Woman Serious After Collision This Morning
An elderly Terre Haute woman is listed in serious condition at Union Hospital after a car truck crash at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of 11th Street and 2nd Avenue. Mrs Blanche Rainbolt, 79, of 1742 North 6th Street, is named in serious condition. her granddaughter Doris Harlan, 37, also of the same address, is listed in satisfactory condition at the north.
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Terre Haute
Union Hospital
11Th St
2Nd Ave
Blanche Rainbolt
6Th St
Auto Crash Injures Two. Driver Cited For License
A collision on 6th Street involving a car driven by Kenneth Harlan with passengers side hospital sent two people to care facilities. Kenneth Harlan, 23, was cited for expired license and slated for City Court. The UPS truck, driven by Marvin Miller, 29, Terre Haute, was not at fault per police. An ambulance from A J. N. Hickman & Son transported the injured.
Kiwanis to hear ISU track coach in Terre Haute
Indiana State University track coach Bill Malloy will discuss and show pictures of the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City at the Kiwanis Club of Terre Haute meeting. The gathering will be held at noon at the Terre Haute House.
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Indiana State University
Bill Malloy
Mexico City
Kiwanis Club
Terre Haute
Kassis Case Charges Draw Guilty Pleas
Two youths accused of beating and robbing real estate agent Mose Kassis pleaded guilty to theft after a Christmas Eve amnesty request by the victim. Rodric Parr and Michael Miller, both jailed on Eastside and 2nd Avenue addresses, face one to five years for theft and potentially 10 to 25 years on the prior robbery charge likely to be dropped. Judge H Ralph Johnston ordered a presentence report with sentencing next month.
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Lee Larrison
Mose Kassis
Ralph Berry
Rodric A. Parr
29Th St
Michael E. Miller
2Nd Ave
H. Ralph Johnston
Charles Kell
Kassis
S. 19Th St
Parr
Miller
Rose Poly Fraternity Forms Triangle Files Corporate Papers
Rose Polytechnic Institute chapter of Triangle, Inc. files articles to become a corporation to support welfare and interests of the organization and to deal in real and personal property. Harold A. Sabbagh of 3635 Poplar St. is resident agent and director, joined by Donald E. Horock of Indianapolis and Elias M. Sabbagh of Tippecanoe.
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Rose Poly
Rose Polytechnic Institute Chapter
Triangle, Inc
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Harold A. Sabbagh
Poplar St
Donald E. Horock
Indianapolis
Elias M. Sabbagh
Tippecanoe
Economist Spurgeon Bell Dies at 88 in New York
Spurgeon Bell, who retired in 1952 as an economist for the Interstate Commerce Commission, died Monday at a New York hospital. He was 88.
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New York
UPI
Spurgeon Bell
Interstate Commerce Commission
Car Train Collision Near Hercules Plant Leaves Driver Unhurt
A Terre Haute construction worker Cecil Tucker escaped injury when his 1966 car was struck by a southbound Chicago & Eastern Illinois freight train at the Hercules Inc plant gate on County Road 63 N near Atherton Road. The wreck caused minor car and fence damage. train repairs estimated under $5. The incident occurred around 7 a.m. and was investigated by deputies Will Ennen Clyde Lovellette Leo Spitler and jailor Larry Thomas. Train engineer Jim Selsor and conductor J G Mundsen were identified. Tucker lives at 2700 Putnam.
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Terre Haute
Hercules, Inc
North
Cecil Tucker
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Tucker
Will Ennen
Clyde Lovellette
Leo, Spitler
Larry Thomas
Atherton Rd
Atherton
Jim Selsor
J. G. Mundsen
New Castle Man Killed in Vietnam
Army Spec 4 Tommy E. Eaton of New Castle, 20, was killed when a land mine exploded under a vehicle in South Vietnam. A 1966 New Castle High School graduate, he had been in Vietnam since July 17 and spent Thanksgiving in Hawaii with his wife Nancy. Surviving are his parents Mr. and Mrs. Willard Eaton. Eaton’s death raised Indiana’s Vietnam combat toll to 824.
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New Castle
Ind
Tommy E. Eaton
South Vietnam
Defense Department
Eaton
New Castle High School
Vietnam
Hawaii
Nancy
Willard Eaton
Indiana
Rest stops for Apollo 8 crew on long lunar voyage
Apollo 8 astronauts, nearing the moon, periodically vent water and urine overboard to manage waste. The vacuum environment makes these dumps create tiny thrusts, requiring precise course updates from ground stations as they prepare to exit lunar orbit early Wednesday.
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Lunar
Violations Hit Teens and Adults in Local Traffic Roundup
Darrel W. John 17 of 2522 Schoal Ave fined 32.25 for speeding Michael Hurst 17 of Prairieton fined 3.25 for improper muffler Rose A. Jenkins 32 of 2350 N 25th St cited for no license Carol J. Ammerman 17 of 623 2nd Ave fined 3.25 for no license Clarence D. Crabb 26 of 2625 N 28th St fined 17.25 for signal light violation Robert S. Baldwin 41 of Montezuma cited for speeding William G. Carpenter 27 of 20 S Sumner St West Terre Haute intoxication fined 30 and given 10 days suspended jail.
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Darrel W. John
Schoal Ave
Rose A. Jenkins
Carol J. Ammerman
2Nd Ave
Clarence D. Crabb
28Th St
William G. Carpenter
S. Sumner St
West Terre Haute
Policeman Hits Pole To Avoid Car In Terre Haute
An off duty Terre Haute police officer Patrolman Paul K. Chambers 27 of 2001 S. 25th St was treated and released from St. Anthony Hospital after a one car crash on Hulman Street between 4th and 5th. He swerved to avoid an alley car and struck a utility pole. The other vehicle fled the scene.
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Terre Haute
St. Anthony Hospital
4Th
5Th St
Hulman St
Southside
Paul K. Chambers
S. 25Th St
Chambers
Lions Club Decathlon to be Held by Terre Haute Boys' Club
The Terre Haute Boys' Club and Lions' Club of Terre Haute sponsor a Lions' Club Decathlon with various physical activities on December 26 27 and January 2 3 at 6 p.m. All boys six and older may participate regardless of club membership. Trophies shirts and jackets will be awarded to group winners and the overall champion.
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Terre Haute
Lions’ Club of
Lions’ Club
Muggers Take Ladies Purses In Weekend Robberies
Police investigated two purse snatchings from Monday night. Virginia Folks reported a youth about 15 grabbed her purse near 21st and Liberty, knocking her down, with $70, three checks totaling $100, and items inside. Ruth Fountain said a man in his twenties grabbed her purse near 25th and Washington as she exited her car, taking $25 and personal items.
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Virginia Folks
Spruce St
21St and
Liberty Sts
Ruth Fountain
S. 23Rd St
25Th
Washington Sts
U S Claims 159 Enemies Killed as DMZ Incidents Pass 1000
The U S announces 159 enemy soldiers killed in Saigon claims and says DMZ incidents exceed 1000 since Johnson halted attacks. 1,011 such incidents by midnight Sunday with 305 led to U S fire. Johnson warns DMZ abuse could derail Paris talks as Christmas talks with Viet Cong loom near Saigon. Three POWs to be discussed. names Brigham Jones and Smith identified. Coastal fighting costs government 14 dead and 56 wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Johnson
North Vietnam
Paris
James W. Brigham
Ocala
Fla
Thomas N. Jones
Lynnville
Ind
Donald G. Smith
Akron
South Vietnamese Rangers Break Enemy Push Near Da Nang
A spokesman reported rangers smashed into a large enemy force 20 miles south of Da Nang where thousands of allied troops have been sweeping the area to secure Da Nang and nearby coastlands. The enemy was driven back by South Vietnamese firepower with supporting aircraft and artillery.
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da Nang
North Optimists cancel meetings until January 9 1969
The Break fast Optimist Club of North Terre Haute has no meetings scheduled until January 9 1969. The club usually meets Thursday mornings for breakfast at the Shuffle Inn.
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Breakfast Optimist Club
North Terre Haute
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Kiwanis
ISU
Wabash Ave
Triangle
Viet
Seasons Greetings
THE
Water Company
Terre Haute Water Works Corp
An American Water Works System Company
Viornin’ Judde
Michael Hurst
Prairieton
Robert S. Baldwin
Montezuma
PARTI
Hong Kong
Richard Nixon
U.S. Supreme Court
Humphrey
United States
Mexico
Cislunar
Earth
Moon
Sybaris
D. Edgar Hoover
Daniel P. Moynihan
Walter Washington
Lusitania
FBI
Italy
VEC, Inc
Madison, Wisconsin
Melvin Laird
Nixon
Defense
George Romney
Argentina
William Rogers
Falkland Islands Sa
Mr. Nixon
Mr. Humphrey
Terre Haute Savings Bank
Iran
North Optimists
Moore-Langen Printing and Publishing Co
Undivided Responsibility
Merry Christmas
Rogers
Artie Erie
Os Biti Eyes
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