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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1968

Page

17

Local police briefs and fines from multiple towns

Alto Pass Edward Gearheart fined $25 for failure to yield. Herrin James Bayles $20 for speeding. Herrin Harvey Overton $15 for intoxication. Hurst David Mitchell $25 for disobedience. Du Quoin Walter Naumer $15 for three in sailboat with no life preserver. Carterville Joan McKinnies $15 for speeding. Gazelles note irrelevant details about animal speed and height.

Alto Pass Edward Gearheart Herrin James Bayles Harvey Overton Hurst David Mitchell du Quoin Walter Naumer Carterville Joan McKinnies

Americans Join Saigon Street Fights Amid Free Lancers

In Saigon, several American servicemen took part in local street battles with Viet Cong forces during leave. Green Berets slipped into action with South Vietnamese Marines and Rangers, while other U.S. personnel photographed or fired weapons alongside Vietnamese troops. US MPs say patrols try to stop the freelance clashes, but interference is limited as battles erupt near Cholon and other nearby billets.

Free Lancers Saigon U.S Phu Lam United States Cholon U.S. S

Poor People Campaign Turmoil Hits Resurrection City

AP reports worsening dissension at Resurrection City as Bayard Rustin resigns from leading the June 19 Day of Support. Ralph Abernathy remains optimistic about the march, while Sterling Tucker delays in taking the role. Daily bus departures drain the camp as demonstrators depart for various cities. Police estimate 400 to 500 marchers near the Agriculture Department as the camp grows sparse.

Washington Resurrection City Bayard Rustin Ralph David Abernathy Ass Austin Sterling Tucker Washington Urban League Lincoln Memorial Boston Chicago South Southern Christian Leadership Conference Department of Agriculture

Funeral rites for Clay Beckman set Monday

Funeral services for Clay Jean Beckman 19 of Campbell Hill will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Campbell Hill with Rev. H. C. Welp officiating. Beckman drowned Thursday night in a farm pond near Ava. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery. Friends may call at Wilson Funeral Home Ava after 2 p.m. today until noon Monday.

Clay Jean Beckman Campbell Hill St. Peter's Lutheran Church H. C. Welp Beckman Ava Wilson Funeral Home St. Peter’s Cemetery

Marlow Commissioned Second Lieutenant at Ft. Sill

Robert L. Marlow of Her tin has been commissioned a second lieutenant at the Army Artillery and Missile School, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.

Robert L. Marlow Hertin Army Artillery and Missle School Ft. Sil. Okla

Bidault Returns to France After Six Years in Exile

Former premier George Bidault, once an adversary of Charles de Gaulle over Algerian independence, arrived in France on Saturday after six years abroad to dodge subversive activity charges. He had lived in Brazil and other countries since 1963, and was taken to a Paris court for questioning before release.

Bidault de Gaulle France Paris George Bidault Charles de Gaulle Brazil Belgium National Council Resistance

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