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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1964

Page

4

Warren Commission to finish JFK slaying report by June 30

The Warren Commission has begun drafting its national report on President Kennedy's Dallas assassination. It aims for a June 30 completion date, with further witness sessions, as it lays out findings that Oswald acted alone and no Soviet, Cuban, or Mexican plot is implicated. The five volume FBI file remains classified.

Washington Warren Commission John F. Kennedy Lee Harvey Oswald Texas John B. Connally Dallas Earl Warren Oswald Ruby Jack Ruby Soviet Union Cuba Mexico FBI

More Better Vocational Training Urged

A national report by the American Council on Education argues for intensified emphasis on semi professional technical and skilled education. Grant Venn author of Man Education and Work says the system serves only 20 percent of students and most junior colleges focus on liberal arts rather than occupational curricula, hindering skilled job growth.

Washington American Council On Education Grant Venn Venn Western State College of Colorado California Ree

Synthetics prove as effective as natural drugs asserts pharmacist

A pharmacist discusses synthetic drugs, claiming equal effectiveness at lower costs. He notes a vitamin B-1 tablet now costs around 5 cents, whereas previous dosage would require many yeast tablets costing more. He promotes Herring Rexall Drugs at 107 N Park Ave, asking readers to check their medicine chests and buy First Aid and sun care items there.

Jost Herring Rexall Drugs N. Park Ave

Weather Forecast for Southern States and Carolinas

Rain is forecast today for southern parts of the middle Atlantic states the Carolinas and eastern Ohio and Tennessee valleys with showers and scattered thundershowers in the southern tier from the plains to the central area. High Friday 69 low 51. High Saturday 69 low 50. 6 pm Saturday 66. Sun rises 5 33 am and sets 8 22 pm Monday.

Middle Atlantic States Carolinas Ohio Tennessee Plains

Gospel Sing Set Monday at Williamson County Fairgrounds

Live premiere of Singing Time in Dixie syndicated gospel show in Marion at 8 p.m. Monday draws over 3,000, with top quartets Statesmen and Blackwood Brothers plus Stamps Quartet Speer 5 Family and Rebels. Don Butler hosts. tickets by mail box 28 Marion. reserve seats 2.30, grandstand 2, general admission 1.30.

Dixie Marion Williamson County Fairgrounds Ken Duncan Williamson County Chicago Blackwood Brothers Arthur Godfrey Tennessee Ernie Ford Stamps Quartet Speer 5 Family The Rebels Don Butler

Williamson county tax bills mailed for 1966 totals rise

About 46 000 Williamson County tax bills have been mailed. The total tax bill is 3 728 364 dollars, a 292 472 dollar increase from 1965. Personal property bills total 898 816 dollars, real estate 2 503 371 dollars, utilities 148 022 dollars, railroads 173 750 dollars, railroad right of way improvements 2 696 dollars, and off leases 1 476 dollars. Payments are due by July 1 for personal property and first real estate installment, with Sept. 1 for second real estate payment.

Williamson County Lawrence Feurer Feurer Marion

Gulf coast rain forecast and scattered plains showers

Weather note highlights Gulf coast states and Florida with occasional rain in central plains and scattered showers in the Rocky Mountain region. AP wires mention Crab Orchard Lake spillway, Devil's Kitchen Lake spillway, Little Grassy Lake spillway, and Lake of Egypt spillway in Illinois.

Crab Orchard Lake Devil's Kitchen Lake Little Grassy Lake Lake of Egypt AL

Navy expands deep ocean studies to probe Thresher disappearance

The Navy will advance deep ocean research with manned vehicles and a central command. A rebuilt Trieste, from the West Coast, will test equipment and dive to thousands of feet off Cape Cod where the Thresher sank. A new deep diving vessel is planned. Secretary Nitze approved a special panel to review deep subsystems and rescue vehicle development.

Washington Navy Ander Cape Cod Paul H. Nitze

East German escapes to West Berlin after gunfire

East German escapes into West Berlin during the night after Red guards fired three machine gun bursts, West Berlin police report.

Berlin West Berlin

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