City Park Pools to Open This Week
Terre Haute parks announce Deming Sheridan and Voorhees pools opening this week with new pumps at Sheridan and Voorhees. The schedule features water sports classes Red Cross swim classes and public recreation swim daily. Bill Nelson named director of the pool program bringing extensive swim training background.
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Terre Haute City Park
Patrick Dougherty
Deming
Sheridan
Voorhees
Dougherty
Deming Park
Red Cross
Bill Nelson
Bill
Charles W. Nelson
Park Forest
Ill
Ind
Stager
Terre Haute Red Cross
American Red Cross
State High
Indiana State University
Arena
Indiana University
Bloomington
Woman Injured in U S 40 Crash at Howard Johnson
A Terre Haute woman remains in satisfactory condition at St Anthony Hospital after a two car crash on U S 40 in front of 6000 Wabash Ave. George A Dewey 79 of Mission Kansas left turned into the restaurant lot colliding with Gary Griffy 19 of 7415 Wabash Ave. Griffys wife Patricia 19 also in satisfactory condition with arm injuries. Dewey and Mary Dewey 76 were released after minor injuries. Also note: elephant seals may reach four tons and 20 feet per National Geographic.
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Terre Haute
St. Anthony Hospital
U.S
Howard Johnson
Wabash Ave
George A. Dewey
Mission
Kan
Gary Griffy
Griffy
Patricia
Dewey
Mary Dewey
North Terre Haute Church honors graduating seniors at banquet
Graduating seniors of the North Terre Haute Christian Church were honored June 1 at a banquet in the church Fellowship Hall. The list includes Jeanie Morris Ron Roberts Elizabeth Schommer Debbie Silverberg Jerry Skelton Ann Williamson Susan Burke Tammy Chaney Ralph Daughtery Donna Geh ring Jack Gobin Dave Graf Lauretta Johnson Ron Johnson Beth McPheeters Mike Campbell Janie Adams and John Wagner.
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North Terre Haute Christian Church
Fellowship
Jeanie Morris
Ron Roberts
Elizabeth Schommer
Debbie Silverberg
Jerry Skelton
Ann Williamson
Susan Burke
Tammy Chaney
Ralph Daughtery
Donna Gehring
Jack Gobin
Dave Graf
Lauretta Johnson
Ron Johnson
Beth McPheeters
Mike Campbell
Janie Adams
John Wagner
China and Greece Establish Diplomatic Ties
China and Greece agreed to recognize each other and establish diplomatic relations with exchange of ambassadors within six months. The Greek government recognizes the People's Republic of China as the sole legal government of China.
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Tokyo
China
Greece
Peking
New China News Agency
People’s Republic of China
Body of Towboat Pilot Recovered After Dam Explosion
The body of R. W. Griffin aged 56 of Brookport Illinois was found on Harrison Island in the Ohio River near Mount Vernon Indiana. Griffin had been the towboat pilot of a barge that struck the Cannelton Dam upriver on April 20 causing a fire and explosion and he had been missing since. Henderson County Kentucky coroner Fred Tapp ruled Griffin a drowning victim as salvage operations with underwater dynamite blasting were completed weeks earlier. An Eisteddfod is noted as a congress of Welsh bards.
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MT. Vernon
Ind
UPI
R. W. Griffin
Brookport
Harrison Island
Ohio River
Here
Griffin
Cannelton Dam
Fred Tapp
Henderson County
Balance Found in $200000 Ransom Case
Reno Nevada AP report confirms $160000 of the ransom money was recovered in sagebrush near Washoe Lake after Robb D. Heady, 22, parachuted from United Air Lines Flight 239 with the hijacked cash. Heady, a Vietnam veteran and student at Western Nevada Community College, faces federal air piracy charges and is held on $100000 bond.
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Reno
Nev
Vern F. Loetterle
Las Vegas
FBI
Here
Washoe Lake
United Air Lines
Robb D. Heady
UAL
New York
San Francisco
Heady
Western Nevada Community College
Vietnam
Washoe County
Jait
Learn to Swim Week Opens at YMCA
The YMCA began its summer recreation with a free Learn to Swim week. Boys ages eight to 11 registered for five day classes this week. The Y’s day camping starts Monday June 12 at Camp Windemere two miles north of Crews Road, operating Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays through August to offer weekly camping without resident costs.
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YMCA
Camp Windemere
Crews Road
Indiana uniform credit code institute set for June 16
A one day institute on the Indiana Uniform Consumer Credit Code will be held June 16 at the Murat Shrine Club in Indianapolis. Senate sponsor George A Rubin will lead the program, with a Fort Wayne session planned June 23. The forum is connected to the Indiana State Bar Association.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Murat Shrine Club
Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum
George A. Rubin
Rubin
Fort Wayne
Indiana State Bar Association
Chamber updates site list for industry in Terre Haute
Terre Haute Area Chamber of Commerce executive vice president Ralph Tucker says the chamber is updating its list of industrial and business sites. About 40 real estate firms were contacted to submit all available sites with rail and highway access and utilities. Industrial inquiries have risen in recent weeks prompting the update.
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Ralph Tucker
Terre Haute Area
Dacca Train Crash Toll Spikes as Deaths Reach Fifty
Officials said a passenger train rear ended a stationary freight train at Jessore station near Dacca. Police reported 27 killed and 400 injured, with unofficial tallies placing the toll at 50.
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Dacca
UPI
Jessore
Jessor
Myers Plans Sixth Annual Senior Citizens Forum in Terre Haute
Rep. Myers invites residents of Chay Parke Putnam Sullivan Vermillion and Vigo counties to a June 11 Senior Citizens Forum at First Baptist Church Terre Haute starting 2 30 p m The 90 minute program covers a White House Conference on Aging and aging legislation with a Q A session Refreshments follow The event is open to all interested persons with coordinators Mary Alice Banks and Dr George Davis assisting Myers organized the first forum in 1967 and similar meetings will be held in Frankfort and Bloomington the next day
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John Myers
Chay
Parke
Putnam
Sullivan
Vermillion
Vigo
Senior Citizens’ Forum
Terre Haute
First Baptist Church
Poplar St
Indiana 46
White House
Myers
Frankfort
Bloomington
Freighter Sinks After Collision at Blue Water Bridge
The freighter Sydney EF. Smith Jr. sank early today in the St. Clair River after colliding with the freighter Park Evans near the Blue Water Bridge. No one was killed. The Evans is anchored on the Canadian side as investigators review the cause.
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Port Huron
Mich
Sydney EF. Smith Jr
St. Clair River
Park Evans
U.S. Coast Guard
Blue Water Bridge
Evans
Perkins Dies In Auto Crash At 49 In Boise
Bertram L. Perkins, 49, rose from canal project foreman to president and board chairman of Morrison Knudson Co. since 1969 and died Saturday in an automobile accident in Boise Idaho.
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Boise, Idaho
Bertram L. Perkins
Perkins
Morrison-Knudson Co
Consolidated Open Truck Terminal Opens in Terre Haute
Consolidated Freightways opened a new truck terminal at 25 Eagle St in Terre Haute. Manager Raymond A. Villar said the facility serves the Terre Haute area and provides pickup and delivery to Clinton, Brazil, and Jasonville, with CF operating in 40 states.
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Consolidated Freightways
Eagle St
Raymond A. Villar
Terre Haute
Clinton
Brazil
Jasonville
Villar
Consolidated Freight
Squash Fastest Growing Sport Replacing Golf in England
A report notes squash overtaking golf as the fastest growing sport in England with more players taking up courts nationwide. The shift highlights changing leisure trends and increased participation across age groups.
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England
Terre Haute teen wins Eastman Prize for science project
Ralph V. Daugherty, 17, of Terre Haute wins a 1000 prize from Eastman Kodak at the 23rd International Science and Engineering Fair in New Orleans. His microbiology project Biological Conditioning of Sewage Disposal Sludge earned recognition for using photography effectively in its display. A North Vigo High School senior, he has competed in science fairs for three years and was an international finalist representing the 19th West-Central Indiana Regional Fair.
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Terre Haute
Eastman Kodak Company
New Orleans
Ralph V. Daugherty
Daugherty
Kodak
North Vigo High School
Indiana
Amazon River longest in South America
The Amazon is identified as the longest river in South America, spanning vast stretches across multiple countries and shaping regional geography and ecosystems.
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Amazon
South America
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National Geographic
E-Lim
Miller Pharmacies
25Th and
Washington Sts
B. C
Terre Haute Jaycees
Jack Schmidt
Paul Chapell
Jim Morris
Dave Koenig
Phil Lough
Bruce Willis
Don Uthe
Milestone
John Kemp
Dave Searcy
Hillman
House of Photography
North
By Sharon L. Ruddock
Jerry Monroe
Beth, Lee and
Lisa
Sycamore Ave
Kentucky Lake
Webb
Helen Cuthbertson
North Terre Haute
Gary Hoffman
Hoffman
Wabash Valley Men's Fellowship
Gordon Jack Marh
Robin van Diviner
Rayetta, Mike and
Daniel
RR 2
Jake Zellers
Zellers
Robert Zellers
Robert Lynn
Max Zellers
Jimmie
Judy
Leon Moore
Michelle
Richard
Kaye
Jeffrey
Pamela
Bob Marana
William J. Zellers
William E. Zellers
Linda
Darin
Aaron
Charles Zelelrs
Teresa
Todd
Carl Zellers
Debbie
Brenda
Allen
Gary
Mike Brown
Barbara Goodman
Arkansas
Darlena Zellers
Danville, Ill
Charles Zellers
Lina Ave
John Youngblood
Ralph Youngblood
Riley
Taylor University
Gerstmeyer High School
Trojan Band
RED
Consumer Credit Institute
Johnny Hart
B.C
Rep. Myers
Senior Citizens Forum
B. L. Perkins
Richard Zody
Melvin C. Zody
19Th St
Wichita State University Center For Urban Studies
Zody
Hugo Wall
American School
Drexel Avenue
58Th Street
Chicago
City
Building & Contracting
Ilinois
Zip Acer
Nat. Home Study Council
Eastman Prize
Sring Instruments Repair
the String Clinic
St. Brown Ave
As Se Association
Wabash
Yen Fen
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