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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1963

Page

9

North Korea says it shot down U S Army helicopter

North Korea asserts 11 ground forces fired on and forced down a U S Army helicopter just north of the DMZ near Seoul. The pilots Capt. Ben Weakley Stutl and Capt. Charleston W Volta were not accounted for. U N Command sought return of crew and aircraft. communists labeled the flight an armistice breach.

Charles S. Chin Associated Press Seoul South Korea North Korea North Reds Ben Weakley Stut Charleston W. Volta Military Armistice Commission U.N Han River Red Territory Uie Reas U. S. Marine George H. Cloud Mixed Armistice Commission Panmunjom Cloud

Mrs Pearl Mericle Herrin Dies At 63 In Herrin Hospital

Mrs Pearl Mericle 63 of 1005 S Park Ave Herrin died at 4 15 pm Thursday in Herrin Hospital Born December 23 1897 in Carbondale daughter of Alfred and Lucy Jane Ward She married Curtis Mericle at West Frankfort in 1992 She was a member of the South Idih Street Pentecostal Church She leaves husband Curtis sister Bertha Cohen of St Louis brother Joe Ward of Collinsville Funeral 1 30 pm Sunday at Johnsons Funeral Home Herrin Rev J R Mann officiating Burial Herrin City Cemetery Friends may call after 4 pm Saturday

Pearl Mericle Park Ave Herrin Herrin Hospital Dee Carbondale Alfred Lucy Jane Woodard ‘Ward Curtis Mericle West Frankfort Mericle South Idih Street Pentecostal Church Curtis Bertha Cohen St. Louis Joe Ward Collinsville Johnson's Funeral Home J. R. Mann Herrin City Cemetery

East Main collision damages two vehicles in Carbondale edge

Two eastbound cars were damaged in a 4 45 p m Wednesday collision on East Main street at the edge of Carbondale. Drivers Jestie Taylor Rt. 2 Murphysboro and Clifton W Newson 5046 Mulberry St Carterville were involved.

East Main Street Carbondale Jestie Taylor Rt. 2 Murphysboro Clifton W. Newson Mulberry Ist Carterville

Action In Senate JFK Wins Major Victory As Grain Plan Passes

The Senate approved the administration feed grains control bill 45 to 35 after defeating 17 Republican amendments. The measure, destined for the President's signature, allows wheat farmers to plant corn sorghums barley and other feed crops on wheat acreage and lets feed grain growers plant wheat on idle land. Senator Douglas D Tr. supported the bill while Senator Dirksen R opposed it.

JFK Washington Senate Kennedy House Sen Douglas D-Tr Dirksen Red

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