Congo says mercenaries driven back in east Congo
Congo government radio claims Vanguished mercenaries retreated after battles near Bukavu and Kisangani in eastern Kivu. Mobutu seeks UN action to ban mercenary recruitment tied to Mosite exile plot. U.S. evacuates citizens from Bukavu as fighting nears post office and radio station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Swaelens
Brussels
Radio
Congo
Bukavu
Kisangani
U.N. Security Council
Joseph Mobutu
Theodore Idzumbuir
Mobutu
Kivu
Kanta
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Balearic Islands
Algeria
U.S
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Rwanda
Damage at Miller Lake Reported
Bill Sanders of 1721 Cherry reported to the sheriff that sand or sugar was placed in his outboard motor at Miller Lake and two oars were stolen from his boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Sanders
Cherry
Miller Lake
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted list
Hospital notes from Jefferson Memorial show admissions and discharges. Admitted include Larry Goldman Mona Clark William Ramsey Nancy Ferguson Dorothy Mack with many others listed by residence. Discharged include Orval Jenkins James Reynolds Ruth Karcher Charles Quinn Mae Troutt and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Larry Goldman
Jones
Mona M. Clark
William J. Ramsey
Odin
Nancy Lee Ferguson
Manhen
Dorothy Mack
Dahlgren
Orval Jenkins
Salem
James L. Reynolds
Centralia
Ruth Ann Karcher
Belle Rive
Charles H. Quinn
Perkins
Mae E. Troutt
Good Samaritan
Matilda Miller
James Keith Beckman
Cherry
Ruby Campbell
Logan
Marie Bourland
Woodlawn
Clara McKenzie
South
Beatiie Ellis
Box
Mt. Vernon
Linda Woods
Larry Garren
Flora Jones
Jerome White
Forest
Judy
Laur
Ina
Fred Laughharn
Doris Ewing
Patricia Allery
Baby Girl
Lor
Ann
Dix
Paul Young
Wayne City
Faris Bryan
Bluford
Riley Johnson
South Johnson
Geraldine Garrett
Chicago
Merida Garrett
Latonya Garrett
Glen Vester Garrett
Treasa Beasley
Noma Williams
Route 6
Births at Good Samaritan and Memorial Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Paul Hester 724 Kensington welcome a baby boy at 1 30 am today July 7 weighing eight pounds four and a half ounces. Mr and Mrs Arthur J Raney 319 Harrison greet a baby boy born at 5 34 am weighing ten pounds. Mr and Mrs Richard Williams Lawton Oklahoma announce a daughter born Saturday July 1 at Memorial Hospital in that city weighing seven pounds ten ounces named Sonya Lynn. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Harold Rutherford of Ashley Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hester
Kensington
Good Samaritan Hospital
Arthur J. Raney
Harrison
Richard Williams
Lawton
Okla
Memorial Hospital
Sonya Lynn
Williams
Jeannette Rutherford
Harold Rutherford
Ashley Road
Weather report for Mt. Vernon and region
MT VERNON WEATHER Thursday high 81 low 55. Rain from 7:00 a.m. Thursday to 7:00 a.m. Friday 04. Rainfall 1967 to date 19.16 inches. One year ago high 92 low unknown. Five years ago high 85 low unknown. Ten years ago high unknown low 70. Saturday sunrise 4:38 sunset 7:31 CST.
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MT. Vernon
Associated Press
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Trie
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Illinois Weather By The Associated Press
Temperatures rise to July like levels across Illinois with highs in the 80s and 90s in spots while northern areas stay clearer. Overnight readings fall to the 50s and 60s as showers and storms approach midweek. Southern Illinois shows cloudier skies with cooler readings and a return to near normal by next week.
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Illinois
Wiather
Associated Press
Petition Seeks Revocation of Probation for Local Resident
A petition filed in Circuit Court seeks revocation of probation for Archie Fairchild 19 of 1917 South 9th Street. Fairchild on two year probation for theft pleaded not guilty to a burglary at Harry Hamiltons home on North 27th Street. Fellow defendants Sheldon Walker 21 of 714 Conger and Marcia Gansz 17 of Mt Vernon had arraignments continued to next Wednesday.
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Archie Fairchild
South 9Th Street
Fairchild
Mt. Vernon
Harry Hamilton
North 27Th Street
Frank Walker
Alvin Lacy Williams
Hamilton
Sheldon Walker
Conger
Marcia Gansz
Markets Mt Vernon Hog Prices Today
Prices paid until 12:30 p.m. were unchanged with top figures at 22.50 to 22.75 for 200 to 220 lb meat type hogs. Sows ranged from 18.75 to 19.00 for 300 lb plus, with boars at 12.50 and 13.00. After 12:30 p.m. prices will be based on the next day's figures.
Mt Vernon Market Prices Rumored This Morning
Mt Vernon auction room quoted prices for the day with wheat at 1.28, soybeans at 2.73 and shell corn at 1.36 as farmers gauge market values. Prices reflect local trading activity and may vary by lot and seller.
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Mt. Vernon
Cash Grain Market Quotes Chicago AP
Wheat No 2 hard 1.56 No 2 red 1.49 Corn No 2 yellow 1.37 Oats No 2 heavy white 78 Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.85 Chicago markets report shows price levels for standard grain futures and cash bids across major commodities with percentage changes noted.
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Chicago
Chicago Butter and Eggs Prices Steady at CME
Chicago report notes butter prices steady with wholesale buying unchanged across grades 93 score AA 66 and 92 4 66 while 90 B 63 percent and 89 C 59 percent. Eggs hold steady to firm with wholesale buying unchanged to 1 percent higher and grade A whites at 30 percent, mixed 30, mediums 21, standards 24, checks 18.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
St Louis Produce Prices and Grades Update
AP report lists consumer grade ranges for eggs by size from large to small and weights for heavy and fryers. Wholesale grades shown as standard and unclassified with note on brail ers and fryers percentages.
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ST. Louis
Livestock and Wall Street Roundup From National Stockyards and New York
Livestock estimates from Livestock National Stockyards Illinois outline Monday figures with hogs cattle calves and sheep listed alongside price ranges for various weights and classes. In New York the stock market rose at noon aided by gains in airlines and blue chips, led by AT&T pressure but Dow Jones up 5.03 to 869.05 with industrials rails and utilities higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Telephone
Dow Jones
At&t
Federal Communications Commission
Airlines
Associated Press
Eastern
United
U.S
American Stock Exchange
Settlement Reaches Out Of Court In Damages Case
A civil suit seeking 31000 dollars was settled out of court. Circuit Judge Randall Quin dry ordered the case of J. T. Stanford versus E. Homer Jahn and Cecil Jahn dismissed from the docket after notice of a settlement agreement.
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Randall
Quindry
J. T. Stanford
E. Homer Jahn
Cecil Jahn
Chicago Police Deliver Twins
Chicago officers delivered twins born at home after Mrs. Cora Silas summoned help. Officer Richard Bollman aided the breech birth of the second child, with Patrolman James Boyle calling for a doctor. Both newborn girls and mothers were in satisfactory condition and hospitalized.
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Chicago
C.W. Silas
Cora Silas
Silas
Richard Bollman
James Boyle
Boyle
Bollman
B52s Crash In Sea Off South Vietnam Continues
Eight engine B52 bombers collided northwest of the Philippines on June 18 1965 en route to South Vietnam. Two crashed at sea and six crewed aircraft searched. The raids hit the A Shan valley near Da Nang with about 90000 pounds of bombs. One plane from March Air Force Base California and the other from Columbus Mississippi.
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South Vietnam
Philippines
Air Force
Puerto Rico
A Shan
DA Nang
Guam
Thailand
U.S
Saigon
22Nd
March Air Force Base
Calif
464Th
Columbus
Miss
Vietnam
United States
Clark Issues Bugging Rules for Federal Agencies
Atty General Ramsey Clark outlines strict guidelines requiring advance written approval from him before electronic surveillance by federal agencies. An emergency national security exception allows temporary authorization with full explanation to be reported within 24 hours, with overheard conversations taped and the materials kept secret from other agency personnel.
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Washington
Ramsey Clark
Johnson
Clark
Credit Cards In Vending Machines
Chicago report on First Federal Savings and Loan Association introducing a credit system for employees to buy food and drinks from vending machines. A computerized log records date item amount and card number, with deductions from payroll and monthly statements. Cantin Corp installed the system developed by Tateiji Electronic Co of Kyoto. Lost cards do not grant free meals and vendors can be programmed to reject unauthorized users.
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Chicago
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Canteen Corp
Tateiji Electronic Co
Kyoto
Japan
Japanese photographer sails solo Pacific toward Japan
Ikuo Kashima, 37, a Japanese commercial photographer, sails Kaaraasa II solo from Long Beach to Japan. The Maritime Self Defense Force says he is due around July 20 after 104 days at sea. His 16-foot boat was spotted by the Shii support ship 22 miles northeast of Hachijo Island, about 360 miles south of Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Ikuo Kashima
Japan
Long Beach
Calif
Kashima
MSDF
Hachijo Island
Navy Planes Collide Over Norfolk Four Die
Two Navy Tracker aircraft from the carrier Randolph collided off the Virginia capes. Four crewmen from Air Anti-Submarine Warfare Squadron 27 are missing and presumed dead: Lt. Cmdr. Jackson L. Archambault, Lt. Cmdr. Robert A. Potter, Lt. Anthony R. Cotignola, and Lt. Robert L. Leon. Details on hometowns unavailable.
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Norfolk, Va
Randolph
Virginia Capes
Navy
Atlantic Fleet Naval Air Force
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Jackson L. Archambault
Robert A. Potter
Anthony R. Cotignola
Robert L. Leon
Levy Denied Writ And Bond In Levy Case
Washington AP Capt Howard B Levy failed in a second bid for freedom pending appeal from a three year prison sentence on court martial charges of disobedience and disloyalty The U S Court of Military Appeals denied his habeas corpus petition and bail plea Earlier Judge J Robert Martin Jr refused bail or parole saying Levy not eligible for civilian relief Levy convicted June 2 at Ft Jackson S C for refusing to train Green Beret medics and for voicing opposition to U S involvement in Vietnam He remains at Ft Jackson awaiting military review and appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Howard B. Levy
Freedom
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Levy
U.S
J. Robert Martin Jr
Columbia
S.C
Circuit Court fines six defendants at Mt Vernon
Six defendants were fined in Circuit Court at Mt. Vernon. Diana Nancy Piper of Mt Vernon was fined $50 for driving on a revoked license. Roger D Campbell of 729 South 17th Street owed $15 for careless driving. Gary L Ellis of Route 8 Bluford paid $10 for loud mufflers. John Henry Farris of Thompson Hotel Mt Vernon was fined $10 for intoxication. Nancy L Davis of Route 1 Dix filed $10 for failure to yield right of way. Brenda J Karcher of Route 2 McLeansboro paid $10 for speeding.
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Mt. Vernon
Diana Nancy Piper
Roger D. Campbell
South 17Th Street
Gary L. Ellis
Bluford
John Henry Farris
Thompson Hotel
Nancy L. Davis
Dix
Brenda J. Karcher
McLeansboro
Queen Elizabeth I Knighted Sir Francis Chichester On Thames
In a televised public ceremony at Greenwich the Queen dubbed Sir Francis Chichester a knight for his solo voyage around the world. Drake's broadsword was placed on his shoulders as 2,000 guests watched and millions saw on TV.
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Queen Knights Chichester
Drake
Greenwich
England
Elizabeth I
Francis Chichester
Sir Francis Drake
Chichester
Prince Philip
Royal Naval College
Thames
Gipsy Moth
Woolwich
Plymouth
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Deptford
Vancouver Sniper Kills Two in Yard Tragedy
In Vancouver British Columbia a tall armed sniper opened fire from a second story window, killing university professor D D A Webster and his wife as bystanders Patti Barriss and Helda Baxter were wounded. Police seized more than 10 rifles and arrested the shooter who surrendered after 20 minutes. No motive established.
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Vancouver
B.C
D.D.A. Webster
Patti Barriss
Helda Baxter
Julia A. Donald
Patti
Walsh
Webster
Lyndon's Cable TV In The Hole
Washington AP report notes Austin based Capital Cable Co losses nearly 909000 in 34% years ended last August FCC records show 881824 loss since January 1963 Capital Cable is half owned by Texas Broadcasting in which Mrs Lyndon B Johnson holds 52 8 percent and daughters own 15 45 percent each The firm seeks FCC waiver to protect local stations if requested by those stations.
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Washington
Austin, Tex
Johnson
Capital Cable Co
Federal Communications Commission
Capital Cable
Texas Broadcasting Co
Lyndon B. Johnson
FCC
Ridgway Car Driver Killed in Illinois Crash
Ridgway, Ill. AP reports James F. Krikie 22 of Ridgway was killed Thursday night when his car struck a parked truck and smashed into a garage. Connie S. Williams 19 of Shawneetown was critically injured in the same wreck.
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Ridgway, Ill
James F. Krikie
Ridgway
Connie S. Williams
Shawneetown
Krikie
Egyptians Fire Across Suez Canal Amid Sabotage Claims
Egyptian commandos nightly try to cross the Suez Canal to strike Israeli positions as fighting continues. Israeli soldiers report 28 Egyptians killed in a weekend clash near El Qantara, with one Israeli and several wounded. Israel says it will not block canal clearance despite three sunken ships and 15 ships held in the waterway. Meanwhile Israel advances a repaired Allenby Bridge to aid Jordanian refugees returning home, with a one month window for about 200,000.
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Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
Israel
el Qantara
Dennis Neeld
Egypt
Jordan
Allenby
Lost Utility Bill Payments at Illinois Power Co
BELLEVILLE Illinois Power Co officials ask customers who paid their electric bill on June 21 to come forward after receipts were lost in the mail. The company expects resolution within about a month with new bills mailed. Those who have not notified the company will be billed again.
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Belleville
J.linois Power Co
Ill
Two Injured in Mt Vernon Area Highway Crashes
Two persons suffered minor injuries in multiple accidents on area highways. At 6 15 p m east Ashley Y inter section of Highways 460 and 51 a collision involved two cars and a pickup. William Taylor 72 of Springfield Tenn received a minor injury. Ralph Coleman 38 of Memphis Tenn drove the pickup. Floyd Cline 31 of Chicago drove the other car. David Bube 18 of Bluford was minorly injured in a collision on Highway 15 east of Mt Vernon with Mildred I Bube 46 of Mt Vernon as a passenger. Frank S Bundage 33 of Mt Erle was driving the other car. Sheriff Bob Ruddick cited a separate crash in Dix with Mary E Outland 69 of Route 1 Dix and Fay Byars 53 of Texico colliding two blocks west of Highway 37 at about 3 p m yesterday.
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Mt. Vernon
Ashley “Y
William Taylor
Springfield
Ralph Coleman
Memphis
David Bube
Bluford
Highway 15
Mildred I. Bube
Frank S. Bundage
Mt. Erle
Bob Ruddick
Mary E. Outland
Route 1
Dix
Fay Byars
Texico
City water may appear muddy in parts of Mt Vernon
City officials warn west Mt Vernon residents that water may look muddy for a time tomorrow as crews flush new mains toward Woodlawn. The midnight flushing aims to test the line and clear chemicals, prompting temporary turbidity and advising households to check water before washing.
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West Mt. Vernon
Woodlawn
Break-In Reported at Scout House in Mt Vernon
A break-in occurred at the Girl Scout Little House in west Mt. Vernon yesterday afternoon. Police were told a door glass was broken to enter the building, but nothing appeared to be missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Little
West Mt. Vernon
Girl Scout
Roy Reynolds Seeks Divorce from Shirley Reynolds
Roy Reynolds files in Circuit Court for divorce from Shirley Reynolds. They married May 7, 1986 and separated June 22, 1966. He cites desertion as the grounds for the petition.
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Roy Reynolds
Shirley Reynolds
Mrs. Reynolds
Two Illinois Servicemen Die in Vietnam Listed
The Defense Department released the names of two Illinois servicemen killed in action in Vietnam. Army Sgt Lloyd F Phillips son of Mr and Mrs Rube P Phillips of Buckingham and Marine Pfc Joe C Leuteregger son of Mr and Mrs Joe B Leuteregger of Granite City.
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Washington
Defense Department
Vietnam
Army
Lloyd F. Phillips
Rube P. Phillips
Buckingham
Marine
Joe C. Leutenegger
Joe B. Leuteregger
Saint Clair Ave
Granite City
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City Hall
Scout House
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Bill Kniffen
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