Deaths Iva Myrtle Shelton
Iva Myrtle Shelton 83, of 1113 Bell Street, died 6 45 p m at home. Born March 15 1890, daughter of Sherman and Leona Scott. Wife of Everett Shelton since July 1 1906. Funeral 2 p m Monday at Myers Chapel with Rev Olen Weatherford officiating. Burial Memorial Gardens cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p m Sunday.
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Iva Myrtle Shelton
Bell St
Sherman and
Leona
Howell) Scott
Everett, Shelton
Shelton
Marlow
Myers Chapel
Olen Weatherford
Memorial Gardens
Goerel
Death of Ronald D Kinnear of McLeansboro
Ronald Dean Kinnear 33 of S11 South Jackson Street McLeansboro died Friday at 1 00 am in Collinsville Funeral services set for Monday at 2 pm at the Gholson Funeral Chapel McLeansboro burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery McLeansboro body lies in state after 4 pm Sunday at the Gholson Funeral Home friends may call He was born May 4 1938 in Hamilton County son of Hal and Jewel Farmley Kinnear Survived by his mother Jewel Kinnear of McLeansboro two brothers J L Kinnear of McLeansboro and George Kinnear of Artesia California and one sister Mrs Blanch Kennedy of East Alton
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Ronald Dean Kinnear
Jackson Street
McLeansboro
Collinsville
Gholson Funeral Chapel
Oddfellows Cemetery
Gholson
Friends Tay
Hamilton County
Hal and
Jewel (Farmley) Kinnear
Jewel Kinnear
J.L. Kinnear
George Kinnear
Artesia
Calf
Blanch Kennedy
East Alton
Death of Nellie DeWitt in McLeansboro at 89
Nellie DeWitt 89 of West Cherry Street McLeansboro died Friday morning at Hamilton Memorial Hospital. Funeral services Sunday at Gholson Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ralph Harrelson officiating. Burial at Odd Fellows Cemetery. She was born June 7 1882 in Hamilton County. Survived by son Harold F. Menke daughter Clarcie Williams two grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren plus a step son Dr L B Dewitt. Preceded in death by husbands Julius Menke and Josiah DeWitt.
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Nellie Menke DeWitt
West Cherry Street
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Gholson Funeral Chapel
Ralph Harrelson
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Gholson Funeral
Louis and
Mary (Gunter) Carr
Hamilton County
Julius Menke
Josiah Dewitt
Harold F. Menke
Dr. L.B. Dewitt
Mt. Vernon
Clarcie Williams
Bloomington
Strip Mine Controls Approved By Governor
Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie signed a law to regulate Illinois strip mining requiring reclaimation plans, pre excavation impact studies, and performance bonds. The measure also links mining to local county boards for land restoration and strengthens environmental protections. He vetoed a separate appeal bill as delaying and ineffective.
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Springfield, Ill
Richard B. Ogilvie
Illinois
James D. Nowlan
Toulon
Department of Mines and Minerals
Ogilvie
Pollution Control Board
Ogilvier
Pollution Control’ Board
Bernard McDevitt
Dchicago
Board
Chamber plans 50th anniversary dinner meeting
Indiana dog Pierre Platt inherits 1000 dollars from owner Ruby Platt and is ordered by Judge Charles F. Thompson to pay 63 dollars in inheritance tax in Boone County. Chamber plans in Lebanon invite 0.25 members to join a committee for the 50th anniversary of the Greater Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce with Robert Groh presiding.
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Greater
Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
Main &I
Chamber
Robert Groh
Lebanon, Ind
Pierre Platt
Indiana
Pierre
Ruby Platt
Charles F. Thompson
Boone County Superior Court
Viet Minh fall in double red ambush in U Minh forest
Reported new clashes in the U Minh forest as South Vietnamese troops aided by U.S. helicopters and a 7th Fleet destroyer kill 60 North Vietnamese. The Saigon command described the action as part of a three day fight in the Mekong Delta.
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U Minh
Mekong
U.S
7Th Fleet
Ca Mau
Saigon
Assistant City Manager Resigns to Take Rock Island Post
Ron Borkgren, Mt. Vernon assistant city manager, resigns to join Rock Island as one of three northern Illinois city assistants. He will oversee personnel and purchasing under City Manager Raymond Botch Sr. Borkgren, SIU graduate, helped weed control, property inventory, and cutting insecticide costs. He expresses regret at leaving Mt. Vernon and praise for his boss.
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Ron Borkgren
Rock Island
Borkgren
Raymond Botch, Sr
Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Carbondale
State Department of Local Governmental Affairs
Southern Ilinois University
SIU
The
Register-News
Pye
Student Nurses Meeting Set At Edwardsville
Late Senator Kenneth Hall will address the 10th district meeting of the Student Nurses Association of Illinois when the organization meets Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus.
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Kenneth Hall
Student Nurses Association of Illinois
Southern Ilinois University
Edwardsville
Brinks Bandits Overlook Loot in Champaign Robbery
Police search for two men who overpowered a Brink's Inc. guard inside a Champaign department store as he delivered coins to the cashier. The robbers settled for 250 in coins instead of possibly taking more than 13 000 by waiting for the guard to return to the truck.
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Champaign, Ul
Brink’s Inc
Champaign
Wrong Way Crash in Highland Kills Two
An automobile traveling the wrong way on Interstate 70 collided with another vehicle in Highland Illinois on Friday killing two people and leaving three others seriously injured.
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Highland, Ill
Choate Eyes Democratic Gubernatorial Bid
Choate, 51, a Southern Illinois Democrat and protege of the late Paul Powell, plans to announce late this month whether he will seek the gubernatorial nomination. Powell died Oct. 10, 1970, and Choate has been a rising power in the party since.
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Choate
Paul Powell
Southern Illinois
Powell
Vienna
General Assembly
Police Nab Small Boy On Minibike
A boy named David was arrested with his parents after riding a minibike at 50 mph in a 25 mph zone with no license, registration tag, lights, or inspection sticker. He allegedly eluded an officer and ran a stop sign. His father criticized the handling but supported his son’s fault. No juvenile court date set yet.
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David
Lee Ireland Named Director of Christian Education
Lee Ireland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Romeo Ireland of 2222 Avenue, has been chosen as director of Christian Education at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Davenport Iowa. He will oversee Sunday school vacation bible school weekday church school and other programs. Ireland a Augustana College graduate studied voice in New York City and participated in Chapel Choir and Handel Oratorio Society. His wife Linda a Northern Illinois University graduate works as an extension advisor in home economics for the University of Illinois. The Irelands reside in Rock Island Illinois.
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Lee Ireland
Romeo Ireland
As. Sey
St. Mark Lutheran Church
W. 3Rd
Davenport
Iowa
Augustana College
Ireland
Bernard Taylor
New York City
Handel Oratorio Society
Linda
Northern Illinois University
University of Illinois
43Rd St
Rock Island
Illinois
Train Wreck Triggers Evacuation in Weston Illinois
Weston's 150 residents were evacuated after a Toledo, Peoria and Western freight train derailed 38 cars of a 116 car consist. Five derailed cars were on fire with one carrying naphtha and another suspected of containing alcohol ruptured and leaking. No injuries were reported.
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Weston, Ill
Weston
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
Plane Crash Marks New Suez Clashes Raises Tensions
Israeli military says a four engine transport crashed 19 miles east of the Suez Canal with seven of eight crew missing and one parachuting to safety. Egypt initially claimed a Phantom but later said transport. Dayan called the incident blatantly bellicose and provocative and hinted at retaliation after assessing Israeli thinking.
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Suez Canal
Suez
Egypt
Israel
Dayan
Chamber Group Meets Monday in Jefferson County
The Personnel Management club of the Greater Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly dinner meeting Monday at 7 p.m. at The Lawrence restaurant after a 6 p.m. tour of Valley Electric Supply Co. and other local firms. Attendees will visit Uncle Charlie's Sausage Co. and a lineup including Made O'Day, Dowzer Electric, General Radiator, Cross-Davidson Real Estate, Vernois, Crest Cabinetry Supply, Illinois Employment Service, Shapiro Bros. of Illinois, Good Samaritan Hospital, Joy Manufacturing, Illinois Power, Dura Containers, A.C. Hengst Office Supply, and the Greater Jefferson Chamber.
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Greater
Jefferson County
Ilinois Employment Service
Shapiro Bros. of
Illinois
Good Samaritan Hospital
Joy Manufacturing Co
Illinois Power Co
Dura Containers
A.C. Hengst Office Supply
Belleville College Work Halt in Labor Dispute
Construction at the Belleville area junior college new campus paused after Laborers Union Local 459 members walked off Thursday and set picket lines Friday. Nonunion crews unloaded furniture and other unions honored the line while teachers and students kept classes in the recently opened buildings.
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Belleville, Ill
Belleville Area Junior College
Laborers Union Local 459
Nixon Expanding His Alaska Visit
President Nixon will extend his trip to greet Emperor Hirohito and visit three other states. He will travel to Alaska Montana Oregon and Washington with stops announced by White House aide Ron Ziegler.
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Washington
Nixon
Alaska
Hirohito
White House
Walter J. Hickle
Montana
Oregon
Ron Ziegler
Saigon Police Clash With Students In Protests
Saigon police and students fought through the night in anti government and anti American demonstrations. Fire bombs set cars ablaze as tear gas blanketed Sai gon and Cholon Chinese quarter with clashes reported in several city districts.
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Saigon
Cholon
Miniy Mang
Ogilvie Dinner Subpoenas Highlight Political Tensions
McCormick faced a $1000 fine as Circuit Court Judge Fitzgerald ordered records to be produced within a week after subpoenas were served amid tension over letters soliciting support for a dinner tied to political activity. Ogilvie praised attendees while critics protested cutbacks at a Lakeside convention hall. Governor Moore and Senator Percy lauded Ogilvie’s leadership and potential reelection.
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McCormick
Richard J. Fitzgerald
Circuit Court
Ogilvie
International Harvester Co
Lakeside
Ilinois Federation of Teachers
Chicago
Arch A. Moore
West Virginia
National Governors Conference
Charles Percy
Ilinois
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Victor Hollywood
Plan Chamber
Italy
Chester A. Arthur
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James Garfield
Brinks
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Bob
Steve
Jerry
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Belleville College
Saigon Police
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