Bluford Woman Injured In Four Car Mt Vernon Crash
A Bluford woman, Sandra Cameron, 29, was hospitalized in fair condition with neck injuries after a four car crash at 3 18 p m in the 1000 block of South 10th Street in Mt Vernon. Two 19 year old Mt Vernon men suffered minor injuries.
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Mt. Vernon
Inn
Sandra Cameron
Route 2
Good Samaritan Hospital
S. 10Th Street
William A. Hutches
Hutcheson
Randy Edwards
Pine St
Route
Ina
Richard Izard
Benton
Weather Report for Mont Vernon MI This Week
The report notes Wednesday highs near 90 and a low around 74 with 71 degrees at 7 am. It lists rainfall to date in 1973 as 26.25 inches and compares today with past years’ highs and lows. The extended outlook calls for variable clouds Saturday through Monday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s.
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Mt, Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Mt Vernon Hog Market and Grain Prices Report
Livestock markets in Mt Vernon show hogs 51.00 to 53.00 for No 1 and No 2 200 to 230 lb, mixed 50.00 to 51.00 for 200 to 250 lb. sows 38.00 to 40.00. Grain prices: soybeans 9.90, wheat 3.16, corn 2.63. Chicago wheat No 2 soft red 3.66 and No 2 hard white 1.25. Soybeans No 1 yellow 11.75, No 2 yellow corn 2.82 on Wednesday.
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MT. Vernon
Chicago
National Stock Yards and New York Markets Report Mixed Gains
Estimated Friday receipts at National Stock Yards Illinois include 4 000 hogs 800 cattle and 50 sheep with varied price ranges for US grades and weights. In New York stock markets analysts noted higher prices nine straight sessions driven by solid second quarter earnings and dividends. Dow up 14.30 to 933.02, Texaco led volume with gains.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
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NYSE
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Letter Carriers UK New Contract Vote Confirmed
Joe Bundy a local officer of the letter carriers union reports the National Association of Letter Carriers counted its vote in Washington DC on the new two year contract between the United States Postal Service and the postal unions. Ballots totaled 93 214 for 41 454 against over 69 percent approval. The July 21 effective date and the approval by the Postal Clerk's Union and the Rural Letter Carriers Association are noted. Over 600 000 postal workers are covered under the agreement.
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Letter Carriers Union
National Association of Letter Carriers
Washington, D.C
United States Postal Service
Postal
Bundy
Postal Clerk’s Union
Rural Letter Carriers Association
Senator Writes A Letter Phase 4 Gives Oil Firms Edge
Senator Adlai E. Stevenson charges Phase 4 price controls favor major oil companies and threaten independent marketers. He cites ceiling dates for producers refiners and for jobbers and retailers, detailing narrow margins and potential closures in Chicago and St Louis.
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Grant Aids E St Louis College Students
Rep. Melvin Price announces a $1.4 million grant to State Community College for student financial aid. Four East St Louis area colleges share $130,000 for veterans cost-of-instruction payments, including Belleville Area College $23,000 McKendree College $1,600 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville over $75,000 and State Community College $30,000.
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Melvin Price
State Community College
Price
East St Louis Area
Veterans
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McKendree College
Lebanon
Southern Illinois University At
Edwardsville
Mt Vernon to host Sweet Corn Watermelon Festival parade
Antique car lovers will crowd Mt Vernon on Saturday August 11 for a 1 45 pm parade start as the Oldtimers Antique Auto Club plans 15 to 20 cars with entries from Missouri centers St Louis and St Charles. Club president John E Smith Jr of Mt Vernon Township High School will lead efforts with the chamber of commerce to showcase cars from another era. Cars will exit parade line at South 10th Street to Newby then East into Park Plaza parking for display, with several awards planned. The total parade units could top 200 plus Shrine Ceremonial entries likely 40 to 50, promising Mt Vernons most colorful pageant in history.
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Oldtimers Antique Auto Club
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Oldtimers Auto Club
Park Plaza
Smith
Shrine
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Man To Be Charged On Three Counts
Gary Corder a 21 year old resident of 405 S 22nd St was jailed facing three counts battery possession of stolen property and possession of marijuana. He was arrested by city police at Hotel Emmerson where a bag of marijuana and a city parking meter were found. Officers said he was involved in a battery at the same room earlier in the day and additional charges were expected.
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S. 22Nd St
Corder
Hotel Emmerson
Emmerson
Ordeal Ends Hijacked Passengers Going Home
A six day hijacking ordeal ends as two relief planes depart Benghazi Libya for Athens and Amsterdam to fly 137 passengers and crew to Tokyo via various routes. The JAL 747 hijacked after Amsterdam to Tokyo flight last Friday was destroyed by hijackers at Benghazi airport. Authorities arrested the four hijackers and passengers disembarked safely.
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Michael Keip 17-Year-Old Breaks Leg In Farm Accident
Michael Keip, 17, of Odin, suffered a fractured right thigh when a tractor overturned on him at a farm near Odin while pulling a stump. He crawled to his car and drove to a nearby I-64 construction site, then was taken to St. Mary's Hospital for emergency surgery and listed in satisfactory condition.
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Jefferson County
Tolle Road
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St. Mary’s
Nixon replies to Watergate subpoenas with conditional cooperation
In a 9 30 a m White House delivered letter Nixon refuses to surrender five tapes of conversations with John W Dean III but says other records could be provided if within the public interest and constitutional duties. He pledges careful consideration and cooperation with the select committee.
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Watergate Committee
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Nixon letter outlines cooperation while asserting executive privilege
In a July 6 style communication to the select committee Richard Nixon says his staff will fully cooperate, waives attorney client privilege for former counsel, and limits disclosure to documents that can be public without harming the presidency. He states executive privilege covers confidential materials and pledges to provide non sensitive items on specific requests.
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Select Committee
Richard Nixon
One Of The Last Wooden Bridges In State Is Gone
Monmouth Illinois AP reports a wooden covered bridge spanning Swan Creek southeast of Monmouth was destroyed by fire on July 8. The state will replace it with a concrete structure to carry heavy farm equipment. Built 85 years ago, the bridge was owned by the state for about ten years. Warren County officials suspect arson and residents have offered a reward for information leading to a conviction.
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Ill
Ralph Wilkins
Greenbush Township
Warren County
Swan Creek
Pilot Linke Crash Sparks Weather Crash Theories
After a late afternoon crash during a thunderstorm near a tornado watch, pilots dispute whether lightning caused the incident. NTSB and FAA officials cite weather awareness and ongoing investigation with a public hearing planned in about a month.
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Rosen
National Weather Service
Federal Aviation Administration
Edward E Slattery Jr
NTSB
Airport bid advances Mt Vernon project to jet era
The Mt Vernon airport improvement plan moves forward with runway and taxiway work, beacon and tower construction, lighting and marking of entrances and roads, relocation of terminal hangar buildings, and security fencing. The bid, opened yesterday, exceeded the state engineer's estimate but was below the June low bid. Mrs Dorothy Jones of the Aeronautics Engineering department referenced unknown figures but anticipated acceptability of the new bid. A decision is expected early next week, though award announcements may delay.
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Dorothy Jones
State Department of Aeronautics Engineering Department
Burning report arises around Precision yard incident
Raymond Jenkins, Precision vice-president, said there was no knowledge of a fire at the house location Wednesday morning and that no employees would have been there. Schmeirbach added a report is being prepared on the earlier burning of 100 junk cars at a Mt. Vernon junkyard as investigators pursue the normal route.
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Raymond Jenkins
Precision
Schmeirbach
Mt. Vernon
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