Deaths Warren Howard of Bonnie Aged 45
Warren Gilbert Howard 45 of Bonnie died at 10 55 p m yesterday at Veterans Hospital in Marion Funeral services are incomplete at Inn Funeral Home Survivors include his widow Zela Allen Howard of Bonnie three daughters Shirley Roney of St Louis Pattie and Karen Howard both of Bonnie one son Tommie Joe Howard of Bonnie two half brothers David Mendenall of Mt Vernon Lowell Mendenall of Tamms Ill three half sisters Mrs Mary Wilson of West Frankfort Mrs Helen Young and Mrs Wanda Brown both of Mt Vernon
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Warren Gilbert Howard
Bonnie
Veteran’s Hospital
Marion
the Inn Funeral Home
Zela (Allen) Howard
Shirley Roney
St. Louis
Pattie
Karen Howard
Tommie Joe Howard
David Mendenall
Mt. Vernon
Lowell Mendenall
Tamms
Ill
Mary Wilson
West Frankfort
Helen Young
Wanda Brown
Walter Bowling of Bluford Dies at 81
Walter D. Bowling 81 of Route 1 Bluford died at 3 20 am today at Good Samaritan Hospital. The body was taken to Bluford Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements were incomplete. He was married to Nancy Ethel Donoho who survives, along with two sons Charles of St Charles Illinois and Dannie of Herrick Illinois, three daughters Emma Robertson Wayne City Dorothy Rodgers Sumner and Opal Kirkpatrick Bluford, and a sister Emma Gordon Farmington Missouri.
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Walter D. Bowling
Route 1
Bluford
Good Samaritan Hospital
Bluford Funeral Home
Bowling
Nancy Ethel Donoho
Charles
St. Charles
Ill
Dannie
Herrick
Emma Robertson
Wayne City
Dorothy Rodgers
Sumner
Williamson Dies at 68. Rites Saturday in Marion
Clyde B. Williamson of 1701 Pace Avenue died at 4 35 am in Veterans Hospital at Marion at age 68 years three months and 17 days. He was a retired plant engineer for Weston Biscuit Co. Funeral at 3 pm Saturday Myers Chapel with Herbert J Wilson officiating. Burial Oakwood Cemetery. He was born October 8 1898 in Jefferson County, married Lillian Ward in 1920, survived by a daughter Norma Winfree, two brothers Tom and James, two sisters Jessie Robertson and Mabel Reece, six grandchildren. He was a member of Central Church of Christ and a World War I veteran.
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Clyde B. Williamson
Pace Avenue
Veterans Hospital
Marion
Weston Biscuit Company
Myers Chapel
Herbert J. Wilson
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Williamson
Jefferson County
Charles
Emma (Williams) Williamson
Lillian Ward
Norma Winfree
This City
Tom Williamson
Bluford
James Williamson
Decatur
Ill
Jessie Robertson
Joshua Tree
Calif
Mabel Reece
Lake Port
Williamson
Central Church of Christ
American Legion
Norman Eddings' Father Dies in Paducah Ky
Joseph F. Eddings aged 87 died last night at his Paducah home. He was the father of Norman K. Eddings of this city and Forest Eddings. Survived by another son, wife Lottie, seven daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Burial pending in Paducah. services incomplete. He was a Church of Christ member.
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Joseph F. Eddings
Paducah
Norman K. Eddings
Roth
Forest Eddings
Lottie Eddings
Mr. Eddings
The
Church of Christ
Syria Denies Any Promise To Keep Peace
In Jerusalem Israeli authorities dismissed a Damascus radio denouncement declaring Syria would not guarantee Israel’s security from guerrilla raids. The broadcast, during the Mixed Armistice Commission talks, touted Palestine liberation as Syria’s unalterable policy while Israel warned of self defense if needed.
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Jerusalem
Israeli Foreign Ministry
Damascus
Syria
Israel
Liberation of
Generals Meet Ky Returns Home In New Viet Crisis
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky arrives in Saigon after a goodwill tour to Australia and New Zealand for an emergency junta meeting. Co, dismissed abroad as defense minister and deputy premier, remains in Hong Kong. Ky's stopovers included Manila and a hospital visit to President Marcos. he says he will discuss Co’s ouster with the directorate on return.
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Kenneth L. Whiting
Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Australia
New Zealand
Nguyen Huu Co
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Hong Kong
China
Formosa
Manila
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Sydney
Johnson names Ackley to head postwar study group
President Johnson outlined anti-recession plans and named Gardner Ackley economic council chairman to lead a postwar study group with heads of federal departments. The group will consider tax reduction priorities, expand key programs, ease credit, and smooth the transition for workers and communities. The report projects continued growth with low unemployment around 3.9 percent and modest inflation.
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Nam
Johnson
Gardner Ackley
Economic Council
Ackley
Council
Congress
Weather report for MT VERNON and nearby areas
MT VERNON WEATHER Wednesday high 67 low 35. Rainfall from 7:00 am Wednesday to 7:00 am Thursday 0.32 inch. Rainfall year to date 0.86 inch. No year ago high 31 low 17. Five years ago high 59 low 30. Ten years ago high 28 low 15. Friday sunrise 7:13 sunset 5:12 CST.
Substance in blood linked to schizophrenia claim
New Orleans AP Tulane researchers report evidence that schizophrenia psychosis stems from a blood substance affecting the brain. They recreated taraxein, suggesting a laboratory produceable compound may enable a targeted treatment. Dr. Robert C. Heath says cure or control is the next step. the theory challenges decades of psycho logical explanations.
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New Orleans
Tulane
Robert C. Heath
Heath
Tulane University
School of Medicine
Park District Study At Mt Vernon Area Meeting
Allen and Co-Chairman Ward plan to speak to Mt Vernon area organizations to explain the park district proposal. Jamison said Toast Masters would also speak as a community service. The group hopes a park district will be established and provide a top recreation program for residents of all ages with proper funding and a professional director.
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Daries
Allen
Bob Ward
Mt. Vernon
Jamison
Hog Market Prices Hold Steady at Mt Vernon
Markets Mt Vernon Hog Market prices paid until 12 30 p m today were unchanged The top was 19 35 for 190 to 220 lb hogs Sows were 15 50 for 300 weight down sows 300 weight and over 15 00 down Boars were 13 00 and 13 50 After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day's prices.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon prices listed for soybeans at 2.75 a bushel and corn at 1.32 for shell and 1.27 for ear corn, based on a post noon report.
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Mt. Vernon
Commodity price snapshot for grains in Chicago markets
Chicago Wheat No 2 hard 1.65 No 2 red 1.65 Corn No 2 yellow 1.42 Oats No 2 heavy white 78 Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.945 Soybean oil 10.13.
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Chicago
Livestock Prices at National Stockyards Friday
Estimates for Friday show cattle 800 head, calves 150, steers good to choice 24.00-25.25, heifers 21.50-24.00, cows 15.50-18.00, vealers 27.00-37.00, calves 19.00-24.00. Hogs total 8,000 with barrows and gilts 17.50-20.50 and sows 15.00-16.75. Sheep 300 with wooled lambs good to prime 20.00-23.25 and ewes 5.00-8.00.
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National Stockyards
St Louis Produce Prices Reported by AP
The St Louis market lists consumer egg grades with sizes and prices. A large eggs 28 to 30 cents per dozen, A medium 24 to 26, A small 17 to 18, B large 22 to 23, wholesale standard 23 to 24, unclassified 22 to 23, checks 12 to 14, hens heavy 13 to 14, light under five pounds no price, broilers and fryers 25 to 26.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Produce Market Prices Snapshot
Chicago Mercantile Exchange listings show butter grades AA through C with scores from 93 to 89 and percentages around 61 to 65. Car grades include B and C with scores near 90. Egg quality categories note A whites, mixed, mediums, and standards around 27 to 29 with high grade indicators.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wall Street Turns Up as Bank Rate Cuts Boost Stocks
The New York market rallied after major banks cut rates, with the Chase Manhattan Bank reducing prime loan rates and British banks lowering rates. The Associated Press average slipped early but rebounded, led by glamour tech and aviation shares. Airlines gained while GM fell. GE and Westinghouse rose amid broad buying on heavy trading.
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New York
New York City
Chase Manhattan Bank
Associated Press
Dow Jones Noon Averages Dip Broad Decline In Trading
Dow Jones noon stock averages show declines across major indices with Industrials down 5.62 to 834.97, Rails off 1.05 to 225.04, Utilities at 138.20 down 0.28, and overall market down about 1.62 points amid mixed trading.
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New York
Indus
Casey Junior High students tape Channel 8 program
Four Casey Junior High students taped a telecast for the series Ask Me About to air at 6 p.m. on WSIU-TV Channel 8. The program features a London student interviewed by Casey pupils and includes reruns at 1:50 p.m. next Monday and 10:05 a.m. next Wednesday.
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Casey Junior High School
Wsiu-Tv
WSIU
National Education Television
Southern Illinois University
Jane Morton
Kathy Marshall
David Dude
Randy Farrar
Everett Thompson
Mt. Vernon
London
England
Casey Junior High
Carmi
Enemies Dead in Day-Long Clash in Vietnam Rain
The fight near the Viet Cong bunkers on the northern edge of the Iron Triangle left 11 more enemy dead, raising total killed to 706 since Operation Cedar Falls began January 8. U S forces reported light American casualties and continued ground actions.
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Ers
Iron Triangle
Saigon
Cedar Falls
U.S
Triangle
North Vietnamese
U. S
Skyraider
Dong Hoi
Stoddard
Keppler
Ingersoll
Hospital Notes and Aid Department Report
Hospital notes list admittees and discharges with names and addresses including John F. Dowdell Virginia Fay Allen Clara B. Shaw Michael Edward Simmons Walter Garrison Kenneth D. Faulkner Lisa Gay Midgette Henry Ira Kent Norval Dare Faye Adomat Mary Alice Reid George Ward Henry Emmett Harrell Marguerite Plater Nancy Hunt George Robert Patterson Leora Cameron Nancy Henn Edith Schultz Elliott Eiler Weaver Dulaney Nancy Jane Weber Hazel Bishop Birche Page Michael DeVivo Eva Sweetin Edna Fogerson SPRINGFIELD Illinois Public Aid Department reports November cases at 410 839 up 15 062 from year prior mainly due to more medical assistance recipients.
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Jefferson Memorial
John F. Dowdell
Taylor
Virginia Fay Allen
RFD
Clara B. Shaw
Perkins
Michael Edward Simmons
Wayne City
Walter Garrison
Keenes
Kenneth D. Faulkner
McLeansboro
Lisa Gay Midgette
Henry Ira Kent
God Samaritan
Norval Dare
Faye Adomat
Barton
Mary Alice Reid
South
George Ward Henry
North
Emmett Harrell
Herbert
Marguerite Plater
Nancy Hunt
George Robert Patterson
College
Leora Cameron
Bluford
Nancy Henn
Conger
Edith Schultz
Texico
Elliott Eiler
Park
Weaver Dulaney
Shawnee
Nancy Jane Weber
Dahlgren
Hazel Bishop
Royal Place
Birche
Page
Lamar
Michael DeVivo
Belleville
Eva Sweetin
Ina
Edna Fogerson
Kinmundy
Runaway Girl Killed In Chase Of Speeding Car
In Chicago area, 14 year old Susan Kohlmetz died and 15 year old Sharon Goode was seriously injured when their speeding car crashed and burned while fleeing police. The tollway crash occurred at the 159th Street Toll Plaza after authorities halted the vehicle.
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Chicago
Watertown
Wis
Susan Kohlmetz
Sharon Goode
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Arnold Kohlmetz
159Th Street
Illinois Tollway
Charles Roth
95Th Street
159Th Street Toll Plaza
Mt. Vernon Airport Receives $13,195 Release
Gov. Otto Kerner approved $13,195.11 for the Mt. Vernon Airport as reimbursement from the federal government to Illinois Department of Aeronautics for construction and engineering costs. Additional releases include Centralia Municipal Airport $7,389.07 and Cairo Airport $18,207.
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Otto Kerner
Mt. Vernon
Illinois’ Department of Aeronautics
Centralia
Cairo
Heavy Snow Hits Northern Illinois Areas
Storm blankets Park Gifford East Lynn Enfield and Armstrong with heavy snow. Line and service crews rush to repair damage as Walter Smith of Illini Cooperative Electric Co. estimates losses exceeding 50000 dollars.
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Park
Gifford
East Lynn
Enfield
Armstrong
Walter Smith
Illini Cooperative Electric Co
Auto makers cut production amid slowing car sales
Detroit AP reports the auto industry paused growth as new car sales slowed and production was cut. GM announces indefinite layoffs of 1,900 Chevrolet workers after prior notices to 2,800. Chrysler idles three plants for a week in February and a fourth for two weeks. AMC resumes lines, builds 1,100 daily versus 1,600 pre-shutdown, borrows 20 million more, total 95 million due May 31. Ford trims overtime and adopts four day weeks. AMC stock active. year 1966 shows $12.6 million loss.
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Detroit
General Motors
Chrysler
Chevrolet
American Motors
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford II
Roy D. Chapin
AMC
New York Stock Exchange
Prof Charges ROTC Cadets Used As Spies
University of Washington session in October urged ROTC cadets to gather information on students and faculty tied to leftist campus groups. Professor Gordon Griffiths said training kits from the 6th Army were used, though a Army spokesman denied cadets were instructed to spy.
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Seattle
Wash
Army Reserve
University of Washington
Gordon Griffiths
American Association of University Professors
6Th Army
San Francisco
Army
Car Hits Fence North Of Dix No Injuries Reported
A southbound car driven by Mt. Vernon resident Pat Hofstetler skidded on a wet highway north of Dix around 11 25 p m and struck a fence. All five occupants escaped injury as the vehicle spun and collided with the fence along Highway 37.
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Mt. Vernon
Dix
Pat Hofstetler
West Main
Highway 37
General Radiator Backs Ozark Fete
Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce announces General Radiator Inc. has reserved 40 tickets for Ozark Airlines 5th Anniversary fete at Mt. Vernon February 1. The event, hosted by Ozark and supported by local officials, highlights air service's role in the economy and will run 10 am to 4 pm with a 4:30 to 6:30 pm Elks fellowship. Tickets $5.00 available at multiple local outlets and chambers.
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Mt. Vernon
Elks Club
Chamber of Commerce
Rudy Patrick Seed Co
Bob O'Brien
City Clerk's Office
Mitchell Home Furnishings
Bill Steffy
Stan Koziara
Ozark
Wallace Owen
Thomas L. Grace
Ozark Airlines
Ste Louis
Dismiss Suit After Hearing Evidence Here
Judge Alvin Lacy Williams ruled against both the plaintiff and the defendant counter plaintiffs in Jefferson county circuit court this week. The suit Patton vs Hall and St Louis Union Trust Co. sought 869.90 for car damage from a June 1960 Marion county rural road accident. After plaintiff's evidence the court directed verdicts granting nothing to both sides.
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Alvin Lacy Williams
Jefferson County
Richard N. Patton
Dorothy Poore Hall
St. Louis Union Trust Co
John C. Hall
Patton
Marion County
Williams
Birth of Kathryn Lisa Parr in Park Ridge hospital
Mr and Mrs Jack M Parr of Elgin welcomed a daughter named Kathryn Lisa, born Wednesday morning January 18 at General Lutheran Hospital Park Ridge Illinois. The baby weighed seven pounds six and one half ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs C M Parr of Elgin.
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Jack M. Parr
Elgin
General Lutheran Hospital
Park Ridge, Ill
Kathryn Lisa
C.M. Parr
City
Marina Eubanks Wins 4-H Honor
Marina Eubanks of Opdyke Route 1 has been chosen as Jefferson County’s winner of the Certificate of Merit from the Illinois Guernsey Breeders Association. In her sixth year with 4H, she belongs to the Hams Grove Sunnysiders club led by John Kent and Wayne Estes and is invited to the Illinois Guernsey Breeders’ annual meeting in Bloomington on February 11.
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Marina Eubanks
James Eubanks
Route 1
Opdyke
Jefferson County
Illinois Guernsey Breeders’ Association
Marina
Hams Grove Sunnysiders
John Kent
Wayne Estes
Eubanks
Inquest Tonight In Buhler Death
Coroner John Richardson will conduct an inquest tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the courthouse into the death of Verna E Buhler 56 of 1517 Perkins Avenue found January 19 near the home of his former wife Evelyn Buhler 1504 Perkins. He suffered blows to the head and foul play is possible.
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John Richardson
Verna E. Buhler
Buhler
Perkins Avenue
Evelyn Buhler
Perkins
Richardson
Mishap Reported At Mt. V Motel Parking Lot
Dean Slone of Mason Illinois said his car sustained over 100 dollars in damage when hit in the Mt V Motel parking lot by another vehicle that failed to stop. Police were informed last night.
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Dean Slone
Mason, Il
Lawrence Motel
Slone
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