TV Actor Sebastian Cabot Dies At 59
Victoria Canada AP reports actor Sebastian Cabot who played the butler in Family Affair died of a stroke at his home. Born in London he moved to the United States with his family and was known for Checkmate and film roles including The Time Machine. He was 59.
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Sebastian Cabot
Victoria
Canada
London
England
Cabot
United States
Ants Rotund
Ismet
Texas
New York City
MT. Vernon
Bhatt
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Governor Rejects Call for Tax Special Session
Governor James kK. Thompson refused to convene a special session to address rising property taxes in Cook County. He urged taxpayers to press local governments to cut spending while Taxpayers United leader James Tobin criticized the decision, alleging windfall surpluses from recent assessment increases.
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News Shorts
Cagu (Am
James Kk. Thompson
Cook County
Thompson
James Tobin
Taxpayers United
Mopeds Legalized in Illinois by Gov Thompson in Olney
Gov James Thompson signed a bill in Olney legalizing mopeds in Illinois. The measure, championed by Sen. Terry Bruce and Rep. Richard Brummer, tethers moped manufacture to Olney with AMF planning a first U.S. plant creating 200 to 300 local jobs. Mopeds merge biking and motor power, offering high efficiency.
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James Thompson
Olney
Illinois
Terry Bruce
D-Olney
Richard Brummer
D-Effingham
Bruce
AMF
U.S
Brummer
Europe
State Fair Attendance Up in Illinois
Illinois State Fair attendance reached 772,624 this year, over 40,000 higher than the previous year. Fair Manager Nick Stone said 441,562 paid admissions were recorded, 11,000 more than last year, and he noted that grandstand events more than covered their costs through ticket sales.
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Springfield, Ill
Nick Stone
Stone
Extension of Chicago teachers contract to start the year
The Chicago Board of Education extends its teachers contract past August 31 to ensure a September 7 school opening. Negotiators were authorized to accept a temporary extension while talks continue. President Robert M. Healey says schools will open on time if the current contract terms hold and talks proceed. No pay raises are planned this year, prompting threats of a strike if inflation-adjusted wages are not met.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Education
Chicago Teachers Union
Robert M. Healey
Healey
Cross Burning and Car Fire Near ISU Graduate Student
McLean County sheriff reports two Towanda men arrested after a cross burning near Harvey Macklin’s truck and the fire bombing of his car. Billy Reynolds faces disorderly conduct and arson charges with a bond hearing set. William Winters charged with disorderly conduct and released on $35 bond. Additional suspects are being questioned as investigators pursue more arrests.
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Ill
McLean County
Illinois State University
John W. King
King
Harvey Macklin
Macklin
Peoria
Bloomington Pantograph
ISU
Billy J. Reynolds
William Winters
Normal
John Brown
Robert Brown
Miy
Market report from Mt Vernon Chicago and New York trade
Mt Vernon quotes thinly detail grain and feed values while Chicago AP notes Butter Eggs steady with store door sales. National Stockyards hogs and cattle trade mixed with steady to weak fits. lambs weak. New York shares rise on technical rally with Dow up about 2 points and NYSE gainers slight over losers. Dow noon quotes show modest advances across sectors.
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USDA
National
New York
General Motors
Exxon
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Dow Jones
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Slayings Case in Cape Girardeau Receives $25,000 Reward
Cape Girardeau Missouri police say the $25,000 offer has yielded little progress in solving the August 12 or 13 killings of Brenda Parsh 27 and her mother Mary Parsh 58. The women were found nude and bound with electrical wire in their home. authorities believe a burglar may be involved. Brenda Parsh had recently visited from Milwaukee and had beauty contest ties including Miss Missouri runner-up in 1970.
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Cape Girardeau, Mo
St.Louis
Brenda Parsh
Mary Parsh
Missouri
Henry Gerecke
Miss Parsh
Milwaukee
Cape Girardea
Elvis Presley Leaves Estate To Family And Excludes Ex Wife
Elvis Presley left his fortune to his father and daughter Lisa Marie while excluding his former wife and fiancé. The 13 page will filed for probate in Tennessee directs Vernon Presley as executor and provides for income to listed relatives and others in need. The document drawn at Graceland on March 3 1977 names witnesses guitarist Charles Hodge and Ginger Alden.
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Memphis
Kate Court
Bobby Dunavant
Vernon Presley
Mississippi
Presley
Graceland
Charles Hodge
Ginger Alden
Lance
Ann Dewey Smith
Vernon
No State Tax Hike Expected in Illinois Next Year
Illinois economists predict no new state tax next year if the budget and revenues hold. Gov Thompson’s approved spending totals $10.509 billion, $462 million over his initial plan, with changes largely from accounting shifts. Analysts say education health welfare dominate spending while population in key groups declines, boosting potential for rebates later.
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Illinois
Bill Densmore
Associated Press
Springfield
James R. Thompson
Thompson
A. James Heins
University of Minois
Richard E. Kolhauser
State Bureau of the Budget
Kolhauser
Michael J. Bakalis
Bakalis
Gates
Heins
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
Illinois Fiscal Commission
Ulinois
Helns
Deaths: Clyde R. Pedigo longtime Missouri-Pacific executive
Funeral services for Clyde R. Pedigo a retired Missouri-Pacific Railroad executive and former Mt. Vernon resident were held Monday at Bop ee Chapel Kirkwood Missouri Pedigo 75 of Webster Groves died Saturday at Missouri-Pacific Employees Hospital after a brief illness He served the railroad 51 years retiring in 1968 He married Ruth Stephenson in Mt Vernon in June 1926 She survives along with a son William J of Davenport IA a sister Mrs Bonnie Aldridge of Alamogordo NM and a brother Paul Pedigo of Carterville
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Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Mt. Vernon
Bopee Chapel
Kirkwood
Pedigo
Webster Groves
Missouri-Pacific Employees Hospital
Railroad
Ruth Stephenson
Mt. Vernon In June of 1926. She Survives. Besides His Wife, Mrs. Pedigo
William J
Davenport
Iowa
Bonnie Aldridge
Alamogordo
N.M
Paul Pedigo
Carterville
United Rubber Workers Elect Illinois Man Vice President
Alan O. Mike Stone of Rock Island, aged about 50, was elected URW vice president at a Chicago meeting on the recommendation of President Peter Bommarito. He succeeds Kenneth Oldham who resigned July 31. Stone’s term runs to fall 1978 with potential reelection.
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Akron
Ohio
United Rubber Workers' District 4
URW
Alan O
Mike’ Stone
Rock Island
Kenneth Oldham
Oldham
Stone
International Executive Board
Chicago
Peter Bommarito
Bommarito
Uniroyal
Rock Falls
Wis
Eau Claire
Wislant
International
District 4
Restrictions On Stun Guns In Illinois
Springfield AP report says Gov Thompson signed legislation placing stun guns under the same restrictions and penalties as handguns. The governor called stun guns dangerous and urged criminals not to use them, noting they are battery powered devices that shoot barbs on wires.
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Springfield
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Helen Mae Lowry dies in Mt Vernon at 49
Helen Mae Lowry 49 of Dyke died at 6:25 p.m. Moe day at Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born June 28 192? in Olmsted County Minnesota and raised with Earl and Florence Woodworth. She married Robert Lowry in South Gate California on August 8 1966. he survives. She worked for Florsheim Shoe Co and belonged to Southwest Church of Christ and Mt Vernon Mothers. Funeral Thursday 1130 p.m. Myers Baril Chapel with Rev A B Clodfeller. burial Memorial Gardens. Visitation after 5 p.m. Wednesday. Survived by husband, one daughter Susan Diane Hunt Whittier California, one grandson Jammie Lee Strasser Mt Vernon, and half sister Mary Ellen Campbell Mt Vernon. adopted parents predeceased.
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Helen Mae Lowry
Good Samaritan Hospital
Olmsted County
Minn
Earl
Florence Woodworth
Robert Lowry
South Gate Calif
Southwest Church of Christ
Mt. Vernon
Th Florsheim Shoe Co
Myers-Baril Chapel
A.B. Clodfeller
Memorial Gardens
Jammie Lee Strasser
Mt’ Vernon
Mary Ellen Campbell
Ruby Cottingham McLeansboro obituary notice
Funeral services for Ruby Mae Cottingham 60 Route 2 McLeansboro 11 a.m. Wednesday at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro with Rev Raymond Crews officiating Burial in Mt Olivet Cemetery viewing 6 to 9 p.m. today She died 12:25 a.m. Monday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital Born Oct. 16, 1916 in Hamilton County daughter of Henry and Lillian Hamilton Married to J Arthur Cottingham retired Decatur Garments Co. past vice president Southern Illinois Arts and Crafts Guild member Mt Olivet General Baptist Church Survivors include husband two sons Claris St Louis and Carl D Carterville two daughters Dana Tabor Mt Vernon and Doris Nelson Elizabethtown two sisters Mildred Warren Eldorado Velma Marinier Forest Park three brothers Ivan Hamilton Forest Park Ernest Hamilton McLeansboro Robert L. Hamilton South America and 12 grandchildren
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Ruby Mae Cottingham
Route 2
McLeansboro
Gholson
Raymond Crews
Mt Olivet
Cottingham
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Hamilton County
Henry
Lillian (Hestwood) Hamilton
J. Arthur Cottingham
Decatur Garments Co
Southern Sinois Arts and Crafts Guild
Mt. Olivet General
Carterville
Dana Tabor
Mt. Vernon
Doris Nelson
Elizabethtown
Mildred Warren
Eldorado
Velma Marinier
Forest Park
Ivan Hamilton
Ernest Hamilton
Robert L. Hamilton
South America
Earl Atkinson of Pana Dies at 78
Earl Atkinson 78 of Pana former Route 7 Mt. Vernon resident died early today at Pana Community Hospital. Funeral arrangements were under way this morning at Sborn Funeral Home in Dix.
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Earl Atkinson
Pana
Route 7
Mt. Vernon
Pana Community Hospital
Sborn Funeral Home
Dix
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