Viet Cong use poisonous snakes to booby trap caves in Vietnam
Army Major James A. Vik reports Viet Cong caves in Vietnam employ bamboo vipers and other venomous snakes to deter pursuing U.S. troops. He notes 50 yearly bites may occur among U.S. soldiers, with five likely fatal, and discusses antivenom challenges and Army research toward broader protection.
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Atlantic City
N.J
U.S
James A. Vik
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington
Vik
Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Hospital Notes and Admissions at Multiple Addresses
A hospital notes list admissions and discharges across multiple addresses and towns. Names include Clifford Fields Jewell Wells Walter Wilson Mabel Carroll Dorothy Kent Karl Price Bertram Warren Peggy Veatch Charles Aberry Helen Wheeler Raymond Owens Ervin Hawkins Alta Peterson Mildred Smith Elaine Hogan Jeffrey Young Roselyn Grant Lynette Lee Velma Dickey Patricia Johnson Irene Purcell Bernice Bowles Gerry Kirst Beulah Merchel Lisa Greco Lillie Mae Jones Pauline Gibson Columbus Eggleston and others with associated streets and towns.
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Delferson
Clifford
Fields
North 4Th Street
Luedelia
Laverne Spangler
North 4Th
Lucille Hays
Kinmundy
Kevin Eugene Dowdell
Taylor
Clifford Fields
Good Samaritan
Jewell Wells
Magnolia
Jack Newell
South 13Th
Walter Roy Wilson
South Ith
Mabel Carroll
Bluford
Dorothy Kent
Sit Richview Road
Karl Price
Westbrook
Bertram Warren
West Broadway
Peggy Veatch
South 23Rd Street
Charles Aberry
Helen Wheeler
Raymond Owens
Ashley Road
Ervin Hawkins
Alta Peterson
South Goth Treet
Mildred Smith
Main St
Elaine Hogan
Ashley
Jeffrey Young
Wayne City
Roselyn Grant
Baby
Lynette Lee
RFD
Velma Dickey
Cisne
Harold Hutchins
Fairway
Patricia Johnson
DeAnna
Irene Purcell
Harrison
Bernice Bowles
Lambert Gerry Kirst
North 18Th Street
Beulah Merchel
Lisa Greco
North Lith
Lillie Mae Jones
Pauline Gibson
Columbus Eggleston
Souuth Street
Births Show Two New Arrivals at Samaritan and in Kankakee
Mr and Mrs Ralph Pack 3217 Apple Street welcome a son born at 1 47 am today at Samaritan Hospital weighing 8 14. Mr and Mrs Rick Spiller of Kankakee announce a son born April 15 in Kankakee weighing 7 3. Mrs Spiller is the former Renee Norris of Mt Vernon. Grandparents are Bill Norris of Mt Vernon and Mr and Mrs Laverne Spiller of Kankakee. Great grandparents are Mr and Mrs Leo Frick of Marion.
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Ralph Pack
Apple Street
Samaritan Hospital
Rick Spiller
Kankakee
Spiller
Renee Norris
Mt. Vernon
Bill Norris
Lavern
Mrs Roberta Allen Died In Springfield At 7 A M
Mrs Roberta Allen formerly of McLeansboro died at Springfield Memorial Hospital Friday at 7:00 a.m. Funeral services are set for 2:00 p.m. Monday at Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro with Rev Dannie Martin officiating. Burial follows in L O F cemetery. She was born September 6, 1919 in Hamilton County to John and Elizabeth Allen. Surviving are her husband Robert J Allen daughter Dena Rudolph Springfield and two grandchildren. She owned the Ann Rutledge Motel in Springfield.
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Roberta Allen
Springfield
McLeansboro
Springfield Memorial Hospital
Gholsen Funeral Home
Dannie Martin
Gholson Funeral Home
Allen
Hamilton County
John
Elizabeth (McPeak) Allen
Robert J. Allen
John Allen
Dena Rudolph
North Vietnam attacks on Highway 9 near Khe Sanh
Fighting along Highway 9 northeast of Khe Sanh as North Vietnamese troops ambushed a U S Marine convoy and road-clearing patrol. Four Marines killed and 20 wounded, eight-hour engagement ends with enemy casualties. U S losses five killed and eight wounded. Highway 9 reopened after Operation Pegasus that broke the Khe Sanh siege two weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Khe Sanh
Gown
Say King suspect is escaped convict
The article traces an escaped convict linked to James Earl Ray aliases and possible involvement in the King assassination. It notes prior escape attempts, a Fulton prison hospital mental check, and FBI findings including alias use, a 30.06 rifle purchased in Birmingham, and fingerprints possibly tied to the Lorraine Motel case.
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Penitentiary
Honor Farms
Ray
Fulton, Mo
Donald B. Peterson
Alton, Til
Fulton
Lucille Ryan
St. Louis
FBI
Eric Starvoalt
John Willard
Harvey Lowmyer
James McBride
James Walton
W. C. Herron
James O’connor
Memphis
Lorraine
King
Birmingham
Marine Lance Cpl Perry Dickens Jr. Killed in Vietnam
The Defense Department reports Marine Lance Cpl Perry Dickens Jr from Georgetown Illinois died in action in Vietnam. He was the son of Mrs Dorothy H Myers of Route 1 Box 8 Georgetown.
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Washington (Ap
Defense Department
Marine Lance Cpl
Perry Dickens Jr
Georgetown
Ill
Vietnam
Dorothy H. Myers
Route 1
Box 8
Weather forecast for MT VERNON and region
A forecast notes Friday highs near 69 and Saturday lows around 60 with 1.54 inches of rain in the period from Friday morning to Saturday morning. It compares rainfall to date and past conditions, and projects sunshine with 60s to 70s across the region including pleasant Sunday.
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MT. Vernon
Ilinois
Chicago
Cairo
Moline
Korea Reds Wound Yank in Panmunjom Incident
U N Command accused North Koreans of opening fire on a U N observers team in the Korean demilitarized zone during an on the spot probe of an earlier shooting. Two North Koreans were wounded and an American soldier on patrol was hurt. A second brief exchange caused no injuries. Rear Adm. John V. Smith announced the incidents at Panmunjom during the 267th MAC meeting.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U.N
Korean Demilitarized Zone
U.S
John V. Smith
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Fire Known as Smog Fails to Spark Chicago Fire
Chicago authorities labeled a major blaze an illusion born of smog. Fire crews and crowds gathered as Battalion Chief John Murray inspected the Loop district buildings and determined the incident was caused by down drafts rather than an actual fire.
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Chicago
Loop District
John Murray
Fugitive Ray, Former Illinoisan, Sought Overseas
Ray, a 10th grade dropout with a long arrest record, fled Illinois after convictions for armed robbery burglary auto theft and forgery. He was captured in Chicago in 1952 for robbing a Yellow Cab driver and served a Joliet prison term before transfer to Pontiac. He later faced burglaries in Alton with a Madison County indictment dismissed. Authorities describe him as having rural speech tastes for hillbilly and western music and a habit of pulling his ear lobe.
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Ray
Quincy
Harold Hunsinger
Ryan
Alton
Chicago
W. Fullerton St
Joliet State Prison
Pontiac State Prison
East Alton
Madison County Grand Jury
William H. Petersen
Petersen
Reds Launch Sputnik Cosmos 216 From Moscow
The Soviet Union launched an unmanned Cosmos 216 into an orbit similar to the last manned Soviet mission. Some saw this as a test preparation for a future crewed linkup of spacecraft.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Ancient Lime Stone Head Found in Afghanistan
A lime stone pebble carved into a tiny human head dating to about 20,000 B C was found by Dr. Louis Dupree of the American Museum of Natural History on an Aq Krpruk site near the Balkh River in northern Afghanistan. The 2% by 14 inch artifact shows round eyes, a nose, a mouth and a rough ear with possible hair or a cap, and tests are underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Afghanistan
Louis Dupree
American Museum of Natural History
Aq Krpruk
Balkh
Nixon Impresses Editors as Rockefeller Draws Silence
Nixon wins praise from newspaper editors after a luncheon address that drew lengthy applause and a strong ovation, while Rockefeller’s speech on urban problems was met with muted reception. Editors note Nixon’s smoother manner and older, wiser persona as he calls for a Vietnam war pause and budget cuts.
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Rockefeller
John
Knight
The
Miami Herald
Nixon
Vietnam
Johnson
Royster
Mr. Nixon
Mt Vernon Library Adds Art Prints For Book Week
The Mt Vernon Public Library, with Project Uplift, now lends 350 art prints for 30 days to patrons for study or enjoyment. A Show Place board highlights exhibits, and laminations and mats are provided. Widespread works span France to Japan with a catalog and pagination system for quick selection. A moratorium on overdue fines runs Monday through Saturday, and the Carnegie room will host public viewing with coffee on Tuesday.
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Public Library
James A. Roberson
Project Uplift
Mt. Vernon Public Library
Carnegie
Mildred Metcalf
Ogie Ellis
James P. Burke
Library Board
Sherwood Publishers Inc
France
Germany
Flanders
Italy
China
Netherlands
Japan
Spain
NATO Fleet In New York Sails Into Port
United States and Dutch destroyers, British frigates, West German ships and a Canadian destroyer escort form the first permanent international naval force. Commander Capt Geoffrey Mitchell says the flotilla formed three months ago to counter Soviet maritime displays and will stay in New York through next week before a training program and visits to Canada, Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Britain.
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New York
United States
Netherlands
Great Britain
West Germany
Canada
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Geoffrey C. Mitchell
Britain
Royal Navy
Mediterranean
Iceland
Norway
Denmark
Simon Announces Campaign Director As Income Figure Released
CHICAGO AP State Sen. Paul Simon disclosed his income last year as $24,473.17, including $10,123.30 earned as a legislator. He named William P. Coulson, a Chicago lawyer, as director of his campaign for lieutenant governor and said he has reported his income for 14 years in office.
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Chicago
Paul Simon
Troy
Simon
William P. Coulson
Hen Lays Eight Eggs In One Day Mystery
Naperville Illinois AP The Elliott Anderson family reports eight eggs in a hen nest but the event may be a prank or a record. Anderson a Chicago Crime Commission investigator and former FBI agent notes the eight eggs appeared after the nest had been empty hours earlier. Guinness lists a three egg world record for a day. The hen is the only fowl on the premises with a rooster and a cat nearby in Naperville after moving from Jackson Michigan in 1967.
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Naperville, II
Elliott Anderson
Anderson
Chicago Crime Commission
FBI
Naperville
Chicago
Jackson
Mich
GOP Candidate Don Carpentier Visits Southern Illinois
State Senator Don Carpentier, GOP hopeful for Secretary of State of Illinois, announces a six town one day swing through southern Illinois on Monday April 22 with meet and greet events in Chester Murphysboro Marion Benton Pinckneyville and Mt Vernon including stops at 8:30 10:30 noon 2:00 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. at local venues.
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Don Carpentier
Ilinois
Mt. Vernon
Charles Carpentier
Chester
Murphysboro
Marion
Benton
Pinckneyville
L &N
Fire near Bonnie damages truck on state route crossing
A fire at 5 20 p m yesterday destroyed two tires on a big senile truck north of Bonnie. The blaze started on the crossover between State Route 37 and Interstate 57. Mt Vernon rural firemen controlled the blaze. The truck was owned by Lawrence Trucking Co of New Orleans Louisiana.
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Bonnie
Mt. Vernon
Lawrence Trucking Co
New Orleans
Mr W Resident Suffers Burns In Fire At Local Shop
Maurice L Paxton of 920 York Street Meadowbrook addition is recovering from severe burns to both arms after a fire at the American Welding Co on Benton Road damaged a car and a garage behind the main building.
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Maurice L. Paxton
York Street
Meadowbrook
Mr. Paxton
American Welding Co
Benton Road
Tornado Death Toll Rises In Greenwood Destruction
The Wichita Eagle reports a ram pant twister spawned by a squall line hit eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas with confirmed deaths and injuries at Greenwood. The Weather Bureau cites it as Arkansas’s most destructive storm since 1952, when Judsonia was leveled, killing 111.
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Oklahoma
Arkansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Waveland
Booneville
Dardanelle
Clarksville
Greenwood
Weather Bureau
Judsonia
Marriage Licenses Friday and Monday Listed
Friday marriages show Terry Lee Alvis Route 5 Mt Vernon with Twilla Annette Promise Walnut Hill. Also Jerry Lee Duncan and Jessie Lynn Duncan Crossville. Dr Henry M Wicks and Linda Morgan Taylorville. NL John F Condra and Jane E Keiser Kansas City Mo. Monday Okla Scarbrough and Marilyn Kaye Scarbrough Johnsonville Til.
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Terry Lee Alvis
Mt. Vernon
Twilla Annette
Walnut Hill
Jerry Lee Duncan
Jessie Lynn Duncan
Crossville
Henry M. Wicks
Linda Morgan
Taylorville
John F. Condra
Jane E. Keiser
Kansas City
Samuel Phillips Enlists in U S Navy Recruit Training
Samuel Phillips of 228 Castleton Avenue enlisted in the U S Navy. He was sworn in at St Louis Missouri and flown to the San Diego Naval Training Center for recruit training. His address listed as Samuel J Phillips B530413 SR 251 N Tet Cc R T San Diego California 92133.
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Samuel Phillips
Howard
Phillips
Castleton Avenue
U.S
Navy
St. Louis
San Diego
Calif
Naval
Samuel J. Phillips
N. Tet Cc
R. T
Califoresnia
Fills Bond In Check Case
David Burroughs 29 of 212444 Perkins Avenue posted a $2000 bond for the sheriff's office on a charge of deceptive practices for cashing a worthless check.
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David Burroughs
Perkins Avenue
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