Terre Haute Daily Edition 1977 News Brief
Weekly issue from Terre Haute Indiana dated October 31 1977 lists volume CLXVI number 153 and a price of 20 cents per single copy.
31 Oct 1977
Page 1
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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1977
Page
1
Weekly issue from Terre Haute Indiana dated October 31 1977 lists volume CLXVI number 153 and a price of 20 cents per single copy.
The South African and Rhodesian governments report heavy fighting with 87 guerrillas and 61 killed along borders with Angola and Zambia. U.N. Security Council prepares four resolutions censuring South Africa while cease fire talks in Dar es Salaam proceed. Andrew Young questions economic sanctions and nuclear fuel bans.
Lawmakers debate an energy tax on inefficient cars to curb gas waste and a ban on vehicles under 16 mpg by 1981 rising to 21 mpg by 1985. Conferees also argue Medicaid funding for abortion, with Senate and House splits delaying a $60.2 billion Labor and Health bill and potential paychecks for federal workers.
Maria de Jesus Rodriguez Hernandez, a Mexican patient blinded by uveitis since age nine, regains light perception after using Wills Eye Hospital SITE suction instrument. Doctors caution full vision unlikely. months of care and training needed.
Halloween lore traces origins to Celtic new year and All Saints Day. Folklorist Dr. Ron Baker notes early customs included offerings for returning ghosts, cemetery decorations, and prophesying by candle or corn meal. Adults once joined in, now mainly children go door to door for treats.
Joseph Mr Joe Zerilli a renowned Detroit Mafia leader and survivor of the Prohibition era gang wars died Sunday in a suburban Detroit hospital at 8 15 p m after a long illness He was 79 A hospital spokesman cited family at his bedside and did not release details of the illness Former Attorney General John Mitchell named Zerilli as a top Mafia figure alongside Gambino Colombo and Sciacca in 1969.
Hundreds gathered in Terre Haute to honor Anton Tony Hulman Jr. at a funeral Mass for a noted Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner and philanthropist. The service drew politicians actors racers and business leaders with pallbearers from Hulman and Company and officials closing local offices in tribute.
A regional brief reviews ongoing efforts to salvage a failed title pursuit with input from ISA officials. The Moment centers on ongoing negotiations and expected resolutions as months pass without final outcomes.
At 6 am 55 and 10 am 59 with a noon 60s through the day. River stage 4.9 ft and falling. Tonight showers and thunderstorms likely with lows in the 40s. Tuesday showers possible with highs in the 60s. Extended: mild mid 50s to 60s with daily shower chances and lows in the 40s. Winds south to southeast near 10 mph.
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