De Gaulle Forces Runoff After Narrow First Round Victory
Paris reports Charles de Gaulle won 43.96 percent in the first round, forcing a Dec. 19 runoff with François Mitterrand. Jean Lecannet, a 45-year-old centrist senator, drew 15.78 percent, while overseas returns pending. De Gaulle devotedly silent amid the rebuff.
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de Gaulle
Francois Mitterrand
Department
Mitterrand
Jean Lecannet
France
Jean-Louis Tixier - Viganancour
Vatican Approves World Problems Schema At Council
The Vatican Ecumenical Council endorsed its schema on modern world problems after a three year effort. It condemns nuclear warfare and preserves church teaching on birth control while hinting at future changes. A public proclamation is planned in St Peter's Basilica with a jubilee period announced by Pope Paul VI.
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Vatican Ecumenical Council
St. Peter’s Basilica
Paul VI
Council
Philip Hannan
New Orleans
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
British defy African plea on Rhodesia
London rejects a demand by 36 African nations to crush Rhodesia's rebellion by mid December. Prime Minister Harold Wilson says Britain aims to end the rebellion without bloodshed if possible. The OAU warned of breaking diplomatic ties and even war if the deadline is missed.
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Rhodesia
Harold Wilson
Organization of African Unity
Ian Smith
Wilson
Britain
Commonwealth Relations
Arthur Bottomley
Kenneth Kaunda
Kariba Dam
Kaunda
Zambia
OAU
Smith
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Anna Man Dies Veteran Fred Cox 74
Fred Cox 74 of Anna died Sunday in Union County Hospital Anna. A retired mechanic and World War I veteran he was born April 11 1891 to Benjamin and Francina Cox. Survived by brother Ford and three sisters Effie Sauders Edith Trulove and Lois Burce. Services at 1 pm Wednesday Crain Norris Funeral Home Anna with burial in Anna Cemetery and American Legion military rites. Friends may call after 11 am Tuesday.
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Anna
Union County Hospital
Mr. Cox
Benjamin and
Francina McCoy Cox
American Legion
Ford
Effie Sauders
Edith Trulove
Auburn
Calif
Lois Burce
Cobden
Crain - Norris
Richard Born Sr. 44 former Chester resident dies in Kansas
Richard Born Sr. a former Chester resident, 44, died in his Abilene Kansas home. His body was found after family returned from a trip. inquest to determine cause. Born November 15 1921 in Chester, he married Charlotte Boyd February 28 1942 and belonged to the American Legion Elks VFW Masonic Lodge and Methodist Church. He leaves wife two sons Richard Jr. and Donald and brother Paul. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday Welge Funeral Home Chester with graveside Masonic rites Evergreen Cemetery. viewing after 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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Chester
Abilene
Kan
Born
John
Bessie Waters
Charlotte Boyd
American Legion
the Elks
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Masonic Lodge
Methodist Church
Richard Jr
Morganfield
Donald
Herington
Paul
Granada Hills
Calif
Welge Funeral Home
Dowain McKien
Evergreen Cemetery
Cooler Temperatures and Snow Flurries Forecast East of Mississippi
Cool temperatures and snow flurries are forecast from the lower Lakes region into New England. Occasional rain is expected from the Pacific coast to the northern intermountain region. It will be cooler east of the Mississippi Valley except for the west.
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New England
Pacific Coast
Intermountain
Mississippi Valley
How It Looks Over State Weather Snapshot
Fair and colder tonight with a low in the 18 to 25 range. Tuesday mostly sunny with a warmer afternoon, highs from 38 to 50 across regions. Gulf coast and warmer weather expected north central plains. AP Wirephoto shows area temperatures and lake stage readings.
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Peking Agrees to Military Aid for Cambodia
Peking Radio reported that China will provide military aid to Cambodia. The disclosure came in a Nov 29 letter from Cambodian Chief of State Prince Norodom Sihanouk to Premier Chou En-lai. No specifics were released.
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China
Cambodia
Peking Radio
Norodom Siphanouk
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Sihanouk
Peking
Alto Pass Woman Myrtle Etherton Dies at 79
Mrs Myrtle Etherton 79 of Rt 1 Alto Pass died Sunday at St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro after a long illness. Born December 31 1885 in Pomona she was daughter of John Wesley and Susanna Elizabeth Murphy Grammer. She married Omer T Etherton March 13 1904 in Pomona. Funeral Wednesday 2 pm at Dutch Ridge Baptist Church with Rev Lloyd Preston officiating. Burial Hagler Cemetery Pomona. Myers Denny Funeral Home Murphysboro to call after 4 pm Tuesday until noon Wednesday.
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Rt. 1
Alto Pass
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Pomona
John Wesley
Susanna Elizabeth Murphy Grammer
Omer T. Etherton
Etherton
Dutch Ridge Baptist Church
Agnes Etherton
Nelson Grammer
Delean Etherton
Emory Harrison
Carbondale
Duntch Ridge Baptist Church
Lloyd Preston
Hagler Cemetery
Meyer-Denny Funeral Home
John G. Sheer dies in Marion at 71
John G. Sheer 71 of 308 S Liberty Marion died at 9 30 p m Saturday at his home of a heart attack He was born in Missouri son of Edward and Hannah Cragel Sheer married Verna Lee Smothers in Kennett Missouri in 1918 He was a trucker and had lived in Marion 45 years He leaves his wife two children Edward and Ruth Fofar both of Marion and Jean Clendenin of Chicago Heights seven grandchildren and one great grandchild Services will be at 2 p m Tuesday at Wilson Funeral Home Marion with Rev Herbert Ridlen officiating Burial will be in Davis Prairie Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home
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John G. Sheer
S. Liberty St
Marion
Missouri
Edward
Hannah Cragel Sheer
Verna Lee Smothers
Kennett
Mr. Sheer
Ruth Fofar
Jean Clendenin
Chicago Heights
Wilson Funeral Home
Herbert Ridlen
Davis Prairie Cemetery
Kibler Named to Illinois Curriculum Council Study Group
Kibler, director of the Educational Research Bureau at SIU, has been named to the Illinois Curriculum Council's study publication committee on counteracting school dropouts in Illinois.
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Novertuv
Kibler
Educational Research Bureau
SIU
Illinois Curriculum Council
Illinois
Pope Paul VI Overhauls Vatican Holy Office Reforms Inquisition
Pope Paul VI ordered a broad revision of the Vatican Holy Office successor to the Inquisition. He changed its status and name, reduced secrecy, and said defendants shall have the right of defense.
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Vatican
Holy Office
Inquisition
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