Deaths Arthur Barnard of Wayne City IN 88
Arthur Barnard 88 prominent Wayne City resident died at 3 10 p m Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at Wayne City Baptist Church Burial in Thomason cemetery with lying in state at Richardson Chapel and at the church prior to the funeral He was a former Wayne County sheriff and general store owner Survivors include three sons a daughter a brother a sister seven grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren
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Arthur Barnard
Wayne City
Good Samaritan Hospital
Wayne County
Sylvester L
Catherine (Spicer) Barnard
Carrie May Talbert
Watel
Art
Lavern Barnard
Leonard Bullard
Orda Barnard
Elon College
N.C
George Wilson
Irene Malcolm Palestine Obituary Notice in Watseka
Irene Malcolm Palestine Irene Malcolm Palestine Irene Stoner Malcolm 54 of Palestine died Monday evening in Watseka at 2 p m Friday Good wine Funeral Home Palestine burial will be in a nearby cemetery She was first married to C M Oaky Stoner formerly of Mt Vernon who preceded her in death Later she married Robert Malcolm who survives She has one daughter Sherry Stoner at home four brothers and two sisters all of Palestine
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Irene Stoner Malcolm
Palestine
Watseka
Goodwine
Malcolm
C.M
Oaky” Stoner
Mt. Vernon
Robert Malcolm
Sherry Stoner
Body Found In Madison Lake Near Illinois City
The body of 47 year old Jesse B. Leonard of East St. Louis was recovered from Horseshoe Lake near Madison. He was found with hands tied behind his back feet bound and a rope gag in the mouth. A 9 year old boy first spotted the body. Cause of death pending a coroner's inquest.
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Madison, JH
Jesse B. Leonard
East St. Louis
Horseshoe Lake
Madison
Leonard
Illinois house leader draws fire over fund raising
A Sun Times report quotes Blair defending fund sources for campaign dinners while opposing disclosure unless Democrats reveal theirs first. The Study Commission plans a 650 million highway bond issue. Rep. Juckett of Park Ridge accuses Blair of selective fund distribution, with claims of contractor fundraising among Republican colleagues.
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The
Sun-Times
Blair
Towas
Robert S. Juckett
Park Ridge
the Tribune
Juckett
Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Report
Mt Vernon hog market reports mixed hog classes and sows with prices across weights. No 2 200 to 220 lb hogs at 28.00 to 28.50 per cwt. No 1 at 28.75 and 28.50 for mixed lots. sow prices 21.00 to 23.50 per cwt.
Prices quoted for grains in Mt Vernon today
The Mt Vernon market reported morning quotes for soybeans at 3.41, wheat at 1.35, and corn at 1.19. The figures reflect regional grain prices observed this morning.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago grain prices and markets update
AP reports Chicago commodity quotes for wheat No 2 hard red at 1.60 per bushel and No 2 soft red at 1.56, corn No 2 yellow at 1.28, oats No 2 extra heavy white at 0.784, soybeans No 1 yellow at 3.49, soybean oil at 10.28, with No 2 yellow corn sold at 1.2834.
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Chicago
National Stockyards Receipts and Bid Ranges Report
National Stockyards reports Friday receipts of about 4 000 hogs 200 cattle and 25 sheep with hogs at 29.75 to 30.00 for 200-230 lb US 1-2 and 29.50-29.75 for 200-250 lb US 1-3. Cattle numbers small with mixed slaughter steers at 36.00-37.00 for 900-1050 lb and cows mostly 23.50-25.50. Sheep receipts 50 with lambs 32.00-33.00 and slaughter ewes 5.00-7.00.
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National Stockyards
Market and farm notes mixed as eggs, stocks move
Eggs prices list consumer and wholesale grades for St Louis with ranges for large medium small and pullet. New York stocks fall modestly with Dow off 4.44 as analysts cite Vietnam and potential monetary crisis. Gillette gains on earnings. Bausch & Lomb slips on lens worries. Occidental opens late near 184. Trading widens after major Soviet Union deal. Dow index drops to 58.49.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Vietnam
Gillette
Bausch & Lomb
Occidental Petroleum
Dow Jones noon stock averages slip in mixed trading
Dow Jones noon figures show Industrials at 912.25, down 4.44. Transportation 226.28, off 0.55. Utilities 106.28, down 0.28. Stocks 302.62, down 1.16. Market breadth remains uneven with declines across several sectors.
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NEW York
Transportation
Bloodmobile Falls Short of Quota in Mt Vernon Visit
The Red Cross Bloodmobile collected 245 pints over Tuesday and Wednesday, 5 pints shy of the 250 goal in Mt Vernon. Of 281 volunteers, 36 were rejected for physical reasons. Next visit planned for November as nationwide shortages persist. Local hospital staff praised turnout from Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial Hospital employees.
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Red Cross
Mt. Vernon
Barbara Strattan
Larry Walton
Good Samaritan Hospital
Walton
Miss Strattan
Good Samaritan
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Jefferson County
Red Cross Blood Center
St. Louis
Black Fire Chief Named In East St. Louis
East St. Louis city council named Robert Hickman its first black fire chief. Hickman, 52, a 25 year veteran, succeeds Charles Cadell who retired at 65 and had led the department for three years. Hickman had served as assistant chief and acted as chief last month during Cadell’s vacation.
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East ST. Louis, Ill
UPI
Robert Hickman
Hickman
Charles Cadell
Cadell
Black Haired Beast Sightings Spark Local Hunt
A mysterious tall hairy creature dubbed the black haired beast sparked genuine concern as residents compared it to familiar figures. A city hall gathering sent a search party of police and locals into the hill country at 9 a.m. Wednesday, but observers reported no conclusive sighting and noted the creature’s stench as it nears.
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Paul Williams
Williams
Warren E. Hearnes
Bowling Green
Pike County
Senate Set for Wage Showdown as Vote Nears
The Senate rejected Nixon's move to raise the minimum wage to two dollars, while a Democratic plan to lift it to 2.20 faces a showdown vote. McGovern plans to fly in for the decision as AFL-CIO concerns add pressure. Republicans push a two-step 2.00 raise with no new coverage, arguing inflation and job loss.
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Washington
Senate Today
Nixon
Senate
George McGovern
McGovern
South Dakota
Afl-Cio
Senate Labor Committee
Peter H. Dominick
Colorado
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Dominick-Taft
Congress
Spiro Agnew
St Louis Firm Seeks China Jet Sale Demonstration
McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft Corp seeks to join Boeing in selling jetliners to China. Commerce Department approved a temporary export license for a $21 million aircraft as a sales demonstration, with Boeing having a separate license for ten 707s worth $150 million. McDonnell-Douglas awaits China’s permission to ship a demonstration DC-10.
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Washington
McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft Corp
Boeing Co
China
Commerce Department
McDonnell-Douglas
Boeing
Seattle
Children’s Hospital Bike Ride to Aid St Jude Research
Volunteer teenagers under Evelyn Harlan will bike on Saturday July 22 to raise funds for St Jude Children’s Research Hospital Memphis Tennessee. The drive supports research and patient care with free treatment for patients referred by family doctors. Contact Mrs Harlan at 244-1598 to help.
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Evelyn Harlan
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
St. Jude’s
Harlan
YMCA Board Debates Family Center Firm Choice
The YMCA board heard proposals from Wilson Hodge Groh and Fields Goldman Magee for the new Family Center. A local firm will be hired, with a decision due in two weeks. A progress report on the Mt. Vernon Airport air show Aug 20 was also given, funds to aid the center.
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Ymca Board of Directors
Wilson
YMCA
Governor Signs Tax Relief Bills Amid Illinois Court Ruling
Governor Ogilvie signed bills to ease the personal property tax burden for most homeowners and many small businesses, with the 5,000 exemption completing the effort after an Illinois Supreme Court ruling last year forced relief to favor corporations only. The change affects 1973 tax bills based on 1972 assessments. Separately, Betty Weatherly of St. Louis sued Japan Airlines for 2 million in Chicago over the DC8 crash near New Delhi on June 15, alleging negligent operations and failure to follow safety rules. Col Emory Weatherly Jr. was among 85 dead, including 16 Americans, with the aircraft described as too low on approach.
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Ogilvie
Illinois
Illinois Supreme Court
State High Court
Chicago
Japan Airlines
New Delhi
Betty Weatherly
St. Louis
Emory D. Weatherly Jr
John J. Kennelly
Half Lion Half Tiger Is Dead at Hogle Zoo
Shasta the world’s only known tiger lion hybrid died in Salt Lake City from kidney problems and arthritis. Zoo director LaMar Farnsworth said she drew visitors from across the United States and abroad and noted her birth on May 6, 1948. The University of Utah will receive and mount the carcass for display in the natural history museum.
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Shasta
Salt Lake City
Hogle Zoo
United States
LaMar Farnsworth
Zoo
Farnsworth
University of Utah
Natural History Museum
Outflank S. Viets At Quang Tri
Saigon AP reports South Vietnamese forces fought a North Vietnamese battalion south of the My Chanh defense line near Quang Tri City. The battle involved tank artillery and air strikes as U.S. jets bombed NVA positions. Col Le Ba Khien said up to 1,000 NVA may have moved south to cut Highway 1 behind the task force. Paratroopers reached within 50 yards of the Citadel in Quang Tri, with no assault planned until more government troops arrive and more tanks are neutralized.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
My Chanh
Hue
Highway 1
le Ba Khien
Girl Hit In Mt Vernon By Car
Paula Kaye Dixon of Woodlawn escaped serious injury when struck by a car yesterday at noon in Mt Vernon. Julia A Hills, 16, of 33 Northbrook Dr drove the car that hit the child as she crossed 12th Street near Good Samaritan Hospital. Paula was treated for abrasions and a sprained left shoulder at the emergency room and released. Hills said the child crossed safely but then reversed and tried to recross, bringing the collision.
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Paula Kaye Dixon
Woodlawn
Mt. Vernon
Julia A. Hills
Northbrook Dr
Sleest Are of Good Samaritan Hospital
Paula
Julia Hills
No Peace in Belfast No Peace in Belfast
IRA guerrillas and British troops fought through the night in Belfast and Londonderry with over 500 rounds fired at a Belfast observation post near a hospital. Four guerrillas were said to be armed with automatic weapons. A Catholic district house was hit near Paddy Devlin of the Social Democratic Labour party. Bombs struck an auto showroom a golf club and an electric transformer in Lurgan. Provisional leadership hinted at renewing violence after months of tentative cease-fire discussions.
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Belfast
North Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Londonderry
Dublin
Paddy Devlin
Social Democratic Labor Party
Devlin
Muhammad Ali
Lurgan
IRA
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Rest IN Peace
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