Funeral rites for Eileen Doyle Fairfield
Funeral services for Mrs. Eileen Doyle, 50, of 311 West Delaware Street, Fairfield, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro with Rev. Roy Cole officiating. Burial follows at Odd Fellows Cemetery in McLeansboro. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Saturday. Mrs. Doyle died at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday at Fairfield Memorial Hospital.
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Eileen Doyle
Delaware St
Fairfield
Gholson
Mcleansboro
Roy Cole
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Death of Luther Barnett Bluford at 90 in Ill
Luther Barnett Bluford age 90 of Route Bluford died at 7 35 am at Jefferson Memorial Hospital He was born April 24 1881 in Jefferson county son of John and Mary Jane Simmons Barnett He was a farmer and taught in Jefferson county for 23 years He married Maude Mount in Dix in 1916 She preceded him in death Surviving are son Henry Barnett of Bluford two daughters Mary Lou Johnson and Lucy Phemister both of Mt Vernon a sister Lydia B Prest Coulterville and three grandchildren Funeral services 2 pm Sunday at Panther Fork church Burial Panther Fork cemetery Friends may call at Myers Chapel after 5 pm Saturday The body will be moved to the church at noon Sunday
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Luther Barnett
Bluford
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mr. Barnett
Jefferson County
John
Mary Jane (Simmons) Barnett
Barnett
Maude Mount
Dix
Henry Barnett
Mary Lou Johnson
4th Front Opened in Delta Area
Military officials report renewed threat near Saigon with reinforcements sent to capital region. Carrier Constellation joins four carriers on station in Tonkin as air raids in North Vietnam continue for two to three weeks. US losses include two A7s near the DMZ and a rescue helicopter shot down south of the DMZ.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Gulf of Tonkin
Constellation
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Laos
U. S
Dong Hoi
Dmz
Lloyd Thomas
Johnson Heart Attack Recalls Senate Leader's Illness
Johnson, former Senate majority leader and University of Virginia law student, suffered his first heart attack on July 2, 1955, while visiting Middleburg Virginia. He was rushed to a hospital in Maryland and later left the Naval Hospital in late August to return to Texas for convalescence.
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Robb
Ty Bird Johnson
University of Virginia School of Law
Johnson
Senate
Middleburg
Naval Hospital
Iends
Texas
Mt Vernon Hog Market Report Prices by Weight
Hog market update for Mt Vernon shows No 1 and No 2 200 to 220 lb hogs at 22.25 to 22.75 per cwt. mixed No 1 and No 2 220 to 240 lb hogs at 21.75 to 29.95. sows priced from 17.00 to 19.00 per cwt.
Market Prices From Mt Vernon St Louis and Chicago
Prices reported from Mt Vernon show Wheat at 1.50 Soybeans 3.40 Corn 1.16. St Louis listing eggs by consumer grades A large 21-29 A medium 16-24 A small 11-19 B large 16-25 standard 13-14. Hens heavy 9 medium 6 leghorns 2 ready to cook broilers 24 50-25 50. Chicago reports Wheat No 2 hard red 1.68 4n No 2 soft red 1.64 35n Corn No 2 yellow 1.24n Oats No 2 extra heavy white 70n Soybeans No 1 yellow 3.50 34n Soybean oil 12.26n.
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Ing
Mt. Vernon
ST. Louis
Chicago
Hogs and cattle prices slip as weekly stockyards receipts rise
CHICAGO stockyards receipts for Monday include 8 000 hogs 3 000 cattle and 400 sheep. Hog prices show uneven steady to 25 cents lower for light to heavy weights while larger hogs exceed 250 pounds down 25 cents. Cattle market not fully tested with 250 head. New York market dips after gains, noon Dow 955.22 down 0. up 0.??
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National Stockyards
Ill
New York
Jones Noon
Indus
Building Permits Soar In Mt Vernon March Totals
Mt Vernon issued permits totaling 835 650 in March, up from 161 300 a year earlier. First quarter 1972 permits rose to 1 315 500 from 1 055 200 in 1971, with breakdowns showing residential, business, mobile homes, signs, churches, and a service station among the categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Illinois News IRS Says SIU Salaries Too High
The SIU board challenged an IRS notice that salaries for four administrators, including the Edwardsville and Carbondale campus presidents, violate wage rules. They will seek a meeting with IRS officials to explain their position, citing fixed salaries linked to responsibilities and phase one wage controls. Two murder verdicts yielded death penalty recommendations, with sentencing set for June.
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Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
Internal Revenue Service
SIU
C. Richard Grung
IRS
Harold R. Fischer
Granite City
Edwardsville
John S. Rendleman
James M. Brown
Carbondale
Robert G. Layer
New Carbondale
David R. Derge
Layer
Derge
Laver
Fischer
Brown
Delote W . Morris
Televise Mormon Confab On Channel 2
The Annual World Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will be held April 6 8 and 9 at the Tabernacle Temple Square and will be televised on KTVI Channel 2 on April 8 at 9 am. About 3 million members worldwide will celebrate the 142nd anniversary of the church founded April 6 1820 in western New York by Joseph Smith and five associates. Joseph Fielding Smith the 95 year old church president will preside at the three day convention. The 9875 voice Tabernacle Choir is known for network radio television and concert appearances and many recordings.
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Salt Lake Mormon Tabernacle Choir
The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Tabernacle
Temple Square
Ktvi Chanal
New York
Joseph Smith
Joseph Fielding Smith
Tabernacle Choir
Severe drought devastates California and Arizona wildlands
Agriculture officials report 20 percent crop loss from irrigation shortages across Riverside County and San Benito, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo. Central Valley endures its driest March on record with a late freeze harming wine grapes and stone fruits. Forest Service imposes campfire bans in half of Arizona. California sends 100 firefighters and 25 tankers to assist. Wildlife biologist notes severe population pressure on animals. fire chiefs warn earlier, longer fire season with dwindling moisture.
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Bob Howie
California
Riverside County
Howie
San Benito
Monterey
San Luis ‘Obispo
Central Valley
Napa Valley
San Francisco
U.S. Forest Service
Arizona
Banky Curtis
California Game and Fish Commission
George Taylor
Los Angeles
Two Men Sentenced to Die in Chicago Electric Chair
Two men convicted of separate murders were sentenced Thursday to die in the electric chair in Chicago.
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Chicago
UPE
Serious crime down in Chicago in March 1972 report
Chicago crime fell 7.5 percent from March 1971 to March 1972. Homicides dropped 14.2 percent with 48 murders in March 1972. Serious assault, auto theft, robbery, burglary, and theft also decreased by notable margins according to Police Supt. James Conlish.
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Chicago
UPI
James Conlish
Nixon Keeps Vigil On War at Florida White House
President Nixon stayed at the Florida White House to monitor Vietnam developments while maintaining silence on air power buildup. Kissinger was on temporary Florida duty and planned to return to Washington. A squadron of F105 fighters was ordered to Southeast Asia as Nixon worked from Cape Florida State Park and his bayside home with C. G. Bebe Rebozo nearby.
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Key Biscayne
Ila
Nixon
Florida White House
Southeast Asia
Henry A. Kissinger
Florida
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kissinger
Washington
Ziegler
McConnell Air Force Base
Kan
Vietnam
C. G
Bebe’ Rebozo
Cape Florida State Park
Rebozo
Bayside
Wife Of Former Mt. Vernon Man Hit By Car
The wife of a former Mt. Vernon man was seriously injured yesterday when struck by a car in Decatur. Mrs. Mike Crouch, 22, formerly Dianne Laur of Decatur, was in serious condition at St. Marys Hospital, Decatur. The 3:30 p.m. incident happened as she walked from Eisenhower High School where she teaches. The Crouches live in Mt. Zion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Decatur
St. Mary's Hospital
Mike Crouch
Dianne Laur
Joliet Struck by Illinois Tornadoes in Severe Storm
A brutal storm lashes Joliet and surrounds with freezing temps, sleet, and snow. At least 40 minor accidents occur on glazed Interstates 80 and 55 as high winds tip trucks and planes at Joliet Municipal Airport. Hospitalized include 36 treated for injuries and 8 in fair condition. A cement block shatters a car windshield, injuring 16 year old David Costello.
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Chicago
Joliet
Inter- States
Dale Miller
Northglenn
Colo
Robert Pool
Corning
Kan
David Costello
Lockport
General Tire announces major expansion in Waco Texas
General Tire & Rubber Company announced an $18.6 million expansion and modernization of its Waco tire plant with 700000 square feet more space. The plan includes a Mt. Vernon Illinois plant and raises Waco facilities to about two million square feet, creating about 300 new jobs and boosting total Waco employment to over 1750. The project aims for completion in 1974 and underscores long term growth in the tire industry.
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Waco
Tex
General Tire & Rubber Company
Texas
General Tire
Mt. Vernon
Illinois
James H. Miller
Ridgewood Country Club
Miller
Rais
William O'Neil
Insecticide In Cookies at Dayton Sunshine Biscuit Plant
The FDA seeks a court order to halt production at Sunshine Biscuit Co in Dayton until equipment is cleaned and the process revised. The action follows findings of potentially dangerous levels of insecticide in cookies and breakfast cereal made at the plant. Contaminated stocks would be destroyed. The chemical appeared in Toy Cookies Shredded Wheat breakfast cereal and cracker meal, not in the raw materials.
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Dayton, Ohio
Food and Drug Administration
Sunshine Biscuit Co
FDA
U.S. District Court
Dayton
Kansas City
Brooklyn Gang Member Slain in Manhattan Restaurant
New York AP reports Joey Gallo, waiter in Brooklyn's Gallo Brothers gang, was shot dead at Uberto's Clam House 129 Mulberry Street in Little Italy at about 5:30 a.m. An unknown gunman fled the scene after the shooting. Gallo died en route to Beekman Downtown Hospital.
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New York
Joey Gallo
Brooklyn
Gallo Brothers
Little Italy
Lower Manhattan
Crazy Joe
Joey the Blond
Beekman
Gallo
Uberto
Mulberry St
Newlywed Killed By African Lion In Rhodesia
In Wankie Rhodesia an older lioness leapt through a hut window killing Len Harvey a 58 year old game ranger who shielded his wife Jean Harvey 48 as she suffered injuries. Jean survived and two other rangers who were attacked were treated for injuries. The lioness was shot dead. The incident followed a tense attack on the Harveys in the vast national game reserve.
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Wankie
Rhodesia
Jean Harvey
Len
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Luther Barnett Bluford
Delta Area
MT. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
U.S.S. Lloyd Thomas
Demilitarized Zone
Illinois News
United Press International
Carbondale, WI
UPD
Criminal Court
James Butler
Philip J. Manzella
Butler
Wayne Lund
Lund
Ram Tool Corp
Manzella
Candice
Illinois Supreme Court
West Side
Mexico
Jesse Welch
James Dukes
Channel
William “Bill” Moore
Rend Lake College Board
Pd. Rdv
Gladys Spangler
Bank OF Illinois
Broadway
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Mr. V. Man
Waco, Texas
Brooklyn Gang
South Side Drug Store
Davis
Gracd
Lioness
Mrs. Harvey
Jim
Lincoln
Mercury
Ford
W-G Motors
Jim Bradford
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