Five Illinoisans Die In Indiana Highway Crash
Five Illinois residents were killed and four others injured when two cars collided at the U S 41 and U S 30 intersection in Schererville Indiana. Killed were Joseph C Ganz 30 Ottawa Illinois and his two children Randy 7 and Marilyn 3, James Freece 24 Ottawa, and Terry Ganz 19 Ottawa who died later. Dorothy Freece 21 was critically injured with her husband, and Santos B Almenas 30 Chicago was in critical condition after Almenas ran a red light. Dorothy Ganz 33 and Wendy Ganz were listed in fair condition. All injured taken to St Margaret s Hospital Hammond.
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Hammond
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Joseph C. Ganz
Ottawa
Randy
Marilyn
James Freece
Ganz
Terry
St. Margaret's Hospital
Freece
Dorothy
Santos B. Almenas
Chicago
Almenas
Wendy
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Otawa
National Guardsmen Headed to Camp for Maneuvers
Mt VY National Guard unit lists dozens of personnel slated for field exercises. The roster names command staff and dozens of soldiers including SFCs, sergeants, corporals, privates and retirees set to participate in upcoming maneuvers.
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Mt. VY
Camp
Fear and unrest grip Leopoldville as Congo mutiny looms
Reports from Leopoldville describe panic among Belgian settlers amid mutinous Congolese soldiers and rumors of Soviet planes. Belgian officials report European communications briefly restored while Lumumba and Kasavubu urge settlers to stay as Thysville mutiny is quelled and tensions rise.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Kasavubu
Brussels
Lumumba
Markets Show Varied Livestock Prices at National Stockyards
Livestock at National Stockyards NL lists brisk cattle and calf values with many weights and grades. Cattle mostly 1,000 to 1,100 lb feeders around 24.2 to 25.5, vealers 24 to 28, cows 13 to 16.5, bulls 18 to 19.5. sheep and lambs active with spring lambs 18.5 to 22, ewes 3.5 to 5.0, mixed weights and grades across bulls, sows, boars, and hogs.
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National Stockyards
Chicago butter and eggs market report from Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago prices show butter steady with receipts of 999 000 and wholesale buying prices unchanged. Egg prices steady to firm with receipts of 12 300 and prices unchanged to 144 higher, with grade A whites, mixed, mediums and standard categories noted and dirties at 2642 checks.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Poultry Receipts Reported At 38000 Lbs
Chicago AP USDA live poultry receipts totaled 38,000 pounds on Thursday with no prices reported due to insufficient offerings. The market tone and buyer activity remain uncertain as supply remains tight.
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Chicago
AP Usda
Eggs and live poultry prices steady in St. Louis market
In St Louis, wholesale egg and live poultry prices show no changes. Eggs by grade and country run ranges listed. heavy weight and fryer lines also posted with stable figures across categories.
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ST. Louis
Wall Street Gains Extend Rally Across Sectors
Wall Street in New York rallied as steels, motors, and rails led gains late afternoon. Volume neared 5 million shares, with many issues rising from fractions to over a point. Polaroid and several others posted notable rebounds while aircrafts advanced fractions and oils and airlines held steady or dipped slightly.
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New York
Polaroid
NAFIL
NAF
Texas Instruments
Universal Match
Zenith
U.S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Republic Steel
Ford
Chrysler
U.S
Grain price table from Chicago market news
AP Chicago market notes show corn prices reported as No 2 yellow at 1.2214 23 and No 4 yellow at 1.20. Soybean oil trading around nine dollars. Barley quoted for making choice 1.15 to 1.25 and feed 0.85 to 1.02 per standard unit. No wheat, oats, or soybean sales listed.
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Chicago
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon reported prices for grains this afternoon with Soybeans at 1.98, Wheat at 1.65, and Corn at 1.08. The figures reflect trading activity and market conditions in the Mt Vernon area.
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Mt. Vernon
Kennedy Eyes Second Ballot Victory in Convention Fight
Truman backs Symington then bows out as Missouri delegate citing a rigged process for Kennedy. Rayburn signals possible attendance for Johnson at the convention while Johnson and Symington camps court influence and urge a withdrawal in Missouri.
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Truman
Symington
Missouri
Los Angeles
Kennedy
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Standard Oil of Indiana Reorganizes Brand Structure
Standard Oil of Indiana announces reorganizing actions to reduce costs and maintain branding. The Amoco label will continue to market unleaded premium gasoline in the East and South. The Midwest retains rights to the Standard Oil name via the Standard state and American Oil for other regions.
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Standard Oil of
Indiana
Amoco
Midwest
Standard Oil
Ind
Utah Oil
American Oil
Five Day Outlook for Illinois Temperatures and Rain
Illinois temperatures to run near normal to three degrees above average with regional highs from 83 to 91 and lows from 63 to 72. Warm Saturday, cooler Sunday and Monday, warming Tuesday and Wednesday. Weekend and midweek rain totals under half an inch.
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Illinois
Mild week ends with windy possible storms in northwest areas
Alinois sees a sunny mild spell giving way to a windy weekend as thundershowers threaten in northwest counties by Saturday night. Daytime highs hover near 80, with humidity rising. Overnight lows stay in the mid 50s across most of the state with a few readings in the mid 50s in towns like Vandalia, Moline, and Rantoul.
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Vandalia
Moline
Rantoul
Early Peaches On The Market In Southern Illinois
CARBONDALE Illinois AP Early peaches including Red Haven and Starking are moving to markets as growers report a good size and quality crop. Early varieties make up 15 to 20 percent of the total. Elberta dominates and should be ready mid August. A Carbondale firm estimates southern Illinois will ship over 600000 bushels of a statewide harvest surpassing 700000 bushels.
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Carbondale, Ill
Illinois
Carbondale
Abandon Search For Six Fliers In Arctic Sea
The US Air Force halted its search for a RB47 reconnaissance plane and its six crew members over the Arctic Sea after a week with no positive sightings. The aircraft disappeared last Friday on a return flight to Britain following an electromagnetic mapping mission. A spokesman noted that 14 search planes had not found any sign of the plane.
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Norway
US Air Force
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Britain
Democratic platformers push economy aid plank
AFL-CIO chief Meany warned the June unemployment figure could jump to around 442 million, the largest May to June rise since World War II, signaling stagnation without growth. He urged policies to spur expansion while civil rights debates threaten to split Southern Democrats.
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
Frichtening
Meany
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
F&isenhower
Spessard L. Holland
Florida
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Patton
Eisenhower
Oil Men Gather in Mt Vernon for Price Cut Talks
Independent oil producers from Indiana Missouri and Illinois met in Mt Vernon to discuss the recent crude oil price reductions. A luncheon at Lawrence Restaurant preceded a business session called by C. E. Brehm of Mt Vernon and Joe Simpkins of St Louis.
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Lawrence
Indiana
Missouri
Illinois
C. E. Brehm
Joe Simpkins
St. Louis
Bed Fire From Air Conditioner Short Fault at Koons Home
A short in an air conditioner extension cord set yesterday at John A. Koons’ home 222 North Eighth Street caused a mattress fire and smoke damage to a bedroom. Firefighters reported only property damage with no injuries.
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John A. Koons
North Eighth Street
Birth for Morgan couple in Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs John Morgan of RFD 5 Mr Vernon welcomed a son at 2 15 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital. The baby weighed six pounds thirteen ounces and has been named Kevin Riley.
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John Morgan
RFD 5
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Kevin Riley
Political clashes over Kennedy convention tickets in Los Angeles
Edwin Pauley, California Democratic leader, charged Paul Butler used control of convention tickets to aid Sen. John F. Kennedy. Pauley noted the host committee received 1,500 tickets, not 5,000, enabling Butler to steer preconvention maneuvering. He did not claim harmful effects on Kennedy.
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Los Angeles
Edwin Pauley
California
Paul Butler
John F. Kennedy
Mexico City
Pauley
Butler
Harry S. Truman
Hundreds of Thousands Flee Valdivia After Quake
SANTIAGO Chile AP the army and navy race to evacuate the remaining 40 000 residents after a quake and tidal waves wrecked Valdivia Survivors who had lived for a month under flood threat join 60 000 evacuees already displaced as the southern city reels from May disaster
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Chile
Valdivia
Mt Vernon Lodge holds special meeting on July 9
Special meeting of Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 A F and A M will be held Saturday July 9 at 7 30 p m Work in the third degree Visiting brethren welcomed Taylor R Mabry W M James R Apgar Sec
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Mt. Vernon
A.F
A.M
Taylor R. Mabry
W. M. James R Apgar
Copley Endorses Nixon Candidacy
James Copley, chairman of Copley Press, endorses Richard Nixon for president. Copley oversees 15 papers in California and Illinois. San Diego Evening Tribune and Illinois Democrat did not publish the endorsement. Nixon is called the man outstanding among our people with the needed experience and qualifications to guide the nation.
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San Diego
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
James
Copley
Copley Press, Inc
California
Illinois
San Diego Evening Tribune
Illinois State Register
Democrat
Nixon
June Auto Crashes Hurt Eleven In Mt Vernon
Mt Vernon police report 22 automobile accidents in June injuring eleven people. The month saw 94 arrests with fines totaling 1448 dollars. Sixty seven arrests were for traffic violations, 27 on other charges. Petty larceny cases numbered 18, with one armed robbery, six burglaries and one auto theft.
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Mt. Vernon
Body of child slain by young rapist found
The broken body of seven year old Carol Sue Blankenship was found in a wooded area near the Mississippi River after being lured by a 17 year old boy who promised to pick mulberries. A first degree murder warrant was issued for Abraham William Skaggs. Carol was the oldest of five children living in South St Louis.
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ST. Louis
Carol Sue
Blankenship
Mississippi River
Carol
Circuit Attorney’s
Abraham William Skaggs
Joseph Blankenship
South St. Louis
Leslie Upchurch
Skaggs
Arthur Sullivan
Sullivan
Blankenships
Girl Drowns In 2 Feet Of Water
A 17 year old Pekin girl Doreen Smith drowned at Crab Orchard Lake near Marion on a Thursday outing with friends. Her body was found by relative Arthur Bandy Jr. in about two feet of water. Coroner Gale Williams said relatives reported spells of blacking out.
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Marion, Ql
Pekin, O
Crab Orchard Lake
Marion
Doreen Smith
Arthur Bandy
de Soto, Jr
Gale Williams
Mt Vernon Jaycees seek entries for outstanding farmer
Jefferson County outstanding young farmer contest invites submissions from ages twenty one to thirty five. Arnold DeWitt says the winner will be named Friday the 22nd at the Mt Vernon fair. The Jaycees hope to repeat last year’s state winner John Kent and ask entries to Box 465 Mt Vernon Haineis.
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Jaycee
Arnold DeWitt
Jefferson County
Mt. Vernon
Jaycees
John Kent
DeWitt
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted and Discharged
Admission list includes Eva H Morpant Sara Elizabeth Tay or Alma Florence Pitman Dewey Frank Ray John Roy Buerkett Clara C Lowery Vernon Cockrum Leonard L Thompson Aleta M Atkinson Homer Cates. Discharges include Shirley Finn and baby Janet Lee of Iuka Carol Jean Orrick and many others including Norma Jean Rightnowar Carol y Jeanne Willis Ivy Merriman and Deborah JoAnn plus several babies and multiple individuals.
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Jefferson Memorial
Eva H. Morpant
Sara Elizabeth Tayor
Shirley Finn
Janet Lee
Iuka
Alma Florence Pitman
Dewey Frank Ray
John Roy Buerkett
Clara Christian Lowery
Vernon Franklin Cockrum
Leonard Lee Thompson
Aleta Mary Atkinson
Homer ‘Clarence Cates
Carol Jean Orrick
Carla June
Norma Jean Rightnowar
Carolyn Jeanne Willis
Ivy Merriman
Ortha Dell Chamness
Pearl Berniece Jones
Paul Ray Gorrell
Gloria Leona Shelston
Deborah JoAnn
Babette Margaret Krueger
Deborah Ann
Aline Taylor
Anna Vernelle Thompson
John Ray Buerkett
Theresa Smothers
Kelly
Elizabeth Jane Coffman
Parking Meters Take In $3225 In June
Mt Vernon's parking meters posted 3225.03 in June according to city treasurer Mary Lou Eubanks. Off street lot at 11th and Harrison earned 147.97 versus 141.43 last year and Jordan street lot brought in 48.78 compared to 97.54 in 1959.
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Mt. Vernon
Mary Lou Eubanks
11Th and Harrison
Jordan Street
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