Death of Mrs Nancy Clark 95 in McLeansboro
Mrs Nancy Clark 95 of McLeansboro died 3 20 pm Monday at Carmi Township Hospital. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday at Gholson Funeral Home with Rev Clifton Galliger officiating. Burial in McLeansboro Odd Fellows cemetery. Call after 6 pm today at the funeral home. She was born March 9 1875 in Hamilton County daughter of Harvey and Sarah Richeson. She married William Clark who preceded her in death. Survived by three sons James Melvin and Jewell Clark all of McLeansboro eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Nancy Clark
McLeansboro
Carmi Township
Gholson
Clifton Galliger
Odd Fellows
Clark
Hamilton County
Harvey
Sarah
Rose) Richeson
William Clark
James Clark
Melvin Clark
Jewell Clark
Nora Kittinger of McLeansboro Dies at 85
Mrs. Nora Kittinger, 85, of McLeansboro, died at 9 p.m. Monday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
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Nora Kittinger
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Gholson Funeral Home
Christmas visitors and a death reported in Fairfield area
Fairfield notes record Christmas visits by Eugene Utley family in Sara sota and relatives from Chicago Evanston Harrisburg Herrin and Belleville also visiting. The sudden death of Mrs. Utley’s nephew David Tyler in Temple Terrace is reported with burial planned Sunday. Alaska based soldier Vick Steward visits home here. Pearl S Buck noted as only woman to win Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes in literature.
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Eugene Utley
Fairfield
Gene Lynn Utley
Sarasota
Fla
Richard Jackson
Mark
Mr. Jackson
Helen Jackson
Harrisburg
Vick Steward
Anchorage
Alaska
Mrs
Lela Steward
Veronica Voss
Cor
Pearl S. Buck
Hospital Notes Admission and Discharge Roundup
A hospital notes listing multiple admitted and discharged patients across several towns includes Bessie Thompson Route Mt Vernon William Short Christopher Maudie Collins 1810 Highland Pearl Maxey 315 South 8th Clara Payne Route 2 Mt Vernon Essie Kirkland 104 Castleton Agnes Dolan Fairfield Paula Williams Opdyke Watson DeChamp 1704 Casey Laeton Fields 1017 South 17th Frances Hugill 12 N High land Robin Little 3309 Blackberry Tammy Hammock Bluford Bryan Cross Belle Rive Richard Holtz Radam Glenda Garrison 2211 Cherry Alsa Laird Ashley Diane Davenport 2800 Logan Carla Isaac 1201 South 23rd Patricia Adams 1616 South 15th Mary Connaway Texico Richard Oliver 1607 S 10th Discharged Karlyn Scott Woodlawn Joseph Radake Scheller Isaiah White 1125 S 9th Mrs Carolyn Hefner and baby daughter Robin Sue Route 6 Mt Vernon Mrs Willie Mae Tucker and baby son Charles Eugene 919 Cleveland Marcella Briscoe St Louis Mo Mildred Cross 808 South 20th Mary Powers Dahlgren Allison Dennis Bonnie Jefferson Memorial John A Ferguson Centralia Billie Sue Purdue Oswego Ill Bruce Byars Route 5 Mt Russell L Clark E Peori Harry Donald Adams Jr Bonnie Claude Page 11% North Lyle F Ingram Route 7 Mt Opal H Wood Bluford Rhonda Barnett 311 FE Perkins Janie S Lee 609 Perkins Jack Poston 309 S 11th
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Bessie Thompson
Mt. Vernon
William Short
Christopher Maudie Collins
Highland
Pearl Maxey
Clara Payne
Essie Kirkland
Castleton
Agnes Dolan
Fairfield
Paula Williams
Opdyke Watson DeChamp
Casey Laeton Fields
South
Frances Hugill
N. Highland
Robin Little
Blackberry Tammy Hammock
Bluford
Bryan Cross
Belle Rive
Richard Holtz
Radam
Glenda Garrison
Cherry Alsa Laird
St. Louis
Mildred Cross
South 20Th
Mary Powers
Dahlgren
Allison Dennis
Bonnie
Two Newborn Daughters at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Gary Edmison of Ina are the parents of a daughter born at 12 27 pm Monday December 2 at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing six pounds two ounces. Mr and Mrs Gerard Langa of Woodlawn are the parents of a daughter born at 10 44 pm Monday December 28 at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing seven pounds three and one half ounces.
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Gary Edmison
Ina
Good ‘Samaritan Hospital
Gerard Langa
Woodlawn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Threaten vengeance on judges continues in Basque crisis
Basque youths riot in San Sebastian overturning cars and smashing windows as protests flare over death sentences. A bomb hits the Spanish Consulate in Rome with little damage, and the Spanish Embassy in Brussels is ransacked. Defense lawyers seek appeals to Burgos commander, while Franco weighs clemency amid Vatican and foreign government appeals.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Rome
Brussels
Burgos
Francisco Franco
Franco
Vatican
Italy
France
Australia
Denmark
Norway
Belgium
Logan Street Tops $100,000 In Offerings
Logan Street Baptist Church of Mt. Vernon surpassed $100,000 in annual offerings for the first time in its history during the December 27 closing service of Rev. Frank L. Trotter. The church also met its Lottie Moon Christmas offering goal as youth led the evening worship after baptismal services and a fellowship dinner honored the Trotters who conclude a six year seven month ministry.
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Logan Street Baptist Church of
Mt. Vernon
Frank L. Trotter
Lottie Moon
Trotters
Logan Street
Market Hog Prices Report at Opening
Markets opened at 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon with prices down 25 cents. U.S.C.A. weights 200 to 220 tb meat type hogs priced No 1 at 15.56, No 2 at 15.00, No 3 at 14.50. Sows remained steady from 9.00 to 10.75.
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U.S.C.A
O'Dale Player Not Told About Father's Death
Ric k Piacenca of Highland Park faced an abrupt family loss while in Carbondale for a holiday basketball tournament. His father, 54 year old Egidio Piacenca, died in Carbondale Hospital after traveling to see the game. The coroner cited unknown causes. Rick played the 10 p.m. game versus Peoria Manual, and afterward learned of his father’s death as Highland Park lost 46 to 41.
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Egidio Piacenca
Highland Park
Carbondale
Rick
Jackson County
Harry Flynn
Piacenca
SIU
West Main
Boy Rock
Peoria
Charge Kennedy Family Friend In Postal Scandal
GAO inquiry warns of major scandal potential involving William J. Hartigan a Kennedy family associate and former assistant postmaster general. Senator Allott seeks DOJ action and a review by DOT Post Office and ICC plus Rail Passenger Corp about returning mail to trains where feasible. Hartigan served as White House aide in 1961 and later as assistant postmaster general for transport and international affairs.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
Kennedy
Gordon Allott
R-Corp
GAO
William J. Hartigan
Allott
Senate
Justice Department
Department of Transportation
The
Post Office
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Rail Passenger Corp
Hartigan
John F. Kennedy
White House
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon grain traders quoted values this morning with Wheat at 1.49 Soybeans at 2.77 and Shelled Corn at 1.51.
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Mt. Vernon
Livestock prices per head at National Stockyards
AP reports Wednesday estimates for National Stockyards show hogs 6,500 head and cattle 1,500 head with calves 50. Hogs steady to 50 cents lower for various weight classes. sows firm to 50 higher. Cattle steady with high choice steers and primes around 28.25 per 1,200 pounds. heifers and cows in the 18.00 to 25.00 range. Sheep and lambs listed with wool lambs and pelts values in the 23.00 to 24.50 range.
St. Louis Produce Egg and Poultry Price Report
St Louis market data lists consumer grades for eggs with large A at 36 43 per dozen and other sizes, plus wholesale grade ranges and hen weights. Ready to cook broilers and fryers priced at 26.25 to 27.00 for this week’s delivery.
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St, Louis
Wall Street gains in midday trading with Dow up 3.36
Wall Street noon stock averages show gains across most sectors led by airlines oils rails and chemicals. Dow Jones 30 Industrials at 834.27 up 3.36 while the 60 stock AP index sits at 285.8 up 15. Major Big Board blocks include RCA Rohm & Haas United Utilities and Dart Industries with modest percentage moves. A Boll Weevil Monument stands in Enterprise Alabama and a planetary note explains terrestrial planets Mercury Venus Earth Mars and Pluto.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
RCA
Rohm &Haas
United Utilities
Perry Rand
Teledyne
Dart Industries
Benguet
United Aircraft
My Lai Suspect Held in Hippie District Murder
ATLANTA AP 21 year old Spec 4 Robert T'Souvas among 17 charged with murder in shotgun slaying of Barney McSherry in a hippie district rooming house. His wife Rebecca also arrested for occupying a dive. Authorities seized gasoline bombs dynamite weapons and cash. T'Souvas faces premeditated murder charges for My Lai killings and testified he cannot recall the events. Further hearings set for Jan. 12.
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Atlanta
My Lai
Spec
Robert T’souvas
Rebecca T’souvas
Polite
Barney McSherry
T’souvas
San Jose
Calif
Ft. McPherson
Arrington Would Let Simon Have His Larger Office
Springfield Illinois AP A GOP opinion by Attorney General William J. Scott says Lt. Gov Paul Simon a Democrat will break ties on senate organization when the 1971 72 Illinois senate convenes 29 members seek control. Arrington predicts an ugly two years but says he would yield the larger lieutenant governor’s office to Simon if Democrats win the organization vote.
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Springfield
Illinois
Senate
William J. Scott
Paul Simon
Sion
Arrington
Associated Press
GOP
Simon
Red Attack Driven Back In Cambodia
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attacked a South Vietnamese infantry unit in Cambodia before dawn and were repulsed as fighting continued into mid morning. Sixty four enemy killed was the highest tally in months, with 74 reported by South Vietnamese troops. French actions credited artillery and air strikes.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Mimot
Cambodia-Vietnam
U Minh Forest
South Vietnam
Mekong
U. S
Binh Tuy
101St Airborne Division
Hue
Laos
U.S. Navy
Cholon
Qui Nhon
Seek To Force Bargaining For Retired Workers
Washington report says organized labor and the federal government ask the Supreme Court to rule that unions can force management to bargain about retiree benefits. The case affects 190 retirees in Ohio directly, but could affect benefits for millions and reshape bargaining at many firms.
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Washington
Organized Labor
Supreme Court
Ohio
Fines listed in circuit court for assorted traffic, hunting, and license violations
The circuit court assessed fines for speeding and related offenses. Names include Leroy Crider, Patricia Linville, Jamies Dixon, Jerome Stoffey, Stephen Bourg, and Juanita Fischer among others, with fines ranging from 10 to 30 dollars. Driving while intoxicated charges against Terry L. King were dismissed on motion by the state’s attorney.
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Leroy Crider
S. 18Th
Ralph H. Brockman
RFD
Mt. Vernon
Patricia J. Linville
Tolle Road
James R. Thomas
East Perkins
Jamies C. Dixon
Sleepy Hollow
Jerome P. Stoffey
Chicago
Virgil Eaton
East St
Webb
Detroit
Mich
Roy Bolick
Little Rock
Ark
Terry L. King
Mannen
Judge Lacy Williams Orders Jefferson County Grand Jury
Judge Alvin Lacy Williams issues an order for a grand jury session in Jefferson County on January 8. The jurors are expected to conclude deliberations on criminal cases within one day.
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Alvin ‘Lacy Williams
Jefferson County
Hebert Vows Tough Route On Armed Services Post
Rep F Edward Hebert says he will keep the House Armed Services Committee on a hard pro military course after Rivers death Hebert argues for continuing draft and higher military spending with a modern Navy and criticizes war critics as ignorant Hebert praises Nixon for pursuing a policy that avoids a no win outcome while claiming U S victory could have been won five years earlier by bombing North Vietnam
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Washington
United States
Vietnam
F. Edward Hebert
House Armed Services Committee
L. Mende! Rivers
Louisiana
Rivers
Nixon
South Vietnam
Hebert
U.S
North Vietnam
Hapihong
Notable giant diamonds in history and their origins
The record notes large diamonds such as the 999-carat Ex celsior, the 726-carat Jonkers, and the 650-carat Jubilee found in Africa, and the Koh-i-noor said to have weighed about 1,000 carats uncut in India.
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Africa
India
Aerosol Can Explosion Causes Fire Call at Home
Mt. Vernon firefighters responded to Ralph Blue at 921 Airport Road at 12 18 p m yesterday after an aerosol can exploded near a hot water heater. The incident caused no damage and no injuries were reported.
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Mt. Vernon
Ralph Blue
Airport Road
Snowbound Europe Struggles With Frigid Storms
Fresh snows battered northern Italy and southern France while gales disrupted travel to Sicily. Milan airports closed as 20 inches of snow fell near Alessandria and Tuscany saw three feet. At least two deaths reported and one factory roof collapse caused 320000 dollars in damage. Thousands stranded around Montelimar and Loriol Sur Drome.
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Rome
Italy
Mediterranean
Sicily
France
Alps
Tuscany
Abetone
Florence
Milan
Turin
Linate
Malpensa
Alessandria
Genoa
Montelimar
Loriol Sur Drome
Automobile Crash at 11th and Broadway Involves Lipps Hails
Mt Vernon police investigated a two car collision yesterday at 10 05 a m at 11th and Broadway. Cars were driven by Carey Lipps 17 of Parker Drive and Russell Hails 51 of Rt 6 Both vehicles sustained major damage and Hails was ticketed for failure to yield right of way.
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Mt. Vernon
11Th and
Broadway
Carey R. Lipps
Parker
Russell Hails
Rt. 6
South Illinois interstates spending in 1971 details
Ogilvie notes 148.9 million dollars allocated for South Illinois interstates in 1971. Projects include a 2.39 million widening and resurfacing of U S Route 60 from Flora to Route 15 and toward I-64, plus a 990 thousand dollar project adding lanes on Illinois Avenue in Salem to I-57, covering Wayne and Clay Counties and Marion County.
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South Illinois
Ogilvie
Wayne and
Clay Counties
Flora
Fairfield
Marion County
Illinois Avenue
Salem
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Betty Burns
Jim Burns
Evanston
Jim
Wife
William Pemberton
Sioux Falls, Minn
Russell Pemberton
City
Ae Chi Cheng
Bangko
Samaritan
Jefferson Memorial
John A. Ferguson
Centralia
Billie Sue Purdue
Oswego
Bruce Byars
Russell L. Clark
E. Peori
Harry Donald Adams, Jr
Bonnie Claude Page
North Lyle F. Ingram
Opal H. Wood
Rhonda Barnett
Perkins
Janie S. Lee
Perkins Jack Poston
S. 11Th
Alway A. Hengst
Capitol Building
Office CO
Benton
O’dale
Mt. Vernon Grain
Wall Street
Enterprise
Ala
Solar System
Earth
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Pluto
Jaycee
Smoke Ltd
K. C. Hall
American Laundry
Wooden Indian
By Larry Kramp
MY. Vernon
Johnson
Sears
Appia
Bill Hetzhaner
Lee ‘McClain
Judy Hollingeead
Richard Pyle
Register-News
Circuit Court
Jim Adams
First Bank and Trust Co
Mt. Vernon, Ilinois
Tenth and Main Street
Federal Deposit ‘Insurance Corporation
Glen
Glen Hayes
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