Teacher Dies of Burns Center Point Ind
Mrs Bessie N Moss 81 retired school teacher died Wednesday from burns after pouring gasoline on her clothing and setting it afire She taught at Van Buren and Jackson Township Schools and is survived by three sons a daughter two sisters a brother nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren Funeral services are set for 11 am Saturday at Rentschler Funeral Home with burial in Ashboro Cemetery Friends may call after 6 pm Friday
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Terre Haute
Decateur Memorial
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Gartland
Nashville
Tenn
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Rosedale
Eighth Ave. Baptist Church
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William L. Michael
New Castle
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Joseph C. McCullaugh Sullivan
Joseph C. McCullaugh
W. Graysville St
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Alexander Funeral Home
Bob Lawson
Center Ridge Cemetery
American Legion
Scottish Rite
Valley of Terre Haute
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Indianapolis
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Rossville
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Sullivan
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Klute
Texas
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Bloomingdale
Vermillion County Convalscent Center
Clinton
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Marshall
Ind
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Centennial Cemetery
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San Antonio
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Hilltop Convalescent Center
Charleston
Ill
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Bono Cemetery
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Richard Bowling
Lacon
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Ventura
Calif
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Decateur, Ill
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Rockport, N.Y
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Ashboro High School
Indiana State Normal
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Jackson Township
H.C
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Monroe
Mich
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Ann Fry
Valley Center
Kans
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Washington, Ind
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Parent Program Scheduled June 29
The Family Education Association sponsors a special parent education program at 7 p.m. June 29 at the Community Education Center 2931 Ohio Blvd. Guest speaker Glenna Richardson of Indiana University will discuss how the birth of a child affects family life physically emotionally and culturally. The $1 door fee, waived for association members.
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Family Education Association
Katherine Hamilton Mental Health Center, Inc
Community Education Center
Ohio Blvd
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Smith Research Center
Indiana University
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Two Terre Haute Men Arrested After Traffic Stop
Police stopped a vehicle on Ohio Boulevard for speeding about 8:50 p.m. Both passengers, Bradley J. Loges 18 and Douglas W. Neice 18, were charged with DUI public intoxication minor consuming alcohol possession of controlled substances and paraphernalia and Loges also with possession of alcoholic beverage. Marijuana pipes were found in the car and both were jailed in Vigo County. Earlier, on Wabash Avenue, Mark W. Henson 19 and James M. Case 25 were arrested for engaging in a speed contest driving over 50 mph between Fourth and Fifth streets.
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Terre Haute
Bradley J. Loges
S. 19Th St
Douglas W. Neice
S. 14Th St
Vigo County
Fourth
Fifth
Wabash Avenue
Mark W. Henson
James M. Case
14Th St
Terre Haute adopts street resurfacing plan with $500,000
Terre Haute City Council approved a $500000 appropriation for a major summer resurfacing program selecting a plan that prioritizes main arteries and parks Collett and Dobbs. Three options varied in concrete versus asphalt and district streets with unanimous backing for the chosen plan.
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Terre Haute
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Collett
Dobbs
25Th Street
Poplar
Crawford
Poplar Street
College Avenue
Collett and
Chales
C. Eugene Trummer
Newport Army Ammunition Plant
William J. Brighton
Brighton
Indiana
Appraisers Named For Cumberland Trails High School Site
Parke Circuit Judge Earl Dowd names three Clay County residents Ray Lambert Herbert Rissler Jr and Pat Davidson to appraise the land for the Cumberland Trails High School site They will submit one price to the court Landowners and the school corporation may appeal if unsatisfied The Clay school board may accept the appraisal price and proceed with construction without delay despite potential appeals Two motorcycle crashes send two youths to Union Hospital and another to Northside Hospital C Earl Stecher 25 of West Terre Haute suffered fractures and lacerations at 1st and Margaret Michael Dowell 17 of 2324 Dahlen Ave was admitted with a fractured hip and back injuries both in satisfactory condition.
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Earl Dowd
Clay County
Cumberland Trails High School
Ray Lambert
Herbert Rissler, Jr
Pat Davidson
Clay School Board
Union Hospital
C. Earl Stecher
West Terre Haute
Margaret
Staunton
Michael Dowell
Dahlen Ave
Northside Hospital
Indiana Market Reports Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices
Indianapolis market reports show hogs 50 to 75 higher with No 1-3 200-250 lb at 45.50 to 46.25 and sows up 50. Cattle trends unestablished with cows up 1 to 2.50, bulls steady. mixed steers 36.00, heifers 36.00 to 37.25, utility cows 24.50 to 27, high dressing 27 to 28, cutter 22 to 25.50. sheep ewes steady, cull to utility ewes 8.00. Indiana rural: No 1-3 200-250 lb hogs 44.00-45.25, sows 33.50-37.00. Local hogs 210-230 lbs 44.00-44.50, sows 34.50-35.50.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana
United Press International
Lugar appoints Zani Thompson to Washington staff
U S Senator Richard Lugar announced the appointment of Zani Thompson of Terre Haute as an assistant in his Washington office. Thompson will mainly handle constituent mail and assist with special projects.
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Richard G. Lugar
Zani Thompson
Terre Haute
Washington
Lugar
Miss Thompson
Cadets Return to Long Grey Line After Cheating Scandal
WEST POINT cadets involved in the largest cheating scandal in USMA history begin returning to the academy. Sixty of the 98 ordered back report with gear and greetings as 37 more of 152 expected next week. Some classmates express mixed emotions while the reintegration process continues.
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West Point
UPI
U.S. Military Academy
Michael Mamer
Minneapolis
Minn
Leslie Szabolcsi
Akron
Ohio
Mitchell enters Maxwell Prison as Watergate figure
Former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell arrives at Maxwell Prison Camp in Montgomery as inmate 24171-157. Superintendent Grunska vows no special treatment for America’s former top law enforcer while Ira DeMent notes courtesy transport. Mitchell, 63, says it’s nice to be back in Alabama amid brief comments to reporters.
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Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery
Ala
Mitchell
UPI
Maxwell
Robert Grunska
United States
Ira DeMent
Justice Department
DeMent
Alabama
Derailment Disrupts NY-Philadelphia Rail Corridor
About 20 freight cars derailed on an 87-car ConRail train near Metuchen New Jersey at 8 15 p m causing track damage and power lines to fail The incident disrupted freight and passenger service on the New York Philadelphia line and affected Metroliner routes and 25 000 daily commuters with no reported injuries
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N.J
UPI
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Metroliner
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Washington
Philadelphia
Photos May Point to Killer in Camp Scott Slayings
Locust Grove police and Oklahoma investigators pursue wedding photos found near the Camp Scott crime scene. The three young Girl Scouts Lori Farmer Doris Milner and Michelle Guse were murdered in June 1977. Authorities identified the three women pictured and the photographer but withheld names to protect those involved.
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Okla
UPI
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Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
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Doris Denise Milner
Tulsa
Michelle Guse
Broken Arrow
Laird
Jury Returns No Bill in Reese Death Case
Vigo County grand jury announced no indictment in the April 9 shooting death of Bobby G. Reese at 1219 Maple Ave. Prosecutor Michael H. Kearns said witnesses testified during the three day probe and no charges were brought against Reese’s ex wife Carolina Sargent of Rosedale. The panel had earlier indicted Larry W. Pine in the death of Michael Morson found in a van near Riley. The jury’s county buildings inspection report is due later this week.
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Vigo County
Bobby G. Reese
Maple Ave
Michael H. Kearns
Reese
Carolina Sargent
Rosedale
Larry W. Pine
Michael Morson
Riley
Kearns
Mission Beach man wins Del Mar cow chip contest
Jeff Jackson, 24, of Mission Beach, won the cow chip hurling contest at the Southern California Exposition in Del Mar with a 170 feet 6 inches toss on Wednesday.
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Calif
UPI
Jeff Jackson
Mission Beach
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