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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1969
Page
2
Death notices report Offie R. Driscoll Roxie Knight and family in Lafayette. Louis J. Peck Bernard C. Watson Lucille Sweeney Bailey William A. Grubaugh Charles Sutherland Miss Carrie Johnson and others die with funeral plans and burial details at several local churches funeral homes and cemeteries.
Obituaries note the deaths of Clara Whitaker in Chicago and Susan Patrick in Terre Haute with funeral details in Chicago Roselawn and Clay City. Service times are 11 am and 10:30 am, burial arrangements in Chicago and Roselawn Memorial Park, funeral homes in Clay City and Jacksonville, with survivors listed for Erice Sutton and Anna Vaughn.
In Brazil Indiana Shirley Kay McKenzie 17 AR 5 dies Sunday church services set for 1 PM Thursday at Miller and Sons Funeral Home burial Owens Cemetery. In Robinson Illinois Frank Van Buskirk 92 dies Tuesday at home services 2 PM CDT Thursday at Pulliam Funeral Home burial Kirk Cemetery. In Riley Indiana Paul Charter 67 dies Sunday private services Thursday Bedina Fox Riley Chapel survivors include wife two daughters two sons sister and 12 grandchildren.
Oakland AP reports Leo Gorcey died at age 52 after a long illness in an Oakland hospital. A leader of the Dead End Kids from 1935, he starred in stage and film work including Angels With Dirty Faces and the Bowery Boys series with Billy Halop Bobby Jordan and Huntz Hall.
Temperature contrasts defined the day with a West heat wave and Northeast polar air. Readings ranged from 33 degrees in Marquette to 87 in Needles with some Far West locations near or above 100. Record lows were set in several cities and strong winds and heavy rain affected specific Texan areas.
Roman Catholic Archbishop Robert E. Lucey, age 78, resigns after a two year push by 68 priests alleging fear and miscommunication. Pope Paul VI accepts, replacing him with Bishop Francis J. Furey of San Diego. The resignation follows a long dispute rooted in 1967 labor protests and internal church tensions.
The study led by Dr. Stapley and a four member panel projects enrollment growth and funds needs through 1980. Phase I recommends expanding West Vigo high schools, upgrading Otter Creek and Honey Creek junior highs, replacing Glenn and Concannon, and adding several elementary facilities with South Elementary opening in 1970. Phase II warns higher enrollments by 1972 may require further additions, while Phase III plans further replacements and a second South Elementary School.
Police in Mishawaka Indiana seek a lone white male attacker described as 5 feet 8 inches tall with dark curly hair. In three weeks he injured four people including stabbing two women and shooting a teenage boy. He targeted young couples and at least one assault included attempted rape. Residents remain vigilant and many carry weapons.
The forecast covers Indiana and Illinois for Thursday to Monday with cooler temperatures. Indiana highs will be 3 to 5 degrees below normals, lows 56 to 62, and precipitation around half to three quarters of an inch on Thursday and Saturday. Illinois highs near normal except 3 to 6 degrees below in extreme southeast, with about half an inch of rain expected on Thursday and Saturday.
In Ramsgate England the German freighter Aphaia beached on a mud bank Tuesday causing thirty five cars to slip from the dock and sink off the coast. The incident was reported by UPI.
Vigo County Health Department hosted a Public Health Nurses Conference on the third floor of the Vigo County Courthouse Annex. Attendees included nurses from the health department Indiana State University and the Indiana State Board of Health.
New Mexico joins 37 states in upgrading its meat inspection to federal standards under the 1967 Wholesome Meat Act. States had until December 1969 to meet intrastate inspection requirements.
The supervisor of the county health department acted as host for the conference, coordinating keynote speakers and organizing sessions for public health professionals. Attendees networked with local officials, health workers, and researchers at the event.
Purdue University economist J William Uhrig reported a brighter May for Indiana agriculture. Hog prices hit a three year high while beef carcasses and beef on the hoof rose to a 17 year peak. Hog and cattle prices were six dollars seventy five cents per hundred pounds higher than a year ago. Corn averaged twenty four cents above late May 1968. soybeans and other grains yielded less than last year.
Kansas City Southern and the Louisiana & Arkansas Railroad seek I C C permission to discontinue the Southern Belle passenger service between Kansas City and New Orleans on July 3 due to dwindling riders and high operating costs.
Funeral services for Henry F. Libbert 88 of 7111 Wabash Ave retire d building contractor will be held at 1 30 p m Thursday at Callahan Funeral Home Cemetery He died Tuesday at Union Hospital He came to Terre Haute from Evansville in 1902 and his son Norman Libbert succeeded him in 1946 Survivors include wife Clotine two sons Robert and Norman one brother and one sister six grandchildren and three great grandchildren The Rev Martin E Neese will officiate
About two dozen holidays are celebrated annually in the United States Virgin Islands. The list spans from Three Kings Day ending the Christmas Festivali to Supplication Day on July 25 when residents pray for relief from tropical storms.
Listings from Carbon Indiana record visits by Earl Evans and Ray Parsons with Grand Ledge and Greencastle families, along with Elizabeth Patrick visiting Bertha Green in Cloverland. Numerous gatherings include trips to Terre Haute, Newport Richey Florida, and Alaska en route, plus local church class entertaining and holiday visits in Brazil and Greencastle.
Penguins do not live only in icy regions. They occupy the lower east and west coasts of South America and South Africa, as well as areas of Australia New Zealand and several Pacific islands.
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