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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1968
Page
2
In a tersely written society column, Henry Jbept K Thompson and Charles Deitz report on Rackaway Metcalf as part of a society page. The piece includes byline style notes and staff roles such as Editor Business Manager News Editor and Cirelation Manager with contact info.
The notice lists Associated Press rights and subscription prices for Jefferson County and surrounding areas. Rates include 1 year 9.00 within Jefferson, 12.00 outside the county, with 6 and 3 month options and monthly rates. Carrier delivery advertised at 15.00 per twelve weeks.
A brief reflection on love fading as wickedness grows citing Matthew 24 12 and a line from Somerset Maugham about the tragedy of life being not death but loss of love
Editorial argues the Collier Dade Jetport in Florida would span 24 320 acres of Everglades between Miami and Naples becoming the world’s largest airport complex with two six mile runways and an integrated high speed highway transit system It touts economic potential and places Florida at the forefront of aviation progress while acknowledging environmental concerns and calls for optimism about trends in global travel.
National Headquarters news release notes changes in Selective Service regulations following a National Security Council recommendation and the Director of Selective Service approval. The periodical public service item answers the question with the line At None, reflecting no further changes.
The Loyal Order of the Moose gave its top community award Monday to lodges in Aurora Illinois East Point Georgia and Powell River British Columbia at the Chicago convention. It marked the fourth straight year these three lodges won first place with third place honors going to River Grove Illinois Atlanta Georgia and Muskegon Michigan.
A fragmented list of across and down clues with several missing letters and garbled entries. It appears to be a partial crossword puzzle grid with indicated numbers for each clue and mis-typed words requiring reconstruction.
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A public health official warned that home garbage disposals supply sewer rats with abundant food. Dr. James M. Clinton of the National Communicable Disease Center said most of the nation's about 9 million rats live in cities and use sewers, making disposals a steady food source for urban rats.
On this date in history several events are noted including the first Atlantic steamship crossing by S S Savannah reaching Liverpool in 1819 and Roanoke colony abandonment in 1586. Other items cover Albany congress of 1754, the Black Hole of Calcutta, Maximilian's execution, FCC creation in 1934, Rosenbergs’ execution, Soviet agriculture reforms, Kennedy civil rights push, and Kosygin at the UN.
In Hong Kong, Communist leaders warned of grave consequences unless the British administered colony reinstates about 10,000 Chinese who quit jobs during last year's anti-British campaign. Labor Secretary McGregor urged employers to hire some strikers, while the government said about 1,000 civil servants would not be reinstated.
New York City's Planning Commission approved an urban renewal project to acquire two Columbia University lots intended for a west campus expansion. The commission authorized the purchase for low rent public housing over the university's opposition.
Anne Eisenhower, 19, granddaughter of Dwight D. Eisenhower, reports to Rep. Paul Findley in Washington for a summer job. Duties include answering phones, greeting visitors, and filing. She will return to University of Massachusetts for her sophomore year in the fall.
A Pueblo couple applying for a marriage license joked that the $3 fee was half the cost of the husband’s fishing license, highlighting a simple, light moment at the county clerk’s office.
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