Death notices sweep Indiana towns in long list of survivors
A string of death notices from Indiana towns lists William A. Miller of Coal Bluff age 78, and many others including Mathew Marquis Newton infant, Ola Padden, Lenora McMahan, Wilbur Merley, Mary Kate Bush sister, Anna Kruzan, Marie Smith, and Osby Claypool among survivors. Services are set across multiple funeral homes with graves at various cemeteries. Churches and veterans groups figure in the obituaries alongside long lists of relatives and calls for calling hours and burial details.
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Coal Bluff
Ind
William A. Miller
Clay County Hospital
United Mine Workers
Mabel Brakensick
Rosedale
James
George
Fontanet
Dave Miller
Brazil
West Terre Haute
Gertrude Miller
Charles Wagle
South Carolina
Mattox Funeral Home
Cress Cemetery
Mathew Marquis Newton
Paul Newton
Putnam St
St. Anthony Hospital
John
Joseph
Daniel
Christopher
Margaret
Ethel Morin
Terre Haute
New Harmony Cemetery
Charles Flory
DeBaun
Deaf Santa helper speaks in sign to deaf child
In Omaha a toy department clerk Melvin Miller substitutes as Santa and communicates with a deaf girl using sign language. The girl from the Iowa School for the Deaf signs as Miller explains he learned to sign from his deaf parents and loves all children, promising to talk to them all.
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Omaha
Neb
Santa
Melvin Miller
Toy Department
Santa Claus
Iowa School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
Miller
Girl Kidnapped by Viet Cong Released Secretly
An 18 year old girl abducted last week by Viet Cong from whom she had defected turned up at a provincial headquarters in Long An Province. She said she was beaten and escaped execution after being held for a so called people's court. She reported another girl was executed and an unnamed official released her. She had left Saigon with her fiance on December 12 to obtain a wedding license.
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Saigon
UPI
Viet Cong
Tran Thi Ho le
Long An
Ho le
People's Court
Hope
Hope Launches Christmas Visit to Japan
Comedian Bob Hope opened his 18th annual Christmas tour of Asia with a 22,000 strong GI audience in Japan after landing at Tokyo. his troupe includes Ann Margaret, Rosey Grier, Linda Bennett, Dick Albers and Les Brown. They plan stops in Korea, Okinawa, Thailand, Vietnam and Guam. A random fact notes a square inch of skin harbors over 19,000 cells.
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Tokyo
Bob Hope
Japan
Ted G. King
Camp Zama
Hope
Shirley MacLaine
Pearl Harbor
Ann-Margret
Roosevelt
Rosey) Grier
Linda Bennett
Dick Albers
Les Brown
Korea
Okinawa
Thailand
Vietnam
Guam
Soviets Launch Cosmos 260 Satellite in Molniva Pattern
The Soviet Union launched an unmanned satellite into a highly inclined orbit, labeled Cosmos 260 by Tass. It completes an 11 hour 52 minute orbit, with perigee 310 miles and apogee 24,605 miles, and all systems are nominal. The craft mirrors Molniva communications satellites and may relay TV and telephone signals across the western USSR.
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Moscow
UPS
Soviet Union
Tass
Earth
Molniva
Tree with Prayer Theme Lights Nation's Christmas Tree
President Johnson used a prayerful Christmas tree lighting to urge unity and a peaceful end to the war. He spoke from the Ellipse as a 74 foot Englemann spruce glowed with 4,000 lights, while a second tree lit a remote Alaskan village signaling new electrical service.
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Washington
UPT
Johnson
Bering Sea
Alaska
Lynda Bird Robb Heads For Home From Bangkok Visit
Lynda Bird Robb flew home after a five day stay with her husband Marine Maj Charles S Robb. She left 12 hours after Robb returned to Vietnam to finish his year of war duty. The elder daughter of President Johnson spent eight days in Bangkok, three awaiting Robb’s return.
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Bangkok
UPI
Lynda Bird Robb
Charles S. Robb
Robb
Vietnam
Johnson
Purdue President Named to Carnegie Foundation Executive Committee
Dr Frederick L Hovde president of Purdue University was named to the executive committee of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The foundation, started by Andrew Carnegie, funds pensions for retired college teachers and conducts education studies.
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New York
UPI
Frederick L. Hovde
Purdue University
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Andrew Carnegie
Bank Tellers Robbed in Decatur Illinois
In Decatur Illinois AP reports $5,000 stolen during a bank holdup at Northtown Bank of Decatur. A man armed with a revolver confronted tellers as they moved a metal cash box from drive up windows to the rear. He forced them to lie down on the ground in a nearby used car lot and fled on foot.
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Decatur, Ill
Northtown
Decatur
Hire Kills 6 In Family
Six members of a family were killed in a house fire west of Portsmouth Ohio after an explosion tore through a two story frame home. The victims included Mrs Aritta Cooper and five of her children with one daughter Micky 11 in poor condition and Sharon 16 escaping with minor injuries. State arson investigators joined the sheriff to determine the blast cause.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
UPI
Here
Aritta Cooper
Patricia
Jacqueline
Janice
Danny
Frankie
Micky
Scioto Memorial Hospital
Sharon
Scioto County
Retail Furniture Sale Prices From An Old Catalog
Prices list discount offers on various furniture items and room sets including unfinished furniture metal folding chairs dining room sets and mattresses. Items feature sale prices and percentage discounts from regular prices with brands like Brandywine and Thomasville noted along with bed and studio couch options.
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Brandywine
Thomasville
Stolen Christmas Lights Returned to Indiana Man
In Muncie Indiana the thief or thieves who took a set of Christmas tree lights from Robert Brooks returned the lights along with extra lights and a wreath. Brooks turned the items over to the police station to give to a destitute woman who is expecting her seventh child.
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Muncie, Ind
UPI
Robert Brooks
Brooks
Girl Guilty of Manslaughter in Thrill Murder Case
In Newcastle England UPI reports Mary Bell aged 11 was found guilty of manslaughter in the killings of two 3 and 4 year old boys, Brian Howe and Martin Brown, while her companion Norma Bell, 13, was cleared of all charges.
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Newcastle
England
UPI
Mary Bell
Normal Bell
Brian Howe
Martin Brown
Jury panels drawn for Clay County 1969 term
In Brazil Indiana 70 residents have been picked for the first quarter jury service of the Clay County Circuit Court. Twelve names were chosen for the grand jury, 28 for the petit jury, and 30 for special duty by Jury Commissioners Paul D. Turner and Tony Collins.
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Brazil
Ind
Clay County
Paul D.turner
Tony Collins
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