05 Jun 1967
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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1967
Page
1
Multiple obituaries report deaths in Indiana towns including Lapel Clinton Sullivan Martinsville Brazil Bicknell Linton Clay City and Welch. Names such as Brenda Joyce Smith Russell Heelan Margaret Moss Hallie Brodie Ernest Grizzle Mary Lintz and others are listed with ages burial plans and service details across numerous communities.
Funeral services for Edward K. Strachan 63 of RR 3 will be held at 3 p m Tuesday at Callahan Funeral Home with Rev Allan Harlan officiating. Burial follows at Calvary Cemetery. Strachan died Sunday at St Anthony Hospital. He leaves wife Margaret a daughter Mrs Robert R Bennett and three grandchildren He served as a WWII lieutenant commander and held various civic and professional memberships.
A coroner in Vigo plans to report on the death Sunday of 54 year old Samuel S. Johnson of RR 3 West Terre Haute whose body was found at his daughter’s home near Prairie Creek. He apparently died from a self inflicting rifle shot. Survivors include his widow Elizabeth two daughters Doris Burroughs and Viretta Lockard his mother Mrs Edna Johnson a sister and four brothers. Services are set for 1 p.m. Thursday at DeBaun Funeral Home with Bethesda Cemetery burial and viewing after 6 p.m. Tuesday.
John Andrighetti of 659 Walnut Street is highlighted among 89 June graduates from Purdue University ROTC who received commissions Saturday. He is noted as a distinguished military graduate during the ceremony.
Former Terre Haute Malleable and Manufacturing Corp. chairman and president Phor Yatsko drowned while fishing on a lake near Terre Haute. The body was recovered from 12 feet deep water about 15 feet from the north shore with Sgt. Robert Wiot and state police assisting. Sheriff’s deputies and Vigo County authorities awaited autopsy results. Yatsko, a Sullivan County native, led the firm from 1948 and served in civic roles. He left behind widow Lucille, a daughter in Akron, two brothers, and four grandchildren.
Twenty six Indiana residents among 2375 candidates receive degrees from Yale University at New Haven. Terre Haute residents Glen Homan and Edward Weisberger, both B A degrees, and Dennis Magid of Linton receive advanced degrees. Baccalaureate is June 11 and Senior Class Day follows on Old Campus.
Police investigated a home burglary at 1420 North 10th Street in which entry was gained through an unlocked window. Thieves took a portable radio and an electric clock totaling about 70 dollars in merchandise. The note mentions a large tea kettle owned by the Oriental Tea Cup in Boston.
A Jefferson County woman reported a burglary at her Golden home where a thief took every item, including her watch dog and the animal's five new pups. Local police investigated the unusual theft and recovered no leads.
Police hunt five inmates who escaped from state facilities early Sunday. Two men fled Henryville Work Camp after tying up a night watchman and stealing his car with a pistol. Howard Begley, 45, and William Sutton, 50, are the primary targets. Begley has a 214 year forgery sentence from Johnson County and Sutton a 180 day public intoxication sentence. Three teens from Indiana Reformatory fled Chain O Lakes Youth Camp near Fort Wayne, Eugene Duncan 18 Lawrence County, Vernon Todd 18 Delaware County, Ronald Pier 19 Howard County, all burglary terms.
Taxpayers FOR Schools spokesman William Llewellyn urges compromise on two new high schools as a lawsuit appeals. The group backs immediate construction with flexible designs so each school can serve as a community civic center and meet evolving educational needs. Membership is mainly local parents seeking quality facilities.
Weekend traffic toll climbs into double digits in Indiana with three fatalities in a three car crash on Ind 234 near Cayuga. Victims include 20 year old Larry Lathrop of Peoria Illinois and two year old Sheryylynn, both identified among the deceased.
The Associated Press reports multiple weekend fatalities across Illinois and Indiana. Victims include Norma J. Hopper 25 of Mount Carmel killed after a crash with a pole in Princeton and 18 year old Brendan Smith of Lapel killed after his car left a road near Anderson. An Indianapolis 6 year old James Mills Jr died from injuries after a street incident. Five others were seriously hurt in a two car crash near Bloomfield and several more injured in separate crashes.
Judge H Ralph Johnston sentenced two local men in separate charges of assault and battery on a child and second degree burglary. William J LaFleur 35 of 237 N 14 St was found guilty of assault on a 12 year old girl and given one to five years in Indiana State Prison. Louis Edward Riley 27 of 1802 N 7th St pleaded guilty to the burglary at Peke Inn and received two to five years starting at Indiana Reformatory.
The Miami Seaquarium states sperm whales can dive to a depth of 500 fathoms. The claim highlights the whales' astonishing underwater ability and showcases the facility's marine science notes.
Ada County officials learned coins under 25 cents are not legal tender for fines over 25 cents. Workers spent over an hour counting 60 dollars in pennies and nickels paid by two Boise women for disturbing the peace. County attorneys cited U S Code Annotated on legal tender limits.
American Legion Post 40 will elect officers executive board members and delegates to the Sixth District convention for 1967 68 at an 8 p m general meeting at the post home Tuesday Nomination from the floor will precede voting A nominating committee chaired by Donald Price named a slate including Dean Rogers Homer Poskins Robert Crum Fred Schwartz Donald Price Ray Lovell Herbert Gerdink Rob Cronin and Bob Kerr with committee members R Earle Prewitt Milton Clifton Ernest Olbrich and Crum.
Indiana Elks honored three 1967 Clay County graduates at the state convention in French Lick. Myra Gibson of Staunton High won second in the youth leadership contest and received a $75 savings bond and a trophy. Anita Eldridge of Van Buren and Tom Butwin of Brazil were awarded Elks National Foundation scholarships. A 15-person Brazil Elks delegation attended, with local guests at the event.
Episcopal Bishop C Kilmer Myers urged Christians to recognize the Roian Catholic Pope as the holy father in God of the universal church. He asked Pope Paul VI to visit North and South Vietnam and urged Anglicans and Protestants to acknowledge him as chief pastor.
A 17 year old youth Fred Mc Neely of 617 N 15th St was treated and released from Union Hospital after a man struck him in the face near the Four Square Church at 13th and Elm. He suffered a severe cut to the left eye and a broken nose.
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