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Mt Vernon Register News

Location

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1965

Page

4

Powell Would Break Up School In Neighborhood

Rep. Adam Clayton Powell urges extending civil rights law to ban aid to de facto segregated schools. He announced hearings in Chicago to address racial patterns in northern cities and said funds should be withheld until neighborhoods remedy segregation in ghettos. Powell chairs the House Education and Labor Committee.

Washington Adam Clayton Powell D-N.y Powell Chicago Radio Press International People House Education and Labor Committee

Fatal Peoria crash claims teen life

An eighteen year old Ser Terry Becker of Peoria died in St Francis Hospital from injuries after a Sunday night auto crash on Illinois Route 87 north of Spring Bay. Authorities reported the accident occurred late Sunday, with Becker sustaining fatal injuries.

Peoria, JL Terry Becker Peoria St. Francis Hospital Spring Bay

Kniffen Completes Ford Marketing Institute Retail Course

Bill Kniffen of W G Motors Inc Mt Vernon Illinois completed a Retail Selling course at Ford's Chicago Marketing Institute. The program trains dealers and staff, with courses for managers sales staff and Ford personnel. Ford Institutes operate in New York Chicago Dallas San Francisco Atlanta and Detroit with over 16 000 attendees in 1964.

Bill Kniffen W-G_ Motors Inc 10Th St Mt. Vernon, I Ford Chicago Ford Motor Company New York Dallas San Francisco Atlanta Detroit

Three Die In Missouri Head On Crash North Of Bonne Terre

A highway crash on U S 67 near Bonne Terre left three men dead and one woman seriously injured. Victims were Lloyd S. Revelle 25 from Granite City Illinois passenger. Gerald A. Smith 32 from Melrose Park Illinois driver. Kenneth E. Spradling 24 from St Louis. Revelle's wife Leona suffered arm and leg fractures and was hospitalized in St Louis.

Bonne Terre U.S Lloyd S. Revelle Granite City Gerald A. Smith Melrose Park Ill Kenneth E. Spradling St. Louis Highway Patrol Revelle Leona St. Lous

Baboon Smokes to Study Health Risks at LSU Medical School

In New Orleans a baboon nicknamed Agent 007 is trained to smoke to explore links between tobacco use and diseases. LSU pathologist Dr Jack P Strong and caretakers James Leslie and Charles Watts spent two months teaching the primate to inhale cigarettes using a water spout contraption.

New Orleans 007 Louisiana State University Medical School James Bond Jack P. Strong LSU Pathology Strong James Leslie Charles Watts Watts

Centralia Man Killed By Train

RANTOUL AP A Centralia man identified as BJ. Johnson was killed by an Illinois Central passenger train north of Rantoul. Engineer Ralph D. King of Park Forest said he saw Jolson on the tracks and sounded a warning but the man did not move.

Centralia Rantoul, TK BJ. Johnson Minois Central Rantoul Ralph D. King Park Forest Jolson King

Baboon 007 Takes Cigarette Habit, Smokes 16 Daily

Dr. Strong notes Baboon 007 initially started smoking for the banana reward but aims to foster a cigarette habit. The baboon now uses a cigarette holder every half hour and averages 16 cigarettes per day.

Rette Dr. Strong Baboon

Aged Couples Wed For Companionship At Home

In Southbury Connecticut Emma Francis Morey 91 and James John Wilson 86 wed for companionship. Fearing laughter from others they delayed, but finally married Sunday at the rest home where they live. Their families note happiness as they share meals and grounds walks.

Southbury Conn Emma Francis Morey James John Wilson Beverly Calkins

Movie producers form new Columbia Pictures division

Lehman Ingel, veteran Broadway conductor, heads a new production division for Columbia Pictures Screen Gems. The firm expands into financing and producing stage ventures and appoints Engel as executive director. Activities are planned in New York and London.

New York Lehman Ingel Columbia Pictures Screen Gems Engel London

Caspian Sea Water Type Question Answer

The Caspian Sea is a saltwater lake. It is separated from the world’s oceans by land and contains high salinity levels, though its size resembles a sea more than a typical lake.

Caspian Sea

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