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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1969
Page
3
Cathy Jones a 17 year old Mexia High School junior left for home after declining soup. Hours later a rancher found her body five miles south of Mexia with multiple stab injuries. Police say a schoolmate last saw her alive.
Max Sherman began as an office boy at age 15 at American National Bank in Denver. He retired this year as assistant vice president after five decades with the bank.
Postmaster General Winton M. Blount tells House Post Office Committee that since Andrew Jackson a new postmaster and policy arrive roughly every 3.1 years. He argues the pattern harms continuity and supports Nixon’s government owned corporation proposal to run the Post Office.
Paul Welch administrator of the Vigo County Health Department is named chairman of the Indiana State Board of Registration for Professional Sanitarians for 1969 1970. Thomas Snider Ft Wayne City Health administrator and president of the Ft Wayne Police Credit Union elected vice chairman.
Greenwich Connecticut reports James Paul Warburg a 72 year old banker and author of many books on American and European foreign and economic policy died Tuesday. He served as deputy director of the Office of War Information overseas branch during World War II.
An inmate in serious condition after a Tuesday knife attack in the Terre Haute federal penitentiary. Tommy Davis and Thomas B. Rodgers involved in the fight in the main corridor near the cafeteria. Rodgers also injured but not hospitalized. FBI agents investigate the incident.
Levin said three sites will be discussed at the meeting. Mayor Larrison expressed hope the ramp parking building could become a reality and relieve downtown parking problems for the city.
President argues against isolationist arms reductions and warns that peace cannot be achieved by weakening defenses. He calls for revitalized alliances, warns aggressors won’t grant time to fix domestic issues, and outlines nine defense principles emphasizing balance, accountability, and danger from adversaries. He denounces campus dissidents during Mundt Library dedication in Madison, SD.
Chatham County commissioners had promised a new bypass would open to traffic on June 1. Officials had previously stated the bypass would be ready for drivers, with local residents watching for updates on the scheduled date.
About 100 motorists were ticketed Sunday and Monday for driving around road barricades. Commissioner P. E. Clifton relented, saying a promise is a promise. The county stopped issuing tickets and Police Court Judge David Elmore will decide whether to void all tickets issued on those days.
The president said secure society rests on respecting everyone’s rights and criticized a vocal minority among the young for opting out of civic process. He and the first family will fly to San Clemente, California, to stay until Saturday while Dr Henry Kissinger joins on Thursday to assist with Midway summit preparations.
USDA and Interior brief shoppers on June weekend food buys with abundant broiler-fryer chickens turkeys beef roasts and steaks pork items such as ham bacon and chops plus fish sticks sardines and fillets. Fresh vegetables include cabbage lettuce jemions and potatoes. Bananas grapefruit oranges and strawberries lead fruit. milk dairy products and canned or frozen goods complete the plentiful list.
A federal suit filed by former U S Representative Byron L Johnson and four others seeks an injunction to stop storing chemical and biological warfare agents at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal near Denver. The plaintiffs claim the arsenal holds enough gas to wipe out many times the world population and warns of hazardous handling near aircraft and an earthquake fault line. The defendants include Melvin Laird Stanley Resor and Lt Col John Bryan.
Bloomington comments from State Sen. Majority Leader David Rogers criticize Superintendent Wells for opposing Ivy Tech. Rogers argues the basic philosophy is sound and urges shelving petty feelings to support a network of junior colleges funded beyond property tax. He doubts future support will grow for Wells stance.
Ball State University in Muncie Indiana announced a fourth grant of 99980 dollars from the Mott Foundation of Flint Michigan. The funds will expand its community education program across Indiana Ohio Illinois and Missouri. The program provides seminars and workshops for community leaders and has helped establish initiatives in Auburn Connersville Indianapolis Madison Marion Michigan City and Muncie.
Charles Mensik 59 appeared in U S District Court Brooklyn after a government prosecutor said he may have $10 million hidden. He traveled on a doctored passport and Czech citizenship during a six month flight. Mensik was flown to New York by Canadian authorities and had been free on a $5,000 appeal bond before the Supreme Court rejected his appeal.
Elwood Indiana AP Judge Michael A. Tancey dismissed a charge of assault and battery filed by Wanda Harting against fiancé Robert Hancher 44. The couple plans to marry this summer and Harting asked not to press charges.
A low pressure disturbance will move southward through Indiana bringing scattered showers and thundershowers. The Weather Bureau notes a brief warming trend before unseasonable lows, with temps 3 to 5 degrees below normal for the five days through Monday.
The U S Navy said the aircraft carrier Kearsarge bearing 200 survivors from the sunken destroyer Frank E Evans will not dock at Subic Bay near Manila as planned. A news conference was canceled with no new timetable and no additional details provided.
Cargo valued at thirty thousand dollars bound for Ft. Benjamin Harrison and Evansville was recovered intact in Burlington Colorado. The missing van was linked to driver Luther Gibson of Niles Michigan who fled after the van was found abandoned. The load included dental equipment and military supplies for Indiana base and a separate shipment from Salt Lake City to Granite City Illinois.
The International Order of Jobs Daughters No. 85 held a public installation at the Masonic Temple in Marshall. Honored queen Julie Blankenship opened the meeting and installing officer. Beth Lucan was installed as honored queen with Angie Myles, Mary Ann Kemp, Patty Kemp, and Sue Stafford as officers. Numerous guests and local residents attended during the holidays, with several families listed as visitors and patients.
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