Religious bestsellers show shifting holiday patterns
A spot survey of major markets finds religious books lagging overall while titles with personal meaning and mysticism rise. Bibles move well in most regions except the Northeast and Middle Atlantic. youth buy more in paperback. Anomalous titles include Come Let Us Play God by Leroy Augenstein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pentagon
Washington
Dallas
Texas
New York City
Chicago
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Atlanta
Middle Atlantic
Igor Kropotkin
Scribner’s Book
Fifth Avenue
Linda Myers
Brentano
Brentano's
Cokesbury
West Coast
Michigan State University
Leroy Augenstein
Indiana
William Schoenberg
Harper & Row
Tax selling weighs on stock market amid year end activity
The stock market slipped after noon trading pressured by year end tax losses and profit timing. Analysts cited tax concerns and an oversold condition, with the Dow Jones at 781.64, down 4.36, and Great Western Financial leading the active list as declines outpaced advances on the NYSE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Larry Wachtel
Bache & Co
Richard Scruggs
Goodbody & Co
Scruggs
Dow Jones
New York Stock Exchange
Great Western Financial
American Stock Exchange
Coal City High Senior Class Store Prizes Listed
The continued page lists prizes awarded by Coal City High School senior class. Robert Koerner receives seventh prize of $25, Broadway Garage sponsors eighth prize of $25, Corn Hart and Wilt provide ninth prize of $25, and the tenth prize of $25 is attributed to the senior class of Coal City High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Koerner
Broadway Garage
Coal City High School
Traffic Court Outcomes On Interstate 80 and 55
Traffic court actions include Linda Linn 25 of Iowa and Motter 18 of Verona fined for speeding on I 80 and N Liberty St. Dee 18 paid. Martin Castillo 59 of Chilton fined for no valid license. Jerry Jackson 28 of Chicago fined for 90 mph on I 55. Bonds forfeited by Scerini and McNett paid. Gant fined for illegal liquor possession. Parum case dismissed after jail time.
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Linda FE. Linn
Oftowa
R. D. Wright
Stanley FE. Motter
Verona
N. Liberty St. Dee
Morris
Jack Kopezick
Martin C. Castillo
Chilton
Wis
Vern D. Owens
Interstate 55
Interstate
Jerry T. Jackson
Chicago
Clyde Marquis
Gerald P. Scerini
Joliet
Illinois 129
Gardner Road
John Perona
Samuel L. McNett
Sioux City
Iowa
Lawrence Dalton
Joseph W. Gant
Rockford
James L. Matteson
Lee B. Parum
al Vescogni
Ray's Physical Test Unnecessary
James Earl Ray, condemned for killing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., does not have to undergo a physical examination before his court appearance next Monday. The hearing concerns his petition to be removed from solitary confinement and allowed to mingle with other inmates at the state prison. The request for a physical was filed by state attorneys who argued Ray's health is in dispute. Judge William E. Miller denied the motion.
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Nashville, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
U.S. Dist
William E. Miller
F111 Grounded for Fifth Time After Nevada Crash
The Air Force grounded its 223 F111 swingwing jets after a training crash at Nellis Air Force Base killed Lt. Col. Thomas Mack and Maj. James Anthony. The decision follows ongoing airframe problems and prior cancellation of a Navy version contract.
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Washington
Nevada
Air Force
Thomas J. Mack
James L. Anthony
Mack
Viola
Ill
Anthony
Big Spring
Tex
Nellis Air Force Base
Las Vegas
Nev
Navy
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Vietnam
Ruling Opens Plot to Negro Soldier Buried in All White Cemetery
A federal judge ruled Elmwood Cemetery cannot bar the burial of Army Pfc. Bill Terry, a Black sol dier killed in Vietnam, in an all white plot. Judge Seybourn Lynne cited a 1866 civil rights law granting equal rights to inherit, purchase, lease, and convey property.
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Birmingham
Ala
Vietnam
Seybourn Lynne
Elmwood
Army Pfc
Bill Terry
Lynne
The
United States
Terry
Margaret
Jimmy Lee Terry
Four Men Charged in Gateway Bank Murder Case
Chicago police arrested four men Paul Bullock Lee Bates Gerald Brooks and Edward Franklin all of Chicago on murder and attempted robbery charges in the December 12 fatal holdup at the Gateway National Bank on the South Side. Witnesses identified the group and Franklin was said to fire the fatal shot while others face murder under the felony act.
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Chicago
Richard Mix
Gateway National Bank
South Side
Paul Bullock
Lee Bates
Gerald Brooks
Edward Franklin
Matthew Walsh
Mix
Franklin
Two Grundy County youths cited for speeding in Illinois
Wayne W. Grantow, 17, 320 Meadors Circle, 50 mph in a 35 mph zone, cited by Dean Sager and to appear in court January 8. Kelly Shay, 18, Route 3, ticketed by Jack Kopezick for speeding too fast for conditions, with January 5 court date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Mlinois
Wayne W. Grantow
Meadors Circle
Dean Sager
Kelly Shay
Rte. 3
Morris
Jack Kopezick
Pilot Escapes Injury in Emergency Beatrice Landing
Elmhurst, US pilot Allan E. Bagge 41 escaped with minor injuries after an emergency landing near Beatrice Nebraska. The plane crashed into a hedgerow three miles from Beatrice Airport as Bagge tried to land after diverting to avoid bad weather. He reported running low on fuel and was taken to a hospital.
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Beatrice
Neb
Elmhurst
Gage County
Fred Steinkamp Jr
Allan E. Bagge
Bagge
Scottsbluff
Koosman Stands Alone in 2 World Series Wins for Mets
Jerry Koosman of the New York Mets is the sole pitcher to win two World Series games against the Baltimore Orioles. He earned a 2-1 victory and a 5-3 win, totaling 17 2/3 innings pitched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Koosman
New York Mets
Baltimore Orioles
Elmwood Transfer Pending Court Ruling on Remains
The article discusses transferring remains to Elmwood if the court rules in favor. It centers on legal action surrounding burial or custody rights and cites involved parties and procedural steps as the decision looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmwood
Three Cope Family Members Killed in Danville Crash
A Georgetown family of three died in a collision on Illinois 1 south of Danville Monday. Allen Cope 32 and his brother Larry Dean Cope 23 and their mother Lois Cope were in a car that struck a dump truck driven by Raymond Ellis 34 of Westville. Ellis and his son were uninjured. Allen Cope died at St Elizabeth's Hospital. the other two died at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville, Tl
Georgetown
Illinois
Danville
Allen Cope
Larry Dean Cope
Lois Cope
Raymond Ellis
Westville
Elis
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
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H. L. Rest
Optometrist
Liberty St
Alen George
R.R
Morris, I
Vwhorvisavings CT
Wauponsee Morris
Bys
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Mattel
Our
Liberty
Waverly
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