Eight Die in Cypress Family Car Crash in Pulaski County
A head on two car collision on Route 37 near Cache River Bridge killed eight people, including six Flannigan family members from Cypress. Victims include Donald and Wilma Dean Flannigan and their children Bradley, Dennis Mark, Ruth Ann, and Kathy Lynn, plus Teddy Sisk and Greg Mathis. Kathy Lynn died after hospital admission. Funeral services set for Vienna High School gymnasium, with burial in Cypress Masonic Cemetery.
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Cypress
Pulaski County
Donald Flannigan
Wilma Dean
Bradley
Dennis Mark
Ruth Ann
Rt. 37
Cache River Bridge
Rt. 169
Kathy Lynn
Massac Memorial Hospital
Metropolis
Teddy N. Sisk
Greg
Mathis
Vienna
Flannigan
Sisk
Flannigans
Akins
Dimple Dunn
Anna
Raymond
Hazel Heal Flannigan
Hazel Hodge
Louise Griffey
Carolyn Riley
Bristol
Ind
Linda Wood
Clifford
Ronnie
Perks
Wilma Dean Flannigan
Harlan Dasham
Dennis Mark Flannigan
Vienna High School
Ruth Ann Flannigan
Kathy Lynn Flannigan
Cal Ryan
Marion Mosley
Masonic Cemetery
Wilson Funeral Home
Karnak
Teddy Sisk
Shawnee Junior College
Ullin
First Baptist Church of
First Baptist Church of Vienna and the Anna - Jonesboro DeMolay Chapter
Carroll
Katherine Ware Sisk
Jerrie Brady
Oklahoma
First Baptist Church
Charles Cooper
Rogers and Whitney
Greg Mathis
Helen Evins
George Mathis
Grantsburg
Marines
The
Mount Funeral Home
Israel Holds Firm Against Rogers Middle East Proposals
Israel faces Secretary Rogers with a hard line stance as Premier Meir and Foreign Minister Eban reject concessions. Israeli leaders insist the 1967 war lines best guarantee security and resist deeper U S mediation. The talks, described as animated, aim to deter Arab rapprochement while preserving U S backing.
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William P. Rogers
Middle East
Golda Meir
Abba Eban
Knesset
Israel
Rogers
United States
Egypt
U.S. State Department
Antiaircraft battles in North Vietnam destroy three guns
U S fighter bombers clashed with antiaircraft guns 40 miles north of the DMZ in North Vietnam and destroyed three long range guns in the 33rd strike of the year. Maj. Charles Johnson said no American jets were hit. A separate report said an F4 Phantom was shot down farther south in the Laotian panhandle. both crewmen were rescued.
Senate Rules Committee approves girl pages
The Senate Rules Committee voted to allow girl pages and, after months of deliberation, also permits female elevator operators post office employees and police officers as well as pages on the Senate side. This removes the final obstacle to women in black pants on the Senate floor as aides and messengers, with admission likely several months away.
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Washington Star
Washington
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Capitol
Rules Committee
Nine dead in Rt 37 crash rivals county record
Thursday night’s eight fatality wreck on Rt 37 near Cypress nearly tied Southern Illinois’ worst highway accident toll. The incident raises 1971 deaths to 44, versus 37 in 1970 for the district. Other nine death events include a trolley-bus crash near Johnston City in the 1940s and a migrant fruit truck crash in the Metropolis area in the 1950s.
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Rt. 37
Cypress
Southern Illinois
Rt. 3
Chester
Bers
Johnston City
Metropolis
Grand Chain
Protesters plan return as capital quiets after mass demonstrations
In Washington protesters faded from the streets after massive antiwar actions. Organizers like Rennie Davis vowed more demonstrations, with another rally planned in two months. In Seattle, Leslie Bacon faced a grand jury over the USS Capitol bombing and a bank bombing bid, with a $100,000 bond upheld.
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Rennie Davis
Washington
Davis
Carl McIntire
Seattle
Leslie Bacon
Uss
Capitol
New York City
U.S
George Boldt
Atherton
Calif
Rise in unemployment but more jobs overall
The government reported unemployment edged up to 6.1 percent in April, with Black unemployment rising to 10 percent the highest since January 1964. The overall labor force grew to 85.8 million while total unemployed fell to 4.694 million, aided by farm job gains and a weak seasonal pickup.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Secretary of Labor
James D. Hodgson
Democratic National Comittee
Europe
Lockheed loan guarantees push gains amid criticism
Congress is expected to approve up to 250 million in loan guarantees for Lockheed Aircraft Corp. and possibly other firms. Rep. Moorehead blasted the move as bailouts for Lockheed's leadership, while Treasury Secretary Connally signaled broad legislative support amid concerns over economic impact.
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Washington
Congress
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Lockheed
William S. Moorehead
D-Pa
Nixon
Daniel Haughton
Moorhead
Secretary of Treasury
John B. Connally
Connally
Bonn May Float Mark to Align With Dollar
West Germany considers letting the Deutschemark float to set a new parity with the dollar. A government committee urges domestic stabilization measures, and the plan will be pitched to the European Common Market in Brussels.
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Bonn
Germany
Europe
Conrad Ahlers
Willy Brandt
West Germany
Ahlers
Brussels
Belgium
Karl Schiller
Walter Scheel
Scheel
Schiller
Treasury refinancing plan fails amid international crisis
The U S Treasury could not raise 8.4 billion dollars by exchanging securities, pulling in 6.7 billion and prompting 1.8 billion in maturing notes to be cashed. Officials describe cashing as attrition and note rates rose since the offer. A Treasury spokesman called the result very good despite the shortfall.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
Local Weather Outlook With Showers and Storms
This afternoon cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs around 70 to 77. Tonight cloudy with showers and thunderstorms and a low of 52 to 56. Saturday partly sunny with highs 70 to 75. Weather details page map page 15.
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