Perjury Charges Denied In Vesco Case
Former U S attorney general John N. Mitchell and former commerce secretary Maurice H. Stans pleaded innocent to perjury conspiracy and obstructing a federal inquiry into financier Robert L. Vesco. Also pleading innocent were Vesco ally Barry D. Sears, with Vesco reportedly in Costa Rica and under warrants abroad.
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New York
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Robert L. Vesco
Mitchell
Stans
Vesco
New Jersey
Barry D. Sears
Nixon
Sears
U.S. District Court
John M. Cannella
Investors Overseas Services
Securities and Exchange Commission
U.S
SEC
IOS Mutual Funds
G. Bradford Cook
Costa Rica
Switzerland
IOS
Bluford man killed in one-car crash near Mt. Vernon
James William Pool 27 of Bluford died early Sunday when his car left Route 15 east of Mt. Vernon, veered off the road, rolled at least once and lay straddling Seven Mile Creek. Coroner John Richardson said Pool appeared to die instantly. Police noted the crash likely occurred about 3 a.m. and body was found near noon. Pool was a welder for Southern Way, married to Christy Bateman, and a veteran. He was born March 13, 1946, in Gideon, Missouri, son of Carl and Sadie Pool. He attended Mt. Vernon Township High, served in the U.S. Army, and belonged to Park Avenue Baptist Church and local clubs.
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Bluford
Route 15
Mt. Vernon
Seven Mile Creek
John Richardson
James
William ‘Pool
Pool
Jefferson Fire Protection District
James William Pool
Gideon
Carl
Sadie
Jordan) Pool
Christy Bateman
Southern Way
Mr. Pool
Mt. Vernon Township
U.S. Army
Park Avenue
Stevenson backs Cox as Watergate prosecutor in Mt. Vernon
U S Senator Adlai E Stevenson III stops in Mt Vernon to endorse Archibald Cox for Watergate prosecutor. He calls Cox independent, characterful, and a Harvard Law professor who will pursue truth while urging reform without demonizing any party. He visits Carlinville Greenville Vandalia Centralia and King City along the trip.
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Backs Cox
Stevenson
MT. V
Bill Webb
Register-News
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson III
D-Il
Mt. Vernon
Archibald Cox
Cox
Harvard Laws
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Sen. Stevenson
Springfield
Pinckneyville
Carlinville
Greenville
Vandalia
Centralia
King City
Harvard
Puppy Perishes In Mt. Vernon Fire At 700 S 15th St
A Mt. Vernon fire gutted Roberta Stum baugh’s home at 700 South 15th Street around 6 10 a m after she and her son left at 5 30 a m Neighbors alerted firefighters who found the blaze too advanced to save the house A small puppy died in the fire and investigators said the fire started in a television set Max Diel owned the property
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Mt. Vernon
Roberta Stumbaugh
S. 15Th St
Max Diel
Two Metropolis Youths Die in Arkansas Crash
In Forest City Arkansas two Metropolis Illinois youths were killed and a sister injured when their car struck a bridge over the St Francis River on I 40 east of Forest City. Victims were 17 year old Russel Daniel Mills and 16 year old Glenda Fort. Mills sister Pat Mills, 20, was seriously injured.
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Forest City
Ark
Metropolis
Ill
Russel Daniel Mills
Glenda Fort
Mills
Pat
St. Francis River
Walker Blasts Legislature Over Blocking Appointments
Gov. Daniel Walker accused Springfield lawmakers of ignorance for delaying cabinet level appointments. He spoke at the dedication of a new 3.1 million health clinic on Chicago's West Side, where acting Public Health Director Joyce Lashof and acting CHPA Director Mark Lepper were honored before Senate confirmation. He urged Daley allies to judge appointments on merit amid controversy over concurrent consulting roles.
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Chicago
Daniel Walker
Senate
West Side
Joyce C. Lashof
Mark H. Lepper
Comprehensive Health Planning Agency
Clinic Board
Springfield
Walker
Richard J. Daley
Daley
General Assembly
Lashor
Lepper
Cleanup Week Ends As 16680 Pounds Recovered in Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon wraps up Cleanup Week with 16 680 pounds of waste paper collected over the weekend. Casey Junior High students and local truck crews collected curbside papers and magazines at 7 30 a m then transported loads to Anchor Coal and Kendrick Paper Stock for weighing. Proceeds from sales will fund local groups as the Chamber of Commerce thanks participants.
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Mt.v
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Casey Junior High School
Park Plaza
Anchor Coal Company
Perkins
Kendrick Paper Stock Company
South 12Th St
Chamber of Commerce Today
First Woman Named to Illinois Commerce Commission
Gov Daniel Walker named Helen Schmid 50 of Glen Ellyn as the first woman ICC commissioner. She will serve a five year term to 1978, with a salary of 30000 annually. Schmid previously assisted as director at the Illinois Department of Revenue and holds leadership roles with the Illinois Public Airport Association and the DuPage County Area Council Boy Scouts.
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Walker
ICC Chicago
Ill
Daniel Walker
Helen Schmid
Glen Ellyn
Illinois Commerce Commission
GOP Leaders Back Nixon Faith Amid Watergate Turmoil
Illinois GOP leaders in Chicago voiced support for President Nixon while condemning Watergate as distasteful. They pledged unity and focus on 1974 elections, amid plans to strengthen the party free of White House control. A Mt. Vernon bond for Phase II at Casey Junior High failed 1231 to 894, with 48 spoiled ballots, delaying expansion and grammar-school renovations. In Hillsboro, a plane crashed into a home, killing the pilot and a cousin. owner Charles Pier survived, recounting the moment just before the explosion.
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Chicago
Nixon
Republican National Committee
George Bush
GOP
Bush
National Committee
White House
Casey Junior High
Mt. Vernon
Hillsboro, Ill
Charles Pier
Sylvester
Sonny” Burdell
Litchfield
Charles W. Burdell
Hillsboro
Pier
Schram City
Montgomery County
Olney Woman Dies In Wreck Near Jacksonville
Mrs. Margaret Moehle of Olney, 54, died in a three car crash on U S 36 near Jacksonville on a Sunday. The accident involved multiple vehicles and occurred in Morgan County.
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Olney
Jacksonville, Ill
Margaret Moehle
U.S. 36
Jacksonville
County Tax Statements Going Out Early Next Week
In Mt Vernon Jefferson County residents will receive tax statements between May 29 and June 1 per County Treasurer Bill Holloway. The first installment deadline moved from June 1 to July 1, with the second due Sept 1. Taxpayers are urged to note the correct dates. a typographical error listed June 1 as the first deadline.
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Clinois Bell
James Anderson
Mt. Vernon
Centralia-Salem
Illinois Bell
Illinois Bell Business Office
Jefferson County
Bill Holloway
Holloway
City Park Pool To Open Monday
The City Park Pool will open next Monday Memorial Day, with Jaycee Lake opening early next week. Acting Parks and Recreation Director Bruce Janken says rules and schedules will be published later in the week.
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City
Parks, and Recreation
Bruce Janken
Peacock Returns Home After Mt. Vernon Adventure
Mrs. Peacock the peacock wandered for a week after escaping from the Southerds of Salem Road. Local calls followed the missing bird report in the Register-News. Jerry Mays cornered the bird at Berg Salvage Yard and the Southerds retrieved it, vowing not to let it out again. The bird had been near a woods before heading toward town and appeared hungry but in good shape.
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Mt. Vernon
Glenn Southerd
Salem Road
Southerds
Register-News
Jerry Mays
Main
Greenberg’s
S. 10Th Street
Mays
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Adlas
D-Ill
James A. McKenzie
Democratic Party
Charles M. Given
First Bank & Trust Co
Democratic
Sen
Charles Waite
Bob Irvin
Thomas Eagleton
Quincy
Quincy College
James W. Pool
Bell Mails
Puppy
15Th Street
Arkansas
Illinois
Lew Hilliard
Hilliard
City Park
Mrs. Peacock
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