Deaths: Delmar Glenn Armes 60 in McLeansboro
Delmar Glenn Armes 60 died at St Therese Hospital in Waukegan after an auto accident. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro with Masonic rites Wednesday evening. burial in IOOF Cemetery. Born McLeansboro Nov 27, 1910, he married Audrey Killgrove. Survived by wife, son James, stepchildren Clifton Killgrove, Martin Killgrove, daughters Janice Hayes, Jean Hydrick, Brenda Bowman, Geraldine Garrison, and siblings Emery, Lyman, Gale. three sisters and a brother preceded him. Navy WWII veteran. member of Walpole Masonic Lodge and Shrine.
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Delmar Glenn -Armes
St. Therese Hospital
Waukegan
Gholson Funeral Home
McLeansboro
IOOF
Mr. Armes
James
Alma
Parker) Armes
Audrey Killgrove
Walpole
Masonic Lodge
Scottish Rites Shrine
East St. Louis
DeKalb
Clifton Killgrove
O’fallon
Martin Killgrove
Lake Villa
Janice Hayes
Jean Hydrick
Freeport
Brenda Bowman
Geraldine Garrison
Somerville
Ala
Emery
Joliet
Lyman
Fullbrook
Calif
Gale
Chester
Samuel Lemke Chester Dies at 79 in Chester
Samuel Lemke Chester, 79, of Chester, died at 12:55 a.m. today at Chester Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
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Samuel Lemke
Chester
Chester Memorial Hospital
Gholson Funeral Home
McLeansboro
Air Force Airman David Harrison Dies in Texas Crash
David Harrison Texas David Harrison Texas David Harrison 20 a former resident of Mt Vernon stationed with the Air Force in Nelenville Texas was killed recently in an automobile accident in Nelenville Funeral arrangements are complete but the body will be taken to Peoria Ill for burial He is survived by his parents one brother Jimmie of Frankfort Ind two sisters Mrs Avis Marsh and Mrs Brenda England both of Peoria and his grandmother Mrs Lillie Fleener Mt Vernon
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David Harrison
Mt. Vernon
Air Force
Nelenville
Texas
Peoria
Ill
Harlton Harrison
Washington, Ill
Bethel School
Mt. Vernon High School
Jimmie
Frankfurt
Ind
Avis Marsh
Brenda England
Lillie Fleener
Teen Center Seeks Couches for Adequate Seating
Teen Center Supervisor Dan Helverson announced the facility needs at least two more couches to provide adequate seating. He hopes generous citizens will donate, and requests contact at 242-6349 for donations.
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Dan Helverson
Helverson
Truman Shows Best Night Since Hospital Admission
Kansas City AP reports former President Harry S Truman had his best night since admission to Research Medical Center last Thursday. A hospital statement said tests were positive and he slept soundly until morning, then enjoyed a hearty breakfast after returning from the radiology department where lower gastrointestinal tests were conducted.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Medical Center
Wallace Graham
Harry S., Truman
Gale Products strike idles 1500 workers in Gale, Illinois
In Gale, Illinois, 1500 Gale Products Co workers are idle after the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 1659 rejected a new contract on a Saturday vote. The dispute involves two unions and halts factory and office work.
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Galesburg
Gale Products Co
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Gale
Hospital Notes list admissions and discharges across towns
The note records multiple admitted patients Doris L Kenley Orville Steven McKiness Emitt Lemay and others from Hagars town Bluford Texico Ina Sims Mt. Vernon and more. It also lists discharged patients including Mary Compton Good Samaritan Robert Wallin Jason Goodwin Patricia Smith Lena Drennan James Maxey Wanda Aldrich Yvonne Sandy and many others with addresses or areas. The list covers patients from various towns and care facilities with many personal details.
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Doris L. Kenley
Hagarstown
Orville
Steven McKiness
Bluford
Omar
Browning
Casey
Jon’ ‘Green
Texico
Emitt Lemay
South 25Th
Mary Compton
Lamar
Robert Wallin
Judy Higginson
Fairfield
Jason Goodwin
Broadway
Patricia Smith
Lena Drennan
Ina
James Maxey
Hickory Grove Manor
Wanda Aldrich
Alma
William Watkins
Woodlawn
Yvonne Sandy
Westcott
Brenda Houston
Herbert Murvell McCoy
College
Herman Peak
Airport Road
Thaddeus Rogers
Salem
Peggy Morgan
Box 422
Mt. Vernon
Richard Garrison
George Anselment
Bonnie
Diane Kirkpatrick
Lesser
Vivenne Shrode
Wilshire
Frank Shipley
Dahlgren
Karen Martin
Spruce
Timothy Ray Lynn
Cherry Drive
Ethel Russell
South
Kaleta Milford
Lori Beth
Sims
Sandra Schnicker
North
Kirby
Milt
Suinset Drive
Charles Robinson
Edwin Jones
Flora
Shirley - Capps
Mark Pyszka
Scheller
Tammy Buchanan
Logan
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital for Mr and Mrs Richard De ment
Mr and Mrs Richard De ment of Route 4 Mr Vernon are the parents of a daughter born at 8 40 o clock Monday morning January 25 in Good Samaritan Hospital The baby weighed six pounds six and one half ounces.
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Richard Dement
Route 4
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vietnam Fights Continue as Saigon Proposes Prisoner Exchange
South Vietnam proposes immediate release of all sick and wounded POWs on both sides. Lam cites 2,080 captured in the South including 1,267 Viet Cong and 783 North Vietnamese, with 30 special cases and unknown numbers held by the North. New year message from President Thieu calls 1967 decisive for peace amid upcoming elections.
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Republic of Vietnam
Lam
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam
First man to detect EM pulses from space identified
In 1931 Karl Jansky became the first to detect and identify electromagnetic pulses from space other than light marking a milestone in radio astronomy and the study of cosmic signals.
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Karl Jansky
Nixon Seeks Action On Forty Old Bills From 91st Congress
President Nixon called for action on about 40 bills from the 91st Congress now awaiting to be addressed by the 92nd. The proposals span desegregation aid, anti hijacking measures, higher diesel fuel and truck use taxes, airline ticket levies, and payroll reforms, with other items targeting obscenity, education, and government sit ins.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
National Institute of Education
Tate Jury Weighs Penalty For Manson Followers
The Tate murder case nears its penalty phase as jurors weigh the fate of Charles Manson followers. Testimony includes detailed accounts from Susan Kasabian, who described the brutal Tate estate killings and the chilling scene of the actress Sharon Tate and five others slain.
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Benedict Canyon
Miss Tate
Roman Polanski
Jay Sebring
Wojiciech Frykowski
Abi- Gail Folger
Stephen Parnet
Market Report Hog Prices Open at Daybreak
Markets open from 7 00 a m to 12 00 noon prices paid steady hogs in meat type 200 to 220 lb range No 1 17 00 No 2 16 50 No 3 16 00 sows steady 10 00 to 12 00.
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U.S.C.A
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Close to Morning quotes
Mt Vernon Grain reported prices in Mt Vernon this morning with Wheat at 1.55 Soybeans at 2.96 and Shelled Corn at 1.58.
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Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernon Mt V Livestock Auction Receipts and Prices
Receipts total 398 cattle 20 calves 100 hogs 35 sheep at Mt Vernon sale. Cattle mix about 20 percent slaughter steers and heifers 70 percent feeder cattle balance cows and slaughter stock. Prices range from 14.00 to 29.70 for cattle and 23.10 for slaughter lambs. Feeder steers 24.00 to 33.50 feeder heifers 23.00 to 32.00 hogs top 17.00 barrows gilts 17.00 sows 13.10.
Livestock at National Stockyards prices mixed across cattle hogs
National Stockyards estimates show hogs at 18.00 to 18.25 per 210-240 lb and 16.50 to 15.75 for heavier ranges. Cattle listed with steers near 31.50 for 1,125 lb, primes 31.00-31.25 for 1,050-1,250 lb, and cows 17.50-20.00 with bulls 24.00-25.00. Sheep and lambs priced at 25.00 to 25.50 for 90-105 lb shorn and wooled types 24.50-25.00.
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National Stockyards
Ill
Egg and hen prices in St Louis market report
St Louis market rundown lists consumer egg grades A large 31-38 cents per dozen A medium 28-37 A small 17-25 B large 30-33 and wholesale standards 20-22. Hens priced by weight heavy 9 cents per pound light over 5 percent 6 cents per pound. Ready to cook broilers and fryers 24.50-26.25 cents per pound this week.
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St, Louis
Chicago Produce Eggs Wholesale Prices
Chicago Mercantile Exchange report shows wholesale buying prices for grade A whites at 37 percent, mediums at 35 percent, and standards at 33 percent.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Grain price report snapshot
Chicago AP notes grain bids with Wheat No 2 hard red at 1.68 percent and No 2 soft red at 1.72 percent. Corn No 2 yellow at 1.57 percent and No 4 yellow at 1.50 percent. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 824 83 percent. Soybeans No 1 yellow 3.11 and Soybean oil 12.60.
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Chicago
Wall Street Bucks Record Pace With Small Gain
Wall Street rose modestly today building on recent gains. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials inched up 1.51 to 867.23 at noon as advances led declines 8 to 5 on the New York Stock Exchange. Trading volume remained heavy with 19.05 million shares traded on the Big Board. Turnover stayed brisk at times.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Coup Tops Uganda Leader in Kampala Gunfire Marks Overnight
Sporadic gunfire continued in Kampala less than a day after a faction of the army overthrew President Milton Obote. Brig. Gen. Idi Amin led the coup with Police Inspector-General William Oryema. casualties were unconfirmed as Obote sought support abroad.
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Kampala
Uganda
Milton Obote
Radio Uganda
Obote
St. Louis
Singapore
Edward Heath
South Africa
Nairobi
Kenya
Dar-es-Salaam
Tanzania
Julius Nyerere
Green Berets in North Carolina experimental project
The Army sent 80 Green Berets to Anson County North Carolina to work with local doctors police and schools. Brigr Gen Henry Emerson says the mission ends Vietnam era training and aims to boost peacetime usefulness and the Army image by helping build schools and dispensaries while asking locals what they need.
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Washington
Army
North Carolina
Anson County
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Green Berets
Vietnam
Henry E. Emerson
Emerson
Market Averages Inch Higher As Gains Continue
The Big Board's tape was delayed two minutes as analysts cite easier money and strong economy prospects, especially in corporate earnings. The 60-stock Dow rose 0.5 to 302.9 with Industrials up 0.8, Transports up 0.81, Utilities up 0.07, and Stocks up 0.63.
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Associated Press
No provision for notifying U.S. presidents of election
A historical note asserts that no mechanism exists to formally notify U.S. presidents about election results. The statement implies a gap in presidential transition protocols and official communication practices, highlighting the absence of a standardized notification process.
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U.S
County and City Discuss Center for Mt Vernon and Jefferson County
Officials plan a February 8 meeting to discuss a city county communications center for police sheriff fire and emergency calls. Costing 67547 the center would be city directed with county operation funding and a 60 percent grant from the Illinois Law Enforcement Commission. Location ideas include City Hall or the sheriff’s quarters at the courthouse with the sheriff soon moving. Read more on the attendees and potential sites.
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Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Court House
Alvin Lacy Williams
Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
Paul Partridge
Gale Martin
Russell Laur
Ray Botch
Charles W. Waite
Ross Wimberly
Field Township
Ted Marlin
Shiloh Township
Max Shurtz
Blissville Township
Paul Dickerson
Mt. Vernon Township
Ogilvie Expects Visit From Agnew
Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie announced Vice President Spiro Agnew will visit Springfield February 4 and 5 for conferences on governmental relations. The trip aims to explore revenue sharing proposals and gain support from county and city officials to boost federal cooperation with states and local governments.
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Springfield
Ill
Spiro Agnew
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Agnew
Driver Killed on I 57 Near Benton
Dennis J. Boetsch, 22, of Crystal Lake Illinois was killed when his car struck a concrete abutment on I 57 just north of Benton early today.
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Benton, Ill
Dennis J. Boetsch
Crystal Lake, Ill
I-57
Benton
Danville Ironworkers Strike At Esco Corp
About 200 ironworkers from the International Assn of Bridge Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers walked off the job at Esco Corp in Danville Illinois seeking a 70 cent per hour raise. The strike began at 11 p m Sunday with picketing on Monday. Current top wage at Esco is 3 68 per hour. Esco makes earth moving equipment.
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Danville, Ill
Esco Corp
International Assn. of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Ironworkers
Esco
Four Auto Crashes Reported In Mt Vernon Briefs
Four automobile accidents were reported to Mt Vernon police yesterday. Verledene Underwood Hughey and Ross Deroche collided at 10th and North streets at 3 26 p m with Deroche ticketed for failure to yield. Broadway and 6th saw Crider and Wooldridge collide at 3 45 p m with Crider’s car sustaining minor damage. Ossig and Taylor collided at 9th and Jordan at 12 13 p m with Ossig’s car suffering major damage. McKeness struck a light pole at Sunoco on 17th and Broadway with minor damage to both car and pole. A separate ice slide incident damaged Schlosser’s parked car in the 1400 block of Main street.
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Mt. Vernon
Verledene Underwood Hughey
Centralia
Wash
Ross Deroche
Ferguson
10Th
North Streets
Deroche
Broadway
6Th
Donald G. Crider
Oak
Wake Wooldridge
South 13Th
Crider
Richard P. Ossig
South 24Th
Charles L. Taylor
Cherry
9Th and
Jordan
Ossig
Steven D. McKeness
Miami
Fla
Demolition Permit Issued for 10th and Virginia Building
A demolition permit was issued yesterday to Allen Rose to tear down the building at the southwest corner of 10th and Virginia.
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Allen Rose
10Th and
Virginia
Bicycle Stolen From Mt. Vernon Youth
Joe Claxton reports to Mt. Vernon police yesterday that his son’s 20 inch Kelly green bicycle with a white banana seat was stolen last Saturday night.
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Joe Claxton
White
Mt. Vernon
Circuit Court Fines For Variety Of Traffic Violations
Yesterday in circuit court Jack W. Griffith Centralia received 10 dollars for speeding Dennis L. Adams Casey Avenue paid 10 for following too closely Gary D. Flota Lou Street 10 for disobeying a traffic signal Paul L. Knight North 12th Street 10 for no valid registration Fred G. Hart South 13th Street 10 for improper use of registration Hazel F. Hale South 28th Street 10 for careless driving Nelson Rex Bravard Mount Vernon 10 for intoxication Terry L. Milligan George Street 10 for disturbance Vernon R. Wilson Benton 50 for illegal liquor transportation and a driving while intoxicated charge reduced to reckless driving 100 Ora E. Pack Apple Avenue 15 for careless driving Jimmy Ray Thomas Perkins Avenue 10 for curfew violation A no valid registration charge against Robert L. Boyd was dismissed.
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Jack W. Griffith
Centralia
Dennis L. Adams
Casey Ave
Gary D. Flota
Lou St
Paul L. Knight
12Th St
Fred G. Hart
S. 13Th St
Hazel F. Hale
S. 28Rd St
Nelson Rex Bravard
Mt. Vernon
Terry L. Milligan
George St
Vernon R. Wilson
Benton
Ora E. Pack
Apple Ave
Divorces Granted in Circuit Court Yesterday
Divorces were granted in circuit court here yesterday to Vivian L Fiota from Coy A Fiota and Belle L Parker from Millard B Parker in a pair of separations.
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Vivian L. Fiota
Coy A
Divorce filings list Lockwood and Fitts couples
Ruth E. Lockwood files for divorce from James R. Lockwood alleging mental cruelty. Married May 8, 1964 and separated May 26, 1970, she seeks custody of one minor child child support and court and attorney fees. David Fred Fitts files for divorce from Billie Sue Fitts alleging mental cruelty. Married May 6, 1967, he seeks custody of one minor child.
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Ruth E. Lockwood
James R. Lockwood
David Fred Fitts
Billie Sue Fitts
Automobile Crash Involving Kramer Cars Reported
Brief notes in the Register-News describe an automobile accident involving the vehicle of William J. Kramer and another party. Details are incomplete in the provided fragment.
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Register-News
William J. Kramer
Mor day fishing lice ne-to Clarence H Ward
The county clerk's office records a notice involving Clarence H Ward at 1 Main St. Details are unclear due to OCR artifacts but indicate a filing or filing-related action.
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Mor Day
Clarence H. Ward
Main St
Venus 7 spacecraft lands in Venus atmosphere
MOSCOW AP The Soviet Union said Venus 7 made a soft landing on Venus on December 15 and transmitted data for 23 minutes Tass reported atmospheric conditions at the landing site included about 8757F temperature and 90 atmospheres of pressure Despite early reports space specialists thought the craft may have been crushed after 35 minutes of data transmission
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Venus
Tass
Beli
Astronauts Practice for Moon Landing at Fra Mauro
Astronauts Shepard Mitchell and Roosa near readiness to fly after four medical sessions. They rehearsed landing on Fra Mauro on the moon’s eastern Oceanus Procellarum edge, noting rugged ridges and boulder strewn valleys. The team prepared for a precise touchdown following earlier probes and training.
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Fra Mauro
Shepard
Mitchell
Rodta
Tps
Or . Berry
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Delmar Armes Waukegan
Samuel Lemke Chester
Fruman
Jefferson ‘Memorial
Good Samaritan
Cambodia
Gilliland Auction Co
Wainut Hill
Frank Cormier
Tate Jury
Mt. Vernon Grain
Mt. V. Livestock Auction
Federal-State Market News Service
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Eagles
A. F. Mueller
Danville
Bobo
Fred J. Schlosser
Main Street
Kramer
Wittch
Schlosser
Livingston Pharmacy
10Th St
Russ
Glen
C.D
Glen Hayes
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