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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1966
Page
2
Multiple deaths and funeral notices from Terre Haute and surrounding towns list survivors and service details. Margaret Walker, Annie Friend Kortkamp, Beaula Lindsey, Daisy Sonnefield, Erman Clark, Clyde Smith, Charles Carlin, Hazel Miller, Delia Hinghouse, Eva Hoff, Essae Weirick, Roy Thomas, Willie Sexton, Vira Graves, Cora Simmons among others with ages, relatives, burial sites, and service times.
CARMICHAEL Munster Indiana loses three brothers Alva Yale of Illinois Orval and Wortie of Greenup and two grandchildren. Services to begin 2 p.m. CST Saturday at Markwell Funeral Home with burial in Casey Cumberland Cemetery. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Friday.
The report notes Indiana will see highs 33 to 44 and lows 18 to 28 with little precipitation and possible lake effect snow flurries near Lake Michigan. Illinois forecasts 3 to 7 degrees below normal from Saturday to Wednesday with light precipitation totals under a tenth inch and generally fair conditions.
Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Grinsteiner Mortuary Indianapolis for Flora Biller 70 formerly of Staunton killed in a Bogota Colombia airplane crash. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Survived by husband Ray one granddaughter Anna Marie Powell two sisters Jessie Medley and Alcie Tresley and brother Woodrow Sefton.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower is reported to be recovering well from gall bladder surgery and will spend Christmas at Walter Reed Army Hospital. A hospital spokesman cited the need for post operative observation and medication adjustments, though surgical recovery could allow discharge. A stray sentence notes deer antlers can weigh more than a deer's skeleton in a single season.
The Urban Renewal commission considers two building proposals for the district. Ewing Miller and Associates plans a two story brick office at 3rd and Deming for their firm and an unnamed tenant, with costs available by Jan 26. Hymen Swislowsky and John Curry propose a package liquor store and later a night club on S 3rd St, on property formerly owned by Capital Development Inc that blocked Jamestown Plaza. The commission also noted other bidders and will elect 1967 officers at the Jan 3 meeting.
The United States will airlift substantial military gear to Jordan over 30 to 60 days. The package includes F104 interceptor aircraft and other equipment, with Jordan paying for planes and receiving other aid on a grant basis, expanding annual military assistance from about 4 to 5 million dollars. Rhode Island’s early independence note appears in the same column.
A reader identifies as a mother of two and asks the editor how laws apply to different people and why soldiers are sent to fight abroad while home front property is damaged. She urges action and expresses concern over perceived unequal treatment.
U S and South Vietnamese forces pledge continued vigilance during a Christmas and New Year truce. Reconnaissance patrols will replace bombing, offshore ships keep radar watch, and General Westmoreland warns of possible enemy major attack before cease fire windows.
Attorneys deny political pressure in letters about bonding firms representing Sweeney. The letters warn of losses if sureties withdraw and cite possible court action by December 31 to vacate Vigo County Treasurer’s office. Sweeney plans to secure a new surety and aims for a nonpolitically influenced company.
Paul E. Lawson 33 of RR 1 Indiana State University personnel director was admitted to St Anthony Hospital after his car hit three parked vehicles at 823 S 3rd St He suffered a jaw and leg injury and told police he did not see the cars His vehicle struck Manfred Latta s car which knocked into a highway speed sign Latta s car then hit Ernestine Humphries auto and she shoved into a station wagon Total damage to four cars exceeds 1500.
Herman Compton Harrison Township Assessor and Her schell Bouillez Harrison Township Trustee will join seven Democrats sworn in. Ceremonies in Circuit Court room to give space for families. Most office holders sworn in shortly after the election. Burlin Armstrong to assume county auditor post in January 1968.
Four voluntary bankruptcy filings were lodged in the Terre Haute federal court Thursday. Clint on and Greencastle residents filed two cases, joined by a local couple. Debtors include Charles S Wilson a disabled RA 1 from Clinton with $2014.48 liabilities and $460 exempt. Robert D Buis a Greencastle laborer with $7793 debts and $300 exempt. and Jack D Hayne a trucker with wife Sue E Hayne listing $6040.63 in debts with $1413.91 secured.
The Veterans Administration says there are four veterans named Christmas on its list of 29 million living war veterans, along with 2,300 Noels and 950 Clauses, reflecting a festive census from Washington.
Lovelace and Eastern Express teamed up Friday to move 100000 worth of donated Indiana hospital equipment to Rio Grande Brazil. The cargo includes an iron lung and dental supplies and will travel from Indianapolis to New York under the Partners of Alliance gesture.
The text notes that no equipment is available and trucking firms will begin shipping the material on Saturday at no charge.
Deputies report thieves broke into a service station at 4404 S 7th St late Thursday night and stole a shotgun revolver and ammunition. Deputies Jim McKinney and Leonard Kirchner continue the investigation.
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