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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1969
Page
2
Rome’s zoo outfitted a bus with 20 cages and is transporting monkeys eagles llamas and other animals to schools too far from the city to visit the zoo. The program aims to bring live exhibits directly to students for educational outreach.
A string of obituaries from Terre Haute and surrounding towns reports deaths of Marie F. Eberhardt 73 of 316 Gilbert Terre Haute native, Charles L. Larsson 83 of West Terre Haute, and Ben Schwartz 77 formerly of Terre Haute at Miami Florida. Other notices include Eula Lee 93 Crawfordsville Grace Swearingen M r s , Vera E Long 55 Terre Haute, plus several local residents in Paris Coalmont Carbon Lewis Sullivan Lindon. Services detailed with dates times locations and burial spots.
Indiana Hoosier Boys' State week featured courtesy and loyalty awards, a Memorial Service at 4:30 p.m. at the ISU track, and a police display with 12 squad cars led by Lt. Steve Woodward. Officials from Terre Haute visited city and Vigo County offices, a prison tour was held, and a large talent show directed by George Kenzler highlighted acts by 1969 participants, ending with a rain-soaked late night return to residence halls.
Miss Nelle Collins 79 died Wednesday services set at Schulze Funeral Home burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery Rev C L Wilson officiating calls for visitation Buchanan Funeral Home pending for the other obituary mentions retired Marathon personnel representative from Robinson marketing district survived by widow Ruth and brother Virgil Findlay Ohio arrangement pending
Funeral services for Roscoe Rusty Waugh 49 of West Terre Haute will be at 10 30 a m Saturday at Bedino Chapel of the Valley Rev Alvin Ricklefs officiating burial at Bethesda Memorial Park Waugh fatally injured Wednesday evening when struck by a car on Clinton Road in Vigo County Deputy said the driver was Errol J Derickson Details note Waugh World War II veteran and longtime member of the Wren Smith Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6574 Survivors include widow Clara Bell son Stephen daughter Mrs Pamela Sheldon stepson Walter McCauley stepdaughter Mrs Bobbie Akers mother Mrs Bertha Waugh three sisters Mrs Betty Isles and Mrs Ethel O Brien Chief Petty Officer Minnie Waugh two brothers Richard and George Waugh and 13 grandchildren Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Friday.
George E Secrist, a former traveling patent medicine salesman, marked his 100th birthday at Dauphin County Home and Hospital in Harrisburg. He noted he could not recall how many times Friday the 13th coincided with his birthday over the past century.
Bloomington Indiana report notes Christianne Dierdorf of Terre Haute among 59 high school sophomores and juniors chosen for the News Conference segment of the 23rd annual High School Journalism Institute. The June 20 to July 3 program is sponsored by the Indiana University Department of Journalism, with 32 of the students attending on scholarships from state newspapers, radio and TV stations.
Pfc. Dennis Clatfelter, 20, died from injuries sustained in Vietnam after he was treated in Tokyo and at Walter Reed. A Marshall High School graduate, he is survived by his mother and stepfather Mr and Mrs Guy Murphy of Springfield, a sister Judy Langston of Marshall, and brothers Thomas Richard and Terry. His body will return to Moore Funeral Home with arrangements pending.
Indiana forecasts show temperatures about 10 degrees below normal Saturday through Wednesday with normal highs 80 to 88 and lows 59 to 66. Showers midweek bring about half an inch. Illinois will run 5 to 10 degrees below normal with a cool trend and scattered showers early next week totaling 0.25 to 1 inch.
Niagara Falls N Y AP a tiny flow of the Niagara River feeds the American Falls after workers filled a cofferdam diverting water to the Canadian Falls The river is shut off so Army engineers and geologists can be lowered over the falls next week to test the Roch ester shale and study erosion causes
Nation news brief notes a Rose Festival princess who must cope with an allergy to roses. A separate item describes a perilous 182 foot cliff and falls area being treated with a water spray to prevent drying during a five month project, while Niagara River attractions like Cave of the Winds operate at reduced prices. The Canadian Horseshoe Falls remains loud at 176 feet.
Marine Corporal Roger K. Lewis, son of Mrs Patricia Lewis of Sullivan and husband of Norma Hancock of Paxton, was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal with Combat V for meritorious achievement with U S units in Vietnam during ceremonies at Camp Lejeune North Carolina. He enlisted in June 1967 after graduating from Sullivan High School.
Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb and the State Budget Agency approve two year firsts in pay for hourly State Highway Department staff. Beginning July 1 starting laborers rise from 1.80 to 2.05 per hour and starting equipment operators from 2.00 to 2.21 per hour.
United Press International reports a cold air mass meeting warm air sparked storms across Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois and Indiana with heavy rain, hail and winds. A tornado overturned trailers in Texas and funnel clouds were seen near Evansville Indiana. Temperatures plunged west to the low fifties in Chicago while frost warnings spread across Montana Wyoming the Dakotas and Minnesota. Snow lingered at Helena and flurries dotted the northern Rockies as delegates to a ski association convention in Great Falls complained of missing skis. Early temperatures ranged from 29 at Lewiston Montana to 83 at Key West Florida.
Wabash Valley Asphalt was the sole bidder for Terre Haute road projects. Proposals include resurfacing S. 19th St from Hulman St to Margaret Ave at 9400 dollars, gutter wedging on Lafayette Ave to Maple Ave at 12000 dollars, and No. 1l surface bituminous materials at 3525 dollars. Board has the bid under advisement.
The figure Lao-Tse, credited as the founder of Taoism, is dated to about 600 B.C., a traditional estimate cited in historical references. The attribution emphasizes his role in shaping Taoist philosophy and the Doctrines later associated with Taoist thought.
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