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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1966
Page
2
Multiple deaths recalled in a mixed obituary page from Terre Haute Indiana and nearby towns. Names include Doris A Roetker and James Riggs with families, church ties, and funeral details. other obituaries list Delia Hinghouse Eva Hoff Mae Sutton Grace Burkhardt and Dinah Barker with survivors and services.
Police raided a Chicago apartment after a 54 year old man quoted I needed the money for Christmas. In one room they found piles of wrapped presents and in another the man stood before three telephones busy logging horse bets in a bulky ledger.
A snowstorm described as the worst of the early season swept the Southland and moved toward the Northeast. It dumped snow from Jackson Mississippi to the Washington area, prompting 16 state warnings for hazardous travel and ice crashes. Northern Arkansas saw up to 18 inches of snow, with 16 traffic deaths in Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia attributed to icy roads. Cold air pushed south into the Gulf states while the upper Midwest felt flurries and the West mostly cleared.
RECORD FUND CINCINNATI Ohio AP The Ruth Lyons Christmas Fund reached a record $471 551 for the 27th straight year benefiting children in 94 hospitals across Indiana Ohio and Kentucky John T Murphy president of Avco Broadcasting Corp said the company would add enough to bring the total to $472 000.
Indiana sows farrowed 3.148 million pigs this fall per the Agriculture Department, up from 3.02 million a year earlier. The data reflect changes in pork production and may influence livestock market outlooks.
The Dewey family faced Christmas with a broken plan after a child endured years of hardship. They prepared a quiet day at home while the father vowed to take Suzy to Disneyland despite debt. A Grand Rapids police official condemned the cruel acts behind the distress.
A 45 year old widow Rose Peiffer was killed by gunshots Friday night on a neighbor's porch in Oklahoma City. Detectives report a blood trail and a police interview with a frightened neighbor who heard the victim plead for help. No clues or motives were found.
Paul B. Pat Pfohl 66 of 443 S 17th St died Saturday morning at St Anthony Hospital after an attack at Seabury Tavern He was a former Three I League umpire and active in real estate and liquor businesses Survivors include his wife Carmen a daughter Mrs W J McCray of Lafay uette a son Keith Allen of Rochester N Y a brother Carlol Indianapolis four grandchildren and two nieces Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park Services Tuesday at 2 30 pm Rev John Chirrona Jr officiating
Reports from the Vietnam front describe brief exchanges of fire near Saigon and Hue during a truce. U S and Vietnamese spokesmen call the incidents minor harassment rather than full violations. An Australian unit also reported a brief clash with Viet Cong forces in Phuoc Tuy.
Coast Guard stations receive a formal message about a solo round the world sleigh flight planned for 24 December 1966. Commander North Pole region notes departure at sunset with eight reindeer, one nav light, one crew, and fuel described. Request all navigational aid and report flight passage. advisories urge retirement of eight year olds upon sighting for emotional safety.
An Aeronaves de Mexico DC8 jet carrying 110 passengers and crew crash landed on a dirt road near Mexico City during an emergency approach. No fatalities were reported, though 28 were hospitalized and several were seriously injured. Two stewardesses were among the injured.
The Tribune-Star Basket Fund organized food baskets for 210 families. Fire chiefs and station captains oversaw district delivery while staff at a sub-station delivered to recipients. Baskets were stocked by local grocers including A&P Apple House Baesler IGA K mart Kroger Meissel’s and Vigo IGA Foodliner among others.
Field Enterprises Educational Corp apologizes for not sending calendars this year citing a duties failure by the calendar ordering supervisor. The letter notes the offender has moved to work for another company.
A two car crash on a county road north of Morgan town killed Karen Weaver 19 Morgantown and two Fort Wayne men Ray mond E Potts 35 and George A Ellis 38. The accident occurred on Ind 427 about four miles north of Fort Wayne before the holiday count started.
The Securities and Exchange Commission authorized Friday the sale of Albion Indiana electric utility distribution system to Indiana and Michigan Electric Co Fort Wayne Indiana for 320000 dollars if the appraisal price does not exceed that amount.
The piece notes diverse holiday scenes from a ranch near Johnson City to Buckingham Palace with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle. It mentions U S troops at McGuire AFB preparing to deploy to Vietnam, and religious services by Cardinal Spellman and Billy Graham in Vietnam. In Italy Pope Paul intended midnight Mass for flood victims. A Reading court returns a dog to Kenneth Eacott after a dispute over ownership.
Hillsdale residents hosted relatives from Gessie Montezuma Tilton Beech Grove and Indianapolis over the weekend and weekdays. The Youth Fellowship of the Community Church met at Don Riggen’s home to assemble boxes with cookies candy and fruit for ill and shut-in residents.
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