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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1967
Page
1
The Apollo tragedy, flames in the capsule that killed Virgil Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee, prompted Maj Gen Samuel Phillips to say a flash fire started inside the spacecraft during a simulated countdown. A formal board of inquiry will review the disaster and determine future flight plans.
Mostly sunny and cold today with high 30 to 35. Tonight fair and cold, then partly sunny and warmer Sunday with highs in the mid to upper 30s. Indiana clearing and cold tonight low 10 to 15, partly cloudy and warmer Sunday mid 30s. Illinois Mostly sunny today with high in low to mid 20s, fair tonight and Sunday with warming trend. Temperature readings show a.m. 182 p.m. 31.
NASA reports Virgil Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee killed in a flash fire aboard the Apollo Saturn 204 at Cape Kennedy during a countdown test. The blaze erupted 10 minutes before liftoff as crews fought dense smoke while hatches were sealed. Some launch workers treated for smoke inhalation. data to be impounded pending investigation.
Washington AP The administration seeks Senate approval of a new outer space peace treaty signed in a White House ceremony. The event occurred as a Cape Kennedy space tragedy killed three Apollo astronauts Virgil I. Grissom Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee. The pact bans nuclear weapons in space and aims to keep space peaceful amid ongoing Apollo program efforts.
Mourners gather at Houston area homes as the three Apollo I crew members Virgil Grissom Edward White II and Roger Chaffee die in a flash fire on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy. Families learn the news by phone as investigators begin to outline the tragedy and the space center braces for a planned flight plan conference. Astronauts Walter Schirra and Michael Collins offer support to the wounded and grieving families.
Mitchell Indiana reacts to the loss of astronaut Gus Grissom along with two fellow Apollo crewmen Roger Chaffee and Edward White after a Cape Kennedy craft fire. Grissom parents Dennis and Mrs Grissom mourn, wife Betty and sons Scott and Mark cope at Houston Space Center. local officials and the Bedford Grissom Airport name honor to the area.
Indiana National Guard and local crews battle record snow and ice across a vast upstate area. Temperatures fell to the teens as helicopters search for stranded motorists and several deaths are reported from traffic and exposure. Highways around Gary and La Porte suffer drifts up to 15 feet and nearly two feet of snow in the region.
United Press International notes that Apollo is the Graeco Roman god embodying manly beauty poetry and music and wisdom of the oracles, highlighting his classical role in myth and culture.
INDIANAPOLIS AP Legalized abortions and parochial pupil transportation share the spotlight in the Indiana House Friday. Rep. Harriette B. Conn proposes legalization for cases where a woman's life or health is at risk or there is substantial risk of defect, with two physicians certifying the need in a hospital. Atty. Gen. Dillon upholds a public transportation bill for non public school pupils, noting 34 years of permissive school bus law but signaling constitutional questions remain.
In Brazil Indiana, two men died and another was seriously injured in a two car head on collision on icy State Road 58 north of town Friday evening. The deceased include Wayne Robert Anderson among those killed.
The Associated Press reports Indiana traffic fatalities for the previous year with figures up to January 28. Data cover statewide trends, with breakdowns by region and roadway type, highlighting year over year changes and notable hotspots.
The crash near Brazil at 6 45 p m left two dead and one injured. Jimmie G Slack 28 of RR 3 Rosedale died at 9 20 p m in Clay County Hospital from multiple head injuries. The other victim 20 of 1003 E Mechanic St Brazil suffered a broken neck. Randal D Nevins 17 of RR 2 Rosedale remained in fair condition with severe facial lacerations. Investigating officers Sheriff Glenn A Van Horn and State Trooper Robert Stewart said the wreck occurred about1 1/2 miles north of here. Continued on page 2 col 7.
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