Job Corps Fixes Up Camping Sites in Shawnee Forest
Job Corps trainees from large cities work in Shawnee National Forest near Golconda Illinois expanding camping options. They increased Pope County Lake Glendale camping units to 64 from 37 and submerged 45 wood cribs to boost fish. They will build 41 units at Battery Rock on the Ohio River, cut hiking trails, and clear an Ohio River site near Golconda.
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Golconda
Ill
Illinois
U.S. Forest Service
Shawnee National Forest
Pope County
Glendale
Battery Rock
Ohio River
Billy Graham On TV Circuit in Britain
AP reports Billy Graham’s British crusade surpassed 504000 in attendance across 20 meetings since June 1 with 25150 at a Earls Court youth meeting and 24100 viewing on TV in five cities. TV coverage to expand to six cities next week. 20167 decisions for Christ reported. Graham and his wife met Queen Elizabeth II who showed interest in the large youth turnout. The Wembley Stadium finale is July 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Billy Graham
Earls Court Arena
Manchester
Leeds
Sheffield
Leicester
New Castle
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Southampton
Birmingham
Norwich
Graham
Christ
Britain
America
Wembley Stadium
Premier Chou En-lai Leaves Romania for Albania
Chinese Premier Chou En-lai departed Bucharest after over 20 hours of talks with Ion Gheorghe Maurer marked by discord over Beijing's stance toward Moscow. A delayed Chinese Romanian friendship rally signaled friction as Ceausescu reportedly pressed to curb anti Soviet criticism, yielding a restrained speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Romania
Chou En-lai
Albania
Peking
Moscow
Chou
Ion Gheorghe Maurer
Communist Party
Nicolae Ceausescu
Soviet Union
Ceausescu
Burned Body Found In Herrin
The severely burned body of 58 year old Robert Emery was found Thursday beside his bed in Herrin Illinois. Williamson County Coroner Paul Litton said Emery had been dead at least three days. The coroner noted that smoking a cigarette in bed may have caused the fatal fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin, Ill
Robert Emery
Williamson County
Paul Litton
Emery
Weather summary for Vernon and Illinois forecast
Vernon high 92 and low 60 with rainfall 17.45 inches year to date. Southern Illinois temperatures will run up to 10 degrees above normal through Wednesday with normal highs in the mid 80s to low 90s and lows in the mid 60s. Outlook calls for continued warmth and scattered showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms and low humidity in farming regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Southern
Illinois
Central
Mid &S
Associated Press
Lobbyists Seek Special Reception Room in Statehouse
Joseph T. Meek, president of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association, urged a legislature hearing to create a lobbyists reception room in the Statehouse press area to spare reporters from interference. He suggested a small sitting or apparel checking room for registered lobbyists and asked the proposal be sent to the Commission on Organization of the General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Statehouse
Legislative Commission
Joseph T. Meek
Illinois Retail Merchants Association
Meek
Illinois Conflict of Interest Laws Commission
Commission On Organization of the General
Medal for Rock Thrower Proposed
A continuing page one note discusses a proposed medal for a rock thrower amid wartime events. It cites several winners including Special Forces Capt. Roger H.C. Donlon of Saugerties New York Army Sgt. Larry E. Pierce of Wasco California and Army Pfc. Milton Lee Olive III of Chicago. Pierce and Olive died in combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Forces
Roger H.C. Donlon
Saugerties
N.Y
Army
Larry E. Pierce
Wasco
Calif
Milton Lee Olive
$135 Million To Train Medical Technologists
The House approved by 364 to passage a three year program authorizing 155 million dollars to train about 4 000 medical technologists therapists and other health personnel Half the funds were for construction grants and the remainder for student loans The measure cited Medicare law taking effect July 1 and had Republican backing from Springer and Younger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
William L. Springer
Illinois
J. Arthur Younger
California
Chicago beach clothing policy stirs debate with swimsuits
Chicago police survey finds scant bikinis acceptable if the wearer stays still a topless model is forbidden and a bikini may not be paired with lively beach games. Sgt Jame Reilley says a bare bosom is not normally acceptable and avoid making a spectacle of herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jame Reilly
Reilley
Hospital Notes lists admissions and discharges at several facilities
Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan record admissions including John Hamilton Alice Hill Celeste Robley Jean Donnelly Ruby Son Victor Hiatt Sophia Keiser and others. Discharged patients include Lewise M Hall Raymond Pigg and Sandy Jackson among numerous names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hamilton
South 9Th
Alice Hill
Dahlgren
Treta Clara Wilson
Waltonville
Peggy Ann Trimper
RFD
Lewise M. Hall
Bertram Neil Smith
South 2Nd Street
Celeste Robley
Casey
Jean Donnelly
Cherry
Ruby Son
White
Victor Douglas Hiatt
Sophia Keiser
Charles Densmore
Kenneth Davis
South 10Th
Debra Kell
Airport Road
Raymond Pigg
Sandy Jackson
Bruford
John Schnicker
Glenda Garrison
South 17Th
Martha Tolley
South 25Th
Nathan Wayne Dixon
Herbert
Inez Cook
Opdyke
Manuel Berry
Grand
Harold Johnson
Max Davis
Ruby Slaton
Mannen
Florence Porter
Michele Ann
Westcott
Janet. Pemberton
Michael Jones
Vincent Cusamano
Lemon Jane
George Trotter
Anna Denney
Logan
Anna Beckley
Lillie Gullie
Castleton
Ruth Evelyn Allen
Viola Vannatta
North 10Th
Diane Seidenstricker
Margaret Ann
Caborn
Births in Illinois and New Mexico families honor new arrivals
Mr and Mrs Clarence Odell of Opdyke Illinois welcomed a daughter at 7 19 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital weighing six pounds three and a half ounces. Duane Alvis of Tuscola Illinois and his wife welcomed a son born June 22 in Tuscola hospital weighing five pounds Michael Wayne. Donald R Bond of Albuquerque New Mexico and his wife welcomed a son Ward Scott born at 1 29 pm June 23 weighing seven pounds and one half ounce. The former Doris McCowan is mother. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs William McCowan Woodlawn and Mrs Doris Scheech Albuquerque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Odell
RFD 1
Opdyke
Good Samaritan Hospital
Duane Alvis
West Overton
Tuscola
Michael Wayne
Donald R. Bond
Albuquerque
N.M
Ward Scott
Doris McCowan
William McCowan
Woodlawn
Doris Scheech
Albuquerque, N.M
Ward Heeler IIs 16 Years Old
Bruce Buwalda, a 16 year old Naperville student, acted as Democratic precinct captain in Lisle Township 12th Precinct to boost turnout. He won eight votes to three against the incumbent in Illinois June primary but faces age-based disqualification. He aims for a future in Congress by 1980 despite Republican parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naperville
Bruce Buwalda
Lisle Township
Bruce
Ilinois
Naperville Community High School
Congress
Man Struck By Fast Train In Decatur
In Decatur two men Boyd Shirley 44 and Richard Gilman 38 were on tracks as a Norfolk and Western Cannonball passed at 30 mph. A 13 year old boy Jon Bright saw danger and pulled Shirley from the rails but Gilman was struck and left in critical condition. Neither Jon nor Shirley were hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Boyd Shirley
Richard Gilman
Norfolk and Western
Jon Bright
Shirley
Gilman
Jon
Edward Bright
Testimony Shows Tension Over O'Hare Girlfriend
Miss Terry L. Golden testified she was Zeiller's secretary while asserting Senator Dodd did not like her. She recalled a remark that hinted the senator would rather fire her than witness, revealing friction surrounding personal connections amid the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Hare
Terry L. Golden
Bad checks offered at sale of Bar fixtures in Fairbanks
A tavern owner displaced by condemnation is selling bar fixtures and beer cabinets in Fairbanks Alaska. He offers a bundle of bad checks valued at $24,000 for $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks, Alaska
Hog market prices in Mt Vernon slip by noon
Prices paid until 12 30 p m were down 10c with top at 215 for 200 to 220 lb hogs Sows 300 weight and over 19 50 to 19 75 down Boars 14 00 and 15 00 After 12 30 p m prices will be based on next day’s prices
Wayne City Grain Prices from Pillsbury
Pillsbury paid Wayne City farmers this afternoon for grain. Old corn 1.33, old beans 3.38, wheat 1.76. New beans 2.82, new corn 1.24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pillsbury
Wayne City
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Today
Mt Vernon grain buyers posted afternoon bids for wheat at 1.73 per bushel, soybeans at 3.28, shell corn at 1.32, and ear corn at 1.30 asspot quotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Chicago Produce Prices Reported By Exchange
Chicago Mercantile Exchange data show butter grades AA through B with scores 93 66 and 92 65 percent and 89 64. Eggs list quality percentages with whites 36 mixed 36 mediums 29 standards 32. The note aggregates dairy and egg grade figures for market reference in Chicago.
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Belleville Ceemeccenennnne
Moline
Bowrattenders
Poovie Ceececeescerteremsenetsemenee
BO Quincey Epee En Stonmvesteneeseestonnteee
Rockford Aeeset Ewer Meter Eesmners
Springfield
Vandalia Aatsvereenena Posses Eatean Beeen
East Dubuque
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
el Mpls
St.p
New Orleans
New York
Okla. City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Eoee
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock Prices From National Stockyards Monday
Estimates for Monday at National Stockyards show hogs at 8,000 head and cattle at 5,500. Buyers quoted barrows and gilts in the 190-240 lb range at 25.25 to 26.00, sows 17.00 to 21.50, cows 15.00 to 17.00, and feeders 22.00 to 28.00 for good to choice. Sheep and lambs were listed at 50 head with spring lambs good to choice 22.00 to 23.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Cash Grain Prices Reported in Chicago
Chicago AP notes bid levels for wheat corn and soy products with grades and price quotes. Wheat No 2 hard about 191n, No 2 red around 1874n. Corn No 2 yellow 1.35, oats No 2 heavy white 7 3/8, soybeans No 1 yellow 3.574n, soybean oil around 11.55n.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wall Street slightly lower amid market jitters and Douglas loss
Wall Street opened with a downturn as prices slipped but partial recovery followed. Douglas Aircraft posted a second quarter loss near 50 million, sending its stock down 3 percent on heavy volume, while other glamour issues also wavered. The AP index showed a modest overall drop with the Dow at noon down 2.11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Douglas Aircraft
Douglas
Associated Press
Dow Jones
Dow
American Stock Exchange
Prince Abdullah Faisal Hurt In Car Crash Near Weymouth
Prince Abdullah Faisal son of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia was rushed by helicopter to a London hospital after a Dorset car collision killed two people. He, 26, sustained chest head and arm injuries and was reported comfortable. The prince trained with a British army unit along with a British officer and soldier in the army vehicle. A man and his wife in another car died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Abdulla Faisal
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Weymouth
Dorset
Controllable at high speeds on fuel emergency
A report describes a vehicle controllable at high speeds and possessing a two minute fuel supply when reaching safety, aided by an AP Wirephoto.
Mystery of Castro's whereabouts stirs rumors abroad
Miami radio monitors report Fidel Castro scarcely mentioned on Havana Radio this week. Observers recall his May 1 broadcast and a June 4 televised appearance amid rumors of illness and a possible double, while U S officials note the former frequent public pronouncements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Havana Radio
Alma
Castro
Robert McCloskey
U.S. State Department
Johnson
Osvaldo Corticos
Citizens Committee For A Free
Racial turmoil erupts in Cleveland area districts
Cleveland and Topeka dispatches report violence and looting after a tornado hit June 8 leaving 16 dead and 590 injured. Police cite malfunctioning Civil Defense radios and a disputed frequency setup. In Cleveland, a young Negro boy was wounded, a white woman hit by a brick, stores looted, and clashes with police occurred along Superior Avenue and Sowinski Park as tensions between neighborhoods surged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, Ohio
East Side
Superior Avenue
Earl Stapler
Sowinski Park
Sowinski
Stephen Griffin
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Richard
George Gachko
Gachko
Fire Chief William Brooks Trial Delayed Over Bat Incident
In Cairo Tri county circuit court the trial date for Fire Chief William Brooks was postponed indefinitely after he pleaded innocent to a battery charge. Brooks is accused of striking during a dispute over a baseball bat at a youths’ Little League game on June 17. Burl Pickett, Cairo parks superintendent, filed the charge. Associate Judge Robert Williams granted more time for Brooks to secure an attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Civil Defense
Dana Hummer
Hummer
James Zimmerman
Fire Department
Police Department
Zimmerman
Cairo
William Brooks
Burl Pickett
Cairo Parks
Robert Williams
Brooks
Insurance Firm Awarded 999 for Bank Draft Error
A circuit court judgment grants Travelers Insurance Co. $999.64 in a case naming Cyril Cates as defendant. The suit alleges a settlement of 139 was agreed after an accident. The bank draft to Cates was issued blank, later made payable for 1139 without authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travelers Insurance Co
Cyril Cates
Cates
Michigan State’s Big Ten Arrival Noted in History
Michigan State was the last football team to join the Big Ten Conference. The piece notes the island Monte Cristo once known as Oglasa in ancient Mediterranean lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State
Mediterranean Island of
Monte Cristo
Oglasa
Meek Testifies Conflicts of Interest In Illinois Legislature
Chicago AP lobbyist Joseph T. Meek says conflicts of interest cannot be eliminated from the Illinois Legislature, arguing for stronger lobbyist registration and a public-interest bill screen. He favors early filing, fewer bills, and a ethics board to restore public confidence, with Stevenson and Moran proposing a code of ethics and disclosure measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Joseph T. Meek
Meek
Iinois
Illinois Retail Merchants Association
Adlai E. Stevenson II
Springfield
Stevenson
James B. Moran
Evanston
General Assembly
Legislative Board of Ethics
Moran
Stewardesses Attacked in Seattle Beating Dies
In Seattle an attack on three United Air Lines stewardesses left Lonnie Trumbull dead and Lisa Wick in critical condition with skull fractures. All three women, 20, from Portland, had finished training six weeks earlier. A bloodstained wooden weapon was found nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Lonnie Trumbull
Lisa Wick
Joyce Bowe
Portland
Ore
United Air Lines
Herb Arnold
Illinois Power Pays Dividends
The Illinois Power Company board on June 23 declared regular quarterly dividends on its preferred stock varying by series from 51 to 58 cents per share and 40 cents per share on common. Dividends are payable August 1, 1966 to holders of record July 11, 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois Power Company
Mt. Vernon Firemen Answer Two Alarms
Mt. Vernon firemen answered two alarms yesterday. They first went to the 900 block of Lamar around 1 10 p m where grass on the north side of the street caught fire from burning rubbish. Earlier at 11 45 a m they were summoned to 1214 South 15th where lumber from an old house being demolished was burning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Lamar
South 15Th
Foreign Pupils Need Homes in Mt Vernon Visit
Foreign pupils arriving July 2 for a short American Field Service exchange trip may have trouble finding hosts in Mt. Vernon. Louis Paviedes reports that past years saw many local families offering housing, but this year volunteer numbers are low. The group leaves July 5. families can call 242 6280 or 242 5725 to volunteer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Louis Paviedes
Paviedes
Mt V Native Directs Water Board In Texas
Hugh R Anderson son of Mrs Edith Nation of Mt Vernon has been named director of the San Antonio water board engineering department. He retired May 1 from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel and earned the Air Force Medal of Commendation and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He holds a BS in civil engineering from Illinois and a MS in engineering administration from AF Institute of Technology, plus an MS in industrial engineering from St. Marys University in San Antonio. He and wife Patricia have three children Brad ford Graham Widney Sue and April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh R. Anderson
Edith Nation
Mt. Vernon
San Antonio, Tex
Water Board
Anderson
Air Force
University of Illinois
Air Force Institute of Technology
St. Mary's University
San Antonio
Patricia
Bradford Graham
Widney Sue
April
Ten motorists fined in circuit court rulings
Ten persons were fined in Circuit Court for traffic offenses. Cecil R. Holland Waterford Michigan speeding ten dollars Gary Wayne Ackley Route 3 Mt Vernon no license ten dollars and careless driving ten dollars Larry L Tate Chicago Heights reckless driving one hundred dollars William D Kirk Lawrenceville speeding twenty dollars Truman B Smith Flint Michigan speeding ten dollars Guard S Marvin 1312 Wilshire speeding fifteen dollars Quentin Bellemeier Marissa speeding twelve dollars Ben Storjohann Moline speeding ten dollars George Brancato Fortissant Missouri speeding eighteen Rickey J Thomason Centralia careless driving ten dollars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil R. Holland
Waterford
Mich
Gary Wayne Ackley
Mt. Vernon
Larry L. Tate
Chicago Heights
William D. Kirk
Lawrenceville
Truman B. Smith
Flint Mich
Guard S. Marvin
Wilshire
Quentin Bellemeier
Marissa
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A. F
Sam
Tom Glover
W. M
Byron W. Weld, Jr
Agi
Sanford Norman Harris
Rockford
Charlene O’brien
Harris
Harold Crane
Bikini
Jefferson Memorial
Samaritan
Ward Heeler Iis
Dodd
Wayne City Grain
Mt. Vernon Grain
St. Louis
Wall Street
Indus. Q
Philip V. Vampatella
Leutenant J.g
Islip Terrace
North Viet Nam
By Theodore A. Ediger
Joe Meek
Illinois Power
Mt. V
Mt. V. Native
Texas
Circuit Court
Marvin
Marvin Dye
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