William Moss 87 Dies in Louisville Heart Attack
Bradley William Moss age 87 of 1294 S 10th Street died Monday at home from an apparent heart attack. He was born June 15, 1885 in Cardinal Kentucky and was a World War I veteran. He belonged to Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church and funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 PM at the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, with Rev. D W Jackson officiating. Burial follows at Oakwood Cemetery. Viewing Friday from 7 to 9 PM at the church. Survived by three sisters Ada Smith Detroit Michigan and Pearl Smith and Bessie Moss St Louis Missouri and 13 nieces and nephews. Parker Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Bradley William Moss
S. 10Th St
Mr. Moss
Cardinal, Ky
Bradley
Julia (Beckman) Moss
Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church
D.W. Jackson
Oakwood Cemetery
East St. Louis Woman Nei le Knight Laid To Rest
Funeral services for Mrs. Nei le Knight of East St. Louis were conducted Tuesday at Kur ras Funeral Home in Fast St. Louis. O. E. S. and White Shrine rites were observed Monday night. Burial followed at Peaceful Valley Cemetery in Odin Illinois with graveside services. She was sister to Mrs. Vern Farthing of 2409 Casey Mt. Vernon.
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Neile Knight
East St. Louis
Kurras Funeral Home
Fast St. Louis
O.E.S
Funeral Home
Peaceful Valley Cemetery
Odin, Ill
Knight
Vern Farthing
Casey
Mt. Vernon
John H. Graff Dies at 39 in Florida Visit
John H. Graff, 39, of Arlington Virginia, died yesterday in Florida. Survivors include his wife Peggy Carter of Mt. Vernon. Funeral arrangements are incomplete in Arlington where the Graffs operated a seafood restaurant.
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John H. Graff
Arlington, Va
Florida
Peggy Carter
Mt. Vernon
Arlington
Graff
Jane Pickens of West Frankfort Dies at 72
Jane Pickens 72 of West Frankfort died at 2 50 am today at Good Samaritan Hospital Funeral services set for 2 pm Friday at Reedy Funeral Home with burial in Boner The body lies in state at the funeral home after 5 pm Thursday Survivors include husband Thomas one daughter Louise Peek Fontana California one step daughter Reba Chertington Galesburg Illinois four step sons Kenneth Pickens Bonnie Charles Pickens Elgin Sam Pickens Evansville Indiana England three brothers Hiosea Ralph and Ben Lawrence all of West Frankfort Tom Pickens London Frankfort and three sisters Mona Stewart West Frankfort Artie Stice Dallas Texas Eva Hartnett Chicago
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Jane Pickens
West Frankfort
Good Samaritan Hospital
Reedy Funeral Home
Boner Cemetery
Thomas
Louise Peek
Fontana
Calif
Reba
Chertington
Galesburg
Til
Kenneth Pickens
Bonnie
Charles Pickens
Elgin
Sam Pickens
Evansville
Indiana
England
Hiosea Lawrence
Ralph Lawrence
Ben Lawrence
West
Tom Pickens
London
Frankfort
Mona Stewart
Artie Stice
Dallas
Tex
Eva Hartnett
Chicago
Rend Lake Assn Annual Dinner Friday Speaker Gray
Kenneth Gray will be principal speaker at the Rend Lake Association 16th annual meeting. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. in Rend Lake College gym. tickets at the door. Program features include Rend Lake College report by President James Snyder and a lake status report by Col. Guy E. Jester of the U S Corps of Engineers.
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Kenneth Gray
Rend Lake Association
Rend Lake College
James Snyder
Guy E. Jester
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Conservancy
Frank Feltmeier
Mt. Vrenon
Rend Lake State Park
Henry Barkhausen
State Conservation Department
Mt Vernon Hog Market and Grain Prices Report
Mt Vernon hog market shows No 1 and No 2 200 to 220 lb hogs at 21.50 to 22.00, mixed No 1 and No 2 220 to 240 lb at 21.00 to 21.30, sows 17.00 to 18.50. Mt Vernon grain quotes include wheat 1.50, soybeans 3.36, corn 1.16. Also stock market updates from St Louis, Chicago and New York with various commodity and cattle prices and Dow Jones noon levels.
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MT. Vernon
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
South Vietnam
Polaroid
Indus
Grain money missing at Noble Grain elevator scandal
In Richland County Illinois farmers face losses over 250000 dollars from missing grain and advance payments at Noble Grain Co. Charles Negley is bonded on deceptive practice charges while the Illinois Agriculture department revoked the firm license. Farmers fear fertilizer drought of funds, with many facing possible business failure and welfare dependence.
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Olney
Richland County
Ilinois
Rodney Walker
Carl Koertge
Crawford County
Charles Negley
Negley
Noble Grain Co
Walker
Koertge
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation
Jim McClarey
Noble
McClarey
Associated Press
Charles Arvon
Noble Grain
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Office of “Emergency Preparedness
Farmers Home Administration
Illinois
Nine Die in Nursing Home Blaze Routs Denmark Fire
Nine people perished in a nursing home fire as rescue notes indicate asphyxiation in most victims, with two bodies burned. Survivor Joseph Kavela, about 60, was treated and released, and escaped to the John Miller home nearby. The Denmark volunteer fire department aided by Maribel units battled the blaze. Wayne Knuth of Green Bay, owner, assists authorities in locating next of kin.
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Thl
Wanish
Joseph Kavela
Kavela
John Miller
Miller
Denmark Volunter Fire Department
Vanish
Denmark
Maribel
Milwaukee
Wayne Knuth
Green Bay
Next of Kin
Democrats Sweep Southern Illinois Local Boards
Democrats ran strong across southern Illinois with gains in Madison county where four seats flipped. Voters rejected a voting machine storage center proposal 16,540 to 5,643. Elsewhere Saline county retained a GOP majority on a new county board, Jackson county leans Republican, and Franklin county produced a full Democratic sweep capturing all nine seats.
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Madison County
Alton
Edwardsville
Granite City
Saline County
County Board of Supervisors
Jackson County
GOP
Franklin County
Board of Supervisors
Nixon Sends More B52s to Indo War
President Nixon orders additional B52s to support theIndochina war effort by bluntting a North Vietnamese attack near the demilitarized zone and enabling Saigon forces to counteroffensive. The heavy bombers, though unlikely to fly over the North due to Soviet SAM missiles, will press a broad aerial campaign across Indochina.
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Nixon
Demilitarized Zone
Saigon
North
United States
Indochina
Dmz
Quang Tri
Pedro
Saigon _commant
Hue
CIPS to Buy Albion System in Central Illinois
Central Illinois Public Service Co. announced it will buy the Albion regional electric distribution system serving Edwards, Wabash and Wayne counties from Commonwealth Edison. About 2100 customers would transfer. deal awaits Illinois Commerce Commission approval. Commonwealth has owned Albion since 1966.
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Springfield
Til
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Commonwealth Edison Co
Albion Area
Edwards
Wabash
Wayne Counties
Illinois Commerce Commission
Commonwealth
Central Illinois Light Co
Albion
CIPS
K.E. Bowen
Plan for new St. Louis river bridge by 1975 end
Missouri and Illinois highway officials discussed a new Mississippi River bridge north of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in St. Louis. The span would carry Interstate 55 as a companion to the existing bridge with 90 percent federal funding and the rest split between Missouri and Illinois. Federal and state officials assess approval and funding for construction this year.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
Mississippi River
Jefferson Barracks Bridge
Robert &. Kronst
Illinois Division of Highways
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Kronst
Jefferson Barracks
William Trimm
Missouri Highway Department
Bomb blast hits Belfast youth office downtown
A bomb exploded at a youth employment office in downtown Belfast setting the building on fire but there were no casualties. It was the first downtown bombing in almost a week.
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Belfast
Chaplin Home Again to roaring Philhar monie Hall crowd
Charlie Chaplin returned from 20 years in exile to a sold out Philharmonic Hall audience of 2,000 as he presented The High Life and The Kid for charity. He spoke briefly in a British accent thanking fans and friends while celebrities including Lillian Gish Leopold Stokowski and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. looked on.
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Henrietta Leith
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Charlie Chaplin
Philharmonie Hall
Chaplin
Film Society of Lincoln Center
Lillian Gish
Leopold Stokowski
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Ott Preminger
Johnny Carson
Dick Cavett
Zero Mostel
Candice Bergen
Charles Chaplin
Oona
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Fairbanks
Marion County jury selection underway in murder trial
Gerald Holsapple, 37, of Sandoval, faces murder charges in the April killing of Patricia Armstrong, 54, in Sandoval. The trial was moved to Jefferson County after concerns about prejudicial Marion County coverage. Judge George Kasserman Jr. will oversee in the 4th Judicial Circuit. Jury selection continued as attorneys delayed start. testimony expected once selection finishes.
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Gerald Holsapple
Sandoval
Jefferson County
Holsapple
Patricia Armstrong
Powell Dies Preacher and Playboy Powell Dies
The former congressman and Abyssinian Baptist Church leader Powell dies after a life marked by politics and controversy. Born 1908 in New Haven, he rose from a preacher family to national politics, faced censure for absenteeism and strain in marriages, and left a contested estate with cremation and ash dispersal planned for South Bimini.
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Washington
Powell
New York
House Education and Labor Committee
Charles Rangel
Congress
Black Power
New Haven
Conn
Darlene Expose
Yvette
Darlene
Miami
South Bimini
Democrats Win 12 County Board Seats in Official Vote
County official results show Democrats capturing all three districts. North District results list Keith Mills and Harold Shields among top Democratic vote totals with several Republicans competing. Central District also leans Democratic led by Charles Waite and Paul Dickerson. South District results favor Democrats Robert Irvin, Bud Pickett, Dean Frick, and Arthur Kabat as Republicans trail in votes.
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North
Keith Mills
Bob Draege
Harold Shields
Ted Marlin
Ross Wimberly
Howard Bushong
Hall Marlow
Frank Purcell
Charles Sargent
Sam McVay
Central District
Charles W. Waite
Paul E. Dickerson
Guy Compton
Virgil E. York
Edgar E. G. Mayes
Woodrow Burnette
Emil J. Hoffman
Martha Harris
Charles N. Carpenter
Arthur Webb
South
Robert
Bob) Irvin
Herbert
Bud) Pickett
Dean Frick
Arthur Kabat
Glenn Burnett
Max W. Shurtz
John D. Lomax
Jack A. McDonald
Homer Robertson
Everett Mahnke
Family Debates Future as Parents Discuss Four Children
A family faces housing and schooling choices with four children aged 15, 12, 10, and 11 months. The parents weigh steps to secure stability and opportunities amid growing needs.
Three Seek Rome School Board Seats
Three candidates vie for two Rome grade school seats. Ed Jones of Rt. 5 Vernon enters as a write in candidate while Caylyn Duncan and Gene Green remain on the ballot.
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Rome
Ed Jones
Rt. 5
Vernon
Caylyn Duncan
Gene Green
Lindsay Pulls Out of Race in Ohio Primary
Lindsay withdraws as a candidate after finishing sixth in Ohio with weak Florida showing. He cites uncertainty over returns and says he cannot honestly deny them. Democratic primary votes total four times the GOP tally, suggesting crossover voting favored McGovern and Wallace.
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Ohio
Lindsay
Florida
McGovern
Wallace
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