Indiana Broadcast History Archive

WTAJ News Broadcast: Record Arctic Cold, Brazil Fire, and Vigo County Political Disputes

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[AI-Generated Summary] Details a WTAJ news broadcast from Terre Haute, Indiana, covering a variety of local crises and political updates during a period of record-breaking cold. Key reports include a major fire at the Bidwell Tire Company in Brazil that caused $250,000 in damage, and an extreme cold wave that shattered a 1930 record by reaching -21°F at Holman Field. This weather caused gas supply shortages, business layoffs in Muncie, and the repeated closure of Vigo County schools. On the political front, the broadcast covers a unanimous vote for Jack Neidlinger Heizer as Terre Haute City Council President, a legal dispute over patronage hiring in the Vigo County Recorder’s office, and Ray Cronin Jr.’s early declaration to challenge Congressman John Myers in 1978. Other segments highlight a petition drive to save the "Lab School", plans for a new $3.5 million library, and a report on Terre Haute’s unemployment rate, which remains lower than the national average due to industrial diversity.

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