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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1977
Page
2
Obituary notices list Grace X Jewell Dorothy Welch Herschel Anderson Nellie Burkhart Earl Larimer George Fielding Frank Beckman Norma Haskell Amerman Luther Duniph an George Ballock James Gillum Fay Huff Edna McNutt Edna Britton McNutt George Marshall and others dying in Terre Haute area. Services and burial plans noted for each case with family survivors and funeral homes.
Isa B Miller 83 of West Terre Haute died at home on a Saturday. Survived by husband Carl N Miller Sr two sons Carl Jr and Joe Miller a daughter Sara Sargent nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral arrangements by Cross Funeral Home burial in Highland Lawn Cemetery services set 7 p.m. Tuesday at Washington Church. Also notices for Kenneth A Van Huss 71 of Parkeville with funeral 10 a.m. Monday Parkeville Christian Church burial Memory Garden Cemetery. He is survived by Gwyneth two daughters Donna Lou and Joyce two sons William Kenneth two sisters four grandchildren and a great grandchild.
Sen. Robert J. Fair appointed Sen. Kerman J. Fanning as chairman of the Senate Benevolent and Penal Institutions Committee with Sen. Louis J. Mahern Jr. as ranking member. Additional picks to the Select Joint Committee on the Organization of State Government include Sens. Graham A. Richard Dennis P. Neary Gene Snowden and John R. Larson. The law creating the panel sets agency evaluation rules and terminates mental health advisory councils.
An 11 year old Sandwich boy Scott A. Wilson died after being hit by a car Friday evening while cycling. Survived by parents Forest and Melissa Wilson and paternal grandfather Forest F. Wilson Sr. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Monday at Markwell Funeral Home with burial at Casy Cumberland Cemetery.
Terre Haute Rotary Club hears cadet Brad Shike discuss life at West Point during Tuesday noon meeting at the Sheraton Inn.
The House approved a measure by 201 to 155 to prohibit federal money from paying for abortions or promoting them. The vote signals a repeat of last year’s abortion funding fight with Senate action expected, and critics argue the policy would worsen access for poorer women relying on Medicaid.
A spate of vandalism and theft reports troubled Terre Haute overnight. Sam's Place at 1419 N 9th St was entered via a storeroom window with about 340 dollars worth of cigarettes beer wine and 37 dollars in cash taken. Several storefronts and homes reported broken glass and break ins including Sharon Marr 811 Oak St apt 1 and Erma Dougherty 1159 S 3rd St. A bicycle theft was reported by John Bisch 1621 Woodlawn and Rebecca S Rush 1643 7th Ave with a blue suitcase and some cash missing after a ride near Deming School.
Multiple auto accidents left three injured in Vigo County and Edgar County. Kelley E Harlan, 55 Rockville, fell asleep and crashed on U S 41. transported to Union Hospital in stable condition with a broken neck. Shelby J Hogue, 37 West Terre Haute, suffered minor neck and facial injuries when her car hit a tree on Thorpe Road. In Paris Illinois a 14 year old boy Robert Orman died when his car overturned on a gravel road. relatives of the Orman family attend funeral arrangements.
St Mark's United Church of Christ announces a fall nursery school for children four by October 1. Classes meet Monday Wednesday Friday 9 to 11 am directed by a licensed teacher and assistant. Contact Mrs David Mc Callum or Mrs William Os mon to enroll.
WBAK TV Channel 38 resumed at 4 30 p m after transmitter problems at Farmersburg left viewers without programming. General manager Gerald Badeaux said major tubes failed and replacement parts were en route to Terre Haute. Badeaux apologized for the outage.
In Corydon Indiana legislators reenact the 1816 first session that formed the territory’s government and outlined early costs and appointments. The mock session mirrors the original 61 day length and names Jonathan Jennings as governor with U S senators Walter Noble and Robert Lew. The event links to today’s 100th General Assembly budget era as 50 senators and 100 representatives convene from 92 counties.
INDIANAPOLIS UPI Some legal maneuvering surfaced Friday that could delay the start of the federal trial for key suspects in the early May slaying of Marjorie V. Jackson. Defense lawyers and prosecutors prepared separate moves for Judge James Noland to consider Monday. The U S District Attorney asked for a hearing to decide if defendants Marjorie Pollitt and How ard Willard should have separate attorneys. Both appeared for a U S Magistrate with Henry Gonzales. The delay request asked by Gonzales seeks postponement to Aug 29 from the July 25 trial date.
Virginia Dill McCarty was sworn in as the first woman U S District Attorney for Indiana in a White House Rose Garden ceremony. President Carter and about 60 Hoosiers attended as McCarty joins Eleanor Hobbes North and Patricia Derian in three prominent appointments. She becomes only the second woman to serve as a United States prosecutor, with Carter noting the move as overdue recognition of women's achievements in law.
Indiana University trustees voted to raise student fees for 1977 78 and adopted Bloomington campus changes to aid students carrying fewer than 15 credits. The rate rises to 27 dollars per credit hour, 405 dollars per semester for 15 hour students, up from 361 dollars for full time 1976 77.
Ball State University will raise fees next fall under a schedule announced by President John Pruis. In-state students will pay $795 per year and out-of-state students $1,665, an increase of $75 and $225 respectively. Room and board stay at $1,224 annually.
An AP survey finds mass transit in Indiana's largest cities strained despite incentives. Budget gaps run from 1.28 million in Evansville to 9.8 million in Indianapolis, where a payroll tax proposal was rejected. Cuts and layoffs loom as funding remains uncertain.
Diamond, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Melaga of Rosedale celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with a Mass at St. Marys Church on June 25 at 10 a.m. Mrs. Melaga is the former Anna Formento.
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