18 Sep 1969
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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1969
Page
1
FAA experts say radar is not foolproof and overhyped as a safety device. They note pilots can develop an illusion of protection, while collision-avoidance tech remains limited. A McDonnell Douglas system may enter service next year to warn aircraft of position and altitude.
President Nixon, addressing the United Nations General Assembly, calls on all 126 member nations to use broad diplomatic efforts to break Hanoi’s stalemate in Paris talks. He signals readiness to talk with Communist China and the USSR on key issues and urges open world cooperation on arms control and anti hijacking measures.
ABA spokesman Lawrence E. Walsh told the Senate Judiciary Committee that Judge Clement Haynsworth acted properly in participating in a 1963 Fourth Circuit labor decision. Walsh, a former judge and deputy attorney general, said there was no basis for disqualification and the ABA committee found him highly qualified.
News digest notes President Nixon's UN speech aimed at peaceful resolutions from Vietnam to the Middle East. Reports flag possible end of B52 raids in Vietnam in exchange for de-escalation steps. Two US Marine regiments to withdraw before Christmas with 23 killed and 58 wounded along the DMZ.
Local weather outlook shows fair cool conditions through Friday with low temperatures in the low 40s and highs around 70. Indiana also fair and cool, near zero precipitation through Friday, while Illinois sees increasing clouds and a chance of light showers late Friday. River stage 5.0 feet and rising. Dirt dust count 49 micrograms per cubic meter.
Terre Haute mayor Leland Larrison said an amendment to the housing code may be adopted by the City Council to comply with federal recertification rules. He clarified that the rules apply to new housing, outlined a traffic circle plan at 25th and Ohio, and noted no land seizure of corner property owners. He discussed the central fire station funded by Indiana State University and the city’s stance on cable TV franchises.
Mayor Larrison said General Ordinance No. 5 was stricken 6-0 and will be rewritten for a future submission amid council confusion. No. 6, on private dwelling sanitary specs, was defeated 4-2 and related housing code revisions were sent to committees for study.
Indiana officials mailed an emergency application to the U S Supreme Court asking to delay enforcement of a federal court order that requires redrawing state House and Senate districts by October 1. Gov Whitcomb argues remapping with 1960 census data would be inaccurate and costly, risking government stability.
Astronomers pinpointed irregularities in Uranus orbit as caused by a hidden planet’s gravity. The deduction led to the search and eventual discovery of Neptune in a precise region of space.
Washington reports the Nixon administration uses a profit and loss metric to judge antipoverty projects. Albina Corp of Portland, run by blacks, faces pressure to cut social goals and focus on quick profit, with officials saying the goal is viable business rather than endless funding.
About 70 percent of the Anaconda Aluminum Co. Terre Haute plant's 603 hourly workers and 200 salaried staff walked off Thursday after a chlorine gas incident Tuesday. Plant manager Warren Bogue called the stoppage complete and said no meeting with the union would occur until workers return to a operating plant. Local 103 President Joe Thompson seeks a meeting to end the work stoppage amid union and company stalemate.
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