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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1968
Page
1
Contaminated liquid oxygen found in Apollo 8 fuel cells threatens a Saturday launch. Ground teams drain 640 pounds of LOX and may replace it by late today. NASA says nitrogen excess caused the contamination but the fuel cells remain undamaged.
Arthur Michael Ramsey is the 100th Archbishop of Canterbury. His appointment marks a historic milestone for the Church of England and the global Anglican communion.
Eleven of twelve U S prisoners released by Cambodia's Prince Norodom Sihanouk arrived in Bangkok on their way home for Christmas. They received back pay of 290 dollars each, vaccinations, and Christmas gifts from home. The 12th man Spec 4 Earl Gurnsey remained in Phnom Penh for wounds.
Gerald Norris, 29, jailed on a $50,000 bond after allegedly shooting his ex wife Marlene Norris in the yard of her home. She is in critical condition at Union Hospital with a bullet traced from hip to hip. Norris had prior bond for an earlier break in at her home and was arraigned in Harrison Township court as deputies continued the investigation with details to Page 5.
Weather map details show river stage 2.6 ft stationary. Terre Haute and vicinity fair with diminishing winds and colder tonight then increasing clouds and warmer Saturday. Indiana fair with diminishing winds. low 19 to 25 and high 38 to 45. Illinois clearing today with highs near 49, then increasing clouds and possible showers late tonight or Saturday. Temperature readings: 30 at 9 am and 32 at 2 pm.
Indiana State University trustees announced the $6.5 million Lincoln Quadrangles residence halls between Fifth and Sixth streets south of Tippecanoe street. The 840-bed complex is under construction and slated for occupancy in September 1969. Trustee Dr. William R. Kendall noted Lincoln’s Indiana years and suggested commemorative plaques.
FBI warrants issued for escaped convict Gary Krist and Ruth Eisemann Schier in the Barbara Mackle kidnapping. Krist, 23, armed and dangerous, is an escapee using alias George D. Deacon. Schier, 26, a biology researcher, is Honduran-born. Mackle, 20, Emory coed and daughter of Miami magnate Robert Mackle, was abducted Tuesday near Atlanta and remains missing.
Cash donations to the Tribune Star Basket Fund aid Christmas baskets for needy families in the city and Vigo County. Donors bring contributions to 721 Wabash Ave. All gifts will be published. Totals include A Friend 5.00 and Rainbow RexAir 5.00 plus previously reported 1,312.27, totaling 1,322.27.
The United Fund campaign in Terre Haute ended at 102 percent of its goal, raising a record 555,222 to fund 28 community services. Campaign chair Jack Gelder credited late multipro campaign boosts and noted 1968 marked a shift to meeting agency requests.
The Terre Haute Air Pollution Control Division of Vigo County Health releases its annual report detailing goals for the past year. It outlines efforts to inventory pollution sources, measure county air quality, spur controls, and recommend effective pollution control legislation. Continued on page 8.
The Office of Economic Adjustment on Thursday proposed a plan to transform the Fort Harrison Industrial District, formerly the Tumpane plant, into an industrial complex with at least 4,200 jobs. Officials noted 265 jobs were lost with the plant closure and the plan aims to replace them. The presentation was given at the Terre Haute Committee for Area Progress meeting, with leaders from the West Central Indiana Economic District and Chamber of Commerce in attendance. The study, begun in 1965, cites declining industries and urges highway transportation fixes, interindustry stimulation, and targeted promotion of growth-potential industries as core strategy elements with four specific points outlined.
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