Jeff Fires Rocket Well Despite Modest Altitude
Marion 16 year old Jeff Gentry launched a one and a half inch diameter two stage rocket at Fabic Machinery Co grounds east of Marion. The 24 inch rocket reached about 500 feet with two stage sections descending by parachute while a prior test hit 1,500 feet. Gentry cited wind and weight as causes for the lower reach and planned further launches with larger thrusts and a future movie camera equipped model. Marion photographer Carl Sorgen assisted with photography while spectators numbered 40 to 50.
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Jeff Gentry
Marion
Fabic Machinery Co. Grounds
Gentry
Ruth Gentry
Virginia Ave
Carl Sorgen
Wedding Party Tours Hineston in Vintage Cars
Newlyweds Mr and Mrs James Lohman rode through Herrin in a 1913 Maxwell a 1918 Dodge and a 1922 Dodge after their Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church ceremony The Lohmans Janice Marlow daughter of Mr and Mrs John Marlow Herrin and James Lohman son of Mr and Mrs Carl Lohman Elkhart Indiana are the couple’s families.
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James Lohman
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Herrin
Lohman
Janice Marlow
John Marlow
Carl Lohman
Elkhart
Ind
Water System Talk Planned for Bend Lake Supply
Government and private financial representatives meet at 11 a.m. Thursday in Benton to discuss financing the Bend Lake water supply system. The plan would cost 5.75 million dollars and serve 17 area cities with talks on contract types, federal grants, and feasibility based on city participation.
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Benton
Bend Lake
Howard Mendenhall
Rend Lake
Washington
Red Cross Announces $30,000 Skopje Relief Supplies
Geneva reports the American Red Cross will ship $30,000 in relief supplies to Skopje Yugoslavia for earthquake victims. The contribution aims to aid reconstruction and provide essential aid to the affected population.
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Geneva
American Red Cross
U.S
Skopje
Yugoslavia
Marchers from Southern Illinois join Washington civil rights trek
More than 100000 people gathered in Washington for a civil rights march. A busload from Southern Illinois joined, with ministers from Carbondale and nearby towns stressing peaceful aims and citizen identity. They praised the march’s religious participation, noted scheduling limits, and urged immediate action despite uncertainties about broader support.
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Washington
Illinois
Loyd Sumner
Olivet Free Will Baptist Church
William Longman
First Christian Church
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Turley
Southern Illiinois University
St. Louis
Tri-County Fete Opens in Johnston City Today
The annual Tri-County Labor Day Association celebration begins in Johnston City with an 8:30 a.m. board meeting and a 2 p.m. program at the city park featuring groups from Atlanta and Carrier Mills. A parade starts at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, with speeches by union leaders and AFL-CIO representatives. A teen dance, a Kinsmen Trio, a West Frankfort group, and a midway entertain attendees.
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Labor Day Association
Johnston City
Carl Barnes
Association
Jackson County
Williamson
Franklin County
Sons of Song Quartet
Atlanta
Melody Aire Trio
Carrier Mills
Chapelaires Quartet
Dongola
Neil Beam
United Mine Workers District 13
International Board
Afl-Cio and Garment Workers Union
West Frankfort
Mexican peasants to study agriculture in Israel for three months
The Israeli Embassy announced that thirty Mexican peasants will travel to Israel for a three month course in agricultural techniques and cooperative systems starting soon from Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Israel
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Prise
Robo the Clown
du Quoin
Jeff
Lenis Turley
Rock Hill Baptist Church
Sumner
Mr. Turnley
Pope Ward
Lee Pope Ward
First Presbyterian Church
Murphysboro
Mac Gillespie
Malcolm Gillespie
Student Christian Foundation
Siu
Longman
Sparta
Centralia
Cairo
Mt. Vernon
Howard Johnson
Virginia
Asbury Methodist Church
CORE
Carol Ann Sorgen
Tri-County
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