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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1965
Page
2
A historical notice outlines the Mt V ernon News established 1871 and Mt Vernon Register established 1882, noting consolidation on September 28 1920. It lists editorial staff roles and subscription pricing for mail deliveries within Jefferson County and beyond, including annual, half year, and quarterly rates for various regions and a per week carrier rate in the city.
A brief devotional note presents Job 9 4 and Helen Keller saying resolve to stay happy and keep joy as a shield against hardship. The lines offer encouragement and resilience through difficult times.
The Atomic Energy Commission studies a Plowshare Gasbuggy project to set off a 10 kiloton underground nuclear blast in the San Juan Basin New Mexico. The purpose is to fracture tight gas rock to create a subterranean reservoir that could sevenfold gas production. The plan involves El Paso Natural Gas Co and the U.S. Bureau of Mines with AEC technical help.
The Illinois Senate Executive Committee delayed action on F. Guy Hitt of Benton for the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees. Sen. John Gilbert said Hitt is not the proper choice, with Republicans predicting nonconfirmation. Sen. Paul Ziegler requested no action pending possible reconsideration by Kemner. The panel unanimously recommended Selwyn Torff of Hinsdale as chairman of the Illinois Fair Employment Practices Commission.
Benito Mussolini served as Italy's dictator for nearly twenty one years, shaping fascist rule and consolidating power from the early 1920s through 1943. His regime centralized authority, suppressed opposition, and pursued expansionist policies in Europe and the Mediterranean.
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A string of crossword style clues hints at a mixed set of answers from Ireland to a Roman coin and a seafaring direction. The list includes Well-pleased, Correct, Postlude, Wigwam, Aviator, Jew, Ski technique, Wear away, Narrow strip, Ionian city, and Mariner’s direction, suggesting a themed wordplay or puzzle segment in a historical page.
The forecast warns Saturday starts with high energy for many signs but afternoon risks disruptions from unique ideas. It offers sign by sign guidance from Artes to Pisces, urging practical budgeting, careful social choices, and focus on constructive action, with a promo for Carroll Righter’s July forecast.
Ina Beaty of Aurora spends vacation with Theodore Beaty family. Maudie Rhine visits sister Gracie Blood in Benton. Dallas Darnell and West Frankfort party visit Dan Blood’s family amid hospital stay. Carl Blood Owosso and Jack Bevis Mattoon relatives in town. visitors include Leo Wilson and Brenda St Anna visiting Frank Nichells. Hary Laur admitted to hospital. Charlie Hayse family weekend with Beaty and Darnells. Carl Blood Owosso and Wayne Coffman Inn trip to Carbondale. Crawford families picnic at Cave in Rock. Pierce relatives hosted cousins. Herber t Pierce family all children home for first time in three years. includes Anderson, Knight, and Pierce kin from multiple states. Ethel Nihells correspondent.
OPDYKE residents report Alfred Brookmans visiting his Ponti ac relatives and an extensive network of relatives from Sparland Varna and Chicago stopping at state parks and homes. Other locals host guests from Hammond Omaha and St Louis while several families spend weekends at Cave in Rock Pounds Hollow and en route west. Cor. Mrs W H Hottensen notes additional visits and moves.
May 1965 brought near record heat and below normal rainfall to Mt Vernon and McLeansboro. In Mt Vernon rainfall was 1.74 inches, 2.63 inches below normal, with May average temperatures at 70.7 and highs of 91. McLeansboro received 1.08 inches, ranking as the second driest May there, with May rainfall totaling 12.72 inches and a high of 92.
A reader question notes Nashville in Tennessee is called the Athens of the South. The prompt cites Greek architectural influence on public buildings as part of the city’s famed character.
Digest reports another American killed in Viet Nam, paratroopers attack a Viet Cong staging area only to find the enemy has pulled out. Premier WKY closes South Viet Nam newspapers triggering political unrest. Diplomatic appeals to Johnson for UN strengthening as the 20th anniversary is observed.
Philadelphia shops face meat fruit and vegetable shortages as the Teamsters strike widens. Police report a Nashville suburb teen club mingles auto bets and sex practices in its initiation rites.
Question and answer note that Benjamin Banneker, identified as a Negro, constructed the first hour striking clock in 1734. He had only a sun dial and a watch to guide him and the clock reportedly kept time for over 20 years.
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