Magazines To Paper Drive Boosted By Local Donor
County resident Edward Holabeck donated several hundred pounds of waste papers and magazines for Senat Troop 100. Troop 109 will start curbside pickup at 4 a.m. Saturday with volunteers, asking residents to bundle materials and place them at the curb by 8 a.m. Friday night. Mt. Vernon Township and Mt. Vernon City will provide two pickup trucks each, with four divers from the township.
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Senat
Edward Holabeck
Route 7
Mt. Vernon Township
Mt. Vernon
Timely Quote on Negroes Building Self-Reliance and Integration
J. D. Wright of TRW, Inc. argues the era of charity and paternalism toward Black Americans is ending. He calls for Negroes to develop responsible power to achieve true integration based on moral respect and opportunity for achievement.
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J. D. Wright
TRW, Inc
Negro Militants Press Black Radio Stations in St Louis
The manager of KATZ said advertisers were pressured by Black Nationalist Movement militants after the station refused broader Black Nationalism programming. Agencies reported two nonexploding devices found at Wellston store after a protest over Katz ads. Zulu 1200 members claimed involvement, urging more Black awareness programming.
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ST. Lowis
George Lasker
KATZ
KXLW
Kadi-Fm
Black Nationalist Movement
Lasker
Strucure
Lasked
St. Louis
Wellston
Roger Weinberger
Weinberger
Charles Guthrie
Zulu 1200
Guthrie
Action
Percy Green
Black Economic Union
Charles Keen
Congress of Racial Equality
Buckmaster At Chamber Session In Illinois Tourism Talk
Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce invites Buckmaster Illinois Restaurant Association executive director Lincoln Park area to a July 8 informational meeting with staff Don Vanderwater and Harold Kelly. The session aims to gauge operators views on business and tourist service after new highways Rend Lake college and Rend Lake developments. The meeting at 7 30 p m will be in the Illinois Power Co air conditioned public meeting room 2619 Broadway Jefferson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Restaurant Association
Larry Buckmaster
Chicago
Mt. Vernon
Rend Lake College
Rend Lake
Camber
Jefferson County
Tinois Power Co
Broadway
Chamber Begins Replacing City Directories Across States
Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce has started replacing the latest city directories for Illinois Indiana Kentucky and Missouri. Directories are published by R L Polk and Co and Card Caron s directory service Detroit. New listings include Benton Bloomington Carmi DeKalb East St Louis Galesburg Marion Mount Carmel Streator Ill Bedford Ind Glasgow Paducah Ky Cape Girardeau Hannibal and St Louis Mo. The chamber maintains 90 Illinois communities 16 Indiana 8 Kentucky and 4 Missouri in its directory library.
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Illneis
Indiana
Kentucky
Missouri
Mt. Vernon
Cape Girardeau
Hannibal
St. Louis
Illinois
Phoebus 2A Nuclear Reactor Set for Nevada Ground Test
The United States government plans a high-power ground test of the Phoebus 2A reactor in Nevada, the most powerful nuclear rocket research unit to date, scheduled for June 26 at the earliest.
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Nevada
Navy Recruits From Cardinal Company Train at Great Lakes
After a ball game the Cardinal Company recruits boarded a chartered bus to Lambert Airport St Louis and flew via Ozark Air Lines to Great Lakes Naval Training Station. They begin ten weeks of intensive training as a unit and graduate August 23. After graduation they take leave and report to Navy schools ships and shore stations globally.
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Lambert
Air Field
St. Louis
Ozark Air Lines
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Bonds for New Illinois Superhighways Proposed
Chicago Motor Club recommended 800 plus miles of limited access highways in Illinois financed by a 30 year 1.2 billion revenue bond issue. Funds come from a one cent per gallon gasoline tax and a two cent per gallon diesel tax. A counterproposal from State Sen. Dennis Collins favors expanding the tollway system.
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Rockford, Ill
Ilinois
Chicago Motor Club
Matthew C. Sielski
Club
Illinois Highway Study Commission
Sielski
Dennis Collins
R-Dekalb
Commission
Northern Iirers
Collins
Springfield
Motor Club
General Assembly
U.S. 20
Rockford
East
Dubuque
U.S. 30
Illinois
Johnson Calls for Gun Registration and Licensing
President Johnson urged a nationwide push for gun control by supporting legislation that would require registration of all guns and licensing of their owners. He framed the move as a shield against senseless slaughter and urged swift action.
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Johnson
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St. L. Radio
Buckmaster
VTL YA
Wieners
Cello
Park Shop
Borden
Emge
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van Camp
Heifetz
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U.S
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