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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1968
Page
14
Southern Illinois University art students stage an exhibit and sale of paintings sculptures and drawings today through Sunday in the second floor study lounge of the University Center. The event showcases diverse works by local students.
Actor Marlon Brando aboard National Airlines Flight 64 to Miami caused a scare when a Miami stewardess failed to recognize him and he asked if the flight went to Cuba. Brando was asked to return to the plane but refused, citing a Colombia trip for a United Artists film.
Date McNeill Sr., a 73 year old Marion resident and retired miner, died on arrival at Marion Memorial Hospital at 10:35 a.m. Thursday. He was born Sept. 27, 1895 in Williamson County, married Minnie Corzine in 1916, and was a member of United Mine Workers Local 9152. He leaves a wife, four children including J Brooks and Joan, a brother, sisters, six grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Services are set for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Mitchell Funeral Home with burial in Herrin City Cemetery.
Congress authorized funds for a third year of Model Cities grants and Metropolis was urged to reapply. The record cites Cates Terry L. Dusch, 17, with speeding charges and a $15 fine noted among the event details.
Oren Lee Staley of Rea Missouri was re elected president of the National Farmers Organization to a 14th term by a vote of 4899 to 687 for Don Myers of Waterloo Indiana. Staley pledged a hard line against large processors and cited earlier withholding actions that he said pressured prices upward across commodities. The convention also reelected national vice president Erhard Phingsten of Sergeant Bluff Iowa.
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