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85 MOUNT VERNON; ILLINOIS. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1972 Two Pages 60c Single Copr 196 MILLION AMERICANS VOTE $1,111, 0 Mt. V. Project Iward Federal Building Contract Solem City I Manager I Resigns ILL, (UPI) City Robert Walker sub- mjltted his resignation Monday and a citizen wlio has Visn at odds with the city coun- di over a re-zoning matter pre- petitions aslUng for an elation on a to do away with the city manager VWfiilccr, city manager for tour years, said he was resigning become city manager at Cry- and aslced to be reified of his duties no later than Dec, 15. He said the Qry- Leikb job was a "professional advancement" and that tte petitions had nothing to do his resignation.

'ftlie petitions, bearing 481 rianies, were presented by Don- tkld Garrison, who earlier had been denied a request that some farm land he owns be re-zoned so'he could it a diferation. The dty council Menday night voted 3-2 to affirm Garrison's request but he filed anti-city manager petitions )Vallcer, who also serves as clerk, said if the petitions in order an election jn 'the city manager proposal would be held together with the regular dty election next April. "'''Salem has operated under the council-manager form of gov the past 14 years. Hot Moyor's Ruling Taverns Open Election Day By State Law Holland Lewis told the and tiie large audience present for the council's meeting last night that he is ncit rasponaible tar the decision uat taverns may remMn open May, election day. Lewis referred to a story fai yesterday's Register-News that hit mi Police Chief Fred Ded- announced the new saM that under a new law, which be queued aM H.B.

2D6, as of Oct 1, 1972 may remain open on day hi any cNy which mi not passed a local law against the opening under home provision. Lewfs said that Mt. Vernon not a h(nne the taverns must, Un- sthe state law, be permitted (lafn open. SjKidenf Gets Two ils That How Stuff The Ballot Boxes? Tlie Leonard Kaye Company, of St. Louis, yesterday was awarded the contract for the construction of the Mt.

Vernon federal building. The cost of the building was placed at $1,111,000. Congressman Kenneth Gray, who announced the contract, said that the modem structure will contain all federal agencies in tlie Jefferson county area except the post office, which is a separate corporation. Gray said that the total cost of the project would be $3,072, 000, under the plan by which Kaye wilt construct and own the building, with the federal government buying it over a 30 year period. Tlie additional amount above construction cost includes "short and long term financing, construction supervision, plus full real estate taxes to be paid to Jefferson county over the 30-year period until the government takes ownership." Gray said that this will more than make up for the taxes lost acquiring the square block of private property.

Kaye was not the low bidder on the contract, according to an earlier, release from Gray's office, which said that the low bidder was Patrick Dorsey, of Bartlett, with a bid of $2,589, 600. John Mellott, of the General Services Administration office In Chicago, reported this morning that tlie contract had been awarded to Kaye, tlie second low bidder, because, "the orig inal low bidder filed no bid guarantee, and therefore was found to be non-responsive to he solicitation." Rainy Election Day In Illinois By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS It was a rainy Election Day over most of Illinois. There was a steady rain when polls opened in the Chi cago area and it was expected to conthiue much of the day with fallmg temperatures. Occasional ram, with a few thunderstorms in the southern part of the state, was the general pattern. Before the swing into colder ranges by dusk, temperatures were seasonal in the 50's and low 60s.

Ovei-night lows spread rom 49 at Quincy to 53 at Chi cago. "SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (iJPI) Charles Kaska, a 21 student, Monday he received two absentee ballots from his home cH nlinois. that how they stuff the boxes there?" he asked, Kaska, who said he is regis- hi Chicago's Oak Ptrk voting district 17, said the ab- lli ballots for Tuesday's election came the Mm separate, days. He marked one ballot! it to Illinois is keeping the other as a rather have one vote that than two that don't," he Xaska Is a student at Univer Itty cl Cidlildmia at wn.

Cochran Held Murder Charge In Ina Death Donald E. CochraM, 36, Ina, was being held without bond in Jefferson county jail this morning, charged with murder in yesterday'ii fatal shooting of Albert Edward. Johnson, 2S, also of Ina. Johnson's body was fotihd yesterday morrilng under the 1-57 overpass at the Ina interchange and Cochran turned himself in at the county sheritTs office and reported that he had shot a man. Johbson had been shot twice In the back.

He was not armed and there was no sign of Strug- DAY OF will win the presidential election today. President Nixon, left, or his opponent, George McGovern, right? A key issue in the campaign has been Vietnam (shaded map, in center) (AP WIrephoto) 61 To 35 Percent Nixon Has Big Lead Final Poll PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) The final Gallup Poll before today's election found President Nixon leading Sen. George by 61 per cent to 35 per cent. Pollster George Gallup called it a "lead of proportions." After allocating the undecided vote, the division of the major party vote was 62-38 in favor of the President, Gallup said in announcing the survty results Monday.

The survey was based on interviews with about 3,500 persons nationwide between last Thursday and Saturday. The previous Gallup poll, taken Oct. 13-18, found Nixon leading 5'J-36, a margin of 23 Gallup said the announcement of a tentative agreement to end the Vieuiam war appeared neither to have helped nor hurt the Republican incumbent. Nixon made gains in the South in the final week of the campaign and was headed toward receiving the gireatesl majority of the popular vote in that region of any Republican presidential candidate, he said. Nixon's gains in the South have been offset by losses to McGovern outside the region, Gallup said.

On South Mt. V. Public Housing NO ACTION YET ON ZONING CONTROVERSY Permits Issued. For Apartments On North 42nd J. LubKs was fggued building permits in the city cJerk's office yesterday for the construction of four apartment buildings on North 42nd Street at Broadway.

The permits uidicate thart the four buildings will have a total cost, of $432,060. Each will be a three-story structure. The first 156 units in the 532- apartment community scheduled for completion larte according to Lubbs. A ground-breaking ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov.

15. The apartment complex will be called Chesterfield Commons. Ex-Senator Dies EOLIA, Mo. (UPI) Former Sen. Edward V.

Long, defeated in his bid for re-election in the 1968 prhnary by Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton, died Monday at his farm in in Eolia ot an apparent heart attack. He was 64. Mt.

V. Looking For A New Treasurer By FRED EATON Oty EdHor The Mt. Vernon city council last night action on a lem which haa been brining complahita hi the Khtg City for months. They voted to erect ip sig-s 15th Stre the comer of Casey Avenue. of 15th Street have since Logan Street was opened to tivough east-west- traffic, that motorists have been speeduig on 15th Street between Broadway and Lagan Street.

The stop signs are to be erected hopes that they wBl SiOW the speeders to safe rate on the previously qufet resMen- Liai street. By law, the stop signs canno' be erected lor 10 days, until notice of the new ordbiance no's been published in the newspaper, so the signs can't go up immediately. Stop signs also are to be erected on Blackberry Lane, at the comer of Cherry Drfve, by vote of the oounctl last night. NO ACTION ON FORD ZONING No action was taken by the council on the controversial rezoning request of Harry Ford, who seeks to have the farmer Khoury league baseball fields at the comer of 13th and Herbert streets rezoned R-3 for multi-family residences. The rezonfaig request must be voted On as an ordinance, and thus requh'es a and second reading.

The councQ did noit waive the second reading, as has been done on some recent zoning requests. Attorneys Don Murfck, representing Ford, and Paul Giamanco, represenUng "aome objectors," presented arguments for and agafaist the proposed rezoning. MusJck suggested that the council should approve the rezoning, which is sougnt to make way for a turnkey public housing project, because to do so would bring the city into con- (Continuert on Page 2, Col, 2) gle, according to Chief Deputy Bill Hill of the county sheriffs department. Hill and Roy Cooley of the State Police at DuQuofai are heading the btvestigatkm Into the murder. Cochran appeared at the sheriff's office at 10:05 a.m.

yea- 'crday, gave Hill a caliber giAi and told HUl that he had shot a man. Hin reported thai Cochran's appearanct wai tfie first indicatton that the county sheriff's department had received of the riMWtfaig. Cooley and HiU estimated that the shooting ooeorad between 9 a.m. and Johnson's family told City Mrs. Mary Lou Beiikfer, tlie former Mary Lou Eubanks, last night submitted her formal letter of resignation to the city coimcil, to be effective Nov.

22. Mrs. Becker, who was married recently in Colorado, is resigning her job with the city to move to Denver and join her husband. The city council is now faced with the problem of appcdnting a treasurer to serve until the city elections in April. Mrs.

Bedcer volunteered to stay on the job imtQ Nov. 22, so that she can help her replacement to leara the job of city treasurer. Mayor Rolland Lewia and the councilmen expressed to appoint a successor very soon so that the successor will be able to spend some time on the job with Mrs. Becker before she departs. Lewis uidicated that he woulo probably caJ a special meeting of the council for later this week, so that a successor can be named, NAME ACTING REC.

HEAD CUy Manager Ray Botch announced last ni'ght that another job vacancy, that of Recreation Director, will be filled by Bruce Janken, who haa served shtce January as Botch's assistant, and will be acting recreation director. Jerry Smith submitted hte at the last council meeting, to be effective Nov. 15. Janken came to the city last as a city management intern from Southern Illinois University. Following the expiration of the intern program, he remafned on the job as Botch's assistant.

While working for the city he graduated from SIU. He will' assume his duties as acting recreation director on Nov. 15. Vetetank HMpltal. itiMitHm.

He was t(v hitchhike there. Johnson apparently walked om his home to the 1-67 tater- h-mge, where it Is believed a was shot. HiU Indicated that 3 did not believe the body moved after the sboottag. Funeral services for Albert Johnson will be held 2 p.m. lliursday at the Ina Home, with Rev.

Dale 3urzynskl officiating. Burial will be in Kirk ceme- 'ery. Military services wiU be conducted by VFW Post 1376. He was bom Oct. 17, 1946, in Illinois, the son of Ivan and Flora (Ferris) Johhson.

He is survived by his parents a sister, Mrs. Vera Richards, TuUahoma, and two brothers, Paul and Kevhi, both at home. McOovorn, Nixon Oo To Polls Early CONGRESS CONTROIUP FOR GRABS An anticipated record total of more than 80 million cans decide today whether to give President Nixon "four more years" or spring the itical upset of the century by tunUng over the White House to Democrat George McGovern. At the same time, they were deciding whether to malhtain the 18-year Demoaatic grip on House and Senate control and 3-2 Democratic marghi in emorshlps. Republicans hoped for a Nixon landslide that would produce the net gain of five in the Senate and 41 in the House needed for GOP sional control.

With the exception of a few early-reporting towns, polls were scheduled to open ally at 7 a.m. EST the East with some stayhig open in Alaska and Hawaii uhtii as late as 2 a.m. EST Wednesday, tht Weather Bureau forecast ers in many parts of the try. The votes counted went to Nhcon. Tlie Uttle New shire conununity of Dixville Notdi, traditionally one of the earliest-voting In the nation, cast 16 votes for Nlxoh and lot McGovern.

The MM, went 8 for Humphrey over Nixon four Wounds State Trooper Is Shot Today At Centreville CENTREVILLE, lU. (AP) An off duty Illinois state policeman was shot and seriously wounded today outside a tavern. He is Lester L. 39, of New Athens, who has been with the state police about 15 years. Police said two men approached Kirkpatrick in the tavern parking lot as he was leaving.

They said one was armed with a revolver. Both fled after the shooting. Kirkpatrick tried to drive to a hospital but lost control of his rar. Two other state policemen took him to Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville. NIXON SWEEPS NEW IIAMPSHIRB VILLAGE-Riek Tillotson marks vote tally on blackboard hi early morning election Tuesday at the Balsams in Dixviile Notch where voters turned out to cost their ballots at midnight.

President Nixon received 16 votes to Senator Mc- Ckivern's I with one Manlt ballot firom the voters of this small mountain town. (AP WIrephoto) The First Returns Nixon Wins At Dixviile DIXVILLE" N.H. (AP) Nixon swept Dixviile Notch 16-3 over Democratic rival Sen. George Mc(3overa Tueaday morning as voters went to the pedis at mid night to be the first In the nation to cast their votes. Four years qgo, Nixon lost this northern hamleit to Hubert H.

Humphrey M. At City Pork; To Cost $55,742 AWARD CONTRACT FOR MT. V. CIVIC CENTER years ago. Both presidential contenders Manned early appearances at 'he polls today, Nixon at Con- Elementary School just, "wo blocks from his San Cle- home, stod in the educatfam building of the ionalist church hi his home of Mitchell, S.D.

Nixon hen Hies back to Washbigton to await results while "TcGovera will go to Slouz S.D. Despite polls showhig hbn headed for a massive defeat, a hoarse ahd weary McGovern campaigned to the wire day. He insisted "we are gohig to prevail" and denounced al- 'eged "deceit and deception on Vietnam" by Nixon as be spanned the continent from Philadelphia to Long Beach, before going to Sioux Falls. Nixon, meanwhile, predicted "we will soon reach an ment which will end the war In Vietnam." He made the ment hi a 13-paragraph dec- television speech from the Westem White House at the end of the least active election effort by any major-party presidential candidate shice Franklin D. Roosevelt in the wartime campaign of 1044.

The vice-presidential candidates were out appealhig for iupport in the fitial hours. Democrat Sargent Shriver cam- oaigned from Pittsburgh to Beaumont, including a visit with former President Lyndon B. Johnson at his Texas ranch. Vice President Splro T. Agncw made appearances Hi Philadephia and Richmond, Va.

An esthnated 108 mllUoa Americans were registered to vote in the first presidential election open to IS-yearolds. Experts predicted the vote might surpass by as much as 10 million the 73 million who voted hi 1968. The Ml. Vernon City Council 'asl awarded a $55,742 contract to the Fulford Con- slruelion Co. for the erection of the planned civic centei' hi City Park.

According to City Manager Ray Botch, work is to begin (his week on the 60 foot by 60 foot "Butler Building," proposed and planned under the city's Legacy of Parks gram. The cost of the buildhig will be paid by the city out of the post office sale money, amounting to $43,000, and with the remahxler coming from the general corporate account. Tlie building wiU consUtute the city's matcbbig contributkin required by the federal gov emment for Legacy of Parks grant to ths cMy. Coll After 7 P.M. Register-News To Give Election Returns Tonight The Register-News staff wtll be on hand to give returns tonight, starting at 1m o'clock.

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