Chinese Fail To Appear For Talks Today
Soviet Chinese reconciliation talks recessed without explanation as Chinese negotiators again failed to appear. Western observers noted tension as Moscow press and officials blamed Beijing while Spaak saw no breakthrough. The two sides conducted work at the Chinese embassy amid heightened rhetoric and warnings of consequences.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Red China
Fa World Conference of
Communist Parties
China
Paul - Henri Spaak
Khrushchev
West
Soviet Communist Party Central Committee
Lenin Gills
Peking
Kiev
Spaak
New Soviet Party
Chinese Communist Party
Lenin Hills
Mikhail Suslov
Teng Hsiao-ping
Births in Mt. Vernon area and Tripoli note
A son born to Doris Ann Roeder at Jefferson Memorial hospital weighed seven pounds ten ounces and named Ricky Leon. Jerry and Mrs. Johnson welcomed a son at Good Samaritan weighing six pounds eight ounces named Mark. Gerald and Mrs. Swaney welcomed a daughter at Good Samaritan weighing six pounds seven ounces named LaNita Kay. Captain and Mrs. Jack Fleckstein of Tripoli North Africa welcomed a daughter born Friday morning July 4.
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Doris Ann Roeder
RFD 2
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Ricky Leon
Jerry Johnson
No. 11
Turner Drive
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mark
Gerald Swaney
Turney Drive
LaNita Kay
Jack Fleckenstein
Tripoli
North Africa
Hog market prices dip at Mt. Vernon markets
Prices paid on the local live stock market at Mt. Vernon slipped today with hogs down 25 cents. Top hogs weighing 190 to 220 pounds brought 17.50, while sows at 300 pounds and over were 13.75 to 14.25, and boars ranged from 8.00 to 9.50.
Mt. Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon traders reported prices in the afternoon market with Wheat at 1.68 Soybeans at 2.49 and Corn at 1.28.
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Mt. Vernon
Egg and poultry price report from St. Louis AP listing
The report lists consumer grades for eggs and live poultry with various size and weight categories. It shows A large eggs 30-32 cents, A medium 24-25, A small 18-20, B large 26-27, wholesale 25-26, unclassified 23-24, checks 18-20. Hens heavy 12-13, light over 50 lbs 9-10, under 5 lbs 7-8, commercial broilers and fryers 16-17.
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ST. Louis
Livestock prices mixed at National Stockyards sale
At National Stockyards Illinois US livestock sale 10500 hogs 1 2 200 240 lb barrows gilts 18 to 25 190 230 lb barrows gilts 17 50 18 10 others 150 170 lb 15 to 16 50 sows 275 350 lb 15 23 to 15 25 cattle 4500 calves 350 and more 1000 1150 lb steers 2415 50 950 1225 lb 23 50 24 00 vealers 24 00 28 00 heifers 22 75 23 00 bulls 17 00 19 50 lambs 19 00 21 00
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National Stockyards
Ill
USDA
Chicago Produce Prices Report Fluctuations
Chicago market notes from AP show butter steady with unchanged wholesale bids including AA 5714, A 5744, B 5 89 C 54 percent. eggs steady with grade A whites 304s and related grades. live poultry wholesale prices mostly unchanged to 1% lower with roasters 23 13 to 26 and fryers around 19 to 21 cents.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Chicago Grain Vats Reported Prices Across Commodities
AP lists Wheat No 1 red at 1.86 with 874. No 1 hard 1.9914. No 1 mixed 1.97. Corn No 1 yellow 1.34 with 3514. No 2 yellow 1.3435. No 4 yellow 1.3144-32. No yellow 1.3042. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 72. Soybeans No 3 yellow 2.6812. Soybean oil 9b.
Wall Street Gains Restore Confidence After Sharp Decline
Wall Street rose on broad gains as President Kennedy's proposals fueled hope of averting a railroad strike. Major issues like Xerox, IBM, Polaroid, U S Smelting and Chrysler led the rally with fractional to multiple point increases. Railway and other sectors advanced while government bonds continued to slide.
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Kennedy
Xerox
IBM
Polaroid
U.S
Chrysler
Texaco
Liggett & Myers
Westinghouse Electric
Kennecott
Control Data
Merck
Radio Corp
Jones & Laughlin
American Stock Exchange
July 4th traffic deaths set weekend record
Chicago AP reports a nation led toll of 556 killed in the long Independence Day weekend. The 102-hour period from 6 pm Wednesday to midnight Sunday surpasses the 509 deaths recorded in 1961 for the four day holiday. The National Safety Council had estimated 550 to 650 deaths.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admission List
Jefferson Memorial admitted Gale Grant Pickett of Opdyke. Good Samaritan admitted Richard Felix Bryant Cecile Martha Overturt George W. Coomes Minnie Maude Mc Kitrick Willie Leroy Browder Margaret Kathryn Zimmer Brenda Sue Lester Edward Black Alsa Bert Laird Robert Walter Johnson Martha Louise Flock Ruth Ann Bain. Discharged Marilyn Kay Scar brough Mary Evelyn Peterson Patsy Tolley Luke apes Wilbert Loana Connell.
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Jefferson Memorial
Gale Grant Pickett
Opdyke
Good Samaritan
Richard Felix Bryant
Cecile Martha Overturt
George W. Coomes
Minnie Maude McKitrick
Willie Leroy Browder
Margaret Kathryn Zimmer
Brenda Sue Lester
Edward Black
Alsa Bert Laird
Robert Walter Johnson
Martha Louise Flock
Ruth Ann Bain
Marilyn Kay Scarbrough
Mary Evelyn Peterson
Patsy Tolley
Luke ‘Apes
Wilbert Loana Connell
Weather Report From Mount Vernon Illinois and Surrounding Areas
A detailed weather snapshot notes Mount Vernon with Monday high 81 and low 56, rainfall 18.19 inches year to date, and historical comparisons. Illinois outlook calls for sunny cool days through midweek with a northeast breeze, highs near 70s, and varied rainfall affecting farmers, while city dwellers and sports fans enjoy pleasant conditions.
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MT. Vernon
Illinois
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Paducah
Belleville
Quincy
Peoria
Moline
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Grant Park
Vandala
Propose Goldberg Decide or Dispute in Rail Crisis
Officials weigh options to avert a railroad strike. Discussions focus on possible legislation, compulsory arbitration or seizure of railways. Senate hearings would take about a week, with a 30 to 60 day strike described as most serious for exports and overseas demand. Post Office warns of curtailed service and limited mail movement if strike occurs.
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Wirtz
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Capitol Hill
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Post Office Department
Mitchell resigns Newburgh city post to join Birch Society
Newburgh New York city manager Joseph Mitchell has resigned after a welfare crackdown that stirred national controversy two years ago. He announced plans to join the John Birch Society and said he will do organ pees work on the Eastern Sea beginning next fall.
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Newburgh
N.Y
Joseph Mitchell
John Birch Society
Mitchell
Eastern Sea
Jury Deliberates Ten Hours Before Acquitting Ex-Gang Member
The jury spent ten hours weighing the case before acquitting Charlie Harris in the murder of Howard S. Taylor. Prosecutor Elliott argued Harris sought vengeance after a dispute over oil royalties, detailing a sequence of shots from a .22 peashooter to a shotgun blast and subsequent gunfire as Harris pursued Taylor. The defense urged that the issue was whether Harris killed Taylor, not who did, noting lack of inquest, fingerprints, or weapon evidence.
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Charlie Harris
Charlie
Harris
John Holland
Ivan Elliott
Lloyd DeWitt
Elliott
Taylor
Sohio
Jerry Merritt
Eliott
Wayne County
Howard S. Taylor
Deneen Matthews
Howard Taylor
Call Girl Denies Profumo Figure Dead in Rumor
Mandy Rice-Davies said rumors that the Profumo scandal figure faked death are false. Peter Rachman reportedly died last fall, though MP Ben Parkin questioned the death and suggested body switching was possible. Mandy described the late Rachman collapsing in her arms two days before his death and named Audrey as Rachman’s wife who identified the body.
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London
Mandy Rice Davies
Peter Rachman
Mandy
Christine Keeler
Ben Parkin
Rachman
Commons
West End
Fleet Street
Paris
Bermuda
Vernon man to work 42 days to pay fine
A Mr. Vernon man whose car hit an auto and a tree and knocked a garage down has started to work 42 days in lieu of paying a 210 dollar fine. John W. Brown, colored resident of 1010 Forrest, was transferred to the county jail Monday to work out the fine. After the accident at the north edge of town last week Brown was fined 100 dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated and 100 dollars and costs for driving while his license was reworked. He had been held in city jail for non-payment of the fines.
Four Injured In Route 37 Crash Near Mt Vernon
Four people were injured in an automobile accident on state route 37 thirteen miles north of Mt Vernon Monday. Linda Acuff aged 17 of Joliet Illinois was released after treatment at Good Samaritan Hospital Mt Vernon. Three New Orleans residents Alton Tallman 39 his son Alton 14 and daughter Rebecca 17 were treated and released at the Salem hospital.
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Mt. Vernon
Linda Acuff
Joliet
Ill
Good Samaritan Hospital
New Orleans
Salem
Alton Tallman
Alton, Jr
Rebecca
Media Woman to Undergo Tonsillectomy This Weekend
Betty Jo Patterson of Media, a housewife and mother of two, plans to enter Lankenau Hospital in Philadelphia this weekend for a tonsillectomy. The hospital advises bringing a pair of pajamas, a toothbrush, a comb, pointe books, and your teddy ear.
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Media, Pa
Betty Jo Patterson
Media
Lankenau Hospital
Philadelphia
Kennedy cancels press conference this week
The White House announced President Kennedy will not hold a news conference this week and that one will be held Wednesday or Thursday of next week.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
County prosecutor presses for Harris conviction
States Attorney Willard Pearce urged a conviction for Charlie Harris to end the gangland style killings in the county. The remarks framed the case as a bid to curb ongoing violence and restore public safety.
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Willard Pearce
Charlie Harris
Cars Collide On Salem Road Injuring Woman
Mrs. Rose Herbert of Turner Drive was injured Monday afternoon in a collision in the 1000 block of Salem Road. She rode with Owen D. Herbert. the other driver was Henry M. Rossin of St. Louis Missouri. Rossin was fined five dollars and costs for following too closely. Both cars damaged over $100. A second crash was reported on Monday as Jackie Fisher of Route 2 said an unknown driver struck and damaged his parked car on South Tenth Street for about $25.
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Rose Herbert
Turner Drive
Salem Road
Owen OD. Herbert
Henry M. Rossin
St. Louis
Rossin
Sherman Bullock
Jackie Fisher
Route 2
South Tenth Street
Car full of children moves through Dayton crowding wagon
A Michigan-licensed station wagon was seen in Dayton on Monday packed with children of all sizes and ages. A crude rear sign read Dont bother to count. There are 12 of us.
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Dayton, Ohio
Dayton
Truck And Car In Collision East Of Mt Vernon
A truck and a car collided on state route 15 east of Mt Vernon on Monday afternoon. Frank H. Wehmeyer of 1002 South 23rd Street drove a car into Raymond E. Pierce of Route. No injuries were reported.
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Mt. Vernon
Frank H. Wehmeyer
South 23Rd Street
Raymond E. Pierce
Arraignment Set For Two In Circuit Court
Arraignment for two youths arrested by city police was set for July 30 in circuit court after both waived grand juryProceedings. David C Woods 18 charged with burglarizing the My O My Tavern on South Tenth Street last month and Carrold Baltzell Route 2 Carbondale charged with attempting to pass a forged check at a local grocery store both consented to filing by information Judge Alvin Lacy Williams scheduled arraignment for July 30.
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David C. Woods
South Tenth Street
Carrold Baltzell
Carbondale
Alvin Lacy Williams
Kerner Signs Pinball Bill in Illinois
Gov Otto Kerner signed a bill banning payoff type pinball machines labeling further replay devices illegal gambling. Rep Albert Hachmeister said the measure overcomes a court exemption and defines replay as evidence of winning when exchangeable for money or property. DuPage State’s Attorney William Bauer testified that 150 to 200 machines in the county collected 1.5 to 2 million dollars annually.
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Springfield
Ill
Otto Kerner
73Rd General Assembly
Kerner
State Crime Commission
Albert Hachmeister
Chicago
Ilinois
Illinois
William J. Bauer
DuPage County
House
Old Lawsuit Settled Here
A six year old dram shop suit has been settled out of court and dismissed in circuit court. Robert Flegel, administrator of Harry Lee Flegel's estate, sued Howard Clifton doing business as The Gingham Kitchen over a fatal 1956 McLeansboro accident. Plaintiffs sought $100,000.
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Robert Flegel
Harry Lee Flegel
Howard Clifton
Harry Flegel
McLeansboro
Flegel
Language diversity in India exceeds 800 tongues
India hosts over 800 languages and dialects with roughly 40 percent of the population speaking Urdu or Hindi. This snapshot highlights linguistic variety and the prominence of two major languages in daily life and communication.
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India
Shriners Parade Through Chicago Loop Draws Thousands
About 25 000 Shriners will roll through Chicago Loop in a six hour parade down Michigan Avenue with 50 brass bands 2 000 musicians 500 clowns and 110 000 Shriners from 167 temples in the United States Mexico and Canada. The event opens the Shrine's 89th Imperial Council five day convention.
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Chicago
Shriners
Order of the
Mystic Shrine
Michigan Avenue
Medinah Temple
United States
Mexico
Canada
89Th
Imperial Council
Divorce Granted in Strickland Circuit Court Session
Martha Strickland and Michael L. Strickland were granted a divorce in circuit court on Monday. County Judge Alvin Lacy Williams presided as he opened the July term of court.
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Martha Strickland
Michael L. Strickland
Alvin Lacy Williams
Traffic Fines Set By Police Magistrate Sherman Bulock
Franks Dudley charged with careless driving paid 10 dollars and costs Viola C Meltebarger paid 5 dollars and costs for backing without due caution Stephen Leroy McEver of Salem paid 85 dollars and costs for disobeying a traffic light
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Sherman Bullock
Frank Dudley
Viola C. Meltebarger
Stephen Leroy McEver
Salem
Bwana Have Fun See The Drive In Ad Page Four
Rare bird feature comments on a warm blooded animal described as naturally habitated with men. The ad hints at an entertainment piece on a theater or drive in page and includes cryptic measurements.
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