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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1971
Page
7
Terre Haute police investigate a $200 swindle after Benjamin P. Lawson reports three men posed as house painters. They demanded payment for painting his roof, then claimed extra paint use and settled on $200 to settle the dispute. They fled in a light blue Ford pickup, 1968 or 1969 model.
State police pressed on with a search for Harry Henderson of rural Bloomington. Authorities suspect he may have drowned in the same boating accident that killed 55 year old Roxie Sims on Monroe Reservoir Thursday. A capsized boat found on the lake is believed to belong to Henderson's sister and his truck was located unattended at a launching ramp parking area.
U S Rep J Edward Roush and six other congressmen rode aboard the USS Okinawa the Apollo 15 primary recovery ship as it neared the splashdown area north of Hawaii The lawmakers said the space program’s significance cannot be understood from hearings alone led by Rep Olin Teague chair of the House subcommittee on manned space flight
President Nixon, in a jovial mood, signed the Council on Environmental Quality's second annual report and quipped about blue skies and the tree design on the cover. He noted San Clemente skies as the bluest and added that Texas Oklahoma and West Virginia also have blue skies as people left his office.
Greg Smith, 19, of 19388 Buena Vista Drive, treated and released from Union Hospital after his westbound car on Ft Harrison Road was struck in the rear by a Penn Central train at about 11 p.m. He said fatigue from work left him unaware of the warning flashers. His car was a total loss and the lead engine sustained slight damage. The left-side flasher was a total loss, valued at 3000 dollars. Police noted the train was traveling about 40 mph and flashers were operating when they arrived.
Daniel Ellsberg awaits a ruling after a hearing in Portland Maine where Judge Frank Coffin said he will consult a colleague before deciding on Ellsberg's petition to force a Boston judge to hear his claim that the government unlawfully gathered evidence via wiretap. Ellsberg admits possession of the Pentagon Papers and its leak to the press.
George W. Haverstick Sr., 58, Monroeville town marshal, indicted by an Allen County grand jury on voluntary manslaughter for the July 14 shooting of 35 year old Wayne Girardot during questioning about fireworks. Girardot died two weeks later. In 1970 Yugoslavia built a bottling plant beside a former Roman bath.
A 25 year old Canadian, Lloyd Gore, and his horse Princess travel from Toronto to Los Angeles, stopping in Terre Haute for Princess to be shod. They ride about 30 miles daily along US routes 36 and 40, camp or barn-sleep, eat at restaurants, then plan to fly back to Toronto for the fall semester.
A NASA Ames Convair 990 jet named Galileo carries 26 scientists at 40 000 feet over the Pacific for midnight Mars studies. The mission aims to measure Mars atmosphere surface water content and temperature using infrared observations above most atmospheric water vapor. Additional flights from Hawaii planned early next week.
David L. Kriner, 32, of Knightstown, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for running down Knightstown Deputy Marshal Talmadge Trent 50, crippling him by pinning him against a utility pole on May 29, 1970.
Vigo County School Corporation received a $10,000 federal grant to equip mobile vans for testing handicapped children. The grant funds a joint cooperative among ten regional districts using four psychometrist vans, with costs shared by the districts. This is the third grant for the project, part of Indiana’s Title VI B program supporting handicapped services.
The U.N. Population Fund reports it will spend 30 million dollars this year to assist 50 developing countries in curbing birth rates. The program aims to reduce rapid population growth and improve health and development in the affected nations.
A free Tuberculin Testing Clinic for Vigo County school entrants will be held August 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Washington School building 1101 S 13th St. Tests require written physician evidence within a year and must be followed by a return interpretation on August 18.
Post master Frank L Miklozek warns against placing mail without proper postage. Any item deposited in a mailbox without postage will be collected and the responsible party billed. The notice addresses affixed or hung items on letter boxes and notes San Francisco Bay shoreline context.
LS U presents Cabaret a musical with performances August 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 curtain 830 pm Cotillion Room Air Conditioned Hulman Center Reservations 2326311 Ext 2259.
In Elkhart Indiana a gunman robbed Danny's Green Lantern Tavern of 2000 dollars in cash. He left 150 dollars in one dollar bills to provide change for the rest of the night. The owner Daniel Brigant reported the theft to police and described the suspect as sympathetic in motive.
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