Deaths Jesse Wilbur 51 LaSalle veteran buried Bethel
Jesse Wilbur 51 of LaSalle Tl formerly Mt. Vernon died at 2:00 am Thursday in LaSalle. Graveside rites 3:00 pm Saturday at Bethel Memorial cemetery with Rev. Herbert Wilson officiating. American Legion to conduct military services. Wilbur WWII veteran born Sept 4, 1916 in Mt. Vernon. Survivors: wife Helen son Douglas two sisters Florence Baltzell Irma Dixon Mt. Vernon two brothers Tom Melvin Webster two stepsons and one step-daughter.
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Jesse Wilbur
LaSalle
Mt. Vernon
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Herbert Wilson
American Legion
Wilbur
Mr. Wilbur
Jesse
Florence
Finny
Charles H. Trotter Dies at 64 in Chicago
Former Wayne City resident Charles H. Trotter of Chicago died Wednesday at 64. Funeral services set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Richardson Chapel Wayne City with Rev. Oakley Miller. burial in Crouch Cemetery. Body lies in state after 6:00 p.m. today. born July 28, 1903 in Hamilton County to Otto and Mary Estes Trotter. survived by brother Dale Trotter of Newburg Missouri.
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Charles H. Trotter
Chicago
Wayne City
Richardson Chapel
Oakley Miller
Crouch Cemetery
Hamilton County
Otto and
Mary (Estes) Trotter
Dale Trotter
Newburg, Mo
John W Forth of Carlyle Dies Rites Saturday
John William Forth 82 former Wayne City resident died Wednesday in Alton Burial set for Richardson Chapel Saturday at 2 with Rev Billy Graham and Garrell Forth officiating He married May Jones in 1909 surviving: four sons Edmund Sheridan Kelly Carlyle Clarence Marseilles three sisters Opal Witter Loreen Harris Wanda Jenson 18 grandchildren 28 great grandchildren member of Wayne City Baptist church
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John William Forth
Carlyle
Wayne City
Alton
Richardson Chapel
Billy Graham
Garrell Forth
Bailey Cemetery
Johnsonville
Lee
Clara
Ellis) Forth
May Jones
Edmund
Sheridan
Kelly
Perry
Clarence
Marseilles
Opal Witter
Loreen Harris
Englewood
Cal
Wanda Jenson
Detroit
Mich
Wayne City Baptist Church
Night Flight of Ray Security at Memphis Jail Escort
In a secrecy filled transfer, Convicted Ray is moved from London’s Wandsworth to a U S jet at Memphis. Deputies cordon the jail and courthouse as FBI Director Hoover notes the international transfer occurred without incident. Ray’s lawyer is denied contact.
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Morris
Ray
Criminal Court
John Coulton
Coulton
London
Wandsworth
Memphis
England
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Arthur J .Hanes
Birmingham
Ala
U.S
Hanes
Cubans Bomb L A Buildings
Bombs believed set by anti Castro Cubans hit four travel agencies and Shell Oil Building offices in Los Angeles with minor damage and no injuries. The Mexican National Tourist Council offices in Beverly Hills were struck, then Air France and Japan Airlines locations also damaged. A Unite Cuban Power sticker was found at each site. explosives experts investigated. Similar blasts have hit New York area foreign offices since April 22.
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Los Angeles
Shell Oil
Mexican National Tourist Council
Beverly Hills
Air France
Shell
Japan Air Lines
New York
Second Night Of Curfew In Akron
Akron imposes a second night of curfew 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. with National Guard pullout possible Saturday if no further disturbances. Forty two arrests bring total to 123 as officials cite an initial incident involving two off duty officers and a group of Negro youths. Police used tear gas and tear gas objections grow from Negro leaders amid reports of heavy police response.
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Akron, Ohio
Akron
National Guard
John S. Ballard
Ballard
Judson Kirk
Summit County
Harold Craig
Craig
Kirk
Third Night Of Hippie Violence In Haight Ashbury
SAN FRANCISCO AP A man was shot and a patrolman injured as violence flared for the third straight night in Haight Ashbury. Michael Moore 20 suffered a gunshot wound to an arm. Police said it was not determined who fired the shot. Officers made 45 arrests in three days totaling over 100 as looting continued and sniper fire appeared.
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San Francisco
Haight-Ashbury
Michael Moore
Frank Rath
Haight Street
Steel Workers Vote On Strike in Lorain Ohio
A steady stream of United Steel workers in Lorain Ohio vote on a strike amid national labor tension. Officials expect an overwhelming ature in favor as 388000 workers nationwide face uncertain action. George A. Pashkevich, vice president, notes voters openly display ballots as the decision unfolds.
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Plitsburghap
United Steel Workers
Lorain
Ohio
George A. Pashkevich
Hog Market Prices at Mt. Vernon
Markets Mt Vernon hog market prices up to 12 30 p m today show top 20 50 20 75 and 21 00 for 200 to 230 lb meat type hogs Sows 13 50 and 16 75 Boars 12 50 and 14 00 After 12 30 p m prices to be based on next day prices
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Update
Prices quoted in Mt Vernon this morning show Wheat at 1.14 Soybeans at 2.56 and Corn at 1.06.
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Mt. Vernon
St Louis Produce Prices and Egg Grades
St Louis AP listing egg grades and weights for consumer and wholesale categories. Includes A large 33-37, A medium 27-30, A small 13-18, B large 24-26, standard 21-22, unclassified 18-19. Hens heavy 11-12, light over 512 lbs 8, under 532 lbs 54, broilers and fryers 28-2844.
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ST. Louis
Livestock prices at National Stockyards Ill on Monday
Estimates show hogs 7,000 cattle 5,000 sheep 600. Hogs 210-230 lb 21.25-22.00, 210-260 lb 21.00-21.50. sows 300-450 lb 16.50-18.00, 450-600 lb 15.25-16.50. boars 14.75-17.00. Cattle 250, calves 50, cows utility 15.50-17.00, choice feeders 30.00-34.00. Sheep 75, spring lambs high choice/prime 26.00-27.00, choice 25.25-26.00, ewes 6.00.
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National Stockyards
Ill
Chicago Produce Prices Report from AP Trading Desk
Chicago Mercantile Exchange notes butter steady with wholesale buying prices unchanged. Egg prices list grade A whites 39, mediums 32, standards 29, checks 1842. Car listings show 90 B 65 percent and 89 C B2. 93 scores 66, 92 A 66, 90 B 6444, 89 C 601.
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Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
Wall Street slips as glamor stocks lead declines
Wall Street opened with a broader stock market decline as glamor and blue chip stocks fell. Trading was slow with bids restrained, leaving the AP average down 1.1 to 343.7 at noon and the Dow Jones industrial average at 934.94, off 3.01 as investors weighed weaker factory orders and slower income growth against easing monetary signals. Occidental Petroleum led volume losses, while utilities and rails also dropped.
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New York
Associated Press
U.S. Treasury
Occidental Petroleum
Dow Jones
American Stock Exchange
Teen Dance At King City Parking Lot Tonight
A teen dance will be held tonight at the King City parking lot from 8:00 to 11:00 with music by Shades of Sound.
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King City
Births in DuBois area at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Peter Pasquinelli of 507 South 27th welcome a son born at 1 55 AM weighing eight pounds one ounce. Mr and Mrs William Montfort of 729 South 18th announce daughter Stacy Diane born at 5 55 AM Thursday weighing seven pounds three ounces. Mr and Mrs Charles Barciszewski of RFD 1 DuBois welcome son Bryan born at 6 33 AM Thursday weighing seven pounds eight ounces. Mr and Mrs Danny Youngblood of RFD 2 Bluford welcome son born at 5 43 AM Thursday weighing seven pounds one ounce.
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Peter Pasquinelli
South 27Th
Good Samaritan Hospital
William Montfort
South 18Th
Stacy Diane
Charles Barciscewski
RFD
DuBois
Bryan
Danny Youngblood
RFD 2
Eleven Largest Steel Firms Set Voting Date Next Tuesday
The union headquarters confirms that eleven major steel companies will vote next Tuesday on a key industry issue. Details on the exact date and participating firms remain sparse.
Five day forecast for Southern Illinois up to Wednesday
Weather outlook says temperatures in Southern Illinois will run two to five degrees above normal through Saturday to Wednesday with only minor day to day changes. Normal highs are in the low 90s and lows in the upper 60s. July sizzle continues across Illinois with highs in the 80s and 90s and evening readings around the 60s.
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Southern
Illinois
Associated Press
Cairo
Chicago
Midway Airport
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions and Discharges
A scan of Jefferson Memorial records lists admissions for Larry Marcum America A Bean Cordelia Fields Walter W Compton Helen Irene Barbee Good Samaritan Elsie Catron Francis Rich Elsie Bond Lilie Witsell Vivian Torrell August Hassebrook Ella Hilliard John D Webber Charlie Keele Arethia York Arlene Tolley Mary Ballinger Anita DuBois Dorothy Izard Roy H Smith Linda Lou Clark Grace Neiderhofer Calvin Disroe Marie Schuldt Beatrice Lott Sturgeon Ida Sutton Fern Ambrize Loretta Chambliss Mildred Adams Margaret Gaston Amanda Jane Porter Arthur Karcher Geneva Haley and other names including Oakville Waltonville Bluford Kell Opdyke Paducah and St. Clair Shore. Toasting got its name from the fact that bits of toast often were floated in a man's drink.
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Elsie Catron
St. Francis
Anita DuBois
Dorothy Izard
Roy H. Smith
Park Ave
Linda Lou Clark
Bluford
Grace Neiderhofer
Ashley
Calvin Disroe
Marie Schuldt
White
Beatrice Lott
Illinois Seeks to Build and Run St Louis Airport
Springfield Gov. Samuel H. Shapiro announced Illinois aims to build and operate a major airport on its side of the Mississippi within 20 minutes of St. Louis. Three Illinois sites in St. Clair Madison and Monroe counties are under review for 14 to 15 square miles. A bill would fund $100000 for feasibility studies and authorize the state to acquire property.
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Springfield
Ill
Samuel H. Shapiro
Illinois
Mississippi River
St. Loui
Shapiro
St. Clair
Madison
Monroe County
Ilinois Senate
Ilinwis Department of Aeronautics
Aeronautics
J.E. Wenzel
Geneaves
State Department of Business and Economic Development
Lambert Field
St. Louis
Snapire
Weston Avenne
Tlino.s
Bomb N Vietnam Supply Lines Struck Across Central Regions
U S air raids hit suspected Viet Cong bases in the central highlands and coast plus the Mekong Delta near Saigon and Tay Ninh Province. A Viet Cong local HQ was uncovered in Hanoi, with two rifles, nine flags, a typewriter and other items seized. Allied patrols around Saigon found weapons caches including mortars, rocket launchers, rockets, ammunition and grenades. In the north, U S troops near the DMZ probed ridges as a major operation, the first in 18 months, yielded no contact with North Vietnamese forces.
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South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Mekong Delta
Saigon
Tay Ning
Nha Be
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Associated Press
John Lengel
U.S. 7Th Light Infantry Brigade
Oversleeps Lands in Mt. Vernon Airport
David Ryan, an Aviation Structural Mechanic with the U S Navy, arrived from Chicago at Mt. Vernon by oversleeping. He had planned to visit Mattoon to see his girlfriend, but overslept and landed in Mt. Vernon. Ryan, stationed in Kodiak, Alaska, will visit Mattoon before returning home to Clearwater Florida, then report to Rota Spain for two years.
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Mt. Vernon
David Ryan
U. S. Navy
Chicago
Ryan
Mattoon
Kodark
Alaska
Clearwater
Fla
Rota
Spain
Another delay for Sirhan plea in Kennedy case
Los Angeles AP reports Sirhan Bishara Sirhan received another postponement in his plea to the assassination of Sen. Robert F Kennedy. A judge rescheduled to August 2 after attorney Russell Parsons said psychiatrists reports on the 24 year old Jordanian are not finished. The court also allowed one of the two court-appointed psychiatrists to hire another doctor for an encephalogram brain wave exam.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Russell E. Parsons
Huge Oil Discovery in Alaska Fueled by Federal Holdings
Continued from page one the Alaska find on federal North Slope lands could fund native demands and lift claims blocking state efforts to claim 103 million acres promised by the statehood act. The governor highlights potential tax elimination, noting Alaska’s last year revenue and the $104 million general fund budget. He also prioritizes extending the federally owned railroad 400 miles to the north coast from Fairbanks.
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Alaska
Alaska Railroad
Fairbanks
World Council condemns U.S. Vietnam intervention
In Uppsala Sweden the World Council of Churches approved a resolution condemning U S intervention in Vietnam and calling for a cease fire. The Fourth Assembly backed the measure about 300 to 20 with 30 abstentions. An envoy will be sent to Paris talks to urge perseverance by negotiators.
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Uppsala
Sweden
World Council of Churches
U.S
Vietnam
Council
Robert McAfee Brown
Stanford Universty
Brown
Eugene Carson Blake
Paris
Shift Stolen From Car Here
Lonnie Clark of 608 Harrison told police that a four speed shift was stolen from his unlocked car Monday night at the Fairgrounds. He said the shift was shaped like a foot and bore the letters WW stamped twice.
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Lonnie Clark
Harrison
the Fairgrounds
Clark
Cambodia Seizes Yank River Boat in Border Incident
Cambodian forces seized a small American boat after it strayed across the frontier in the delta. Crews were returned, but one landing boat remained. The border region near South Vietnam remains disputed with frequent clashes and accusations between Cambodia and the United States and Saigon. Sihanouk denies charges of aiding North Vietnam while signaling readiness to normalize ties if U.S. recognizes Cambodia’s frontiers.
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Delta
U.S
South Vietnam
Prince Sihanouk
Saigon
Cambodia
Laos
Sohanouk
Sihanouk
United States
Vietnam
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Thailand
US S
Washington
Bell Rejects Democratic Appeal in Bell Arbitration Fight
Illinois Bell Telephone refused a Democratic plea to revisit binding arbitration in a 73 day dispute with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Bell officials said they will not arbitrate wage talks, while Mayor Daley pledged to renew efforts to win acceptance of the union proposal.
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Chicago
Illinois
Bell Telephone
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
John Criswell
John Bailey
Bell
Joseph O’brien
O'Brien
Richard J. Daley
Derby at Mt V Fair Tomorrow Pleasure Class
Race results from yesterday show multiple pacing and trotting sprints at Mt. Vernon fairgrounds. Winners include Bunny Beay, Black Jester, Cash McKlye, and Ozark Mel with top times in heats plus Pony Chariot Race Jumbo and Tootsie Roll placing first in their event.
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Pace
Bunny Beay
Jeffie D. Specker
Mayview Missouri
Grace Lieutenant
Homer Morgan
Jonesboro
Double Decker
Frank Winkler
Mt. Vernon
Black Jester
Ewell
Robert Binkley
Roxie Rose
Fred Laquest
R. G. Probst
Champaign
Miss Demon Ann
Edwin P. McManus
Symsonia
Kentucky
Cash McKlye
Harvey Randall
J. Friedley
Earl Burgess
Brooklyn
Wisconsin
Lima Queen
Tom Tetrick
Geff
Ozark Mel
Bud Overturf
Ewing
Fire Report: Backyard Furniture and Mattress Fire
Fire crews responded at 1 40 p m yesterday to 229 Casey where old furniture and mattresses were burning in the backyard. Fire did not threaten adjacent structures and was controlled with no spread indicated.
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Casey
Start New Oil Well Test In Boyd Field Jefferson County
Superior Oil Co begins drilling today on an offset oil test in the 80 acre Rebecca Sanders tract within Boyd Field in northwest Jefferson County. The test targets the deeper Trenton lime, offsetting the Charles Frederick well, with Benoist and Aux Vases sands producing in the field for 23 years. Earl D. Jamison of Mt. Vernon owns half the mineral rights on the tract and holds other holdings in the same field.
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Superior Oil Co
Rebecca Sanders
Boyd
Jefferson County
Charles Frederick
Superior
Trenton
Earl D. Jamison
Mt. Vernon
Druggists Endorse Jefferson County Health Department
Jefferson County druggists including the Jefferson County Drug Association backed a permanent county health department as backed by the Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce Health committee. Walgreen Agency president Carl Blades expressed continued support. Medical Society and Health Improvement Association had also endorsed the plan. Petitions for a public referendum are circulating, with a Monday August 5 chamber meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Illinois Power Co public meeting room to review petition results and the date change from August 6.
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Jefferson County Drug Association
Pharmacists
Jefferson County Health Department
Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce
Carl Blades
Walgreen Agency
Chamber
Jefferson - Hamilton County Medical Society
Jefferson County Health Improvement Association
Jefferson County
Chamber Health Committee
Illinois Power Co
W. E. Setzekorn
Circuit Court fines list with four defendants
Circuit Court fines include Robert V. Puckett of 310 South ltd fined 10 dollars for leaving the scene of an accident Harold R. Malloch Route 1 Alta mont Ill fined 10 dollars for improper passing Karen K. De Poister Route 3 McLeensboro fined 15 dollars for speeding Ray Karnes Jr fined 50 dollars for a disturbance charge
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Robert V. Puckett
310 South Ltd
Harold R. Malloch
Altamont
Ill
Karen K. DePoister
McLeensboro
Ray Karnes Jr
Periodic Census and Apportionment Basics
The U S Constitution requires a census every ten years to determine state apportionment of seats in Congress. It explains how the count drives representation by measuring population and distributing seats among states accordingly.
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U.S
Congress
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Charles Trotter
John W. Forth
AIR Force Jet
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Chester
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Vancouver
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Loyal Order of Moose Dance
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Monterey
Bill Kniffen
Boyd Field
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