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Galesburg Register-Mail from Galesburg, Illinois • Page 8

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British Labor Talks JKLOrDDtf (UPI) With no to their troubles in sight, today dug in for what JSoked like a long cold winter of SSJiiiy hemes and offices, $Jaotic railroad services and $fepe-day work weeks. vera men officials said designed to end crippling Slowdowns in both coal tiling railroads appeared deadlocked. Svndon commuters, for a month by a locomot'vej Overs' slowdown, shoved of rebelling. Protect Motormen police were draf od hjto big railroad stations to protect from angry commuters. "We have had to move in once of twice to stop said Chief Inspector Arthur Hammond of the railr.ad police.

Prime Minister Edward Heath's government summ ned parliament from its Christmas recess to debate the deepening national crisis, which he has called the gravest Britain is known since World War IT. Speculation rampaged through parliamentary lobbies and in newspapers that Heath might dissolve parliament and call an early national election on the issue: "Who runs the labor uniyis or the the crisis stemmed '-om a six-week-old ovef li i.i3 working ban by 260,000 coal miners and the slowdowri by locomotive drivers, botn of them to back pay hike demands which the government said exceeded its anti-inflation ceilings, the miners' overtime ban already has cut coal output 40 per cent and faced the country with ah acute power short the rail slowdown halted most London commuter services The latest found of peace talks. between heads of the state-fun Bril'rh Railways Board and leaders of three railroad unions broke down Friday. Union leaders said no. progress was and hinted that the locomotive drivers' slowdown might be Stepped up.

the ooal miners threatened to turn their ban on Overtime working into a nationwide coal mines shutdown. In. a bid to lied this off, Employment S3c W'IMam. Whiteliv Friday invited their leaders to iiiif MONMOUTH Correspondent Mrs. Lorraine Stauth For News 112 S.

10th St. Phone 734-4721 For Missed Copies Before 6 M. phone nam Man Dies in Car Mi crippled others throughout the new talks, they agreed to miet Wednesday. Will Mark Anniversary Mr. and Mrs.

Allen E. will observe their 64th wedding aflsiversary on Sunday, although no special bratibn is planned, they were married Jan. 6, 1910, at Galesburg, and have lived in the Avon community since then except for four years at Herrhon and Woodhull. Lincoln retired from farming 17 years ago, but the couple still live ort their Their seven surviving children are Forrest A. of East Peoria, Wilford E.

of near Galesburg, Orville M. of Galesburg, Deen S. of near Avon, Mrs. Clarence (Loujse) Baker of Mrs. Henry (Doris) Marshall of near Avon and Mrs.

George (Maribelle) Fitch of Mendota. the Lincolns have 23 grandchildren and 18 MONMOUTH A Shefrafd man was killed and two Monmouth people were seriously injured in a two-car collision Friday at 7:10 p.m. on U.S. 67 at the north edge of Preemption. Edward J.

Brasmer, 29, Sherrard, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Rock Island state police, the body was taken to the Crummy Funeral Home at Viola. Injured were Charles B. Petersen, 20, the son of Mr. and Mrs, Herluf Petersen, 1038 E. Detroit and a passenger in his car, Miss Kathy Johnson, 19, the daughter of Mrs.

Marjorie Sanderson, 916 W. Archer Ave. Petersen and Miss Johnson were taken to the Moline Public Hospital. A spokesman at the hospital said today that both were in the intensive care unit and that their condition was serious. Petersen was driving his car north on U.S.

67 when Brasmer reportedly swerved from the southbound lane and struck the Petersen car head-on. Recalled by FDA MONMOUTH Community Memorial Hospital Time On Her Hands wipity 001 Melodee King, a hostess at the in Los Angeles. She has been chosen to change the 1,020 clocks aw in the rooms of the hotel ahead one hour to conform with the state going on Daylight Savings time Sunday. UNIFAX enator Taft fii Hospital CINCINNATI (UPI) Sen. Robert Taft R-Ohio, was in good condition at Christ Hospi -j PHNOM PENH (UPI) here today following the Terrorists hurled a hand removal of a cataract from his grenade into a crowded market Terrorists Hurl Grenade In to Phnom Phenh Market WASHINGTON (UPI)Thousands of four-ounce cans of mushrooms packed under 18 different brand names are being recalled because of botulism scare.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public warning on the mushrooms, saying they have been distributed over a wide area of the eastern United States. It urged consumers to return the cans involved to the store where thsy were bought and said anyone who may halve eaten them should see a doctor if they develop food poisoning 'ine codes, symotoms. i All the mushrooms involved Strict Board were canned by the Mount Of Laurel Canning 1 IO Pa. It discovered the problem as part of a nationwide search of warehouses it has been con-'P nnci aI at Monmouth The agency could not estimate how many cans are involved. The FDA said a warehouse sample showed "the presence of spores with the potential to develop botulinum toxin" the deadly poison which attacks the central nervous system.

The mushrooms, under the Mount Laurel brand name and 17 other private labels, all have a one-line string of letters or on the bottom of the can. Those canned after Oct. 1 and not involved in the recall have two- Admissions Miss Turrie Peoples, Mrs. Marion Griffin, Ralph Gittings, Mrs. Charles Perkins, Miss Debra Redding, Bernard Gillette, Miss Lori Bergren, Monmouth; Mrs.

Lyle Jones, Oquawka; Richard Davis, Keithsburg. Dismissals Mrs. Nellie Raymond, Mrs. Cecil Gittings, Robert Stotler, Whitney Melvin, Baby Nicol Barron, Monmouth. -3 Poseville MRS.

IRA LAND Correspondent Roseville P. O. Box 145 Phone 426-2642 Meet Tuesday MONMOUTH ftp. ANNABEL PETERSON CORRESPONDENT Home Addvess: 210 Timber St, Phone 289-28J6 Thursday night SUerald Minnery, Taft's press sj £retary, said the senator entered' the hospital without alerting anyone. Minnery said even he was not aware Taft having eye trouble.

"Apparently," said Minnery, "he just decided to have the operation during the congressional recess." 23-aft is expected to be confined to the hospital for sjtjen to 10 by a five-to-seven day convalescence home. He is expected to wlurn to Washington for the reconvening of Congress Jan Minnery said. place in Phnom Penh early today and minutes later set off a plastic charge. One person was lulled and 11 others were injured. Violence was also reported in South Vietnam as 33 Communist soldiers were killed Friday during two attacks against government positions in Binh Dinh province, 250 miles northeast of Saigon.

Repelled Attackers A Saigon High Command communique said the two Communist attacks took place in the morning and shortly in afternoon Friday against infantry and militia posts in Hoai An and An Tuc in Laos, asking CllUVch discovered some segments, of Education of District 38 Tues- WW the industry were undernrocess-; da at 7 3Q pm Other items on the agenda in Binh Dinh province. Govern- president to name a delegation ment forces repelled the a peace conference in Vientiane on Jan. 14. attackers and seized 45 hand two weapons. The sources said the cable ing mushrooms, the FDA said.

It was the second such recall for the meeting include a oroe- leaders of ri ere 4 the report on the construction grenades and was signed by seven icuwu T(I NTIN Five government rangers wera 6 lis covering an estimated 5.000 the -oysil government of Nation-; warehouses. al Union cf. Cambodia, the at Willits and Garfield Schools; a contract change on the work em iii PROJECT HELP Workshop on HEART EMERGENCIES Learn What To Do In Case You're Confronted With A Heart Emergency Monday, January 7 7 to 10 PM Tuesday, January 15 7 to 9 PM St. Mary's Hospital Conference Room NO CHARGE GROUP LIMITED TO 20 Additional Workshops Offered if Response Warrants Jo Register Phone 343-6101 or Attend First Session Co-Sponsored By I CARL SANDBURG COLLEGE Illinois Trauma System Area Hospitals the victims were vendors at daybreak. The housewives doing earlv morning shopping.

The governrnen market sells everything ronr ciliation. fcH to clothing. The Cambodian High Command said. in. its morninC communique a voung giH to be one of the attackers.

Tie purpose of the conference, Moynt Laurel before Oct. 1, the telegram said, would be 1973. The firm changed its bring an end to fighting in canning methods on that date, UPI refers at the of a pieces 3 fo1 market nlace all aiimusn.com pieces, st.ms, i ow up report on the class of he victims were vendors. Tha rim 1L and buttons canned by Mike Kalosh; application for a debt service grant from the Capital Development Board; special education in the Cambodia, and to establish a the FDA said, and mushrooms district: school lunches; and at of national con- packed after that are not tendance i weather. during inclement Grenade Exploded The hand grenade exploded a police office located in the center of the sprawline rocket, while the charge went off near nara- mHitary guard post at one end of the market.

The terrorist attack came less than two days after communist gunners rocketed heart of the citv, killing six pprsons and wounding 45. Political sources said todav Prudent Lon Nol had received a telegram from Khmer Rouge Most Icelanders are descended from ancient Norse and Celtic settlers of the island. No Eskimos live there. ARE YOU DOING YOUR PART? To Conserve Fuel This Winter CAPTAIN CLEAN CAN HHP YOU It's a proven fact A clean heating and air duct system will 1. Reduce fuel costs 2.

Reduce fire hazards 3. Circulate cleaner air Captain Clean can power vacuum clean everything even on the coldest days without reducing the temperature in your home more than 10 degrees while cleaning. Special Low Winter Rotes Free Estimates Furnace and Air Ducts 9 Chimneys 0 Fireplace "Professional Power Cleaning-Our Only Business" Coll Today CAPTAIN CHAN DON KILPATR1CK Manager Phones: Abinglon 463-3373 Galesburg 343-78U Locally owned Study Award Becraft, 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Becraft of Roseville, was awarded.

the God and Country Boy Scout Award last Sunday, at the United Methodist Church. Ceremonies were conducted by! Rev. Phillip Merritt. The award is for study of; church and work within community. The requirements! and achievements are done! within a 1-year period, and thei award ranks second only to Eagle.

David, who is an 8th grade student at the Roseville Elementary School, is the first boy in Roseville to win this award Old Time Winter Topic of Lesson At Circle Meet KNOXVILLE Mrs. Clarence Carpenter gave the program on "An Old Fashioned Winter" for members of the Sarah English Circle of the United Methodist Church during a meeting Thursday at the home of Mrs. Ruth Donaldson. Mrs. Mae Olson gave a complete financial report on the last two years.

Mrs. Phil Swickard, president, received a book from Mrs. Harold Young entitled Guideposts Christmas Treasury. Guests were Rev. and Mrs.

Prosper Tournear. The American Legion Auxiliary met Thursday at the Legion Hall. Members announced that the Knox County Council American Legion supper will be served Jan. 17 at Wiiliamsfield and the Soil Conservation dinner will be served Feb. 17.

Hosteses were Mrs. Avanelle Way, Mrs. Robert Stickell and Mrs. Marvin Essex. Gilson Men's Club will meet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

at the center. The Knoxville City Council will meet Monday at 8 p.m. Chief Shaubena Chapter, DAR, will meet Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Stuart Mayhew, with Mrs.

Flyd Beasley, assisting hostess. Illinois Wildlife will be the program presented by Mrs. John Ewen. Violent Quake Shakes Lima, Public Panics LIMA, Peru (UPI) A violent tremor shook Lima early today, civil defense authorities said. Abingdon MRS.

GERALDINE BAUFR Correspondent RFD St. Augustine, 111. Phone 462-2477 The authorities 8 p.m. City Council Meeting Set In Abingdon ABINGDON Abingdon City Council will meet Monday' at 7 p.m. at City Hall Women's Missionary Bond Service of Church of God of Prophecy will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

at the church Abingdon Boat Club will have its annual election of officers when it meets at City Hall Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. Mrs. Lloyd Hunter will be hostess to members of Berwick Home Extension Unit at a luncheon Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. Members are asked to note the change of time. Harry E.

Wiles Post 381, American Legion, will meet at the Legion Hall Monday at widespread panic and at least two deaths. Abingdon police report a total of 141 calls during December. They said a man was killed Police investigated two acci- in Lima when an automobile; dents, seven calls reporting struck him as he raced from vandalis a answered 13 am- shaking building. A child died calls Thirty-seven in Lurin, 15 miles north 0 tlckets were 1SS during the Amtrak Train Wreck An Amtrak passenger, train carrying 175 passengers crashed into a truck hauling junked autos Friday, derailing 12 cars. Four persons, including the truck driver, received minor injuries.

Sections of junked autos were flung widely over a cauliflower field and hundreds yards of track were ripped up in the crash near Newark, Calif. UNIFAX Lima, when he was trampled by a crowd, they said. First reports said damage in Lima was slight. The tremor-hit Lima at about 3:20 a.m. local time.

The tremor was believed centered about 50 miles southeast of Lima in the Andes Mountains, violently shaking areas around the capital. Communication with outlying areas was cut, but civil defense authorities reported damage was not believed to have been serious. Peru's Geophysical Institute put the force of the quake at four on the Mercajli scale. month. Cal-Neva Lodge Will Close CRYSTAL BAY, Nev.

(UPI) The Cal-Neva Lodge, one of Lake Tahoe's oldest casinos, has closed for the winter because of the drop in visitors due to the energy crisis. About 250 employees were laid off, but a spokesman said Friday some would be located at the Crystal Bay Club, owned by the same company. The 190-room lodge will be reopened this spring, the spokesman said. wit.

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