Steelworkers Chief Blasts The President
United Steelworkers President Lloyd McBride accuses President Carter and Democrats of breaking campaign pledges. He vows to press for full employment stable prices and jobs protection while Meany joins in urging tougher trade policy against foreign competition.
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McBride
Lloyd
Linden United’ Steelworkers Union
LW Hall
Perryopolis
Abel
United Steelworkers
Lloyd McBride
Carter
Democrats
Jerry Ford
Aflcio
George Meany
U.S
Washington
Meany
Troopers Equip Cars to Detect Radioactive Cargo
Illinois state police outfitted 10 patrol cars with devices to detect leaks in trucks carrying radioactive cargo. The units will first be used Monday in the Chicago area, Lt. Sam W. Nolen said, with alarms triggering on excessive radiation readings.
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Chicago
Illinois
Sam W. Nolen
Nolen
Weather update for Mt. Vernon with warm trend
The Mt Vernon forecast shows Wednesday high 86 low 60 with 63 then. Rainfall this week 0.30 inch and year to date 11.36 inches. Sunrise 5 25 am sunset 8 15 pm. Dam level 406.47 msl. Warmer next days with scattered storms and cooler start of next week.
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MT. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Governor backs ERA as Illinois weighs ratification
Governor Thompson urged the Illinois General Assembly to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, calling discrimination in pay and opportunity intolerable. With 35 states ratified, the nation needs 38 by early 1979, and the House was set to vote again soon amid ongoing opposition.
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U. S
Thompson
General Assembly
House
Playboy employee sentenced on theft charges in Chicago
In Chicago a former Playboy Enterprises employee, Michael Wadin, 36, of Oak Park, received a two year work release and five years probation after pleading guilty to stealing more than 56 thousand dollars from the company. He, as assistant comptroller, allegedly wrote 11 checks to J&M Enterprises and cashed them into his own account.
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Chicago
Playboy Enterprises Inc
Michael Wadin
Oak Park
Theodore M. Swain
Wadin
J&m Enterprises
Joggers Struck By Car In Lemont Fatality and Injury
A Lemont woman, Margaret Hughes aged 30, was killed and another jogger, Nancy Bromberek aged 20, severely injured when struck by a car driven by Steve Lombardo 22 of Romeoville. Lombardo was charged with reckless driving after claiming he was blinded by the sun.
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Lemont, Ill
Lemont
Margaret Hughes
Nancy Bromberek
Steve Lombardo
Romeoville
Lombardo
Lesser High School to Graduate Forty-Six Seniors Tonight
Forty six seniors will graduate in ceremonies at Lesser High School with Paul Genisio, president of the school board, presenting diplomas at 8 p.m. in the gym. A reception follows in the cafeteria. Names include Scarlett Adams, Trudy Bowen, Virginia Bunton, Karen Cook, Tina Conner, Mary Connor, Brenda Crocker, Debra Curry and many others.
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Lesser High School
Paul Genisio
Scarlett Ann Adams
Trudy Beth
Bowen
Virginia Faye Bunton
Karen (Stacey) Cook
Tina Ann Conner
Mary Elizabeth Connor
Brenda Sue Crocker
Debra Ferrer Curry
Georgietta (Goessman) Dickey
Tammy Jean Edmonds
Jayne Annette Garner
Vicki Lynn Hicks
Rhonda Renee Hill
Linda Faye Homes
Kathy Jean (Loucks) Kaplan
Kathy
359 To Graduate At Mt.V. High School
The Mt Vernon Township High School will graduate 359 seniors in an 8 p.m. ceremony in the main gym. Dr J D Shields delivers the farewell. school board president Billy Joe House hands diplomas. The list includes Michael Ross Acklin Pamela Sue Allen Robert S Allen Donna Jo Anderson and hundreds more names.
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Mt. Vernon Township High School
J. D. Shields
Billy Joe
House
Michael Ross Acklin
Pamela Sue Allen
Robert S. Allen
Donna Jo Anderson
Gary Dean Anthis
Bob Eugene Askew
Karen Sue Atchison
Regina Sue Badgett
Stephen Mark
Mt Vernon Markets and New York Stocks Report
Mt Vernon quotes show butter eggs and grains with No 2 hard red wheat around 2.36 to 2.41 per bushel and oats mixed. National Stockyards notes sow scores and cattle receipts with spring slaughter lambs weaker. New York stocks rise as Dow nears 900, Holiday Inns and United Technologies advance while Exxon slips. NYSE volume about 18 million shares with mixed index moves.
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Chicago
NEW York
United Technologies
Westinghouse, Electric
Exxon
Dow Jones
NYSE
American Stock’ Exchange
Infant Henricks Dies Stillborn in Kankakee Family Notice
Marc Anthony Henricks infant son of William E and Andrea Caporall Henricks of 14 Circle Drive was stillborn. Funeral held Monday at St Mary's Catholic Cemetery with Rev Msgr James P Burke officiating. Survived by sister Dawn, brother William Henricks Jr, paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs William A Henricks of Kankakee, maternal grandfather Anthony Caporali of Carbondale PA, and maternal grandmother Aneela ie. Funeral arrangements are Hughey Pulley Funeral o.
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William E
Andrea
Caporall) Henricks
Circle Drive
Funer
Ceaveside
St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery
James P. Burke
Hughey-Pulley Funeral O
Dawn Henricks
William Henricks Jr
William A
Ruth) Henricks
Kankakee
Anthony Caporali
Carbondale
Penn
Aneela Ie ’ Ae Que
N.M
Funeral notes for Frank Peele in Vernon church service
Funeral services for Frank T. Peele aged 70 of 304 Cedar M Vernon will be Friday at 1 30 p m at Myers Bari Chapel with Rev Kel Standford officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Peele died Wednesday at home. He was born November 3 1906 in Long Lane Missouri son of John R and Martha Peele. Survived by wife Pauline Hoskins married April 21 1941 in St Charles Missouri. Also two daughters Mrs Ray Kohring Houston Texas and Brenda Peele Benton Harbor Michigan three sisters and three brothers and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents two brothers and one sister.
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Myers Bari
Kel Standford
Bari
Oakwood Cemetery
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Long Lane
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Martha
Christian) Peele
Pauling Hoskins
St. Charles
Pep Drilling Co
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Ike
Tinco
Pauline
Ray Kohring
Houston
Texas
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Benton Harbor
Mich
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Ivan Bell
Bakersfield
Calif
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St. Elmo
Paul and
Everett Peele
Charles E. Shelton
Maple St
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Tony Phillips
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Ted R. Steele
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Pe Yen Wiggin
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Lynne Millia
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Jan Noel Wills
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Agery Aynen
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Robert David Wilson
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Ozark Airlines
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Mt, Vernon
USDA
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Bill Topper
S. 29Th St
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Northbrook Dr
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16Th Street
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Viola Ave
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