Mt Vernon Market and New York Stocks Mixed
Mt Vernon prices report soybeans wheat and corn at 4.53 3.51 2.52 at 10:00 am. Eggs and poultry prices listed for consumer wholesale grades. St Louis hog cattle and sheep market details. New York Dow Jones noon averages show mixed results with industrials around 976.31 and declines in Trans and Utilities sectors. Volume at the Big Board 25.59 million shares.
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ST. Louis
New York
Africa
Dow Jones
New York Stock Exchange
Gulf Oil
Chrysler
Citicorp
Massey-Ferguson
American Stock Exchange
Indus
Uli
Ask To Have It Stricken or Fight Stinging Evidence In Hearst Case
In San Francisco Patricia Hearst defense counsel Bailey seeks to strike the so called Tania Interview and other documents as illegal searches. A judge set an evidentiary hearing outside the jury to determine suppression of evidence tied to the SLA and bank robbery case.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
U.S. District Court
Oliver J. Carter
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
Carter
Tania
Miss Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
SLA
U.S. Atty
James L. Browning Jr
William and
Emily Harris
Los Angeles
Mark Brandler
Brandler
FBI
Harris
Browning
Campaign to remove political posters from poles
Illinois power and telephone officials urged candidates to remove campaign posters from poles. The city police distributed letters requesting removal and warning against posting more items without owners’ permission. Officials cite a local ordinance and say utilities have granted no such permission.
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Illinois Bell Telephone
Mt. Vernon
Centralia Man Jailed Here After Arrest Tuesday
A 26 year old Centralia man was jailed here awaiting formal charges for illegal possession of cannabis after city police arrested five people behind the Inn Crowd Tavern at 11 12 p m Tuesday. Officers say a substance believed to be marijuana was confiscated. The suspect was found atop an air conditioning unit with the bag nearby.
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Centralia
David Keen
Keen
Inquest Tonight For Victim Of Carlyle Tragedy
An inquest is scheduled for Wednesday evening in Carlyle Illinois into the death of Henry Lowe 60 of rural Carlyle grandfather of several grandchildren killed in the Beckemeyer wreck on February 7. The pickup truck he drove carrying youngsters was struck by a fast freight train at a Clinton County crossing.
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Carlyle, Ill
Carlyle
Beckemeyer
Henry Lowe
Clinton County
Kiss Me Kate Tickets On Sale At Rend Lake College
Rend Lake College announces tickets for Kiss Me Kate the gala musical to be staged March 12 13 19 and 20. General admission two dollars seniors and staff one dollar students fifty cents. dinner theater six fifty on March 12 and 13 with buffet prior to the show. Tickets available in North Oasis 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by calling 437-5321 ext 64. Three Mt Vernon men were charged in Wayne county with burglary at a vacant farmhouse south of Keenes early Saturday morning. They posted two thousand dollar bonds and were released after being stopped in progress around 1 30 a.m.
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Lewis J. Hilliard
Register-News
Hall School
Mt. Vernon
Hilliard
Mt. Vernon {S
Jefferson County
Fred Graham
Tom Nance
Lois Lane
Sheri Hobbs
Benton
Lilli Vanessi
Bev Walker
Kate
Bend Lake College
Keenes
Wayne County
Charles M. Rankin
Larry Trowbridge
Norman Flanagan
Rend Lake College
RLC
North Oasis
Complaint Filed Over $100,000 Eye Injury Attack
Vernon Frick of Mt. Vernon sues Donald Barnett of Dahlgren for $100,000 in circuit court alleging Barnett gouged him in the eye with a thumb and struck him with a fist on Frick's property last July 19, causing disability and disfigurement.
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Vernon Frick
Mt. Vernon
Donald Barnett
Dahlgren
Frick
Barnett
Traffic signal malfunction triggers two collisions at 10th and Perkins
City police said a traffic signal at 10th Street and Perkins Avenue failed to cycle for about two hours Tuesday, prompting two crashes at 5:37 p.m. and 6:35 p.m. with no injuries. Officers assisted by hand but noted reduced signal accuracy. signals restored by 7:40 p.m. Other incidents included a 3:55 p.m. collision in front of a residence and a 6:55 a.m. rear end at Shawnee and Perkins.
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Perkins Avenue
Lester R. Keck
20Th St
Mitzi L. Reynolds
Wayne City
Keck
Bernita L. Blades
Conger Ave
Richard L. Peterson
Atkinson
David E. Wilch
Fenton
Hugh J. Swafford
Salem Road
Swafford
Vicki M. Pressler
S. 24Th St
Mary E. Winkler
S. 26Th St
Shawnee Street
Winkler
Pressler Auto
Sirens Trigger Mock Statewide Tornado Warning
Mt Vernon residents turned on radios at 10 a.m. during a mock statewide tornado alert orchestrated by Civil Defense and Fire Department. Four city vehicles patrolled perimeters while alarms at schools hospitals and nursing homes were set off to stress tuning into official weather reports.
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Robinson
Benton Cheerleader Serious After Back Injury at Home
Linda Lawson a Benton High School cheerleader aged 16 remained in serious condition in the intensive care unit at Good Samaritan Hospital. She was hospitalized with a severe back injury suffered Sunday while performing acrobatics in her yard at her Benton Route 3 home.
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Linda Lawson
Route 3
Benton
Ford Spars With Crowd at Illinois on Nixon Pardon
Jack Ford, President’s son, addressed a 500 plus gathering at the University of Illinois defending Nixon’s pardon and urging focus beyond the controversy. He spoke in dormitory setting, commented on Nixon China trip, and his father’s leadership while avoiding heavy politicking. Ford, 24 on March 16, remains on a four day Illinois tour after Champaign and Lincoln stops.
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Ill
Jack Ford
University of Illinois
Richard Nixon
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Hearst
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White House
Russia
Chris Evert
Illinois
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Champaign
Lincoln
City Firemen Wash Down Jet Fuel Spill At Airport
Summersville Substation firemen responded to Mt. Vernon- Outland Airport at 6:23 p.m. Tuesday to a spill of between 40 and 50 gallons of jet fuel on the pavement. Fire crews cleaned the spill as Airport Manager Max Firebaugh noted the fuel spilled while a transport truck filled an underground tank at the facility.
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Summersville
Mt. Vernon- Outland
Max Firebaugh
Mt Vernon Weather Summary for Tuesday Forecast
Weather forecast covers Mt Vernon with a high of 72 and low of 60. Overnight low 64 this morning. Rainfall to date in 1976 measures 2.56 inches. Comparisons show past highs and lows for today across years from 5 to 10 years ago. Rend Lake main dam water level stands at 405.87 feet above mean sea level.
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MT. Vernon
Rend Lake
Main Dam
Stolen stereo and clothing reported from local trucks
Allan McCowen of Waltonville reported a $350 Rolel AM/FM stereo stolen from his unlocked truck at American Legion Parking Lot between 2 and 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Betty Green of Waltonville reported $113 worth of clothing stolen from her unlocked truck at Clint's Coin Wash around 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
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Allan McCowen
Route 1
Waltonville
American Legion
McCowen
Betty Green
Route 6
Clint’s
Coin Wash
Broadway
Reaction to state budget and weather report
Brann questions Walker plan as welfare costs education demands and employee benefits threaten a true balanced budget. Chamber studies tax collection impact while Walker cites no cost of living grants. Koen objects to aid being politicked. Wet Friday to Sunday with rain or snow, minor temps. Northwest highs 35 to 60, southeast 45 to 60. Lows 15 to 30 northwest, 30 to 46 southeast.
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Brann
Walker
Chamber
Charles Koen
United Fronts of
Cairo
Suit Seeks Federal Pause on Illinois Medicaid Payments
A U S District Court suit seeks to suspend all federal Medicaid payments to Illinois until compliance with regulations. Plaintiffs claim late payments underpay doctors, with Dr Shirley A Roy noting $7 per visit vs $12 charged, harming practice overhead. State Sen Richard Newhouse says inner-city doctors leave due to unprofitable Medicaid cases.
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U.S. District Court
Department of Public Aid
Department
Richard Newhouse
Chicago
Guilty Pleas Thrown Out Over Jurisdiction Claim
The judge vacated the guilty pleas of West Drennan and Ek after Starman amended motions arguing associate judges lack authority to preside over final felony dispositions. Quindry, an associate judge, may not have jurisdiction. Preliminary hearings for West, Drennan, and Ek are now set for March 12.
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Starman
Quindry
Henn
West
Drennan
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