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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1967
Page
2
A note indicates mail postage paid at Mt. Vernon Illinois for a business manager position or related notice. The fragment mentions class postage and addresses without further context or names. The item reads as a small postal or payroll notice with limited details.
In a breezy survey of quirks and quips the piece riffs on human folly and animal analogies. It notes a psychologist’s claim rats outpace humans in trust, a pelican outruns a pig at eating, cats prefer TV like people, and a British career woman proposing titles be scrapped. It playfully ends by singling out candy eaters calling suckers the calm loyal group.
A rural character quips to a tourist that there is no way to reach the town from their location. The ironic line prompts reflections on travel and a broader question of moving from battlefield to peace, inviting a reader to consider possible paths to resolution.
Illinois starts selling official medallions to mark the 150th anniversary of statehood. The silver coins, 1 dollar in size, feature an ox-drawn wagon and a jet plane on the map of Illinois with the state seal on the reverse. Only 10,000 coins will be minted at 7.50 dollars each, sold through banks and savings and loan associations to fund sesquicentennial projects. Nickel bronze medals at 1 dollar will also be available to meet public demand through 1967.
A mixed list of crossword style clues with numbers and partial words. Entries cover places like Colorado areas and references to people, objects, and concepts such as dormancy lodging, fabrics, gods, animals, and biblical terms. The fragmentary text resembles a puzzle or glossary rather than a continuous narrative.
Washington AP reports 11 hippies toured the White House after initial denial for dirty clothes and matted hair. Guards relented Wednesday as regular visitors remained in the atmosphere of dignity. The incident followed standard tours for other visitors.
Highlights from Wednesdays session include Senate action killing a bill allowing women to carry tear gas pens for self defense and approving a bill enabling women administrators to work beyond eight hours. A credit card purchase bill for peer whisky was rejected. House actions include authorizing counties and townships to establish harness and horse racing tracks and mandating water fluoridation. An $800 000 appropriation for an educational TV station at Macomb was approved.
A court held hotel and amusement park pools liable for drownings and injuries when management failed to provide reasonable safety and policing. It notes that dangers require precautions and supervision, but some accidents despite strict supervision remain unavoidable.
A general Friday horoscope advises practical analysis of changes to reputation and life structure with notes on weekend trips and routines. It covers each zodiac sign with guidance on career, finances, relationships, health, and social conduct. A separate public service recounts a hotel pool incident where a swimmer cut a foot on unknown glass, with unclear cause and no blame assigned.
Vatican sources say Pope Paul VI will issue an encyclical Friday reaffirming clerical celibacy. The move comes as about 10,000 of 420,000 priests have sought release from vows to marry while remaining Catholics. several have already wed without permission.
On this date in 1941 Germany invaded Russia in World War II. Napoleon abdicated for the second time in 1815. The U S Justice Department formed in 1870. Joe Louis became world heavyweight champion in 1987 by KO of Jim Braddock in Chicago. The 1962 U N Security Council veto count reached 100 aiding India in Kashmir. Ten years ago the U S announced troop bring home 25 000 in Japan. Five years ago an Air France crash in Guadeloupe killed 112. One year ago South Vietnamese troops stormed a Buddhist compound in Saigon.
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