Infant Karen Nadine King Graveside Service Planned
Graveside services for Karen Nadine King infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard King of Waltonville will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Knob Prairie Cemetery north of Waltonville with Rev. Glen Payne officiating. Born Feb. 26 she died Mar. 13 at St. James Hospital Chicago Heights. Survived by parents and grandparents Elvis Green Waltonville Omar King Chicago Heights and sister Christina at home.
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Karen Nadine
King
Richard King
Waltonville
Hospital notes list admissions and discharges by name and address
The Jefferson Memorial Hospital in the notes shows admissions for Irvin Latta at 1113 Wescott and Louise Hall Route 1 Mt. Vernon, with many others discharged including Ora Adcock 828 Fairfield Rd and Artie Hubert Blanton 500 So 17th. The roster includes dozens of patients from Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon area and nearby towns, with addresses spanning streets, routes, and manor names.
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Irvin Latta
Wescott
Louise Hall
Mt. Vernon
Ora Adcock
Fairfield Rd
Artie Hubert Blanton
Gertrude Threlkeld
William Pemberton
William Kissner
Wayne City
Anna Seigler
Hickory Grove Manor
Hazel Fullerton
South 13Th
Margorie Sledge
Helen Robinson
South 23Rd
Janet Isaac
Geneva Haley
Waltonville
Sharon Smith
Pace
Louise G. Sulsar
Hickory View
Virginia Johnson
Park Avenue
Bobbie Wayne Beard Jr
Lamar
Ruth Ann Smith
Herbert
Mildred Stuckey
Ramona W. Ashby
South 14Th
Pearl Maxey
South 8Th
Rose Hill
Mary Ann Moore
Newby
Howard Connelly
Gilbert
Margie Campbell
W. Broadway
Carlos Parker
Centralia
Maxine Chambliss
Grant
Dennis Shafer
Briar‘wood
Dorothy Bryant
Births in area include four newborns at local hospitals
Mr and Mrs William T Jones of 1410 White Street welcomed a son named Mark Douglas born 5 04 pm Wednesday March 12 at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing six pounds eight ounces. Mr and Mrs Tommy Mygatt Lesser welcomed Courtney Scott born 2 34 am Thursday March 13 at Good Samaritan weighing nine pounds one and a half ounces. Airman and Mrs Phillip Bruce of 804 West Main Mascoutah welcomed Michele Diane born 6 30 am Thursday March 13 at Scott Air Force Base Hospital weighing six pounds thirteen ounces. Mr and Mrs John Burge Route 1 Odin welcomed Christopher Edward born 10 10 am Monday March 10 at St Marys Hospital Centralia weighing nine pounds four ounces.
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William T. Jones
White Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mark Douglas
Tommy Mygatt
Lesser
Courtney Scott
Phillip Bruce
West Main Mascoutah
Scott Air Force Base Hospital
Michelle Diane
Dix
Diane Golden
Mt. Vernon
John Burge
Route 1
Odin
St. Mary’s Hospital
Centralia
Christopher Edward
Claire Latta
Lucille Burge
Donald Burge
Circuit Court Fines Reported in Local Court
Circuit court fines include Nelson Rex Bravard Mr Vernon Evansville Indiana ten dollars for intoxication charge Linda Nieton Evansville Indiana ten dollars for arriving too fast for conditions Johnny Robert Hayes 418 Jordan fifty dollars for driving with license revoked and fifty dollars for attempting to elude a police officer James E Roderick 907 North Seventh ten dollars for improper use of truck registration
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Nelson Rex Bravard
Vernon
Linda Nieton
Evansville
Ind
Johnny Robert Hayes
Jordan
James E. Roderick
North Seventh
Bucher Faces Navy Court After Pueblo Inquiry
Cmdr Lloyd M Bucher awaits a navy court of inquiry verdict on his fate after eight week hearings into the Pueblo seizure. The court may recommend anything from court martial to medals and will forward findings to Adm John Hyland for review before public release.
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Coronado
Calif
Lloyd M. Bucher
Navy
Pueblo
Bucher
Miles Harvey
Adm
John J. Hyland
Pacific Fleet
Hyland
Washington, D.C
Rose
U.S
New York man held after punch on airline pilot
Jerry Joseph Deutchman, 24, of Brooklyn, was charged under a 1962 statute for assaulting a commercial pilot after allegedly punching the nose of Captain Stanley Bennett aboard a Trans World Airlines flight from New York to Los Angeles. The 707 diverted to Denver. Deutchman faces a preliminary hearing.
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Denver
New York
FBI
Jerry Joseph Deutchman
Brooklyn
Trans World Airlines
Los Angeles
Deutchman
Stanley Bennett
Israeli Planes Bomb In Jordan
TEL AVIV AP Israeli warplanes roared over Jordan and hit a suspected guerrilla pocket beyond the Jordan River near the Sea of Galilee. Witnesses saw smoke and flames as bases of the Arab commando organization Al Fatah were reported targeted by the army which provided no details. Across the Suez Canal, fires flared at the Port Suez refinery complex Ismailia and fires were controlled. Egypt said six Egyptians were wounded and shooting neared Port Said for the first time since 1967.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan
Jordan River
Sea of Galilee
Jordan Valley
al Fatah
Suez Canal
Port Suez
Ismailia
Cairo
Egypt
Port Said
Mediterranean
When Autumn Comes Grouse Grow Snowshoe Toes
Autumn brings ptar and certain grouse species a adaptation with toe appendages that function as snowshoes. These natural aids help birds move across deep snow, conserving energy in cold months.
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Ptar
Hog Market Report Mt. Vernon Prices Steady
Markets Mt Vernon hog market shows steady prices up to 12 30 pm with top quotations 20 25 20 50 for 200 to 220 lb meat hogs and 20 00 for 220 to 230 lb. Sows bring 14 00 and 17 00 while boars are 10 00 and 11 00 After 12 30 pm prices to be based on next day rates.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon grain market reports a wheat price of 1.21 soybeans at 2.52 and corn at 1.14 cited from Mt Vernon this morning.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago butter and egg wholesale prices listed
Chicago Mercantile Exchange price notes show butter wholesale bids with grades AA 93 score down to 89 C and eggs wholesale buying prices for grade A whites 44, mediums 36, standards 36. Checks 27.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock prices at National Stockyards Illinois
National Stockyards Illinois reports Monday estimates for hogs cattle calves and sheep. Hogs 1-2 200-240 lbs 12.25-21.50 with barrows and gilts up to 50 higher and sows 18.25-19.00 Boars 16.00-17.00. Cattle 200 and calves 25 with cows 18.50-20.50 utility to good dealers 32.00-43.00. Sheep 25 with no established prices.
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National Stockyards
Ill
St Louis Egg Price Ranges For Consumer and Wholesale Grades
AP reports St Louis price lists for eggs showing consumer grades A large 39-44 cents per dozen and A medium 33-37, A small 27-30, with B large 29-33 and wholesale standard 28-30, medium 25-27, unclassified 22-23, pullet 23-24, graded large 33-35. Hens listed at heavy and light categories, broilers and fryers 28.50-28.75.
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ST. Louis
Grain futures prices in Chicago market report
Chicago AP notes grain quotes with Wheat No 2 hard yellow at 1.40, No 2 soft red 1.35, Corn No 2 yellow 1.16, Oats No 2 extra heavy white 0.6812, Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.64 and Soybean oil at 8.75.
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Chicago
Wall Street Stocks Slip as Markets Open Lower
Wall Street extended losses as trading remained moderate. The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 905.02 at noon, down 2.12, reflecting Thursday's decline. The Associated Press average fell 1.0 to 331.2 as industrials, rails, and utilities slipped. Hess Oil led activity but was down slightly.
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New York
Dow
Byers
Associated Press
Hess Oil
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Soviet Ship Down Whole Crew Lost
In an Atlantic collision off the North Carolina coast, a Soviet trawler of a factory fleet was sunk with its entire crew after a collision with the tanker Esso Honduras. The Esso Honduras, Panamanian registry, reported the incident via radio. U.S. Coast Guard aircraft found only an oil slick and debris at the scene.
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Portsmouth
Atlantic
Esso
Honduras
North Carolina
U.S. Coast Guard
Robert Eyhe
Esso Honduras
Debate Over King Assassination Conspiracy Grows
FBI has no comment as controversy over James Earl Ray’s role in the Martin Luther King assassination expands. Wives, associates, attorneys, and relatives echo pro and anti conspiracy views while prosecutors and officials pledge to pursue facts. Justice Department and FBI investigations continue with limited disclosure.
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Martin Luther King
James Earl Ray
Ray
King
U.S
Memphis
John Larry Ray
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Brother James
John Ray
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Coretta King
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Andrew Young
SCLC
Arthur Hanes, Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Hanes
W. Preston Battle
William Bradford Huie
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Internal Security
Eastland
U.S. Justice Department
FBI
Eric Starvo Galt
U.S. Atty
Ramsey Clark
Soviet Expert Sees Apollo 9 Progress Yet Warns of Risks
Anatoly Blagonravov, head of the Soviet Space Research Commission, said Apollo 8 and Apollo 9 show a near complete solution to dependability but noted serious problems remain before man lands on the moon. He warned risk persists due to the complex system and untested lunar module emergency measures. Soviet papers echoed the splashdown news of Apollo 9.
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Moscow
U.S
Anatoly Blagonravov
Soviet Space Research Commission
Blagonra
Censorship to Hide Ineptness Charges Army Wastes Billion
A House subcommittee investigation into the Army tank program targets alleged waste and secrecy. Rep. Stratton condemns classified details as masking ineptness while examining the Sheridan and M60 turret systems, with costs totaling over 1.3 billion through 1972 and 250 million for the M60.
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House
Armed Services Investigating
Samuel S. Stratton
D-N.y
Army
Stratton
Elmer B. Staats
North Vietnamese Attacks Kill 24 in DMZ Skirmishes
North Vietnamese troops hit the southern DMZ edge twice near Gio Linh and four miles northwest of Rockpile. In the dawn assault 18 South Vietnamese soldiers and 55 wounded were reported, while a later day-long clash with U S Marines left six Marines dead and 25 wounded. Enemy losses were not known.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Gio Linh
Dmz
4Th Regiment
Rockpile
Theft reported of typewriter from car at Dewzer Electric
Gary Hefner of route 4 reported to local police his Smith Corona portable typewriter was stolen from a car in the Dewzer Electric parking lot between 4:15 and 4:30 p.m. Thursday. The instrument was valued at 45 dollars.
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Gary Hefner
Route 4
Dewzer Electric
Smith Corona
Apollo 9 Success Fuels Apollo 10 Moon Plan
Astronauts McDivitt and Schweickart return to Houston after Apollo 9. Space officials hail the first manned lunar module flight as a milestone and outline Apollo 10 missions including a 10 mile lunar approach and a lunar orbit rendezvous. Plans call for Apollo 11 to land in July.
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McDivitt
Earth
Space Agency
George E. Mueller
Schweickart
Air Force
Samuel C. Phillips
Moon
Phillips
Lunar
Arrest Youths On Drug Charge
CHICAGO AP Two youths were arrested on narcotics charges for manufacturing about 500 pounds of a drug valued over 100000. Jeffrey J. Vaicunas 20 Bloomingdale Illinois and John J. Calleran 20 Chicago were charged with manufacture and possession of dangerous drugs. They were arrested at Park Plastics Corp on the North Side where 50 pounds of hallucinogenic DMT and 40 gallons of chemicals used in manufacture were confiscated. Calleran is an electrical engineer.
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Chicago
Jeffrey J. Vaicunas
Bloomingdale, Til
John J. Calleran
Park Plastics Corp
Calleran
Car Stolen In Mt Vernon Recovered Later
A 1966 Chevrolet was stolen from the General Radiator lot at 10th and Vaught in Mt Vernon. Jim Webster of Thompsonville reported the theft to police at 12:15 a.m. The car was later found abandoned in the 1100 block of Conger by local authorities.
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Mt. Vernon
Jim’ Webster
Thompsonville
10Th and Vaught
Conger
Grant Divorce In Circuit Court
A divorce for Phyllis Lee Tate and Edward O Neal Tate was granted during a circuit court session here yesterday.
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Phyllis Lee Tate
Edward O'Neal Tate
Cottage Fire Suppresses Behind South Tenth Home
Firemen were summoned to a vacant cottage behind 91514 South 10th at 7 40 p m Thursday where rags had caught fire. Little damage resulted.
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91514
South 10Th
Two Suits For Divorce Filed In Circuit Court
Two divorces are filed in circuit court here. Owen C. Thompson sues Bertha Opal Thompson for mental cruelty in a marriage that began November 10, 1967 and ended with separation October 14, 1968. Freda M. Brown sues Delbert Harmon Brown for desertion seeking custody of a minor child. they were married August 12, 1952 and separated December 23, 1954.
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Owen C. Thompson
Bertha Opal Thompson
Brown Vs. Brown
Freda M. Brown
Delbert Harmon Brown
Medicaid PAYS LITTLE Drugstore Exposed in 328000 Case
An AP report details a Medicaid operation where unprincipled practices and complex forms show how a Neon pharmacy handles about 200 prescriptions daily, with each fee around $3. The story also notes the long residence of Jenny Mooney Smith who died at over 100 in Robinson Illinois, born November 15, 1868, a Crawford County teacher.
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Neon
Robinson, Ill
Jenny Mooney Smith
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Jefferson Memorial
Good Samaritan
Circuit Court
Cmdr. Bucher
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Ohio State Penitentiary
Columbus
McKay
THE
Menley & James
Ee ‘South Side Drug Store
Washington
Houston
Eagle’s Lodge
Little
Roy
Roy Atkinson
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