Death Notice Marie Harris 66 Albion
Marie Harris of 722 Conner avenue died 4 10 p m at Good Samaritan Hospital aged 66 years six months and 16 days Funeral 2 00 p m Friday Nate Funeral Home Albion Rev Richard Mason officiating Burial Graceland Cemetery Albion Body lies in state at the funeral home after 4 00 p m Thursday She was born January 12 1901 in Albion daughter of W D and Mary A Duncan Married to Fred L Harris who survives Also survived by stepson William D Harris of Indianapolis Ind two daughters Doris Davis of Mt Vernon and Betty Guilliams of Palmyra N Y 14 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Member of Williams Chapel Baptist Church at Ewing.
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Marie Harris
Conner Avenue
Good Samaritan Hospital
Nate
Albion
Richard Mason
Graceland Cemetery
Harris
W. D
Mary A. Duncan
Fred L. Harris
William D. Harris
Indianapolis
Ind
Doris Davis
Mt. Vernon
Betty Guilliams
Palmyra
N. Y
Lum Elected To City Council In Indian Wells
Norris Goff, famous for playing Lum on the old lum n Abner show, was elected to Indian Wells City Council as part of the first council after incorporation. The wealthy desert town, 11 miles east of Palm Springs, has 855 residents, two golf clubs, and two hotels, with an assessed value per capita of 14 000 dollars.
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Indian Wells
Calif
Norris Goff
Lum
Palm Springs
United States
Beverly Hills
Indian Wells Country Club
Eldorado
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Summit Mayor Gets One Year In Prison For Tax Evasion
CHICAGO AP A federal judge sentenced Summit mayor Richard P. Lambert to one year in prison and a 95 000 fine after he admitted failing to pay 25031 in taxes on 241045 income for 1969 through 1964.
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Chicago
Summit
William J. Lynch
U.S. District Court
Richard P. Lambert
Lambert
Hospital Notes include new admissions and discharges
The Jefferson Memorial lists new admissions: Mary Ethel Halbrooks Mildred Pauline Wood Orval B Jenkins Elmer Petrus Carlson Voyle Gorham Discharged: Inez Sneed Helen Keller Hiram Adams Cynthia Shafer Ola Spangler Virginia Wittenbrink Eleanor Guerrant Leona Pugh Glenda Garrison Edward Russell Dora Wheeler William Smith Albert Lowry Timothy Garrod Loris Firebaugh Earl Douthit Mary Ann Moore Denise Moore Hattie Buhler Dolores Weems Virgil Stewart Jewell Thompson Laura Meredith Edward Russell Linda Sampson and others.
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Jefferson Memorial
Mary Ethel Halbrooks
Mildred Pauline Wood
Bluford
Orval B. Jenkins
Salem
Elmer Petrus Carlson
Castleton
Voyle Gorham
North
Inez Sneed
Good Samaritan
Helen Louise Keller
Bonnie
Hiram Adams
Dahlgren
Cynthia Shafer
Elm Circle
Ola Marie Spangler
Virginia Wittenbrink
Eleanor Guerrant
RFD
Leona Pugh
South
Glenda Garrison
Edward Russell
Bluford Howard Wayne Pasley
Warren
Dora
Wheeler
Woodlawn
William Oscar Smith
Albert Lowry
Timothy Garrod
Earl Douthit
Dix
Mary Ann Moore
Lamar
Denise Ann Moore
Hattie Evelyn Buhler
Perkins
Dolores Jean Weems
Gaskins
Virgil Stewart
Jewell Thompson
South 13Th
Laura Lee Meredith
Bruford
Linda Sue Sampson
Birth at Good Samaritan Hospital for Ownes baby
Mr and Mrs Frank Ownes of Woodlawn welcomed a son born at 12 17 yesterday afternoon in Good Samaritan hospital weighing six pounds nine and a half ounces.
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Frank Ownes
Woodlawn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Weather snapshot for Tuesday and beyond
Tuesday high 82 low 64 with rainfall from 7:00 a.m. Tuesday to 7:00 a.m. Wednesday totaling .05 inches. Year-to-date rainfall 18.83 inches. Compare past highs: one year ago 93/70, five years ago 88/12, ten years ago 82/63. Thursday sunrise 4:33 and sunset 7:33 p.m. Central Standard Time.
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Tueday
Tuesay
C.S.T
Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Helena
Fort Worth
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Montreal
Mils-St.p
New Orleans
New York
Okla City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Rainy, warm Illinois weather expected into Thursday
A rainy morning drenched northern Illinois with over an inch in many communities as thundershowers and warm air kept humidity high. Temperatures rose into the 80s with similar conditions forecast for Thursday, while cool nights in the 60s to low 70s were expected. Rockford logged 1.04 inches by 7 am and Chicago's South Side recorded 1.99 inches.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Rockford
Chicago
Belleville
Springfield
Five day SI temperatures below normals with showers
Southern Illinois temperatures for Thursday through Monday will run 2 to 8 degrees below seasonal norms with only minor day to day changes. Normal highs range from the upper 80s north to the low 90s southeast, and lows from the mid 60s north to the low 70s southeast. Precipitation averages one to two inches with several periods of showers and thundershowers.
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Southern Illinois
Southern
Illinois
Woodland man Returns $100000 Mistaken Money Order
Stock clerk David Van Hoozer, earning $87 a week, held a money order for $100,029 after a Woodland bank machine dispensed $100,000 by error. He refused to cash it, seeing it as a mistake, and prepared to mail a $29 order when the bank caught the error.
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Woodland
Calif
David van Hoozer
Woodland Bank
Hoozer
Johnson blasts doubters at Jaycees rally in Baltimore
President Johnson, addressing 10,000 Junior Chamber of Commerce members, defends his policies and wars costs while blasting critics as cussers and doubters. He says antipoverty funds rose yearly despite Vietnam and urges doers and builders to support policy goals at home and abroad.
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Baltimore, Md
Johnson
Vietnam
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Thant Blames War On Egypt At U N Meeting
Secretary General U Thant told the General Assembly that Egypt bore responsibility for the direct confrontation that led to war with Israel, while avoiding blame for who fired the first shot. He argued Egypt’s request to withdraw UNEF exposed the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict and rendered the peacekeeping force useless.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
U.N. General Assembly
Egypt
Israel
U.N
Thant
UNEF
France Tests Atom Bomb Tests Ninth Nuclear Device
Paris AP reports France detonated its ninth atom bomb at Mururoa in French Polynesia saying the blast was of low yield. Several more tests are planned in the Pacific this summer as Paris aims to perfect nuclear weaponry and expects a hydrogen device in 1968.
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Paris
France
Mururoa
French Polynesia
Defense Ministry
Pacific
Garrison claims Oswald was a decoy in JFK case
Garrison argues Oswald was set up and would name others if alive, claiming it was necessary to kill him. He cites Jack Ruby’s shooting of Oswald as part of the cover. CBS reports say Oswald killed Tippit and no evidence links the two men in a conspiracy.
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Garrison
Oswald
Lee Oswald
Jack Ruby
Wallace
Dallas
CBS
Tippit
Bomb Red Buildups in South Vietnam
Navy pilots from carriers in the South China Sea conducted attacks against rail targets in North Vietnam. Bombing focused on the Red River Valley lines with strikes on the northwest route and raids on the northeast line. The operations aimed to disrupt supply and freight movement into North Vietnam.
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Hanoi
Red River Valley
North Vietnam
South China Sea
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Placed in Morning Report
Markets Mt. Vernon lists morning quotes for grains with Wheat at 1.32 Soybeans at 2.71 and Shell corn at 1.35 in today’s market notes.
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Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernor Hog Market Prices Hold Through Noon
Prices paid at Mt Vernor Hog Market through 12 30 p m were unchanged with top 21 75 to 22 00 for 200 to 220 lb meat hogs. Sows were 19 00 for 300 weight and less, sows 300 lb and up 38 75. Boars 12 50 13 00. After 12 30 p m prices shift to next day basis.
Grain futures prices at Chicago market update
Chicago cash grain report shows No 2 hard wheat at 1.58 percent, No 2 red wheat 1.51, No 2 yellow corn 1.36, No 2 heavy white oats 77, No 1 yellow soybeans 2.88, and soybean oil at 9.55.
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Chicago
Livestock Price Estimates At National Stockyards
AP notes Thursday bids for cattle 2,000 head calves 100 hogs 6,500 sheep 200. Hog prices 200-310 lb 20.00-23.50, sows strong to 25 higher, 300-650 lb 17.50-19.75. Cattle slaughter steer 23.50-26.00 heifer 22.50-25.25 cows 17.00-19.00 calves 24.00-32.00 slaughter calves 18.00-24.00. Sheep 200 spring lambs 22.50-26.25, ewes 4.00-6.50.
St Louis Produce Prices For Eggs And Poultry
St Louis reports egg and poultry price ranges by grade and size. Consumer grades list A large 20-24 A medium 17-20 A small 10-13 B large 17-20 and wholesale standards 18-19. Hens weighings show heavy 12, light over 5 lbs 7-8, under 5 lbs 4-14, broilers and fryers 26-27 percent.
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ST. Louis
Chicago market steady on butter eggs and poultry
Chicago AP reports butter wholesale prices unchanged with grades AA to B listed. Eggs show slight softness but wholesale prices hold for A whites, mixed, mediums, standards and checks. Live poultry wholesale prices steady with roasters and white rock fryers cited, plus minor ranges for hens and breeder turkeys.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Wall Street Mixed In Moderate Trading Session
The market moved sluggishly in moderately active trading with gains and losses narrow. The AP 60 stock average stood at 324.3 down 0.1, the Dow Jones 30 at 868.64 down 0.75, with notable moves by Diners Club Scientific Data Northwest Airlines and Xerox guiding early sentiment.
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New York
Middle East
Associated Press
Dow Jones
Diners Club
Scientific Data
Northwest Airlines
Universal American
Xerox
IBM
Chicago & North Western
New York Central
Occidental Petroleum
Uniroyal
Owens Illinois
Pfizer
Motors
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Stock Exchange
American shell blast hits ammunition dump near Quang Ngai
Heavy raids near Nam Dinh southeast of Hanoi were reported. A portion of an ammunition dump in Quang Ngai Province blew up this morning wounding two American soldiers. A white phosphorous shell exploded and heat set off more ammunition, but the overall damage was described as light.
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Nam Dinh
Hanoi
U.S
Quang Ngai
Storm Stops Bank Robbery in Pecatonica Illinois
A thunderstorm interrupted a Pecatonica Bank of Pecatonica burglary as thieves used cutting torches to enter via a rear door and breach an outer vault. They fled with several bags of coins, spilling one outside. Loss estimated at 32000 dollars. Firemen reported the alarm triggered by a short circuit from lightning. Pecatonica lies 17 miles west of Rockford.
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Baringham
Pecatonica
Rockford
Negro Leader J L LeFlore Home Bombed In Mobile
The home of 62 year old Negro leader J L LeFlore was shattered by an explosion in Mobile Alabama early today. LeFlore suffered a minor eye cut but escaped serious harm. Police report the blast at 1 20 a m knocked the six room frame house off its foundation. This was the third incident aimed at LeFlore prompting his remark about being surprised yet resigned to such threats.
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Mobile
Ala
J. L. LeFlore
LeFlore
Donald Riddle
Levee Leaks on Missouri River Crest Near St. Charles
In St. Charles Missouri volunteers watched the levee on the north side of town as flood crest of the Missouri River neared 33 feet eight feet above flood stage. City officials warned a possible evacuation of about 200 families if the sandbag dike failed, with residents sheltering in mud and light rain.
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ST. Charles
Missouri River
Henry Vogt
Open Holy Sites Unify Utilities and Middle East Tensions Rise
A Cairo report notes Arab states insistence on security zones around Israel while Egypt shifts oil and gas plans to Soviet and French experts replacing Western technicians. Lexical actions target U.S. allies, with Lufthansa expelled and North African talks ongoing as Brezhnev and Grechko meet an Algerian leader to review Soviet military aid.
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Cairo
Johnson
Israel
Belgrade
Borba
el Alamein
Red Sea
U.S
al Akhbar
West Germany
Lufthansa
Egypt
British Overseas Airways Corp
Trans World Airlines
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Moscow
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Andrei A. Grechko
Algeria
Plan Rural Fire Area as Boundary for Park District
The plan sets rural fire area as the boundary for a proposed park district. Eddie Allen and Bob Ward say the steering committee will follow a timetable and meet next week to act on the university recommendation and start election planning. The district would have about 54 million in assessed value and 25 000 people. Five park district commissioners would be elected at the same referendum.
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Eddie Allen
Bob Ward
Caskey
Ward
Rend Lake
Powell Records Subpoenaed by U S Grand Jury
Washington AP A federal grand jury seeks Adam Clayton Powell expense records including travel vouchers and staff costs as part of a probe into the Harlem Democrat. The records were subpoenaed for a grand jury session in Washington on August 7 as the House approved bringing them forward. Powell has not sought reentry to the House and continues court action to overturn his exclusion.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
Harlem
House
Rimini
Senate
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Emanuel Celler
Dn.y
Dummy Bullets Kill 2 Soldiers at Army Training Center
At Fort Sill Oklahoma two soldiers died and a third was wounded when rifle fire from a mock ambush turned real at an Army training center. An Army spokesman said live ammunition may have been mixed with dummy rounds, though no live shells were to be used. The dead were Pfc James D Conway 19 and Sgt Refugio Hernandez 38. Spec 5 Billy G Evans 28 was shot in the hips and listed in satisfactory condition. Conway was the son of Mr and Mrs Walter Lee Conway of Oklahoma City. Hernandez wife Frances lives in Lawton and Hernandez was born near Albuquerque New Mexico.
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FT. Sill
Okla
Army
Oklahoma
James D. Conway
Refugio Hernandez
Billy G. Evans
Kirkland
Ind
Conway
Walter Lee Conway
Oklahoma City
Hernandez
Frances
Lawton
Albuquerque
N.M
Five Illinois War Deaths
The Pentagon reported five Illinois servicemen killed in Vietnam. Army Spec. 4 Carmel B Harvey Jr of Chicago died in action. Three MIAs were confirmed dead: Army 1st Lt Fred G Bertolino of Bushnell, Army 1st Lt Robert C Aguado of Chicago, and Army 2nd Lt Philip C Zum Mallen Jr of Homewood. Air Force 1st Lt Dennis Pazdan of Chicago died of non hostile causes.
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Washington
Pentagon
Illinois
Vietnam
Army
Carmel B. Harvey Jr
Carmel B. Harvey
Chicago
Fred G. Bertolino
George E. Bertolino
Bushnell
Robert C. Aguado
Lucy Aguado
Baltimore Officials Cleared After Rifle Incident Near Johnson
Two city garage workers were arrested when three high school students reported a rifle aimed at President Johnson’s helicopter as it departed Baltimore for a Junior Chamber of Commerce convention. Secret Service questioned them and released both after determining one man had brought the gun to work so a coworker could repair it.
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Baltimore
Johnson
Secret Service
Kosygin And Castro Disagree In Havana Talks
Soviet Premier Kosygin and Cuban Premier Castro clashed in talks, Tass reported, with a frank exchange on mutual issues and no clear accord. The Cuban delegation included four military leaders, signaling military topics were discussed as Kosygin aims to curb Castro’s demands to topple Latin American governments.
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Fenton Wheeler
Havana
Alexei N. Mosygin
Fidel Castro
Tass
Kosygin
Raul Castro
Fidel
Juan Almeida
Sergio del Valle
Guillermo Garcia
Raul
Castro
Soviet Union
New York
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Riots by Young Negroes in Buffalo East Side
About 350 youths roamed in gangs on Buffalo's East Side looting, throwing rocks and beer cans at officers. The disturbance left two dozen arrests, seven injuries, including four officers, and $40,000 damage to a dry cleaners. Police said the events began after a stone hit a bus. no riot classification was given.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Frank A. Felicetta
Prohibitionists Open National Convention Early
The Prohibition party opened its national convention a year early in Detroit with a harsh attack on beverage alcohol. The platform linked drinking to poverty, broken homes, crime, and corruption while leaders said the early timing allows more time to circulate petitions for ballot access. The party had appeared on only 11 state ballots in 1964 due to signature shortages.
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Detroit
Prohibition Party
Pool accident leads to $201,000 damages claim Glasco case
Roger Lee Glasco, then a Mt Vernon high school senior, suffered a head injury when he hit a pool wall off a diving board at Mt Vernon Recreation Club on June 4 1955. The suit amended to add Midwest Pool and Court Co as a defendant, seeking 201000 in damages from the pool’s construction and maintenance. The Recreation Club and individuals O Keefe and Williamson are named defendants.
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Midwest Pool and Court Co
Roger Lee Glasco
Glasco
Mt. Vernon High School
Mt. Vernon Recreation Club
William Eovaldi
The
Recreation Club
Charles E. O'Keefe
Kenneth Williamson
Ruth Glasco
Young Glasco
Mt Vernon Fairfield Scouts To Camp Joy Next Week
Mt Vernon and Fairfield Boy Scouts travel to Camp Joy near Carlyle for a week of camping. Mt Vernon Troop 107 with Steve Reynolds and many scouts led by George A Thompson, Mt Vernon Troop 185 led by George M Ward and Neil Sinks, Fairfield Troop 171 led by Steve Hoffman, plus members John Borders Jim Griffith and others, slated to depart Sunday.
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Mt. Vernon
Fairfield
Camp Joy
Carlyle
Steven Reynolds
Bill Albright
Terry Duncan
Dennis Blanks
Mike Conner
Ricky Lee
Artie Thompson
Randy Farrar
Douglas Lane
Mark Bond
Keith Paker
John Haitt
Steven Stout
David Stout
Chries Shafer
Roger Byerley
Billy Gibson
Donnie Gibson
Scott Bevis
George A. Thompson
George M. Ward
Roger Bullock
Mark Cammock
Norman Leffler
Charles Phillips
Neil Sinks
Steve Hoffman
Jim Griffith
Bill Borders
John Borders
Jim McGill
Ronnie McDonnell
Carl Thomason
Warren Beasley
Sesser Interior Work On City Hall Is Underway
Mayor Dwight Dame announced interior work on a new city hall is underway at the former site on Main street two blocks east of Highway 148. Ken Hunt of Mt. Vernon holds the contract with August as the completion target, though officials expect earlier completion.
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