Organized Crime Ties Hit Arizona Mob Leader Licavoli
A long investigative report traces Peter Licavoli once Detroit Purple Gang chief to a prominent Arizona hoodlum, detailing his 1960s release, reluctance to narcotics, and family involvement. It covers his son Pete Jr and Michael, DEA notes on smuggling, a recent painting theft case, and his Haven Grace Ranch, Rillito Race Track stake, and ties to Phoenix ventures. The series cites 38 charges with 3 convictions and notes earlier racketeering and tax evasion records.
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Indianapolis Star
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Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc
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Young Pete
Mexico
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Ohio
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Anaheim
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Teamsters
Oscar Night Brings Top Film Talents To Stage
The Academy Awards ceremonies in Los Angeles air tonight on ABC at 10 p.m. EST. Nominees include Peter Finch for Network and Sylvester Stallone for Rocky with Michael winner details expected. The program features Ann-Margret and Barbra Streisand performances as de Niro and Olivier attend.
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Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Music Center
Grain and Livestock Prices From Mt Vernon and Chicago Markets
Mt Vernon quotes at 10 am list soybeans 8.30 and wheat 2.43 and corn 2.35. Chicago AP bulletin shows Wheat No 2 hard red winter 2.57, No 2 soft red 2.57, Corn No 2 yellow 2.50, oats 1.79, soybeans No 1 yellow 8.46. Friday’s No 2 yellow corn 2.52 hopper to 2.49 box. Hog market 6,500 head with butchers down 50-75 cents, sows mixed. cattle 6,500 head with steers 35.25-36.75 and cows 26.00-29.00, other cuts listed.
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MT. Vernon
Chicago
National Stockyards
NII
New York Stocks Slip Amid Inflation and Rate Worries
The New York stock market trended lower in quiet trading as the noon Dow fell 4.33 to 924.53 amid broader declines. Inflation, rate concerns, and anticipated energy program impacts weighed on sentiment while the NYSE volume stood at 7.04 million shares in early trading.
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Chamber Seeks Shoe Import Quota in Jefferson County
The Greater Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce urged quotas on imported footwear in outreach to President Carter Rep Paul Simon and senators Perry and Stevenson. It warned quotas are needed to prevent further shoe plant closures like Mt Vernon’s Florsheim and cited job losses from rising imports and plant reductions.
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Jefferson County
Mt. Vernon
Florsheim Shoe Co
America
Joseph Haighe
United Shoe Workers of America
Territory 3
Maplewood
Haighe
Huighe
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Mt Vernon Weather Ahead of Weekend Warm Temps
Weekend forecast for Mt Vernon calls for Saturday highs near 70 and lows around 46, with Sunday reaching about 75 and 50. Morning data notes sunrise at 5:46 a.m. and sunset at 6:10 p.m. Historical comparisons show past high and low ranges, and rainfall to date reaches 7.27 inches for 1977. Bead water level at main dam sits at 406.51 feet above mean sea level.
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MT. Vernon
Main Dam
Man Kills Himself In Police Chase
Michael J. Herman 20 of Chicago reportedly stabbed himself to death after crashing his car into a state police roadblock in Naperville Illinois A woman told officers her boyfriend was acting strange and carrying a large knife before state police began pursuit
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Man
Naperville
Michael J. Herman
Chicago
Plainfield
Herman
Funeral services for Neuenschwander in Illinois
Neuenschwander Gene Neuenschwander 52 Route 1 Macedonia dead on arrival at Hamilton Memorial Hospital Saturday at 4 15 p m Funeral services set for Wednesday 11 a m at Mass Funeral Home Gillespie with burial in city cemetery Rev Glenn Creek to officiate Friends may call at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro 4 9 p m today Body to Gillespie tomorrow He was born October 9 1922 in Chicago a disabled truck driver for Gateway Transportation Rockford Survived by his parents James and Roxie Neuenschwander Gillespie wife Joann Hatchcraft Neuenschwander three daughters Kathy at home Lorna McNinch Rockford Linda Hickam O Fallon and four grandchildren
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Macedonia
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Mass Funeral Home
Gillespie
Glenn Creek
Gholson Funeral Home
McLeansboro
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Chicago
Gateway Transportation
Rockford
James
Roxie
Miller) Neuenschwander
Joann
Hatchccraft
Neuenschwander
Kathy
Lorna McNinch
Linda Hickam
O’fallon
Sibyl Rea Sesser dies at 75 in Centralia funeral
Funeral services for Sibyl Rea 75 of Sesser were held at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church Sesser with Rev. Bill Christoff and Rev. Lem Myers officiating. Burial followed at Maple Hill cemetery. She died Saturday at St Marys Hospital Centralia. Born April 6 1901 in Jefferson county to Nathan and Martha Kelly. Survived by daughters Betty Hampleman Emma Jane Harris and son John K Rea with six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Brayfield Funeral Home Lesser handled arrangements.
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Sesser
First Baptist Church
Bill Christoff
Lem Myers
Maple Hill Cemetery
Still Alive Miss Quinlan Turns 23 Tomorrow
Karen Anne Quinlan, kept alive by a respirator after a court allowed its removal, remains unconscious at Morris View Nursing Home a year after admission. Doctors say her condition is unchanged and could persist indefinitely despite ongoing support. She fell into a coma in April 1975 after a tranquilizer and alcohol mix at a party.
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Morris View
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State Supreme Court
St. Clare’s Hospital
Denville
Mt Vernon Lodge 31 A F and A M Meeting Notice
A stated meeting of Mt Vernon Lodge 31 A F and A M will be held on Wednesday March 30 1977 at 7 00 p m. Work in the 3rd degree. All members please note visiting Brethren welcome. Merle R Tate Worshipful Master 3 29
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Mt. Vernon Lodge
Brethern
Merle R. Tate
Obituary Notices From Wayne City Area Deaths
Fay Garner of Wayne City dies at 64 at St Louis hospital with funeral at Wayne City Baptist Church. Monique Gant infant daughter of Lavern and Carol Gant of Mt Vernon dies at home aged 1 month 28 days. Metta Dowdall 96 of Mt Vernon dies at Jefferson Nursing Home then buried Harmony Cemetery after services. Mabel McDonald 76 of 3100 Cherry Drive dies at Good Samaritan Hospital. funeral at Myers Bari Chapel with burial at Bethel. Survived by multiple family members across Mt Vernon and Wayne City communities.
Anna Novak of Waterloo dies at 54 in Canter bury Manor
Anna Novak, 54, of Canter bury Manor Nursing Home in Waterloo, died Sunday morning at the facility. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Radom, where she was a member, with Father John Terepka officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Hogan Funeral Home in Ashley after 2 p.m. Tuesday. rosary at 8:30 p.m. Miss Novak was born in Radom on July 4, 1922, daughter of Walter R. and Clara (Sodko) Novak. She is survived by her father, Walter Novak of Nashville. three brothers Peter and Stanley Novak of St. Louis, Mo., and John Novak of Nashville. five sisters Regina Zgonia, Clara O’Neal, Mary Helfrich, Theresa Mueller, all of St. Louis, and Agnes Mendel of Levonia, Mich. She was preceded in death by her mother and three brothers.
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S. 4Th St
Jeffersonian Nursing Home
Mrs. Dowdall
Jefferson County
Zebulon Lewis
Josephine (Mitchell) Sledge
Ike Dowdall
Mabel G. McDonald
Cherry Drive
Good Samaritan Hospital
Russ Hart
Bethel Cemetery
McDonald
Merritt ‘‘Massey
Mt. Vernon
Ferne Stull
Hilma Skinner
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Pearl Atkinson
Roy Atkinson
Forrest Atkinson
Anna Novak
Canterbury Manor
Waterloo
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Radom
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Hogan Funeral Home
Ashley
Miss Novak
Death of Mrs Ruth Diggs in Paragould Ark Former Mt Vernon resident
Ruth Diggs of Paragould Arkansas and former Mt Vernon resident has died. She is survived by several children in Arkansas, several cousins in the Mt Vernon area, and a sister Mrs Roy Van Horn of Mt Vernon.
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Ark
Mt. Vernon
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Mt.Vernon
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Emil Burgbacher obituary from Mt. Vernon Illinois
Emil Burgbacher, 78, of Mt. Vernon, died at 6 10 a m Sunday at Good Samaritan. Services held at Smith and Sons Funeral Home in Chicago with Hughey Pulley Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements. Illinois extended outlook shows highs 50 to 65 with cooler temperatures Thursday and Friday.
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Mt. Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Smith and Sons Funeral Home
Chicago
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
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