Newspaper Subscription Rates Raise in Mt Vernon Area
Mildly jumbled notice shows subscription pricing by mail and carrier for Mt. Vernon Illinois and surrounding counties. Rates include Jefferson County 1 year nine dollars and six months six, three months three fifty, and outside areas up to 150 miles twelve dollars yearly, with further distances eight fifty yearly. Delivery by carrier priced per week in city. Second class postage paid at Mt. Vernon.
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Associated Press
Jefferson County
Jefferson
Mt. Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Thought for Today Quotation Reflections on Truth and Pride
A compact reflection quotes Job 6 28 urging honesty and cautions against self praise. It cites James Gordon Bennett noting how boastful speech can mislead others. The piece blends biblical verse with a journalist's warning about inflated self image.
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James Gordon Ebennett
Fly Old Glory In Honor and National Unity
Editorial urges every American to display the flag May 30 through June 14 under the Freedoms Foundation campaign Operation Close Ranks. The piece links patriotism to equality under law and unity beyond political divides, noting Eisenhower’s support and Vietnam talks as aligning with the flag’s symbolism.
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Freedoms Foundation
Valley Forge
Operation Close Ranks
Dwight Eisenhower
Kenneth D. Wells
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Vietnam
Paris
Instant Insanity Game Sets Sales Records
The long standing four block puzzle called Instant Insanity is reportedly selling rapidly. The toy features four plastic blocks with four colors on each side and requires a specific arrangement to show all four colors. Odds of guessing the correct order are cited as 41000 to one, sparking commentary on social harmony as well.
Morning Across Puzzle Clue List Reveals Mixed Answers
A scrambled noon puzzle clings to a grid of cryptic hints and cross references. Across clues touch nations, foods, and abbreviations while down entries twist through musical terms, metals, and ancient scholars.
Percy Would Run With Nixon II If Voters Demand It
Illinois Senator Charles Percy outlined four conditions for a potential vice presidential run with Richard Nixon. He said he would not seek the No 2 spot unless the party and voters wanted him and the role was clearly defined, with Illinois backing and a presidential nominee chosen. Percy, publicly uncommitted, called Nixon a strong frontrunner.
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API
Charles Percy
Mtllinois
Richard M. Nixon
Percy
GOP
Illinois
Dick Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Chicago
Ilinois
Nixon
Fron
On This Date in History June 3 1968 Highlights
On this date in history events span Dunkirk evacuation completion in 1940 with 337000 Allied troops moved to England, 1621 Dutch West India Company charter for New Netherlands, 1808 birth of Jefferson Davis, 1935 Normandie speed record, 1962 Paris jetliner crash, 1963 Gemini launch, Khrushchev trade push, Pope John XXIII death, and Boston leaders in 196?
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Associated Press
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France
England
Dutch West India Company
New Netherlands
New York
Jefferson Davis
Normandie
Atlantic
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Baltimore
Monis
Atlanta, Ga
Paris
U.S
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White
Nikita Khrushchev
John XXII
Boston
Health Dept Vote Meeting Aims at Public Health Referendum
Jefferson county supervisors Dr. David Richerson health officer Franklin Williamson Bi County Health Department and Marion Poggas regional health educator Illinois Department of Public Health Zeigler have been invited to an informational meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the general assembly room Mt Vernon State Tuberculosis Sanitarium The Mt Vernon Chamber of Commerce health committee sponsors the event as part of plans for a public referendum at the November 5 election to establish Jefferson County Public Health Department Mrs Earl Myers Texico will preside as chairwoman of the Chamber Health committee public information unit.
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Jefferson County Board of Supervisors
David P. Richerson
Franklin Williamson
Marion Poggas
Illinois Department of Public Health
Zeigler
General Assembly
Mt. Vernon State
Jefferson County Public Health Department
Chamber
Earl Myers
Texico
Chamber Health Committee
Australian leader’s wife to visit Bangor after 33 years
Bettina Gorton wife of Australian Prime Minister John Grey Gorton plans to return to her Bangor Maine hometown on Wednesday for the first time in 33 years. She said she has not been to Bangor since marrying Gorton and moving to Australia.
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Washington
John Grey Gorton
Bangor
Maine
Bettina Gorton
Bettina Brown
Newsmen
Gorton
Australia
City races to curb violence after first racial riot
Officials and residents met to avert further violence following the citys first racial riot, aiming to restore order and address underlying tensions. Community leaders urged calm while authorities outlined steps to prevent escalation and protect vulnerable groups.
Proposal to lower voting age unlikely to pass this year
Washington reports Sen Birch Bayh says bipartisan effort to amend the Constitution to lower the voting age to 18 faces mounting opposition linked to campus unrest. Johnson’s endorsement comes amid state rejections and limited time in the current session for action.
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Johnson
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Senate Judiciary
Bayh
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
McNamara Seeks World Bank Advisory Mission to Indonesia
Robert S. McNamara, new World Bank president, travels to Indonesia this week to establish a full scale advisory mission in the country's sixth largest economy. Federal Prison Industries declares a record 5 million dollar dividend to the U.S. Treasury, raising total payments since 1946 to 72 million. A House aide notes that Congress intends to adjourn by August to focus on campaigns.
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Associated Press
Robert S. McNamara
World Bank
Indonesia
Federal Prison Industries Inc
U.S. Treasury
Treasury
Law For Today Direct Descendants Always Inherit First
A widower with a deceased child and two grandchildren would see the grandchildren inherit all if no will exists. Without a spouse, an estate goes to children, or to their descendants if they are deceased, and so on down the line. Brothers and sisters inherit only if there is no surviving spouse or descendants.
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Ilinois State Bar Association
Vast range of insect life on Earth
More than 700000 kinds of insects represent nearly every conceivable form function and habit living on Earth.
California primaries reshape race with Kennedy McCarthy pact idea
Top political actions unfold as Kennedy and McCarthy discuss uniting against Humphrey after California voting. McCarthy accuses Kennedy of scare tactics in a televised clash. Delegates show Humphrey leading in Missouri and Michigan, while Nixon campaigns in Florida and Rockefeler tours Wisconsin Oregon.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Sen
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
McCarthy
Kennedy
Humphrey
South Dakota
Michigan
Missouri
Richard M. Nixon
Florida
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Wisconsin
Oregon
Gorongosa Park Hosts Large Elephant Lion Buffalo Populations
Gorongosa Mozambique, the nation’s largest park, sustains about 4000 elephants, 500 lions, 25000 buffalo and thousands of other species, highlighting its diverse wildlife and conservation significance.
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Mozambique
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