15 Aug 1973
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Newspaper
Pontiac Daily Leader
Location
Pontiac, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1973
Page
1
Mary Scott Welch notes 48 000 youths taking a year off between high school and college as colleges offer deferment options. The piece cites policy shifts to guarantee readmission and quotes Frank Newman on breaking the school cocoon as society benefits.
Liesa Jeanne Henricks of Chatsworth and Stephen Dean Simnick of Gilman renewed their vows before 275 guests at St. Paw's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chatsworth in a candlelight ceremony officiated by Rev. Wilbert Burmeister. The couple's families and local residents attended.
The Flanagan Graymont Fire Dept gathered at Artesian Park on Monday for a cook-out then rolled the fire truck along Main Street for a test and a water fight. Visitors included Mrs. Gary Bayston of Cullom and Mrs. Iven Crawford of Flanagan who spent the weekend at Mt. Vernon with the Misker family and others. S. Sgt. Edward S. Misker is set to graduate from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a Russian major and will work as a translator at Wright Patterson AFB in Ohio. He and his wife Katherine and son Edward joined relatives in the visit. Nadine Albrecht and family vacationed in Iowa, stopping in Denison and Des Moines to see relatives.
The Vermilion Valley District of W. D. Boyce Scout Council held a round table at the Methodist Church. Nick Latins Jr of Streator led the meeting on the Cub Scout September theme American Indians. Sept 25 is school round-up day for new members. Next meeting will be at the Baptist Church in Chenoa with October theme Viking Discoveries.
Saunemin residents and guests visited family and friends across Illinois and beyond. Notable gatherings included Monie Fieldcamp returning from Madison with Shipman relatives, Wilde visits from Winter Haven and Reno, and dinners with Branz and Fox households. Several trips featured hospitality at Greenbriar Lodge and local hospital news noted for Mrs. Schnittker.
James Reston notes Vice President Agnew faced investigation for possible influence peddling and bribes with candor. He held a public press conference, defended himself, and urged transparent handling of documents while President Nixon faced Watergate scrutiny. Attorney General Elliott Richardson creates a new reporting system to curb political pressure on the Justice Department.
Mrs. Ruth Hensen, Livingston County associate Extension adviser for home economics since June 1967, is selected to succeed Beverly J. Johnson as county Extension adviser. She will assume duties Sept. 1, with origins in Iowa and Iowa State University education.
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