10 Jun 1967
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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1967
Page
1
Multiple deaths in Indiana towns list survivors, church affiliations, and funeral arrangements. The long notice covers Mrs. Jane Vallely and others with relatives across Terre Haute, Sullivan, Casey, Brazil, Marshall, and surrounding communities, detailing services, burial plans, and calling hours.
In a tense Middle East standoff Nasser seeks to stay in power as Israel faces threats over the Gulf of Aqaba. The U N Security Council meets at 4 32 a m after Syria accuses Israel of continued aggression. Damascus radio calls Syrians to strike and destroy enemy positions while Syria frees political prisoners to aid defense.
Norman C. Mahford, 37, a registrar in the Allegheny County Bureau of Elections, was arrested after a chase in the county office building. Detectives say he dropped an envelope with 54 bets worth 147 dollars. He is held on 2000 dollar bond and suspended pending disposition.
The project seeks bids to remodel a stadium now owned by the university. Plans include expanding seating to 20 000 to 30 000, upgrading football turf, and general facility improvements while preserving public access when not conflicting with university classes.
Indiana Selective Service Director Col. Robert K. Custer said the August draft call will be about 870 men, roughly 3 percent of the national quota. The Defense Department announced 29,000 draftees for August, up 9,100 from July and about 370 more in Indiana than July.
The Hanoi power plant was struck in a jet attack the first in three weeks. Reports say U S warplanes avoided Hanoi recently and targeted supply sites elsewhere. Pleiku and North Vietnam targets including rail yards and bridges were hit by Air Force and Navy pilots. Three Viet Cong were killed as U S forces reported explosive charges found near U S bases.
Services for Claude Sterling 43 of RR 2 who was electrocuted near Worthington while operating a boom truck for the New York Central Rail road will be at 10 30 a m Monday at the DeBaun Funeral Home with the Rev Homer Summitt officiating Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park Friends may call He is survived by his widow Virginia and his parents Arthur and Herman Sterling Terre Haute a sister Mrs Betty Gessi Elmira N Y and two brothers also of Terre Haute Krietenstein Post No 104 will conduct graveside services
Terre Haute Rotary Club members will hear Robert Hagmann, chief county probation officer and juvenile referee, discuss the aims and accomplishments of the Coordinating Council. Plans for the Rotary Kiwanis picnic on June 22 at the Elks Country Club are under way, with a golf tournament, floor show, softball game and horseshoe pitching tournament planned.
Spalding England police watched as safecrackers queued to test a new kind of safe. Inside lay a five pound note offered to the finder of the combination, but none succeeded.
AP report analyzes how the Soviet Union’s mid 1960s maneuvers amid the Nasser era reflect desperation to salvage influence in the Middle East after the 1967 war. It notes Moscow’s summit pose, accusations against the United States, and threats to Israel while seeking a ceasefire and stability.
Airman J C Rodney M Ruper 21 of Danville Illinois was killed in Columbus when his motorcycle collided with a car. He was stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base near Columbus.
Police in East Palo Alto arrested 22 year old Sylvester Irving a janitor after a gas station robbery netted 80 dollars. A payroll check stub with his name was found at the scene confirming his involvement.
Hollywood AP obit notes Spencer Tracy died of a heart attack at age 67. The Oscar winner starred in Captains Courageous and Boys Town, earned two Academy Awards, and was a leading MGM star alongside Gable Hepburn Loy. Tracy's life included restlessness and a complex public persona. He served in the Navy during World War I and studied at Ripon College before training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
The piece chronicles Gamal Abdel Nasser’s rise from a 1938 Cairo military graduate to Egypt’s president and symbol of pan Arab nationalism. It notes his coup of 1952, drive to end colonial status, Aswan High Dam plans, and reliance on the Soviet Union amid regional hostility, including foes like the Muslim Brotherhood, Saudi royals, and Israel. It highlights his early hero status in Palestine and his mixed legacy as Egypt’s leader.
An Indiana sailor was killed and another reported missing after the USS Liberty was torpedoed near the Sinai in the Mediterranean. Fireman David Skolak, 20, of Gary died. Jerry Lee Goss, 19, of North Vernon was missing. Indiana toll in Vietnam rises to 294 with two Marines killed, Lance Cpl. William S. Daugherty of Evansville and Pvt. John M. Henninger of Rome City.
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