Tornadoes Hit The Midwest In Morning Storms
Severe weather spread across the Midwest with five tornadoes reported in Wisconsin and two in Indiana. No injuries were recorded as trees and power lines damaged areas and sporadic roof damage occurred. Thunderstorms stretched from the upper Great Lakes to the Tennessee Valley with heavy activity in Nebraska Kansas Colorado and the intermountain region. Early temperatures ranged from 44 at Sawyer Air Force Base to 90 at Needles California with numerous readings across major cities listed.
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Midwest
Wisconsin
Inna
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Upper
Great Lakes
Tennessee Valley
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Intermountain
New England
Needles
California
Sawyer Air Force Base
Marquette
Minnesota
Landfill Battle Ruling Near In Illinois Town
In Carlinville Illinois Judge John Russell allowed participation by Illinois Attorney General officials and Earthline Corp opponents in the PCB waste landfill dispute. Wilsonville residents seek closure of the 130 acre site amid conflict over chemical lists and confidentiality. The hearings mark the first day of merits arguments as tensions rise over potential blockades and waste burial.
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Charles Roberts
Carlinville, Ill
John Russell
Circuit Court
Macoupin County
Wilsonville
Illinois Attorney General’s Office
Earthline Corp
Earthline
Agee
Kenneth Boyle
Illinois Atty
William Scott
Attorney General
Scott
Stuart Dobbs
Boyle
Sam Campgana
James Hompson
Annie dominates Tony Awards with top prize and seven wins
New York AP reports Annie the musical swept Broadway's 31st Tony Awards earning seven wins including best musical. Julie Harris won best actress in a drama and Al Pacino best actor for The Basic Training of Pavie Hummel. The Shadow Box won best play, with Gordon Davidson as director. Dorothy Loudon earned best actress in a musical.
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New York
Annie
Little Orphan Annie
Julie Harris
al Pacino
Miss Harris
Emily Dickinson
Martin Charnin
Charnin
Charles Strouse
Mike
Michael Cristofer
Gordon Davidson
Mark Taper
Angeles
Lawrence Langner
Cheryl Rawford
Equity Library Theater
National Theater of the Deaf
Comedienne
Lily Tomlin
Barry Manilow
Diana Ross
Vernon Weather Summary Fixture From Fragmented Report
Weather notes for Vernon include Saturday high Be with 57 low and Sunday reach 98 high 78. Morning 7am reading 78. Year and today high 81. Five and ten year comparisons show highs 72 86 and lows 55 66. Rainfall to date 11.36 inches. Tuesday sunrise 5 29 DST 8 17. Bend Lake dam level 406.40 above mean sea level. Forecast extended outlook shows highs near 80s to 85 and lows around 53 with fair conditions midweek.
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Mt, Vernon
Bend Lake
Matin Dam
First Lady to gift economy glass dogwood flowers
Rosalynn Carter will present smaller glass dogwood flowers to foreign leaders on her Latin American tour. The U S State Department bought them for under 50 each from Atlanta artist Hans Godo Frabel to curb costs, with a 50 limit set on gifts to foreign leaders. The Washington Post reports the Lance missile neutron bomb project may move forward under Ford’s signoff.
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Carter
Rosalynn Carter
U.S. State Department
Hans Godo Frabel
Frabel
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State Department
Trip
Washington
United States
Washington Post
The
Post
Gerald R. Ford
NATO
Europe
Look-Alike Christopher Lance Cast As Reynolds Double
Burt Reynolds look-alike Christopher Lance, hired by Ron Smith Enterprises, drew crowds when dining with Smith. Women entrants in contests seek Lance for celebrity resemblance travel promos, with Smith earning up to 1500 dollars per appearance as he searches for Farrah Fawcett Majors’ double.
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Los Angeles
Christopher Lance
Burt Reynolds
Lance
Ron Smith Enterprises
Reynold
Smith
Farrah Fawcett
Majors
Granite City youth dies in two car crash
Granite City Illinois two car crash left 19 year old James M. McKinney dead. He was a passenger in a car that struck another vehicle as it tried to make a left turn Friday near Granite City two miles north of the city police said. He died at St. Louis? Hospital in Granite City.
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Granite City, Ill
Granite City
Here
James M. McKinney
St.one
Quits Probe Group on Assassinations
Alvin B. Lewis Jr. resigned as acting chief counsel of the House committee probing JFK and MLK assassinations. He said he would not stay on after Sprague’s resignation and gave no reason for stepping down. The Times reported the panel has found little new evidence, with witnesses often contradicting earlier accounts.
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Alvin B. Lewis Jr
House
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Lewis
Richard Sprague
House Select Committee
Palmyra
Sprague
Henry Gonzales
Texas
New York Times
Kennedy
King
Congress
the Times
Times
IRS Probing Slush Funds Reveals 481 Cases Found
Washington AP The IRS reports a tax probe of U S corporations uncovered 481 potentially illegal slush funds with 71 cases possibly involving criminal fraud. The survey covered about 1 200 major firms started in April and 896 answered by March end, with 71 cases turned over to IRS Issues for further action.
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Internal Revenue Service
U.S
IRS
IRS Isues
IRS Ing
T Ua
Burglary Charge in Jefferson Circuit Court
Randy J. O Bry ant of Coun try Aire trailer court faces a Jefferson Circuit Court charge of burglary for allegedly entering Bonnie Leaver s apartment at 310 S 9th St on June 2.
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Randy J. O'Bryant
Country Aire Trailer Court
Jefferson
Bonnie Leaver
S. 9Th St
Floy Robinson Mt. Vernon
Floy Robinson of Mt. Vernon dies age ??? 1900 obituary notes daughter of Albert and Louisa (Page) Smith. Survived by three sons Russell Robinson Woodlawn Albert Robinson Ottawa and Willis Blobineon Ded DeDoto. four brothers Floyd B. Smith John Smith Randall Smith and Albert Smith Jr. Twelve grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband and one brother Noel Smith. Burial at Odd Fellows Cemetery Woodlawn with visitation at Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home after 6 pm Tuesday.
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Hamilton Coun
Albert
Louisa
Page) Smith
Mt. Vernon
Edgar. Robinson
Robinson
Mail Street
L. Hutchens
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Woodlawn
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
Russell Robinson
Albert Robinson
Ottawa
Wuaries Blobineon
Ded DeDoto
Eschol
Mt Vernon
Floyd B. Smith
Pairhela
John Smith
Conroe
Texas
Randall Smith
Albert Smith Jr
Noel Smith
Willis Payne
Ewing
Franklin Skilled
Benton
Mr. Payne
Franklin County
William and
Elizabeth (Wittington) Payne
Jennie Moore
Payne
Ewing Baptist Church
Ewing Grade School
Ewing State Bank
HSA
Johnston Funeral Home
Wittington
Clyde Ray
Richard Lynn
Elbert
Alice) Teffertiller
McLeansboro
Lee
Mary) Hays
Marion
Clyde E. Hamilton
Jack
Jennie Cole
Oak
Hill Road
Evansville
Ind
Jefferson County
Cole
Washington
Walter S
Florene (Kirk) Carroll
Wanita Rettke
Herman Carroll
Raytown
Birdie Stevens
Glenellyn
W. L. Cole
Mt Vernon Wheat and Market Summary
Market notes from Mt Vernon show wheat No 2 hard red winter at 2.82, No 2 soft red 2.28, corn No 2 yellow 2.46, oats No 2 heavy 1.63, soybeans No 1 yellow 9.20. Chicago prices include Friday figures for corn and chopper prices, with butter and eggs prices listed for regional markets. Also reports hogs and cattle prices from National Stockyards with Tuesday day estimates. New York stock market rose on slow wholesale price gains and low unemployment, Citibank lending rate steady at 6.75, and trading notes on Auto Equipment and Monroe-Tenneco deal.
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National
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Rmula
Lonrce Auto’Equipment
Appe Oe
ederal‘Trade Commission
Monroe
Tenneco
New’. York
Dow Jones
Indus
Uti
Deaths in Mt. Vernon area claim several locals
A string of obituaries reports the deaths of William A Chapman a 40 year old Mt. Vernon car shop worker and truck driver. Willis Payne 88 of Ewing. John Henry Smith 76 formerly of Carroll County Miss. Ural V Anthony 84 of Centralia area. Jennie Cole 86 Evansville native and former Mt. Vernon resident. Services scheduled at Hughey Pulley and other local funeral homes with interments planned in Mt. Vernon or nearby cemeteries. Survivors listed include spouses children and multiple siblings and grandchildren across Indiana Mississippi and Illinois communities.
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William A
Bill Chapman
South 13Th
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Hughey Pulley Funeral Home
C. W. Coats
A. L. Cox
William A. Chapman,Jr
Woodlawn
Dora Reeves
Hammond, Ind
Elsie Sutton
Ural V
Hillcrest
Centralia
Mr. Anthony
Greenville
S. R
Sarah Anthon
Sas
Race
Goft Stonecipher
Anthony
W.F.W. Post
American Legion Post
Mie
Ean
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
75Th Artillery
Don Anthony
Bloomington
Alma Gloyd
Mulbe Grove
Mark Anthony
Re Scurlock
Nor
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Spells) Smith
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Milwaukee
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Macy Jones
Coila
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Carrollton
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Armon Gee Smith
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Greenwood
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