Vietnamese lawmakers condemn rigged Saigon election
A watchdog committee of 22 senators and deputies cites numerous irregularities in the Saigon lower house vote and the October presidential balloting. Endorsements for Thieu surpassed required limits, and court actions on Thieu and Ky endorsements drew sharp criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Ma van Mau
Election Anti-Fraud Commission
Thieu
Mau
Supreme Court
Nguyen Cao Ky
Duong van Minh
Nguyen Ba Luong
da Nang
Critics sound alarm over South Vietnam elections and Peking talks
The World of Ours quotes Vietnamese and Viet Cong leaders arguing elections cannot be legitimate while U S influence dominates Saigon. Reston says Nixon’s China trip unlikely to yield concessions, and Jarring may push new Middle East talks next month with Israeli and Arab ministers in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Washington
Nguyen van Thieu
Dinh Ba Thi
South Vietnam
American Expeditionary Corps
Saigon
U. S
United States
Thuy
Pham Dang Lam
Reston
Hong Kong
China
James Reston
New York Times
Peking
Jarring
Mideast
United Nations
Moscow
Sweden
New York
U Thant
Suez Canal
Joseph Sisco
Israel
Southern Illinois deaths Mary C Johnson Pinckneyville dies
Mary C. Johnson of Pinckneyville died Thursday at Friendship Manor Nursing Home in Nashville. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at Pyatt Funeral Home Pinckneyville with burial in the Pinckneyville I.O.O.F. Cemetery. She was born in Perry County, married twice, and survived by a daughter and other relatives.
Unusual wedding ends with manure spreader transport
Donald E. Keiffer of Joliet and Carol A. McCaffrey of Dixon wed at St. Patrick's Church in Dixon. A manure spreader carried the couple for the couples’ post ceremony departure, with photos showing the bride being helped aboard and then leaving to “Spread” the news of their nuptials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald E. Keiffer
Joliet, Ill
Carol A. McCaffrey
Dixon, Ill
Donald
Keiffers
St. Patrick’s Church
Dixon
Bakalis to lead Southern Illinois advisory session
A 25 member Southern Illinois Educational Advisory Council meets with state Schools Superintendent Bakalis in Mount Vernon to help map a statewide plan. The group acts as a sounding board for programs affecting Southern Illinois and will join a September master plan rollout.
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Springfield
Michael J. Bakalis
Mount Vernon
Bakalis
Southern Illinois Citizen Educational Advisory Council
Southern Illinois
Office of Public Instruction
Illinois
Chicago
Obituaries for JoAnn Dotson Kimbro and Lem Stewart
Mrs. JoAnn Dotson Kimbro 38 of 600 Layton Ave East St Louis died Thursday in East St Louis She had lived there 15 years born Jan 2 1933 in Buncombe daughter of Charles R and Edna B Walker Dotson survived by brother Robert Dotson Marion sisters Mrs Radene Harris Marion and Mrs Lenore Roberts Mt Vernon Ind funeral set 2 pm Sunday George Van Natta Funeral Home Her rin East Lawn Memorial Gardens south of Energy Lem Stewart 61 Buncombe dies Herrin Hospital burial Mt Zion Cemetery Buncombe Died Thursday married Aug 10 1933 West Frankfort wife Pauline Kerr two daughters Mrs Bert Dismukes Metropolis and Mrs Sue Sams Mt Carmel plus others
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JoAnn Dotson Kimbro
Layton Ave
East St. Louis
Energy
Kimbro
Buncombe
Charles R
Edna B. Walker Dotson
Robert Dotson
Marion
Radene Harris
Lenore Roberts
Mt. Vernon
Ind
George van Natta
Herrin
Glenn Hock
East Lawn Memorial Gardens
South of
Lem Stewart
Mt. Zion
Hugh Mighell
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Rogers-Whitner
Vienna
Stewart
Herrin Hospital
Johnson County
Doc Cameron
Clara Elkins Stewart
West Frankfort
Pauline Kerr
Bert Dismukes
Metropolis
Sue Sams
Mt. Carmel
Mine death inquest set for tonight at Johnston City
An inquest into the death of Alfred Perry 50 of 1007 Barham St Johnston City will be held at 730 p m today at the Murman and Wilson Funeral Home Perry was killed Aug 18 at Zeigler No 4 mine when a roof bolting wrench struck him in the neck Benjamin W Hartsock 62 longtime Du Quoin resident died at 620 am Thursday in the Veterans Hospital Marion He was born December 11 1908 in Jackson County son of Guy and Georgia Olive Hartsock He was married December 2 1949 in Benton to Stella Jackson Hartsock He is survived by his wife and sisters Mrs Howard Jones of Du Quoin and Mrs Jess Connor of Benton One sister and three brothers preceded him Funeral services will be 2 pm Saturday in the Neal Memorial Chapel in Du Quoin Friends may call after 6 pm today at the funeral home Burial will be in the Old Du Quoin Cemetery.
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Mary C. Johnson
Pinckneyville
Friendship Manor
Nashville
Pyatt Funeral Home
Charles Boling
Johnson
Perry County
Joseph
Lydia Gladson Taylor
Herschel Holmes
Holmes
Edward Johnson
Albert Johnsey
Sparta
First Baptist Church
Billy Wise
Caledonia
Mr. Johnsey
Anna
Jasper
Ala
Bud
Lucy Tubbs Johnsey
Kelley Sue Jackson
Birmingham
Richard
John Henry
Jerry Wayne
Jeffrey Lynn
Michael James
Sandra Ann Johnsey
Carolyn Ann Johnsey
Cullman
Beulah Wendell
Willisville
Ellie Johnsey
Ark
Henry
Bremen
McDaniel Funeral Home
George Malanga
North Miami
Fla
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Malanga
du Quoin
New Jersey
Victor
Elizabeth Spatola Malanga
Lucille Poole
Franklin Duncan
Tampa
Miami
Showman’s Rest
Southern Memorial Cemetery
Fila
Walker Funeral Home
William Viernam
S. Central St
West City
Carmi Township
Carmi
Mitchell Funeral Home
Benton
Clyde Gulley
Lloyd Lasley
Masonic and Odd Fellows
Charles “Chuck” R. Barrell
Mill St
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Mr. Barrell
Murphysboro
Montgomery Ward
Masonic Lodge No
The
Elks Club
First Christian Church
Zeigler
Cecil
Edith Doering Barrell
Adelle Savitz Barrell
Melody Norman
Danville
Paula Richerson
Harrisburg
Hobbs- Johnson Funeral Home
Jesse Dunn
Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery
Funeral
Alfred Perry
Barham St
Johnston City
Murman and Wilson Funeral
Perry
Zeigler No. 4
Benjamin W. Hartsock
Veterans Hospital
Marion
Mr. Hartsock
Jackson County
Guy
Georgia Olive Hartsock
Stella Jackson Hartsock
Eagles Lodge
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Howard Jones
Jess Connor
Neal
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Xuan Thuy
Chou
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Soviet Union
DU Quoin Showman
the Transportation Gap
Hattie Robinson
Hortense St
Crawshaw Mortuary
Murphsyboro
Dallas McCoy
Tower Grove
Pomona
Will
Margaret Ellen Cook Jones
George Robinson
Jackson
Pentecostal Church
Lastour Corporation
Margaret Jolly
Granite City
William
James
Robert Ellis
Marie Penrod
Yorkville
Linda Gayle Matlock
Gerald Matlock
Miss Matlock
Carol Ann Willer
Quincy
American Dairy Association
William Dye
William E. Dye
Dye
University of Massachusetts
Amherst
Ross Randolph
Charles R. Barrell
Florence Ehrhart
Parrish St
Firmin Deslodge
Clinton Woodfin
Masonic and
Odd Fellows
Joann Kimbro
Benjamin Hartsock DU Quoin
Sning Fscom
Furst
DU Quoin, Ill
K. C. Hall
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