Suit filed to block Sterling unit school district vote
Opponents sue Whiteside Circuit Court to overturn Loren Young decision granting a unit district vote for Sterling High, Sterling Elementary, Coleta, Compins, Woodlawn, Jordan, and Prairieville. Plaintiffs Richard Allen and Robert Galloway argue the action void and contrary to Illinois law and prior court orders.
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Amtrak Begins Operation and Dies Some Trains
Amtrak took over 182 passenger trains at 12:01 a.m., with 178 trains dropped by 20 railroads as Congress backs a national system. The launch includes 314 cities, 21 routes, and a Metroliner run to New York from Washington Union Station.
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Sterling Weather Forecast At 11 30 Am
Local forecast from Chicago Weather Bureau for Sterling and vicinity calls for partly sunny skies and cooler conditions with highs 55 to 60 today. Tonight will be fair and cooler with lows 35 to 40. Sunday also fair with highs 55 to 60.
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Leslie Bacon Resumes Bomb Testimony Today
Seattle AP reports Leslie Bacon, 19, a peace worker held as a material witness in the March 1 Capitol bombing, resumes grand jury testimony. Her lawyers say earlier questions had no bombing link. she answered 45 to 60 questions in a 2 1/2 hour session and may be released from the arrest warrant once questioning ends.
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Weekend Summary On The Hill
Week in Congress shows bills enacted into law including a proposed constitutional amendment to lower voting age to 18, 10 percent SSI increase, and debt limit rise. SST financing defeated. public works program 15.5 billion passed by both houses and awaiting compromise. Multiple bills reviewed in committee include welfare reform and foreign aid extension.
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Eight in Kissinger kidnapping plot named in new indictment
A federal grand jury returns a expanded 10 count indictment against eight antiwar activists. It adds Mary Cain Scoblich and John Theodore Glick to the original six, retaining charges of kidnapping Kissinger and plotting to blow heating tunnels in Washington. The document includes letters between Berrigan Sister Elizabeth McAlister and Eqbal Ahmad about kidnapping Kissinger and staging a mock trial for television.
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Military Police Stand Ready for DC Demonstrations
Hundreds of military police are positioned near Washington as antiwar protesters plan to disrupt 21 traffic choke points. The Defense Department moved hundreds from Ft. Meade to Ft. Myer, within two miles of major Potomac bridges. Deputy AG Kleindienst calls the threat hot air, with 7,300 police and National Guardsmen on duty and six Pentagon helicopters deployed to keep traffic moving.
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North Viet Troops Ambush U.S. Patrol in A Shau Valley
North Vietnamese forces ambushed a U S reconnaissance patrol from the 101st Airborne in the A Shau Valley, killing five Americans and wounding ten amid ongoing heavy bombing. U S air power reported destroying bunkers and base camps nearby, with ongoing clashes in the Da Nang and Khe Sanh sectors.
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FCC Asks CBS to Answer Unfair Pentagon Program Complaints
The FCC told CBS to answer complaints about The Selling of the Pentagon documentary alleging misrepresentation of Defense Department funds and a Laotian premier quote. CBS refused to hand over material and faces possible contempt actions. FCC found no deliberate distortion and declined intervention.
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Air Force grounds swing-wing fighters again in three years
The Air Force has grounded all its swing-wing fighter-bombers for the fifth time in three years. In Washington, CBS faces FCC complaints over The Selling of the Pentagon while refusing to air material left out of the documentary. Secretary of State Rogers begins a Middle East swing with broad support for peace efforts between Israel and the Arabs.
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Turkey
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Diplomatic Tug War Over Benghazi Silence? East Pakistan Note
A diplomatic report criticizing U.S. silence on the alleged massacre of Bengalis in East Pakistan becomes a new point of contention between the State Department and a Senate committee. The dispute centers on how the United States has addressed reports of violence and humanitarian concerns in the region.
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Reagan Administration Orders Welfare Payment Increase
Sacramento AP report notes California governor's 10 million dollar monthly welfare boost to meet federal requirements as part of an ongoing dispute with Washington. The piece mentions deaths in the allied operation in the A Shau Valley.
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