Walker Pledges No New Taxes At Mt Vernon Dinner
Dan Walker spoke to about 200 Jefferson and Marion county Democrats in Mt Vernon for a 25 dollar a plate fundraiser. He urged belt tightening in Springfield and criticized current spending while predicting serious 1990 problems and stressing four years of tight government to protect taxpayers.
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Dan Walker
Jefferson and
Marion County
Ilinois
Mt. Vernon
Springfield
Walker
Illinois News Service
McGovern signals doubt on Cook County race backing
In Chicago Senator George S. McGovern cautions he may not back Hanrahan in the Cook County state's attorney contest, while Mayor Daley vows to support Democrats broadly though he avoids naming McGovern. Meanwhile in Blacksville WVa a mine fire traps nine men, with ex miner Mr Murray recalling a 1967 cave‑in escape.
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Chicago
George S. McGovern
Cook County
Richard J. Daley
McGovern
Chicago Tribune
Edward V. Hanrahan
Hanrahan
Black Panther Party
Daley
Blacksville
W. VA
Murray
Consolidation Coal Co
Consolidation
Humphries
Morgantown
Billy
Thrill Show At Mt. Vernon State Fair Tonight and Tuesday
Horse racing starts tomorrow at the Mt. Vernon State Fair with harness racing on the half mile track featuring the Egyptian Colt Stakes. Four colt stake events offer purses of 2750 dollars each, with Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon programs including pacing and trotting races.
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Mt. Vernon State Fair
Mt. Vernon Day at the Fair prompts noon city hall closure
Mt. Vernon officials announce Mt. Vernon Day at the Fair with closures of City Hall and the Jefferson County Courthouse at noon on Wednesday. Afternoon harness horse racing and a thrill show cap the day’s events at the fair.
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Mt. Vernon City Hall
Jefferson County Court House
Mt. Vernon
Rescue workers drill five inch hole to reach trapped miners
Nine miners remain trapped after a mine fire near the West Virginia Pennsylvania border. Officials say chances of survival are slim as temperatures in the fire area reach 2500 to 3000 degrees. Maintenance crews escaped with 31 of 40 workers found safe.
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Blacksville
W. Va
Consolidation Coal Co
Blacksville No. 1
Four-Mile
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Miss Illinois 5 Foot 11 Brunette Crowned in Aurora
Caro Lyn Kay Paulus a 20 year old Elmhurst native and WIU junior will represent Illinois in the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City New Jersey this September. Crowned Miss Illinois in a 37 contestant field she also won the talent segment singing Glitter and Be Gay. First runnerup Jill Marie Paige and other runners up include Carol Graflund Claire Bataille and Lynda Williams.
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Aurora
Carolyn Kay Paulus
Elmhurst
Ilinois
Atlantic City
N.J
Miss Paulus
Western Illinois University
Macomb
Wiu
Glitter
Leonard Bernstein
Jill Marie Paige
Riverside
Cook County
Carol Graflund
Moline
Claire Bataille
Barrington
Lynne Williams
Elgin
Illinois
Anita Pankratz
Missouri Monster Momo Evades UFO Trackers
In Louisiana Missouri a hunt for Momo the hairy smelly monster failed after researchers with cameras and recorders missed the creature. Local reports say a farmer heard a growl, police warned residents to stay away, and officials note Momo might be an alien from outer space.
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Louisiana, Mo
UPI
Momo
Hayden C. Hewes
International
Unidentified Flying Object Bureau
Hewes
Edgar Harrison
Doris
Shelby Ward
Missouri
Outer Space
Remains Found in Mississippi River Car Near Elsberry
The body of Leland Keeton, 29, missing from Elsberry since October 9, 1970, was found Saturday in a car submerged in about nine feet of water in the Mississippi River. Two Hamburg ferry operators reported they were swimming nearby when they discovered the vehicle.
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Elsberry
Leland Keeton
Mississippi River
Hamburg, All
Vietnamese Fronts See Paratrooper Push Against Citadel
South Vietnamese troops press two-front advance toward Quang Tri Citadel walls and recapture Tam Quan on the central coast as air and artillery bombardment shake Hanoi and nearby targets. North Vietnamese casualties, air defenses, and ship losses cited. official counts vary.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
Hanoi
U.S
Associated Press
Dennis Neeld
Neeld
Binh Dinh
Tam Quan
Neal Ulevich
Que Son
da Nang
Lion
Bastogne
Hue
van Dien
North Vietnam
Foreign Ministry
Thanh Hoa
Tonkin Gulf
Child Killed on Minibike in Monmouth Illinois
Scott Brown, 11, of Aurora died after falling from a minibike on U.S. 34 near Monmouth Illinois. He rode the minibike Sunday and was struck by an automobile, police said. The incident occurred in Monmouth, and authorities described the event as fatal.
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Monmouth, Ill
Scott Brown
Aurora
U.S
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Pam Kent
Jefferson County
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Warren Jolly
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DERBY
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Mustang Hell
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City Hall
John Corcoran
Leonard Pnakovich
The
United Mine Workers of America
Pnakovich
Corcoran
Mts Varatat
Kay Paulus
Nation Wide
Jesse Jackson
Julian Bond
Georgia
Jackson
Bond
People United To Save Humanity
Mississippi
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