Hope Hostages Will Get Out Alive Relatives Wait And Worry
In Washington families wait at the Foundry Methodist Church for news on hostages from the B'nai B'rith headquarters. Dan Thurst reads names from payroll records to verify who remained inside, with about 120 people still unaccounted for as television news bulletins play in the crowded basement.
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Foundry Methodist
Dan Thurst
Thurst
B’nai B’rith
Shalom
Reservation Deadline Near Clergy-Business Open House
Representatives from 17 Jefferson County churches booked the 12th annual clergy business open house in Mt Vernon on March 22. Reservations close March 17. The event is hosted by the Greater Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce with the Jefferson County Ministerial Association and the Mt Vernon Rotary Club. The program begins at 9 30 a.m. with coffee at Trinity Episcopal Church, followed by a 10 30 a.m. tour of the Rend Lake Inter City Water System and a noon luncheon at the Rama da Inn hosted by the Rotary Club. Human relations concerns note low morning attendance by business representatives. Clergymen will be guests of Stan Koziara.
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Greater
Robert Harmon
Conservancy District
Charles Covington
Larry Foster
John Mulroy
Rotary
Jerry McCracken
Chamber
Ray Fuller
Fuller
FS Services, Inc
United Church of Christ
Stan Koziara
Stan the
Tire
Mt Vernon grain and Chicago price snapshot
Mt Vernon quotes show soybeans at 8.07, wheat 2.47, corn 2.39 at 10 am. Chicago reports wheat No 2 hard red winter 2.654, corn No 2 yellow 2.60, oats No 2 heavy 1.9, soybeans No 1 yellow 8.28, eggs and poultry prices, butter and eggs steady, hogs at National Stockyards with higher bids, cattle not fully tested.
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MT. Vernon
Chicago
ST. Louis
USDA
National
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Markets slip as wholesale price index rises in February
New York AP report shows stock market retreat amid government data confirming a higher wholesale price index for February. Dow Jones falls near 2 points as big boards log more losers than gainers. Labor Department notes 0.9 percent price rise for February, weather affecting agricultural prices. notable moves include Citicorp, General Motors, Sterling Drug, and AT&T. Trading volumes rise modestly with the NYSE composite edging down.
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New York
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Blind man loses wife in Chicago Heights fire
A 72-year-old blind man is missing after a blaze in their apartment building. His wife, guiding him to safety, slipped from her grip in the smoke. Two others were injured and three nearby buildings were damaged. The fire’s cause is undetermined.
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Chicago Heights
Simon Jackson
ILCG to Abandon 70 Mile Bloomington to Kankakee Line
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad plans to abandon a 70 mile track from Bloomington to Kankakee County within two years. The route runs northeast from Bloomington through Herschel and 13 small towns with about a dozen grain elevators. Chief Engineer Lee Fox cited insufficient traffic and said ICC permission will be sought. Last week the line’s hopper car weight limit was cut by 20 percent due to poor track conditions.
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Bloomington, Ill
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Bloomington
Kankakee
Herschel
Lee Fox
ICG
Fox
Illinois Commerce Commission
Hike Price Support Loans Suggested by NFU Convention
The National Farmers Union urged immediate action through executive order and Congress to boost 1977 crop price support loans to 90 percent of parity and set target prices at 100 percent of parity. Delegates also called for negotiations to form international commodity agreements with minimum and maximum pricing.
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San Antonio, Tex
National Farmers Union
NFU
Farm Organization
Weather Summary for Wednesday and Weekend Outlook
Wednesday forecast calls for a high near 70 and a low around 45 with 7:00 am reading 48. One year ago today the high was 60 and the low 35, five years ago 30 and 29, ten years ago 73 and 57. Rainfall to date shows 1.20 inches for 1977 and water level at the main dam is 403.99 feet above mean sea level. Chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday with lows mid 40s to mid 50s and highs in the 60s. Sunday and Monday look partly cloudy and cooler with lows upper 30s to upper 40s and highs in the 50s.
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Main Dam
Funeral services for Sara A Lora Bathen in Woodlawn
Funeral services for Sara A Lora Bathen 92 of Woodlawn will be at 3 p m Friday at Myers Bari Chapel with Dr Clyde Funkhouser officiating Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery Friends may call after 730 p m Thursday Mrs Bathen died at 1055 p m Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital She was born March 17 1884 in Washington County daughter of Erastus and Jennie Dycus She married Marshall R Bathen May 25 1901 in Jefferson County He died January 9 1941 She was a Methodist church member Survived by one son Harold Bathen Minnesota City MN several nieces and nephews three grandchildren and five great grandchildren Preceded in death by her parents husband one son one daughter three brothers and three sisters
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Woodlawn
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Bathen
Good Samaritan Hospital
Washington County
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Jennie
Morgan) Dycus
Marshall R. Bathen
Jefferson County
Methodist Church
Elmer G. Faulkner
Pace Ave
Murray Bakeries
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Merom
Ind
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Bowling Green
Marie Osborne
Faulkner
Central Church of Christ
J. Howard Kraps
Bethel Cemetery
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Frank P. Darnell
Norris City
John
North Salem Church
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White County
George and
Anna (Graves) Darnell
Johnson Funeral Home
McLeansboro
Carrol Philips
Mt. Oval
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Ottis Brooks
Carmi
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Hamilton County
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Agnes (O'Bryan) Brooks
Brooks
Dale
Rudolph Barnett
Digby Hill
Rosa Olive Parker
Aden
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
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Wayne County
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Agnes (Smith) Wolf
Hershel Parker
Richardson Chapel
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Vernon
Denzil Clark
Olive Branch Cemetery
Warnke Confirmed by Senate in SALT Negotiator Vote
The Senate approved Paul C. Warnke as SALT negotiator by 58 to 40, signaling tougher scrutiny for any treaty with the Soviet Union. Carter called Warnke a strong negotiator despite budget cut views, while opponents warned of strict conditions before ratification. The confirmation also moved with a separate 70 to 29 vote to name him director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
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Senate
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Paul C. Warnke
Soviet Union
Warnke
United States
Russia
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Howard H. Baker
R-Tenn
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Byrd
Executive Branch
Saltau
NARFE Meeting Scheduled for March 21
The National Association of Retired Federal Employees will hold a pot luck luncheon and business meeting on Monday March 21 at 12 noon in the recreation room of the Jefferson County Housing Project. All members are urged to attend.
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NARFE
National Association of Retired Federal
Jefferosn County
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