Quick action on fuel plan amid worsening shortage
Senator Henry M. Jackson and White House energy adviser John A. Love agreed to act without delay on an emergency plan as Arab oil bans deepen the fuel crisis. Jackson cited figures showing imports losses more than doubling and warned that many services would shut down when the last ship arrives. The administration and Jackson dispute several plan provisions.
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Washington
White House
Senate Interior Committee
Henry M. Jackson
John A. Love
United States
Jackson
Washington Democrat
Ford urges continuation of impeachment probe
Vice President designate Gerald R. Ford tells Senate Rules Committee the House should proceed with impeachment consideration to help clear the air. He doubts grounds exist but says the House must decide what constitutes impeachment. He discusses executive privilege, Watergate tapes, dairy-industry contributions, and his 1974 political plans amid fuel shortages and price hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gerald R. Ford
House
Nixon
Michigan
House of Representatives
Ford
Senate Rules Committee
Spiro T. Agnew
Congress
White House
Robert N. Winter-Berger
Winter- Berger
Downtown Pledges Reach One Hundred Thousand
Mayor Brighton announced the Downtown Beautification Project is advancing with $100000 in pledges raised by merchants led by Sidney Levin. Construction could start by May with plans including Cherry Street resurfacing and revised parking on one side of the street.
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William J. Brighton
Sidney Levin
Downtown Business’ Association
Brighton
Sid Levin
Robert Payne
Terre Haute
Cherry Street
9Th
9Th Street
Cherry
91Th Street
Ohio
Wabash
Indiana State Highway Commission
Commission
Wabash Avenue
Hulman Civic University Center
Prosecution Presses Gaps in Watergate Tape Evidence
Watergate prosecutor Richard Ben Veniste pressed for witnesses to challenge White House claims that two crucial conversations were unrecorded. He highlighted discrepancies in tape handling and testimony, and questioned diary revisions and recording practices as potential proof gaps.
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Washington
White House
Richard Ben Veniste
H. R. Haldeman
Ben Veniste
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
J. Fred Buzharadt
Nixon
John W. ‘Dean
Dean
Secret Service
Raymond C. Zumwalt
Zumwalt
Watergate
John Nesbitt
John N. Mitchell
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Illinois and Indiana
The National Weather Service reports Terre Haute area at 6 am 49 noon 59, 2 pm 60 with river stage 2.3 ft rising and no precipitation. Forecast: mostly cloudy and turning colder tonight. partly cloudy and colder Saturday with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s. Extended outlook calls for fair Sunday, then cooler with chances of rain Tuesday, highs in the 40s north to 50s south, and lows from the 20s north to the 30s south. Illinois forecast similar with mostly cloudy, unseasonably cold Monday and Tuesday, highs 30s to 40s, lows in the 20s to 30s, with a chance of rain or snow Tuesday. Dirt-dust count and sunrise/sunset figures included.
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Terre Haute
Forllinois
Terre Haute Sees $3 Million Jump in Property Valuation
Terre Haute mayor William J. Brighton says the civil city tax rate is reduced 31 cents for 1974 as assessed valuation rises by $3 million to total $105.3 million. He cites commercial and industrial growth, city belt tightening, and ongoing projects from Shirt to Firestone as signs of a brighter economy and potential further valuation gains next year.
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Phillips Petroleum Co
Sun, Union and Skelly
American
Trans World
United
Delta
North Central
Piedmont
Continental
Frontier
Eastern
Northwest Orient
Canada
United States
Therta
Donald Macdonald
Defense Department
U.S
Defesce
Commerce
Fred
Terre Haute
William J. Brighton
Brighton
Leland Larrison
Ivy Hil
Firestone
Zayre's
Bemis Company
General Telephone
State Tax Board Cuts Local Rate In Vigo County
The State Board of Tax Commissioners reduced Vigo County tax rates for 1973 payable in 1974. Terre Haute Harrison Township drops from 14.67 to 13.28, West Terre Haute from 15.21 to 12.20, and the state board cut the 14.48 adjustment rate by 1.86. A 20 percent 1974 property tax credit is enacted, with 10 percent on spring and 10 percent on fall installments.
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Vigo County
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Terre Haute - Harrison Township
West Terre Haute
State Board
Tax Adjustment Board
Roberta Byrd
Vigo County Taxpayers Association
Byrd
General Assembly
Rate Tax Board
Terre Haute-Harrison
Terre Haute-Honey Creek
Terre Haute-Lost Creek
Terre Haute-Otter Creek
Town of Riley
Seelyville
Fayette
Honey Creek
Linton
Lost Creek
Lost Creek Sanitary Dist
Nevins
Otter Creek
Pierson
Prairie Creek
Prairieton
Bal Riley
Sugar Creek
Prairie Creek-Vigo
Terre Haute
Senators Split Over Priorities
Washington lawmakers argued over whether William Saxbe's nomination should take precedence over a bill to appoint a court independent Watergate prosecutor. Senate leaders differed with Mansfield backing prosecutor legislation before Saxbe's nomination. Hearings continue as questions about Saxbe's eligibility surface amid salary changes.
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Washington
Senate
William B. Saxbe
Hugh Scott
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Saxbe
Ohio
Mansfield
Jaworski
Houston, Tex
Legislative
Senate Judiciary Committee
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Bireh Bayh
D-Ind
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CYO
Wabash Ave
Mike Albright
Julie Burns
Martin
Sirica
Ren Veniste
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National Weather Service
James McHargue
Tribune
State Tax Board
National Association of Mutual Savings Banks
Jeff Thomas J. Finnerty
Terre Haute Savings Bank
Tom Mont
DePauw University
T. P. Axton
Lafayette Savings Bank
Indiana Association of Mutual Savings Banks
John S. Howe
NAMSB
Provident Institution For Savings
Boston
Mass
Grover W. Ensley
Martin Photo
Leon Jaworski
Archibald Cox
Scott
Rayh
Judiciary Committee
Bill Saxbe
James O. Eastland
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