MT Vernon merchant Fred L Taylor dies at 85
Fred L Taylor 85 of 411 Castleton Ave Mt Vernon died at 1 50 pm Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital He ran a variety store and a restaurant in Mt Vernon and was a World War I Sergeant Major He was born June 5 1891 in South Dakota and was never married Graveside services 11 am Friday at Oakwood cemetery Dr Clyde Funkhouser officiating Friends may call after 6 pm today at Hughey Pulley Funeral Home Survived by a niece Mrs Mary Stanish Petersburg and several great nieces and nephews Preceded in death by a brother and a sister Blanche Hake
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Castleton Ave
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Vernon
U.S. Army
Taylor
Southern Minors Teachers College
Methodist Church
Mr. Taylor
South Dakota
J. A
Mary (Lindley) Taylor
Oakweood Cemetery
Clyde Funkhouser
Hughey- Pulley Funeral Home
Mary Stanish
Petersburg
Blanche Hake
James C. Morrow Dies at 60 in Earlington Kentucky
James C. Morrow 60 of North 42nd Street died at 10 35 am Wednesday at Good Ife He was born January 2 in Nebo Kentucky son of Walter C and Ella Byrum Morrow He married Lucille Mitchell who survives He was a construction foreman Funeral arrangements are pending at Reid Walter Funeral Home Earlington Kentucky Local arrangements by Myers Baril Funeral Service
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North 42Nd St
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ife
Imig
Nebo
Walter C
Ella (Byrum) Morrow
Lucille Mitchell
Morrow
Reid-Walter Funeral
Earlington
Myers-Baril Funeral Service
Woman Hospitalized After Single Car Wreck Wednesday
A Dahlgren woman, Marietta L. Halsey 22 Route 2, was hospitalized in good condition at Good Samaritan Hospital after her Log Cabin Road crash a mile south of Route 460. Deputies report the car left the road hit an embankment and overturned possibly due to a flat tire. The car sustained major damage.
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Dahlgren
Log Cabin
Marietta L. Halsey
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mildred Wood
Bluford
Vance Skinner Jr
Hughey- Pulley Funeral Home
Skinner
Carla BR. Hanger
of & W. Adams Court
Gladys K. Lane
Opdyke
Broadway
Mt Vernon Market and Stock News Roundup
Mt Vernon quotes show soybeans at 6.32, wheat 270, corn 2.4 with varied consumer and wholesale grade figures. National stock market notes from New York report Dow Jones near 971.58, GM forecast boosts autos, CitiBank rate watch, with mixed gains and declines across major issues.
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MT. Vernon
New York
APL
New York Stock Exchange
Ford Motor
Chrysler
Citibank
Standard Oil
Indiana
Interway
American Stock Exchange
Nickel carbonyl gas eyed in Legionnaires' disease link
Farmington Connecticut AP reports university researchers found nickel in tissue from Legionnaires' victims, suggesting nickel carbonyl gas as a possible cause. Three victims showed nickel levels five to eight times higher than controls, with CDC and state health officials reviewing findings and exploring exposure via burning copy paper forms.
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F. William Sunderman Jr
University of Connecticut
Sunderman
American Legion
Philadelphia
J. Bruce Rogers
Moorestown
N.J
Rogers
Legion
Pennsylvania
Suit Countersuit Settled Out Of Court Here Wednesday
A $25 000 lawsuit and a $4 100 countersuit were dismissed in circuit court after an out of court settlement. David B. Sledge accused Roy and Burrell Sledge of beating him when removing his bull from their property. The defendants claimed the bull breached their fence and damaged their cattle, including one heifer death and 15 others rendered unfit for breeding.
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Roy
Burrell Sledge
David Sledge
Burrell
Rend Lake College approves balanced 1976-77 budget
Rend Lake College trustees formally approve a balanced 1976-77 budget the first in five years with revenues of 2,659,622 and expenditures of 2,693,515 leaving a 66,107 surplus. They also set tax levies of 20 cents per 100 for Education Fund 15 cents for Bond and Interest 5 cents for Building and Maintenance.
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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees
Education
Six Diehard Lottery Winners Missed Million Chase
CHICAGO AP Six people hold winning Double Derby stubs for a $1 million prize but have not claimed them. Stub number 09 868 Blue tied to six tickets could lead to instant millionaire status after a Sept. 4 semifinal draw, with a Aug. 31 deadline to claim and places shown for each ticket.
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Chicago
Ralph Batch
New Bridge Inn
N. Galena Ave
Dixon, Mary
Dominick's Finer Foods
Skokie
Fox Inn, Inc
Mt. Vernon Man Jailed on Cannabis Possession Charges
A 25 year old Mt. Vernon man was arrested by city police on the parking lot of the Inn Crowd at 9138 10th St shortly before midnight Wednesday while he allegedly possessed cannabis. He was placed in the county jail and remained there pending formal charges.
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Mt. Vernon
10Th St
Stolen Stereo Go Cart and Bicycle Reported
A portable stereo with a turntable and two speakers valued at 119 was stolen from Elda Mae Roach at 909 S 17th St between 5 15 p m and 10 05 p m Wednesday. A go cart without a motor was taken from Gene Irvin's farm Wednesday afternoon. A neighbor saw a pickup with a go cart in the back headed south. A bicycle AMF orange Scorcher was stolen from Bobby McKenzie during bed races at Mt Vernon Township High School football field Wednesday evening.
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Elda Mae Roach
S. 17Th St
Gene Irvin
Belle Rive
Bobby McKenzie
Wildrose Drive
Mt. Vernon Township
School Strike Hits Five Elementary and Schools
The Association rejected the board’s offer of a 9400 base salary, up from 9200 last year, triggering a walkout across five Grade schools, a junior high, and a high school.
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Association
Rend Lake water rate hike sparks regional talks in Washington
Mt Vernon officials warned Rend Lake rate increases could raise city water bills by about 20 percent. Covington urged unified action to approach Congress and HUD EDA officials with meetings set for the 14th including Rep Simon Sen Stevenson and possible talks with Sen Percy. City leaders noted volumes falling short of 1968 69 projections and blamed inflation Nixon era freezes while planning to seek federal relief through an Act of Congress.
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Covington
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EDA
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Corn Melon Fest Whimsical Antics and a Protest
The Corn Melon Fest featured events like unbroken balloon landings in bike baskets and the wet fanny bounce where water balloons burst as Jaycees bouncers crossed the finish line, costing them five seconds and dropping them from first to third. Other challenges included a blindfolded golf cart course and a greased platform basketball toss amid crowd control notes from Festival President Fred Eaton.
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Fred Eaton
Eaton
Vernon Weather Outlook and Past Climate Snapshot
The report lists Wednesday temperatures with a low in the 70s and a 70 F reading at 7:00 am. It notes rainfall to date 1976 at 20.14 metres, compares high and low records from past dates, and provides dawn and sunset times. Road and lake data show the main dam at 404.81 feet above mean sea level.
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Mt, Vernon
Rati
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