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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1968
Page
2
The notice lists the newsroom leadership and department heads: Editor, Business Manager, News Editor, Sports Editor, City Editor, and Advertising Manager. It indicates standard newspaper staff structure without additional context or dates.
Notice details subscription prices for Jefferson County and surrounding areas, with varying terms from 1 month to 1 year. Rates differ for local versus distant Burt counties and along with carrier delivery charges. Includes AP copyright line and mailing information for Mt Vernon Illinois.
A religious reflection cites Psalms 84 11 praising the Lord as sun and shield who withholds no good thing from the upright. It adds a proverb by Gen Peyton C March praising a bigger man who admits error instantly without reservation.
New York State raises cigarette taxes from 10 to 12 cents per pack, atop 8 cents federal, creating the nation's highest rate. City smokers face extra four cents plus 2 cents sales tax. underworld sells about a quarter of packs. The piece argues high taxes fuel bootlegging, fund organized crime, and harm public revenue.
The mower boom grows from highways to driveways as riding mowers and garden tractors surge to 900,000 units this year. Industry revenues rise from 62 million five years ago to an estimated 234 million in 1968. Features include three speed transmissions, electric starters, wide tires, headlights, and 50 attachments. Urban owners now equal rural in share, proving horsepower appeals anywhere.
The puzzle lists Across clues ranging from number phrases to daily terms and Down clues including political and scientific terms. It appears to be a crossword grid fill with names, titles, and common words. The entries cover a broad set of references such as saints, rulers, and basic adjectives, indicating a mixed difficulty crossword with many proper nouns and standard vocabulary.
Washington AP reports the government may cover basic funeral expenses for Senator Robert F Kennedy. A Senate aide said payment requires Rules and Administration Committee approval under a June 6 resolution. The bill on flag desecration, approved by the House, has stalled in the Senate Judiciary Committee with no hearings or calendar placement. Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen said he will start a search.
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved promotions for two to four star ranks including Lt. Gen. Bruce Palmer Jr as Army vice chief of staff and Lt. Gen. Berton E. Spivy Jr named as the U.S. member of NATO's military committee. The median price of new one family homes sold in April was $24,100 per Commerce and HUD.
Rep Bob Casey of Texas rebukes a television editorial urging passage of a gun control bill. He says media influence on the warped and immature mind should prompt TV to fix its own house before criticizing Congress. In the House speech he challenges the editorial stance.
On June 14 1940 Germany occupied Paris in World War II. In 1777 the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the flag. Harriet Beecher Stowe was born in 1811. Hitler and Mussolini met in Vienna in 1934. FDR froze German and Italian assets in 1941. U.S. forces invaded Saipan in 1944. Haiti ousted President Fignole in 1957 after 19 days in office. France agreed to partial withdrawal ten years ago.
LONDON AP Harold Wilson's Labour government suffers further defeats in two Commons by elections. Oldham falls to Conservatives, Brightside Sheffield remains Labour but with 12,474 fewer votes than in 1966, signaling voter anger over austerity. Four seats lost since March.
Soviet Union sent its fifth cosmonaut into space five years ago. One year ago the United Nations Security Council rejected a Soviet resolution demanding a pullback of Israeli troops from Arab territory.
The Driver Improvement Program jointly sponsored by Jefferson County Farm Bureau Women's Committee Jefferson County Homemakers Extension and Country Companies Insurance runs July 16 18 and 23 at 730 p.m. in the Farm Bureau auditorium. The eight hour class covers defensive driving using films visual aids lectures and discussions. Jim Williams of Country Companies Insurance leads each session. Open to couples with a surcharge of one dollar. No test but a certificate will be awarded on completion. Maximum enrollment 55. Deadline July 8. Call Farm Bureau for enrollment.
In 1825 Col. Richard Johnson, later a U.S. vice president, established an academy to educate Choctaw Indians in Scott County near Frankfort Kentucky.
Charles M. Raglin, principal of Summersville grade school, will attend an Educational Media Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder from June 17 to July 19. The program for Title I II and III coordinators covers learning principles curriculum organization and programmed instruction evaluation with graduate credit offered.
Illinois law permits police to use private cars as patrol units and allows red flashing lights on local, state, and federal law enforcement vehicles. Chicago uniquely authorizes blue lights. The passage also notes Asia’s vast area of about 17 million square miles.
CHICAGO AP The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks marks its 100th year with a record membership of 1,452,817. The prior year added 34,752 new members, the largest gain since 1951. The order was founded by 150 actors and entertainers in New York City in 1868.
A historic fact states the first college football game in the United States occurred in 1869 marking the sport's origin. The event showcased early formation of college athletics and the adoption of gridiron play in American higher education.
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