Roosevelts stabbing and Waltonville wreck in county report
Geneva AP James Roosevelt oldest son of Franklin D Roosevelt stabbed in the back during a family quarrel at his villa in Vesenaz hospital surgical repair and expected discharge. Inland coal mine Waltonville derailment damages limited to tracks and engines with no injuries. temporary mine shutdown possible as crews repair between route 148 and Waltonville mine. In Vietnam 48 American aircraft and helicopters lost in week raising total to 5346. costs estimated at 5 to 6 billion dollars with 22 helicopters shot down and 18 other losses.
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Illinois. Central
Waltonville
Geneva
James Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Saigon
USS. Command
Vietnam
United States
Paris
North Vietnam
Navy submarine sinks at Mare Island dock in Napa River
A $50 million Navy submarine undergoing remodeling at Mare Island Naval Shipyard sank bow first into the Napa River on Thursday night. No one was injured. officials cited flooding in a forward compartment and noted the nuclear core had not yet been installed. The sub settled in five minutes, with the rear sail fin and mast above water as bystanders observed damaged electrical gear.
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Vallejo
Calif
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Napa
Navy
Guiiaro
Mare Island
All Men Are Born Equal The Tough Job
A compact reflecting line on equality and the challenge of outgrowing hardship. The aphorism suggests resilience and growth beyond imposed limits.
New Jefferson county officers on duty today
Deputy Gerald Davis named deputy sheriff replacing Bill Hill who left to run a horse racing stable. Tony Lee Marlow joins Mt Vernon police after top eligibility ranking. Robert Robinson becomes extra Mt Vernon officer tonight replacing Jack Payne recovering from surgery at St Marys Hospital Rochester.
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Jefferson County
Bob Ruddick
Gerald Davis
Casey Avenue
City Fire and Police Commission
Tony Lee Marlow
Main Street
Mt. Vernon
Robert Robinson
North St
Mt.Vernon
Deputy Davis
Bill Hill
Sheriff's Department
Hill
Davis
State Highway Department
Tony Marlow
Fire and Police Commission
Ernie Brown
Marlow
Andy Marlow
Robinson
Police Department
Jack Payne
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Ogilvie backs scaled down gas tax plan in Illinois
Governor Richard B. Ogilvie endorsed a trimmed highway tax program while defending a four percent state income tax. He signaled possible but limited city sales tax action within current five cent cap and suggested reducing gasoline tax increases to two cents per gallon and dropping tires batteries and anti freeze excise taxes. He backs the Illinois highway study commission plan as the framework for transportation funding.
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Springfield
Ill
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Illinois Highway Study Commission
Robert Blair
R-Park Forest
Com
Nixon proposes eight point plan at Paris peace talks
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge presented President Nixon's eight point plan to the Vietnam peace talks in Paris. Lodge said the other side indicated they would consider the proposals after the 17th session. North Vietnam and the National Liberation Front denounced the plan but did not reject it outright. Xuan Thuy called the plan an attempt to conceal U S aggression and maintaining neocolonial aims in South Vietnam.
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Paris
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nixon
Vietnam
Lodge
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
U.S
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Tran Buu Kiem
Vandals Open Fire Plugs Peril Mt Vernon City
Fire Chief Sidney Burnette reports vandals opened hydrants in Mt. Vernon last night threatening the city’s water reserve. Three hydrants were found between 11 and 12 near Highland View, Jamison Boulevard, and a pressure hydrant at Sixth and Casey, with police patrolling the area.
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Mt. Vernon
Sidney Burnette
Highland View
Jamison Boulevard
Sixth
Casey
Burnette
Yanks Wounded In Korean Clash
Two U S 2nd Infantry Division soldiers were wounded when North Koreans opened fire at the barrier fence near the Korean DMZ. One American was slightly wounded and a Korean soldier assigned to the U S division was seriously wounded. The incident occurred Thursday night on Korea s western front as defenders challenged the intruders. A separate note honors First Sergeant Robert A Moore for heroism in Vietnam earning the Silver Star and three other medals while with the 196th Light Infantry Division.
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Seoul
U.S. 2Nd Infantry Division
Korea
U.S. 8Th Army
U.S
United Nations Command
Woodlawn
Vietnam
Robert A. Moore
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
Jefferson County
Andrew J. Dixon
Scheller
Moore
Robert L. Moore
Herbert Street
Adelia O’dare
Garden Grove
Calif
196Th Light Infantry
North Vietnam
Japan
Okinawa
Columbia
S. C
Elderly Housing Plan Breaks Ground Near Mt. Vernon
Four brick apartment buildings housing 50 elderly residents are planned on a three acre site between Jeffer son Memorial Hospital and Park Plaza Shopping Center in Mt. Vernon. Construction is expected to start mid June with final site approval anticipated from HUD within a week. One building will house 20 units. the other three will be smaller to total 50. The project, on a turn key basis, will be funded by HUD and developed by Ed Morrissey of Godfrey, Illinois, with plans by Wilson Hodge and Groh.
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Mt. Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Park Plaza
Car Shops
Chicago
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Leonard Wells
Jefferson County Housing Authority
Wells
HUD
Ed Morrissey
Godfrey, Ill
Morrissey
Wilson, Hodge and Groh
Set Coal Mine Dust Noise Rules Tighten Health Safeguards
Secretary of Labor George P. Shultz announced federal contract health rules capping industrial noise at 90 decibels and coal dust at 4.5 milligrams per cubic meter. The regulations take effect next Tuesday, aiming to limit workers exposure on federally funded projects.
Twelve miners killed in Japanese coal mine blast
A gas explosion at a coal mine in Atashikai Hokkaido killed twelve miners and left five missing. Rescue teams searched the shaft as authorities investigated the cause of the blast.
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Atashinai
Japan
Hokkaido
Cairo Mayor Proposes Eight Steps To End Boycott
Cairo leaders endorsed Mayor Lee Stenzel eight point program to ease racial tension and asked the responsible Negro community to stop the boycott, remove outside agitators, aid school order, and support law enforcement. The plan includes minority representation on boards, department integration, police pay and training, and housing authority expansion.
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Cairo
Lee Stenzel
Stenzel
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Keen
Gerald Montroy
Board of Police and Fire Commissioners
Alexander County Board of Commissioners
State Housing Board
County Housing Authority
Venus 5 Sends Signals From Venus Surface Mission
Soviet Venus 5 capsule reached Venus and sent a 53 minute data transmission reporting high temperatures and atmospheric composition as it descended with a Lenin bas relief pennant and USSR coat of arms. Venus 6 expected to follow.
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Moscow
Venus
Tass
Lenin
U.S.S.R
Earth
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Saiger
Switzerland
Jimmie Roosevelt
Gressman
Surete
Criminal Police
Roosevelt
Here
Mt. V
Peril
Sgt. Moore
Jodrell Bank
England
Soviet Union
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