Holiday toll exceeds early estimates this Memorial Day
United Press International reports the 78-hour Memorial Day weekend death toll rose above 400 as traffic and two Illinois plane crashes added to casualties. The nationwide count reached 411 deaths in traffic accidents, beating the National Safety Council’s preholiday estimate of 340 to 400.
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United Press International
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National Safety Council
California
Michigan
New York
Florida
Ohio
Texas
Alaska
Delaware
North Dakota
South Dakota
Kent Milton
California Highway Patrol
Milton
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Oral Roberts University
Chicago
DuPage County
Shelbyville
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Livestock Markets Report From Joliet and Des Moines
Market results show cattle and hog trading with varied gains and steady signals across Joliet Illinois and Des Moines Iowa. Cattle high grades reach 40 to 41.50 for steers, hogs gain 25 to 75, while Des Moines notes moderate demand and steadier butchers with No 1-3 weights trading around 46 to 50 dollars per hundredweight.
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Joliet, Ill
UPI
Des Moines
Services today for Miss Swartzendruber Wellman
Miss Magdalene Swartzendruber Wellman 70 died May 29 1976 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City Funeral services were held May 31 at 1030 a.m. at the Wellman Mennonite Church with Rev Ron Kennel in charge Burial was in Wellman Mennonite Cemetery Powell Funeral Home Wellman handled arrangements She was born November 12 1905 near Wellman daughter of Peter P and Emma Yordy Swartzendruber She lived in the Wellman area most of her life except three years in California She was a member of the Wellman Mennonite Church Survivors include nieces and nephews She was preceded in death by two brothers and one half brother.
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Wellman
Magdalene Swartzendruber
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Wellman Mennonite Church
Ron Kennel
Wellman Mennonite Cemetery
Powell Funeral Home
Miss Swartzendruber
Peter P
Emma Yordy Sw
Clara Faulkner 87 dies after long illness in 1976
Clara Faulkner 87 of Brownlee Medical Center died Tuesday June 1 1976 after hospitalization since March 1972 Funeral services were set for Thursday at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Greg Berkey officiating Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery She was born July 3 1888 in Aledo Illinois daughter of Alfred and Hannah Goode Faulkner and was a longtime educator and county school official Survivors include sister Ellan Noffsinger and Harriet Myers 11 nieces and nephews brothers Charles and Alfred Faulkner Jr plus Mr Raymond Hasty of Washington
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Clara Faulkner
Brownlee Medical Center
Jones Funeral Home
Greg Berkey
Elm Grove Cemetery
Clara Frances Faulkner
Aledo, Ill
Alfred and
Hannah Goode Faulkner
Washington County
Washington Academy
Naomi Chapter Oes
Kalona
Damascus White Shrine
American Home III
Royal Neighbors of American
First Baptist Church
Raymond Hasty
Washington
Ellan Noffsinger
Harriet Myers
Charles
Alfred Faulkner Jr
Hays Shifts Focus From Scandal To Memorial Day Crowd
Rep Wayne Hays of Ohio faced a friendly reception at Belmont County Memorial Day ceremony as he returned home amid sex scandal allegations. He awaits Justice Department probes and possible House ethics action including a bid to resign as Congressional Campaign Committee chair.
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Bannock
Ohio
UPI
Wayne Hays
Belmont County
Washington
Hays
Thomas P. O'Neill
D-Mass
England
Justice Department
House
Ethics Committee
Congressional Campaign Committee
Leonard Hogan 62 of Richland dies
Leonard James Hogan aged 62 of Richland died Monday May 31 1976 at Jefferson County Hospital after a week as patient. Born December 13 1913 in Taylor Ridge Illinois he married Marine Crawford on December 6 1933 and lived in Richland eleven years while working at the schools for ten. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm Gould Funeral Home Richland Rev Kermit Black will officiate burial Friends Cemetery. Surviving wife three children Richard Nancy Swaim Sheryl Mulligan seven grandchildren three great grandchildren one brother Clarence plus parents and one sister preceding him in death.
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Richland
Leonard James Hogan
Jefferson County Hospital
Mr. Hogan
Taylor Ridge
Ill
James
Charlotte Fox Hogan
Marine Crawford
Gould
Kermit Black
Friends Cemetery
Richard
Nancy Swaim
Sheryl Mulligan
Fairfield
Clarence
Ottumwa
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Morning Sun
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Iowa Farm Bureau
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Leonard Hogan
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State Farm Hospital Surgical
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