Deaths Carl Flanigan of McLeansboro Dies at 65
Carl Flanigan of McLeansboro died at 8 00 p m Wednesday at his home age 65 from an apparent heart attack Funeral services 2 00 p m tomorrow at Donelson Funeral Home McLeansboro Rev Denzil Clark to officiate Burial in I C C F Cemetery Body lies in state at Donelson Funeral Home friends may call prior to the funeral Born January 2 1903 in Hamilton County son of Reason David and Minne Knight Flannigan Married Mary Leathers who preceded him in death Survived by two sons Eugene of McLeansboro John of Napa California two brothers R D Flannigan Jr of Fremont Illinois and Mediey Flannigan of McLeansboro one sister Cassandra Flannigan Paducah Kentucky
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Carl Flanigan
McLeansboro
Donelson Funeral Home
Denzil Clark
Flannigan
Hamilton County
Reason David and
Minne
Knight) Flannigan
Mary Leathers
Eugene
John
Napa
California
R. D. Flannigan, Jr
Fremont
Ilinois
Mediey Flannigan
Cassandra Flannigan
Paducah
Kentucky
Theodore Heck Dies At 69 In Nason
Theodore Matthew Heck of Nason died at 10 10 p m Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital aged 69 years five months and 10 days Funeral services will be held at 10 00 a m Saturday at St Charles Catholic Church Du Bois with Father Kabat officiating Burial will be in the church cemetery Fry Funeral Home Wal tonville where friends may call after 6 p m today Rosary recited at 9 00 tonight at the Fry Funeral Home He was born January 4 1899 in Dubois son of Peter and Carolyn Heck He married Lillian Corgan October 26 1920 in Washington County who preceded him in death He then married Petronilla Julius who survives on October 27 1963 Other survivors include one son Charles Ervin Heck Nason one brother William Heck Du Bois one sister Mrs Louise Symers Du Bois and four grandchildren He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
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Theodore Matthew Heck
Nason
Good Samaritan Hospital
St. Charles Catholic Church
du Bois
Father Kabat
Fry Funeral Home
Waltonville
Fry
Mr. Heck
DuBois
Peter
Carolyn (Walderman) Heck
Washington County
Lillian Corgan
Petronilla Julius
Charles Ervin Heck
William Heck
Omer Thompson of McLeansboro Dies at 88
Omer Richard Thompson of McLeansboro died this morning at 12 40 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital at age 88. Funeral 2 00 Sunday at Ghelsea Funeral Capel in McLeansboro with burial in Liberty Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 00 p m tomorrow at Gholson Funeral Home. Born February 27 1880 in Franklin County to Robert and Doshie Thompson. Survived by wife Susie Vaughn and five sons Robert of Alton Alton of Kalamazoo Michigan Johnnie s of Oshkosh Wisconsin Lawrence and Carl of McLeansboro and 11 grandchildren.
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Omer Richard Thompson
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Ghelsea Funeral Capel
Mccleansboro
Liberty Cemetery
Gholson Funeral Home
Franklin County
Robert and
Doshie (Puckett) Thompson
Susie Vaughn
Robert
Alton
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Johnnies
Osh Gosh
Wisconsin
Lawrence
Carl
Nancy Austin Rites Saturday in Wayne City
Funeral services for Nancy Austin of Keenes will be held at the Richardson Chapel in Wayne City at 2:00 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Oakly Muller will officiate and burial will be in Salem cemetery. Friends may call at the Richardson Chapel after 6:00 p.m. today.
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Nancy Austin
Keenes
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
Oakly Muller
Salem Cemetery
IC Proposes To Drop Train Seminole Discontinuance Proposal
Three railroads led by Illinois Central ask the Interstate Commerce Commission to allow discontinuing the Seminole north south passenger service. If approved the line would end between Carbondale and Birmingham on July 14 while remaining service from Carbondale to Chicago continues. Connections to Jacksonville would be provided at Birmingham by Central of Georgia and Seaboard Coast Line.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Illinois Central
Central of Georgia
Seaboard Coastline
ICC
Carbondale
Til
Birmingham
Ala
Chicago
Jacksonville
Fla
Security intensifies as 1968 campaign heats up nationwide
A Grim new look for campaigns as Secret Service guards high profile rallies. McCarthy camps in New York speaks on violence after Kennedy’s death while Rockefeller attends Tulsa governors meeting. Reagan attends a big Indianapolis dinner with doors locked. Nixon to address Tricia’s Finch College graduation as Wallace tours Tennessee.
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George Wallace
Secret Service
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Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
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Okla
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California
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Kennedy
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
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Vietnam
Nixon
Tricia
Finch College
New York City
Tennessee
Wallace
South
American Independent Party
Johnsons Back At The Ranch
President Johnson returns to Texas for a long Father's Day weekend at his hill country ranch amid 90 degree heat. He flies in with daughter Luci and grandson Patrick Lyndon Nugent, while Mrs. Johnson joined earlier. Johnson signed a consular treaty with the Soviet Union before departure, set to take effect in 30 days to reopen consulates and aid citizen travel and commerce, ensuring access to U.S. citizens detained in the Soviet Union.
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Austin
Tex
Johnson
Texas
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Luci
Patrick Lyndon Nugent
Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Bloodmobile to Visit Mt Vernon June 25 26
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in Mt. Vernon at the Elks Lodge on Tuesday and Wednesday June 25 and 26. Donor hours are 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday and noon to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday.
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Red Cross
Mt. Vernon
Elks Lodge
Hog Market Prices Mt. Vernon Report
Markets Mt Vernon hog prices through 12 30 p m show gains of 25 cents with top quotes 20 00 20 25 and 20 50 for 200 to 220 pound meat hogs Sows ranged 13 50 and 16 50 Boars 11 00 and 13 00 After 12 30 p m prices will reflect next day values.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon reporters list grain quotes with wheat at 1.12 soybeans 2.57 and shelled corn 1.08 as observed this morning.
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Mt. Vernon
St Louis Produce Prices and Egg Grades Listed
St Louis report lists consumer egg grades A large 27 to 32 cents A medium 19 to 24 A small 13 to 15 B large 22 to 24 standard 21 to 23 unclassified 19 to 20 hens heavy 13 light over 54 4 Ibs under 514 Ibs 4 broilers all fryers 28 to 28 14.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Produce Price Snapshot from Mercantile Exchange
Chicago producer price notes from AP show butter scores 93 AA 5 92 A 66 90 B 6342 89 C 60 percent. 90 B HM 89 C 62. Eggs hold steady with wholesale prices unchanged and A whites 35 mediums 27 standards 26 at wholesale.
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Mercantile Exchange
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Ore
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Richmond
Livestock Market Estimates at National Stockyards
Livestock figures for Monday from National Stockyards Illinois show cattle 4500 head and calves 100, hogs 9000, sheep 400. Hog prices span 4,500, barrows and gilts 21.00 to 21.75 for light weights, sows 17.00 to 47.75, cattle vealers 31.00 to 36.00, calves 20.00 to 24.00, and sheep with spring lambs at 27.50 to 28.00 for 85 to 100 pounds.
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National Stockyards
Chicago Grain price report highlights futures values
Chicago based AP summary lists grain quotes for Wheat No 2 hard at 1.35n No 2 soft red 1.29n Corn No 2 yellow 1.1612 No 4 yellow 1.13 Oats No 2 extra heavy white 77n Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.7314n No 2 yellow 2.7344 Soybean oil 7.85n
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Chicago
Wall Street Holds Steady After Record Volume Thursday
The New York market cooled from Thursday’s record volume with mixed, mostly fractional moves. The Dow at noon stood 1.50 lower at 912.36 after an early 4.03 drop, while the Associated Press average fell 1.3 to 341.9 as utilities rose modestly and several industrials lost ground.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Sperry Rand
Occidental Petroleum
Litton Industries
Reynolds Metals
Hooker Chemical
Polaroid
General Motors
McDonnell Douglas
Anaconda
Swift & Co
Texaco
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Illinois Central
American Stock Exchange
Manager of Mt. V Chamber Receives Raise
The Mt. V Chamber announces a raise for its manager and pledges continued progress across all departments. The enhanced industrial prospecting program is expected to yield results and strengthen the chamber's membership and activities.
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MT. V. Chamber
Mount Vernon Area Weather Report and Illinois Forecast
Illinois weather shows showers and thunderstorms with cooler air by nightfall. Thursday highs reach low to mid 80s with overnight lows 50s to around 60. Five day forecast calls for cooler temps Saturday through Wednesday with precipitation around 0.4 to 1 inch and normal highs 84 to 89.
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Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Associated Press
Ilinois
Clinois
Thefts Reported in Mt. V. County
Two thefts were reported in Jefferson county yesterday. John Manion Jr. reported his car in Johnson alley behind the Regis ter News was entered last night with a briefcase three pairs of sunglasses and eight stereo tapes stolen. George Vannatta reported parts valued at $100 stolen from his tractor at his son’s property south of Bluford.
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Jefferson County
John Manion, Jr
Johnson Alley
Register - News
George Vannatta
RR 4
Vanatta
Bluford
Paris Students End Occupations After Clash At Sorbonne
Police surrounded the Odeon Theater as students vacated after a month long occupation. In dawn action at the Sorbonne about 20 ultramilitants beat back a 50 student assault before withdrawing amid chants of payback. No injuries reported. Premier Pompidou signaled patience with firmness while Paris taxi drivers voted to resume work with a 10 percent wage raise for salaried drivers.
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Odeon
Sorbonne
University of Paris
Katangese
Ultramilitants
Katanga
Georges Pompidou
Mewsmen
Let Trained Children Drive Farm Tractors
The Labor Department announced a change in child labor rules allowing 14 and 15-year-olds to operate farm tractors and machinery after completing a formal safety course. Previously youths under 16 were broadly barred except on family farms or vocational program contexts.
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Washington
Labor Department
Secretary of
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Gun Duel Across The Suez Canal
Israeli and Egyptian forces fought a two hour and twenty minute artillery and machine gun duel across the Suez Canal. One Israeli was wounded. Egyptians opened fire at 10 30 a m then brought up artillery to bombard Israeli troops at Port Taufiq at the canal s southern end. The canal had been calm since last October after prior battles around Port Taufiq and Port Suez.
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Suez Canal
Port Taufiq
Port Suez
Egypt
Kentucky Teachers Salary Rise Moves State Up
In Frankfort Kentucky the AP reports the state rose from 44th to 38th in average teacher salaries. The average pay across Kentucky is $6100.
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Frankfort, Ky
Kentucky
Kennedy Assassination Witness Recalls Polka Dot Dress Girl
A bystander described Sirhan Sirhan practicing shooting on the day of Kennedy’s assassination. Witness Di Pietro recounted seeing a woman in a white dress with dark polka dots near the shooter, and that both smiled before the fatal shots. Police issued an all points bulletin as more witnesses claimed a polka dot clad girl fled the scene. Sirhan is due to plead on June 28 while his father considers travel to the U.S.
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Mr. Kennedy
Kennedy
Allpoints
Sirhan
Central Jail
Heis
Pasadena
Bishara Sirhan
Taiyebe
Jerusalem
United States
Karl Uecker
Grand Jury
Uecker
Rule Teachers Have Right To Join A Union
CHICAGO AP The US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that teachers have a First Amendment right to join and be active in labor unions. The decision reversed a lower court, remanding the case of two teachers fired for aiding a teachers union local. John Steele and James MecLaughlin sued for damages against a Dolton Elementary superintendent.
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Chicago
US Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court
John Steele
Dolton
James MecLaughlin
Munster
Ind
James Parsots
Hospital Notes and Admissions At Jefferson Memorial
Admission and discharge listings for Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan Hospital include names and addresses such as Ellinor Little Bonnie, Lawton Taylor 1414 Salem Road, Dewey Badgett 1301 Herbert, Lynn Caudle Salem, with discharges like Marjorie Hilliard Kirkwood Mo and Laura Abram Centralia. Fines in circuit court include Stanley Crider 605 Oak ten dollars for no valid safety test on a truck.
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Jefferson Memorial Admissions
Ellinor Little
Bonnie
Lawton Taylor
Salem’ Road
Dewey Badgett
Herbert
Lynn Caudle
Salem
Marjorie Hilliard
Kirkwood
Laura Abram
Centralia
Stanley W. Crider
Oak
Kennedy aide recalls fatal day at hotel press conference
Uecker describes stepping in during a gun attack on President Kennedy at a hotel event. He says Kennedy briefly shook a dishwasher’s hand before shots rang out. He forced the gun away, pressed the assailant against a steam table, and fought to disarm him while shouting for help.
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Colonial Room
Kennedy
Uecker
Killer Uecker
No Agreement Shapiro And Arrington In Funds Talks
Gov Samuel H Shapiro and Senate Leader W Russell Arrington failed to reach a funding solution at their second Springfield meeting They discussed borrowing options but did not agree on public discussion or specifics A $170 million deficit is projected by July 1 1969 and another meeting is planned
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Springfield
Ill
Samuel H. Shapiro
Shapiro
General Assembly
Senate
W. Russell Arrington
Otto Kerner
Arrington
Saigon under threat as Viet Cong vows 100-day rocket barrage
Reports say Saigon has avoided new hits for three days while allied forces expand radar to locate Viet Cong rocket launch sites. Despite assurances, officials warn the enemy can still penetrate patrols. In South Vietnam ground fighting lulls continue as air strikes hit targets in the central highlands and near Gio Linh.
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U.S
Saigon
Viet Cong
Liberation Radio
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Panhandle
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Navy
Kontum
Gio Linh
Israel Rotary to award 10 scholarships to Asian youths
The Rotary Club of Israel announced it will award up to ten scholarships to youths from Singapore Thailand and India for study in Israel. The program funds technical and farming subjects.
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Haifa
Israel
Rotary Club of
Singapore
Thailand
India
Belle Rive area seeks cemetery district election
A Belle Rive group asks Moores Prairie township to create a tax supported cemetery maintenance district. A 53 resident petition was filed with Judge Alvin Lacy Williams who scheduled a circuit court hearing for July 8. If approved, a district board will levy up to 6 cents per $100 valuation.
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Belle Rive
Moores Prairie
Alvin Lacy Williams
Williams
Sager Named Manager at Rudy-Patrick Seed Branch
Pete Sager of Route 1 Texico assumed managerial duties today at the Rudy-Patrick Seed branch in Mt. Vernon a division of the W R Grace Co Rudy-Patrick operates seed products and related lines nationwide Dil lingham moves to Kansas City to oversee sales supervision and product development
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Pete Sager
Texico
Rudy - Patrick Seed
Mt. Vernon
W. R. Grace Co
Rudy - Patrick
Sager
John A. Dillingham
Kansas City
Rudy Patrick
Salvation Army Fund Drive Urges Local Support
The Jefferson County Salvation Army appeals for donations to aid the sick hungry destitute and needy when no other agency can help. The drive will be conducted quietly in the spirit of helping the least among us and quotes a biblical verse.
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Citizens Committee
Salvation Army
Jefferson County
Spock Case Goes To Jury In Antidraft Trial
In Boston AP reports closing arguments in the conspiracy case of Dr. Benjamin Spock and four others. The judge called conspiracy the crucial issue and the jury retired. Deliberations were delayed as defense lawyers met with the judge to discuss objections to parts of his charge.
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Boston
Benjamin Spock
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South 16Th Street
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George
Arthur Carter
Dahlgren
Ross Ellis
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RFD
Norman Fowler
West Frankfort
Nellie Johnson
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Maple
Thomas Veatch
South 23Rd Street
Harry Lynch
South 2Nd Street
Esther Friend
Royalton
Michael Knight
Irwin Lietz
South 25Th St
Delores Covington
Briarwood
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Donna Green
Thelma Morgan
South 25Th Street
Arthur French
Bruford
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Wescott
Chris Langdlan
North 6Th Street
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Meadow
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Lamar
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Burns Avenue
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Hickory Grove Manor
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the Sundowners
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State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington, Ilinois
Belle Rive Area
Spock
Bill
W-G
Ford Motor Co
Montclair
Bill Kniffen
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