Deaths toll in Indiana area including Warrant officer
Obituaries from Terre Haute Indianapolis and surrounding cities list funeral plans for Chief Warrant Officer Robert W. McPherson and several local residents. Services are scheduled with military rites for McPherson in Terre Haute, plus multiple funeral arrangements pending for Fred Hartzler Katherine Miller Leroy Maurer Elizabeth South Florence Shaul Joseph Coleman Stokes Pearl Fry Lela Snearley Levi Munford Anna Mae Houck and Anna Mae Houck among others.
Terre Haute Mayor Defends City Image Amid Focus 70 Debate
Mayor Larrison reads from a prepared statement after Focus 70 polls list traffic and housing as priorities. He accuses sensational media and critics of harming Terre Haute's image while outlining sewer, overpass, airport and park upgrades already under way and urging citizens to support ongoing progress.
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Terre Haute
FBI
Larrison
Vigo Circuit
H. Ralph Johnston
Po Ucal
Indiana
Chamber of Commerce
Sin City
Terre, Haute
Death linked to rat poison for local man
Andrew Fred Austin 43 of AR .24 died after reportedly ingesting rat poison Friday. A WWII and Korean War veteran, he belonged to Riley American Legion Post No. 328. Survived by widow Betty, six children, mother, two brothers and a sister. Services 1:00 p.m. Monday at De Bain Funeral Home with burial in Durham Cemetery. Graveside rites by the legion.
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Andrew Fred Austin
St. Anthony Hospital
Austin
Riley American Legion Post No
Betty
Janice
Barbara
Ronald
Calvin
Mike
Clavie Austin
Terre Haute
William
Jim
Imogene Buckallew
de Bain
Fay Locke
Durham
Riley American Legion Post No. 328
Ray G Jester Dies At 93 In Brazil Indiana
Ray G Jester 93 long time Clay County resident died Friday in Clay County Hospital He lived with daughter Mrs Stanley Cobley 518 E Oak St Brazil He came from Perrysville to work as a timber buyer then ran a saw mill later served as Clay County Recorder 1928 and eight years as cashier Brazil Water Works Surviving son Gordon Gnadenhutten Ohio brother Frank Covington Ind four grandchildren five great grandchildren Body taken to Lawson Funeral Home funeral arrangements pending Also note on Massachusetts 1959 Puritans banned Christmas celebrations due to merrymaking being wrong.
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Brazil
Ind
Ray G. Jester
Clay County
Jester
Stanley Cobley
E. Oak St
Perrysville
Clay Products Company
Brazil Water Works Dept
Gordon
Gnadenhutten
Ohio
Frank
Covington Ind
Lawson Funeral Home
Nixon Asks Hunger Panel For Action
President Nixon opened the White House Conference on Food Nutrition and Health urging action not words. Delegates urged a hunger emergency and a guaranteed annual income, plus lowered food stamp costs and near free school meals for poor children. Moynihan faced questions over suppressing a five point action statement.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
Robert J. McEwen
Boston
Washington Post
the Post
Moynihan
Congress
Choate
Jean Mayer
Mayer
War On Poverty
Burns Fatal to Greenup Woman
Mrs. Cosy Disney Jeremiah, 83, reportedly killed herself by pouring kerosene and setting fire to it in Greenup. Found by husband Preston in the backyard. Survived by two daughters Goldie Mayerhofer of Brighton and Vocy Blade of Greenup. three sons Howard Disney of Greenup Gilbert of Rose Hill and Vernon of Neptune Beach Florida. An inquest is pending.
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Greenup
Cosy Disney Jeremiah
Preston
Goldie Mayerhofer
Brighton
Vocy Blade
Howard Disney
Gilbert
Rosehill
Vernon
Neptune Beach
Fla
Car dealer John Wood indicted in Dyer Act case
Mount Vernon Illinois car dealer John Wood named in a 14 count federal indictment alleging violation of the Dyer Act. The U S Attorney says Wood was involved in importing stolen cars and connected to a ring that bought removed cars, used their titles and ID marks on vehicles stolen in Tennessee.
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East ST. Louis, Ill
Mount Vernon
Ill
John Wood
U.S. Dist. Atty
Henry Schwarz
Wood
Schwarz
Tennessee
Tate Murders Echoed in Court as Witnesses Testify
In a tense Tate murder hearing witnesses faced cameras and questions while remaining silent. Victims on August 9 included Miss Tate and Abigail Folger among others. Steven Parent was killed outside the house. Testimony described hypnotic influence claims around Charles Manson and followers as defense and prosecutors prepare indictments.
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Miss Tate
Abilgail Folger
San Francisco
Jay Sebring
Voitych Frokowsky
Steven Parent
Winifred Chapman
Hall of Justice
Charles D. Watson
McKinney
Tex
Patricia Krenwinkel
Mobile
Ala
Linda Kasabian
Los Angeles
Kasabian
Manson
Matthews
Miss Atkins
Caballero
Manson Alumnus of Gibault School Profile
Charles H. Manson once spent ten months at Gibault School for Boys in 1948 while a key figure in a California hippie commune linked to the Sharon Tate murders. Reports state he was abandoned in Indianapolis at 14 and later sent to Boys Town Nebraska before fleeing after three days.
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Charles H. Manson
California
Sharon Tate
Gibault School
Manson
Indianapolis
Nebraska
George Powers
Marion County
Father Powers
New York Theological Seminary
West Virginia
Pig Bowl Sells Out As Charity Gridiron Match
Ann Arbor sponsors report 2000 tickets sold for the Pig Bowl between city police and Washtenaw County deputies. Tickets cost 1.50 with proceeds aiding needy children. The game at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti was moved from Friday to Sunday to avoid clashes with sports events. Eastern Michigan provides equipment, Michigan outfits the police.
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Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Two Women Escape from Train er Family Care Facility
Two women undergoing rehabilitation at Train er Family Care on 1404 4th Ave walked away at 7 30 p m Friday. They were transferred from Evansville State Mental Hospital and are believed en route to Linton or Evansville, per facility head Mrs Geneva Trainer.
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Trainer
4Th Ave
Geneva Trainer
Evansville State Mental Hospital
Linton
Evansville
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Fred R
Katherine) Miller
Truth Or Consequences
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Chicago
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Margaret Myers
Mayfield
Toledo
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Pittsburgh
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Pendleton
Joseph Coleman Stokes
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Flossie Ogden
Delores Daugherty
Robert Daugherty
Sutton and Sea Funeral Home
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Embarass
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Colonial Crest Nursing Home
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Flint
Mich
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Clarksville
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McClanahan Funeral Home
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Casey
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Markwell Funeral
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Casey, Ill
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