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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1962
Page
1
Bodies of a man and a woman were found in an automobile on a road south of Rockville Indiana. Authorities said they may have been dead a week or so and found by passersby near a road to Bridgeton. No foul play indicated and no identities released. A preliminary car registration check showed ownership by a person named Hamilton.
U S Army officers were killed when Viet Cong guerrillas ambushed a convoy near Ben Cat about 25 miles north of Saigon. The assault left at least 15 Vietnamese soldiers dead and wounded several others as mines and heavy fire struck the passing column.
Washington June 16 Flight engineers threaten a mid afternoon strike against Pan American Eastern and Trans World Airlines risking 40 percent of U S air service. The 1700 members refuse Kennedy arbitration on jet cockpit staffing while endorsing talks on pay and other issues.
The Weather Bureau map shows a river stage at 5.3 feet and falling. Sunrise is at 5:22 and sunset at 8:19 with a morning low around 61 and noon around 61. The page references weather data and a map on page 12 and notes the time stamps 6 a.m, 9 a.m, and 7:82 p.m.
Temperatures hit a high of 82 yesterday and a low of 55 last night with no precipitation. Forecasters predict mostly fair and warmer conditions tonight with Sunday partly cloudy and humid, a chance of scattered thundershowers, highs in the upper 80s.
The United States detonated an atmospheric nuclear test over Christmas Island aboard a high altitude drop. The intermediate yield device appeared to have an explosive power near 100000 tons of TNT.
A House subcommittee will summon a consultant who warned Commercial Solvents in 1960 that its deal with Billie Sol Estes held seeds of self destruction. McConnell’s warning, sent to CSC president Wheeler, followed three days of testimony by Wheeler as creditors describe Estes’ red ink.
The final daily session of the Indiana state convention of the National Association of Postal Supervisors and its auxiliary began this morning at the Terre Haute House. John K. Lamb welcomed the group along with Frank L. Miklozek and greetings were offered by Max Whitaker Jessie Lee Wilder Robert Schelhase Jean Whitaker and others.
United Press International notes California houses both the highest point Mount Whitney at 14,495 feet and the lowest Death Valley at 282 feet below sea level, with the extremes only 85 miles apart in the continental forty eight states.
The Secret Army bombed Algiers city hall after damaging a hospital and a power dam, killing six soldiers and wounding 43. Police fear 200 pounds of explosives were planted weeks earlier, with more attacks possible across the territory as the offensive began.
Prosecutor Ralph Berry signaled the state may rest its case Monday in the murder trial of Charles Ross Hulburd 29 accused killer of Nellie Corby, following Friday testimony by witnesses including Dr Anthony Benages FBI agents and local detectives who linked the gun to the scene and confirmed blood type and presence of human blood on clothing.
The town of Mitchell Indiana honors astronaut Virgil I. Grissom with a cornerstone ceremony for a new high school named after him. Gov. Welsh and Purdue’s Hovde led the dignitaries as Grissom arrived from Louisville and discussed Kentucky colonel commissions. He plans a lunch at Spring Mill State Park after the event.
Senate subcommittee to hear next week on Baltimore night spots facing charges of prostitution rackets and immigration violations. Testimony includes claims that officials of the American Guild of Variety Artists AFL-CIO conspired with club operators to push girl entertainers into exploitation. Chicago comedian Ann O Connor testifies to showgirl exploitation.
Tokyo June 16 UPi Mayor Ralph Tucker of Terre Haute Indiana, tired from a long sleepless jet journey, met Tajimi Japan representatives in Tokyo. He postponed plans to visit Tajimi near Nagoya and will likely depart by train Sunday, staying in Japan until June 21.
Seven teams from six Hoosier mines compete in Sullivan Indiana for the eleventh annual First Aid Mine Safety Contest. More than 500 mine workers and families are expected to attend as the winning team advances to national competition next year. Charles R. Ferguson of the International United Mine Workers Union attends. Mines represented include Tecumseh Boonville Enos Spurgeon Green Valley Viking Terre Haute Minnehaha Linton and Thunderbird Shelburn. Enoco Bruceville will not enter due to mine closure May 1.
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