Death of William D Shields at 66 in Good Samaritan Hospital
William Dewey Shields 66 of 409 North Sixth Street died at 5 20 AM in Good Samaritan Hospital. A car man for S C railroad, he will lie in state at Myers Chapel after 4 PM Sunday with funeral 1 30 PM Monday at Myers Chapel Rev Everett Lemay officiating. Burial Oakdale Cemetery. Survived by wife Ella Baldridge three sons Edward Clyde Ivan two daughters Maxine Kathryn ten grandchildren two sisters and a half brother plus one surviving half brother. He was a Summersville Baptist church member.
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William Dewey Shields
North Sixth Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
S. C. Railroad
Myers Chapel
Everett Lemay
Oakdale Cemetery
Mr. Shields
Bluford
James
Alvina
Williams) Shields
Ella Baldridge
Edward Shields
Mt. Vernon
Clyde Shields
Ivan Shields
Rockford
Maxine Stanford
Clay City
Kathryn Drought
Wretha Shields
Doris Bain
Dixon
Tom Voyles
Shields
Summersville
Lester Garrison of Sadorus Dies at 67 in Illinois
Lester Garrison 67, of Sadorus Illinois, a former Wayne County resident, died early today in Wayne City. A retired factory worker, he is survived by wife Cleo Taylor, son William Dale Austin of Champaign, five grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Funeral held at Ten Post Oak Church with burial in church cemetery. friends may call after 5:00 p.m. Sunday at Richardson Chapel in Wayne City. Born June 26, 1901 in Wayne County.
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Lester Garrison
Sadorus, Ir
Wayne County
Ten Post Oak Church
Church
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
Mr. Garrison
Oscar Garrison
Cleo Taylor
William Dale Austin
Champaign
Former Sesser Resident Dies
John Stusick, 86, a former Sesser resident and retired miner and railroad employee, died at 4:00 p.m. Friday at his son Steve Stusick’s home in Providence Rhode Island. Funeral arrangements are pending and the body was sent to Brayfield Funeral Home in Lesser.
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John Stusick
Providence
R. I
Sesser
Steve Stusick
Brayfield
Lesser
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Patients List
Hospital notes from Jefferson Memorial list numerous admissions and discharges including Jo Draper 319 South Sam Warren Thompson 1413 Wilshire Drive and Clyde Morris Route 4 Mt Vernon plus Surela Hamilton 1201 South 9th and Wastina Campbell Inn. Discharges include Dorothy Jones 1713 Jefferson and Paul Drake 1321 Forest with other names and addresses across Mt Vernon Belle Rive Bluford Ashley Greenville and nearby towns.
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E Hospital
Jefferson Memorial
Oo Jo Draper
Sam Warren Thompson
Wilshire Drive
Clyde Morris
Mt. Vernon
Surela Hamilton
Wastina Campbell
Frank R. Brown
Good Samaritan
Hattie Buhler
South
Harry Walter
Pavey
Oscar Dixon
Owen Williams
Bluford
Ivan Davies
Evergreen
Cole
Mary J. Page
Lamar
Dora Mendenhall
Bonnie
Eva Osborn
Maple
Clara Thierry
Belle Rive
Mary Mamer
North 16Th
Vertus Richardson
Ruby Bowermann
Wayne Ci
Fred Johnson
Waltonville
Robert Wayne Swan
South 4Th
Lester Bowles
Lambert
John Rozanzski
Ashley
Vennie Hofer
Clarksville
Tenn
Dorothy Jones
Jefferson
Charles Capp
Salem Rd
Rose Edmond
Grant
Howard Allen
Norma Dees
Pansy Will
College
Eva Dobbin
South 23Rd
Noel French
Raymond Lisenby
Opdyke
Billy Joe Bishop
Greenville
Miss
Tda Sutton
Madge Wood
Laura Alvis
Kell
Alfred Johnson
Paul Drake
Forest
Sharon Mosley
Jamison
Linda Smith
Baby
Brenda Gentry
South 15Th
Harmon Winfree
Conger Alva Flanagan
Gilbert
Kim. McCandrew
Texico
Vera Borah
E. Crescent
Lizzie Nadolski
Conger
Joseph Langa
Main
Senate schedules secret hearings for Rogers and Richardson
Washington AP reports the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold secret hearings on Secretary of State designate William P. Rogers and Elliott Richardson, with open hearings on other Nixon nominees next week. The change delays an open session until after January 20. Dems and GOP agendas unfold across Treasury, Defense, Judiciary, Commerce, Interior, Housing, Agriculture, and Post Office panels.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Elliott Richardson
Nixon
Senate
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Roberth. Finch
Health
Education
Commerce Committee
Walter Hickel
Interior
Interior Committee
George Romhey
Housing and Urban Development
Senate Banking Committee
Clifford Hardin
Agriculture
Agriculture Committee
Winton Blount
Post Office Committee
Crowe helps free entangled blackbird in Westbrook
Mrs Arthur W. Crowe alerted the fire department after spotting a blackbird tangled in red twine on a tree limb and in danger of freezing. In a separate note, Washington police abolishes the rank of private on grounds of excess military connotations and replaces it with officer.
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Westbrook
Maine
Crowe
Arthur W. Crowe
Washington
Washington Police Department
John Layton
Ada Perino at 3 Fairway Drive in Hickory Grove Manor
Gertrude Volarich is linked to Hickory Grove Manor and Ada Perino at the address 3 Fairway Drive. The fragment notes a property or resident association within a housing area, listing the two individuals and the street.
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Gertrude Volarich
Hickory Grove Manor
Ada Perino
Fairway Drive
Weather Snapshot Mt Vernon Friday Forecast
MT VERNON weather shows Friday high 27 and low 9 CST. Rainfall to date stands at .08 inches for 1969. One year ago today highs and lows were 30 and 27. Five years ago today 41 and 19. Ten years ago today 43 and 11. Sunday sunrise 7 21, sunset 4 56.
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MT. Vernon
Weather snapshot from cities across the United States
The Weather Elsewhere summary lists city by city conditions including Albany clear 24 Albany Albany 24, Albuquerque cloudy 49, Atlanta cloudy 36, Bismarck cloudy 2, Boise cloudy 41, Boston clear 29, Buffalo cloudy 21, Chicago clear 17, Cincinnati cloudy 24, Cleveland cloudy 15, Denver cloudy 45, Des Moines snow 12, Detroit clear 21, Fairbanks clear 46, Fort Worth clear 39, Helena cloudy 21, Honolulu clear 88, Indianapolis cloudy 17, Jacksonville cloudy 64, Juneau clear 03, Kansas City cloudy 28, Los Angeles cloudy 64, Louisville cloudy 28, Memphis cloudy 31, Miami cloudy 78, Milwaukee clear 13, Minneapolis clear 4, New Orleans cloudy 47, New York clear 31, Oklahoma City clear 31, Omaha cloudy 17, Philadelphia clear 30, Phoenix clear 67, Pittsburgh snow 18, Poind Ore cloudy 44, Rapid City snow 15, Richmond cloudy 44, St Louis clear 27, Salt Lake City cloudy 32, San Diego cloudy 63, San Francisco rain 56, Seattle snow 43, Tampa cloudy 66, Washington cloudy 37, Winnipeg clear 16. Missing data noted.
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Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St. P
New Orleans
New York
Okla
City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Poind
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Lk
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Bliss Stays As GOP Chairman
President elect Nixon asks Ray C Bliss to remain as Republican National Committee chairman. No period is stated, Bliss will stay for a substantial period unless he chooses to leave. Nixon weighed replacing Bliss with a more gifted public salesman and even considered a joint spokesman role, a plan now dropped.
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New York
Nixon
Republican National Committee
Ray C. Bliss
Bliss
National Committee
Bud Wilkinson
White House
Negro student tensions trigger campus actions across multiple colleges
A conservative group asks the Wisconsin Supreme Court to oust campus protesters while the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents moves to revoke The Daily Cardinal publication rights over language and standards. In San Francisco State and San Fernando Valley State, peaceful picketing and a truce end a week of racial demonstrations and a teacher strike. Local clashes with police mark the conclusion of the week.
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Vincent J. Rigdon
Birchers
Nixon
State Supreme Court
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Daily Cardinal
Gordon Walker
Racine
San Francisco State College
California
San Fernando Valley State
Los Angeles
Ex Ozark Pilot Who Killed Wife Gets 99 Years
Ex Ozark Air Lines pilot Jack W. Richards, 37, sobbed as he received a long prison term for murder. Judge William J. Bauer sentenced him to life with a long term to end in death, after a jury had convicted him of murdering Leone Richards, 32, by drugging her and causing carbon monoxide death in their garage in 1967.
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Ozark
Bauer
Richards
Martha MacMillan
Astronauts Love-In Honors Moon Mission Crew
A city tribute to astronauts Frank Borman William Anders and Jim Lovell unfolds with governor Rockefeller presenting Susan Borman Marilyn Anders with crystal discs as crowds cheer a ticker tape parade and UN welcome. Lovell promises future women in space as the town calls the mission inspiring and warm.
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Borman
Air Force
Frank Borman
Wiliam A. Anders
Gov. Rockefeller
Susan Borman
Marilyn Lovell
Valerie Anders
United Nations
Water main breaks flood Troy riverfront, halt city traffic
A 24-inch water main ruptured Friday in Troy New York sending about 10 million gallons into the Hudson River. Traffic stalled for hours and downtown businesses reported flooded basements. A local shirt plant employing 2 000 workers closed temporarily as water service was restored.
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Troy
N.Y
Hudson River
Moon duty bid by longtime Miami customs man
Joseph Ruiz, 60, a 28 year veteran U S Customs man based in Miami, has applied to be the first Customs service member assigned to moon duty. He seeks to join a historic program aiming to station personnel on the moon.
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Moon Duty
Miami
Joseph Ruiz
U.S
Customs Service
Poseidon multi warhead missile set for third Cape Kennedy test
The Navy plans a third test flight of the Poseidon, a 34 foot tall multi warhead submarine-launched missile with a 2800 mile range. It will lift off from Cape Kennedy at 11 a.m. EST carrying up to 10 nuclear warheads with decoys to defeat defenses. Two prior tests, including a nearly 3000 mile Atlantic range flight, were successful as Polaris replacement progresses.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Navy
Defense Department
Atlantic
America
Lorenz Expected to be Named Cook County Judge
Chicago Tribune reports Democrat Francis S. Lorenz poised for a Cook County Circuit judgeship as governor Samuel H. Shapiro expected to name Lorenz and ten other Democrats Saturday morning. Lorenz, who lost the attorney general bid, had resigned as state director of public works after the election and previously held state treasurer and Cook County treasurer roles.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Francis S. Lorenz
Cook County
Lorenz
Illinois
the Tribune
Samuel H. Shapiro
Shapiro
Johnson bids farewell in White House photo session
President Johnson posed for farewell pictures in the White House Fish Room with 47 messengers who worked under him. No speech was given as Yoichi Okamoto directed the group to stand with heads up. Among attendees was Charles D. McCloud, who first arrived at the White House with FDR in 1933.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Yoichi Okamoto
Charles D. McCloud
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hungry Thieves Operate Here in Mt Vernon
Hungry thieves broke into a Mt. Vernon home last night at Jackie Galiher's residence 904 south 22nd street, stealing food including bacon and eggs after forcing a door lock. Another theft reported Friday involved two chrome air cleaners stolen from cars on the Brehm Hanna Chevrolet lot at 1318 Salem Road. Jerry Johnson reported his coat stolen from Eight Ball Billiards but later said it had been returned.
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Mt. Vernon
Jackie Galiher
South 22Nd Street
Galiher
Brehm Hanna
Salem Road
Jerry Johnson
Kidnapper’s ransom note threats tied to dead of Barbara
FBI tied the extortion plot to a ransom demand of 500000 in used twenty bills for Barbara, who faced suffocation after seven days. Krist, held on extortion charges, bonded at 500000, while Mackie faced major stock ownership implications. federal charges were dismissed as no interstate abduction occurred.
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Barbara
Mackie
Deltona Corp
FBI
Rex Shroder
Washington
Krist
Mackle
Hog Island
Swan
Grand Jury
Emory University Coed
Designes
Westmoreland Visits Berlin
U S Army Chief of Staff Gen William C Westmoreland made a surprise 24 hour visit to West Berlin to inspect the American garrison and confer with the citys U S commandant amid East German surround. He flew from Bonn after meeting U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge and defense chief Gerhard Schroeder. Lodge, a Nixon pick, may have discussed Vietnam with Westmoreland during the visit.
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Berlin
U. S. Army
William C. Westmoreland
Wester Berlin
U. S
East Germany
Westmoreland
Vietnam
Bonn
Henry Cabot Lodge
Gerhard Schroeder
Lodge
Saigon
Nixon
Paris
American Squad Overrun by Reds
Dong Tam on the Mekong River near Sai Gon endured a mortar and bazooka barrage starting Friday night and lasting until dawn. The attacks wounded several and damaged buildings as flares and allied artillery targeted suspected firing sites. Allied officers note such raids are carried out by small enemy groups sneaking along canals and marshy areas at night. The tactics yield propaganda headlines with low risk.
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Dong Tam
Mekong
Saigon
Apollo 11 crew wives react to lunar return plan
The article notes reactions from the astronauts wives as Apollo 11 hopes to return to the moon with three rockets and samples of lunar dust and rock. Armstrong says his wife is very happy after he proves his desire to go, Collins reports rising happiness with each assignment, and Aldrin notes his wife’s initial reluctance but expectation she’ll come around. Donald K. Slayton warns the mission could be shortened if earlier flights fail to meet objectives.
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Earth
Armstrong
Collins
Aldrin
Donald K. Slayton
Three Collisions in Mt Vernon Injure Passenger
Three vehicle crashes occurred in Mt Vernon yesterday injuring a passenger. Judy Gilligan 18 was hurt in a collision at Salem Road and Oakland Avenue where James Gilligan 21 and Dennis Anderson 32 were involved. Damage exceeded 100 dollars to the Gilligan car and about 50 to the truck. Gilligan faced a charge of following too close.
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Mt. Vernon
James Gillgan
South 28Th Street
Dennis Anderson
Manchester
Salem Road
Oakland Avenue
Judy Gilligan
Gilligan
Pope Optimistic On Peace Chances
Pope Paul VI expressed cautious optimism for global peace at his New Year meeting with Vatican diplomats. He named a glimmer of hope for the Middle East and for end to the Vietnam and Nigerian wars through negotiation. Speaking in French, he urged daily effort to wage peace, warning the demon of discord will not be fully exorcised.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Middle East
Vatican
Reverend E Harper to Speak at Mt Vernon and Enfield Churches
The Rev Thus E Harper will be guest speaker at two churches this weekend and Monday. He speaks Sunday at Free Methodist Church in Mt Vernon at 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m. Then on Monday January 13 he speaks at Wesleyan Chapel Enfield at a district Day Of Inspiration meeting.
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E. Harper
Free Methodist Church
Mt. Vernon
Wesleyan Chapel
Enfield
Marriage License for Gary Edmison and Marsha Blackwell
Gary Edmison of Route 1 Ina and Marsha Lynn Blackwell of Route 1 Ina obtain a marriage license. The record lists Vernon as a party or witness.
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Gary Edmison
Mr. Vernon
Marsha Lynn Blackwell
Route 1
Ina
Neighbor's mutter boat joke decorates garage
A reader quips about a neighbor's garage as a comic scene, noting a watercraft being built and playful language from the finance company. The cartoonish tone lampoons local home signs and late-night family conversations.
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Dewey Shields
Sadorus
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Congress
Wilbur J. Cohen
National Alliance of Businessmen
Leo Beebe
NAB
Beebe
W. Marvin Watson
Mike Mansfield
GOP
Soviet Union
Moscow
LBJ
Bill
Monterey
Bill Kniffen
Girl
REDS
Harper
Bares
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