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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1968
Page
5
The article discusses proposed subsonic jets over 300000 pounds and jumbo jets over 700000 pounds with a million-pound military derivative. It notes airport terminals facing massive baggage flows, traffic jams at future ports, and skepticism about supersonic transport by 2000.
Carmichael notes summer congestion and beach and baseball appeal hinder travel to Long Island airport. He argues vehicle expansion outpaces highway and airport coverage, predicting ongoing jams. Browne advocates faster helicopters and vertical takeoff transports to connect cities to airports, while acknowledging inevitable noise and need for urban transportation systems.
Winchell’s page teases today’s show business with a jab at over-supply of Tiny Timbe ciles and notes Al Hirt’s new single This Guy’s In Love Wth You. The Joe Petrone Trio gigs at Bruce’s Pussycat and Toni Drespel’s Churchill’s Plum set feature waitress vibes and Connie Francie tonight amid Harrah’s Night Scene chatter. A Rayon Cancer Fund lobby record sale sends $365 to the cause. At Harrah’s a caller reports a troubled romance with age-denial accusations.
Indiana and Illinois expect temperatures 6 to 10 degrees above normal from Tuesday through Saturday. Indiana highs in the mid 80s with lows in the lower 60s and light showers totaling about a half inch. Illinois highs 85 to 90 with lows in the low to mid 60s and brief cooling early in the week.
The fragment notes a big romance lasting at Mike Maunche's. It cites Girl-talk focusing on Who When and Wear and a Two Guitars jab about theaters being empty in summer with hotel room in the country cheaper than Broadway seat pricing.
Doctors report President Eisenhower gravely ill but fully alert with a noted humor as he continues treatment after multiple heart attacks since April. Bangkok interview with Dr Christiaan Barnard discounts heart transplant, citing age and likely fatal outcome. Blai Berg, the other transplant recipient, remains alive seven months post op.
Everett H. Hendricks age 45 from Belton died when a homemade gyrocopter crashed at Georgetown Municipal Airport. Witnesses said he made several passes over the runway before a gust of wind toppled the craft from about 65 feet.
Misses pattern 9201 offers eight fashion options from basic to high belted looks in sizes 8 10 12 14 16 with half sizes 12% 14 16% and 1842 20% 22% Also includes mailing cost and order instructions from Marian Martin Terre Haute Tribune Pattern Dept New York NY 10001 Subscription notes mention a Fall Winter Pattern Catalog and an Instant Sewing Book with 500 pictures priced at $1 The poet John Masefield is noted as England's poet laureate.
Heavy enemy attacks south of Da Nang and near Tay Ninh brought fierce fighting. U S Marines suffered 13 dead and 35 wounded, while Viet Cong losses were reported around 200 dead. Four Americans were killed and 82 wounded in a Mekong Delta riverine ambush.
U S B52 bombers pressed near the Cambodian border focusing on Tay Ninh while clashes continued across the country. Troops met Viet Cong 18 miles south of Saigon, nine were killed, one helicopter shot down, and gunmen fired five shells into a Saigon motor pool with no injuries reported. Mayor Lindsay commented on liberal disappointment ahead of the Democratic convention.
Eugene E. Hendricks aged 51 of Rt 1 Spencer died when his tractor flipped while grading a private driveway two miles southwest of New Hope Indiana. He raised a load of dirt too high causing the topple, state police reported.
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