Terre Haute Considers Juvenile Division in Police Bureau
Vigo County Council proposes a 14 page plan to create a juvenile division in the Terre Haute Police Department. Chief Glen R. Means is shown the outline as officials train officers in handling juveniles, a move to match other Indiana cities.
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Terre Haute
Vigo County
Council
Committee On
Glen R. Means
Indiana
Juvenile Aid Bureau
Means
Robert A. Hagmann
Braithwaite
Ronald K. Melendy
Adult and Child Guidance Clinic
Thomas Shaughnessy
Gibault School For Boys
Miners Believed Alive In Calumet Shaft Rescue
Two rescue experts descended 1,200 feet into a Calumet salt mine shaft to aid 21 trapped miners. Oxygen appeared present and a diesel engine was heard, suggesting potential hope but uncertainty. A small fire near the fan raised concerns as efforts to communicate and reach the men continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet
F. Clayton Tonnamaker
Cargill, Inc
Cargill
15 Children Injured in Bus and Auto Collision Near Worthington
In Greene County Indiana a bus and car collided six miles west of Worthington at a road intersection. Fifteen children were injured with two hospitalized. Driver David Brammel was in serious condition and Beth Peavey was in fair condition. The bus, carrying Central School students from Switz City, flipped after the car veered from a gravel road.
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Linton
Ind
Greene County
Worthington
David Brammel
Rt. 2
Beth Peavey
Jasonville
Freeman- Greene
Central School
Switz City
Paul Swaby Jr
Greencastle Banner Fire Forces Shutdown and Merger Plan
Abbreviated editions of the Greencastle Banner will be published from Crawfordsville after a $250,000 fire destroyed the office and printing facilities. Editor James R. Zeis said the editorial department will relocate to the old Putnam County Graphic Building while printing equipment was ruined. Fire officials described rapid collapse after water contact with molten metal blew out a rear wall.
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Greencastle
Ind
Greencastle Banner
Crawfordsville Journal & Review
James R. Zeis
Putnam County Graphic
Zeis
Banner
Midwest
Charles Watkins
Senate Rejects Thieu Bid for One Year of Powers
Viet Senate votes 40 to 3 against Thieu's request for one year of special powers in economy and finance citing constitutional concerns. The rejection follows a House vote and leaves each economic measure subject to legislative approval while martial law and mobilization remain in effect amid the Communist offensive.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Senate
House of Representatives
Thieu
Thiew
Joe Martin, Former House Speaker, Dies at 83
Joseph W. Martin Jr. known as Mr. GOP and former House speaker died at 83 in Fort Lauderdale after a long 21 term congressional career. Born in North Attleboro he began public service in 1912 and led GOP efforts as floor leader in 1939. His death followed an autopsy request by relatives.
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Gop
Joe Martin
North Attleboro
Mass
Joseph W. Martin Jr
House
Washington
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
George Kelly
Congress
Martin
Massachusetts
Weather Map Forecast for Terre Haute Area
The Weather Bureau reports River Stage 4.1 ft with fair and warmer conditions. Tonight lows 30 to 37, Friday highs 53, continued mild with increasing cloudiness. Illinois partly cloudy, warmer tonight with lows upper 30s, Friday increasing clouds. Indiana Mostly fair, warmer, lows 32 to 37, highs 53 to 60, precipitation less than 5 percent through Friday. Temperature street readings 22 at night and 46 by 2 pm.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Fria
Post Office Dedication Attracts Top Officials
Terre Haute plans a Sunday post office annex dedication with a 2 p.m. program. Dignitaries include U S Senator Birch Bayh, Congressman John T Myers, John P Doran, Mayor Leland Larrison, and Lew Taylor. Doran leads the Cincinnati region overseeing 58 000 postal employees.
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Terre Haute
S. 13Th St
Frank Miklozek
U. S
Birch Bayh
John T. Myers
John P. Doran
Cincinnati Postal Region
Leland Larrison
Lew Taylor
President Johnson Maintains Non-Candidacy Status
President Johnson aims to stay a noncandidate for re election through the Democratic convention. He bypassed the Massachusetts primary and will not enter any of 15 primaries, while not withdrawing from Wisconsin Oregon or Nebraska contests to avoid formal noncandidacy. He can travel and speak without facing equal time rules and continue duties as commander in chief.
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Washington
Johnson
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Oregon
Nebraska
United States
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Boston Declared Windiest City Of 1966 By Almanac
United Press International reports that Boston topped the United States for windiness in 1966, per World Almanac figures. The city’s highest gust reached 65 mph, while average hourly winds were 12.9 mph that year.
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United Press International
Chicago
Windy City
Boston
United States
Anderson Seeks Peaceful Solution At City Council Meeting
Harold Anderson of the NAACP called for a peaceful approach as city leaders debated forming a Human Relations Commission. The discussion covered housing discrimination, a Penn Central rail line removal, and a city contract with bus drivers. ISU faculty drafted the ordinance, with key figures urging a formal commission and clearer leadership.
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Harold Anderson
Terre Haute
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Penn Central
Indiana State University
Commission of Human Relations
Solomon Stevenson
Indiana Civil Rights Commission
Harold Hughes
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Dick Sutliff
Tribune
Mittee
Lloyd Braithwaite
Charlotte A. Sutliff
Vernon A. Guidry Jr
Industrial Arts Supervisors
Frank Haynes
Indianapolis Public Schools
John O. Conaway
ISU School of Technology
Charles W. Hardaway
ISU
Lewis W. Yoho
School of Technology
William Scruta
DeKalb, Il
Hulman Center
Viet Senate
Joseph W. Martin, JR
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mary Anne Pierce
Doran
Frederick C. Belen
Air Force One
White House
John
Son
Anderson
Myril O. Wilkinson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wabash River
10Th St
New York Central
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