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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1972
Page
2
Multiple brief obituaries list deaths, ages, and residence details across towns like Blanford Clinton Dugger Patricksburg Brazil Martinsville Sullivan and Martinsville. Included are service times funeral homes officiants churches and burial plans with survivors and call days.
Rain and showers are forecast in scattered sections of the nation. Cool weather is expected in the Northeast while the Southwest remains mild. AP Wirephoto Map.
Schenkel, calm and soft spoken, says he traded insults with McMahon then left Jaycee offices. He details carrying McMahon to medical center after the stabbing and alleges threats from another inmate. McMahon, 23, Lemay Missouri, died after CPR failure. Schenkel says he doused McMahon at lunch and they argued.
A cold front moved through Indiana bringing cooler conditions with highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s and lows in the 40s and 50s. Indianapolis 55 with clear skies, Fort Wayne 53, South Bend 48, Evansville 57 cloudy. Warmer by Monday into the upper 80s by midweek with chances of showers Tuesday and Wednesday.
A Japanese rightist group protested Henry Kissinger’s arrival calling him a missionary for communism. Kissinger, delaying his visit until today, met with Eisaku Satō and 47 industrialists to discuss U.S. Japan tensions over China and policy shifts. He then toured the national art museum escorted by motorcycle police.
Farmers in Marchewka joyfully raid passing freight cars per Express Wieczorny. They seized items from light bulbs to liquor and imported Turkish beans during train stops, highlighting a lively local habit reported by UPI.
President Nixon and John Ehrlichman met for about five hours at Camp David with a mid session break. They discussed antibusing legislation the higher education bill revenue sharing proposals and aging welfare reform initiatives as Mrs Nixon joined the President briefly before his abrupt departure.
The United States said about 200 B52s are in Vietnam, over half of the 390 combat aircraft. Two Americans were killed and three wounded in separate actions. A clash near Saigon killed two GIs. another eight-round shelling hit Da Nang. On the south front, 109 North Vietnamese and 13 South Vietnamese died in clashes along Highway 13 from An Loc southward.
Legislation moves with changes up to three months after enactment. An 11 to 3 committee vote blocked attempts to strike tough welfare work rules. The Senate may consider Workfare revisions, and Long may try to add a $2.2 billion catastrophic illness plan funded by Social Security to cover major medical and extended hospital costs.
Indiana sees a warming trend with upper 70s Monday rising to upper 80s by Wednesday. Lows dip from the lower 50s Monday to mid 60s by midweek. Illinois clouds mix with showers and thunderstorms possible Tuesday and Wednesday. Lows 55 to 65, highs in the low to mid 80s Monday and upper 80s to low 90s by Wednesday.
New York AP reports a broad group of American churches will study legal methods to challenge the Vietnam War in court. The National Council of Churches policy board, representing 42 million members, weighs a move amid protests seen as failing to stop the war and concerns over democratic process.
A pickup exploded as four area men moved toward a nearby farm house and died later. An 8 year old Muncie girl Cindy Swingly died from injuries after stepping from between parked cars into a moving vehicle on a Muncie street.
Jamaica region JAARS operates from a small Waxhaw North Carolina airfield with a red clay runway. The service provides transport and communications for Wycliffe Bible translators working in isolated areas from Nigeria to Nepal.
Elvis Presley headlined his New York debut at Madison Square Garden in a gold studded suit and cape, drawing screaming fans from teens to adults. The 37 year old icon performed a string of hits and covers, tossed scarves to the crowd, and kicked off a multi city tour with MSG concerts reportedly selling out.
Henry Kissinger began fence-mending discussions with Japanese leaders in Tokyo and sought to reassure allies that U S relations with Japan remain central to Asia policy despite Nixon summit trips to Peking and Moscow.
Evansville businessman Orr files the $2350 fee to enter the race for lieutenant governor amid a crowded Indiana GOP field. State Sen Bernard Kenrady is the first to file for governor candidate status for the June 23 Democratic convention. Orr cites a busy gubernatorial field and his work with Indiana Industries as reasons to seek the lieutenant post while signaling support from Vanderburgh County leaders and Gov. Bowen’s tax reforms.
Residents flee rising floodwaters as a Volkswagen floated down a street with people clinging to it. National Guardsmen on alert at Camp Rapid assist amid chaotic conditions with five to seven foot water in parts of Rapid City and widespread outages. Fire services struggle to reach blazes as radio and phone service fail. The Black Hills city, home to about 43,000, faces extensive damage north and south of the city.
City police logged two vandalism reports late Friday night. At the Meadows Cinema Theatre in Meadows Shopping Center, a large plate glass window was smashed around 11 p.m. Hal Cleveland, assistant manager, said the damage occurred. Separately, Joe Mooney of Mooney's Tavern on Poplar Street reported a brick thrown through a plate glass window while he stood behind the bar.
Puerto Rico is the only U.S. territory Columbus touched. He landed on his second voyage in 1493 aboard with Juan Ponce de Leon, who became the island’s first governor and later sought the fountain of youth in Florida, where he died.
The Terre Haute Lions Club will gather at 6 30 p m Tuesday at the Dragon Inn Restaurant with John Schmidt as program chair. The meeting aims to hear a speaker noted as the man for the gathering.
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