Deaths Injuries Fatal To McLeansboro Boy
William Ray Galiher 13 of McLeansboro died Tuesday at Hamilton Memorial hospital from injuries after his bicycle was struck by a car. He was an East Side school eighth grader. Funeral services Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro with burial in Hebron cemetery. Body lies in state at Gholson Funeral Home. friends may call anytime. Born May 3, 1952 in Mt. Vernon to Leslie and Betty Ritchey Galiher. survived by sister Johnna.
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McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
William Ray
East Side
Gholson
Hebron
Mt. Vernon
Leslie and
Betty
Ritchey) Galiher
Johnna
Terry Lee Millenbine
Everett Millenbine
Dahlgren
United States Navy
St. Louis
Terry
Navy
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ilinois
Charles W. Cain
Patterson Rites Here Thursday
Funeral services for Betty Jane Patterson age 37 will be held Thursday at 1 30 p.m. at Pulley Funeral Chapel with Rev J G Parsons officiating and burial at Bethel Memorial cemetery. The body lies in state at the Pulley Funeral Home after 4 p.m. today. Miss Patterson a former resident of Mt Vernon died Sunday in Chicago. She is survived by her parents Leonard H Paterson of LaGrange Ill and Helen Van Horn of Chicago and an aunt Mrs Inez Hicks of Mt Vernon.
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Betty Jane Patterson
Pulley Funeral Chapel
J. G. Parsons
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Pulley Funeral Home
Miss Patterson
Mt. Vernon
Chicago
Leonard H
Pat’ Patterson
LaGrange
LaGrange, Ill
Helen van, Horn
Inez Hicks
Graveside Rites Thursday For Nora Musgrave
Graveside rites for Mrs. Nora Musgrave, 86, former Wayne City resident, will be held at 2 30 p m Thursday at Thomason Cemetery near Wayne City. She died Tuesday at her Alton home. Survived by daughter Mrs. Ethel Montague of Alton, three grandchildren, and two nephews Harry Musgrave of Wayne City and Glenn Musgrave of Alton. Preceded in death by husband Walter Musgrave.
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Nora Musgrave
Thomason
Wayne City
Musgrave
Alton
Ethel Montague
Harry Musgrave
Glenn Musgrave
Thomas Bright Dies in McLeansboro Funeral Planned
Thomas Mellon Bright 94 of McLeansboro died at 10 35 p m Tuesday in Jefferson Memorial Hospital He was born December 19 1872 in Hamilton County Survived by two daughters Daisy Kennedy Dahlgren and Hazel Leslie McLeansboro six grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren He was a member of Pleasant Grove Church The body will lie in state at Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro with calling after 4 p m Thursday
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McLeansboro
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Gholson
Mr. Bright
Hamilton County
Daisy Kennedy
Dahlgren
Hazel Leslie
Pleasant Grove
Jurors Told To Ignore News On Adamucci Killing Trial
CAMDEN N J AP Judge Louis L Goldman directed the jury in the case against Bobby Levon Mayberry John R Miller and William John Kestner not to read newspapers or hear broadcasts about the killing of Frank Adamucci a Cherry Hill real estate developer during an attempted lobby holdup at the Rickshaw Inn. The defense had sought a change of venue but was denied. Two jurors have been seated two days into the trial.
Births in Wayne City Bonnie and 321 Spruce areas
Mr and Mrs Jay Dee Newman of Wayne City welcomed a daughter Vonda Kay born at 3 35 yesterday in Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing eight pounds four ounces. Mr and Mrs William Hughey of Bonnie welcomed a daughter born at 12 17 yesterday in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces. Mr and Mrs Freddie Ballard of 321 Spruce welcomed a daughter born at 2 26 yesterday in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing six pounds nine ounces.
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Jay Dee Newman
Wayne City
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Vonda Kay
William Hughey
Bonnie
Good Samaritan Hospital
Freddie Ballard
321
Spruce
Weather recap for MT VERNON and nearby areas
MT VERNON weather reports a Tuesday high of 25 and a low of 9 with rainfall totaling .38 inches since 1966. Comparative figures include one year ago high 42 low 25, five years ago high 44 low 27, and ten years ago high 32 low 26. Thursday sunrise 7 18 and sunset 5 04 CST.
Temperate Southern Illinois Faces Unseasonable Cold Pattern
Temperatures in Southern Illinois will stay 10 to 15 degrees below normal through next Monday with highs in the low 30s to mid 40s and lows from the mid teens to around 30. A slight warmup Thursday and Friday precedes a colder weekend as precipitation totals range from a quarter to three-fourths of an inch with rain or snow south and snow north around Thursday and again later in the weekend.
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Southern Illinois
Severe cold grips northern Illinois with subzero readings
A daybreak report shows near zero temperatures across most of the state. Rockford and Belleville logged some of the coldest readings with subzero values, while Chicago O'Hare and Midway posted negative and near zero numbers. Readings were in the teens to 20s by day, with warmer conditions expected Thursday and a chance of snow.
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Belleville
St. Louis
Chicago O’hare
Moline
Chicago Midway
Peoria
Quincy
Vandalia
Springfield
Paducah
Dubuque
Iowa
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Patients
Admitted at Jefferson Memorial include Donna Kay New man of Wayne City Josie Wanda Williams of Bonnie Oscar G Johnson of Ina Caroline Sue Dulaney of Channahan IM. Discharged: Eudel Franklin Tucker Louise F Beck Good Samaritan Admitted: Claude Lee Robert son Terry Lee Taylor William Leslie Staley Frank L Clark Nina J Wheeler Clara Ange line McKenzie Lee Everett Griffith Calvin Edison Trotter Sue Ann Scrivner Discharged: Larry Don Low ery Gerald David Hampton Mrs Ann F Overstreet and baby David Keith Mrs Marilyn Jane Wellmaker and baby Jana Marie Dora Greer Dr James W Letzekorn Lula Belle Owens Lucille Marie Harper Robert Spires Clara Angeline McKenzie Everett Clyde Pigge Laura Myrtle Gelfius Pearl Sanford Hutchison
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Wayne City
Josie Wanda Williams
Bonnie
Oscar G. Johnson
Ina
Caroline Sue Dulaney
Channahan
Eudel Franklin Tucker
Louise F. Beck
Good Samaritan
Claude Lee Robertson
Terry Lee Taylor
William Leslie Staley
Frank L. Clark
Nina J. Wheeler
Clara
Angeline McKenzie
Lee Everett Griffith
Calvin Edison Trotter
Sue Ann Scrivner
Larry Don Lowery
Gerald David Hampton
Ann F. Overstreet
David Keith
Marilyn Jane Wellmaker
Jana Marie
Dora Greer
James W. Letzekorn
Lula Belle Owens
Lucille Marie Harper
Robert Spires
Clara Angeline McKenzie
Everett Clyde Pigge
Laura Myrtle Gelfius
Pearl Sanford Hutchison
Fall election seen for Rend Lake College
A regional debate over junior college districts centers on Rend Lake in southern Illinois. proposals include an expanded Kaskaskia district with Mt. Vernon or a single Southern Illinois district with multiple attendance centers. Local officials stress commuter college principles and highway access as crucial factors.
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Mt. Vernon
Kaskaskia Valley Junior College
Centralia
Souther Tlinois
Jacob Bach
Southern Ilinois University
Vincent Birchler
Randolph County
Fairfield
Harrisburg
Anna-Jonesboro
Sparta
Southern Illinois
Kaskaskia
Mt Vernon Chamber visits International Shoe in St Louis
Mt Vernon Chamber of Commerce delegates tour International Shoe Co headquarters in St Louis to verify operations and discuss potential re location of Mt Vernon plant. Officials praise local leadership and note payroll and benefits from 1965 while keeping open talks on future site and expansion plans.
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Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce
International Shoe
St. Louis
Bob Poisall
Mt. Vernon
International Shoe Company
Paducah
Anna, Ill
Mt. Vernon Chamber
E. J. Riley
Mt. Vernon Company
International Shoe Co
Six Die in Louisiana Fire in Melville Home
A mother and five children perished when flames destroyed their three room frame house in Melville Louisiana. Husband Charlie Tunwar, 52, was severely burned. Police identified the dead as Mrs Tunwar Elsie Bobby May Charles Jr Mary Ann and Rosemary. Fire started when Tunwar poured kerosene on hot coals in an old stove. Temperature was 34 degrees.
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Melville
Louisiana
Charlie Tunwar
Andy Darnall
Tunwar
Car Crash Kills Harold Love on I-70 Near East St Louis
Harold Love, 41, of Granite City Illinois was killed when his car slammed into a concrete utility pole on I-70 near East St Louis near the Dunnois 208 entrance ramp according to state police.
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Harold Love
Granite City
Ill
I-70
$12.7 Billion More Sought For Viet War
The article notes a continued push for additional Viet Nam war funding. A $12.761 billion request is included in this year’s budget, with a forthcoming defense budget proposal expected to jump to about $58.3 billion for next fiscal year. There is also talk in the Pentagon of another potential request, possibly in the spring.
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Pentagon
Menzies Quits As Australian Prime Minister
Australian Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies announces retirement after 16 years in office at age 71. Treasury Minister Harold Holt expected to succeed him. Menzies served as attorney general and led Australia during World War II before returning as Liberal leader in 1949.
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Australia
Robert Menzies
Menzies
Treasury
Harold Holt
Joseph A. Lyons
Lyons
Britain
United Australia Party
Labor
Liberal Party
Shotgun Blast Damages Car in Hobart Palmer Case
Hobart Palmer Jr. reports his car was hit by a shotgun blast while parked in the 200 block of South Tenth Street. He said the incident happened Saturday night and notified police on Tuesday.
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Hobart Palmer, Jr
South Tenth Street
First Woman Heads Major Nation India Gandhi Wins Power
Desai concedes as ballot results arrive. Mrs Gandhi becomes India’s first female leader and second woman world prime minister, succeeding Shastri era while facing hunger, Kashmir conflict, internal divisions, and a fragile economy amid regional tension with China. The Kamaraj faction maintains influence shaping national policy.
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Shastri
India
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Gandhi
Britain
Congress Party
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Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Ceylon
Pakistan
Kashmir
China
Motorist killed near Urbana in head-on crash
Dennis E. Millay, 22, of Louisville Kentucky, died Tuesday in a collision on U S 150 about four miles west of Champaign Urbana. John T. McConnell of Champaign was reported in serious condition.
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Urbana, Il
Dennis E. Millay
Louisville
U.S 150
Champaign-Urbana
John T. McConnell
Champaign
Mt Vernon Grain Prices in This Afternoon Trade
Market notes from Mt Vernon show wheat at 1.64 soybeans 2.73 shell corn 24 ear corn 1.21 as of this afternoon with quotes from local traders.
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Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices and Latest Quotations
Prices paid until 12 30 p m today were unchanged top 28 235 for 200 to 220 lb hogs Sows 24 00 for 300 weight down sows 300 weight and over 23 75 down Boars 17 50 and 18 00 After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day s prices
Chicago Grain prices report
Chicago AP notes grain quotes with Wheat No 2 hard at 1.68 and No 2 red at 1.72. Corn No 1 yellow 1.3334 and No 2 yellow 1.36 percent, other yellow grades 1.25 1.14. Oats No 2 heavy white 77 44 78 inches, Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.91 and soybean oil 11.70.
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Chicago
Livestock Receipts at National Stockyards II Auction Yard
Estimated Wednesday receipts at National Stockyards II: hogs 5000, cattle 1000, calves 130, sheep 500. Hogs priced 28.25 to 29.25 for 190-240 lb barrows and gilts, 23.50 to 25.50 for 320-650 lb sows. Cattle 2000, calves 200, steers 25.50 to 27.00, heifers 22.00 to 26.00, cows 14.50 to 16.50, vealers 23.00 to 37.00, calves 17.00 to 23.00. Sheep 900, lambs 27.50 to 28.50, 27.00 to 17.75.
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National Stockyards, II
Chicago Produce and Poultry Prices Shade Steady
Chicago markets show butter steady at 93 score AA with varied lots, eggs at 70 percent grade A whites or better, and wholesale poultry prices unchanged. Roasters and special fed white rock fryers are listed with minor price ranges for immediate trading.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
St Louis Produce Prices From AP Report
Egg and live poultry pricing listed by grade and size. Consumer grades show A large 36-38, A medium 34-36, A small 28-30, B large 31-33. wholesale 31-33, unclassified 25-27. Hens heavy 18-20, light over 5 lbs 12-13, under 5 lbs 7. broilers and fryers noted without complete figures.
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Wall Street shares slip after early gain amid profit taking
Wall Street moved irregularly lower in afternoon trading after three days of new highs as profits dried up. General Motors remained a leader but trimmed gains as rising rates and rail strike worries tempered the market. Dow and AP averages fell near noon, with rails under pressure and Gulf Sulphur rising on a sulphur price boost.
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Reds slaughter 33 in refugee camp siege
Reported attack on Tu Hiep refugee camp ends with 33 killed and details of a mortar strike. A U S adviser recounts a camp turned into a chamber of horrors as two Vietnamese guards are wounded and a three room school is destroyed. Separate assault near Thang Binh district headquarters yields three guerrilla deaths.
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Air Defenses Topic At Mt Vernon Jaycee Banquet
At the Mt Vernon Jaycee Week banquet Ken Evers of Illinois Bell will discuss defending the nation from air or missile attacks and NORAD’s role. The program includes a NORAD briefing with a telephone loudspeaker link and Q&A. The event starts Friday January 21 at 6 30 at the L and N Restaurant.
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Pearl Harbor
Mt. Vernon
Ausdience
NORAD
L and N
Cullins Charged With Battery After Shotgun Incident
Marion Cullins, 36, of 1316 North 13th, charged with battery in a warrant sworn out this morning. He was taken to the county jail after a reported shotgun shooting spree, with a warrant signed by Ivan Clark stating he struck him and broke his eyeglasses. A woman reported pellets struck her house during the incident.
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Marion Cullins
North 13Th
Cullins
Ivan Clark
Royal Neighbors to Meet and Install Officers
The Royal Neighbors of America will meet Thursday evening January 20 at 7 30 at the LOCF hall. After the business meeting officers will be installed and an open house held at 8 00. A social hour and refreshments will follow. Signed Lillie Johnson oracle.
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Royal Neighbors
Royal Neighbors of America
L0.c.f. Hall
Lillie Johnson
Oracle
Chicago Transit Workers Turn Down Contract
Chicago transit workers rejected a proposed contract 1195 to 526, with the Amalgamated Transit Union saying the issue would go to arbitration. The wage offer would rise from 3.01 to 3.09 an hour, while work rules were cited in prior rejections. About 2,500 motormen face unresolved bargaining as other unions also rejected terms. None anticipated a strike. motives included comparing to New York’s recent transit settlement.
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Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
Amalgamated Transit Union
Patrick J. Broderick
CTA
Broderick
New York
Divorces Sought In Two Petitions In Circuit Court
Jessie F. Reed seeks divorce from Carl Reed Jr alleging cruelty and custody of two children with a property settlement following their 1967 marriage. Carol Ann Lane seeks divorce from Samuel Arthur Lane alleging cruelty and custody of a minor child with support in their 1955 marriage.
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Jessie F. Reed
Carol Ann Lane
Carl Reed Jr
Reeds
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