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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1972
Page
5
A two car crash near 2600 N 19th St early Saturday sent one driver to Union Hospital. James Rupska age 19 of 2411 S 19th St suffered a broken nose and cuts after his vehicle collided with Floyd Reeves of 611 S 14th St. The wreck occurred about 1 20 a.m.
The article notes that cotton blossoms start white as they unfold but quickly shift to pink, describing the rapid color change observed in the plant.
Six people were injured Friday night in a car truck crash south of Terre Haute near Prairie Creek. Jill Pearman is in serious condition with a head injury at St. Anthony Hospital. her husband Jack Pearman and daughters Janice and Deborah were treated and released. Also treated were David Fuson and Marilyn Hayhurst from the other vehicle. The Pearman truck slowed for a left turn on Ind. 63 when the Fuson auto could not stop and struck the left side, tossing the Pearman vehicle 40 feet and turning it on its side about 9 p.m. one mile north of Prairie Creek.
Rep. Paul N. Pete McCloskey and his wife Caroline, married 23 years with four children, are reported separated though no divorce filing has occurred. Close friends say reconciliation is hoped.
Dwight Abbott, 29, awaiting testimony in Los Angeles Superior Court, produced a soap carving pistol in the men's room. A bailiff seized it, ending the escape bid. Abbott, already serving a term for armed robbery, now faces an added count of attempted escape.
Senator Lee Metcalf, age 69, recuperating from a congested lung and expected to be released Monday. His wife Donna said he had been gasping for breath but the coughing stopped. Metcalf had planned to launch his Montana campaign for a third term and chair a Denver platform committee hearing before canceling those plans for now.
A water main break in Peru Indiana cut off city water to more than 15 000 residents and businesses. Firefighters staged tank trucks carrying 2 500 gallons as officials said restoring pressure would take at least 10 hours. Water gushed on a northside street at 1 am with no building damage reported.
Two separate Friday afternoon auto pedestrian incidents injured two youngsters. Otha Derek Scott, 6, and Vanessa Keltner, 7, were hospitalized with broken bones but not seriously hurt. Scott was treated at St. Anthony Hospital then moved to Union Hospital in fair condition for a broken wrist and abrasions. Vanessa Keltner suffered a broken leg and was admitted to St. Anthony Hospital. Police state Vanessa was struck by Gloria A. Eversole on Gilbert Ave at Poplar St as she crossed diagonally. The second crash involved Thomas S. Callahan as the driver, who struck Scott in the 1300 block of College Ave after seeing the yard youth but not the child leaving the yard.
The driver said the youngster was knocked to the pavement but got up and ran back into the yard after the mishap. Neither driver was held.
Erving C. Bennett, 24, of 15th Street, is hospitalized with two chest stab wounds after an early morning stabbing outside the Pioneer American Legion Post at 2150 Tippecanoe Street. Police were called at about 3 a.m. Bennett’s wife Yvonne said he was stabbed twice outside the Legion and officers advised obtaining a warrant for the assailant.
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