Reds Drive North Viet Attack From Frontier Fort
Saigon reports a North Vietnamese regiment crossed into South Vietnam from Laos and overran Firebase No 6 in the central highlands after a rocket and ground assault. U S air support, including B52 strikes, sought to halt the offensive as a South Vietnamese commando raid on a North Vietnamese base on the Ho Chi Minh trail yielded limited results. Casualty figures were not released by Col. Le Trung Hien.
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Saigon
Laos
South Vietnam
Gentral Highlands
Cmmand
No. 6
Sth
Ben Het
Outh
le Trung Hien
Hien
U.S
Henibere
U Command
Anoth
Central Highlands
Bak To
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital in March
Mr and Mrs Russell Payne of Inn announce the birth of Craig Alan at 11 27 AM Wednesday March 31 weighing eight pounds ten ounces at Good Samaritan Hospital. The mother is Martha Wray. Mr and Mrs Steven Burns Route 7 Mt Vernon report a son born 11 48 AM Wednesday March 3 weighing seven pounds seven ounces named Steven Cole Jr. The mother is Bren a Crowley. Mr and Mrs Roger Schneider of 819 George Street have a daughter born 4 50 PM Wednesday March 31 weighing seven pounds one ounce named Shelby Lynn. The mother is Sue ourland.
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Russell Payne Qi Inn
Food Samaritan Hospital
Craig Alan
Omer Martha Wray
Steven Burns
Mt. Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Roger Schneider
George Street
Good Samarin Hospital
Shelby Lynn
Sue Ourland
Markets Mt Vernon Hog Market Opens Weekdays
The Mt Vernon hog market operates Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 12:00 noon under USDA. Hogs weighing 210 to 230 lb in the meat type range sold as No 1 hogs at 16.25, No 2 at 14.75, No 3 at 15.25, and sows ranged from 10.00 to 13.00.
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USDA
American Stock Exchange
Amex
Associated Press
Rheingold
Holiday Innoff
Lockheed
Federal National Mortages
Mattel
Whittaker
International
Crestmont
Offshore
Beverly Enterprises
Christiana Cos
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon markets reported grain prices this morning with Wheat at 1.44 Soybeans 2.91 Shelled Corn 1.54 Local reporters noted steady activity as buyers and sellers assessed the day’s values at the Mt Vernon elevator.
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Mt. Vernon
St Louis Produce Price Uneven in Chicago Market Report
AP dispatch from Chicago notes USDA price deltas for eggs and butter. Egg grades list A large 31-39 cents, A small 12-22, B large 29-35, with wholesales A large 22-24 and other classes. Butter wholesale prices fall, Chicago quotes 2 lower, with AA 67.784 and A 67.784.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
USDA
Livestock prices slip through Friday auction report
NATIONAL STOCKYARDS ILL AP estimates show hogs 5 000 cattle 150 calves 25 sheep 50. Hogs 6 000 steady markets with various weights priced 14.50 to 17.25 per hundred pounds. Cattle receipts mainly feeders, cows steady to weak, utility Holsteins up to 22.50, calves 40 to 42, slaughter lambs small lot prime 110 Ibs 31.00, Chicago Mercantile Exchange egg quotes barely steady to lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockyards
Ill
Wheat and soybeans prices in Chicago market report
Chicago AP notes grain quotes with No 2 soft red wheat at 1.652 and No 2 hard red at 1.582. Corn No 2 yellow at 1.52, oats No 2 extra heavy white at 7. Soybeans No 1 yellow at 2.98 and soybean oil at 11.96.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sunken U boat drums up mercury scare off Florida coast
A sunken German U-boat believed to lie near Tampa Bay could carry nearly 200 tons of mercury and munitions. Officials warn the wreck may pose a severe contamination risk if disturbed while noting the vessel may still be largely intact. The case echoes the Flying Dutchman legend as authorities assess salvage plans and environmental dangers.
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Ray Bell
Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
Florida
Howard Zeller
Southeastern
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Tampa Bay
Gaddy
Bahamas
Zeller
New Orleans
Mercury
Dow Jones Noon Averages Show Mixed Movements
New York items report Dow Jones noon averages with declines in Industrials and Transports, slight uptick in the Averages index, and a marginal gain in stocks. Investors watch trends as market indicators fluctuate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Stock Exchange
Offsnore Co
New York
Indus
Illinois House approves plan altering junior college trustee rules
The bill would strike the rural representative requirement from the Junior College Act, arguing for one person one vote. It passed 90 to 39 in the House and moves to the Senate. Opponents warn it could tax rural farmers and shift control entirely to city residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Illinois House
Senate
David Regner
Mount Prospect
Junior College Board of Trustee
House
Regner
Junior College Board
Scott Charges Dems Use War As A Political Football
Washington AP Scott accuses Democratic presidential hopefuls of using Vietnam as a political football as Republicans rally behind Nixon war policies. Four freshman GOP senators join Hugh Scott in denouncing partisan war critique amid House Democrats voting for a total Indochina withdrawal by end of 1972.
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Washington
Senate
Hugh Scott
Nixon
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Connecticut
J. Glenn Beal Jr
Maryland
William E. Brock
Tennessee
Scott
Vietnam
House Democrats
Indochina
House
White House
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Hoffa Rule as Teamster Boss Ended?
Article notes Hoffa's waning centralized control as 12 vice presidents gain influence. Parole denial weakens Hoffa's grip, troubling opponents including Kennedy and other labor leaders who sought his removal. Ends with a stray satellite comment about moon gazing.
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Hoffa
Jon
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
San Fernando Valley Hit by Aftershockquake Tuesday
A 4.0 to 4.5 magnitude aftershock rocked the San Fernando Valley, causing shattered windows and toppled chimneys. Caltech cites 4.0 on the Richter scale while Berkeley lists 4.5, with surface movement blamed for higher damage. No injuries reported in Granada Hills as over 220 aftershocks have followed the February quake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley
California Institute of Technology
University of California At Berkeley
Granada Hills
58 Americans Killed In Week
SAIGON AP reports U S Command tallies show 583 Americans killed in combat last week and 542 died in a month with the largest wounded toll in six months. South Vietnamese HQ cites 756 killed and 1 726 wounded. allied commands note 3 574 enemy killed, down from 5 819 the prior week. U S casualties include 33 dead and 76 wounded from a Sunday North Vietnamese attack on Fire Base Mary Ann.
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Saigon
U.S
Mary Ann
Sniper on I 70 Not Using Bullets Berkeley Incident
Police said a weekend sniping on Interstate 70 involved rocks, not bullets, striking three vehicles. Five hour expressway closure ensued. occupants escaped injury.
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Berkeley
St. Louis
Terrance Stoehner
Interstate 70
Ecuador Rebel Chief Surrenders. bloodless revolt ends
In Quito the government announced the end of a military uprising against President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra. Gen Francisco Guzman, the rebel leader, surrendered to the army commander in chief. Earlier reports said rebels were gaining support, targeting the defense minister nephew of the president.
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Quito
Ecuador
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Defense Ministry
Francisco Guzman
Weatherman Gets 5 Years
CHICAGO AP A former Purdue University student was placed on five years probation after pleading guilty to conspiring to commit arson during the October 1969 Weatherman Days of Rage. Stanford Terry 23 of Gary Indiana was ordered to serve 90 days of probation in the House of Correction by Judge Louis B Garippo.
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Chicago
Purdue University
Stanford Terry
Gary
Ind
House of Correction
Louis B. Garippo
Terry
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Easter Sunrise Service at Dix Methodist Church
The annual Eastern sunrise service will be held Easter morning at 6 a.m. at the Dix Methodist church with Dix Christian and Boyd Christian churches participating. Community members Brenda and Tony Draege vacationed in Florida. Several local men worked at the Parsonage Tuesday. Recent dinner guests at Bob Tinsley’s home included Verne Breeze Debbie, Bertha Draege, Claude Tinsley and daughter.
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Dix Methodist Church
Dix Christian
Boyd Christian
Brenda
Tony Draege
Florida
Bob Tinsley
Verne Breeze
Debbie
Bertha Draege
Claude Tinsley
J. O. Clemens
Mt. Vernon
Clemens
Woodlawn High School
Stanton Foutch
Roger Heart
Michigan
Russell Barr
Peter Lauris
Manning Barr
John Storment
Gene Sargent
Ed Davis
St. Charles
Charlene Tinsley
Cor
Retired Railroaders Group to Meet in Blu Ford
BLUFORD Retired Railroaders Group will meet Monday April 5 at 1 30 p m at the Fire Station All members urged to attend Visitors from Decatur Mt Vernon Paducah Ky and East Gary Ind joined local families for weekend gatherings A 74th birthday dinner honored P E Bell with 35 cards received Funeral attendance for Mary Smith noted Others visited relatives and attended local events including a golden anniversary celebration at Ridgefarm
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Danny Loehr
Decatur
Chas. Loehr
Mt. Vernon
Carl Sanders
Bluford
Ronald Stonecipher
Paducah
P. E. Bell
Mary Smith
Carmi
Walter Smith
East Gary
Ind
Jean Partridge
Randy Gutzler
Ft. Leonard Wood
Norva Gutzler
Clarence Huff
Albuquerque
New Mexico
J. O. Clemins
Dale Romoser
Ridgefarm
Don Colwell
Fred Colwell
Dale
Debra
Kathy Estes
Zelma Kovach
Udall proposes bill to limit broadcast seasons for major sports
Rep Morris K Udall introduces legislation aimed at curbing television control over professional athletics. He argues networks dominate scheduling and management across sports, calling for limits on broadcast seasons to curb their power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Madison Avenue
Edsel
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Mt Vernon lodge to hold special meeting in April
Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 A F and A M will hold a special meeting Friday evening April 2 starting at 7 30 Work in Second Degree Ora Stimson W M Byron Weld Sec y The Rome Chapter 1014 Order of Eastern Star will meet Monday evening April 5 at 9 00 o clock at Dix Masonic Temple All members urged to attend Sue Keele W M Sarah Michael Sec
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Mt. Vernon
A.F
A.M
Ora Stimson
W.M
Byron Weld
Sec’y
Rome
Order of Eastern
Star
Dix Masonic Temple
Sue Keele
Sarah Michael
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Reds
Frontier
Robert Tuckman
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Mercantile
Chicago Grain
Food and Drug Administration
Gulf of Mexico
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
San Francisco
Elks Lodge
Elks Country Club
By Carl P. Leubsdorf
Ap’ Political Writer
California
Jorge Jurado
Boyd
Bobo
Tony Corsere
Main
Tony
Broadway
Mt. Vernon, Ill
Glen
HERTZ
Mr. York
Glen Hayes
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