Senate fight over Vietnam policy widens in push to withdraw
UPI report outlines congressional moves by Senators Church and Cooper to attach a Vietnam withdrawal limit to the defense appropriation bill, and Fulbright’s push to include Mansfield style language in foreign aid, amid Nixon’s rejection of binding terms.
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Washington
UPI
Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Indochina
House
Senate
Frank Church
D-Idaho
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Cooper
Church
Sen
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Mike Mansfield
Montana
United States
Laos
Cambodia
State Board Begins Cutting On Vigo Rate
The Vigo County tax picture shows a tentative rate near 13.60 per 100, down from 13.82 as four State Board representatives review the final local rates in Terre Haute. County net assessed values total 207,582,050, up about 2.8 million, city valuation 100 million, enabling about a 15 cent reduction while local spending remains unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute-Harrison Township
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Vigo County
Terre Haute-Harrison
Strouse Award To Sid Levin Receives Community Honor
A Terre Haute businessman and active civic figure Sid Levin received the fourth Alfred Strouse Human Relations Award at a dinner by Gan Eden Lodge of B nai Brith at Temple Irsae. Judge Charles J. McCrory spoke on human relations and the courts. Levin, Chicago native, moved to Terre Haute in 1922 and founded Corner Furniture Store. He has served as synagogue president and on multiple boards including Terre Haute Kiwanis and the Community Foundation of the Wabash Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Levin
Terre Haute
Legion
Alfred Strouse
Temple Israel
John C. Kite
Gan Eden Lodge
Nai B’rith
Robert Benjamin
James Hollis
Edward Wormser
Lodge
Levin
L. Schuman Hunter
Charles McCrory
Martin
B’nai Brith
Temple Irsae
Chicago
Fairbanks
Sarah Scott
Wiley High School
Corner Furniture
Milton
James Conover
Garfield High School
Conover
Humboldt Masonic Lodge No. 42
Wabash Valley
Downtown Businessmen’s Association
Hulman & Co
Strouse
Wiley
United Hebrew Congregation
Charles J. McCrory
Record elephant carcass in Angola weighed twelve tons
The largest elephant on record, a bull killed in southeastern Angola in 1955, reportedly weighed 12 tons and stood about 13 feet 2 inches tall.
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Angola
Coordinating Council Aids Terre Haute Child Care Effort
The Coordinating Council of Vigo County mobilizes to address child care needs in Terre Haute. Led by Robert Mardis and allied with United Fund, the council aims to organize an interaction or planning group to tackle this key community issue and ensure loving care for children.
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Terre Haute
Coordinating Council
Vigo County
United Fund
Cestnut St
Robert Mardis
Coordinatng
Accord
South Vigo
Jeannie Sabb
Lisa's Truck Stop Burned To Ground
The State Fire Marshal investigates a Thursday early morning fire that destroyed Lisa's Truck Stop south of Terre Haute on U.S. 41. Damages exceed 100000 dollars as six area fire crews fought the stubborn blaze for hours, with gas suspected as a fuel. Volunteers from Pimento, Farmersburg, Terre Haute, and Chas Pfizer units aided, and 15 firefighters worked to control the flames. A recent highway turnoff project added to the loss, and the first call came at 1258 a.m. with reports continuing as authorities responded.
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Lisa
Terre Haute
U.S. 41
Sheriff's Department
Dick Upton
Pimento
Jim Ray
Farmersburg
Terre Haute Fire Department
Chas. Pfizer
Sheriff’s Office
Indiana
Idaho
Pay Board Studies New Coal Contract in 3 Year Bid
Washington reports the Pay Board ready to review a three year coal contract as miners press for wage heft while the board flags potential rollbacks to fit the 5.5 percent annual standard. Talks include United Mine Workers and Bituminous Coal Operators Association with a $30 percent raise cited in the contract. Meanwhile the Construction Industry Stabilization Committee issues a telegram delaying collective bargaining wage adjustments past August 15 for unionized construction workers, with nonunion workers unaffected. The Pay Board continues to debate retroactive pay and merit pay amid broader labor and inflation measures.
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Washington
United Mine Workers of America
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Construction Industry Stabilization Committee
Stabilization Committee
Price Commission
American Motors
Chrysler
Commerce Department
Nixon
Internal Revenue Service
Gerald Portnoy
IRS
Miners Walk Off Area Jobs Protesting Pay Board Delay
Several area mines closed Thursday as United Mine Workers set picket lines over the Federal Pay Board delaying a 10 percent contract increase. About 400 miners were affected at Peabody Coal Jacksonville Hawthorne Pleasantville Thunderbird Sullivan Ayrshire Sycamore Minnie HaHa while Universal Chanute and other mines kept some operations. PSI reported coal deliveries to power plants continued from some mines before a second strike cut supplies. Continued on page 6 column 2.
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United Mine Workers
Federal Pay Board
Peabody Coal Company
Jasonville
Hawthorne
Pleasantville
Thunderbird
Sullivan
Ayrshire
Sycamore
Minnie-HaHa
Peabody
Universal
Chanute
Staunton
Public Service Indiana
PSI
Hawthorne Ayrshire
Minnie- HaHa
Wabash River
Dresser
Cayuga
Gallagher
Lynnville
Indiana-Michigan Power and Light
Breed
Fairbanks
Weather Map On Page 14 Reports Cooler Conditions
A weather map notes showers and cooler trends across Terre Haute and surrounding regions. Indiana expects lingering showers tonight then a cold Friday with possible snow mixed precipitation. Illinois shows cloudy, windy skies and cooler highs around mid forties. Dirt-dust count tallies 181 micrograms per cubic meter. sunrise 7 37 a m sunset 5 33 p m.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Cooder
Campaign Fund Is Kept Alive
In Washington the Senate rejected a GOP bid to kill a Democratic backed presidential campaign financing plan by 49 to 46. The plan would provide major party nominees up to 20.4 million in public funds next year, and appears to have enough votes to be added to a 26 billion tax cut bill. Senator Mathias led the effort to defeat the measure, which drew a bitter partisan debate. Democratic Leader Mansfield urged public financing as essential to curb labor influence. Continued on Page 6 Col 1.
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Washington
Senate
Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md
Mike Mansfield
John O. Pastore
D-R.i
Labor
Vigo County Juvenile Court to release regular statistics
The Vigo County Juvenile Court unveiled a policy to issue regular public statistics on case types processing and final dispositions. Judge Michael H. Kearns and Circuit Judge C. Joseph Anderson said details will be released through local news media while names remain confidential unless release is warranted by public interest.
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Vigo County Juvenile Court
Michael H. Kearns
Kearns
Juvenile Court
Vigo Circuit
C. Joseph Anderson
Sarah Scott Junior High School
Geneva
Kerns
Vigo County
The Country Parson Quips On Worth of Work
The Country Parson quips I am pretty sure half of what I do isn't worth doing but I don't know which half. The remark reflects a wry view of daily labor and self reflection common in period columns.
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News Digest
United Press International
Pay Board
By Brooks Jackson
National Weather Service
Glenn
Howard Johnson
U.S. 40
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