11 year old bike rider raises March of Dimes funds
An Indianapolis boy Billy Runner aged 11 rode from the Indianapolis Speedway gates to Terre Haute collecting pledges for the March of Dimes. He arrived at 5 30 p m after starting at 8 a m with support from Anton Hulman Jr U S Sen Birch Bayh and former Gov Edgar Whitcomb. A chain break near Seelyville caused a delay but no derailment.
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Indianapolis
Billy Runner
Indianapolis Speedway
Terre Haute
Billy
Speeway
Paul Goff
March of Dimes
Anton Hulman Jr
U.S
Birch Bayh
Edgar Whitcomb
Seelyville
John Gilmore
Atkins Boys’ Club
Ambulance Service Cost Sparks County Budget Talk
County officials press to cut emergency ambulance costs amid talks with private firms Terre Haute Ambulance Service and Chambers Hurt. City seeks 20 000 for rest of year while federal funds aim for 12 500. private bids expected as contracts loom.
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Harry Brentlinger
Brentlinger
Terre Haute
James Freudenberg
Hootch Origin Tlingit Word Linked to Yukon Party Term
Yukon hootch a rum sold only in Yukon Territory derives its name from the Tlingit word hootznahoo. The drink dates to the 1898 Klondike gold rush era and the term hootchinany describes a large Yukon party.
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Whitehorse
Yukon
UPI
St Anthony Hospital Expands Emergency Room Facilities
St Anthony Hospital will add three patient treatment rooms on the first floor of the north wing to expand its emergency room service. The plan follows a 27.5 percent rise in ER patients since 24 hour physician coverage began last July, with an average 43 patients daily and only 16 percent needing hospitalization. Additional Lavatory, storage, and toilet facilities accompany the new rooms as completion is targeted after this summer.
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St. Anthony Hospital
Wilbert McIntosh
United States
St Anthony's
Mary Henrita
Giraffe Calves Born Tall Compared to Humans
A newborn giraffe stands tall at birth, matching the height of an average adult human. The milestone highlights the species' rapid early growth and unique birth biology.
No injuries in Illinois Central derailment near Solsberry
An Illinois Central freight train derailed Wednesday three miles west of Solsberry Indiana. Eleven cars toppled with two carrying sulfuric acid that leaked but was diluted by water in a ditch. The State Board of Health was notified and kept advised.
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Solsberry
Ind
Illinois Central Ltreight
State Board of Health
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Robert L. Gilmore
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
ROTC
James K. Gilmore
Hymera
Damon W. Holladay
Shelburn
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Honey Creek Square
Watt
Rocky Mountains
Jimmy Gladden
Howard
Sharon Gladden
Plum St
Indiana
Ronald McDonald
McDonald
Dean and Decker
FORD
Doan & Decker Ford, Inc
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