Farm bill stalls veto risk in dairy aid plan
Senate passage of an emergency farm aid bill raises dairy price concerns as the Agriculture Department warns of a possible 10 cent per gallon milk increase within a year. Ford administration may veto. House-Senate conference to reconcile higher parity and target price provisions extending the bill to three years.
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James Gerstenzang
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Agriculture Department
Senate
Earl L. Butz
Ford
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Senate Agriculture Committee
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Illinois House Appropriations Panel backs elderly cash grants
The House Appropriations Committee unanimously approved bills to provide cash grants of 50 to 99 dollars to elderly individuals over 65 or disabled with annual household income 10 000 dollars or less. If signed by Governor Walker the program would use 1974 income as the base and revive a prior vetoed plan.
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Barry Hanson
Associated Press
Springfield
Daniel Walker
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
Walker
General Assembly
George Ryan
Kankakee
Neil Hartigan
Obituary: Opal Dillion of Mt. Vernon Passes at 70
Opal Dillon 70 of Hickory Grove Manor died at 10 40 p m Wednesday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital Funeral services set for 1 p m Saturday at Myers Chapel Burial arrangements incomplete Friends may call after 6 p m Friday She was born May 13 1904 in Jefferson county daughter of John and Nora Matthus Her first husband Willie Pitman Sr later Vernon Dillon who died in 1967 Survived by three sons Willie Pitman Jr Vernon Pitman John Pitman Monticello Wis and Robert Pitman Illinois two daughters Mrs Millie Rogers Buda and Mrs Patricia Sharp Texas two brothers Evan Matthus Peoria and Tommy Matthus Mt Vernon one sister Mrs Pauline Gossage Mt Vernon 18 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Preceded in death by daughter Betty Dennis.
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Opal Dillon
Vernon
Opal Dillion
Hickory Grove Manor
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Myers Chapel
Dillon
Jefferson County
John
Nora (McBride) Matthus
Willie Pitman Sr
Vernon Dillon
Willie Pitman Jr
John Pitman
Monticello
Wis
Robert Pitman
Illinois
Millie Rogers
Buda
Patricia Sharp
Texas
Evan Matthus
Peoria
Tommy Matthus
Mt. Vernon
Pauline Gossage
Betty Dennis
Whittington Fire Extinguisher Business Owner Dies
Lewis W. Whittington 74 of 1321 N 13th St. died at 5:40 am at Good Samaritan Hospital. He owned Whittington's Fire Extinguisher Sales and Service for 20 years before retiring. Funeral 1:30 pm Saturday at Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home with Rev. Russell Richeson officiating. Burial Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens. Born Jan 7 1901 in St Louis. Survived by Jeweldine Ford wife, two sons Phillip W. Whittington and Bill Ford, five grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents and stepfather.
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Lewis W. Whittington
N. 13Th St
Good Samaritan Hospital
Whittington
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
Russell Richardson
Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens
Mr. Whittington
St. Louis
Warren
Anna (Salinger) Whittington
Mt. Vernon
Jeweldine Ford
Phillip W. Whittington
Bill Ford
John Bizot
Renner Rites Set For Centralia Resident Steve Renner dies at 65
Steve Renner 65 of Raccoon Township Centralia died suddenly at home Wednesday afternoon. He built and ran Marion County Speedway and worked as a baker from 1926 to 1945 and later owned a dairy business. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday Luer Funeral Home Centralia with Rev. Daniels and Rev. Williams officiating. Burial Hillcrest Memorial Park Centralia. Born December 4 1909 in Panama Illinois he married Wilma Stover February 1 1930 in Centralia. Survived by wife two daughters Jackie Jones and Mary Lynn Dorris five grandchildren one great grandchild one brother Tony Renner and two sisters Theresa Ogolin and Agnes Silva.
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Steve Renner
Raccoon Township
Centralia
Marion County
Centralia Baking Co
Luer
Richard Daniels
Bob Williams
Hillcrest Memorial Park
Renner
Panama
Ill
John
Mary
Bachstette) Renner
Wilma Stover
Catholic Church
United Commercial Travelers
Clyde
Jackie) Jones
Victor
Mary Lynn) Dorris
Tony Renner
Bartonville
Theresa Ogolin
Peoria
Agnes Silva
Detroit
Mich
Death of Alice Johnson of Ina at 81
Alice Johnson 81 of Ina died at 9 30 p m Wednesday at Hickory Grove Manor Funeral is set for 2 p m Friday at Ina Funeral Home with Rev Dale Burzynski officiating Burial will be in Miller Cemetery near Ewing She was born in Illinois on March 18 1894 daughter of Joseph and Mary Easley She was married to Elva Johnson who survives Also surviving are son John Stallion Quincy daughter Pauline Jackson Quincy stepsons Harry Johnson Ina Elsie Hays Hammond Ind and Mary Atchison Vernon several grandchildren and one sister Mrs Nellie Fife Benton One son was killed in the service.
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Alice Johnson
Ina
Hickory Grove Manor
Dale Burzynski
Miller Cemetery
Ewing
Johnson
Illinois
Joseph
Mary Easley
Elva Johnson
John R. Fry 61 Dies in Springfield Hospital
John R. Fry 61 of Murphysboro died at 10 a.m. at St. John's Hospital Springfield. He was formerly a dentist in Mt. Vernon. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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John R. Fry
Murphysboro
St. John’s Hospital
Springfield
Mt. Vernon
Escapees Nabbed After Vandalia Breakout in Illinois
Bloomington police captured two inmates, Lonnie D. Anderson and Robert Griffith, who escaped Vandalia Correctional Center, after a car chase and foot pursuit. Both were jailed in Monroe County. they face charges of prison escape, armed robbery, and attempted murder in Illinois. A stolen car tied to the escape was found in Bloomington. guards described the plan and the violence at Vandalia.
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Bloomington
Ind
Illinois
Lonnie D. Anderson
Robert Griffith
Shelbyville, Jr
Monroe County
Vandalia
Ilinois
Banker's Wife Unharmed Held Two Men in Decatur Kidnapping
Two Minnesota men, John E. Mulcahey and Ronnie Ingersol, face federal extortion charges in a Decatur kidnapping case. JoAnn Luttrell, bank president John W. Luttrell's wife, was seized at home for a $25,000 ransom but escaped unharmed. Mulcahey was arrested in Decatur, Ingersol in Rochester.
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Decatur, Ill
Minnesota
Decatur
FBI
Springfield
John E. Mulcahey
Ronnie Ingersol
Rochester
Minn
Mulcahey
Rockford
Ingersol
JoAnn Luttrell
John W. Luttrell
Luttrell
First National Bank of
Luttrell Es
Mt Vernon Weather Summary for Wednesday
Mt Vernon reports Wednesday high 46 and low 22 with 7:00 a.m. reading at 35. Rainfall for Wednesday is .39 inches, total rainfall to date also .39 inches. Historical highs: today five and ten years ago were 53 and 50 respectively. Sunrise 6:57, sunset 7:23 with DST noted. Bend Lake main dam water level at 409.15 feet above mean sea level. San Diego 62 48 clear, San Francisco 57 47 clear, Seattle 46 30 .09 clear to edy.
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Mt. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Trunk Man, 64, Charged With Gambling Devices
Eli B. Tate, 64, of 616 9. 16th St., was charged with possession of gambling devices. Tate remained in county jail with a $1,000 bond after detectives arrested him at his home following a shoplifting report at Centralia P. N. Hirsch store. Police planned to file a theft charge as well.
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Eli B. Tate
16Th St
Fred Dedman
Tate
Ray Bravard
Ron Massey
Centralia
Centralia P.N. Hirsch
Dedman
15 Year Old Caught After Attempt To Cash Forged Check
A 15 year old juvenile was arrested by city police after attempting to cash a forged 15.95 dollar check at the Jackson and Martin IGA Foodliner on 220 N. 10th St. The youth fled as staff called police, was pursued to a yard on Hinman Place, questioned, and released to his mother pending charges.
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Jackson and Martin Iga
N. 10Th St
Hinman Place
Illinois Tax Revenue Down As Economy Slows
An Illinois legislative commission reports weaker economic conditions have reduced tax receipts. It says current year revenue will be about 43 million below Walker budget forecasts and next year 33 million under those projections. The chairman stresses tighter coordination of appropriations with expected revenues.
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Springfield
Legislative Commission
Linois Economic and Fiscal] Commission
Wedensday
Daniel Walker
Walker
Thaddeus S. Lechowicz
Chicago
Commission
Tornadoes Strike Lefors Texas and Elk City Oklahoma
A tornado killed a child in Lefors Texas Panhandle and injured about 45 residents as it damaged much of the town. In Elk City Oklahoma the storm damaged rooftops trees and power lines, destroying one trailer home and leaving two thirds of the city without power. Emergency services from Pampa Amarillo and neighboring areas aided rescue efforts as communications failed and utilities were disrupted.
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Associated Press
Lefors
Texas Panhandle
Elk City
Okla
Oklahoma
Robert Monogue
Pampa
Tex
Doug Britton
Stevenson backs emergency farm aid bill in Senate vote
Washington AP reports Senator Adlai E Stevenson Democratic Illinois voted with the majority as the Senate approved the emergency farm aid bill 57 to 25. Senator Charles H Percy Republican Illinois voted against the measure along with 16 Republicans and 8 Democrats.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
D-Nl
Senate
Charles H. Percy
R-Ill
Sharp Drop In Oil Imports Fuels Record Trade Surplus
Washington AP A sharp 18.2 percent drop in imports produced the United States' largest monthly foreign trade surplus on record for February at 917 million dollars, reversing January's deficit. The surge aided the dollar as markets priced in improved trade data, with February exports down 6.6 percent and overall year-to-date gains limited by prior January activity.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Congress
Ford
White House
Commerce Department
Citicorp
Pittston
Borden
Dow Jones
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
G. David Wallace
Associated Press
Washington
United States
U.S
Bid On I-64 Lift Station Beats Engineer Estimate
The state highway department received a low bid of 103 204 on a lift station project on I 64 in East St Louis, nearly double the engineer 15 s estimate. Apparent low bidder was Albert J Davinroy Plumbing and Heating Co of East St Louis. The project calls for a lift station on Hyda Ditch at Harding Ditch south of Forest Boulevard and west of 81st Street between Washington Park and Caseyville. The engineer s estimate was 55 000.
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State Highway Department
I- 64
East St. Louis
Albert J. Davinroy
East Carondelet Mayor Quits Overwork and Pay
East Carondelet Illinois mayor Robert M. Harris resigned mid term citing pressures of the 300 a year post interfering with his full time job and family. Harris, 30, was elected in April 1973. A successor to be named after the April 15 trustee election.
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East Carondelet, Ill
UPI
Robert M. Harris
Harris
Illinois Extended Weekend Weather Outlook
Forecast calls for cloudy conditions with a chance of rain Saturday and Sunday. Northeast areas may see continued showers into Monday with cooler highs around 35 to 54 and overnight lows near 26 to 38. Northern regions warm a bit Sunday reaching upper 40s to mid 50s.
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Illinois
Walker pledges Murray Center TB Annex continuation
During a Cen tralia visit last week, Walker promised the Mt. Vernon annex of the Murray Center would be continued. A General Services spokesman confirmed the statement as the TB Law operation faced phased closure by July 1. Public health advocates and area citizens pushed for expansion and the legislature authorized funds for widening the Murray Annex into the TB San.
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Walker
Centralia
Mt. Vernon
Murray Center
General Services
State Department of Public Health
TB San
Murray Annex
Collins Brothers Issued Permit For Fayette Co. Well
The Collins Brothers Oil Co. of Mt. Vernon received a permit for a Fayette county well named Reeds Brothers No. 1 W. Ray Radliff is listed as contractor per the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals.
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Collins Brothers
Fayette Co
Collins Brothers Oil Co
Mt. Vernon
Fayette County
Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals
Reeds Brothers
Belle Rive 4 H Club to Collect for Cancer Crusade
Belle Rive 4 H Club members will go house to house Saturday morning collecting for the American Cancer Society in Belle Rive and nearby areas. Collectors will wear Cancer Crusade tags for identification.
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Belle Rive
Cancer Crusade
Belle
Walker Endorses Mason For Mayor Of East St. Louis
Gov Daniel Walker endorsed Democrat William Mason in his bid to unseat Mayor James E Williams Sr in East St Louis. Mason, superintendent of East St Louis School District 189, is praised for backing schools. Williams runs as an independent and faces questions over state school management.
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East ST. Louis, Ill
UPI
Daniel Walker
William Mason
James E. Williams Sr
Williams
Walker
Mason
East St. Louis
Springfield
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