Measure to Reduce State Sales Tax Passes Senate
Illinois Senate approves a plan to ax a half cent six county sales tax designating a new funding stream for a six county regional unit The chamber also backs a state board of elections with a lottery tied voting rule to break ties and ensure two to one outcomes under a four member board as required by the 1970 constitution
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Illinois
Senate
House
Board of Elections
Don A. Moore
Midlothian
Moore
Skylab Crew Holds Orbital News Conference
Skylab astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz answer questions from mission control during an orbital news conference at the Space Center Houston ahead of their 28 day flight end and return. The crew set a single flight endurance record and prepare for Skylab 2 docking and launch on July 27.
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Howard Benedict
Winter Space Center
Houston
Skylab
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Mission Control
The
Space Center
Pacific Ocean
Control Center
Vladimir Shatalov
Conrad
Kerwin
Weitz
Shatalov
Immunity theory probed by Walker aides in Illinois
Gov. Daniel Walker's legal staff examines whether executive officials can be immune from legislative probes. Andrew Leahy faces possible arrest for skipping a House Executive Subcommittee hearing into firing of Lawrence Johnson of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission amid questions about a $50,000 Angelos loan versus contribution to the Walker campaign.
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Lawrence Johnson
Illinois Liquor Control Commission
House
Springfield
Ill
Phil Collins
Calumet City
Collins
H.F P. Wollenberg
Associated Press
Springfield, Ill
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch of
Daniel Walker
Walker
Andrew Leahy
Leahy
Subcommittee
Philip Crllins
Johnson
Anthony Angelos
State Insurance Department
Angelos
Commission
Sangamon County
Ousted White House Counsel Testifies Nixon Knew of Clemency Offer
John W. Dean Ill testified that Nixon was consulted before a clemency offer to a Watergate conspirator and that the President sought IRS favors for friends. Dean said Colson relayed the clemency plan after Ehrlichman checked Hunt's request, with Mitchell approving later. It outlines Dean’s immunity and ongoing Senate questioning.
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White House
Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington
John W. Dean
Nixon
Dean
Senate
Internal Revenue Service
Friends
Senate Watergate
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Charles W. Colson
Ilram O. Bittman
E. Howard Hunt
Bittman
Hunt
John D. Ehrlichman
Colson
Ehrlichman
U.S. Atty
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Sharp Eyes Needed as Gas Shortage News Unfolds
A Washington to central Florida trip reveals spotty gasoline shortages along interstates. Prices vary widely with some stations out of regular gas while others show rising figures before and after Nixon’s price freeze speech. Independent stores and big sign prices indicate a cautious, unsettled market.
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Washington
Florida
Santee
S.C
Exxon
Wilson
N.C
Nixon
Virginia
Weather Overview for Twin Cities and Illinois
The Twin Cities area sees partly sunny skies this afternoon with a high in the upper 70s and a cooler tonight around 48. Illinois forecast calls for mainly partly sunny conditions with showers possible in the southeast, highs mid 70s to low 80s, cooler nights in the upper 40s to mid 50s, and a extended outlook showing little temperature change into Friday and weekend highs in the 80s with partly cloudy skies.
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Twin Cities
Illinois
Inflation Abroad Shows Controls Fall Short Compared To U S
An AP survey finds wage and price controls ineffective in much of Western Europe. Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Denmark and Finland face higher inflation than the United States, with Britain’s food prices surging despite controls. Italy and Spain see sharp rises and Belgium maintains compulsory limits amid high inflation.
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Fred Coleman
Associated Press
London
Western
Europe
Atlantic
United States
Britain
France
Spain
Italy
Denmark
Finland
America
Edward Heath
Nixon
Spe
Cial
Valery Giscard d
Belgium
Nixon Brezhnev Move Summit To Camp David Retreat
Nixon and Brezhnev shifted their talks to a Camp David retreat after a White House lunch with Senate leaders. The visit focuses on trade and economics as Congress debates MFN status for the USSR tied to Jewish emigration. Brezhnev denies a Jewish problem while stressing concessions amid U.S. lawmakers.
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Camp David
Nixon
Leonid
Brezhnev
Potomac
Catoctin Mountains
White House
Soviet Union
Congress
Sub Crewmen Die From Carbon Dioxide Poisoning
Two Sea Link sub crewmen Clayton Link and Albert Stover died from carbon dioxide poisoning after a four hour chase to raise the minisub from a World War II wreck. Autopsy by Dr. A F Fernandez confirmed the cause. two others, Robert Meek and Archibald Menzies, survived the 31 hour ordeal. Funeral services were planned in Vero Beach for Link and Stover.
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Clayton Link
Albert Stover
Monroe County
A.F. Fernandez
Robert Meek
Archibald
Jock’’ Menzies
Link
Vero Beach
Fila
Atlantic
Fourman
Here
Smithsonian
U.S
Richard Fulton
Dtenn
House Armed Services Committee
Navy
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Earth
Walker Legal Staff
Blair House
Soviet Communist Party
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Robert C. Cooper
Key West
Fla
David Youngblood
Smithsonian Institution
Youngblood
Edwin Link
Stover
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