Area Five Managers Meeting Set in Murphysboro
The Illinois State Employment Service Office will hold its Area Five Managers meeting on Wednesday and Thursday at the Murphysboro office. Representatives from 10 Southern Illinois offices will attend, with Chester M. Saluska of U S Rubber Joliet Plant Uni-Royal Inc as guest speaker.
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Area Five
Ilinois
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois
Chester M. Saluska
U. S. Rubber Co
Joliet
Uni-Royal Inc
Williamson County
Illinois
Marion
Barney R. Boren
Alabama Gov. Lurleen Wallace Dies in Sleep
Gov. Lurleen B. Wallace, 41, died in her sleep after a two year cancer battle. Lt. Gov. Albert Brewer became governor per succession law as Alabama observes mourning with Capitol closed and flags at half staff. Wallace championed mental health funding and public health, prompting a $15 million bond for facilities.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lurleen B. Wallace
George
Albert Brewer
Decatur
Alabama
Brewer
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Wallace
William Crawford Gorgas
Medical Association of the State of Alabama
James Parsons
Birmingham
Janie Lee Wallace
Mrs. Wallace
House
George Wallace
Senate
Herrin Clerks Union Banquet Draws 187 Attendees
One hundred eighty seven people attended the annual banquet of the Herrin Retail Clerks Union Local 1130. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Jack Falk and Mr. and Mrs. Tom McNutt. Falk is the district representative in Southern Illinois and McNutt is regional coordinator. George Bennett's band played at the Elks Club Saturday night.
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Herrin Retail Clerks Union
Bob Prudent
Jack Falk
Tom McNutt
Falk
Southern
Illinois
McNutt
George Bennett
Elks Club
Percy offers $50,000 reward for slayer of daughter Valerie
Senator Charles H. Percy announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction in Valerie Percy's death. The 19-year-old was stabbed and beaten in her Kenilworth home on Sept. 18, 1966. The case was transferred to state police at a news conference with Gov. Otto Kerner.
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Chicago
Charles H. Percy
Rtil
Valerie
Sharon
Percy
Kenilworth
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Ross V. Randolph
Illinois Department of Public Safety
Council views park program in Sparta
Sparta City Council considers a Neighborhood Recreation Program for this summer needing two to four vacant lots leased to the city for use and supervision by volunteers. Mosquito fogging would begin Wednesday with three nights per week spraying across the town. In Carbondale Joann L. Lockhart faces driving with an instruction permit violation. West Frankfort man Malcolm White pleads guilty to five deceptive practice charges, gets probation, fines, costs, and restitution to Marion businesses.
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Sparta
H. A. Dickey
Dickey
America
West Frankfort
Malcolm White
Marion
Lan Haney
White
Mother's Day pitch for private phone extension gift
An advertisement urges giving an extension phone to mothers to protect privacy from family eavesdropping. It promotes a miniature toy phone gift card and stresses independence, portraying the gift as restoring a sense of single life for a few minutes daily. General Telephone is named as the provider.
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Pavlov
Mother
Mom
General Telephone Business Office
Mather
General Telephone
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Lurleen Wallace
Herrin
The
Slayer
Kankakee
Eastridge
Westview
Joliet Armory
Nora O’sullivan Manley
Maley
Jimmy Potoff
Gladys Dent
Frank Potoff
Jimmy
Cook County Hospital
Stratton
Altorfer
Mattoon
Charleston
Thomas Charles Fuller II
Coles County
Fuller
William Cox
Ava
Paulette F. Reiman
Council
Carbondale
Joann L. Lockhart
Buick Motor Division
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