Death notices and obituaries from Terre Haute and area
A long list of deaths and funeral notices from Terre Haute and surrounding towns includes Mrs. Bessie Bidwell of Columbus Ind formerly of Terre Haute who died at 5 am Tuesday. Harley Swalley 72 of Bowling Green Lodge member and local union. Howard Eugene Osborne 55 of Bluefield W V. Edward Bud Murtaugh 45 formerly of Terre Haute. Jack Robinson 82 Terre Haute. James B McWhairter Jr 48 formerly of Terre Haute. Clifford L Shuman 81 Paris Ill. Dora Arthur Edwards 75 of Clinton area. Roxie E Brinson 71 Coal City. Agnes K Hanrahan 68 Terre Haute. Violet Deeds LaVatta 59 Indianapolis. Kenneth Burns 49 Monroe Falls Ohio. Flora Barnhart Dougherty Indianapolis. Helen Fuerstenberger Baker 71 Terre Haute. Birt Whitkanack 78 Prairie Creek. Juanita V Thompson 59 Terre Haute area. Ann M Mooney 67 Terre Haute. Samuel E Horn 72 Clay City. Frank Nardi 70 Clinton. James Thomas Williams 31 Hymera. John Miller 86 Centerpoint.
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Howard Eugene Osborne
7Th St
Union Hospital
Clinton United Methodist Church
Newport Masonic Lodge
Moose Lodge
Bluefield
W. Va
Edna
Millie Allison
Terre Haute
Elaine Andrews
Lebanon
Ind
Howard E. Jr
Frazier
Reese
Arlington
Helen Salsbury
Lorton
Mary Greene
Fredericksburg
Sally Poteet
Florence Whitt
England
Henderson Funeral Home
Saltville
Thomas Funeral Home
Obituary notices from Hugo C Austin and others in Indiana Illinois region
Hugo C Austin 72 died at Mary Sherman Hospital in Ind Special region. He was a retired Illinois Central Railroad employee and WWI veteran. Survived by widow Nellie May and three sons Hugo Jr William E and Harold R plus a foster daughter, sister, half siblings, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services Thursday at Tennis Funeral Home with burial at Mt Zion Cemetery. Call after 10 a.m. Wednesday. Other notices list Mike Trkulja Sr Wil liam Goben Lawrence Gaither Iris Pierce death notices with funeral arrangements in Clinton Blanford Casey Linton and surrounding towns.
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Jack Robinson
S. 9Th St
St. Anthony Hospital
Mable Mullen
Terre Haute
Russell
California
Patrick J. Ryan
John Chironna Jr
Woodlawn Cemetery
Dora Arthur Edwards
Union Hospital
Sarah B
William T. Langman
Wayne B. Langman
Roy
Brazil
Effie France
Minnie McAdams
Thomas Funeral Home
William Saunders
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Clinton
Roxie E. Brinson
Coal City
Clay Co
Frank Prox Foundry
Donna C
Melvin
Jessie Millner
Hammond
Ind
Agnes K. HanrAhan
S. 5Th St
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Mildred Weisbach
RR 1
West Terre Haute
John Garrigan
Brookhaven
Virginia Rush
Indianapolis
Calvary Cemetery
Flora, Barnhart Dougherty
Sarasota
Fla
Shirley Brothers Funeral Home
West Lawn
Farmersburg
Russell Taylor
Margaret Barnhart
Birt Whitkanack
DeBaun
Prairie Creek
Leonard Fletcher
Darwin
Juanita V. Thompson
Hulman Salem Road
DeBaun Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
Clay City
Samuel E. Horn
Hymera
James Thomas Williams
Stoughton
Wis
Hymera Methodist Church
Martin Storey
K of P
McHugh
Sullivan
Hugo C. Austin
Mary Sherman Hospital
Illinois Central Railroad
Sullivan American Legion Post
Nellie May
Hugo Jr
William E
Galt
Ontario
Canada
Harold R
Lillie Gadberry
Shelburn
Lucille Barnhart
Hadie St. Clair
Bertha Ogdburn
Raymond Arnett
Fred Shepler Jr
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Mike Trkulja Sr
Blanford
Karanovich
George Rados
Casey
Ill
William J. Goben
West Main Street
Laura
Charles
Pauline Chapman
Markwell Funeral Home
Harvey Dibrel
Washington Street
Linton
Lawrence Gaither
Detroit
Mich
Marcel Coulomb
Herbert
Welch and Cornet Funeral Home
Iris Pierce
Vermillion County Hospital
Tennessee
Geneva
Stacey
First Funeral Home
Australia Air Crash Kills 26 near Port Hedland
An airliner carrying 26 people from Perth to Port Hedland burst into flames and crashed during final approach. Search planes found no survivors. The MacRobertson Miller Airlines Viscount carried 21 passengers and 5 crew, including 3 stewardesses. Four aboard were foreigners a German and three New Zealanders.
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Perth
Australia
API
Port Hedland
MacRobertson Miller
Portland Hedland
Burt Reynolds to star in Skullduggery for Universal
UPI reports Burt Reynolds, known for The Hawk TV series, will play the lead in Skullduggery for Universal Pictures. This marks Reynolds heading into a major film role after television.
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Hollywood
UPI
Burt Reynolds
Universal
Engineers killed in Belgian rail accident near Spa
Two engineers died when their locomotive derailed on a bend and plunged into a ravine near Spa Belgium. Officials attribute the crash to ice and snow hampering the brakes in frigid conditions.
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Spa
Belgium
Here
Senators Debate Raid Crew Actions After Capture
Senator B Russell said the crew should have scuttled the intelligence ship to keep secret gear from the enemy. He questioned the hero label for the men and pledged further investigation. Other prisoners described brutal North Korean abuse, including Law recounting 250 to 300 blows and Leg statements of harsh treatment.
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B. Russell
D-Ga
Winder, Ga
Navy
Russell
Bucher
Law
Chehalis, Wash
Hayes
Columbus
Ohio
Fire damages Binzani car near North 8th Street
An automobile owned by Albert J. Binzani of 518 North 8th Street was damaged just before 8 p.m. Monday when a fire started in the carburetor. About $75 in damage was reported. Pumper 10 responded from 2706 North 13th Street at 7:41 p.m. to extinguish the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Binzani
N. 8Th St
N. 13Th St
Free Officer Tex Freed From Viet Cong Camp
An American officer, a Green Beret, was freed by a patrol from the South Vietnamese 1st Division after noon today. He had been held since 1963 in the U Minh forest near Saigon, a known Viet Cong stronghold, with no clear sign of resistance during the operation.
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U Minh
Mekong
Saigon
U.S
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Robbery at Market Leads to Arrests in Household Bust
A clerk reported a stickup at the market at 6 26 p m. Grayless plus two others robbed the store, handing a note and a large gun to the clerk. Police surrounded the Grayless residence arresting Swift and Snow after a struggle. A juvenile was found inside. Officers recovered a black air pistol. Melvin praised the arrests and named involved officers. Detectives Ford and Toney will continue the investigation.
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Grayless
Ted Melvin
James Swift
Swift
Walter Stewart
Dave Roberts
Snow
St. Anthony Hospital
Melvin
Stewart
Roberts
Andrew Kellett
Tom Reece
Robert Fortune
Frank Cardinal
Martin Dooley
Jack Ford
Leonard Toney
Fuel thefts from Thai service stations and shipments to U.S. bases
The GAO charged slipshod controls allowed illegal fuel operations in Thailand. In 1967, 52 percent of gasoline and 40 percent of diesel bound for U.S. bases vanished. Theft used fictitious units, fake vehicle numbers, and fraudulently inflated receipts, with at least 378 truckloads or 1.2 million gallons stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
U.S
GAO
McGee
Army
9Th Logistics Command
Shell Company of Thailand, Ltd
Navy Office
U.S. Air Force
Theft schemes questioned at Bangkok Navy fuel office
GAO report says vouchers were certified for contractor payments without confirming fuel receipts. Inspect reports claimed coordination with receiving activity but staff did not verify deliveries. Theft tied to forgery, unclear if by drivers, attendants, or organized group. Pentagon says several Thai truck drivers were discharged from Air Force bases. Lack of access to 1967 procedures and records, with key supply control officer gone.
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Navy
Bangkok
GAO
Pentagon
Air Force
9Th Logistics Command
Thailand
Kennedy vs Long for Senate leadership clash
Kennedy launches challenge to Long in a Democrat liberal bid for influence as a new Senate leadership fight looms. Long says he can win with solid Democratic backing while resisting Kennedy pressure, and notes differing views have not damaged their friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Baton Rouge
Washington
Kennedy
Louisiana
White House
Johnson
Texas
Party of Progress and Change
United States
Senate
Massachusetts
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate Finance Committee
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Bessie Bidwell
Thomas W
Horace W
Clara Ruth Emerson
Fannie Brock
Ruth Watkins
Nellie Sartor
Warren
Reed Funeral Home
Harley Swalley
S. 18Th St
United Methodist Church
Bowling Green Lodge
F&am
Carpenters Local
Faye
Izal
James
Reba Campbell
Centerpoint
Opal Cox
Harold
Bowling Green
Rentschler Funeral Home
Phillip Stone
Swalley Cemetery
Edward ‘Bud’ Murtaugh
Edward
Bud”? Murtaugh
Methodist Hospital
Premium
Geraldine
Donna Doran
Mary Claire Murtaugh
Helen Murtaugh
Jack
Callahan Funeral Home
Funeral Home
James B. McWhairter JR
Midland Glass Co
Florida
American Can Co
Rochester
N.Y
McWhairters
Greenbriar Apts
Mildred
Bray Funeral Home
Apopka, Fla
Clifford L. Shuman
Paris
Bedine Chapel of the Valley
James Rowe
Vermillion Cemetery
Mrs
Violet Deeds LA Vatta
Darrell C. Deeds
S. 8Th St
San Diego
Calif
Dorothy Ray
John Deeds
Harry Moore
Crown Hill Cemetery
Kenneth Burns
Monroe Falls
Cuyahoga Falls
Florence
Pamela Jan
Peggy
Patty Joe
Paul John
Martin Burns
June Corneil
Hobart
Darey Myles
James Burns
Bedino Chapel
Valley
Flora Barnhart Dougherty
Helen Fuerstenberger Baker
Bedino Peace Chapel
Ed Smith
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Birt
Ann M. Mooney
Carl
Frank
Edward Doyle
Frank Doyle
Louis Doyle
Freehold
N. J
Victor
Catherine Seeling
Frank Nardi
Memorial Hospital
Springfield
Lorraine
Mary Sullivan
Rose Holt
Saginaw
Albert Nari
Mary Barone
Mishawaka
John Miller
Rentschler
Alvin Mattox
Deeter Cemetery
Hugo C, Austin
Iris’ Pierce
Bud
T. H. Barbecue Supply CO
S. 3Rd
Cowan Bros. & Payne
North 21St
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Wabash Ave
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Kentucky
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