Deaths of Mrs. Re na A. Lewis in Dahlgren funeral services
Funeral services for Mrs. Rena A. Lewis are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Delafield Baptist Church with Rev. Raymond Rideout officiating. Burial will follow at I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Dahlgren. The body lies in state at Gholson Funeral Chapel in Dahlgren after 1 p.m. today. she died Monday morning in Good Samaritan Hospital, Mt. Vernon, at age 60, of Route 5 McLeansboro.
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Rena A. Lewis
Delafield Baptist Church
Raymond Rideout
Dahlgren
Gholson Funeral
Harold Garren of Walnut Hill Dies At Age 66
Harold Garren 66 of Walnut Hill died at 10 00 p m Monday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital Mt Vernon after years of ill health He was a farmer and truck driver Funeral services set for 2 00 p m Thursday at Dix Christian Church with Harry Black officiating Burial at Ball Crest Cemetery Centralia He survived by wife Cecil Marie and six grandchildren with several children and siblings listed in the obituary
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Harold G. Garren
Walnut Hill
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Dix Christian Church
Harry Black
Ball Crest
Centralia
Osborn
Dix
Jefferson County
Ivan and
Nancy (Gray) Garren
Cecil Marie Sanders
Mervin Garren
Verne Garren
Burrell Garren
Parma Heights
Ohio
Leta Mosbarger
Ray Garren
Ralph Garren
Gladys Robertson
Freda Kamps
Amos Garren
Campers Fail To Get Arrested Sing On Steps
Washington AP report on first mass arrests in the Poor People’s Campaign fizzling into a long civil rights songfest on the Justice Department steps. Demonstrators planned another attempt to meet with Attorney General Ramsey Clark, with about 100 remaining for an all night vigil supporting seven jailed Mexican-Americans. Police kept doors closed after failed negotiations. no arrests occurred.
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Washington
Justice Department
Ramsey Clark
Viced F
Hosea Williams
Los Angeles
Asst
J. W. Wilson
Clark
Williams
The Graduate Held Over Eight Weeks at Granada Stadium
The Graduate keeps breaking Mt. Vernon records as it extends its run to eight weeks. Originally slated for one week at Granada, the adults only film ran two weeks at the big house before moving to Stadium where it continues. It centers on a naive college graduate who has an affair with his father’s partner’s wife and then falls for her daughter amid a California setting.
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Mt. Vernon
Big House
Stadium
California
Markets Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices
Prices held steady at 12 30 p m today with top quotes 18 50 18 75 and 19 00 for 200 to 220 lb meat hogs Sows ranged 12 75 to 15 50 Boars 11 00 to 13 00 After 12 30 p m today pricing will be based on next day values.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Stand Revealing Morning Quotes
Mt Vernon market figures show wheat at 1.25 soybeans 2.55 shelled corn 1.68 for this morning. Local traders note steady demand across crops as prices hold in Mt Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
Girl Injured In Gun Accident In Mt Vernon Home
Laveda Gazette, 14, of Woodlawn, suffered a severe wound to her left foot in an antique Army gun accident at the Osborn home, 1524 Paula. The gun discharged while examined by youngsters. She was sent to Barnes Hospital for surgery and was listed in good condition this morning.
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Laveda Gazette
Woodlawn
Mt. Vernon
Charles F. Osborn
Paula
Miss Gazette
Barnes Hospital
St Louis Produce Prices and Grades Listed
St Louis notes consumer egg grades listed by size and grade ranges. It includes large eggs 25-28 for consumer, medium 19-21, small 13-15, Averages for wholesalers Standard 20-21 and unclassified 19-20. Hen weights shown as heavy 13 and light over 5 pounds, under 5-3/4 pounds 4. Broilers and fryers priced 26-27 per unit.
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St, Louis
Hospital Notes Recipients and Discharges List Dense
Admitted patients include Neva Jourdan Walter Gowler Gerta Nordin Minnie Cox Ada Callais. Discharged names cover Mills Davis Emmerson Steele Robert Smith Terry Downen Ella Crash plus numerous others across Salem Opdyke Keenes Centralia and beyond. The roster also notes Good Samaritan entries Lillie Miller Harriet Smith Felix Drennan Dorothy Bramitt Fern Haynes William Jesse Springfield and many more residents with addresses and rural route numbers.
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Neva Jourdan
Salem
Walter Gowler
Box 441
Gerta Nordin
South 24Th Street
Minnie Cox
Centralia
Ada Callais
RFD
Mills Davis
Golden Gate
Emmerson Steele
Opdyke
Robert Smith
Terry Downen
Irvington
Ella Crash
Keenes
Felix Drennan
22Nd Street
Jetar Grughrig
Bell Street
Dorothy Bramitt
Bonnie
Fern Haynes
South 15Th Street
William Jesse Springfield
Cherry
Raymond Line
South 21St Street
Evelyn May Osborn
Conger
Effie Miller
Bluford
Allen Taylor
Alice Rankin
Hickory Grove Manor
Gust G. Pappas
Woodlawn
Harvey Thompson
Mead Ratliff
Box
Edna Geisel
Hearthside Nursing Home
Dewight Stephenson
John Ward
Harrison
John Robert Kell
Ashley Rd
Lonnie Green
Lamar
Ronald Brown
Joe Hamlin
South 25Th Street
James DuBois
South 13Th Street
Eddie Brooks
Ada Stoner
Joy Michelle
South Maple
Laura Luebke
Nashville
Maud Decker
South 12Th Street
Harriet Smith
Minnie Duensing
South 19Th Street
Chicago Produce and Mercantile Prices Report
AP reports unchanged wholesale prices across poultry butter and eggs in Chicago trading. Live poultry roasters list 24 to 41 cents per pound, special fed fryers 20 to 21 cents, butter at 66 cents for 93 score AA and related grades, eggs steadier with whites at about 29 to 44 cents, mediums 43 cents, standards 24 cents.
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Chicago
USDA
Mercantile Exchange
Wall Street Gains Extend rally as market surges
Wall Street rose sharply in heavy trading on the New York Stock Exchange with the AP average up 2.1 at noon, led by Glen Alden and Occidental Petroleum. IBM slipped after strength, while AMK Corp and Ford posted notable gains as hopes for tax and spending bill passage buoyed sentiment.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Wall Street
Glen Alden
Schenley
Occidental Petroleum
AMK Corp
Chrysler
Commercial Credit
Commonwealth 611
IBM
Ford
Alcoa
Anaconda
American Can
Control Data
Procter & Gamble
Penn Central
American Stock Exchange
Births Highlight Local Family Announcements
Mr and Mrs Troy Smith of 500 Forrest welcomed a daughter born Monday at 8 23 am at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing eight pounds eight ounces. Allen Tate and Carolyn Moore Tate welcomed a daughter named LeAnn born Friday at St Marys Hospital in Centralia. Grandparents are Vasco Tate and Lee Moore. Harry Little of East St Louis parents an adopted son born April 30 at Christian Hospital in East St Louis weighing seven pounds four ounces named Danny Ray. Mrs Little is a former Mt Vernon resident.
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Troy Smith
Forrest
Good Samaritan Hospital
Allen Tate
St. Mary’s Hospital
Centralia
LeAnn
Tate
Carolyn Moore
Vasco Tate
Lee Moore
Harry Little
East St. Louis
Christian Hospital
Danny Ray
Little
Mt. Vernon
Col Guy Ridgway Ships to Europe for Assignment
Lt Col Guy E Ridgway a Mt Vernon native and 28 year Air Force veteran now commands the 513th Tactical Airlift Wing Alpha Squadron in Europe after a tour at Lockbourne AFB near Columbus Ohio Ridgway 47 is the son of Mr and Mrs Guy Ridgway and has served in Viet Nam Korea and Europe with overseas duty for the 38th and 39th Tactical Airlift squadrons His wife Mary resides at Lockbourne AFB.
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Guy E. Ridgway
Mt. Vernon
513Th Tactical Airlift Wing
Europe
Col. Ridgway
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Columbus
Ohio
Ridgway
Guy Ridgway
Air Force
Air Force Veteran. During His Long Service, Col. Ridgway
Vietnam
Korea
38Th Tactical Airlift
Lockbourne
39Th
Central
South America
France
Mary
Lockbourn Afb
Assassination of Dr King Cited by Williams April 4
Williams comments on the assassination of civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr noting the case remains unsolved. He remarks that no man has been found responsible for the murder and questions ongoing investigations. The remarks reference the April 4 anniversary and tie to contemporary public discourse.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Williams
Dr. King
Weather Summary for Mt. Vernon and Nearby
The Mt. Vernon area reports Monday forecast highs near 87 with a low around 60. Rainfall to date shows 0.17 inches for 1968. Sunrise at 4 32 and sunset at 7 25 CST. Ten years ago high 80 and low 36. Five years ago high 89 and low 62. One year ago high 80 and low 36.
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Mt. Vernon
Warm June spell grips Davis and Illinois region
The Associated Press reports an early June warm spell with highs near 90 in the south and low 90s in the north. Expect continued warm, mostly sunny weather through Wednesday. Bel leville reached 88, Quincy 86, Rockford 78, and overnight lows were in the 50s to 60s statewide.
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Associated Press
Davis
Belleville
Quincy
Mercury
Rockford
Grant Divorce In Court Here
A divorce between Waldo A. Spangler and Patricia M. Spangler was granted during a circuit court session here yesterday. Proceedings show finalization of the marriage dissolution with no cited disputes or objections.
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Waldo A. Spangler
Patricia M. Spangler
Circuit Court
High Court Opinion May Spare Speck Life
The Illinois Supreme Court ruling on Witherspoon could affect Speck and about 25 other death sentences. State’s Attorney Stamos will interpret the decision while Speck’s lawyer Gettty argues the ruling strengthens his appeal. The court did not state if the decision is retroactive or requires reversals in all cases.
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Speck
Witherspoon
Garippo
Atty
John Stamos
Cook County
Gerald W. Getty
Supreme Court
Two Students Named in Illinois and Ohio Universities
The record notes two children: B Ann is a student at Southern Illinois University and Kirby attends the University of Ohio.
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B'Ann
Southern Ilinois University
Kirby
The
University of Ohio
Smith Seeks Democratic Nomination for Circuit Clerk
Bertram M. Smith of 219 South Second Street announces as a write-in candidate for the Democratic nomination in the June 11 primary. He says a quiet campaign has been underway and he has secured support from several Jefferson County Democratic leaders.
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Bertram M. Smith
219 South Second Street
Smith
Jefferson County
21 Utilities Join In Nuclear Power Program
A Gulf General Atomic plan in San Diego gathers 21 utilities for a two year, 3.5 million effort to fast breed gas cooled reactors. Participants include Central Illinois Light in Peoria, Central Taos Public Service in Springfield, Illinois Power in Decatur, and Union Electric in St Louis.
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San Diego
Calif
Gulf General Atomic of
Gulf General Atomic
Frederic de Hoffmann
United States
Europe
Central Illinois Light Co
Peoria
Central Taois Public Service Co
Springfield
Illinois Power Co
Decatur
Union Electric Co
St. Louis
Collision on Ninth Street injures two teens
A crash yesterday afternoon at 200 block South Ninth Street involved Neal C. Purnell 18 of 1100 South Broad Street and Roger L. Malone 17 of Route 6. Malone’s car sustained about 65 dollars in damage while Purnell was cited for following too closely.
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South Ninth Street
Neal C. Purnell
Johnson in Glassboro Urges Partial Red-Soviet Cooperation
President Johnson addressed about 7000 at Glassboro noting revived cooperation with the Soviet Union. He urged small treaties to weave a peace fabric, cited space weapons ban, astronaut rescue, consular and landing accords, and stressed progress since Hollybush but warned peace requires effort.
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Johnson
Washington
Air Force
Pennsylvania Air National Guard
Philadelphia International Airport
Glassboro
New Jersey
Richard Hughes
Hollybush
Soviet Union
Outer Space
United States
Moscow
Argentina's First Heart Transplant Patient Dies
Buenos Aires reports Antonio Enrique Serrano, 54, died four days after receiving the first heart transplant in Argentina. He had shown limited recovery and never regained consciousness after the operation that used a 47-year-old donor heart. Surgeons faced criticism but defended the procedure as a life-saving effort. Survivors include two in Houston and men in Paris, London, South Africa, and Brazil.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Antonio Enrique Serrano
Serrano
Miguel Bellizzi
Pedro Cossio
Houston
Tex
Paris
London
South Africa
Brazil
Ban Public Meetings in Yugoslavia
Continuous reporting notes student unrest in Belgrade and calls for democratization of the Communist party media and university reforms. Authorities face potential factory worker persuasion while police brutality protests spread and professors threaten resignation if demands aren’t met.
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Communist Party
Belgrade
Reds Send More Men Into City
U.S. and allied forces report heavy fighting across Vietnam with multiple engagements near Saigon, Dak To, and Phu Bai. In the Mekong Delta clash, 187 enemy troops were killed while U.S. losses tallied 36 dead and over 50 wounded. An attack near Dak To left several American and enemy casualties amid close-quarters fighting. Allied forces repelled a larger North Vietnamese assault near an outpost northwest of Saigon, with 48 attackers killed. Air missions targeted buildup areas around Saigon and Dak To. 125 sorties damaged or destroyed 71 barges and 11 trucks.
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Mander
3Rd Military Corps
Saigon
U.S. 9Th Division
Mekong
U.S
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Dak To
Phu Bai
Central Highlands
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Bill Caraker Ex-Mr V Boy Recovering From Snake Bite
Fourteen year old Bill Caraker, once Mr. V Boy, is recovering at St. John’s Mercy Hospital in St. Louis after a snake bite during a weekend outing near Chesterfield. The incident involved classmate Beau Ebinger who aided the boy by sucking the wound and carrying him to safety.
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Bill Caraker
Mr. V. Boy
Snake
Mt. Vernon
St. Louis
Andrew Caraker
Tina Peyton
Caraker
Vernon
Young Caraker
Cazado Dr
Chesterfield
St. John’s Mercy Hospital
Beau Ebinger
County Court House Roof and Repairs Plan
The court house requires a new roof and extensive repairs funded by a wide general obligation bond to be approved in a countywide election. No decisions yet. Architects deem the structure sound but note worn tuckpointing and a pat ched roof. Long range plan includes heating, electrical, plumbing, elevator, waterproofing, interior remodeling, and improved accessibility.
Circuit Court Fines From Local Court Aired
Lott C. Browder of 623 South 12th Street was fined 100 for disturbance and 25 for intoxication. Jearon Brown at 1014 Herbert paid 25 for disturbance. Clayton F. Braden of 911 South 20th Street owed 100 for reckless driving and 50 for driving while license revoked. Steven N. Morgan of Route 1 was fined 10 for riding a motorcycle without protective headgear.
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Lott C. Browder
South 12Th Street
Jearon Brown
Herbert
Clayton F. Braden
South 20Th Street
Steven N. Morgan
Route 1
Ten Illinois War Deaths
The Defense Department released the names of 10 Illinois servicemen who died in Vietnam. Killed in action were Pfc Walter R Lang Walter Langguth of Niles Pfc Richard E Githens of Central City Navy HM Brian E Campbell of Waukegan Lance Cpl Michael F Anderson of Evanston Lance Cpl Joseph A Hill of Taylorville Lance Cpl Timothy P McGuire of Deerfield. Died from wounds were Pfc Larry A Caravetta of Cicero Pfc Harold D Peppers of Chicago Pfc Calvin Butterfield of Pekin. Reported dead from non hostile causes was NM Michael J Moon of DeKalb.
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Defense Department
Vietnam
Army
Walter R. Lang
Maureen Landguth
Niles
Richard E. Githens
Dianne Githens
Yoos St
Central City
Navy
Brian E. Campbell
Terrie Campbell
Linden St
Waukegan
Lance
Michael F
Cicero
Harold D. Peppers
Ira F. Peppers
Marine
Calvin Butterfield
Lawrence E. Butterfield
Dell Ave
Pekin
Navy Aviation
Michael J. Moon
Jack A. Moon
Second St
DeKalb
Big West area annexed to Mt. Vernon continues
City council approves phased annexation of districts for sewer improvements with revenue bonds tied to specific areas north of Broadway to Harrison Street and 27th to 31st streets, plus Westwood and I-57 area. Jamison's Western Gardens may be cash-basis. Water extensions to 42nd Street to be funded by general water bonds. Council revisits railroad crossing signals and zoning actions, including a new landfill industrial zoning and a request to rezone 20th and Casey for multiple housing. May bills approved across several departments.
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Broadway
Harrison Street
27Th Street
3St Street
Westwood
I-57
Jamison
Western Gardens
42Nd Street
Lewis
Talk R. KR
Ilinois Commerce Commission
Southern Railway
Casey Avenue
Park Avenue
North Street
Zoning Board of Appeals
20Th and
Casey
David Flota
Thefts And Vandalism In Mt Vernon And Jefferson Co
Thefts and vandalism were reported in Mt Vernon and Jefferson County yesterday and this morning. Vandals damaged a county highway department dragline causing about 100 dollars in damage by breaking a window, spreading oil, stealing gasoline, and removing the oil caps. A .22 caliber pistol owned by Gary Melton was reported stolen. Three thefts were recorded in the city, including a billfold with 30 dollars and papers taken from Tom Koch at Jaycee Lake, a purse billfold with 3 dollars at Park Plaza Shopping Center, and a fishing rod and reel stolen from a vacant house at 2402 Cherry Street belonging to Luther Becherer.
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Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Gary Melton
South 15Th Street
Sheriff's
Crownview
Cherry Street
Showdown Today for Gene and Bob
A crowded primary day with California tallying results where Ronald Reagan runs unopposed as a favorite son. Kennedy leads the Democratic race in many polls, while Humphrey supporters push in South Dakota for Johnson delegates. Other states see races for GOP delegates and Senate seats with various challengers and unopposed candidates across New Jersey Montana Alabama and Mississippi.
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New York
Republican National Committee
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Ore
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California
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Kennedy
Los Angeles Times
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Humphrey
Johnson
Nixon
New Jersey
Richard J. Hughes
McCarthy
Cuilford P. Case
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Tim Babcock
Ted James
Arnold Olsen
Harriet Miller
Alabama
Armistead I. Selden Jr
James B. Allen
Lister Hill
Ala
Mississippi
Jamie L. Whitten
Thomas G. Abernethy
G. V. Montgomery
Charles Griffin
William M. Colmer
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