Gemini 6 and 7 Relaunch Fight to Meet in Orbit
Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 completed an orbital rendezvous test above the Pacific as Frank Borman James Lovell and Walter Schirra Thomas Stafford prepared for a historic link. A faulty dust cover blocked a launch risk and Schirra’s quick judgment averted disaster.
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Frank Borman
James Lovell
Borméh
Lovell
Cape
Mission Control
U.S
Borman
Schirra
Stafford
Gemini
Titan
Christopher Kraft
Rad
Kraft
Navy
Air Force
Agena
Space Agency
Martin Co
Baltimore
Rabies Survived Dog to be Sent to Georgia Lab
AP reports a dog from PU QUOIN, Michigan, believed to have survived rabies will be sent to a Georgia laboratory. Researchers aim to study how the mongrel avoided the disease and whether the case offers insights for future treatment. The animal’s health status and the lab test plans are the focal points of the release.
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Georgia
Vernon Weather: Tuesday highs and rainfall figures
Tuesday in Vernon reports a high of 43 and a low of 34 with rainfall starting at 7:00 am. The 1964 rainfall to date reaches 35.10 inches, with prior year and decade comparisons noted and Thursday sunrise at 7:13 and sunset at 4:36 CST.
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MY. Vernon
Weather Outlook for Southern Illinois Next Week
Temperatures through next Monday are expected to average near normal highs in the upper 30s to upper 40s and lows in the 30s. Precipitation is forecast at about half an inch, with rain possible throughout the period and mixtures of snow in northern areas.
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Illinois
Illinois Faces Light Snow and Cold Spell Today
Autumn weather lingered in Illinois with a touch of wintry air as temperatures fell to 38 in Moline and Quincy and 29 in Rockford. The Weather Bureau warned of heavy snow mixed with rain in central and southern areas, creating hazardous driving conditions, with overnight lows from the 20s in the north to 22 to 36 in the south. More light snow and cold weather were forecast for Thursday as clouds persist.
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Chicago
Illinois
Moline
Quincy
Rockford
Weather Bureau
McNamara Warns China Prepares Bomb Stockpile
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara cautioned that China maintains a large army and air force and could use guerrilla bases in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. He said NATO must sustain U.S. force readiness in NATO while Viet Nam policy continues.
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United States
Viet Nam
NATO
Peking
McNamara
Rusk
South
Asia
Africa
Latin America
U.S
South Viet Nam
Hog Market Prices at Mt. Vernon Today
Markets report prices paid until 12 30 p m show hogs up to 27 50 for 200 to 220 lb with 40 cent rise top. Sows rose to 23 00 for 300 lb, sows 300 lb and over 22 50, boars 15 50 and 16 00. After 12 30 p m prices revert to next day basis.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon quotes for the afternoon list soybeans at 2.51 a bushel shell corn at 1.20 and ear corn at 1.17.
Chicago Grain Prices Reported for Wheat Corn Soybeans
Chicago AP notes wheat No 2 red 1.7144n and No 2 hard 1.69%4n, corn No 2 yellow 1.25-2544n, oats No 2 heavy white 78%4n, soybeans No 1 yellow 2.68%4n, and soybean oil 11.25n.
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Chicago
Egg and poultry price listings at St Louis market
AP report from St Louis lists egg grades and prices: consumer grades A large 42-44, A medium 40-42, A small 31-33, B large 37-39, wholesale standard 37-39, unclassified 24-26, checks 21-23. Hens heavy 15-16, light over 1 lb 9-10, under 5 lb 6-7, broilers and fryers 18-20.
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Belleville Woot
Seevenesos
Quincy
Springfield
Vandalia
Chicago Midway
Chicago
Grant Park
Ee Midwest
Dubuque
South Bend
Madison
Madison Ccscmcesser Tenes SL
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Bee
Des Moines
Detroit
Wes Fairbanks
Wee Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Ene
New Orleans
New York
Wees
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
St. Louis
Livestock Prices From National Stockyards Illinois
Estimates for Thursday show hogs at 7,000 head, cattle 1,500, calves 300, and sheep 400. Hogs 6,500 head with barrows and gilts 190 to 250 pounds at 27.75 to 28.50, sows 300 to 650 pounds at 21.50 to 24.25. Cattle 2,500 head, calves 200, steers good to choice 23.50 to 26.50, heifers 21.00 to 24.75, cows 13.00 to 15.00, good to choice weaners 21.00 to 34.00, good to choice calves 15.00 to 18.00. Sheep 400, wooled lambs active 50 to 75 higher, ewes steady, good to prime wooled lambs 23.75 to 26.75, ewes 6.00 to 9.00.
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National Stockyards
Ill
Chicago Produce and poultry price rundown
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter prices with grades AA through C and mixed at 64 percent levels. Eggs hold steady with A whites at 44 percent and mixed, mediums, and standards near 40 to 44 percent. USDA live poultry prices list roasters, red white rock fryers, heavy hens, and young hens turkeys in specific short ranges.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Wall Street mixed as electronics and airlines lead early activity
New York reports a tentative mood with active trading. IBM dropped further after Tuesday, CBS and IBM deny merger talks. Commercial Solvents and Reichhold rise on merger rumors, while Brunswick slips on delayed volume. Dow Jones 30 up 0.33 at 954.39. industrials and rails show small movements. aircraft and mining shares mixed. bonds largely unchanged.
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New York
IBM
CBS
Reichhold Chemicals
Brunswick
Associated Press
Dow Jones
Electronics
Zenith
Raytheon
RCA
Sperry Rand
U.S. Steel
Royal Neighbors Meeting Friday Evening
The Royal Neighbors of America will hold a regular meeting Friday December 17 at 7 30 oclock in the I O O F Temple. A fifty cent gift exchange is planned. Lillie Johnson Oracle.
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Royal Neighbor
Royal Neighbors of America
F. Temple
Lillie Johnson
Oracle
U S Jets Bomb Major North Viet Power Plant
Reports from Vietnam detail heavy U S air and ground actions through Harvest Moon south of Da Nang and Ia Drang, with U S casualties rising to 546 dead in six weeks and 1,531 wounded. Marines and Army units pressed in foothills toward the South China Sea as Viet Cong casualties were cited at 1,232 that week. A missing U S Air Force C123 transport with 81 aboard prompted search notes amid terrorism incidents near Saigon including attacks on police posts and fuel facilities at Nha Be and Cholon.
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South
Viet Nam
U.S
da Nang
Saigon
Ia Drang
Death Valley
South China Sea
Qui Nhon
Nha Trang
Shell
Esso
Caltex
Nha Be
Tan Thuan
Cholon
Livingston Named President Of Shriners In Mt Vernon
Jefferson County Shrine Club elected J C Livingston president for 1966 at Hunt's Cafe dinner meeting. Clarence Brehm was named vice president Leroy Titter secretary and Irvin Schultz treasurer all chosen by acclamation. The evening featured wild pheasant dinner and a movie presentation of the Mexico City Shrine gathering.
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Jefferson County Shrine Club
Hunt's Cafe
J. C. Livingston
The
Shriners
Clarence Brehm
Leroy Titter
Irvin Schultz
Webb Hill
Mexico City
Brehm
Paul W. Broyles
Mt. Vernon
Ainad Temple
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admission and Discharge
Hospital entries list admissions at Jefferson Memorial with Anita Darlene Abbott Ida Mae Gibson and George Henry Jourdan among new patients. several others discharged. At Good Samaritan Hospital new admissions include Charles Clifford Southerd Beulah Jeanette Williams Arthur Shoemaker Samantha Smith Etta James Kathleen Heck James Beckman and Clarence Phelps while discharges name Michael DeVivo Arnold Goffinett Gerald Williams Karmen Huff William Stroud Oscar Dixon Ronald Scrivner and Russell Morton.
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Jefferson Memorial
Anita Darlene Abbott
McLeansboro
Ida Mae Gibson
George Henry Jourdan
Salem
Jane Sefried
Nelson Bravard
Hazel Florence Millenbine
Mary Emma Hayes
Good Samaritan
Charles Clifford Southerd
Beulah Jeannette Williams
Arthur Shoemaker
Samantha Smith
Etta James
Kathleen Heck
James Keith Beckman
Clarence Alva Phelps
Michael Andrew DeVivo
Arnold James Goffinett
Gerald Williams
Karmen Michelle Huff
William Jesse Stroud
Oscar Elisha Dixon
Ronald Kent Scrivner
Russell Harold Morton
Poacher Kills and Steals Deer at Elmwood Park Zoo
A 3 year old white tailed deer weighing 75 pounds was killed and its carcass stolen after a break in to Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown Pennsylvania. The poacher reportedly scaled a six foot fence and may have used a knife, with zoo officials discovering the incident on Tuesday.
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Norristown
Elmwood Park Zoo
Grand Jury Here Friday in Jefferson County
A Jefferson county grand jury will convene at the courthouse Friday morning to deliberate on criminal cases. State's Attorney Lawrence J. Starman said the work of the jury will be completed in one day.
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Jefferson County
Court House
Lawrence J. Starman
Birth of Daughter to Mr and Mrs Buddy Allen
Mr and Mrs Buddy Allen of Bonnie welcomed a daughter at 9:18 yesterday morning in Good Samaritan hospital. The newborn weighed six pounds thirteen ounces and has been named Twana Sue.
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Buddy Allen
Bonnie
Good Samaritan Hospital
Twana Sue
Man Held Here On Theft Count
Bert R. Adcock 38 of 500 Opdyke was jailed on a theft charge for allegedly taking four car wheels and tires from a salvage yard. Police say he signed a statement admitting taking wheels from a car at Jim McDermott salvage yard on Benton Road.
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Mt. Vernon
Eileen Helm
Centralia
Agnes Luttrell
Sandoval
Shirley Ann McDaniel
G. C. Murphy
Harry Sims
P. N. Hirsch
9Th
10Th Streets
Murphy
Bert R. Adcock
Opdyke
Adcock
Jim McDermott
Benton Road
Birth of Malayan tapir at Milwaukee Zoo likely first in North America
AP reports a 13 pound Malayan tapir born late Monday night at Milwaukee County Zoo. Zoo officials say the newborn is thriving and may be the first in North America. The calf joins the zoo collection as conservation news and rare birth figures in regional wildlife coverage.
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Milwaukee
North America
Milwaukee County
Employers Social Security Check Stuffer Available Here
A small Social Security leaflet for employers explains the rise in the Social Security tax rate and wage base effective January 1. Clarence Kempter, district manager in Mt. Vernon, says the flyer shows take home pay impact and how contributions fund retirement, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance under Medicare. Employers can obtain free leaflets from the Mt. Vernon district office at 228 South 10th Street, but supplies are limited and requests should be made early.
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Social Security Administration
Clarence Kempter
Social Security
Mt. Vernon
Program Change On Agenda For Board Meeting
Agenda notes a possible shift of the adult education program from Mt. Vernon Community College to the high school. Ellis Henson says calendar changes will be raised, while boards meet separately to comply with new legislation. The high school board will review safety code recommendations.
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Mt. Vernon Community College
Ellis Henson
C I T names Streuter, Eller in Mt Vernon transfers
Robert G. Streuter is replaced as Mt Vernon branch manager by Robert W. Eller, with Streuter becoming sales representative for the Mt Vernon and Centralia area of Universal C I T Credit Corporation. Streuter, 3 sons, lives at 1117 Douglas Mt Vernon. Eller, with wife and two children, lives on Ashley Road Mt Vernon.
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Robert G. Streuter
Mt. Vernon
Centralia
Universal C.I.T. Credit Corporation
Robert W. Eller
Streuter
Harold 8. Brubaker
Universal C.I.T
Okanville
Ill
Southern Illinois University
Air Force
C.lt
Felix Frassato, Inc Moves to Mt. Vernon
A new trucking firm has moved to Mt. Vernon. Felix Frassato, Inc operates 25 trucks and employs 28 people. It has purchased the building at 615 Fairfield Road formerly used by Farrar Oil Co.
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Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Chamber of Commerce
Felix Frassato, Inc
Old Fairfield Rd
Pinckneyville
Lorimer & Lester
Broadway
Gene Cox
Western Wear and Saddle Sales
10Th Street
Chamber
Bill Steffy
Cox
Steve Elbert
Earl Krueger
Jack Garrison
Marion Heifner
Good Will Ambassadors
Steffy
Frassato
Bob Poisall
Earl Jamison
Marvin Powers
Bill Lee
Robert Thompson
Richard Reeves
Stan Koziara
Fairfield Road
Farrar Oil Co
Dr Edwin S Wood Named Vice Regent of Surgeons
Dr Edwin S Wood of Mt Vernon has been chosen as Vice Regent of the International College of Surgeons for Illinois. He will serve on the credentials committee and review credentials for surgeons applying for membership from Illinois.
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Dr. Wood
Surgeons
Edwins. Wood
Mt Vernon
International College of Surgeons
Illinois
Wood
State of
Inols
Truck Driver Sought In Hit Run Accident
Mt. Vernon police seek the driver of a truck blamed for a collision at Johnson Alley and Broadway that badly damaged a parked car. Clarence Brown. 57, of Opdyke, said his vehicle was parked near Sears Roebuck & Co. when the crash occurred about 2 10 p m. Witnesses say the truck was turning right onto Broadway and struck the car, pushing it into a fire plug.
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Mt. Vernon
Johnson Alley
Broadway
Clarence Brown
Opdyke
Sears Roebuck & Co
Insurance Men To Meet Here At Noon Friday
The Central Southern Association of Life Underwriters will hold its monthly meeting at noon Friday at the L. & N. Cafe. Principal speaker is Bob Schalter assistant director of the local Social Security office. He will discuss changes in Social Security Law and the new Medicare law. Association president Wilburn Davis will preside. Paul Beeson is program chairman. All members urged to attend.
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Central Southern Association of Life Underwriters
Bob Schalter
Social Security
Wilburn Davis
Paul .Beeson
Circuit Court Fines Reported for Intoxication Disturbance and Speeding
Circuit court fines list John H. Collins 232 Opdyke 10 intoxication 20 disturbance. Robert Eugene Scott Route 7 10 intoxication 10 resisting arrest. Traffic fines James L. Knapp Beckemeyer Il 10 license. Stanley J. Materias Gifford TL 24 speeding. Gary L. Bullock 721 south 17th 10 speeding. William J. Anderson Minneapolis Minn 12 speeding. Virgil M. Crank Jr 1314 south 12th 11 speeding. Wilma Donoho Bluford 10 speeding.
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John H. Collins
Opdyke
Robert Eugene Scott
Route 7
James L. Knapp
Beckemeyer
Stanley J. Materias
Gifford
Gary L. Bullock
South 17Th
William J. Anderson
Minneapolis
Minn
Virgil M. Crank Jr
South 12Th
Wilma Donoho
Bluford
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Pacific
China
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
General Dynamics
United Aircraft
Homestake Mining
Xerox
du Pont
American Telephone
American Stock Exchange
Treasury
FO Indus Casscosecees
Weve
North Viet Power Plant
Marvin
Grand Jury
Marvin Dye
C.I.T
Streuter, Eller
Mt. V
Rose Hirons
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