Truck Driver Saves Four From Being Killed
A Granville Ohio truck driver James Allen Martin rescued four travelers from a wrecked car moments before a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train struck. He and car driver Carlos Kitchen carried Mary Evans across the road as the car toppled, engines caught fire, and sparks and fuel splashed. None of the rescuers were injured.
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Plymouth
Ind
George
James Allen Martin
Granville
Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fort Wayne
Ohio Trucking Association
Martin
Carlos Kitchen
Chicago
Mary Alice Evans
Rt. 1
Williamson
W. Va
Fighting in Green Berets Take Part in Fighting
In War Zone C Tay Ninh Province a U S Army company linked with about 240 irregular Vietnamese forces engaged a Communist unit and forced a retreat. Casualties were reported as light for allies with initial figures not final. Air and artillery strikes supported the action while other U S units pressed Viet Cong operations nearby. Details on the Thanksgiving Day ambush near Dalat remained tangled as officials sorted casualty reports.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Tay Ninh
Tay Ninh City
U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
Binh Dinh
Dalat
Holiday Traffic Deaths Total 232
Thanksgiving weekend traffic toll climbs to 232 with 50 under age 18. AP counts four-day period start 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday. NSC cites home-holiday driving. Indiana totals include two-car crashes near Milan and Gary with two dead and multiple injuries. continued on page 10.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Indiana
Daniel L. Fulford
Billy J. Stout
Bloomington
Milan
Weather map highlights mixed conditions across Terre Haute area
Forecast calls for rain ending this afternoon then clearing tonight. Mostly cloudy to partly cloudy by noon Saturday with cooler temperatures. Winds SW turning W 10 to 20 mph. highs near 55 today and mid 50s Saturday. Indiana mostly cloudy tonight then partly cloudy Saturday with cooler highs in the mid 50s. Illinois Cloudy tonight and Saturday morning, then partly cloudy with cooler highs in the 40s. River stage at 4 ft and stationary. Temperature readings: 69 yesterday high, 51 low last night. Precipitation around .49 inches. Forecast confidence varies by region with probabilities 70 today, 10 tonight, 5 Saturday.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Mayor vetoes purchasing agent bill in Terre Haute
Mayor Ralph Tucker announced the veto of General Ordinance No. 2 rejected by Terre Haute City Council 6 to 2. The measure would have created a purchasing agent under the city controller with funding in the controller's budget, effective Jan. 1, 1967. He cited Indiana law gaps and current departmental purchasing practices as reasons.
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Ralph Tucker Friday
Terre Haute
Indiana
Brazil Centennial Greek Games A Special Report
A Tribune-Star roto gravure feature highlights Brazil's centennial celebrations and Greek Games with a special report presenting vivid imagery and context.
Leaders Appeal to Pope on Birth Control From Global Signers
Seventy five leaders from faiths and science ask Pope Paul VI to support birth control to curb overpopulation. The letter, signed by 85 figures from 20 nations including 21 Nobel laureates, urges changing moral applications to meet changing conditions. It notes the Vatican acknowledged receipt on June 27 and was drafted by Edward L. Tatum and John C. Bennett.
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New York
Vatican
Msgr
Angelo Dell’s
Acqua
Papal
Edward L. Tatum
Rockefeller University
John C. Bennett
Pre
Now You Know Smog Word Origins
The term smog blends smoke and fog to describe a foggy atmosphere intensified by smoke or chemical fumes, illustrating how language reflects air pollution.
Smog Over New York Eases After Inversion Break
New York City’s smog gradually lifts as a stagnant air mass eases. Officials report pollution about 1% of normal, with no hospital deaths linked to the smog. Weather forecasts predict cloud cover and some showers, aiding the break in pollution levels.
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New York
New York City
Weather Bureau
Austin N. Heller
Middle Atlantic
Manhattan
New York Area
Empire State Building
34Th Street
Fifth Avenue
New York Metropolitan
Middle Atlantic Coast
Handbag of Slain Girl Located Near Rochester
State police report a large black leather handbag belonging to 19 year old Michigan girl Eileen Marie Alex found slain near South Bend last week was located near Rochester on Thursday. The bag contained her driver’s license and other items. Police say the discovery may help link the victim to the crime and identify suspects.
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South Bend
Ind
Michigan
Here
Rochester
Eileen Marie Alex
Allen Park
Mich
Alex
Earl Deaton
Trapper
August Alex
Are Killed In Bulgarian Airliner Crash
A Bulgarian airliner with 76 passengers and eight crew crashed minutes after takeoff from Bratislava in bad weather near Czechoslovakia. Reports vary on fatalities from 81 to 83 with no official confirmation. The crash occurred after an unscheduled stop at Bratislava.
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Vienna
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Bratislava
ADN
East Germany
Ivan Batshvarov
Slovakia
Christmas Savings Clubs total over one million dollars
Checks totaling 1,331,898.50 were mailed to 12, others across Terre Haute four banks Indiana State Merchants National Terre Haute First National and Terre Haute Savings. Merchants sent 363,898.50 to 3,689 members while Terre Haute Savings serves about 575 with over 50,000 saved. Indiana State has 2,184 members with 218,000 saved and Terre Haute First National reports about 700,000 saved by roughly 6,100 members.
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Terre Haute
Indiana _ State
Merchants National
Terre Haute First National
Terre Haute Savings
Merchants National Bank
Indiana State
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