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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1971
Page
2
A long obituary list reports the deaths of Roy M. Williams Delbert P. Shelton Kevin Vencel and others in Indiana cities including Terre Haute, Farmersburg and Clinton. It notes ages, family survivors and pending funeral arrangements, plus a Weather Forecast item.
Thomas Siddon, 73, of 2234 N Center St died after a heart attack. Funeral at 10 a.m. Thursday at Thomas Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Reeves. burial at Roselawn Memorial Park. Survived by widow Alice a daughter Delores Northorp and son George Siddon all of Terre Haute. Siddon ran Tom’s Bike Shop and built custom bicycles for handicapped children. He previously worked at Jennies Bicycle Shop Charles Pugh Bicycle Shop and Sayre’s. He joined Terre Haute Police boats program and rode a unicycle in parades. He was a Maplewood Christian Church member.
OAKTOWN Ind special services announced for Major Lee A Harper 61 who died Monday. The funeral will be at Schulze Funeral Home at 1 p m Thursday with burial in Oaktown Cemetery.
James H. Johnson, 72, Brazil Indiana, a former Clay County councilman and retired farmer, school bus driver and building contractor, died Tuesday in Clay County Hospital. He was a member of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church. Survived by daughter Mary Jane Mrs Mabel Ann Gerber and six granddaughters. services Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Miller and Sons Funeral Home. Burial Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday after 4 p.m.
Congress approved the sterner half of President Nixon’s welfare reform plan, risking support for the broader package. The House and Senate backed a measure requiring able bodied welfare recipients to work or train, with more federal funds for day care and public service jobs. The move pits liberal supporters against Southern conservatives over a proposed guaranteed income and earnings rule.
Indiana faces mostly cloudy skies Friday through Sunday with a chance of rain and possible snow flurries later in the period. Temperatures range from the mid 30s to low 40s north and upper 40s south with cooler nights, while Illinois expects cloud cover and light precipitation across the state, colder in the north and milder in the south, with highs from the teens in the far north to around 50 near the Ohio River.
A machine gunner fired on a Rolls-Royce carrying Ambassador Zaid al Rifa'i near the Jordanian embassy in London. The envoy was slightly wounded in the hand. the chauffeur escaped injury as the car rushed to St Mary Abbots Hospital. Scotland Yard has no count on attackers.
More than 200 Girl Scouts ages 7 to 15 will sing Christmas carols at Plaza North parking lot on December 22 from 6 to 7 30 p m. North Neighborhood Covered Bridge Council leads the event with Troop 116 Rankin School Junior Scouts hosting under Ruth Campbell and Jo Ann Pruner. Sue Cross is the neighborhood chairwoman overseeing plans. The note also mentions the American Bible Society issuing a Big Ten Good News for Modern Man edition.
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