Inquest to Probe Death of Kenneth Burchfield in Johnston City
Williamson County Coroner James R. Wilson to hold an inquest into Kenneth Burchfield of Johnston City after he was found dead at 1003 Gent St. from a .22 caliber rifle wound in the chest. Death ruled apparent self-inflicted. The hearing set for 7:30 p.m. at Murman-Wilson Funeral Home.
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Williamson County
James R. Wilson
Kenneth Burchfield
Johnston City
Murman-Wilson
Burchfield
Gent St
Wilson
Grand Ole Opry shines at Du Quoin Fair show
Sunday’s Du Quoin State Fair concert improved over Saturday with Tex Ritter Hank Snow Connie Smith Roy Clark and Sonny James headlining. The Homesteaders endured delays while the audience enjoyed Smith’s powerful vocals and Snow’s Latin set plus Ritter’s popular numbers.
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du Quoin State Fair
Tex Ritter
Hank Snow
Roy Clark
Connie Smith
Sonny James
Homesteaders
Miss Smith
The
Sundowners
Patsy Cline
Jo Stafford
Charlie Brown
Snow
Doc Brown
Brook Benton
Buck Owens
Buckaroos
Lynn Anderson
Red Foley
Country and Western Music Association
Pat Boone
Faron Young
Rend Lake College board to vote on 1968 69 budget
Rend Lake College Governing Board is set to approve a 1 344 688 dollar budget for the 1968 69 year. The meeting at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday in Mt. Vernon will cover bond plans of 3 1 million dollars for campus financing and a six month land option extension for 350 acres near Ina.
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Rend Lake College
S. 7Th St
Mt. Vernon
Donald Musick
Ina
Richard Jones
Rend Lake
CarbondaleResidents Rally for Racially Balanced Delegation
A Carbondale group raised over 200 for a racially balanced delegation seeking Alabama representation at the Democratic National Convention. The money was mailed to delegation head Dr. John Cashen in Chicago. The supporters met at Dr. J. T. Evanson's home in Carbondale. Sheriff reports a Master Craft saber saw stolen from Wayne Taylor’s home in Murphysboro.
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Carbondale
Alabama
National Democratic Party
J. T. Evanson
W. Oak St
Robert Brooks
Brooks
John Cashen
Chicago
Jackson County Sheriff’s
Wayne Taylor
Rt. 2
Murphysboro
Camping group weighs site for national convention
Southern Illinois may host the Family Motor Coach Association next year at a suitable camp area for around 300 to 400 motor coaches. Shawnee Hills Recreation Association members heard the proposal this week led by Geoffrey Hughes, executive director of Southern Illinois Inc. The event would reuse coaches built from school buses and other vehicles. In unrelated crime news, a 1966 Chevrolet Impala Convertible was reported stolen from the Cabana Club lot between 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Carbondale area.
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Southern Illinois
Family Motor Coach Assn., Inc
Shawnee Hills
Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Bruce Burgis
Rt. 6
Carbondale
Cabana Club
Old Rt. 13
Murphysboro
Venezuelan teachers to visit SIU for ESL observing program
A group of 10 Venezuelan English teachers will visit Southern Illinois University in Carbondale Wednesday through Friday to observe community development projects and SIU ESL teaching methods. They arrive after tours of St. Louis city government urban renewal and OEO programs, funded by a State Department educational travel grant.
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Southern Illinois University
SIU
Carbondale
Office of Economic Opportunity
St. Louis
NBC News Team Covers Convention with Broad Network Support
Veteran anchors Chet Huntley and David Brinkley head a correspondent cohort including John Chancellor Frank McGee Edwin Newman and Sander Vanocur moving rapidly around the convention floor. NBC News reporters cover hotel HQs and surrounding streets as the network emphasizes its all-year accuracy with the slogan It All Adds Up on NBC.
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Chet Huntley
David Brinkley
John Chancellor
Frank McGee
Edwin Newman
Sander Vanocur
NBC News
NBC
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