Jury Selected For Alabama Murder Trial
In Hayneville Alabama a 12 member jury was chosen to try Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr a Ku Klux Klan member charged in the murder of Viola Liuzzo during civil rights era protests. Troopers McGehee and Burgess, first responders to the Liuzzo slaying, are among potential witnesses as trial proceeds in Montgomery after an overnight court recess.
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Hayneville
Ala
Carlton Perdue
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Thomas E. McGehee
Montgomery
Leroy Moton
Liuzzo
Selma
McGehee
Burgess
Lowndesboro
Wilkins
Fairfield
Birmingham
Eugene Thomas
William Orville Eaton
Besse- Mer
T. Worth Thagard
Alabama
Mt Vernon’s new city council takes office and acts
New Mt Vernon officials Martin Burnette Flota Eubanks and Hayes begin service with pride in the city. The council hires Briel and Wood for a 1965 66 audit, routes manager Lewis progress reports to Fantas Co, requests a 3th street crosswalk by the post office, and vows informal budget sessions with the Community Center Committee.
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Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Lewis
Manion
Krebs
Briel and Wood
Arch Whitlock
Greater
The
Fantas Co
Dominican Crisis Narrowed by OAS Talks
President Johnson pushed for peace in the Dominican Republic as U S troops were pending withdrawal. Junta commander Col Pedro Benoit demanded unconditional civilian arm surrender while insurgent Caamano insisted on constitutional terms and the return of exiled ex president Juan Bosch. Bosch had led the country after a 1963 military coup ending 30 years of dictatorship.
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Johnson
U.S
OAS
Col
Pedro Benoit
Junta
Caamano
Juan Bosch
Bosch
Hog Market Prices Mt. Vernon Market Summary
Prices paid until 12:30 p.m. were TK higher with top at 19.25 for 200 to 220 lb hogs. Sows rose 2 cents to 16.00 for 300 weight down, and sows 30 weight and over at 15.75, down. Boars ranged 10.00 and 1.00. after 12:30 p.m. prices will be based on the next day’s prices.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon grain prices quoted this afternoon include wheat at 1.32 soybeans 2.75 shell corn 1.34 ear corn 1.31
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MT. Vernon
Grain price rundown from Chicago markets
Chicago grain figures show Wheat No 2 hard 1.4644n and No 2 red 1412n. Corn No 2 yellow 1.3615 and No 4 yellow 1.3183. Oats No 2 heavy white 755 and Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.904in. Soybean oid 11 30n.
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Chicago
Livestock receipts and prices from National Stockyards
Estimated Wednesday receipts at National Stockyards AP report show hogs 6,500, cattle 3,000, calves 200, sheep 100. Hogs 6,000 with barrows and gilts 200-250 lb 19.75-20.25, sows 300-650 lb 15.25-17.25. Cattle 3,000 with steers 22.00-27.00, good to prime. heifers 21.00-25.00. cows 14.00-15.50. vealers 20.00-28.00. Sheep 150 with spring lambs 26.50-27.50, shorn lambs 73.00-25.50, yearling wethers 18.00, ewes 4.00-6.50.
Chicago Merc Exchange Butter and Eggs Prices Report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange shows butter steady with various scores and grade distributions. Eggs hold steady with a mix of A whites, mixed, and other grades. USDA live poultry wholesale prices unchanged to lower with specific fryers quoted at 18.44 to 20.12 per unit.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Egg and poultry price listings from St Louis AP report
St Louis AP notes egg grades and poultry prices with ranges for consumer grades A large to small and B, wholesale standards, checks, and weights for hens broilers and fryers, including heavy and light poultry categories.
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ST. Louis (Ap
Wall Street Slips Turn Positive Late In Trading Day
The New York market advanced late despite steel sector softness after a choppy session. Volume was about 5.6 million shares, with gains and losses across key stocks. Steels fell on a government study about wage increases, while others like Kennecott Anaconda Phelps Dodge moved higher.
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New York
Steels
Jones & Laughlin
Carpenter Steel
Kennecott
Anaconda
Phelps Dodge
International Nickel
Union Carbide
Eastman Kodak
Johnson & Johnson
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
U.S
Evans
Collins Radio
Sears, Roebuck
United Aircraft
Contro Data
Pepsi Cola
KLM Airlines
Inspiration Copper
Cities Service Preferred
Addressograph
Chicago & Northwestern
Celanese
Avon
Freeport
Singer
Dow Jones Noon Averages Rise on Broad Gains
New York AP reports Dow Jones noon stock averages show gains across indices led by industrials and rails. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sits at 925.02, up 2.91 points, with rails and utility sectors contributing modest increases as market activity steadies.
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New York
Indus
Mt Vernon area road projects bid date May 21
The state highway department will receive bids May 21 on multiple road and highway improvement projects in Jefferson Wayne and Hamilton counties surrounding Mt. Vernon. Works include seven bridge handrail replacements on U S Route 460 between Mt. Vernon and Nashville and several miles of surface and treatment work on federal aid secondary routes in Hamilton Wayne and Jefferson counties plus a Horse Creek bridge on route 796 near Wayne City.
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Mt. V
State Highway Department
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson, Wayne
Hamilton Counties
Jefferson - Washington Counties
Nashville
Hamilton County
McLeansboro
Broughton
Dahlgren
Wayne County
Keenes
Horse Creek
Wayne City
Johnson asks Congress to vote more defense money
President Johnson sought congressional approval for expanded military spending tied to the Dominican crisis and broader security aims. He argued for basic restraint and peace while noting thousands evacuated from the Dominican Republic and ongoing U.S. military presence. Republican leaders urged increased defense funding, with some senators and representatives backing higher totals to bolster administration policy amid Caribbean and Southeast Asia tensions.
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Johnson
Congress
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
Ds.c
House Armed Services Committee
Rivers’ Committee
House
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
GOP
U.S
Southeast Asia
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Wayne Morse
Dore
Senate
United States
Caribbean
Juan Bosch
Santo Domingo
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Weather Roundup For MT VERNON And Nearby
Monday forecast high 84 and low 56. Compare with past years: one year ago 82/59, five years ago 81/48, ten years ago 87/61. Wednesday sun rises at 4 56 CST and sets at 6 59 CST.
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MT. Vernon
Illinois Weather Report Highlights Varied May Weather
Showers covered much of Illinois with 40 to 60 percent of Southern Illinois under precipitation. Skies were partly cloudy elsewhere with minor temperature shifts. Northern Illinois saw scattered thundershowers and cloudiness with cooler readings, while central Illinois remained warm with day highs from the 40s in the north to the 80s in the south. Night lows ranged from the upper 40s to mid 60s, with Chicago at 46 and Quincy at 69 earlier.
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Illinois Weather
Chicago
Illinois
Ilinois
Quincy
Hospital Notes from Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan
Admitted lists include Raymond Washington Adkins Waltonville Thomas Luther Stroud Marion Wallace Beradon Marion Ted E Wood Orpha Marie Rector George Silman Discharged: Laura Evelyn Sanford Albert Fred Muller Good Samaritan Admitted: Jessie R Carter Dorothy C Williams Rosa Smith Aletha Melissa Edmison Helen Geraldine Taylor Deloris Irene Barnett Anna Christina Morlan Hettie Ann Wood Lois Elaine Ewing Thomas Ralph McPherson Anna E William Lester Alonzo Bond Discharged: Mrs Deloris Mae Poston and baby Lori Ann Dessie Wayne Payne Freda Opal Taylor Fred Andrew Holland Henry C Henn Effie Irene Allen Elizabeth Ann Odle Lula E Threlkeld Norma Lee Kelley
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Jefferson Memorial
Raymond Washington Adkins
Waltonville
Thomas Luther Stroud
Marion Wallace Beradon
Marion
Ted E. Wood
Orpha Marie Rector
George Silman
Good Samaritan
Jessie R. Carter
Dorothy C. Williams
Rosa Smith
Aletha Melissa Edmison
Helen Geraldine Taylor
Deloris Irene Barnett
Anna Christina Morlan
Hettie Ann Wood
Lois Elaine Ewing
Thomas Ralph McPherson
Anna E. William
Lester Alonzo Bond
Deloris Mae Poston
Lori Ann
Dessie Wayne Payne
Freda Opal Taylor
Fred Andrew Holland
Henry C. Henn
Effie Irene Allen
Elizabeth Ann Odle
Lula E. Threlkeld
Norma Lee Kelley
Metcalfe addresses Mt Vernon youths during Youth Week
Ralph Metcalfe of Chicago, famed 1930s sprinter and Olympic competitor, spoke at Mt. Vernon High School during Youth Week. He urged students to value education, heed elder guidance, and seize opportunities, noting today’s youth have greater prospects than in the 1930s.
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Ralph Metcalfe
Chicago
Mt. Vernon High School
Elks Lodge
Metcalfe
United States
Mt. Vernon
University of California
State Library Bill Reaches Governor In Illinois
Senate approves 31.7 million to create 21 public library systems statewide. Kerner backs the plan but has not pledged funds. The bill allows libraries to merge for shared services, targets two million underserved residents, and sets grants of 40 cents per capita plus up to 14 dollars per square mile.
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Springfield
Ill
Iap
Illinois Senate
Otto Kerner
Senate
Kerner
Ilinois Library Association
Five Drivers Fined in Circuit Court
Lyle F. Moore of Benton paid $10 for traveling too close. Geraldine K. Williams of Centralia was fined $25 for careless driving. Leo M. Schalke of Muncie Ind paid $10 for improper passing. Robert B. Moss of Mt. Vernon disobeyed a traffic signal with a $10 penalty. Arthur E. Meadows of Mt. Vernon paid $10 for speeding.
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Lyle F. Moore
Benton
Geraldine K. Williams
Centralia
Leo M. Schalke
Muncie
Ind
Robert B. Moss
Mt. Vernon
Arthur E. Meadows
Debate group seeks public forum with SIU president
The Rational Action Movement called for a public debate with Southern Illinois University President Delyte W. Morris to air campus grievances. A rally drew about 1,000 students as petitions totaled 3,590 of 14,000 Carbondale students citing issues from censorship to housing codes and the plan to consolidate Carbondale and Edwardsville student councils.
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Carbondale, Ill
Delyte W. Morris
Southern Illinois University
Rational Action Movement
Carbondale
Morris
Edwardsville
Man Fines for Public Drinking Flea Trick Excuse
A Danville man was fined ten dollars and costs in Municipal Court after stating his reason for drinking in public was to rid his dog of fleas. The claim was deemed not a valid defense and he faced the assessed penalties.
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Danville, Va
Defense Says Krebiozen Not Sold As Cure
In Chicago a federal trial pits four defendants, three doctors and a lawyer, over mail fraud and conspiracy charges tied to Krebiozen. The government contends the cancer drug was derived from horse meat and aggressively marketed for profit, while defense argues it was never sold as a cure and a small number were donated or given away.
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Chicago
U.S
D. Arthur Connelly
Food and Drug Administration
Andrew C. Ivy
William F. Phillips
Stevan Durovic
Krebiozen
Marko Durovic
Stevan
Promak Laboratories
Durovics
Krebiozen Research Foundation
Thomas W. James
Julius J. Hoffman
James
Bonnie Skuse
Cincinnati
Julius Sherwin
Sherwin
Industrial Loop Meets Tonight
A meeting of Industrial League bowlers will be held at Kelleys Bowl at seven tonight. There will be a presentation of trophies and cash awards.
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Kelley's Bowl
Ully Urban Back in Town To Address Mt. Vernon Lions
Ulrich Urban, 24, German exchange visitor from Stuttgart, returns to Mt. Vernon for a Lions Club luncheon at L. & N. Cafe. Once an honorary Jaycee, he is now the Lions’ sole foreign member and will share travel stories from Japan and South America since leaving Mt. Vernon.
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Ully
Urban
Mt. Vernon
Autos Collide At Intersection In Mt Vernon
Two cars collided at George and 17th streets about 8 55 a m Monday causing about 100 damage to each vehicle Police reported Drivers were Virgil L Culli 50 Route 4 and Rev Eugene L Holcomb 37 1708 Briarwood Drive
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Mt. Vernon
George
17Th Streets
Virgil L. Culli
Route 4
Eugene L. Holcomb
Briarwood Drive
Divorces Granted In Circuit Court
In circuit court yesterday Maxine M Gallagher Bryant and Janice Mary Whittington were granted divorces. Defendants were Allie Bryant and Phillip Warren Whittington. Gallagher Bryant restored her former name. Cruelty was cited in both cases. Custody of two children and $100 monthly support were awarded to Whittington.
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Maxine M. Gallagher Bryant
Janice Mary Whittington
Allie Bryant
Phillip Warren Whittington
Bryants
Maxine M. Gallagher
Whittingtons
Whittington
Petition Filed Seeking Divorce for Wanda F. Kimble
Mrs Wanda F Kimble files in circuit court for divorce from James Walter Kimble citing cruelty. A restraint injunction is granted. The couple married August 9 1917. She seeks custody and support for four children.
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Wanda F. Kimble
James Walter Kimble
Kimbles
Kimble
Pistol Death in Granite City Neighborhood
John Clutts aged 20 was fatally shot in his Granite City New Jersey home. Police said he and friend Larry R. Butts 22 were handling a .22 pistol when the fatal incident occurred.
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Granite City, NJ
John Clutts
Larry R. Butts
Benefit Sing Raises 341 For Cancer Crusade
A Midnight Gospel Sing at Field Consolidated School raised 341.31 for the Cancer Crusade. Fifth and sixth graders sold 210 in advance tickets. Gifts came from multiple local donors and groups. Performers included the Howe Quartet Bethel Tabernacle Trio The Three Tones Joan Brown Rhythm Tones. The organizing committee featured several local residents. The event occurred on Good Friday.
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Cancer Crusade
Field Consolidated School
J. Marvin Whitson
Esther Hickey
Perry Sumner
Sylvia Boone
Jesse Minor
Happy Womens' Club
Jefferson County Homemakers Extension
Howe
Bethel Tabernacle Trio
The
Three Tones
Joan Brown
Rhythm Tones
Harold McKinney
Clarence Greene
Ivan Staley
Archie Brookman
John Hayse
Early Haines
Youth Attempted Break-In At Morgan Masonry Supply
Police report an attempted entry at Morgan Masonry Supply on 1N2 Casey. A youth about 14 or 15 years old, around five feet tall, was seen at a front window, a pane broken, and he fled toward the street about 9:15 p.m. yesterday.
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Morgan Masonry Supply
Casey
Hayes Births A Daughter At Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Clyde Dale Hayes of 2605 Main street welcomed a daughter at 12 29 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital She weighed six pounds four ounces and is named Tawnya Michelle.
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Clyde Dale Hayes
Main Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Tawnya Michelle
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