29 Apr 1972
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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1972
Page
1
In 1919 General John J. Pershing presented Gene Tunney and the U S boxing and wrestling team with an original bronze statue by Dalvy. The statue was delivered as the sole existing example of its kind.
A Pershing Stadium Paris era Inter Allied Games trophy statue valued at 5 000 to 6 000 dollars now belongs to Mt. Vernon Township High School. It was presented by 1913 Mt. Vernon HS graduate Joe Hall, a nursing home resident in Clarendon Arkansas, noted as the last surviving male member of his family.
Police arrested three juveniles around 5 a.m. for burglarizing the Ruth Alice Wilson residence at No. 3 Grant Place after being found in the yard of 502 Salem Rd. The youths aged 13 and 15 admitted the crime. Items stolen include a purse, watches, cash, a Lincoln bust, a copper kettle, and more. They were released to parents as juvenile petitions awaited.
In a sprint to win Ohio and Indiana primaries, McGovern plans a blitz of black endorsements led by Revs. Abernathy and Jackson and Rep. Conyers. Humphrey counters with Dayton leader C. J. McLin endorsement as races heat up across states with Wallace as rival.
Fifteen men elected to the Jefferson county board in the April 4 election will be sworn in Monday morning. The organizational meeting will be in the supervisors room of the courthouse basement. The new board will name a county chair man, with seven new faces and a 12 3 Democratic majority. New members include Herbert Pickett Dean Frick Arthur Kabat Glenn Burnett Edgar Mayes Bob Draege and Harold Shields. Hold over members are Robert Irvin Charles Waite Paul Dickerson Guy Compton Virgil York Keith Mills Garald Shields and Bob Draege.
The North Vietnamese offensive drives south and surrounds Quang Tri while over running Fire Base Bastogne and Checkmate near Hue. Highway 1 is cut as U S helicopters suffer hits and casualties mount. Quang Tri struggles to hold with air resupply urged.
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