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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1973
Page
2
A long obituary list from Terre Haute and surrounding towns reports deaths of Eleanor M. Biddle 59 of Leedville and several other residents. Engraved notices cover survivors by family and city, funeral arrangements, and schedules for services at multiple cemeteries.
Obituaries note the deaths of Veronica Waller 92 of Paris Illinois Mary Sher man Hospital patients Flossie McCammon 72 Paris area and Robert Foncannon 84 of St Petersburg Florida with service details, survivors and funeral home arrangements. Additional notices for Jesse Springer Farmersburg Clifford Pine Marshall Illinois list survivors and burial plans with service times.
In London a four year old boy named Omo Osmond dangled from a window about 50 feet high. Neighbors Patricia Higgins and Jean ette Wheatley grabbed a blanket and stretched it to break his fall. Omo was unhurt and too surprised to cry.
Merrill V. Siler, 45, of 100 N. 14th St., died Friday evening in St. Anthony Hospital. A retired Public Service Indiana employee, he is survived by widow Grace, brothers Maxwell of Lavonia, Mich., Gail of Seelyville, and sister Helen Waskerveit of Terre Haute. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Monday at Thomas Funeral Home with Bill Goff officiating. Burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Clinton. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday.
France covers most of the area once identified as ancient Gaul, consolidating historic boundaries under a unified national map. The shift marks a historical consolidation of regional domains into modern French sovereignty.
County grand jury reports 72 individuals charged with sales of dangerous drugs possession of dangerous drugs common nuisance and possession and sale of narcotic drugs. Drugs involved include marijuana and amphetamines. Officials say heroin traffic largely cleaned up in raids last year. Some arrestees are Richmond High School graduates from the previous night.
Nearly 300 dollars in cash was stolen from a safe in the U S Post Office at Marshall Indiana on Friday night. A rear door was forced open to enter the building and the safe door was peeled to gain entry. Postal authorities Indiana State police and sheriff's deputies investigated.
Senator Weicker forecast that McCord and Liddy in the Watergate prosecutions may have convictions thrown out due to testimony before the Senate panel. Fensterwald urged delay of McCord’s June 15 sentence and sought access to taped or filed materials. Ehrlichman Colson testified before a grand jury, while Sirica plans a ruling on live broadcast coverage of the hearings.
A TV tower near Biblo Florida collapsed injuring WDBO engineer Sherman Penny and killing Tommy Saunders and W. Dennis Miller of Tower Maintenance of Florida Co. Rescue crews freed Mark Saunders’ brother from the tangled steel after the sudden fall. TV Tower Inc. owned asset insured for 3 million dollars.
The document cites no-deal points on subsidies for military use of Food for Peace currencies, with a proposed $162 million cut for South Vietnam and Cambodia. It lists various enacted or sustained programs including rural water grants, elderly aid, rural electrification, price controls, and a large defense appropriation, while noting action on highway funding and other foreign and domestic programs. It also mentions North America’s only diamond mine near Murfreesboro Arkansas.
Extended outlook notes variable cloudiness and warmth for Indiana and Illinois. Indiana expects showers Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 50s to 60s. Illinois remains partly cloudy and warm with chances of showers Monday through Wednesday, highs mostly in the 80s and lows in the 60s.
In Houston Skylab astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz prepare a demanding schedule of medical studies solar telescope sessions and an earth resources project spanning from Washington state to northern South America. The crew also stored outside gear after freeing a stuck solar panel to restore power.
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