Deaths Grace Champ 77 of Woodlawn
Grace Lucinda Champ 77 of Woodlawn died at 2 40 a m today at Hickory Grove Manor Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Friday at Myers Chapel with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery The body lies in state at Myers Chapel after 6 p m Thursday She was born February 5 1892 in Jefferson County daughter of Franklin P and Amanda Pitchford Champ a former department store clerk and Cen tralia Christian church member Survived by brother E C Champ of Woodlawn
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Grace Lucinda Champ
Woodlawn
Hickory Grove Manor
Myers Chapel
Miss Champ
Jefferson County
Franklin P
Amanda (Pitchford) Champ
Centralia Christian Church
E. C. Champ
Services For Oscar Grooms On Thursday
Funeral services for Oscar Grooms who died at 10 00 a m yesterday will be held at 1 30 p m Thursday at the Corinthian Baptist church where he served as deacon The Rev Raymond Davis will officiate assisted by the Rev James Z Longmire Burial will be in Bethel Memorial cemetery Friends may call from 7 to 9 00 p m on Wednesday Mr Grooms was a past master of the Forests of Lebanon Lodge No 71 of Mt Vernon
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Oscar Grooms
Corinthian Baptist Church
Raymond Davis
James Z. Longmire
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Groonmis
Forests of
Lebanon
Mt. Vernon
Hospital Notes Good Samaritan Admitted Patients
List of admitted and discharged patients from Good Samaritan hospital including names and addresses such as Clarence York Sr Rebecca Boles Kenneth Pettit Lila Hefner John A Weir Dorothy Bryant Pearl Bain Fred Wigand Doris Atkinson Alfred Orrick Vestin Jones Christina Hulbert Mary M Cooper Arline Grant Darlene Edmison Eunice P Snider Kenneth W Garrison Steven Schneider Etta Lamzik Discharged Alma Griffiths Carol Riley Nancy Hilliard Nella Reynolds Elliott Eiler Hart Martin Lyle King Dale Savage Ruth Phelps Carter Reinart Mary Haynes Eva Badgett James Moore Bennie Jackson Hazel Hampton among others with locations in Salem, Hickory Grove, Route 1, Route 2, Route 4, Route 6, Route 7 and nearby towns.
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Good Samaritan
Clarence York, Sr
Rebecca Boles
Herbert
Kenneth Pettit
Lila
Hefner
John A. Weir
Dorothy Bryant
Kell
Pearl Bain
Fred Wigand
Doris Atkinson
Arline Grant
South
Darlene Edmison
Park
Eunice P. Snider
Kenneth W. Garrison
Steven Schneider
Etta Lamzik
Ashley
Alma Griffiths
Apple
Carol Riley
Dix
Nancy Hilliard
Jordan
Nella Reynolds
East
Lincoln
Salem
Elliott Eiler
Hart Martin
Lyle King
Dale Savage
Belle Rive
Effie Dare
Hickory Grove Or
Ruth Phelps
South 19Th
Carter Reinart
Hickory Grove Manor
Mary Haynes
White
Postmaster Out At Benton Illinois
Harold F. Holloway was suspended as Benton postmaster and shortly after resigned. He and his wife plan to open a cosmetics and hobby shop within 30 days. Holloway, 59, had served as postmaster for four and a half years.
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Benton, Ill
Harold F
Fred) Holloway
Benton
Holloway
Post Office Department
Washington
Thieves Hit Home Not Fruit Market
Mrs Wanda Beasley reported thieves broke into her home at 913 Jones street Saturday night through a kitchen window and stole groceries. The incident was misreported as a burglary at Beasley Fruit Market. It was the third break in at her home in the past month.
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Wanda Beasley
Jones
The
Register
Beasley Fruit Market
Beasley
Prague policies mix peace with religious groups
Prague reports peaceful coexistence under the reform government with religious groups as Culture Minister Miroslav Galuska meets Jewish readers and Catholic convent mothers superior to discuss ceremonies honoring 3,800 Czech Jews killed at Auschwitz in 1944.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Miroslav Galuska
Galuska
Bohemia
Moravia
Auschwitz
Erika Kadleckova
Ten Thousand Hong Kong Dockers End Strike with Pay Rise
In Karachi ten thousand Kongshoremen returned to work after a six day strike that halted West Pakistan's major port. Dockers won a pay hike up to 25 percent while 417,000 line workers in the telegraph and telephone department also struck for higher wages. In Rawalpindi President Ayub Khan met with opposition leaders to discuss constitutional reforms.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Rawalpindi
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Markets Mt Vernon Hog Market Report
Prices held steady at 20.25 to 20.50 for 200 to 220 lb meat hogs and 20.00 for 220 to 230 lb hogs. Sows ranged 14.00 to 17.00 and boars 10.00 to 11.00. After 12:30 p.m. prices will reflect next day’s market.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted in Morning Market
Mt Vernon markets reported price quotes for grains this morning. Wheat at 1.20, soybeans 2.49, and corn 1.13 per bushel.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Butter and Egg Prices at Mercantile Exchange
Butter wholesale buying prices listed for grades AA to C with scores and prices and cars figures. Eggs wholesale buying prices show grade A whites, mediums, standards, checks, and totals.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock prices from National Stockyards report
National Stockyards AP estimates for Wednesday show hogs 6,000 head, cattle 4,000, calves 1,100, and sheep 400. Hogs mostly 20.75 to 21.25 for 210-240 lb, 19.75-20.50 for 250-280 lb, sow 18.25-18.50, boars 15.00-17.00. Cattle 950-1,200 lb 27.00-29.00, heifers 28.00, cows 18.50-21.00, bulls 20.50-24.00, vealers 28.00-43.00. Sheep 80-110 lb 29.00-30.50, ewes 8.00-16.00.
Chicago Grain prices table rumpled by ap news
Chicago market bulletin lists Wheat No 2 hard yellow at 1.591, No 2 soft red 1.34, Corn No 2 yellow Li74n, Oats No 2 heavy white 6944n, Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.421on, Soybean oil 9.00n.
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Chicago
Egg price listings by grade and size in St Louis
AP reports broader egg price ranges for consumer grades from A large to A small and B large with corresponding wholesale and pullet grades. Listings include weights and ranges for Hens, heavy and light categories, and fryer/broiler prices, reflecting market variations.
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ST. Louis
Wall Street Gains as Dow Rises in Active Trading
Wall Street moved smartly upward with the Dow Jones industrial average up 7.03 points at noon to 924.17, extending Monday's rally. The Associated Press average rose 1 point to 336.9 as Gulf Oil led volume on the New York Exchange, while gold shares weakened on European metal prices.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Gulf Oil
New York Exchange
Europe
American Stock Exchange
Brezhnev Favors Expanded Communist Press Control
Soviet leader Brezhnev and Czechoslovak party Secretary Kempny met in Moscow to discuss increasing party guidance over press radio and television. Brezhnev cited Soviet experience guiding ideological activity while Kempny outlined Prague efforts to raise ideological work and strengthen state media oversight amid lingering censorship tensions.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Josef Kempny
Brezhnev
Kempny
Prague
Basic Spring Silhouettes Show Goes Unisex At New York
Backstage at the annual hairstyle show in New York models mingle as designers unveil unisex hairdos. Women and men showcased twelve silhouettes including Coco Chanel inspired curls, long loose styles, page boy cuts, curly head looks, and the French bowl. Some stylists note matching male and female versions challenge length and shape.
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New York
Sir Galahad
Widow accepts Medal of Honor in secret for Vietnam hero
Mrs. Mary Jo Sargent of Hampton Virginia widow of Army 1st Lt Rappert Leon Sargent refused the Medal of Honor for months citing Jehovahs Witness beliefs and religious reasons Officials said the award was finally approved and presented secretly during a ceremony without public notices. The citation praised Lt Sargent for jumping on two grenades to save his platoon in 1967 Hau Nghia Province South Vietnam his death earning the nations top military honor.
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Washington
Vietnam
Mary Jo Sargent
Hampton
Army
Rappert
Leon Sargent
Pentagon
Sargent
de de Klar
Halsey McGovern
Korea
Harry S. Truman
Nixon
Janet Sargent
Jehovah's Witnesses
Johnson
South Vietnam
Hau Nghia
United States Army
Absentee Ballots Cast As Mt Vernon Township Voting Opens
Mt. Vernon township and section begin election activity with three absentee votes recorded. Absentee voting continues at town clerk office until days before election. March 27 is last day for mail absentee ballot applications and March 29 for mail ballot returns. Election day spans 18 precinct polling places with candidates listed for town clerk assessor and three auditors.
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Mt. Vernon Township
Stanley A. Changnon
Broadway
Stanley Changnon
Allen
Bud) Wilkerson
Harold Clarke
I. W. Gibson
Larry Coffman
Lewis Pugh
Verner
L. Pigg
William R. Porter
Frank Kehrer
Jack L. Johnson
Cambodia to Free Four U S Fliers Held in Phnom Penh
Four U S airmen captured after their small observation plane was shot down over Cambodia on February 12 are nearing release. Cambodia plans to hand them to the Australian embassy representing U S interests in Phnom Penh with possible Nixon influence noted. The fliers identified are Laird P Osburn Maj Querin Herlik and Sgts John Fisher and Rob Pryor.
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Washington
U.S
Cambodia
Horses Die In Illinois State Fairgrounds Fire
A blaze at the Illinois State Fairgrounds killed 14 horses valued at 250000 in a barn adjacent to the fair. Owned by Dimean Foundary and Machine Works of Alton, the fire followed an oil heater explosion in the tack room. Damages were estimated between 25000 and 50000. No injuries were reported and it was unclear if anyone was in the building. The fairgrounds lie just north of Springfield.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois State Fairgrounds
Dimean Foundary ‘and Machine Works
Alton
Fairgrounds
Births at Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial Hospitals
Mr and Mrs G W Lindsey of 1113 South 0th welcomed a son at 8 37 am Monday weighing eight pounds one ounce at Good Samaritan Hospital. Mr and Mrs Gary Borders of 327 South 2nd welcomed a son named James Edward at 1 55 am today weighing eight pounds seven ounces at Jefferson Memorial Hospital.
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G. W. Lindsey
South
Good Samaritan Hospital
Gary” Claire Borders
South 2Nd
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
James Edward
How Did Ray Pay His Way in Escape Case
Continued from Page One investigators pose questions about Ray’s finances and choices after escaping the Missouri State Penitentiary in April 1967. The piece questions the source of an estimated $10,000 spent before capture in London, the selection of a lodging and firing point, and how Ray anticipated King’s movements at the Lorraine. It probes the legality of a plea if no conspiracy existed.
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Ray
Missouri State Penitentiary
London
King
Lorraine
Rivermont
Ray Begins 99 Year Sentence At Nashville Prison
James Earl Ray, 41, confessed assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was moved from Memphis to the state penitentiary in Nashville. He received a 99 year term and will spend weeks in maximum security awaiting classification. He will be isolated in a small cell with minimal furnishings as officials determine his security level and work assignment.
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Nashville, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
Ray
Shelby County
Lake Russell
Robinsons Face Divorce Suit in Circuit Court
Charles Robinson filed suit for divorce against Lowell Erlene Robinson in circuit court charging desertion. The couple married April 2, 1966 and separated May 15, 1966, according to the suit.
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Charles Robinson
Lowell Erlene Robinson
Apollo 9 splashdown delayed by weather concerns
Weathermen report high winds and waves near Bermuda threaten Apollo 9 landing. If conditions persist, mission planners may shift the splashdown by one or two orbits. Astronauts McDivitt Scott Schweickart wake early at 4:30 a.m. as Guadalcanal waits to recover them off Africa’s coast.
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Guadalcanal
Mission Control
Bermuda
Apollle 9
McDivitt
Scott
Schweickart
Roosa
Africa
Houston
North Korea accuses U.S. maneuvers of provoking new war
In a DMZ clash, North Korea and U.S. forces exchanged fire as Maj. Gen. Knapp urged a joint on the spot investigation. The North Korean delegate rejected the proposal. Meanwhile 11.8 airborne troops arrived near Seoul for a Pacific airlift exercise with 7,000 U.S. and South Korean troops and 77 planes.
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Seoul
North Korea
U.S
South Korea
Lee Choon-sun
Knapp
Dmz
Suwon
Pacific
Military Airlift Command
Tactical Air Command
Shoplifter Steals Gun And Radio At Local Hardware Store
Tom Karch reported a .22 caliber revolver and a transistor radio valued at 59 dollars were stolen from X L Hardware at 730 Park Plaza. The theft occurred over the past weekend with at least one item recovered or described by authorities.
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X-L
730 Park Plaza
Tom Karch
Fire heavily damages Fifth Street building
Firefighters reported heavy damage to the front of a commercial building at 308 South Fifth Street after a trash barrel fire spread to surrounding grass and then to the structure. The empty building was ignited around 2 10 p.m. yesterday. the property is owned by Stephen Whitaker.
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South 5Th
Stephen Whitaker
Circuit Court Fines From Local Docket Noted
Circuit court fines were issued to multiple defendants including Lucian H Creel of Ash ley for intoxication 25 and disturbance 10 Jerry D Brown of Chicago 16 for speeding Ward L Scott of 609 south 28rd street 10 for failure to reduce speed Bruce FE Talley of 604 north 12th street 20 for speeding Rodney Hobbs Route 5 10 for disobeying a traffic signal Lowell M Poston 1101 Oakland 50 for reckless driving Steve L Inboden ruled guilty of speeding after a jury trial with a 15 fine Lonnie R Denning ruled innocent of careless driving after a jury trial
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Lucian H. Creel
Ashley
Jerry D. Brown
Chicago
Ward L. Scott
South 28Rd Street
Bruce FE
Talley
12Th. Street
Rodney Hobbs
Route 5
Lowell M. Poston
Oakland
Steve L. Inboden
Lonnie R. Denning
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Eva Georgia Badgett
James Raleigh Moore
Evergreen
Bennie R. Jackson
Hazel Deloris Hampton
Wayne City
Abdel Moneim Riad
Suez Canal
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Athens
Stavros Niarchos
Aristotle Onassis
Onassis
Niarchos
Wniarchos
Coordination Ministry
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Rome
Boris Pasternak
Drammia
Soviet Union
Gian Carlo Vigorelli
Vigorelli
Pasternak
Zhivago
Tom Jones
Britain
Variety Club of
Great Britain
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Bob Horton
Mt. V
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space
Nashville
Russell
Apollo
Indian Hills
Fifth Street
Circuit Court
Bill
Bill Kniffen
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