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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1968
Page
2
A long list of deaths and funeral notices from Terre Haute and surrounding towns runs through the issue. Fewer details are given for each decedent, but survivors, family ties, and funeral arrangements appear for many individuals across multiple communities including Terre Haute, Miami, Clinton, Brazil, Dugger, Casey, and Marshall.
Ruth E DeBaun 61 of Farmersburg died at St Anthony Hospital Terre Haute. Services at 10:30 a.m. Monday De Baun Prairie Creek Chapel burial at Pogue Cemetery. In Marshall Dudley and Estel and Fred of Marshall and two grandchildren services 1:30 p.m. Monday Marrs Funeral Home with Dr Gilbert Waud officiating burial Marshall Cemetery friends may call after 10 a.m. Sunday.
Walter Craig aged 24 of Paris Illinois was fatally electrocuted Friday while drilling under his house when a drill struck a power line. Survived by widow Judith Straw Craig daughter Carol parents Raymond and Mrs. Craig five sisters Katherine Camp Ruthann Pine Lois Bogle Lucille Willming Susie Craig two brothers Raymond Wayne and funeral by Blume Stewart Funeral Home
A fatal crash northwest of Goshen on U S 33 claimed Grace Decker 78 of Elkhart. Driver Helen Marquis 68 was critically injured. Separate accidents Friday near Hamlet and in South Bend claimed William Phillips 46 of Chicago Sherry Kizer 3 of Muncie Paul Eytcheson 22 of Macy and William Moorehead 48 of Chicago.
Shelbyville Illinois AP reports Richard Fulte 34 of Shumway died in a two car collision on a rural road south of Shelbyville near the Kaskas kia River Bridge. Mrs Martha Reid and her daughter Michelle 2 of Shelbyville were hospitalized.
The body of 19 year old Jerry Rives, a rural Chapin youth, was found Friday at the bottom of the outdoor pool in Monument Park near Winchester after the pool opened. Sheriff Lloyd Martin said no witness saw him enter the water and an autopsy has been ordered.
The Allison Division in Indianapolis marks the completion of the first F41 turbofan engine intended for the US Air Force A-7D attack bomber. Rolls-Royce Ltd of England supplies about half of the parts.
Thomas Truax, on a 20 year jail term for embezzling 500000 dollars, fled cross country and passed a highway patrol check near Bishop California with flashing lights. He was stopped and later traced to Florida about two months after the February 8 theft.
The Indiana Democratic convention at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum saw tensions as delegates aligned with McCarthy challenged seating of two delegates in the 7th and 8th districts. A scuffle occurred when a McCarthy supporter rushed the stage, Dennis J. Shorthouse of Indianapolis clashed with Orvas Hart of Hammond before police restrained him. Romney? Rock outlined possible gasoline tax increases to fund road building and discussed school funding, signaling openness to debate with Whitcomb. Bodine conceded with grace, promising to back the ticket. Rock and Bodine closed the event arm in arm after more than four hours. Rock plans to attend a lieutenant governors conference in Newport, Rhode Island.
Sears, Roebuck & Co. will discontinue advertising and promotion of firearms, ammunition, and violent toys starting with the 1968 Christmas catalog. The move follows concern over recent violence and supports Johnson’s gun control bill. Mail order sales of guns and ammunition will also end.
Vietnamese and U.S. forces clash as Viet Cong defenses swell around Saigon amid long stalemate. U.S. B52 strikes and artillery target suspected enemy staging areas while prisoners report plans for a third Saigon offensive in July. Casualties cited include 60 enemy killed in Hau Nghia Province and light Vietnamese losses.
Six members of a Des Moines family were killed in a car truck collision at U.S. 20 and Siners 73 west of Freeport Illinois. Victims include Dr John W LaMar 39 and his wife Patricia 33 and four children Sharon 3 Dave 5 Jennifer 7 and John Jr 10. The one year old was with relatives. Truck driver Raymond Hall of Pineville Kentucky was hospitalized. The truck carried 40 000 pounds of acrides from Dubuque Iowa.
Pyongyang radio claimed an enemy spy ship intruded near Pukpo Harbor and was sunk with its crew by the KRA after North Korea seized several South Korean fishing vessels. The report linked the incident to U.S. imperialist actions, while U.S. and Kyodo accounts disputed vessel identity and location.
Dr. Bertram F. Duckwall, county health commissioner, warns the old house near 520 N 13 St is a danger to neighborhood children. Neighbors fear fire, falls, and drowning from the open basement, urging parents to keep kids away until repairs are completed.
Mrs Treva Graham of 2215 Crawford St sues John Hancock Insurance Co in Superior Court No 2 for 3692.50 saying her late husband Marvin A Graham carried a life policy with Seastrom Inc of Indianapolis. She asserts 7500 annual income for three years prior to his June 11 1967 death and seeks 3500 plus 6 percent interest.
The seven McGrew siblings from Flora Illinois boast over 400 years of married life across 173 children and grandchildren. Six male siblings reside in Flora. sister Sophia Campbell lives in Scottsburg Indiana. The marriages span 1904 to 1918 with seven couples.
The proposed measure would cut federal outlays by 6 billion for the fiscal year starting July 1 and require a 2 366 000 headcount ceiling for regular federal employees, 244 000 below present levels. It also directs the President to report by January on rescinding 8 billion of unused appropriations and includes numerous tax and welfare provisions with broad impacts.
A monument in Enterprise Alabama honors the boll weevil whose destruction of cotton forced the Enterprise area to abandon a single crop economy. Diversification of crops followed, bringing renewed prosperity to the region.
Debate centers on whether to end attacks to advance negotiations. U S officials cite slight movement while North Vietnamese claim talks stagnate. Harriman seeks informal ties to push secret compromises as Johnson warns bombing limits affect military leverage.
Mrs Vargas reports her husband, an ex Terre Haute resident, missing since June 7. She notes he wears a silk striped brown suit and has a partially missing finger on his left hand and an injured arm that cannot be straightened.
Fort Wayne Indiana Charles E Kelly president of Lincoln National Bank died Friday afternoon at his home from an apparent heart attack. He had led Lincoln National Bank since 1964 after serving as vice president from 1947. A Chicago native he joined Lincoln National from City National Bank in Chicago.
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