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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1968
Page
2
A reflective note cites Rev 21 3 about God dwelling with humanity and being with his people. It adds a Bunyan maxim warning that running from God in the morning leaves little chance to find him later in the day.
Editorial argues labels breed prejudice by over simplifying people and events. It traces Negro, colored, black, Afro American label changes, urging unifying terms like human being American fellow citizen to reduce division and promote inclusion.
A word puzzle style list presenting across and down clues for a historical romance themed crossword. It includes entries for romance by moonlight, candlelight, sultans, and knights, with numerous biblical and classical terms, and a companion set of down clues ranging from trims branches to card games and personal titles.
The Army reports 91 percent of men accepted under relaxed mental and physical standards have become excellent soldiers. Of over 140,000 previously disqualified, 84 percent have been promoted, some to sergeant, with only 3 percent court mar tialed. Field commanders say these men are motivated and performing credibly.
Customs police in Bangkok confiscated nearly a ton of deer horn smuggled from Communist China and ginseng plus a Korean wine from a boat anchored about 200 yards off the coast. The haul, valued at about $15 million, marked the year's largest seizure of its kind.
On this date in history 1917 a ship collision at Halifax killed 1650 and wounded 4140. Columbus reached Haiti in 1492. Jefferson Davis died in 1889. Finland declared independence in 1917. Germany and France signed a pact in 1938. Roosevelt appealed to Hirohito in 1941. U S Third Army crossed the Sear River in Germany in 1944. Satellite Discoverer program began ten years ago. Lee Harvey Oswald linked to a 1963 shot in Dallas five years ago. A 2 year old boy received a heart transplant in New York City a year ago and died hours later.
Tom A. Williams, president of the National Automobile Dealers Association, testifies before a Senate subcommittee and objects to being called thieves and cheats while charges that the public is fleeced by auto repair men are heard.
Schlage Lock Co. of San Francisco, on a nationwide site tour, has eliminated Illinois from its search and is considering Nebraska, the Carolinas and western Pennsylvania. Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce disclosed the update after contact with representative J. Sazama. The chamber provided a written report outlining Mt. Vernon’s strengths and weaknesses for a proposed plant of 165,900 square feet, 300 employees, including 500 women.
Floyd Rumsey of A and E grocery reports two bad check transactions and the chamber activates its chain phone system. The process targets William McGulley at A and W Root Beer Drive In for notifications. Chief Dedman asks stores to warn members of rising purse and handbag thefts and offers off duty officer monitoring. Social security runs the only pool table in the neighborhood.
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