Kennedy Speaks at Annapolis Graduates
President Kennedy addressed 1961 US Naval Academy graduates in Annapolis urging readiness for leadership in a troubled world. He handed diplomas to top graduates, with Jerome F. Smith Jr. of San Diego leading the class of 78, and was greeted by Rear Adm. John F. Davidson and Adm. Arleigh Burke. The visit included a heliport arrival, a Guard of Honor, and a gun salute. Kennedy noted he is a retired civilian officer and recalled his WWI hero status.
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Annapolis
Kennedy
Naval Academy
Field House
John F. Davidson
Jerome F. Smith Jr
San Diego
Callif
Davidson
United States
Heliopter
Washington
Charge Man With Intent To Murder in Circuit Court
Harold G. Crosnoe waived grand jury action on a charge of assault with intent to murder. Arraignment set for June 19. Crosnoe arrested May 6 for firing shots into a motel apartment on Route 37. Two suits dismissed: auto collision damage case Droll vs Whittaker and Brehm vs Jefferson County over right-of-way relocation. Judge Quindry granted a divorce in Betty A. Kemp vs Alton W. Kemp.
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Harold G. Crosnoe
Randall S. Dry
Crosnoe
G. Smothers
Lawrence Droll
Wiliam Whittaker
Clarence Brehm
Jefferson County
Quindry
Betty A. Kemp
Alton W. Kemp
Hospital Notes Sellerson Memorial Admits and Discharges
Admitted at Sellerson Memorial Randall McKinley Smith. Discharged include Miss Lesbia Grace, Mrs. Wanda Corn, Lawrence Hartlerode, Alfred Carter. Samaritan unit admits Altha Mary Bullock Janice Bonner Louis Miller Michael Knapler William Riley Dean Grimm Doris Brown Diana Hamlin Cheryl Green Eddie Greer Frances Becker Mabel Squier. Discharged include Gregory Bumpus Ruby Ryan Mona Carpenter Susan Zilch Wilburn Jones Shirley Baldwyn Debra Edmigan Marilyn Sendelbach and baby Diana Riley Betty Ann McCowen and baby John Dennis Robert Salisbury Sophia Peterson Mildred Mays Ethel Hall and baby Lisa Marie.
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Sellerson Memorial
Randall McKinley Smith
Lesbia Gracemore
Belle Rive
Wanda Ie Corn
Manteno
Lawrence E. Hartlerode
Wayne City
Alfred Carter
Ruby L. Ryan
Mona Marie Carpenter
Susan Mary Zilch
Wilburn Eugene Jones
Shirley Jean Baldwyn
Debra Jean Edmigan
Marilyn Joyce Sendelbach
Diane Renee
William Elmer Riley
William L. Cole
Betty Ann McCowen
John Dennis
Robert Salisbury
Sophia A. Peterson
Mildred Mays
Ethel Marie Hall
Lisa Marie
Federated Club to Meet June 8 at Odessa Hall
The Mildred Sherrod Federated Club will meet Thursday evening June 8 at 8:00 at Odessa Hall's home. Important business will be discussed and all members are urged to attend. Celesta Yann, president.
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Federated Club
Mildred Sherrod
Varnell Rebekah Lodge Meets June 8 at 8 PM
The regular meeting of Varnell Rebekah Lodge No. 296 will be held in the 1.C.C.F. hall Thursday evening June 8 at 8 00 p m A memorial service will be held Veneta Schrum N G Naomi R Bogin Rec Secy V F W The regular meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be held at the V F W Post Dugout tomorrow evening June 9 at 8 30 o'clock All members are urged to attend Refreshments to be served after the meeting Wilbert Mofford adj
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Rebekah Lodge
Varnell Rebekah Lodge No
1.C.C.F
Veneta Schrum
N. G
Naomi R. Bogin
V.F. W
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V. F. W. Post
Wilbert Mofford
Adj
Birth announced for Topeka couple in Stormont Hospital
Mr and Mrs John Cathout of Topeka Kansas former Mount Vernon residents welcome a son born May 27 in Stormont Wall Hospital Stormont City. The infant weighs six pounds three ounces and is named James Rus. Grandparents are Mrs Werewit Che ty of Wes ort and Frankl in of Wes ort.
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John Cathout
Topeka
Kan
Mt. Vernon
Stormont Wall Hospital
James Rus
Ie Werewit
Che Ty
Ires
Christy ¢ Franklin
Wes Ort
Gov Kemner Receives Lincoln Centre Humanitarian Award
Gov. Kemner was chosen as this year's recipient of the Abraham Lincoln Centre Humanitarian Service Award. The award, presented annually by the centre, recognizes outstanding community service.
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Cwsago Lab
Gov
Kemner
Abraham Lincoln Centre
Elks Saved From Lions in Elk Grove Township
Twenty six Elk in Elk Grove Township were spared after a local dispute over their fate. County officials approved relocation from the Brookfield Zoo area as activist Gene Lovitt and supporters press for homes elsewhere. Collectors in several states expressed offers to adopt, while the remainder would be disposed of due to limited space. The herd traces to nine cows and a bull bought from Yellowstone Park in 1924 to honor pioneer elk in Cook County.
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Chicago
Elk Grove Township
Gene Lovitt
Brookfield Zoo
John Duffy
Lovit Asid
Lovitt
Friends of Animals United Nonviolence League
Pennylvania
Indiana
Ohio
Cook County Board
Levit
Yellowstone Park
Cook County
Kennedy urges end to race violence after Alabama clashes
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy told FBI Academy graduates in Washington that the United States must avoid a repeat of the Alabama violence that led him to pull U.S. marshals from the state. He warned that solving civil rights issues requires firm local law enforcement and noted lax policing in Birmingham and Montgomery during the Freedom Riders confrontations.
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Jack Adams
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Alabama
FBI National Academy
Kennedy
South
Acros
FBI
Birmingham
Montgomery
Two Accidents Reported On Mt Vernon Streets Yesterday
Two accidents were reported on Mt Vernon streets yesterday. At 8 p m a car driven by William W Shaw 64 of 1228 Salem Road collided with another driven by John C Shaw 18 of Mt Vernon Route 1 at the corner of Tenth and Prairie. Damage to both cars was $250. Orval H Austin 39 of 1306 North Ninth was charged with following too closely after his car collided with one driven by Forrest Atkinson 47 of 533 South 25th at the intersection of 17th and Broadway shortly before midnight.
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Mt. Vernon
William W. Shaw
Salem Road
John C. Shaw
Tenth
Prairie
Orval H. Austin
North Ninth
Forrest Atkinson
South 25Th
17Th and
Broadway
Mine Union Leader Dies in Du Quoin
John H. Jones, a United Mine Workers member for 60 years from Du Quoin, died at 79 after a short illness. He attended wage conferences in Washington and retired in 1957 after 18 years as scale committeeman for six Southern Illinois counties. Surviving are his widow and a daughter.
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DU Quoin
United Mine Workers Union
John H. Jones
Jones
Washington, D. C
Illinois
Kennedy returns home after summit trip with Khrushchev
The president reported that the talks in Europe and the June stop in Britain reinforced Western unity and resolve. Congressmen praised the candid exchanges, noting that while no major gains were made, direct communication between Kennedy and Khrushchev reduced danger of miscalculation and kept leaders in contact.
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Britain
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Khrushchev
Detailed Weather Report From Illinois Morning Rain
The Associated Press reports light rain and thundershowers across central and southern Illinois with totals from a trace to 0.50 inch. Notable readings include Belleville 0.23, Moline 0.04, Peoria 0.05, Quincy 0.35, Rantoul 0.52, Rockford 0.10, Springfield 0.05, Chicago trace. Overnight lows mid 60s to near 70s.
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Associated Press
Wasnois Weatier
Illinois
Belleville
Moline
Peoria
Quincy
Rantoul
Rockford
Springfield
St. Louis
Chicago
Chicago Weather Bureau
Moliné
Vandalia
Paducah
Tlinois
Belleville Moline
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
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Buffalo
Cleveland
Denver
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St. Paul
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Major League Pitching Shuts Down Tigers to Lift Sox
Turkdown works 5 2 3 innings of three hit relief to quiet a bases loaded jam and power the White Sox to a 7 1 victory that drops Detroit from first place. Dodgers win 8 7 over Pirates as Davis and Roseboro deliver tied and winning runs with two outs in the seventh.
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Associated Press
Turkdown
White Sox
Tigers
Willie Davis
John Roseboro
Dodgers
Pirates
Five Day Weather Outlook for Northern and Southern Illinois
Northern Illinois will see near normal highs around 76 to 81 and lows near 56 to 60 with a cooling trend Thursday into Friday and a warming return by Saturday or Sunday. Total precipitation 0.1 to 0.2 inches in scattered thundershowers tonight and Thursday, again late in the weekend. Southern Illinois remains near normal with highs 82 to 86 and lows 59 to 63, with about one inch of precipitation, mostly as scattered showers and thundershowers, varying by location.
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Ilinois
Communists Raided In Syria
In Damascus security police seized the Syrian Communist Party Central Committee records and printing gear from a home, Alwahda reported. No arrests were listed. Cairo papers warned of Communist infiltration in the Middle East amid tensions with President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s UAR.
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Damascus
Syria
Syrian Communist Party
Central Committee
Alwahda
Lenin
Daerases
Cairo
United Arab Republic
Middle East
Game
Abdel Nagser
Moscow
Plane crashes into Lambert Airport wall in St Louis
An Ozark Airlines DC-3 crashed into the east concourse wall at Lambert St. Louis Municipal Airport on Tuesday night while maneuvering. Thirteen passengers and a crew member reported injuries.
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ST. Louis
Ozark Airlines
Lambert- St. Louis Municipal Airport
Trujillo Plot Killers Linked to Doctor's Death
In Ciudad Trujillo a doctor claimed force to shelter Trujillo assassins died after cutting his throat. Robert Reid Cabral bled out nine hours on the operating table following surgery. Officials said he killed himself. foreign conspiracy theories circulated about the Trujillo murder.
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EF. L. Almen
Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Rafael L. Trujillo
Robert Reid Cabral
Reid Cabral
U.S. State Department
Organization of American States
Trujillo
Betancourt
Americas
Venezuela
State income tax proposed with sales tax cut
In Springfield the Illinois House Revenue committee approved a plan Tuesday to levy an income tax set at five percent of federal tax, while lowering the state sales tax from three to one percent by April 1963. Rep. Stuart Trynor, and Rep. John Morris argued the move would adjust taxes, while critics warned it could become a foothold for future increases. Illinois Manufacturers Association backed the measure as a potential first step, noting risk of further hikes.
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Springfield
Ilinois
House Revenue Committee
Stuart Trynor
Taylorville
John Morris
D-Chadwick
Governor's Commission On Revenue
Joseph C. Hodges
Chicago
Illinois Manufacturers Association
Associated Press
Philately
Kansas
Wyoming
Vermont
Wisconsin
Washington
Tilinois
Connecticut
Maine
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Ohio
Rhode Tland
Rhode Island
Michigan
South Dakota
North Dakota
Massachusetts
Texas
Arkansas
Kentucky
Idaho
Louisiana
Utah
Robert &. Smylie
Atttorney General’s
Lightning fires 150000 gallons oil at Marathon station
A bolt of lightning started a blaze at Marathon Pipeline Co pumping station in Wood River. A 150000 gallon crude oil tank burned and collapsed, costing $62000 for the tank with no oil loss estimate yet. Firefighters cooled nearby tanks, and about 130000 gallons were pumped out during the blaze.
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Wood River
Marathon Pipeline Co
Marathon
Eisenhower Attends Ball Game on Anniversary Event
Washington AP reports General Dwight D. Eisenhower marked the 17th anniversary by attending a ball game with 14 fellow commanders who served in his party. They were guests of FE R Que sada, president of the Senators, who led the 5th Tactical Air Command during the invasion. Cleveland defeated the taieay Sepatore.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cleveland
FE. R. Quesada
Senators
Tactical Air Command
Fire truck joins marching band Firehouse Special
In Du Quoin Illinois a southern Illinois marching band plans to stage a fire truck in the percussion section for the march Firehouse Special. A Du Quoin Fire Department pumper will perform with the Egyptian music band using siren and bell. The piece honors Chicago’s fire department and marks the camp’s 20th anniversary with 225 youths from five states. Trading stamps are under legislative scrutiny nationwide with eight states debating restrictions and nine defending stamp savers, amid concerns over value and fair practice.
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DU Quoin
Ill
Southern Illinois
Paul Yoder
Chicago
Windy City
Yoder
Kennedy
Dean Warren Angell
Oklahoma Baptist University
iShawnee
80 Communist Terrorists Slain in Viet Nam Clashes
Saigon reports over 80 Communist terrorists killed in three battles with South Vietnamese forces over the weekend. Government notes this marks the largest outbreak of large scale fighting since the April 9 presidential election when Viet Cong attacks aimed to disrupt the vote. Western sources largely confirm deaths and captures, but government casualty numbers remain uncertain.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Seek Cancer Immunization Seek Cancer Immunization
Seattle based report cites Dr John W Cline of San Francisco and Dr Cling of the American Cancer Society noting rare cancer cases that spontaneously regress may guide immunization. Blood-derived shots from patients with progressed cancer reportedly halted the same cancer type in others and altered remaining disease.
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Seattle
Wash
John W. Cline
Sanancisco
Cling
American Cancer Society
Markets Mt Vernon Hogs Pravda Sees End To Cold War
Market report notes hog prices on the local live ance market fell 10c with a top of 16.50 for 190 to 220 lb hogs. Pravda in Moscow described Vienna talks between Kennedy and Khrushchev as useful, signaling possible progress toward easing Cold War barriers and improving Soviet American relations.
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Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Vienna
U.S
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon markets reported Wheat at 1.68 Soybeans at 2.80 and Corn at 1.05 in afternoon quotes.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Produce Prices Report From the Mercantile Exchange
Chicago wholesale prices for butter show steady levels with grades AA to C quoted near 60 to 58. Eggs remain about steady with grade A whites at 32 to 29 in mixed lots and standards around 31, while dirties sit at 29 and checks noted, reflecting a stable market.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Poultry Prices Steady to Slightly Lower
Chicago wholesale live poultry prices hold steady to two cents lower with roasters at 21 to 23 cents per pound. White rock fryers range 15.44 cents and special fed white rock fryers 16.34 to 17. The Plymouth Rock fryer market is quoted in this report.
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Chicago
USDA
Plymouth Rock
Livestock Prices From National Stockyards Report
National Stockyards market report shows hogs 10,000 head with various weights and grades. Cattle and calves amid 2,000 cattle and 400 calves, with slaughter steer and heifer prices, cows, bulls, feeders, vealers, and lambs listed across multiple grades and weights. Prices range from 10.50 to 27.00 for steers, heifers, and calves, with sheep at 16.50 to 18.50 for lambs and ewes at 4.50 to 5.00.
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National
Stockyards
USDA
U.S
Commodity Price Report From Chicago and St Louis
Cash grain prices show no wheat or soy sales with corn No 2 yellow at 1.15 and No 4 yellow at 1.11. Barley ranges 1.10 to 1.20. Feed barley 0.82 to 1.00. St Louis notes Eggs and live poultry mixed with consumer grade prices for AA large to A extra large at 33 to 34 and 30 to 32 cents per dozen. All other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
St. Louis
St, Louis
Wall Street Mixed In Moderate Late Trading
Wall Street in New York shows a mixed pattern in moderate late trading with some strong gains and widespread small losses. Volume around 3.8 million shares. notable moves in Du Pont, Chrysler, Ford, American Viscose and Woolworth, while U S Steel declines and nonferrous metals soften.
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New York
du Pont
Schering
Motora
Chrysler
Ford
Woolworth
Boeing
Raytheon
Thendustry
U.S
Kennecott
American Stock Exchange
Strawberries Prices in Chicago Market Report
AP USDA prices for strawberries in Chicago show client buying at 4.50 to 5.00 dollars per unit, with some top quality fruit around 5.50. Smaller fruit ranges from 3.00 to 4.00, and softer berries down to 2.30 to 4.00.
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Chicago
Iran bans travelers from turning over packages to police
The government announced on Tuesday that Iranians will no longer be permitted to hand over packages to police, a move officials say will save Iran about 12 to 15 million dollars annually in foreign exchange.
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Fran Travel
Tehran
Iran
Prohibition of Advertising and Trade Inducements Debate
The passage questions whether banning advertising and other common trade inducements would be reasonable. It argues the impact on retailers wholesalers stamp companies and consumers and suggests outlawing such incentives could affect competitive business practices.
Attempt Break In At Asphalt Co
Police investigated an attempted break in at the Jefferson Asphalt Co offices at 1209 Casey Avenue last night. A screwdriver or pry bar was used on the front door but a gate style lock on the inside prevented forced entry.
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Jefferson Asphalt Co
Casey Avenue
Charges Adultery In Divorce Suit
Charles Kite files for divorce from Joyce Kite alleging adultery. Married March 2, 1957, separated May 15, 1961. Kite seeks custody of a minor child and division of property.
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Charles Kite
Joyce Kite
Belgians Drink More Beer Than Germans
Bonn Germany AP report notes German beer drinkers long seen as the world’s greatest now trail Belgians and Luxembourgers, who average five gallons more than the 25 gallons a year recorded by Germans.
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Bonn
Germany
Kennedy Report Draws Bipartisan Praise in Congress
President Kennedy's televised address outlining a stark world facing nuclear tensions drew broad praise from Republicans and Democrats. Leaders emphasized the need for patience and resolve as the West seeks to curb communism and support free nations, with focus on Laos and West Berlin.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
A.ategt
Derbo
Khrushchev
Vienna
Laos
Anaheim
Calif
Formr
Richard M. Nixon
Leverett Saltontdil
Masachusetts
United States
West
West Berlin
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Sen. J. Wiliam Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Car Stolen Here Found In Iowa
A 1956 Oldsmobile stolen from the Lincoln Legion parking lot near Mount Vernon was found abandoned in Fort Fairfield Iowa with a flat tire. Ishmel E Tanner of Liberty Road reported the theft to local police last Sunday. Police believe the car may have been used in burglary.
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Ito Ishmel E. Tanner
Liberty Road
Fort
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British Aircraft Corp
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Garner
Tex
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Mt. Vernon Grain
Wall Street
Asphalt Co
By Jack Bell
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D. H. Wise Clothing CO
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