FBI investigating Vigo deputies over alleged civil rights violations
Attorneys Woodrow S Nasser and Darrell L Felling said they have cooperated with the FBI since early this month and turned over documented material. The probe follows the suspension of two deputies Lt Larry Peters and Sgt Robert McDonald amid internal inquiries prompted by a former deputy’s allegations. The Barths seek a federal suit alleging illegal entry and multiple rights violations plus a possible $1 million claim.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Vigo County
Larry Peters
Sheriff's Department
Robert McDonald
Nasser
Felling
Charles Barth
Beulah Rd
The
Tina Barth
Barths
Albright
Terre Haute
James Swift
Robert Poynter
Poynter
Senate Debates Social Security Pay Increase
The Senate considers a 5.5 percent cost of living increase for Social Security tied to a debt limit extension due by week’s end. The package also covers FBI director nomination Clarence Kelley and Defense Secretary James Schlesinger as Congress aims to end business before a ten day July 4 recess.
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Senate
Washington
Congress
Kansas City Police
Clarence M. Kelley
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James R. Schlesinger
Defense
Kelley
Storms Strain Terre Haute Area Residents After Severe Weather
A Tuesday storm system brought tornadoes heavy rains and strong winds to Terre Haute and Vigo County causing one traffic death. William L. Dixon aged 20 died after his car slid on a rain slicked State Road 46 and struck a parked truck near I 70. His brothers Frank 10 and Carl Doner were treated for injuries. Indiana State Troopers Don Null and Paul Skinner investigated the fatality as agencies reported no other weather related crashes. Lightning hit the Indiana State Police Post on U S 41 early Wednesday and cut power to lines while roads remained open. City crews worked to clear downed limbs and trees including a blocked intersection at 7th Street and Collett Avenue. Residents began to recover amid ongoing cleanups.
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Rosedale
Rosedale Road
Vigo County
Terre Haute
William L. Dixon
15Th St
I-70
Dixon
Frank
Carl Doner
Chestnut St
St. Anthony Hospital
Indiana
U.S. 41
Vigo
Charles Leeth
Nationals Weather Service
Parke
Putnam
Montgomery
Hendricks
Boone
Clay
Clay County
Weather Roundup Ends With Tornado Warnings Across Indiana
The 6 am to 9 am rainfall totals hit 1.10 inches with the Terre Haute river stage at 6.6 ft and rising. Widespread storms, heavy in spots, prompted tornado warnings across Vigo and surrounding counties. No serious wind damage reported. numerous reports of lightning strikes and cattle fatalities near Burnett.
Subsidy Approved For Ambulances In Vigo County
Vigo County Council approved 313500 in federal revenue sharing expenditures with 12500 for ambulance service 55000 for courthouse remodeling and 65000 for a courthouse heating system The vote 5 to 0 followed heated sessions with Fire Chief Leroy Shipley and private ambulance firms urging support A move to inspect an ambulance outside the courthouse fueled the debate
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Vigo County
Court House
Terre Haute
Leroy Shipley
Chambers and Hurt
Paul Newton
Lawrence King
Fire Department
Paul Mayes
House of Photography
Avery Island Salt Mountain Behind Tabasco Tale
Avery Island Louisiana is a salt dome where tabasco sauce is produced. The island sits as a mountain of salt covered by a thin crust of earth.
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Avery Island
Phasing Out Glenn Home Part of Vigo County Plan
Circuit Judge Joseph Anderson announced a plan to institute a foster parent program in Vigo County to phase out the county operated Glenn Home for children within about 60 days. The Terre Haute League of Women Voters urged renovation, citing sanitation issues and lack of state licensing since 1964.
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Glenn
Vigo
Joseph Anderson
Vigo County
Glenn Home
Indiana
Anderson
Terre Haute
J. Arthur Mann
Judge Anderson
Welfare Department
Ival Lane
Ival
Eva Lane
Warning of potential food shortages Capitol Hill warns
News warnings from Capitol Hill and industry spokesmen describe growing food shortages caused by high farm prices and controlled retail prices. The National Association of Food Chains says oil and shortening processors halted operations and fruit and vegetable processors are limiting sales. Raymond Jennison of the American Corn Millers Federation notes about a third of milling capacity closed due to the June 13 price freeze, with Kellogg Co. signaling further milling cuts as grits demand slows.
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Washington
UPI
Capitol Hill
Food Industry
National Association of Food Chains
Cost of Living Council
Raymond Jennison
American Corn Millers Federation
Jennison
Illinois
Lauhoff Grain Co
Danville
Trade Association
Kellogg Co
White House challenges John Dean on enemies list
John W. Dean III testified that the White House kept an enemies list of politicians, newsmen, union officials and businessmen. The White House pressed him to say if he leaked secret testimony to seek immunity, as he testified about Nixon aides and Watergate.
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Washington
John W. Dean III
White House
Dean
Senate
Watergate Committee
Charles W. Colson
Harold J. Gibbons
Teamsters Union
Colson
Nixon
Jack Anderson
NBC
Chet Huntley
Robert Strauss
Columbus
Ind
J. Irwin Miller
Miller
Cummins Engine Co., Inc
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
New York City
Anderson
Thomas J. Dodd
D Conn
Sen
Edward J. Gurney
R Fla
Gurney
G. Gordon Liddy
Mayor Warns of Fuel Shortage Impact on 1974 Bids
Terre Haute Mayor William J. Brighton warned Wednesday that if the fuel crisis remains unresolved by January 1, 1974, the city may not receive bids for its gasoline contract. He noted uncertain allotments from Sisson Bros and said talks with federal lawmakers continue for relief. A public hearing on a $1 million Economic Development Commission bond for Bemis Company expansion is set for Thursday at City Hall.
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William J. Brighton
Brighton
U.S
Birch Bayh
Vance Hartke
John Myers
Sisson Bros
Terre Haute
Office of Oil and Gas
Economic Development Commission
City Hall
Bemis Company, Inc
Allegheny Commuter service sees rising passenger boardings
Allegheny Commuter Service at Hulman Field reports a 37 percent increase in passenger boardings since June 1. Danville based manager Al Tingley told Terre Haute Rotary Club that June loadings should reach about 3,000 versus normal 2,200. Other Allegheny officials attended the luncheon and outlined future goals at Hulman Field.
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Allegheny
Hulman Field
al Tingley
Danville
Ill
Terre Haute
James McGuire
William A. Kelly
Allegheny Airlines, Inc
Tingley
Vereon, Inc
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W. Paul Newton
Don Myers
Shipley
Harry P. Brentlinger
Frank Kaperak
Brentlinger
Kaperak
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