President seeks 135 million for swine flu vaccine drive
President Ford urged Congress to approve 135 million to fund 200 million doses of swine flu vaccine to avert a feared 1977 epidemic. The plan aims for mass immunization by fall with vaccine available in September to November, financed by the government for those insured or covered. others pay.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
U.S
United States
Jonas Salk
Albert Sabin
White House
Board Okays $9,600 Fee Hire Consultants Here On School Desegregation
District 80 school board meets in adjourned session and votes to hire Illinois School Consulting Service Co. Naperville to study enrollment projections facilities and desegregation issues. The board also accepts a 25-names Citizens Advisory Committee for Desegregation. ISCS’s David Schmid notes fee may adjust with meeting totals while maintaining service quality.
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District 80
Board of Education
Illinois School Consulting Service Co
Naperville
Citizens Advisory Committee For
Hubert Pearce
David Schmid
ISCS
Schmid
District
Lewis J. Hilliard
Franjieh flees Beirut palace as bombardment rages
In Lebanon, President Suleiman Franjieh and family escape in a bulletproof car after a heavy Moslem artillery assault destroys the presidential palace. Beirut Radio, run by Moslem commanders, reports palace wreckage and Franjieh seeking refuge in Jounich 12 miles north, amid a civil war with Christian militias.
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Lebanon
Beirut
Suleiman Franjieh
Beirut Radio
Franjieh
Jounich
American Wins Irish Sweepstakes Jackpot in Doncaster Tie
Kenneth Householder a 58 year old San Francisco architect won the Irish Sweepstakes jackpot of 800000 dollars. The draw matched ticket holders with horses in the Lincolnshire Handicap at Doncaster next Saturday. His ticket number was XJB 13365 and he is the eighth American winner.
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Dublin
Ireland
Kenneth Householder
San Francisco
Doncaster
England
Householder
Ford Reagan Divide Four GOP Seats Seven Uncommitted Democrats In Southern Illinois
Seven uncommitted delegates led by Congressman Paul Simon and ex-Congressman Kenneth Gray will head to the Democratic National Convention from Illinois 24th District after winning all seven primary seats. The slate includes Simon, Gray, Rednour, Hawkes, Walsh, Sinclair, and Cherry with three alternates. On the GOP side Ford leads Reagan in delegate tallies with Hale and Olson committed to Ford and Vieth and Oldham Jr. backing Reagan. Carter’s candidates trailed in Democratic totals as Simon and Gray dominated the uncommitted vote totals.
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Southern Illinois
Steve Korris
Paul Simon
Kenneth Gray
Jimmy Carter
George Wallace
Simon
Carbondale
Gray
West Frankfort
John Rednour
DuQuoin
Perry County
Rosemary Hawkes
Robert Walsh
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Gerald Sinclair
Salem
Salem National Bank
Ben Cherry
Zeigler
Franklin County
Helen Richert
Jackson County
George Bader
East Cape Girardeau
Barbara Leavitt
Southern Illinois University
Ford
Reagan
Register-News
Joseph R. Hale
Harrisburg
Howard H. Olson
Gerald Ford
Kansas City
Ronald Reagan
Rose Vieth
John W. Oldham Jr
Metropolis
Rednour
Sinclair
Walsh
Carter
Mt V High senior Joe Atkinson makes state finals in radio
Joe Atkinson a Mt Vernon Township High School senior earned a spot in the Illinois High School Association state finals for radio speaking. He advanced by finishing second in the district at Carbondale and third in the sectional at Granite City, the only Mt Vernon indi vidual events finalist. The IHSA event will be staged Friday and Saturday at Bradley University in Peoria with 20 categories in total.
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Mt.v. High School
Joe Atkinson
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Mt. Vernon
Bradley University
Peoria
Atkinson
Mt. Vernon High
Carbondale
Granite City
Night Of Fright Shakes Illinois In Two Quakes
Two moderate earthquakes measuring 4.5 to 5 on the Richter scale rattled the Mississippi River basin from southern Illinois to northeast Mississippi. No injuries reported. damage limited to downed power lines and telephone outages. Both quakes, centered in northeastern Arkansas, occurred Wednesday night around 7:41 p.m. EST and 20 minutes later, echoing historic New Madrid activity and spanning several states.
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Associated Press
Mississippi River
New Madrid
National Earthquake Information Service
Golden
Colo
Illinois
Missouri
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Birmingham
Tuscaloosa
Ala
San Francisco
Memphis
Ste. Genevieve
Reelfoot Lake
Quake Felt In Cairo And Chester Deep Southern Illinois
Two minor earthquakes rattled dishes and lamps in parts of southern Illinois including Cairo and Chester. No damage reported as residents described tremors and a rolling chair incident. authorities called it a local quake with minor potential damage. Seismologist noted such events affect chimneys and clocks but typically cause little harm.
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Cairo
Chester
Illinois
Associated Press
Ilinois
Joe Roberts
Roberts
Iva Huey
Donald Roll
Loyola University Seismological Station
Chicago
Parole Violation Case Moves in Edison Youth
A 16 year old Mr. Vernon youth who allegedly burglarized Jefferson county in January and was linked to Edison School fire may be returned to Washington for parole violation hearings. Judge Harry Ziegler allowances include a ten day delay and Washington officials’ option to transport the youth for proceedings if they wish. The state’s attorney objected but was overruled as witnesses readiness and transport questions loom.
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Mr. Vernon
Jefferson County
Edison School
Washington
Donald Irvin
Lawrence J. Starman
David Campbell
Irvin
State of Washington
Ilinois
Meat Prices May Go Up Again Soon
An Agriculture Department expert says retail beef and pork prices may rise moderately in the first half of the year after months of declines. Cattle and hog prices dropped as grain-fed cattle increased and nonfed supply grew, boosting slaughter and easing live-animal costs while keeping meat affordability under pressure.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
J. Dawson Ahalt
Meeting to protest road closure near Belle Rive
Residents of Belle Rive plan a 7:30 p.m. Friday meeting at the Gary Scrivner home four miles north of Dahlgren to protest the Eads Coal Company purchase and closing of a road east of Belle Rive. Invited guests include Sen. Terry Bruce Rep. Bill O'Daniel and Mt. Vernon Mayor Rolland Lewis. Call 736 for directions to Scrivner home.
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Eads Coal Company
Belle Rive
Gary Scrivner
Dahlgren
Terry Bruce
Bill O’daniel
Mt. Vernon
Rolland Lewis
Scrivner
Battle of Bennington Mislocated in 1777
The Aug 16 1777 Battle of Bennington did not occur at Bennington Vermont but near Walloomsng New York. It gained its name because two detachments of German dragoons were defeated en route to seize supplies at Benningtontapi.
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Bennington
Vermont
Walloomsng
N.Y
Benningtapi
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John Stowell
Waltonville
Julie Walker
Kathy Darnell
Waltonville Board of Education
Illinois Capital Development Board
Dan Walker
Mt. Vernon Township
CDB
Wilson, Hodge and Groh
J. D. Shields
Shields
District 201
Edison
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