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Terre Haute Tribune

Location

Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1968

Page

7

Small Boy and Adults Hurt in Multiple Mishaps

A three year old boy remained in satisfactory condition after a car struck him near 2129 North 25th Street. Driver Charles L. Jones, 24, of Montezuma, said the boy ran in front of his car and he could not stop. In a separate incident, Calvin and Sarah Menser, both 34 of 2029 Central Ave., were hospitalized after a motorcycle crash at Central and Buckeye. their son Kenneth was treated and released. Clarence E. Kunkle, 24, of Indianapolis, drove the other car. Mrs. Menser was arrested for not having a license at the time. An unrelated item notes a tugboat Connie Jane may be seized to cover an $108,000 claim by Charles Rudolph for injuries from a 1966 incident.

Mark Allen Gulley St. An Thony Hospital 25Th St Charles L. Jones Monteszuma Calvin Menser Central Ave Buckeye St Union Hospital Mensers Kenneth Clarence E. Kunkle Indianapolis Indianapolis. Mrs. Menser U. S Dale C. Stone Connie Jane William E. Steckler Charles M. Rudolph Rudolph J. A. Jones Construction Co Evansville Ohio River

Lightning Kills 2 Men in Indiana Storms

A severe thunderstorm sweeps central Indiana killing two men and injuring six as lightning strikes near Indianapolis and Shelbyville. Frank E. Stevens, 67, dies at Sarah Shank Golf Course while taking shelter under trees. Richard Spradlin, 35, dies north of Shelbyville after a lightning strike. Several injuries, toppled trees, wind damage, and a blown tent scene accompany the storm activity.

Indiana Frank E. Stevens Indianapolis Sarah Shank Golf Course Richard Sprading New Palestine Shelbyville Spradlin Eastgate Judith Friddle Laurie Tracy Alice F. Cassell Marion County Fairgrounds Greenfield Monroe Reservoir

Postal Clerks Getting Ready For Convention

A large Indiana delegation will join about 2,000 delegates at the six day national convention of the United Federation of Postal Clerks in Minneapolis starting August 12. Indiana’s forty clerks depart August 10 led by Burt Mains who cites nationwide breakdowns in local negotiations as a major issue and calls for Congress to extend bargaining rights to public employees.

Indiana United Federation of Postal Clerks Afl-Cio Minneapolis Minn Burt Mains Indian Federation of Postal Clerks Mains Congress

Mansfield flies away from USSR

Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield left Moscow for Prague after a brief stay with no announced Soviet meetings. He told reporters in New York he would meet Soviet officials, but later said he had no meetings and would not explain what happened.

Moscow Senate Mike Mansfield Mansfield Prague New York

Rewiring Needed for Information Appliances Says Dictaphone Head

Walter W. Finke president of Dictaphone Corporation in Rye New York argues that information handling devices like computers copiers and telephones will demand data superhighways as they proliferate. He notes the need to rewire the world to adequately service the new devices and data transmission.

Rye N.Y UPI Office Products Walter W. Finke Dictaphone Corporation

Wiley Picked at Indiana Assembly in Indianapolis

Floyd J. Wiley, presiding minister of the North Congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses in Terre Haute, is assistant cafeteria manager for the Good News for All Nations District Assembly at Bush Stadium in Indianapolis from August 8 to 11.

Wiley Floyd J. Wiley North Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses of Terre Haute Bush Stadium Indianapolis

Vigo County Park and Recreation Board Meeting Date Change

The Vigo County Park and Recreation Board moves its August meeting to August 12 at 9 a.m. in Room 47 Vigo Courthouse. The date shift comes a week earlier than originally planned.

Vigo County

Human Relations Group to Meet Again Tuesday

Terre Haute Human Relations Commission plans 7 p.m. Tuesday in the city redevelopment office to review procedural rules and next year’s budget. The meetings aim for rapid progress, with discussion of an executive director potential and current budget disputes.

Terre Haute Human Relations Commission S. 5Th St Commission Braden Kruger Kruger Leland Larrison

Viet Minister Wins News Prize

Manila AP report: Ton That Thien, Vietnam's information minister, wins the $10,000 Magsaysay Award for journalism for his enduring commitment to free inquiry and debate and for lifting press censorship. Thien, 44, was censored in 1966 when the Vietnam Guardian he helped found was closed, and he abolished censorship after being named information minister in April.

Manila Ton Thien Magsaysay Vietnam Guardian Tran Vang Huong

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