Woolworth Ribbon Cutting in Mt Vernon
Mt Vernon hosts a Woolworth store ribbon cutting with Good Will Ambassadors led by Cor Heifner. Chamber President John Dillingham presided as Mayor Joe Martin and Woolworth South Central VP F C Kirk spoke alongside Miles Chappel of King City Retailers Association.
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Woolworth
Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce
Good Will
Cor Heifner
Chamber
John Dillingham
Joe Martin
F. C. Kirkbride
Mt Vernon to Dix I-57 project awarded 3.37 million
The state highway department awarded a 3,365,474 contract for major I-57 work from Mt. Vernon to Dix. The package includes earth grading, grade separation structures at the I-57 I-64 interchange, two I-57 overpass structures over county road 12A, and a .83 mile concrete pavement east from I-57 to the Southern Railway tracks. Hoeffken Bros. Inc. and Eugene Luhr and Co. of Belleville won the bid.
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State Highway Department
Mt. Vernon
St. Louis
Dix
Irvington Road
Dix-Irvington
Southern Railway
Hoeffken Bros. Inc
Eugene Luhr and Co
Belleville
U S Firms Pay Nearly 900000 In Kickbacks In Viet Nam
AID official Daniel Cohen testified that American drug companies paid about 826000 in kickbacks to La Thanh Nehe and his brother La Thanh Trung and related South Vietnamese drug firms. Nearly 762000 of the amount has been recovered. Firms named include Pfizer, Upjohn, American Cyanamid, Schering, Parke Davis, Squibb, Olin Mathieson and others under AID commodity import program amid anti inflation efforts.
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Washington
Agency For International Development
Daniel Cohen
AID
Senate
la Thanh Nehe
South Vietnam
Industries
la Thanh Trung
Cohen
U.S
Pfizer Corp
Olin Mathieson-Philipp Bauer
American Cyanamid Co
Schering Corp
Parke-David & Co
Upjohn International
R.P. Scherer
Don Davis & Co
American Chemical & Drug Co
Squibb International
Olin Mathieson
Fire damages Independence Grocers Alliance store
Fire and smoke caused an estimated 100000 damage to an Independent Grocers Alliance supermarket early today. Fire Chief Charles Map lethorpe estimated the loss and said the blaze began in the store's refrigeration unit. The cause remains undetermined.
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Antioch
Grocers Alliance
Charles Maplethorpe
Gaid
Freight train derails at Pana injures none
Ten cars of a New York Central freight train derailed on the east edge of Pana tearing up about 150 feet of track. No injuries were reported. New York Central trains were rerouted. Cause of the derailment was not immediately known.
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Pana
New York Central Railroad
New York Central
Illinois Sleepwalker Survives 60 MPH Camper Tumble
Stephen Smith, 14, from Columbia ILL, fell from a moving camper at 60 miles per hour on a Cornwall Ontario freeway edge. He was found by two men and taken to hospital where officials say he is getting along fine. The family planned to continue to Expo 67 in Montreal.
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Illinois
Cornwall
Ont
Stephen Smith
Columbia
Stephen
Montreal
Smith
Dorion
Que
Ashland Oil Posts Higher Illinois Basin Oil Price
Ashland Oil and Refining and subsidiaries announce August 1 price increases for Illinois Basin crude to $3.15 per barrel for 40 degree gravity, with scale reductions for lighter grades. Trempealeau oil in Morrow County Ohio and Buckeye Line oil in Buckeye Pipe Line also rise to $3.07 and $2.82 respectively. Eastern Kentucky pipeline oil climbs to $2.95 and central Kentucky to $2.88 per barrel. In Washington, the House Ways and Means Committee trims Johnson Social Security proposals, lifting minimum to $50 and delaying Medicare expansion, while capping payroll tax base at $7,600 beginning Jan 1.
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Ashland Oi and Refining Company
Illinois Basin
Ashland
Trempealeau Oil
Morrow County
Ohio
Buckeye
Ashland Oil and Transportation Co
Kentucky
Washington (Ap
House
Ways and Means
Johnson
Associated Press
Mideast Truce Breaks Again as Gunfire Flairs
The cease-fire between Jordanian and Israeli troops fractured for a second day as exchanges of fire raged across the Jordan River. A Jordanian communiqué from Amman said one hour of fighting with a five minute pause followed by renewed shooting, reporting Israeli losses in men and vehicles with no Jordanian casualties.
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Jordan River
Amman
Boys Buried Alive in Cave-In at School Site
Three boys died when buried under three feet of sand during a cave-in at a construction site for a new junior high school in Salt Lake City. The incident occurred Tuesday night while the youths were playing at the site.
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Salt Lake City
City Job Center For Carbondale
Carbondale officials and civic leaders met with young Black residents to agree on creating a city job center funded by the city to streamline applicant job matching. No action was taken on alleged hiring discrimination. The council also approved a city youth corps for a summer cleanup program.
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Carbondale, Ill
Carbondale
U S Envoys Deny Peace Talk Proposals in Korea Visit
Clark Clifford and General Maxwell Taylor arrived in Seoul denying CBS reports they were sounding out a Vietnam peace gesture. They stated no peace plan discussions occurred and said talks will cover war development and the next allied summit. They arrived after visits to South Vietnam Thailand Australia and New Zealand and will meet President Park Hee Saturday morning.
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Seoul
Clark M. Clifford
Maxwell D. Taylor
Clifford
Taylor
New Zealand
Chung Hee Park
CBS
Johnson
Park
South Vietnam
Thailand
Australia
Two Illinoisans Killed In Action
The Defense Department released the names of two Illinois servicemen killed in Vietnam. Marine Cpl. David E. Flaningam, son of Mrs. Christine L. Mars of Rockford, and Army Spec. 4 Larry J. Meloy, son of John C. Meloy of Joliet, were identified. Meloy was listed as missing and later reported dead from hostile action. Mrs. Mars resides at 9417 Cincinnati Drive, Rockford, and Meloy at 1029 Antram Ave., Joliet.
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Washington
Defense Department
Illinois
Vietnam
Marine Cpl
Christine L. Mars
Rockford
Army
Larry J. Meloy
John C. Meloy
Joliet
Meloy
Belleville Man Dies On Forrestal
Washington AP reports the Pentagon released the Forrestal carrier casualty list. Airman James Edward Neimeyer of Belleville is named dead, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Frederick Neimeyer, address 1400 Schilling Ave.
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Washington
Pentagon
Forrestal
James Edward Neimeyer
Edward Frederick Nemeyer
Belleville
Neimeyer
Schilling Ave
Death Rides The Handlebars In Rock Falls Tragedy
Seven year old Susan Weeks was killed Tuesday when she was thrown from a bicycle after it collided with a truck in Rock Falls. Eight year old Judy Peach, riding the bicycle, suffered minor injuries. Susan was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Weeks.
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Rock Falls
Susan Weeks
Judy Peach
Susan
Donald Weeks
Iuka to Celebrate 100th Anniversary with Week of Events
Iuka Mississippi marks the 100th anniversary of its incorporation begun with a Civil War battle site name. The seven day celebration features speakers from across the country, church observances, singings by Win Stracke, queen and princess contests, food stalls, gospel groups, art and antique shows, a hat show, a quilt auction, alumni banquet, a rodeo, and a parade with wagons and trains. Mayors, local residents, and descendants will attend.
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Iuka
Middleton
Miss
Daniel
Alfred Middleton
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
Middleton Brothers
B. D. Middleton
Columbia
Ill
Win Stracke
Chicago
G. E Coulins
Robinson
Bud Donaldson
Texas
Stamps
Nashville
Tenn
Christianaires
Three Tones
Howe Brothers
Conquerors
Julia Bartley
Marion County
Ray Boley
Alton High School
Earl Hanes
Texico
Kitchen Band
Virginia Reelers
Centennial Choir
King Brothers
Riots Spreading Across Chicago Milwaukee Providence
Violent incidents flare in Chicago Milwaukee and Providence as curfews face gunfire and sniping. Chicago arrests 17 after a liquor-store shooting linked to a fatal earlier case. Milwaukee guards quell three hours of sniper fire in a black neighborhood. Providence reports 57 youths held, two shot, amid roving clashes. National Guard alerted. Washington debates causes as federal antiriot bills face Judiciary Committee hearings.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Providence
R.il
Washington
Chicago
South Side
Detroit
Cyrus R. Vance
National Guard
South Providence
Johnson
Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Strom Thurmond
R.S.C
Milton R. Young
R-N.d
Michigan
Philip A. Hart
Robert P. Griffin
Senate Judiciary Committee
Long Island
Wyandanch
N.Y
Ina Man Is Killed In Mishap On Country Road
Charles Devo Page 56 of Ina died when his car struck a bridge abutment on a country road two miles west of Ina. He was alone and died en route to Good Samaritan Hospital Mt. Vernon. Born December 1916 in Jefferson County, he is survived by one sister Irene Millikan of Geneva Illinois. Funeral services set for 1 p.m. Thursday at Inn Funeral Home with burial in Kirk Cemetery. Coroner said Page likely suffered a broken neck and crushed chest after the wheel ran onto a sloped I beam and the car flipped into the railing. The bridge remains hazardous to traffic.
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Charles Devo Page
Ina
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Mr. Page
Jefferson County
Rolla Page
The
Inn Funeral Home
Kirk Cemetery
Irene Millikan
Geneva
John Richardson
Page
Casey Fork Creek
Sheriff's Office
Richardson
Lawyer Snitoff Fined 2100 for 140 Parking Violations
CHICAGO AP Lawyer Lee Snitoff appeared in court and admitted to being a poor driver. He was fined 2100 for 140 parking tickets and pleaded guilty to driving with a revoked license and making an illegal turn before Magistrate Alien Rosin. He attributed many tickets to his chauffeur.
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Chicago
Lee Snitoff
Snitoff
Alien Rosin
Circuit Court
Mt Vernon Sees Above Normal Rainfall In July
Torrential July downpours push Mt Vernon year to 26.86 inches through July, above the 25.72 inch seven month average. July yielded 7.63 inches, 4.37 inches above the long term July average, with eight rainy days and creeks overflowing and crop damage reported.
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Mt. Vernon
Howard Heaney
City
U.S. Loses 825 Aircraft in Vietnam War Linked clash
U S forces report three more aircraft lost and a Communist attack on Seatrain Florida near Saigon. Ground fighting in Coronado II quiets as commanders tally enemy dead 200 plus, while civilians die and soldiers are wounded in various incidents. Navy and Air Force jets strike targets around Hanoi and Hai Phong as carrier groups reposition following Forrestal incident.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong Delta
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
South
North
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Long Tau
Seatrain Florida
Navy River
Seatrain Lines Inc
New York
Hanoi
Rai
Bac Giang
Oriskany
Intrepid
Seacoast
Haiphong
Yankee Station
Gulf of Tonkin
Forrestal
Bon Homme Richard
Constellation
Warrants For 10 Motorcyclists In Chicago Case
Warrant was issued for 10 central Illinois motorcyclists who did not appear in Circuit Court on disorderly conduct and failure to yield charges. They traveled to Chicago in April for a motorcyclist meeting and allegedly forced a bus into the opposite lane. Six came from Danville: Joy L. Johnson, James Bryan, Donald Barber, Thomas Frost, John Muller, and Danton Emory. Others: Ronald Wiley of Rantoul, Gary Wocum of St. Joseph, Michael Fabing, and Richard Canor of Champaign.
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Chicago
Illinois
Danville
Joy LI. Johnson
James Bryan
Donald Barber
Thomas Frost
John Muller
Danton Emory
Ronald Willey
Rantoul
Gary Wocum
St. Joseph
Michael Fabing
Richard Canor
Champaign
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Pat Smith
Woolworth Employes
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W. E. Setzekorn
Wallace Owen
First National Bank & Trust Co
Rose Hirons
Rose
Woolworth Department
Topeka
Kans
Delo Photocraft
Wisconsin National Guard
Viets
By Edmond Lebreton
Mideast
City Job Center For
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