Deaths Nina Dykes Mt. Vernon
Nina Dykes 72 of 504 North St died 9 20 p m Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral 1 30 p m Thursday Hughey Pulley Funeral Home officiating burial Mt Vernon Memorial Gardens. Survived by husband Marion a son Richard two daughters Norma Kelley and Hutchens five grandchildren and a sister. She was born March 15 1904 in Jefferson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina B. Dykes
North St
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
J. Howard Kraps
Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens
Jefferson County
Frank Z
Sarah Eva (Talley) Bruce
Vandalia
Marion P. Dykes
Central Church of Christ
Marion Dykes
Richard Dykes
Mt. Vernon
James B
Norma Lee) Kelley
Andy Glane
Hutchens
Maintenance Man Will Keep Eye On Housing Project
Jefferson County Housing Agency moves a maintenance employee and his family into a family unit at the Conger Avenue project to deter disturbances. Executive Director Lou Ann Dorothy says she is coordinating with Police Chief Fred Dedman to define the man’s authority, and he will be present at disturbances when needed, though the move will not start immediately and will take a few days.
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Jefferson County
Conger Avenue
Lou Ann Dorothy
Fred Dedman
Dorothy
Mt Vernon Market Report and Stock Market Rally
Mt Vernon prices quoted at 10:00 a.m. show soybeans, wheat, corn and oats with specific figures for various grades. National livestock totals list hogs, cattle, sheep receipts and price ranges. NYSE stocks rise modestly as investors weigh inflation signals and steel price moves, with Dow up about a point and broad gains limited by cautious sentiment.
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MT. Vernon
Mt Vernon
New York Stock Exchange
General Motors
Savings and Loan Associations
Mohawk
Dow Chemical
Pan American Rose
Dow
American Stock Exchange
New York
Dow Jones
Indus
Trans
Planning Begins Today All Sports Day Set For October 12
Maurice Dillon of New Baden Illinois died after being electrocuted and falling 200 feet from a high voltage tower by the St. Louis riverfront. He climbed the tower Monday and was seen by nearby workers only after a noise alerted them. A public event named ALL Sports Day is planned for October 12 at the Ellis Family Center. Malcolm Irons, former Dewar Electric Co. executive, will chair the organizing committee with members from Ramada Inn Musgrove Shoes and many local firms and stations.
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ST. Louis
Maurice Dillon
New Baden
St. Louis Riverfront
Dillon
Greater
Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
Ellis Family Center
IRS Extends Tax Exemption For Teamsters Pension Fund
The IRS grants a three month extension keeping Central States Pension Fund tax exempt through Nov 3 after revoking status in June for 11 years of alleged mismanagement. Fund spokesman cites fiduciary improvements and says permanent exemption filing will follow, not tied to a consent decree.
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IRS
Teamster Pension Fund
Chicago
Internal Revenue Service
Teamsters Union
Central States
Southeast
Southwest Areas
Teamsters
Robert Billings
Billings
Labor and Justice Departments
Betty Ford to attend Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival in Chicago
First Lady Betty Ford will attend Sunday's opening session of the fifth Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival at Chicago's International Amphitheatre. The event features about 2,000 Lithuanian dancers from the United States and abroad, with organizers planning to present her a Baltic amber gift. She will also visit Shiloh Baptist Church in Waukegan on her route back from Vail, Colorado.
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Washington
White House
Betty Ford
Chicago
International Amphitheatre
United States
Canada
Brazil
Venezuela
West Germany
Great Britain
Ford
Lithuania
Vail, Colo
Shiloh Baptist Church
Waukegan
Labor leaders rally Carter in push to win November
AFL-CIO chief George Meany says only Carter can lead America back to work and vows to mobilize unions behind the Carter Mondale ticket. He blasts Ford and Nixon era policies, warns against polling complacency, and assigns regional roles to unions to boost the Democratic campaign.
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Afl-Cio General Board
Carter
Walter F. Mondale
Meany
America
Georgia
Afl-Cio
Carter-Mondale
United Auto Workers
Democratic
Aflcio
Burns
Kissinger
Simon
Greenspan
Butz
Agnew
GOP
William McKinley
Organized Labor
Ashley Grade School Opens For Fall Term
The Ashley Grade School began its 1976 77 school year Thursday with an enrollment of 187 students. Superintendent Robert L. Aaron is joined by Secretary Martha Flick and staff across grades 1 to 8, plus specialists in learning disabilities and music. The year includes librarians, nurses, cooks, custodians, bus drivers, a treasurer, and a seven member school board led by President Jerome Barczewski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley Grade School
Robert L. Aaron
Martha Flick
Cynthia Steinkamp
Carla Pedigo
Peggy Brown
Joyce Francois
Imogene Daniels
James Loyd
June Holder
Craig Votrain
Mary Barrow
Randall Newcomb
Charles Sensel
Robert Fortag
Clarence Schubach
Jerome Barczewski
Marvin Boldt
Roger Heard
David Krictemeyer
Scott Hug
William J. Hug
Leonard Kabat
Mt Vernon Weather Summary with Dates and Extremes
Weather data for Mt Vernon notes Monday high 83 low 51 with 700 am reading of 55. Rainfall to date in 1976 is 20.1 inches. Past readings show one year ago high 88 low 61, five years ago 05 and 69, ten years ago 90 and 65. Wednesday sunrise 6 26 and sunset 2 21 DST. Kend Lake water level at main dun 404.69 feet above mean sea level.
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MT. Vernon
Kend Lake
Main Dun
Breath of Life drive funds lung disease research
Mrs. Roth promotes the 1976 Breath of Life campaign to raise money for research care and education on children's lung diseases including cystic fibrosis. She notes many children struggle to breathe and endure long treatments to clear mucus as lung disease remains a leading killer after cancer. The appeal invites filling donation canisters to extend lives of lung damaged children.
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Roth
Medicaid Abuses By Clinics And Physicians Exposed
Senate subcommittee investigators found Medicaid funds largely went to landlords and business owners who leased space. Physicians kept 20 to 40 percent, faced pressure to see more patients and order more tests. The study questions ethics and potential fraud with percent leases driving abusive practices. Medical groups warn against ethical violations of such arrangements.
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Halamandaris
Senate Committee
Subcommittee
Congress
American Medical Association Judicial Council
Moss
Bicycle Thefts Reported In City Districts
A bicycle a wrecked motorcycle and four hubcaps were stolen in three city offenses reported to police. Roger Garrison 1501 Lamar Street reported a pink 20 inch Sportmaster bicycle taken from his yard Sunday night. A wrecked motorcycle was stolen from the back yard of Jerry Wheeler 602 South 23rd Street sometime during the past week. Thieves stole all four hubcaps from Betty Keele 1014 Westcott Street Sunday night.
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Roger Garrison
Lamar St
Jerry Wheeler
23Rd St
Betty Keele
Westcott St
Carter Defends Israel State Right and Medica id Reform Critique
The report details Carter praising Israel as a permanent Jewish state and a Christian view of biblical prophecy. He also accused Ford and resigned Nixon of ignoring Medicaid illegality charges. Senate investigators found widespread Medicaid abuse in a 10 city study and that up to half of the 15 billion dollars spent yearly is wasted.
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Israel
Carter
Ford
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
Harrises face uncertain fate in Hearst kidnapping case
Brandler may sentence the Harris family to five years to life if convicted. They still must stand trial in Alameda County on the February 4 1974 abduction of Miss Hearst, who earlier faced armed bank robbery charges in San Francisco. The Harris defense pushed ten motions to overturn the verdict, including lie detector tests for the jury.
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Harrises
Brandler
Weinglass
Alameda County
Miss Hearst
San Francisco
Harris
Brandier
Crackdown On Counterfeiting Seizes $380000 In Bogus Bills
Four men were arrested in a Chicago counterfeiting crackdown with about $380,000 in counterfeit $20 bills seized. Secret Service says James W. Johnson 25 Cicero Thomas G. Johnson 33 Chicago and Albert Boucher 44 Chicago were nabbed after the younger Johnson allegedly sold fake money to an undercover agent near a Southwest Side hamburger stand.
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Chicago
Treasury
Secret Service
Richard A. Jordan
James W. Johnson
Cicero
Thomas G. Johnson
Albert Boucher
Southwest Side
Johnson
Edison Pupils and District 80 Bus Controversy Explained
District 80 governed by a school board and named individual defendants in a suit. Court actions delayed proper service of notices. transportation for Edison area pupils is temporarily discontinued due to a court order. School opens Aug 31 1976 with students assigned to their schools and teachers ready for instruction.
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District 80
Musick
Board of Education
Wineland
Wham
Hogan
Williams
Edison
Tas
ANH
Illinois Extended Outlook: Cool dry period early weekend
The forecast shows a cool dry spell from Thursday through Saturday with warming by Saturday. Overnight lows should sit in the 50s while daytime highs reach the upper 70s, cooler in the north and near 80 in the south.
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Illinois
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Nina Dykes
Hig
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Malcolm Irons
Dewzer Electric Co
Chamber
Hirons
Charles Watson
Ramada Inn
Don Shafer
Musgrove Shoes
March Maher
Super Valu
Diane Mills
Jim Nelson
WMIX
Martha Lawson
Illinois Bell
Wilma Harpole
Jim Yates
Montgomery Ward
F. W. Woolworth
Bob Jenkins
Radio Shack
Harold Schintow
Sears
Bob Kroetz
Mt. Vernon Sewing Center
Larry Pretz
Roadway Express
Dan Pajak
General Tire and Rubber Co
Marge Downey
Loehr Employment Service
Woodrow Piggy
Harry Walter
Bob Thompson
Register-News
Associated Press
Amarillo Anchorage i
Asheville
Auhanta
Woody
Alcoholics Anonymous
Mt. Vernon, Ill
King City Cab
LABOR
Ashley Grade
Mary Sue Aaron
Linda Holt
Lois Dace
Saundra Ebbs
Beverly Gould
Linda Kirgan
Mary Ann Moeller
Bobbie Vaughn
Nancy Beguelin
Opal Phillips
Andrew Cain
Laura Paszkiewicz
Elsie Sikorski
Donald Peeck
Sverine Czerniejewski
Linda Hawkins
Kiwanis Club
First Presbyterian Church
Charles E. Hughey
Faye
Main
Mt. Verson
Allan LA Laird Ana
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Uhnais
Steve
THE
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Steve Jones
W-G Motors
Broadway Call
W-G Motors, Inc
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