Deaths Dorothea Simson 73 of 504 Short St
Dorothea Simson 73 of 504 Short Street died at 9 45 a m Wednesday at Hickory Grove Nursing Home She was born April 22 1900 in New York daughter of Lewis M and Anna G Luscher Simson Retired file supervisor for J P Devine Manufacturing Co Funeral services set for Friday at 130 p m at Myers Chapel Rev Fr James P Burke to officiate Burial in Oakwood Cemetery Friends may call after 6 p m Thursday at the funeral chapel
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Dorothea Simson
Short St
Hickory Grove Nursing Home
New York
Lewis M
Anna G. (Luscher) Simson
J. P. Devine Manufacturing Co
Myers Chapel
James P. Burke
Oakwood Cemetery
Thomas Rynski 76 Nashville farmer dies at nursing home
Thomas Rynski 76 of Nashville died at 12 15 am today at Friendship Manor Nursing Home Nashville He was a retired farmer Rosary will be recited 8 pm Friday at Pyatt Funeral Home burial in church cemetery He was born in Jefferson county on June 6 1897 married Frances Winka Sept 19 1920 she preceded him in death Survivors include a sister Mrs Tillie Rozanski of Woodlawn and several nieces and nephews Funeral arrangements handled by Pyatt Funeral Home Nashville
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Thomas Rynski
Nashville
Friendship Manor
Sat. Anne's Catholic Church
John J. O’keefe
Schurch Cemetery
Pyatt Funeral Home
Mr. Rynski
Jefferson County
Frank
Stella (Czajkowski) Rynski
Frances Winka
Radom
Tillie Rozanski
Woodlawn
Sparents
Power Co Appeals ICC Ruling Over Rate Increases
Illinois Power Company announced it will appeal the Illinois Commerce Commission ruling denying rehearing on a May 16 order. The company seeks a larger annual electric revenue increase, and questions the use of an original cost base. The case is filed in the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court in Springfield, Illinois.
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Decatur
Illinois Power Company Today
Illinois Commerce Commission
Commission
Circuit Court
Seventh Judicial Circuit
Springfield
Ilinois
Mt Vernon Weather Report Snapshot
Mt Vernon forecast shows Wednesday high 92 and low 72 with 7:00 am temperature 75. Rainfall to date for 1973 stands at 25.57 inches. Comparison values note five years ago 94/70, ten years ago 93/76, and one year ago 75/71. Friday sunrise 4:47 and sunset 7:25 CST. Bend Lake main dam water level 406.79 feet above mean sea level.
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MT. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Mt Vernon Market Prices for Grains and Hogs
Mt Vernon quotes show soybeans at 8.30, wheat 2.71, corn 2.39. Hog market lists No 1 2 at 200 to 220 pounds from 47.00 to 47.50, sorted No 1 at 48.00, mixed No 1 and 3 at 200 to 240 pounds from 46.50 to 47.00, and sows at 37.00 to 40.00.
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MT. Vernon
Grain prices brief from Chicago markets
Chicago prices show No 2 soft red wheat at 3.30 and No 2 hard red at 2.98. No 2 yellow corn quoted at 2.45, oats at 1.09, and No 1 yellow soybeans at 9.60. Wednesday trading notes corn edging higher.
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Chicago
Egg price ranges and poultry grades for this week's delivery
St Louis report lists consumer eggs by size and grade with A large 58-68 cents, A medium 48-59, A small 33-45, B large 52-63, wholesale grades A large 38-40, standard 30-35, medium 30-35, unclassified 16-20. Ready-to-cook broilers and fryers priced 46.25-49.00.
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ST. Louis
National stockyards hogs and cattle prices reported
Estimated Friday receipts: 3 000 hogs 1 100 cattle and 25 sheep. Hog prices 4.50 to 5.50 higher after slow start. cattle, sheep markets mixed. New York stocks mixed after anti inflation program news. Dow down slightly with gains near 2 to 1 in favor of advancers. Phase 4 outlook and quarterly earnings cited.
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NEW York
Dow . Jones
New York Stock Exchange
Alcoa
Fort Howard Paper
PPG Industries
ASA Ltd
Dow Jones Noon Averages Slide Amid Broad Declines
The Dow Jones noon stock averages show a broad retreat with the 30 Industrials at 898.86, down 6.54. 20 Transport at 163.07, down 1.74. 65 Utilities at 101.16, down 0.04. and 274.60 for Stocks, down 1.89.
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New York
Illinois Weekend Weather Outlook Preview
Partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the southern half. Lows mainly in the 60s and highs in the low to mid 80s. Monday turns warmer with lows in the 60s and highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s.
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Illinois
Governor Promises Crackdown on Welfare Cheaters
Governor Daniel Walker announced a new computer check that found at least 20 000 people on Aid to Dependent Children ineligible for benefits. He warned of a massive crackdown with potential prosecutions up to 14 years and estimated possible losses up to 84 million dollars annually.
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Bear to ride in Big Mt.V. parade August 11
Aug 11 Sweet Corn Watermelon Festival Shrine parade features Smokey The Bear on a throne atop a decorated flatbed. Other entries include Taylor-White Autocar Beta Sigma Phi DAR and three cars for Children CAR. Parade entries accepted through July 31 via the Greater Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce.
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America
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Illinois Division of Forestry
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Mary Scauzzi
Daughters of the American Revolution
DAR
Greater
Jefferson County
Key Witnesses Refuse To Testify In State Project Probe
Springfield AP witnesses refuse to testify in hearings on kickbacks, rigged bidding, and cost overruns in state construction. James White Ralph Vancil and Walter Gross invoke Fifth Amendment rights as federal grand juries probe the State House rehab and related contracts. Heckenkamp says he paid the full 175000 contract though 30 percent work was unfinished. Glick admits borrowing 2000 from a contractor for a Colorado trip amid illness in his family.
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Ill
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Paul Powell
Cairo
Ralph Vancil
Walter A. Gross
Tal Rauhoff Co
Chicago
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Commission
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R-Berwyn
Illinois Legislative Investigating Commission
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Michael J. Howlett
Statehouse
Harry F. Fernandes
Fernandes
Lewis
James Coady
Heckenkampf
Kankakee
Manteno State Hospitals
Noah R. Glick
Manteno
C & H Electrical Co
Glick
C&h
Colorado
City's Sewer Grant Request Reviewed and Approved in 1972
The city secured approval for a 5 million sewer grant from state and federal bodies in June 1972 by the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission. A-95 review was deemed unnecessary. final reviews occurred June 29 and July 11, with the proposal now at the EPA in Washington.
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Greater Egypt
Trade Green Stamps for Cash Nationwide FTC Allows
The Federal Trade Commission announced Sperry & Hutchinson Co. will redeem Green Stamps for cash nationwide. S&H, the largest trading stamp firm, will set initial book value at 2 dollars with future adjustments. Partial redemptions start at 50 cents for 200 stamps, and a full book requires 1200 stamps.
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Federal Trade Commission
Sperry & Hutchinson Co
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FTC
Two Week Vacation for Gov Walker in Hawaii
Springfield New Jersey UP I reports Governor Daniel Walker will leave today with his wife and two youngest children Margaret and William for a two week Hawaii vacation. The trip is his first since winning the primary and will not include any in state staff. Unlike prior years, the Lieutenant Governor will not assume acting governor duties during the absence due to a 1970 Illinois constitutional change.
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UPI
Daniel Walker
Margaret
William
Hawaii
Walker
Florida
LaRue says Mitchell aware of Watergate cover up
Former Nixon aide Frederick C. LaRue testified before the Senate Watergate committee that he, John N. Mitchell and John W. Dean III knew of a grand cover-up scheme to hide Watergate wiretap facts. He said Mitchell approved a $75,000 payment and that Dean suspected the payments were part of the cover-up. Cox met with Senator Symington on Capitol Hill as prosecutors.
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Hunt
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Benton Jail Escapee Gets 5 Years
Robert E. Lee, an inmate of Leavenworth federal prison, was sentenced in U S District Court to five more years for a jail escape. He already had a 10 year term for a 1968 Washington state bank robbery and was convicted July 9 of a March 11 escape from Franklin County Jail in Benton. He and Kenneth Melvin, 20, of Herrin, were captured March 13 in southeast Missouri while Lee was in Benton to testify in another trial.
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Robert E. Lee
Leavenworth, Kan
U.S. District Court
Lee
Washington State
Franklin County
Benton
Kenneth Melvin
Herrin
Missouri
Mt V Fair Saturday July 28 Thoroughbred racing card
Five-Eighths Mile Run for 3 year olds Illinois bred 1000 purse. Quarter Mile Run for Quarter Horses 100 purse. Mile Run for 4 year olds and up Illinois bred 500 purse. Quarter Mile for Quarter Horses 100 purse. Three-Quarter Mile open 250 purse. Three-Quarter Mile for 4 year olds and up Illinois bred 500 purse. Half Mile open 200 purse. Five-Eighths Mile 2 year olds Illinois bred 1000 purse. Jefferson County Derby One and One-Sixteenth Miles 500 purse.
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Illinois
Jefferson County
Phase Four inflation control hikes food prices freeze details
Ed food prices must be posted on pumps after August 12 under Phase 4 aimed at moderating inflation from the first half of 1973 with minimal supply impact. Inflation ran about 9.2 percent annually while food jumped 22.4 percent since the June 13 freeze.
Budget Battle Over Blair Duplicitous Bills Sparks Veto Clash
The dispute centers on Blair's charges of deception in duplicative bills that would have spent money if signed. Kay accuses Blair of backing these bills while Walker vetoes similar measures, noting Amtrak subsidies were vetoed separately, yet related funding remains in the DOT appropriation Walker intends to sign.
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Walker
General Assembly
House
Senate
Amtrak
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