Nixon Announces 50000 Troop Cut By April
President Nixon said the United States will reduce troop strength in Vietnam by 50 000 by April 15 bringing total cuts to 115 500 since last January 20. The House unanimously approved a 15 percent Social Security boost for 25 million recipients starting New Year’s Day as part of tax reform negotiations. Governor Ogilvie denied instructing delegates to alter the revenue article at the Constitutional Convention in light of the Illinois Supreme Court ruling on the state income tax.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
House
Ogilvie
Illinois Supreme Court
Skolnick
Citizens’ Committee
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Civic Center Bank and Trust Co
Kerner
Chicago
Civic Center Bank
Trial Death Link Hinted by Court Critic at Hoffman Estates Talk
Sherman Skolnick questioned whether Black Panther leader Fred Hampton was killed to stop him from revealing facts about the Chicago Conspiracy defendants. He alleged Davis and Hoffman were government insiders and noted office ties and travel freedoms as possible proof.
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Black Panther
Fred Hampton
Chicago
Sherman H. Skolnick
Hoffman Estates
Skolnick
Beth Tikvah Temple
Citizens’ Committee
Rennie Davis
Abbie Hoffman
Davis
Bobby Seale
Seale
Meeting Set In Dist 211 To Fill Seat
The Palatine Schaumburg High School District 211 board will hold a special meeting on January 5 to appoint a new member to replace Eugene Baker who resigned. Applicants may apply at the administration office. the appointee serves until Baker's term ends in April 1970.
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Palatine-Schaumburg
Baker
Dist. 211
Lyle Johnson
Village seeks to block MSD land purchase Fisher Farm
Hanover Park filed a motion to intervene in the Metropolitan Sanitary Districts land condemnation suit against the 200 acre Fisher Farm. Village attorney William Davies said the court should decide if intervention is allowed as the village is not yet an owner. The MSD plans to expand the Hanover Water Reclamation Plant with a 4.5 million project slated for completion plans January 1971.
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Hanover Park
Metropolitan Sanitary District
MSD
Fisher Farm
William Davies
Hanover
Davies
Fisher
Black activists call 6am to 6pm curfew in Chicago
A coalition of Chicago activists declares a 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. curfew for whites in Black neighborhoods in response to the police killing of Black Panther leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. Rev. C.T. Vivian says the deaths unite the Black community against oppression.
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Chicago
Tax Lists Are Inside Today
The Hanover Township personal property assessments for 1969 are printed in today’s Herald. Official notice comes from Cook County assessor P. J. Cullerton. The listing covers autos and non real estate holdings with their assessed values, not taxes. Check inside to see if you are listed.
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Hanover Township
Herald
P. J. Cullerton
Cook County
Con-Con Sets Ground Rules
A section outlines procedural rules for the constitutional convention. It details voting, debate limits, committee setup, and record keeping to guide delegates. The document emphasizes orderly conduct, quorum requirements, and adherence to adopted calendar and agendas.
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Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Senate
Springfield
Richard B. Ogilvie
Don Brannan
Dist
Neiaiu
Richard Baker
Ing
Atty
Robert E. Wiss
Julia Fisher
Wiss
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