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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1968
Page
2
Edwin Rackaway is editor and business manager with Norman Brown society editor and Norma Brown as advertising manager. John Rackaway, William Rackaway, and Ed Metcalf fill city and sports roles with Guy Henry and staffer at the plant. The main contact is phone 242 2784 after 5 PM.
A brief notice outlines subscription pricing for Jefferson County and surrounding areas with rates for in county, 150 mile radius, and beyond. It notes AP content rights and delivery options, including carrier service and weekly city delivery.
A Thought For Today cites Joel 3 9 urging nations to prepare war and muster mighty men. Andrew Bonar Law emphasizes that war is not inevitable and would stem from failures of human wisdom. The brief reflects on conflict and responsibility.
An editorial lauds the School's Neighborhood Youth Corps for lowering dropouts in Cleveland Minneapolis Pittsburgh and Washington. It notes improved attitudes and job skills among participants with about 60 percent entering employment and 12 percent pursuing college or technical training. The program, part of the Economic Opportunity Act, provides part-time work while students stay in school.
The article argues that ignorance harms a company and describes increasing in-plant publications and management production meetings to curb rumors. It emphasizes using direct communication to reveal changes and innovations and reduce sour grape chatter.
Inland Steel Co unveils a 7 million electrostatic precipitator to reduce open hearth furnace emissions. The device channels exhaust gases onto metal plates and into storage tanks, aiding compliance with the 1965 air pollution control pact between Inland and East Chicago.
A cryptic crossword style list with across and down clues covering Juliet’s family, shells, feathery terms, and related wordplay. Includes references to porch, tree, perfume, and various abbreviations alongside weapon and zodiac themed entries.
Nixon avoids reciprocal debating while Rockefeller calls for side-by-side charges and rebuttals. Nixon insists on no debates, noting Humphrey would win a Nixon Rockefeller exchange. Humphrey urges crime and violence controls as McCarthy pushes economic power redistribution. Wallace raises funds in Mississippi after RFK’s assassination fallout.
Lexington report cites Judge Walter Tackett hearing a case against a woman for running a new stop sign. She claimed ignorance of the sign, and the judge quips that he had run it himself recently and was not caught. He then dismissed the case.
An airliner with 79 aboard landed in Caracas 22 hours late after a Dominican hijacker with a grenade forced a landing in Santiago Cuba. Pilot Capt. Harry Gibson said 74 passengers and five crew were treated well. Four U.S. citizens were aboard. The hijacker reportedly sought asylum in Cuba.
Panama suspends its five day old decree allowing the merchant fleet to trade freely with North Vietnam Cuba and other Communist nations. President Robles says the shift protects U S aid and hemispheric trade commitments. In other dispatches Tel Aviv reports two days of talks between Israel and Romania’s George Macovescu and Eshkol Eban. Lagos Nigeria reports 40 Egyptian pilots and technicians reinforcing air force jets against Biafra as MiG systems are deployed.
New York AP reports executives often resist taking long vacations while companies liberalize vacation policies. A AMA study notes many firms require longer breaks but stress undisturbed time away from work. Most salaried workers gain one week after six months, two weeks after a year, with many firms cutting tenure waits and shortening service requirements. Top executives typically receive three to four weeks off regardless of tenure.
FTC tests add 68 brands to 59 previously reported results showing Mar vels lowest tar and nicotine content. King-size Chesterfields led earlier tar levels, while King-size Herbert Tar eytons showed higher figures. Samples bought nationwide. ten cigarettes per brand tested by machine to a 23 mm butt length.
Illinois State Senator W Russell Arrington endorsed Charles H Percy as Nixon’s running mate, saying Percy is the best choice for vice president and would likely accept. Percy, not seeking the spot, appeared with Bob Nixon and Gov. Nelson Rockefeller during Chicago events.
Shin 28 medium jet bombers attack the secessionists in the east as crews in Nigeria since August 1967 may be replaced or augmented. In Seoul police arrested over 3,300 men in a nationwide crackdown on hoodlums.
The Metropolitan Opera board voted to extend Rudolf Bing's tenure as general manager, keeping the Viennese-born administrator in charge through the 1971-72 season beyond the June 30, 1970 expiration. In Munich, Frank Sinatra arrived to celebrate Tina Sinatra's 30th birthday on set in Bavaria with Mia Farrow, arranged by director Michael Pfleghar.
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