Deaths Mrs Maude Wood of Dallas Texas
Mrs Maude Wood 92 of Dallas Texas died at Gaston Hospital in Dallas at 1115 p m Wednesday Graveside services set for 2 pm Friday at Trinity Memorial Park Big Spring Texas with Dr William Fleming officiating Born in Jefferson county on April 25 1884 she lived in Mt Vernon until 1965 moving to Texas Married to J R Wood who preceded her in death Survivors include three daughters Selamae Wood and Mrs Gladys Berg both of Dallas and Mrs Freda Chadd of Big Spring three grandchildren Kay Richert Mary Jean Berg and Kenneth Chadd all of Big Spring
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Maude Wood
Dallas
Tex
Gaston Hospital
Trinity Memorial Park
Big Spring
William, Fleming
Selamae Wood
Gladys Berg
Freda Chadd
Kay Richert
Washington, D.C
Mary Jean Berg
Kenneth Chadd
Death Notice for Lucy Fumagalli Sesser
Mrs Lucy Fumagalli 75 of Sesser died Wednesday evening at Redwood Manor in Sesser Born August 27 1900 daughter of Matt and Hanna Riva Married to Dorado Fumagalli who died December 1964 Funeral mass 10 am Friday Brayfield Funeral Home Lesser Fr Fred Renschen officiating Burial Maple Hill cemetery Rosary 9 30 am Friday Friends may call after 6 pm tonight Survived by one son Donald St Louis and one grandson
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Lucy Fumagalli
Sesser
Redwood Manor
Matt
Hanna Riva
Dorado Fumagalli
Brayfield Funeral Home
Lesser
Fred Renschen
Maple Hill Cemetery
Rockefeller Visits Quake Stricken Area
Vice President Rockefeller tours northern Italy quake zone with Italian officials at Aviano base. He praises relief efforts and discusses U S aid while the death toll rises past 900 and over 9,000 injured. Italy evacuates 2,250 more villagers due to landslide risk amid 100,000 plus homeless in tents.
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Udine
Italy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
NATO
Aviano
Rockefeller
United States
Ford
Congress
Tass
Red Cross
Mt Vernon grain and stock market wrap up
Mt Vernon grain prices at 10:00 a.m. show soybeans 4.94, wheat 3.60, corn 2.65. Hog and cattle receipts at National Stockyards report steady hogs and sows, with 6,000 hogs and 2,100 cattle. Friday receipts estimated at 5,000 hogs, 150 cattle, 25 sheep. New York market declines as rates rise. Dow dips to 1005.67 with 4-3 NYSE loss lead. Dow, composite indexes show mixed results amid higher rates. daily prices list Warnaco, Potlatch, Canadian Pacific, Hillenbrand.
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MT. Vernon
Warnaco
Potlatch Corp
Canadian Pacific
Hillenbrand,& Lower
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Illinois Senate moves $39 million education boost to full vote
An Illinois Senate appropriations panel approved a bill adding $39 million for local school programs for the current fiscal year. Funds largely target special education, student transport, meals, and regional administrative salaries, with Chicago’s district receiving the largest share. The measure passed 10 to 0 with all Democrats in favor and five Republicans present.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Senate
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Walker
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Otto Kerner
Joseph Hannon
Educational Service Region
Arthur Berman
Dchicago
House Appropriations Committee
Kenneth Boyle
Dcarlinville
James Trainor
State Department of Public Aid
DPA
Penmen
Three Injured In Wilshire Lambert Car Crash
Three persons sustained minor injuries in a two car collision on Wilshire Drive at Lambert Street. Carol A. Wheeler, 29, of Ogden Utah, was turning onto Lambert when rear ended by Wilma L. Karcher, 44, of 11 North Highland Drive. Wheeler and passengers Leann Wheeler and Betty Marshall were treated at Good Samaritan Hospital. Karcher charged with driving too fast for conditions. Gasoline spilled from Wheeler vehicle and city firemen washed the area.
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Wilshire Drive
Lambert Street
Carol A. Wheeler
Ogden
Utah
Wilshire
Lambert
Wilma L. Karcher
North Highland Drive
Karcher
Wheeler Auto
Weather Notes From Mt Vernon Area
The Mt Vernon forecast lists Wednesday high 73 and low 44 with sunrise at 5 46 and sunset at 8 00 in DST. Today 7 00 a.m. temperature was 60. Rainfall to date in 1976 stands at 7.77 inches. Rend Lake water level at the main dam is 405.76 feet above mean sea level.
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MT. Vernon
Rend Lake
Javel
Newton Hearing Details Confession in Child Abduction Case
Indiana escapee Michael Lett, 21, charged with aggravated kidnapping and multiple murders, allegedly confessed at a Newton Circuit Court preliminary hearing to abducting and stabbing 12 year old Catherine Harris near Newton. Investigators testified Lett admitted forcing her into a car at knifepoint and stabbing her. pathologist cited fatal chest injuries and sexual assault. Lett had escaped a Westville mental hospital and was arrested in Naples, Florida.
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Newton, Ill
Indiana Mental Hospital
Newton
Illinois
Michael Lett
Washington
Ind
Lett
Westville
Catherine Harris
Wayne Maroon
Cumberland County
Naples
Fla
Darryl Addis
Gregg Evans
Addis
Edison School fire claim may settle May 18
Edison School officials expect a settlement on contents and building losses from the Jan 24 fire. A May 18 meeting with General Adjustment Bureau’s H K Paisley will discuss a settlement. district argues insurer’s 90 percent co insurance clause does not apply. Paisley says district updated values. insurer rejects statement of loss as standard.
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General Adjustment Bureau, Inc
Edison
Lewis J. Hilliard
H. K. Paisley
General Adjustment Bureau
Paisley
Hilliard
Gerald Phillips
Associated Adjusters
Southfield
Mich
Phillips
Phillip
Mt Vernon hosts 1976 DAV convention events
The article details DAY Convention activities with 8 p.m. executive meeting and a welcoming address by Mt. Vernon Mayor Rolland Lewis. It covers a banquet ball opening, a memorial program for departed DAV members, and a Sunday session to elect and swear in 1976 DAV officers. Joseph K. Biagi chairs, Ray Horsely co-chairs. Special thanks to Mayor Lewis and local sponsors.
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Mt. Vernon
Rolland Lewis
Lewis
First Christian Church
DAV
Joseph K. Biagi
Ray Horsely
Ava
Dale C. Mahan
Bob Palsall
Greater
Jefferson County
Murder Trial Details in Nashville Case One Year Later
Investigators testified they doubted the abduction story as Hancock defended it and expressed remorse for Tanya. He described hitchhiking to Evansville, Indiana, contemplating suicide, and insisted he loved his daughter while denying sexual misconduct. Prosecutors rest on murder and deviate sexual assault. rape charges were dismissed after a pathologist found sodomy only. Tanya died from a brain injury after a long fall. Hancock admitted to saying he could not provide for her and described pulling her from a car and dropping her from a bridge, then hearing her cry.
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Hancock
Evansville
Ind
Tanya
Sex Pot Study Faces Senate Debate Over Scientific Merit
Rubin warns that future federally funded research could be judged on non scientific grounds and dragged into politics. He says the Senate action risks stifling creative inquiry and inviting congressional review of projects in schools with federal funds. Supporters defend the study while opponents push rider provisions and ridicule. Rubin plans to seek funding from foundations if needed and press on with the project.
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Senate
Rubin
NIDA
William Hathaway
D-Maine
Congress
Robert Michel
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Thomas Eagle
Proxmire
Foundations
Mt Vernon Home Damaged In Fire At 424 Herbert St
Firefighters reported a 9:40 p.m. Wednesday blaze gutted the living room of Burton Rector’s home at 424 Herbert Street and damaged the kitchen and attic. Earlier, around 8:11 p.m., a yard fire at Shapiro Brothers salvage at 510 South Sixth Street involved junked cars, with cranes used to move burned vehicles as 60 firefighters fought the blaze.
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Mt. Vernon
Burton Rector
Herbert St
Rector House
Shapiro Brothers Salvage Yard
S. 6Th St
Shapiro
Summer School Records And Open Records Guidelines
Government guidelines affect summer school topics. Horace Mann principal Jerry Clemens reports coed home economics and shop, with separate girls basketball as a possible solution. Other leaders note new state rules require deleting certain student data and granting parent access to records. The board also approves audits, bids, and staffing changes, with resignations and an adjournment to May 26.
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Horace Mann
Jerry Clemens
Clemens
Hall
Lon McHaney
McHaney
Franklin
Jim Upchurch
Wilson, Hodge, and Groh
Hall School
James R. Campbell
Hall and
Campbell
Kemper, Fisher, Faust, Lawrence and Company
Citizens Advisory Committee
Illinois Office of Education
Kay Fowler Pigg
Lincoln
Johnie Gregg
Jennifer Gardner
School Board Considers McClure Replacement Amidst Resignation
McClure resigns from district post as his wife Jean teaches at Buford School. The board met in executive session to name a replacement but no action was taken. They have 30 days to appoint someone to serve until the April 1977 election for a two year term. If no replacement is named, the county superintendent may call a special election. Weather: fair Saturday with variable clouds and showers through Sunday and Monday. highs around 70, lows 45 to 55, winds northwest 550.65 southeast.
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McClure
Jean
Buford School
Hilliard
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