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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1971
Page
3
Beir ut Lebanon AP reports Israeli forces crossed the border into the south village of Blida Sunday night and blew up three houses before pulling out. A Lebanese army spokesman said there were no casualties. Blida lies less than a mile from the Israeli frontier where Palestinian guerrillas have recently been active.
The history column lists major moments on this date including the 1914 assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand triggering World War I, the 1776 Battle of Monmouth, Victoria's 1838 coronation, and the 1943 Luzon reconquest announcement by General MacArthur, among other noted events and anniversaries.
An explosion at the rear of Canon City First Methodist Church shattered windows but caused no injuries. Police say dynamite abandoned in a trash barrel likely caused the blast and an investigation will involve the FBI. Fragments mention Rio de Janeiro Catholic hierarchy opposing dictatorial regimes.
Obituary notices list Donald L Lebsack of Greeley and family relations including siblings and nieces. Services and interment set in Greeley area with arrangements at Grace Church Sunset. Memorial gifts suggested to Sunset Assembly of God Church La Ballard and Sunset Mooring Gardens.
The Supreme Court ruled five to four that federal grants to hospitals and church affiliated colleges may proceed while striking down Pennsylvania and Rhode Island programs that funded church schools or teachers. Chief Justice Burger said the federal program’s use did not advance religion, but warned state programs entangled church and state. The decision upheld most of the nationwide aid but found the state schemes unconstitutional due to entanglement.
Obituary listings report services and interments for Macy Allnutt Mortuaries clients in Colorado with numerous relatives across Greeley Loveland Wellington Evans Eaton and neighboring towns. Readers are invited to send memorial gifts to St Pan's Congregational Church Weld County General Hospital tardive Care Unit and other noted institutions. Names include Gaver Coffman Pfeiderer Van Matre Miller and many others with service details and locations across Linn Grove and Lakeview Cemeteries.
Eugene Paul Welsh of Fort Lupton dies at Weld County Nursing Home after a life of farming, ranching and fuel business. he leaves a wife Edna and ten plus grandchildren. Donald Loray Lebsack of Greeley, longtime Hame Light and Power Co. employee, dies at 42, survived by wife Lolita and three children. private funeral arrangements and Trinity Church memorial fund planned. Additional survivors and funeral details include relatives across Fort Lupton, Greeley, Laporte, Eaton, Wellington, and surrounding towns.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew was greeted by about 100 well-wishers at Andersen Air Force Base Guam where a sign offered to play golf with him. He joked you better stand back as he joined in elsewhere for the Rob Hope Desert Classic in Palm Springs Calif.
R H Van Matre aged 87 died Saturday morning at Weld County General Hospital after a long residency in the area of 50 years. A Nebraskan by birth September 11 1897 he worked with Midland Oil Co until retirement ten years ago. Survived by wife Evin two brothers Wayte Janet and Jon Van Matre of Whitlier Calif and five sisters Pearl Denny Lucy Hickman Estelle Compton Verna Anderson Margarel Landis. Graveside services set for 10 30 a m Tuesday at Lake View Cemetery Windsor Macy Allanit Mortuary handling arrangements.
Jacob Miller born 1893 immigrated 1900 with parents, lived in Lincoln and Greeley, married Charlotte Miller in 1914, farmed in Gill then Colorado. Lura Sevier, widow, lived in Colorado since 1908, moved to Greeley 1919, served years as county jury commissioner. Joseph Sevier died 1992, survived by Col. John Hayward Sevier and five nieces. graveside rites planned at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.
Edna Coffman widow of Harry Coffman formerly of Greeley died Sunday at Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush at age 79. She came to Greeley in 1899 from Kansas where she was born January 2. She married in 1903 and was predeceased by her husband on February 21. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include seven children and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services are set for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Macy Allnutt Drawing Room with interment at Evans Cemetery.
United States quietly withdrew two Air Force squadrons from Europe under dual basing, keeping some units in place for NATO defense. Officials say the move aimed to reduce peacetime forces while promising to maintain capabilities, with ongoing rotations and reassurances to allies.
In Saigon a progovernment student leader Khac Sinh Mhut was shot and killed in a university courtyard during a tense period after his appointment as deputy chairman of the Saigon Student Association. Witnesses recall him being summoned from an exam room, then killed as he left. The incident followed a contentious election where moderates won by a single vote, sparking protests from radicals.
Across Weld County General Hospital and local homes, several births were announced. Daughters welcomed to Gary Shockley and Florentino Flores families. sons to Clayton Kiewel and Jack Moody, with Stephen Dean Moody named and noted weights and family relatives.
The piece traces Lydia and Greek coinage around 700 B.C., noting gold and silver coins and barter before money, with later Chinese advances to paper money. It mentions biblical references to money, varied early token options, and concludes with a Pueblo, Colorado winner for a Junior Editors prize offer.
The nine month Indochina war deadline faces near certain rejection in the House as lawmakers struggle to pass a draft extension before the current law expires at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. The House and Senate clash, with efforts to set a ceasefire and phased troop withdrawal amid prisoner release tied to the draft bill, while Japanese Narita airport project notes appear in the same dispatch.
The request targets federal agencies for barring operation in the Four Corners power complex across Colorado New Mexico Utah and Arizona until compliance is achieved.
Ray Chapman Hood of Lucerne and Lorraine Hayes Schoonover of Eaton wed in a formal license filing. The report lists multiple names tied to marriages and notes gray areas in the OCR text, with references to new environmental litigation and proposed federal action affecting six power plants and Native American interests in the desert region.
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