This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1968
Page
2
Indiana and Illinois temperatures are forecast to run above normal from Saturday through Wednesday. Indiana highs in the mid 80s with lows in the high 50s. Illinois highs in the 80s with lows 58 to 65. Scattered thundershowers early next week bring about two thirds of an inch rain north Indiana and about one half inch south.
Obituaries record deaths of Robert T. Ross and others across Terre Haute Indianapolis Clinton and surrounding areas. Details include ages addresses affiliations churches lodges military or fraternal ties and survivors with burial and service times and locations.
The Annual District No. 6 meeting convenes June 10 at the Eighth Avenue Church of God in Christ 2415 8th Ave hosted by Rev. Mark Blade District Superintendent F Patton will preside Daily prayer at 1030 a m Evening services at 745 p m Singing praying and preaching each night A big basket dinner follows Sunday services June 16 Public invited to attend all sessions.
Terre Haute native Lt Col James P. O Leary a USAF psychological warfare officer is due home Friday from Vietnam marking one year since his departure on June 7 1967. The 25 year career officer formerly starred for Indiana State University basketball and now reunites with wife and three of their six children at 925 S 22nd St. His son Patrick a 23 year old senior at the University of Arizona, and daughters Susan Maureen and Michael, with other relatives: Mrs Linda Bagnell and Mrs Kathleen Rothwell.
Walter Terrell 79 died at Union Hospital at 6 p.m. from injuries suffered in an auto truck crash in Marshall Illinois. His wife Grace is in critical condition. Survivors include daughter Elizabeth Terrell Dayton Ohio, four brothers Frank California George and Mack Paris Illinois, Russell Mattoon Illinois, sister Mable Watson Portland Oregon, and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements are pending Marrs Funeral Home.
Frank Barnhart 85 of 2200 S 7th St died at 8:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Hospital. Survived by daughters Margaret Barnhart Terre Haute and Flora Doherty Indianapolis. A Hum bolt F&AM member, he was past president of District No. 11 United Mine Workers and served as international UMWA board member until retirement in 1956. Arrangements pending at DeBaun Funeral Home.
The United States will hand over a $15 million radio and communications base near Ankara to Turkey on June 14. The turnover is the major result of 1966 negotiations to reduce the 30,000 man American military contingent in Turkey.
Penn Central will move traffic onto the former PRR Vincennes Worthington Indianapolis line and vacate the old main between 3rd and 10th Streets. Automated crossing protection will replace manual signals, reducing blockages at 25th Street and aiding downtown expansion near Indiana State University. Selecting the East Yard between 25th Street and Fruit Ridge Avenue aims to cut crossings, with Duane Yard cited as less practical. PC pledges cooperation with police to reroute traffic during blockages and notify police of mechanical delays.
Rep Hale Boggs described a broader probe into violence following the shooting of Sen Robert F Kennedy in Los Angeles. He noted the Eisenhower Commission will likely hold open hearings, unlike the Warren Commission which focused on Kennedy’s assassination and Oswald.
Hollywood news reports actor Dan Duryea died at 61 after a long illness. Beginning on Broadway, he spent more than 25 years in Hollywood, appearing in nearly 60 films and over 75 TV shows. He collapsed in a bathroom while dressing. a servant alerted a fire squad. Recent work included Eddie Jacks in Peyton Pace, a roaming con man returning after 19 years.
In Sullivan Indiana special judge H Ralph Johnston postponed the sentencing of 14 year old Robert Brewer to June 13 after noting the pre sentence investigation was incomplete. Brewer was convicted of the January 27 shotgun murder of his foster father Robert Snyder by an all male jury. Brewer received a life sentence.
Prime Minister Keith J. Holyoake announced that New Zealand will spend 25.75 million dollars in the United States to acquire McDonnell Douglas A4K Skyhawks as the country’s primary combat aircraft.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.