Three Boys Missing In Mark Twain Cave
Three Hannibal boys Joe Hoag 13 Bill Hoag 11 and Edwin Dowell 14 are missing near Hannibal Missouri. They were last seen entering Murphy's Cave Wednesday afternoon while camping out. Fire department crews and the Mark Twain Emergency Squad aided by local spelunkers from Quincy Illinois searched cave passages until about 3 AM.
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Hannibal, Mo
Hanibal
Mississippi River
Joe Hoag
Bill
Edwin Craig Dowell
Hannibal
Mike “Hoag
Mark Twain
St. Louis
Twain
Murphy’s
Quincy
Two Illinois War Deaths
The Pentagon reported two Illinois residents killed during Vietnam service. Hospital corpsman Lloyd L. Heath of Streamwood and 2nd Lt. Richard C. Malone of Kempton died of wounds or in action. Heath was married to Barbara J. Heath. Malone was the son of James M. Malone and his wife.
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Washington
Navy
Illinois
Vietnam
Pentagon
Lloyd L. Heath
Barbara J. Heath
Streamwood
Richard C. Malone
James M. Malone
Kempton
Cairo boat loan to Mark Twain Marine Industries
The Economic Development Administration announced a $455,000 loan to Mark Twain Marine Industries Inc. to finance a new fiberglass boat plant in Cairo Illinois. The project aims to expand production and create jobs in the region.
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Washington
The
Economic Development Administration
Mark Twain Marine Industries Inc
Cairo
Ill
Commencements From May 26 To June 1 1967
Jefferson county grade schools hold commencement from May 26 to June 1 with 16 schools awarding diplomas. Dates list May 26 Opdyke Inn Blu ford May 29 Old Union Walton ville Rome McClellan Belle Rive Farrington May 31 Bethel Grand Prairie Bonnie Woodlawn June 1 Summersville Field Dodds. 1967 graduation candidates include Farrington Diana Lynn Blankenship Donald Lee Bullard Kenneth Allen Donoho William Duane Donoho Velveta Jean Ellis Phillip James Fally William Thill Paul Harlan Dean Pierce Anita Jean Sharp Larry Eugene Simmons Bethel Brenda Rae Buck Carolyn Ruth Burk Brenda Jo Butrum Pamela Dale Cummings Tanda Wow TYntt Boday Rita Mae Harvill Nancy Diane Johnson Delica Jane Meador Michael Nordin Maria Denise Ohiey David Wayne Pasley William Lee Prichett Peggy Jane Ramsey Catherine Renee Ratajczyk Deborah Erlene Richard Debra Ann Richardson Wayne Edwin Sampson Robert Glen Shelton Dorothy Jean Thompson Luther Dewayne Winkler Grand Prairie Donna Fay Alfred Diana Marie Baldridge Elizabeth Anne Braddy Joan Marie Brown Charles Ray Carpenter Barbara Corrie Douglas Keith Hails Vickie Lynn Hake Dale G Hoeinghaus Maryanne Payne Francine Stankwych Jim Wilbur Bonnie Lloyd Ray Adams Cindy Lou Bumpus Lana Louette Hertenstein Cathy Nadine Hicks Katherine Louise Summers Bradley Kent Williams Woodlawn Debra Sue Breeze Randy Dale Brown Debby Kaye Champ Carolyn Jean Cherry Carla Louise Clark George W Coomes Rodrick Leroy Downes John Firebaugh LaVeta Marie Gavette)
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Jefferson County
Opdyke
Inn
Bluford
Old Union
Waltonville
Rome
McClellan
Belle Rive
Farrington
Bethel
Grand Prairie
Bonnie
Woodlawn
Summersville
Field
Dodds
Diana Lynn Blankenship Donald Lee Bullard
Kenneth Allen Donoho William Duane
Donoho
Velveta Jean Ellis Phillip James Fally
William Thill Paul, Jr
Brenda Jo Butrum
Pamela Dale Cummings
Tanda Wow Tyntt
William Lee Prichett
Joan Marie Brown Charles Ray Carpenter
Barbara Corrie Douglas Keith Hails
Vickie Lynn Hake Dale G. Hoeinghaus
Maryanne Payne
Francine Stankwych
Jim Wilbur
Mt Vernon Mother Of The Year Shares Gift Flowers With Others
In Mt Vernon Irene Cochrane known as Mother Of The Year shares daily corsages with civic club friends during her honor week. She gives away each rose corsage from King City Retailers to neighbors and nursing home residents as part of a community example of the Golden Rule.
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Mt. Vernon
Irene Cochrane
South Tenth Street
Pekin Woman Killed In Car Crash On East Pekin Edge
Mrs Vera Hoar 48 of Pekin died and her husband Jack was seriously hurt when their car struck a tree at the east edge of Rekip on Wednesday.
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Pekin, Ill
Vera Hoar
Pekin
Jack
Rekip
Rioting Negro Students Seize Jackson State Campus
In Jackson Mississippi rioting Negro students seized the Jackson State College campus area driving police back with rocks and bottles and looting a store. About 1500 students swarmed Lynch Street surrounding the campus burning barricades and firing into the air as police sealed a 15 to 20 block zone. One student was reported injured by a bottle and tensions rose as white reporters faced rioters dawn patrols.
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Jackson, Miss
Jackson State College
Lynch Street
Mme
Cerebral Palsy Tag Day Saturday In Mt Vernon
May 13 brings tag day in Mt Vernon for Cerebral Palsy. Sub Dels Hi-Tri and other teens will solicit funds downtown carrying Rainbow cans and sashes to aid children with cerebral palsy. Officials urge public support for the volunteers helping children who cannot help themselves.
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Mt. Vernon
Sub Dels
Hi-Tri
United Cerebral Palsy
Illinois
Miner Pension Increased Fifteen Dollars to One Seventy Five
United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund boosts pensions by 15 dollars to 115 a month starting July 1. The rise, the second in under two years for about 70,000 retired soft coal miners, becomes the fund’s highest level in 21 years, financed by a 40 cent per ton royalty on bituminous coal tied to higher production.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund
Army Adopts M16 Rifle as Standard Service Weapon
The Pentagon announced the M16 rifle is designated a standard service weapon, weighing eight pounds and firing a 5.56mm round. It complements the heavier M14, which remains standard in Europe. The M16 has been tested in Vietnam and is favored for short-range combat. About 200,000 M16s are in use, many with Vietnam troops.
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Washington
Vietnam
Pentagon
Eumops
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
12 Hour Southern Illinois Day Show In Springfield
Springfield officials and residents praised a 12 hour Southern Illinois Day featuring a noon parade described as colorful and among the best. Gov Otto Kerner proclaimed the day a state event and hosted a reception. More than 7,000 residents toured state buildings, attended sessions, and enjoyed a barbecue, billiards, and a talent show. Salem High School band, a Nassau concert tour next month, and performances by the Wildcatters highlighted the program. Secretary of State Paul Powell praised the planning and called for the parade’s wider visibility.
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Springfield
Southern Illinois
Silver Juarez
Ilinois
State Armory
Otto Kerner
Kerner
South
Armory
Salem
Norman Hanes
Nassau
Bahamas
Wildcattes
Brenda Bryant
Walter Turner
Mark Johnson
Paul Powell
Vienna
Bob Beckmeyer
Dr. Buford
State
Madison
Chicago
Powell
J. L. Buford
Soviet Warship Harasses U.S. Destroyer in Sea of Japan
Washington charged that a Soviet destroyer twice rammed a U.S. destroyer in the Sea of Japan, despite six horn blasts. The incident occurred at 1 33 a.m. EDT as the Walker was hailed and warned to yield. The United States urged Russia to take prompt steps to halt harassment of naval vessels.
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Washington
United States
U.S
Russia
Sea of Japan
Besslednyi
Walker
Hornet
Vladivostok
Pentagon Ins
Pentagon
State Department
Moscow
North Vietnam
U. S
Sharp rise in Vietnam War casualties reported
U S military headquarters reported a sharp rise in American and enemy deaths last week from battles near the demilitarized zone. 274 Americans were killed in action and 1,903 enemy were killed, with 1,748 Americans wounded and 18 missing or captured. Marine fighters near Da Nang and in the northwest provinces inflicted heavy losses on Viet Cong and regulars, while air strikes targeted Haiphong area power plants. The report notes collisions between Soviet and American ships in the Sea of Japan, prompting State Department protests and heightened U S Soviet tensions amid ongoing Vietnam War pressures.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
da Nang
3Rd Marine Regiment
Quang Tri
Mekone
Haiphong
Gateway to Fabulous Southern Illinois parade feature
Jefferson County lauded as the gateway to Southern Illinois in yesterday’s Springfield parade. Mt. Vernon, county seat with 17 000 residents, sent hundreds including the Mt. Vernon Township High School band led by Charles Gregg and color guard overseen by Hubert Griffith.
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Southern Illinois
Springfield
Jefferson County
Mt. Vernon High School
Vandalia
Beverly Karraker
Southern
Hamilton County
Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Charles Gregg
Hubert Griffith
Ilinois
June 7 Draft Call For Five Men Here Next Month
The June draft call has been received in Jefferson county announced today by the local Selective Service Board. Five Mt. Vernon and Jefferson county men will go to St. Louis June 7 for induction into the armed services, while three others will make the same trip for pre draft physicals. The May draft call is still pending with five men set for May 23 induction and ten others for pre draft exams.
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Jefferson County
Selective Service Board
Mt. Vernon
St. Louis
Armed Services
Colp Gets Loan for 10 Low Cost Homes in Williamson County
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced on Wednesday the approval of a $158 74 loan to Williamson County Illinois for the construction of 10 low cost homes in Colp.
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Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Williamson County
Colp
Strike Talks Continue In Rubber Dispute
Akron Ohio AP reports talks between the United Rubber Workers Union and four of the nation’s five major rubber producers continued with progress described as slow.
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Akron, Ohio
United Rubber Workers Union
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Bradley Kent Williams
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James Zarvos
Continental Grain Co
Dale C. Capehart
Pat Dillon
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