Deaths fill many Indiana towns with scattered obituaries
A long list of local obituaries from Indiana towns reports Rex G. Killion 72 of Washington Avenue died in St. Anthony Hospital. Other obituaries include Claude Rittenburg 73 of 2300 N 13th Street and George Hein and Lucille Hein both 53 killed in a Nevada crash. Memorials note military service, family survivors, and scheduled funeral services across Terre Haute Cory Fairbanks Sullivan Marshall Casey and Clay City areas with multiple funeral homes and burial sites.
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Marshall
Ill
Bessie C. Gibbons
10Th St
Union Hospital
Terre ‘Haute
Ernest A
Myra Jean Rehlig
Martha Swolsky
Toledo
Ohio
William Beuhler
Arthur Beuler
Sumner
Lucy Lindsey Casey
Hilda Torf
Los Angeles
Calif
Moore Funeral Home
Weather forecast for eastern region and mountain areas
Rain or showers expected in the eastern portion of the nation. Snow flurries in the Great Lakes region the Rockies and central Plains. Heavy snow in northern California and western Nevada mountains. Warmer in the East and colder in the Midwest and West. AP Wirephoto Map.
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Great Lakes
Rockies
Central Plains
Callifornia
Nevada
Midwest
Red Powers Debate Echoes Across Subcontinent
Depicts a heated exchange with Malik and Huang trading charges over Soviet influence in Asia. Malik accuses Huang of slander and Chinese Communist social treachery while Huang counters with references to Soviet aggression and imperialist rhetoric. The Soviet ambassador criticizes Huang’s performance amid deteriorating China Soviet ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Subcontinent
Indian Ocean
Huang
Soviet Union
Middle East
Czechoslovakia
Malik
China
Swift Receives Citation for Alertness and Courage
The citation lauds Swift for alertness, ability to enforce the law, and courage in apprehending an armed robber. He has ongoing law enforcement training, including a criminology symposium at Indiana State University and graduation from the Law Enforcement Officers Training School with firearm specialization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift
Indiana State University
Law Enforcement Officers Training School
Brittlebank funds urged for Terre Haute park plan
Pete Chalos argues the Brittlebank money should fund a memorial park and new recreational facilities in Terre Haute. He notes no parks exist in southeast regions and cites ice skating, amusement, children, and youth centers as potential uses while opposing funding ISU landscape needs. Public input urged to influence council decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
South Central
Terre Town
ISU
Brittlebank
First presidential phone call linked Hayes and Bell in Rhode Island
The first presidential telephone call occurred in 1877 when President Rutherford B. Hayes and inventor Alexander Graham Bell spoke over a 13 mile wire in Rhode Island, marking a historic communication milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherford B. Hayes
Alexander Graham Bell
Rhode Island
Rain Continues Across Indiana Through Tomorrow
Rain drifts across Indiana with the chance of continuing through Tuesday. Temperatures in the 40s keep roads wet while heavy fog in South Bend reduces visibility to one-eighth mile, creating hazardous driving conditions.
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Indiana
South Bend
National Weather Service
Vacancy Elections Writs Issued for House Seats
When a state has vacancies in its House representation the executive authority issues writs of election to fill them. A representative is never appointed to fill a vacancy or a regular term.
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House of Representatives
Frog leaps and jumping range explained by size
Frogs with strong hind legs can leap far. A cricket frog of about one inch can jump three feet, while the American bullfrog is known for eight to ten foot leaps.
Indiana Mayors Tour New York City with Lindsay
Mayor elect William J. Brighton and fellow Indiana mayors meet with Mayor John V. Lindsay in New York to exchange ideas on municipal issues including pollution drug abuse planning and policing. The group travels with spouses attends Gracie Mansion reception, Philharmonic concert, and Sleuth on stage with stars Rogers Baxter.
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William J
Bill) Brighton
New York City
John V. Lindsay
Gordon St. Angelo
St. Angelo
Brighton
Byron Klute
Richmond
Ivan Leba
Indiana
Gracie Mansion
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein
Sleuth
Tthe Music Box Theater
4Th St
Lindsay
Paul Rogers
Keith Baxter
New York State
John Burns
Sixth Annual Conservation Speaking Contest Opens in Vigo County
Several entries have been received for the sixth annual conservation public speaking contest sponsored by the Vigo County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Vigo County Farm Bureau. The event starts at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Farm Bureau Hall 1500 Harding Ave. The topic is Better Use of Our Soil and Water Resources. The winner advances to an area event with a state scholarship of 350 dollars.
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Vigo County Soil and Water Conservation District
Vigo County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Harding Ave
Ed Brown
Soil Conservation Service
Ralph Swigart
Don Stephens
Robert Jones Rites Tuesday
Funeral services for Robert Vernon Jones a Vietnam War veteran and Bronze Star recipient aged 22 will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Gillis Memory Chapel with Rev. Charles R. Lane officiating. Burial follows at Roselawn Memorial Park. Surviving are his parents Mr and Mrs Vernon Jones of Terre Haute and extended family including grandparents and an aunt.
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Rex G. Killion
Washington Ave
St. Anthony Hospital
Iva
Everett
Terre Haute
Herschel
Berwyn
Alberta Sidenbender
Sylvia Steverwald
Centerpoint
Reams
Bowling Green
Ind
Ball-Porter Funeral Home
Orville Moore
Roselawn Memorial Park
Claude Rittenburg
N. 13Th St
Union Hospital
American Legion
U.S. Navy
Eldon Stubblefield
Earl Stubblefield
Oswego
Ill
Gillis Memory Chapel
Maye L Knight
Cedar St
Williamsport
West Terre Haute
Bedine Chapel of the Valley
W. C. Kennedy
Bethesda Memorial Park
Willis A. Stevens
Logansport
Osa Damer
DeBaun Funeral Home
Raymond Chapman
Presbyterian Church
Gettingsville
Blue Lodge
Order of Eastern Star
Beard
York Rite Commandary
Frankfort
Hulda
Mary Helen Rohr
Germany
Jeanette Marcus
Bringhurst
Carl E
Lafayette
Mary Rukes
Maude ‘Swank
Gary
Carl
Earl
Donald
Goodwin Funeral Home
Funeral
Clay City
Thelma A. Barnard
Main St
Don Shanks
Walnut Cemetery
Robert Vernon Jones
Oak St
Gillis
Charles R. Lane
Friends
Wiley High School
McDonald-Douglas Aircraft Co
St. Louis
Geoffrey Chaucer: Renowned Middle English Poet
Geoffrey Chaucer stands as a premier Middle English writer and the leading poet of his era, famed for shaping early English literature through the Canterbury Tales and other works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geoffrey Chaucer
Representative McKinney seeks alternative to terrorist term
Rep Stewart B McKinney Republican of Connecticut asked UPI and AP to stop using the word terrorist for Irish Republican Army fighters. He argued that rebels in Hungary and Czechoslovakia were labeled freedom fighters and drew a parallel with IRA actions.
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Washington
UPI
Stewart B. McKinney
R-Conn
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Northern Ireland
United Press International
Associated Press
McKinney
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Freedom Fighters
Midsummer Eve Remains Alive in Sweden Through History
The piece notes Midsummer's Eve still observed in a few nations chiefly Sweden where the festival persists. It recalls 1623 when King Gustaf II Adolf entered Stockholm at the head of his victorious army after freeing Sweden from Danish rule.
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Sweden
Gustaf II Adolf
Stockholm
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George and
Lucille M’coskey Hein
George Hein
Lucille McCoskey Hein
S. 1St St
Carlin
Nev
Mt. Pleasant
Rufus Bonner
Cecil Fuson
Pimento Oes
Mrs. Hein
Maye L, Knight
Wayne Rohr
Montezuma
University Hospital
Indianapolis
Donald Weddle
Cory
Clayton
Clay
Vigo
Methodist Hospital
Donna Shew
Patricia Williams
Linda
Sherman
Colorado
James
Wayne
Arlington Heights
Delbert
Lawrenceburg
Ernest
Clayton, Ind
Cecil
Joellen Morgan
Fairbanks
Ben Harrison
California
Tim Morgan
Pogue
Mrs. Myrtle Lines Scott
Carbon
Myrtle Lines Scott
Miller and Sons
G. W. Dewlen
Calcutta
Mrs
Stella Bedwell
Sullivan
Sullivan Nursing Home
Sullivan First Pentecostal Church
Geneva Riggs Anderson
Austin McClure
Muncie
Blanche Shust
Michael Paul Cottrell SR
Rockville
Tudor Funeral Home
Estin Brooks
Memory Garden Cemetery
Ruby Ping
Mary H. Drake
Fairbanks, Ind
Nashville
Tenn
Florida
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NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
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Eldy
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Rain
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T-Trace
Charleston
Jacksville
Thrift Box
Caen
S. 7Th
7Th
Hulman
N.E. Corner
Wabash Eat-ateria
Pete Chalos
Cross Tuneul Home Inc
N. 13Th Street
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Merrill Merrill
Robert Jones
Robert V. Jones
Rep. McKinney
Wabash Ave
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Lough Bros. Say
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Aluminum
Lough Bros. Roofing & Siding CO
Lafayette Ave
Wabash
Wabash Federal Savings and Loan
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
TEN North
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