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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1968
Page
1
A U S civilian adviser urges bold U S action to root out graft in South Vietnam declaring few officials are clean enough to help and proposes creating an anticorruption office in the U S mission and rewards for citizens with solid corruption evidence. The plan notes the problem permeates all government levels.
An adviser reports graft at the highest levels of Vietnamese customs and revenue agencies with millions in lost revenue. He calls for jail and public disgrace for officials and insists on accountability shifting to the top. Continued on Page 3, Col. 1.
Communist gunners near Khe Sanh claim downing of a US Air Force C123 transport carrying 49 men including 5 crew and 44 passengers. Fate of the crew and passengers was not immediately known as shelling of the base appeared to ease and other battles occurred across South Vietnam.
The Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce honored 111 adults and project leaders for their 4-H service at a banquet in the Anaconda Aluminum cafeteria. The event, led by Vernie Potter and hosted by Ben Blumberg, recognized bank staffer Dave Hanson and many county leaders for leadership traits in youth.
Rescue teams reach Matouba Mountain wreckage as 63 people perish including the wife of real estate man William Zeckendorf. Plane en route from Caracas to Paris via Lima Quito and Venezuela disappeared on approach to Pointe a Pitre. Weather clear, no distress signals reported.
Vigo County Clerk Leonard Conrad reports two incumbents filed candidacies. Brentlinger for renomination on the Democrat ticket seeks a seat on the County Board of Commissioners. Caldwell files to return to the Vigo County School Trustees as a candidate for the Third District. Three school seats and all County Commissioner districts are open for the primaries. Continued on Page 6 Col 3.
The weather report notes fair and colder tonight with improving conditions Thursday. In Terre Haute and vicinity expect sunshine, a high near 38 to 48, low in 20s, and Thursday high 42 to 52. Indiana and Illinois likewise cold with bright spells and small precipitation chances.
The Senate narrowly rejects a plan to exempt single family homes from the civil rights open housing bill while approving tougher antiriot amendments. An 82 to 13 vote attaches a federal crime for crossing state lines with riot intent and two other riot related amendments. A proposed housing exemption for 29 million homes was defeated 48 to 43.
Rep. Wright Patman demanded a congressional probe into a leak of secret information to securities dealers by a Federal Reserve Bank employee. The tip on terms for a $2.5 billion Treasury borrowing gave dealers about one hour of advance notice. No profits were found from the leak.
Senate leaders debate how to respond if an appeal allegedly signed by Pueblo sailors is genuine. Mansfield questions White House judgment and guarantees before any apology or policy shift. Russell stresses freeing the crew while noting North Korea’s claim ship was seized in its waters. Fulbright sees possible escape from a bad situation if authentic.
In Bristol Connecticut a person mailed 100 pennies to cover a $1 parking fine. The envelope weighed enough to require $1.40 in postage, so the city collected the full amount with the coin payment.
The worst year for work stoppages in the United States was 1946, when 4,985 strikes involved 4.6 million workers leading to 116 million man days idle.
A Colombian DC4 airliner with 32 to 36 aboard was hijacked and diverted to Cuba landing in Santiago in eastern Cuba. Passengers and crew were guests at the Hotel Versailles while authorities decide if the plane will return to Colombia.
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