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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1967
Page
1
Obituaries list Damon R. Funcannon and Mrs Sadie Malooley among several local deaths. Services set in Marshall and Sullivan counties with graveside rites, and memorials to the American Legion and church affiliations noted. Additional notices include Joseph Harbaugh West and Vida May Shoulders with funeral details and burials planned in local cemeteries.
A profile of Indiana’s Death Row at the state prison detailing Ward Lane’s reluctant role as warden and his opposition to capital punishment. The piece describes the electric chair’s history, life on Death Row, inmate routines, and the tension between law and morality within the facility. It notes upcoming executions of George Brown and James Pruett.
In San Antonio Texas Bob Cruz Jr pleaded guilty to killing a man in a barroom fight. Prosecutors asked for 20 years while the defense sought 15. Judge Archie Brown remarked I am not Solomon but I can divide and sentenced Cruz to 1742 years.
Services for Alfred E. Shopmeyer 65 will be at 10 am Wednesday at Callahan Funeral Home with Rev Maurice H Le Fevre officiating. Elks Lodge No 86 will conduct memorial services at 7 30 pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Park. Surviving wife Gertrude two sons James C Shopmeyer Palatine Illinois and Joseph K Shopmeyer Portland Oregon a brother Kenneth Shopmeyer Terre Haute and six grandchildren.
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders Norfolk & Western to take over three smaller railroads Erie Lackawanna Delaware and Hudson and Boston and Maine to satisfy a Supreme Court delay on the Penn Central merger. The July effect date and future merger prospects remain debated in the industry.
Karla Shipp awarded divorce and child custody from David G. Shipp of 1004 N. 9th St. Pamela E F Bridwell granted divorce from Donald E. Bridwell and restoration of her former name Hudson in Superior Court.
President Johnson named James P. Grant to lead the Agency for International Development Vietnam programs. Grant, 45, has headed the U S aid mission in Turkey since 1964 and would replace Rutherford Poats after Senate confirmation, with Poats becoming deputy director.
Deputies pursued an escapee named Baker accused of a wild shooting spree and burglary at a juvenile center. He allegedly struck supervisor Kennard, stole keys and car, and wounded a youth. two youths then stole bicycles and rifles, entering homes and firing shots, ending with the family dog shot at Gilbert Rood’s residence. Reykjavik is noted as Iceland’s capital.
Five major Arab oil producers Kuwait Saudi Arabia Iraq and Algeria ban shipments to Britain and America over Israel war stance while Egypt’s MEANA reports France and Spain have offered to participate in Saudi and Kuwait oil production replacing Western firms.
Public schools in the nation’s capital with 91 percent Negro enrollment will be governed by a nine member board, the first with a Negro majority. The board will consist of five Negro members and four white members.
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