrate scheduled a June 27 hearing on the U.S. bid to extradite James Earl Ray to Tennessee for trial on the Martin Luther King Jr. murder. Ray, an escaped convict, plans to fight the extradition as two Alabama lawyers travel to London to assist his British attorney. The proceedings, anticipated to last one or two days, follow his arrest June 8 on passport and gun charges.
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U.S
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Tennessee
Martin Luther King Jr
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Roger Frisby
Bow Street
Frank Milton
Milton
Wandsworth Bay
Wandsworth Prison
Birmingham
Ala
Arthur J. Hanes
Arthur Jr
London Airport
Wandsworth
Scotland Yard
McCarthy and HHH Delegates Vie in New York Primary
Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy urged Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey to publicly spell out private doubts on Vietnam as New York primary moves forward. Rockefeller and Nixon pressed aims on anti crime and delegate pursuit while RFK backers define loyalty to his principles amid the crowded race.
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Washington
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Capitol Hill
RFK
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
T. H. Girl 15 Vigo's Third Water Victim This Month
Funeral services were pending Tuesday for 15 year old Rose Bell who drowned Monday when she stepped into a hole while wading with three companions in Otter Creek at North Terre Haute Her death was the third drowning this month in Vigo County and prompted Sheriff Clyde E Lovellette to order added patrolling of unsupervised swimming areas. Miss Bell daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Black 1413 Eagle St stepped from a sand bar into a deep hole about 215 p m Monday Her body was recovered about 30 minutes later Wading with her at the time were Debby Archer 15 2014 Hendricks St Linda Miller 15 1601 Locust St and Wanda Stevens 16 RR 6 Terre Haute The Archer girl told investigating sheriff's deputies she grabbed the Bell girl as she went under water but was pulled under herself and lost her grip on the drowning victim The girl's body was discovered in about four feet of water by two brothers Ronald and Charles Meffiol both of North Terre Haute The sheriff's scuba diving team joined in the search Attempts were made by the Otter Creek Volunteer Fire Department to revive the girl but after 15 minutes of resuscitation there was no sign of life She was dead on arrival at Union Hospital The body was later taken to the Thomas Funeral Home pending arrange ments Sheriff's deputies said the scene of the drowning was near Taft Avenue about two blocks north of Parke Avenue in North Terre Haute Sheriff Lovellette immediately ordered his deputies to crack down hard on those who are found in water filled ponds Continued on Page 3 Column 4.
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Rose Bell
Otter Creek
North Terre Haute
Vigo County
Clyde E. Lovellette
Miss Bell
Robert Black
Eagle St
Debby Archer
Hendricks St
Linda Miller
Locust St
Wanda Stevens
Terre Haute
Archer
Ronald
Charles Meffiol
Parke Avenue
Lovellette
Keep Smoking It May Be Better Than Quitting Says Doctor
A psychiatrist told the AMA that some smokers are better off continuing the habit to avoid emotional disorders seen when attempting to quit. Dr. Sheldon Cohen of Atlanta cited withdrawal trauma, deep emotional ties to smoking, and cases where patients relapsed after treatment. He warned smoking cessation is hard and that only about 10 to 20 percent may quit, urging prevention by stopping new smokers rather than encouraging quitting.
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San Francisco
UPI
American Medical Association Today
Sheldon Cohen
Atlanta
AMA
Cohen
Equity Strike Darkens Broadway
Broadway faced a 19 show shutdown as Actors Equity halted performances over wage and contract terms. Picket lines and empty marquees replaced usual crowds while nine road shows also closed. Producer David Merrick warned the strike could last years, while fans sought refunds or ticket exchanges. The dispute, ongoing after City Hall talks, lacks a quick resolution.
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David Merrick
Times Square
Equity
Ralph Bellamy
Population decline tied to harbor silting in Saint-Jean de Luz
In 1660 Louis XIV wed Maria Theresa at Saint-Jean de Luz the town had 15 000 residents. The current population is about 9 000, a drop largely tied to harbor silting reducing port activity and local livelihoods.
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Louis XIV
Maria Theresa
Saint-Jean de Luz
France
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