Twelve Indicted in Jefferson County Grand Jury Case Load
A Jefferson County grand jury returned 13 true bills indicting 12 persons for 10 incidents in Mt. Vernon and Jefferson County. Defendants include Walter Mack and Larry Eggleston in the Bull Shed burglary, Robert Shepard in a Burger Barn burglary, Clarence Wimberly and Delbert Boykin for motorcycle thefts, Robert Rich for a large home burglary, Ernest Williams and Alpheus Matthews for tire thefts, Alfred Parris for vase thefts, Charles Aberry for a late model auto theft, Raeline Hammond for illegal possession of marijuana, and James Roberson for aggravated assault with a shotgun.
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Mt. Vernon
Efferson County
South 7Th St
Walter Mack
Bubbles Mack
Larry Eggleston
Robert Alfred Shepard
Long Beach
Calif
Shepard
6Th and Broadway
Clarence Wimberly
Flora
David Houseworth
Opdyke
Delbert Boykin
Belle Rive
Wimberly
Houseworth
Robert Rich
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Rich
Ralph Melton
Route 3
Ernest Williams
S. M. St
10Th and Jeffer
Troy
Som
Gulf Gt) Corp
Wilson Motors
South 9Th St
Roberson
LeRoy
House Approves 250 Million Loan Guarantee for Lockheed
The House passed a 250 million dollar loan guarantee for Lockheed with 139 to 781 vote after absentees at Speaker's desk affected the margin. The bill, forming machinery for larger loans up to 2 billion, would let government take greater profits while banks faced criticism for refusing to fund without guarantees. Rep. Edward J. Koch commented on the banks' risk aversion.
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House
Lockheed
Congression
Edward J. Koch
D-N.y
Murphy Tells House GOP that heroin abuse surges among troops
Rep Murphy warned the House subcommittee that heroin deaths rose sharply among U.S. troops in Vietnam with an August to October spike. He cited an Abrams memo noting deaths climbed from a few monthly to two per day, urging immediate federal medical action. Separate reports cited rising heroin in servicemen screened, with 5.4 percent testing positive among 39,405 departing personnel and plans to expand urinalysis. Deceptive practices and a local accident left two injured. Hatchett and Pillow involved in a Mt. Vernon crash with property damage and a Following Too Close citation.
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Congress
U.S
Vietnam
Army
John McMurphy de WY
House Publics Health Subcommittee
Creshton Abrams
Ella Siclderts
Murph
Murphy
Capetat Hill
Nixon
Ap. Carcotics
Senate
Jerome Hl. Jaffe
Merchants to Meet Monday for All Sports Day Planning
Representatives from King City and Park Plays merchants associations will attend a 7 45 a m breakfast at Virginia's restaurant to decide on presenting an All Sports Day event later this month The meeting is hosted by affiliates of the Greater Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce with others from King City Saddle Club Karate Association and Little Egypt Archery Club invited.
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Virginia
Greater
Jefferson County
Opdyke Boy Timmy Peek Recuperating In Cincinnati
Timmy Peek, a rural Opdyke lad severely burned weeks ago, is progressing daily at Shriner's Hospital for Children Burns Center in Cincinnati. His mother reports all grafting completed and healing well on his legs and thighs. Nurses and doctors are praised, and Timmy's room hosts children from North Carolina Kentucky Ohio and Minnesota. The center is described as beautiful and efficient. the family thanksMt Vernon area for support.
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Shriner’s Hospital For Children Burns Center
Cincinnati
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Kentucky
Tim
Minois
Mt. Vernon
Area
Two Mt. Vernon Teenagers Hurt In Auto Crash
Donna Sledge sixteen Paula Dr and Paul Casey sixteen 26 N Highland Pi were injured yesterday afternoon when their car ran off Old Centralia Road on a curve and overturned. State police say Casey drove too fast entering the curve two tenths of a mile north of Mt. Vernon. Both were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in satisfactory condition.
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John Hatchett
Donna Sledge
Paula
U.S. Attacks North Vietnam Under Self-Defense Claim
U S command reports two new strikes inside North Vietnam. A Navy A6 attacked a SAM battery 52 miles northwest of the DMZ and an artillery strike hit a rocket launching site in the northern DMZ sector. No casualties reported. Retired Gen Duong Minh makes first public appearance since announcing presidential bid alongside running mate Ho Van Minh. Thieu reiterates Four No's policy: no neutrality no coalition no Communist participation no territorial concessions.
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Tax rate dispute dominates council meeting over refunds and Civil Defense funds
The council grapples with whether a tax rate of eight to twenty five cents can trigger indirect refunds. Former Mayor Joe Martin recalls past illegal Civil Defense levies reaching 7.6 cents in 1970, while County Clerk Wilson reduced the rate to 1.21 cents. Martin questions reimbursement of past excess Civil Defense revenue, and Lewis says prior illegal levies were spent.
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Joe Martin
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Marion convict moved from Kansas City to Leavenworth prison
Warren George Briggs, 34, an escapee from the federal penitentiary at Marion Indiana, who had been held in Kansas City on a kidnapping complaint, was transferred to the U S penitentiary at Leavenworth Kansas on Friday after escaping July 19.
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Warren George Briggs
Labor at a Glance: Steel and Rail Strikes Loom
Negotiations in Washington stall before a midnight deadline as steel plants halt nationwide and United Transportation Union strikes spread to railroads. Ten lines are affected, with 120000 workers idle. Javits proposes presidential power to order a return to work during the congressional recess.
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Pittsburg
United Steel
Workers of America
United Transportation Union
Labor Department
Jacob
Javits
R-N.y
Congress
Nixon
Kidnapping Case Aims Federal Grand Jury In Illinois
Briggs, accused of abducting a truck driver near Marion and forcing him to drive to St Louis, surrendered in Kansas City. An assistant U.S. Attorney said the case will go before a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Illinois next week after the Kansas City dismissal of the state complaint.
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St. Louis
Briggs
Kansas City
U.S
J. Whitfield Maddy
Illinois
House Senate negotiators agree on two year draft bill
The House and Senate negotiators approve a two year draft bill urging Nixon to negotiate a final withdrawal date with Hanoi without the nine month deadline. Antiwar senators plan a filibuster after summer recess. Martha Mansfield to decide if the bill will be brought up before recess.
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Mike Mansfield
Armed Services
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
House
Stennis
Snicker a Day: Chivalry in School Becomes a Joke
The passage notes that in a teenage class the moment a girl drops a book prompts many boys to kick it back. It highlights a casual cruelty and social dynamic among youths in a school setting.
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