Three Die in Head-On Crash on Route 1 in Rain
In Robinson Illinois three residents Everett Snearly Ruth Snearly and Floyd Thomas were killed in a head-on collision on Illinois Route 1 during a heavy rainstorm. Richard Elston a passenger in the Thomas car was hospitalized in serious condition with multiple fractures.
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Robinson
Ill
Illinois
Everett Snearly
Paris
Ruth
Floyd Thomas
Lincoln
Thomas
Snearly
Richard Elston
Peoria
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vincennes
Elston
Murray Milton
Weekend road crashes claim 19 in Indiana
Traffic accidents over the weekend killed 19 people in Indiana with 12 fatalities before noon Saturday. The report notes the death of Frank N. Centifanto, 25, of near Tefft, Ind., who died Sunday in a head on collision in Joly-
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Indiana
Frank N. Centifanto
Tefft
Ind
Joly
Indiana Traffic Deaths Rise From Rain Speeds
AP report notes 690 traffic deaths last June compared with 631 a year earlier. A crash on U S 231 near Rensselaer killed Betty Jean Utsey and injured two others. A Detroit woman died in a two car crash on U S 20 near Michigan City, and Gerald Scarbaugh died in a guard rail collision on U S 24 near Wabash.
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U.S. 231
Rensselaer
Preston Henry Jr
Mark Duggleby
Wheatfield
Betty Jean Utsey
Detroit
U.S. 20
Michigan City
Frank Lockhart
Gerald E. Scarbaugh
Wabash
Rainslick U.S
Deana Lynn
Owensboro
Weather map forecast for Terre Haute and Indiana
River stage at 4.1 feet and falling. Yesterday's high 88 and low 65 with .65 inches of rain. Forecast calls for cloudiness with showers or thundershowers tonight and Tuesday, little temp change, lows 58-65, highs 74-80. Illinois partly cloudy with chances of showers, highs in 80s, lows in 60s. Street thermometers read 67 at 6 am and 80 at 2 pm. Dirt dust count 120 micrograms per cubic meter.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinom
Ben Het Camp Surrounded by North Vietnamese Forces
U S Special Forces camp at Ben Het and two outposts in the central highlands were surrounded and bombarded by an estimated 2000 North Vietnamese troops. One American soldier was killed and five wounded at the outpost. air and artillery efforts continue to lift out the wounded while attempts to open a land route have failed.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
Ben Het
U.S
U. S
40Th
Laos
Cambodia
Dak
South Vietnam
11Th Light Infantry
Duc Pho
da Nang
Associated
Israel Repels Cross Canal Raid as Egyptian Forces Hit Jordan
Dozens of Egyptian troops crossed the Suez Canal Sunday night but Israeli forces repulsed them. The clash near Quantara left three Egyptians dead and one Israeli wounded, with Cairo reporting 18 Israelis killed. The raid followed three air strikes and targeted a regular Jordanian unit, as Israel warned Jordan to cool activity.
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Suez Canal
Tony
Jordan
Sea of Galilee
East Ghor
Ghor
Quantara
Cairo
Burger Sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States
Earl Burger was sworn in as the 15th chief justice at 10:42 a.m. He succeeds Earl Warren who retires after 16 years as chief justice and 52 years in public service. President Nixon addressed the court praising Warren’s fairness integrity and dignity.
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Burger
Washington
Warren Earl Burger
United States
Earl Warren
Nixon
High Court
Warren
U. S. Supreme Court
Washington, D. C
Richard M. Nixon
Cranberry Capital South Carver Shines Worldwide
South Carver Massachusetts leads global cranberry production, yielding more berries than any other town. Local growers celebrate record crops and the town's standing in the industry.
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South Carver
Mass
Power Off and Downed Wires After Terrible Terre Haute Storm
A severe electrical storm roared through Vigo County late Sunday night leaving power lines telephone wires and trees in tangled wreckage. Crews from utilities and highway maintenance worked overnight to restore services while the Hulman Field FAA station logged 60 mph winds at 11 10 p m There were no serious injuries though a five car collision was blamed on a flying tree limb and a tree fell on a residence bedroom but the occupant was not harmed Continued on page 3 column 1.
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Terre Haute
Vigo County
High Way
Mother Nature
Federal Aviation Administration
Hulman Field
Richard Norris Resigns Vigo Park Position
Richard D. Norris resigned as Vigo County Park and Recreation Department superintendent after two and a half years. Effective August 31 he joins Parkland College in Champaign Illinois to teach recreation leadership. He holds BS and MS degrees in recreation from Indiana University and Indiana State University. The board asked attorney Bauer to study deputizing park personnel.
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Richard D. Norris
Vigo
Indiana State University
Frederick T. Bauer
Tornadoes Kill Six in Missouri Lead Belt Area
Six people died and more than 30 were injured in Missouri lead mining country southwest of St. Louis as tornadoes struck Old Mines and Farmington. Identified victim William F. Betterton, 41, a Southern Illinois University music professor, was found in a wrecked minibus near Farmington. Two elderly brothers, Jacob and Herman Herbst, died near Farmington, and Roy Pratt and his son Francis perished as a frame dwelling collapsed. Multiple others injured and homes damaged in the blast of roaring tornadoes.
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Old Mines
Missouri
St. Louis
Highway Patrol
Southern Ilinois University
William F. Betterton
Betterton
U.S. 67
Farmington
Kathryn
Roy Pratt
Francis
Pratt
Jacob
Herman Herbst
Carbondale
Ill
U. S. 67
Farmington Bluff
Farmington Community Hospital
Man admits confession hoax in triple slaying case
Ernest Paul Sims 26, jailed in Nashville on a charge of missing credit cards, signed a confession claiming he killed two Michigan girls and an Oklahoma City taxi driver. Lt. Kenneth Reasonover said Sims recanted, calling the confession a fabrication after more questioning and a family visit.
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Nashville, Tenn
Ernest Paul Sims
Metropolitan
Michigan
Oklahoma City
Kenneth Reasonover
Sims
Reasonover
Nashville
City Officials See Guard in Action at Camp Grayling
Terre Haute officials led by Mayor Leland Larrison viewed 11 000 troops in action at Camp Grayling 130 000 acres north of Terre Haute. The Eisenhower trophy went to Company B 1st Bn 152nd Infantry for being the division’s outstanding unit. Sgt 1/C Norman Yeley won second place as guardsman of the year. The local 38th Supply and Transportation Battalion headquarters in Terre Haute carried last year’s award. Officers and unit details cover multiple towns including Terre Haute Greencastle Rockville Brazil and Martinsville with leaders Maj Mike Goldman Maj William Cockrell Capt William Hanna Capt Robert Meadows Maj James White Capt John Atkinson Capt Alan Pierce Lt Pat Barnes Capt Maurice Parker plus Sgt Richard Setliff.
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Camp Grayling
Mich
Terre Haute
Leland Larrison
152Nd Infantry
Linton
Washington
Edgar Whitcomb
38Th Supply and Transportation Bn
Norman Yeley
John E. Hart
Princeton
Terre
John Atkinson
Brazil
Alan Pierce
Pat Barnes
Maurice Parker
Richard Finey
Harry Winklepleck
Headquarters
Richard Setliff
Marine Corps
Laird and Helms Cite Soviet Missiles Testimony
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird and CIA Director Richard Helms testified before a Senate committee on Soviet offensive missile capability. Laird faced skepticism from some Democrats about a nuclear first strike claim, while supporters noted ABM defense momentum as MIRV testing continued.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
CIA
Richard Helms
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Laird
Committee
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Fulbright
D-Ark
Moscow
Helms
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
ABM
Mundt
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Atlantic City
United States
The Country Parson Says Commonplace Things Rewarding
A quotation underscores that ordinary, everyday matters often provide greater reward than exotic pursuits because their commonness makes them undervalued. It reflects a rural wisdom tone and practical perspective.
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Tribune
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THE
Associated Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
Collett Park
Martin
United Press International
Dick Sutliff
Richard Norris
Vigo Park
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