Deaths Fred M. Knauss of Farrington Township
Fred M. Knauss, 77, died yesterday at his Farrington township home. Funeral services are set for 2:00 p.m. tomorrow at Union Chapel Church with Rev. James Clark officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Visitation at Osborn Funeral Home in Kell after 6:00 p.m. today. He was born to James and Nancy Knauss and survived by wife Margaret, one son, five brothers, three sisters, three grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
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Fred M. Knauss
Farrington Township
Union, Chapel Church
James Clark
Burnt Prairie
Osborn Funeral
Kell
Mr. Knauss
James
Nancy (Burns) Knauss
Margaret Whitson
Chester Knauss
Jesse Knauss
Mt. Vernon
Alandete Knauss
Nebraska
Joenauss
Centralia
Arthur Knauss
Bruford
Amy Brookman
Clara Brookman
Lois Tottingham
Rockford, Ill
Hoffa Attacks Help Kennedy, Meany Says
CHICAGO AP Teamsters President Hoffa's denunciation of Senator Kennedy is hailed by AFL-CIO President Meany as boosting Kennedy's bid. Meany spoke after AFL-CIO's summer meeting, urging action on wage laws, education aid, policing, elderly medical care, and labor in home financing plans using union surplus funds with a likely mortgage rate around a specified percent.
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Chicago
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
John F. Kennedy
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Kennedy
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Meany
Mortage
Asa
Births in Mt Vernon area reported in local hospital
Mr and Mrs Robert Lee Easley of Bluford welcomed a daughter Dee Ann at Fairfield Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds eleven ounces. Grandparents are Walter L Easley of Bluford and Ted Bond of Mt Vernon. A second daughter born to Mr and Mrs Max Wilson of RFD 5 Mt Vernon at Good Samaritan Hospital weighed seven pounds nine and a half ounces. Mr and Mrs William Monogram? Mount Vernon RFD 4 Mt Vernon reported a son born at Good Samaritan weighing six pounds five and a half ounces. Mrs Charles Rice of RFD 3 Mt Vernon delivered a daughter Maria Danette at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing six pounds eight ounces.
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Robert Lee Easley
Bluford
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Dee Ann
Walter L. Easley
Ted Bond
Mt. Vernon
Max Wilson
RFD
Good Samaritan Hospital
William Monongham
Charles Rice
Mr. Vernon
Maria Danette
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted List
Patients admitted to Jefferson Memorial include Mrs Grace Marie Milby. Discharges include Ruby Mary Williams Bonnie William Clark James Sidney Paul Milliner and others. Good Samaritan records show admissions of Lula W Mitchell Melinda Ann Simpson Janie Margaret Dagg Elsie Pugh Richard Alan Moore Wilma Jane Donoho Margaret Clifton Shelton Mary Marcia Keele Millie Jane Murphy Ruth Kay Frazier. Discharged include Ruby Irene Elliott Elsie Marie Tucker Mrs Linda Kay McKinney and baby Rhonda Sue Terry Ray Flanagan Melinda Ann Simpson.
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Jefferson Memorial
Grace Marie Milby
Ruby Mary Williams
Bonnie
William Clark James
Sidney Paul Milliner
Good Samaritan
Lula W. Mitchell
Melinda Ann Simpson
Janie Margaret Dagg
Elsie Pugh
Richard Alan Moore
Wilma Jane Donoho
Margaret Clifton Shelton
Mary Marcia Keele
Millie Jane Murphy
Ruth Kay Frazier
Ruby Irene Elliott
Elsie Marie Tucker
Linda Kay McKinney
Rhonda Sue
Terry Ray Flanagan
Congo Crisis Shifts Under UN In Congo War
Congo and U N personnel clash as Katanga leaders press for Belgian troop presence. Tshombe admits UN troops to Katanga to replace Belgians after Hammarskjold assures a hands off policy. Secretary general declines moving Lumumba officials to Elisabethville and resists sending Ghanaian and Guinean troops to oppose Lumumba’s control bid.
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Tshombe
U.N
Katuga
Hammarskjold
Security Council
Lumumba
Elisabethville
Aelange Oepitel
Tanga U.N
Ghana
Guinea
Lumumene
Provce
United Nations
Sweden
Katanga
Marine Corps League to Meet Tonight at 7:30
Members of the Marine Corps League will gather at 7:30 this evening in the club rooms. All sekabars are requested to add, Bob Fill, adj.
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Marine Corps League
Stratton Calls Highway Work a Huge Asset in Illinois
Governor William G Stratton touted the Illinois toll highway program as the greatest road building effort in state history. He attacked Democrat Otto Kerner as lacking plan and said his opponents are not knowledgeable about infrastructure. Stratton announced a saturation campaign to personalize voter contact as he frames four key states for the GOP presidential effort.
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Springfield
William G. Stratton
Stratton
Otto Kerner
Chicago
Pennsylvania
New York
Samuel W. Witwer
U. S
Illinois
Dare Sparta Boy To Swim Turns Fatal Tragic Drowning
Coroner Lester C. Walker in Randolph County ruled the Sparta incident an apparent accident. Theron Wilson, 17, a Negro, drowned after being dared to jump into 15 feet of water at the Sparta city reservoir. He couldn’t swim and, after going under, two boys tried to rescue him but he vanished. An inquest is set for Wednesday to hear testimony from the swimmers.
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Sparta
Lester C. Walker
Randolph County
Walker
Theron Wilson
Sparta City
Wilson
Powers Admits Substantive Guilt in U2 Spy Case
The Soviet pretrial effort involved State Security officials pressuring Powers to confess in full. Prosecutor Ru denko prepared a 4000 word indictment under the criminal liability for crimes against the state law. Powers acknowledged piloting the U2 over Soviet territory and gathering information. Conviction as a spy carries 7 to 15 years or death. law allows leniency for propaganda or exceptional circumstances, possibly leading to expulsion after sentencing.
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Committee of State Security
Roman A. Rudenko
Nuernberg
Powers
Soviet Union
Senate Begins Vote Fight On Minimum Wage
Senate moves to vote on a minimum wage measure that would cover about five million workers mainly in retail and service sectors. Key Holland amendments aim to limit migratory workers coverage and strike most new wage rules, with 42 amendments expected from Republicans led by Barry Goldwater.
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Spessard L. Holland
D-Fla
Secretary of Labor
Holland
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Izona
Mt Vernon firemen test meat with Geiger counter
Mt Vernon rural firefighters used a Civil Defense Geiger counter at the Moore home to test fresh pork defrosting in case of radioactivity after odd color and glow were observed. The test found the meat safe. Earlier, firemen answered a field fire near Mills Curve on US Route 460, southeast of town, causing no damage.
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Mt. Vernon
Noah Moore
Ashley Road
Moore
Mill's Curve
U. S. Route 460
Brehm All Tanks
Weather shifts as Illinois cools to 50s at night
The Associated Press reports a swing from warm 80s to night-time 50s across Illinois with gradual warming toward 80s and 90s by Wednesday. No precipitation expected as mild, autumn-like conditions persist through midweek with temperatures ranging 70s to mid 80s in various cities.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Mercury
Belleville
Vandalia
Molane
Rockford
Peoria
Rantoul
Springfield
Illinois Temperature Readings From Various Cities
Illinois temperature report lists Belleville Moline 15 Peoria Quincy 79 Rantoul 78 Rockford 5 Springfield 8 Vandalia 33 in a compiled city weather snippet.
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Moline
Peoria
Quincy
Rantoul
Rockford
Springfield
Vandalia
Auto Tragedy Claims Ohio Woman in Missouri Crash
Mrs. Francie Alice Myers 41 of Bridgeport Ohio died in an auto truck collision east of Mount Vernon Missouri. Her husband Lawrence and daughter Shirley 18 were injured and treated at a Springfield Missouri hospital. Truck driver Guy Burton Jarvis 42 of Oklahoma City was not injured.
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Mount Vernon, Mo
Francie Alice Myers
Bridgeport
Ohio
Here
Lawrence
Shirley
Springfield
Guy Burton Jarvis
Oklahoma City
Polio Case Reported in Zeigler Woman
A 28-year-old expectant mother, Patricia Flowers of Zeigler, is Franklin County's first polio case of the year. She was taken to a St Louis hospital Sunday for treatment.
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Zeigler, TV
Franklin County
Patricia Flowers
Zeigler
St Louis
Testimonial Dinner Aug. 18 For Jim McLaughlin
In Centralia Illinois a testimonial dinner for James R. McLaughlin of Mt. Vernon, candidate for Secretary of State, will be held August 18 at 6 20 P M at the Community Center. Michael J Howlett Democratic candidate for State Auditor will speak. The event is hosted by Democratic leaders of the 23rd congressional district with County chairmen from Jefferson to Clay counties attending.
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Michael J. Howlett
Illinois
James R. McLaughlin
Mt. Vernon
Centralia
23Rd Congressional District
McLaughlin
Jefferson County
Ray Duty
Marion County
2Rd
McLaughlin Land Duty
James Shannon
Carlyle
Clinton County
Harry Miller
Mount Carmel
Wabash County
Harold Barnard
Geff
Wayne County
Roy Reeves
Vandalia
Fayette County
Gilbert Haan
Ridgeview
Washington County
al Imle
Hillsboro
Montgomery County
John H. Siebert
Mulberry Grove
Bond County
Cecil Gorman
Albion
Edwards County
Udell Tucker
Dahlgren
Hamilton County
Giles Mitchell
Sumner
Lawrence County
Kenny Hays
Olney
Richland County
Henry Davis
Grayville
White County
Jerry Tant
Louisville
Clay County
Centralia Starts Christmas Decorations Display
Centralia workers erected Christmas decorations along city streets today. Officials are weighing new decorations purchase while observing the appearance of the existing displays.
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Centralia, I
Centralia
Free Methodist Church Changes in Central Illinois
Springfield Ill AP reports changes in Free Methodist Church assignments in the central Illinois conference announced during the 100th anniversary celebration. Key moves include Hallam of Centralia exchanging with Sill of St Louis Lighthouse, Strode from Normal exchanging with Van Horn of Litchfield, Eldridge to Macomb, Van Natten to Macomb, Dooley to Fancher and Stewardson, Fry to Tower Hill with Fancher and Stewardson, Johnson to Sorento, and Cooper to Zion replacing retiree Mayhew.
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Ill
Central Illinois
James Eldridge
Macomb
Lewistown
R. D. van Natten
Colchester
Macomb Church
Waldo Dooley
Fancher and
Stewardson
E. C. Ham
Mounternon
Russell Fry
Tower Hill
Fancher
Carl Johnson
Sorento
Floyd Cooper
Zion
J. L. Mayhew
Ex-Butler Armstrong-Jones Cronin Draws Big U S Offers
CHICAGO AP reports Thomas Cronin the ex butler to Anthony Armstrong Jones and Princess Margaret is considering a plush Chicago motel job while rumors spread he signed to be butler host at the Dania Jai Alai palace near Miami. Cronin seeks salary details as offers from Canada Europe and England run high up to twenty times prior pay.
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Anthony, Armstrong - Jones
Margaret
Great Britain
Thomas Cronin
Maurice Bromberg
Cronin
Miami
Fla
Bromberg
Ting
Armstrong - Jones
Canada
Europe
England
Armstrong-Jones
Goldwater backs Nixon Lodge ticket despite conservative unease
Senator Barry Goldwater said conservatives are volunteering to help the Nixon Lodge campaign, easing fears they would stay away. He leads the Re Committee and notes other GOP leaders are replying to his pleas. Herbert G. Klein praised Lodge as adding value, especially in New England, while Kennedy aides countered Nixon’s underdog claim.
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R-Ariz
Nixon-Lodge
Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Re Committee
Lodges
Herbert G. Klein
Lodge
U.N
New England
Klein
Maine
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Chicago
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Chronic burglar Ernest Tait named again on FBI most wanted list
Ernest Tait 49 of Indianapolis is back on the FBI ten most wanted list for a second time in just over nine years. He is sought for failure to appear on a Crawfordsville burglary trial after his bond was forfeited. The case recalls a 1951 pursuit linked to a bloody gun battle at an Elks lodge in New Castle, Indiana.
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Washington
Indiana
FBI
Ernest Tait
Indianapolis
Tait
Crawfordsville
Ind
New Castle
Miami
Fla
Meat market report from National Stockyards
Markets report from National Stockyards shows hogs at various weights with price ranges from 15.75 to 17.25 for mixed lots, sows mainly 15.00-16.50 and boars 12.50-15.50. cattle and calves trading slow with steers around 23.00-25.50 and heifers 21.50-24.00. vealers 21.00-26.00, stockers 16.00-23.00. sheep 1,200 head with spring lambs 17.00-19.50 and ewes 3.50-4.50.
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USDA
U. S
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Butter and Eggs Steady
Chicago AP report notes butter and eggs prices steady at the Mercantile Exchange with receipts 627000 for butter and 101700 for eggs. wholesale buying prices largely unchanged and grade breakdowns listed for A whites mixed mediums standards and dirt levels.
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Chicago (Ap
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Poultry Prices Steady Despite High Receipts
Chicago AP via USDA reports live poultry receipts yesterday at 80,000 pounds with wholesale buying prices unchanged to 4% lower. Roasters or gutat white rock fryers show about a 20% change.
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Chicago
USDA
Eggs and live poultry price report update
St Louis AP notes changes in egg consumer and wholesale grades with AA large 2 to 36, A medium 25 to 27, large extras 60 to 79, A 32 to 34, 40 to 59 percent A 29 to 31, minimum 80 percent B 24 to 26. Other prices unchanged.
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ST. Louis
Wall Street Edges Higher Amid Mixed Late Rally
New York markets stayed higher into the afternoon with moderate volume around 2.7 million shares. Gains ranged from fractions to about two points with a few issues up 5 or 6, while some names slipped. Texaco and American Tobacco rose about a point. Texas Instruments gained over 5. Montgomery Ward fell over a point. bonds slipped while corporates held firm.
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Beckman Instruments
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U.S
Grain Prices and Varieties Report from Chicago
The Chicago market shows Wheat No 1 yellow hard at 1.06 and No 2 at 1.95 to 1.96. Corn No 1 yellow 1.19, No 2 1.19, No 3 1.18. Oats No 1 heavy white 0.68, No 1 extra heavy white 0.68-0.69, No 2 heavy white 0.67. No soybean sales reported. Soybean oil at 9.0. Barley listed at 1.10 to 1.20 for choice and 0.85 to 1.00 for feed.
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Chicago
Mt Vernon Grain Prices and Livestock Receipts
Mt Vernon quoted prices this afternoon include Wheat 1.69 Soybeans 2.02 and Corn 1.05. In Chicago USDA official estimates livestock receipts for Wednesday are 13 000 cattle 6 000 hogs and 1 500 sheep.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago
USDA
Doctor Rodgers Elected VP at Vet Association
Dr C M Rodgers of Blandinsville Illinois was elected vice president of the American Veterinary Medical Association at the 97th annual House of Delegates meeting. Rodgers is a past president of the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association.
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Denver
C. M. Rodgers
Blandinsville
Ill
American Veterinary Medical Assn
House of Delegates
Rodgers
Illinois State Veterinary Medical Assn
Disarmament talk opens as Lodge urges U.N. action
United Nations session begins with Henry Cabot Lodge leading the push for resuming West Communist disarmament talks. Expected boycott by Soviet bloc looms as Khrushchev may head the Soviet delegation at the fall General Assembly. Illinois Power also ends waiting for natural gas, with extra supply to reach Centralia and Mt. Vernon by December 1 enabling full recovery for residential, commercial, and industrial customers.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.N. Disarmament Commission
Soviet Union
United States
Lodge
United Nations
U.N
Washington
Eisenhower
U.S. State Department
U.N. General Assembly
Nikita Khrushchev
Illinois Power Company
Centralia
Mt. Vernon
Illinois Power
Fred Kinsey
Peoples ‘Gulf Coast Natural Gas Pipeline Company
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Farmers Credit Needs Discussed In St Louis Meeting
About 500 farm credit executives from Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas gather in St. Louis to discuss meeting growing credit needs of farmers. The directors of Production Credit Associations belong to 45 credit groups, using the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of St. Louis as a wholesaler.
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St, Louis
Missouri
Illinois
Arkansas
Production Credit Assn
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of
Transfusion Saves Girl But Parents Object
Karen Kemiline nine years old was saved by a blood transfusion after a severe toe injury. Her Albany parents initially refused transfusion due to Jehovah's Witness beliefs, but a Superior Court judge ordered the procedure to go ahead and save her life.
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Walnut Creek
Calif
Karen Kemiline
Karen
Allan R. Kemline
Albany
Kaiser Foundation
Zaharias
Superior Court
Taylor
Sally Rand Divorce Granted in Las Vegas
Sally Rand, 31, wins a divorce from Fred J. Lalla, 38, real estate investor, whom she wed in 1954, in a Las Vegas case filed under AP reporting.
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Nev
Sally Rand
Fred J. Lalla
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