Illinois House to debate rights case against forced war service
Illinois Attorney General plans suit on behalf of young men who argue their constitutional rights are violated by conscription in an undeclared war. Rep. Mann vows a House floor showdown after a committee deadlock. Hyde questions the bill while Gardner leads a citizens’ lobby. The bill aims to test congressional war powers versus presidential authority.
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Linois
Robert E. Mann
Chicago
Illinois House
John Gardner
Health Education and Welfare
Mann
Illinois
Turkish Fight to Find Elrom Killers Intensifies in Istanbul
Thirty thousand troops and police scoured Istanbul for Ephraim Elrom's killers after his abduction by Turkish leftists. Elrom's body was found in a fashionable district. Premier Erim vowed to bring those responsible to justice as Israel condemned the murder and sought answers from Ankara.
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Nick Ludington
Associated Press
Istanbul
Ephraim Elrom
Nihat Erim
Gold Meir
Elrom
Turkish People’s Liberation Army
Abduction of British Consul Stirs Rosario Crisis
Argentine authorities, 24 hours after the kidnapping of Stanley E. M. Sylvester the 58 year old director of Swift meat packing, search for leftist group Revolutionary Army of the People. A communique left in a bar linked the act to a 1969 death anniversary and offered no ransom details. Three gunmen abducted Sylvester outside his home as police mobilize across Rosario.
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Rosario
Argentina
Revolutionary Army of the People
Stanley E.M. Sylvester
Popular Justice
Sylvester
Luis Norberto Blanco
Swift Meat Packing Company
Santa Fe
Revolutionary Army
Pedro Aramburu
The
Montoneros
Argentine Liberation Front
Waldemar Sanchez
Sterling unit school district vote suit response filed
Loren S. Youn, Whiteside County Educational Services Region superintendent, filed an answer to a suit by Richard Allen and Robert Galloway seeking to overturn his April 19 ruling granting a petition for a Sterling area unit school district vote. The 64 page transcript covers the April 13 public hearing where 21 testified, 16 favored granting the petition, and no court date has been set for the suit's hearing.
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Loren S. Youn
Educational Services Region
Whiteside County
Richard Allen
Robert Galloway
Young
Sterling
Leland T. Stokes
William H. Knickel
Harold Null
L. Edward Ebersole
John Long
Karl Wentsel
Audre’ Mennes
Henry Ward
Norma Wolens
James Swanson
Withdrawal Demand Faces Senate Over Vietnam Troop Cuts
Washington AP report notes Senate opposition to European force cuts and growing support for a Vietnam withdrawal deadline. Leaders Hugh Scott and Mike Mansfield clash on parallel issues while McGovern Hatfield push for a 60-70s era troop pullback, with Nixon negotiations cited as central.
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Europe
Congress
U.S
Vietnam
Senate Republian
Hugh Scott
Scott
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
George McGovern
Ds.d
Mark O. Hatfield
Rove
Nixon
Dodd Former Senator Dies Of Heart Attack At 64
Former Sen. Thomas Dodd of Connecticut died at 64 from a heart attack while at home in Old Lyme. He was censured by the Senate in 1967 over campaign fund allegations, and had suffered a heart attack in 1970. His daughter said he died instantly and he had no known health issues beforehand.
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Old Lyme
Joseph Barbarette
Dodd
Senate
Democratic Party
Barbarette
Illinois House aims to pass nonpublic school aid bill this week
Illinois lawmakers expect the House to approve Gov. Ogilvie's proposal to send 30 million dollars to nonpublic schools this week. Senate action remains uncertain amid related debates on bingo transportation plans and public housing site control.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
House
Richard B. Ogilvie
Senate
Chicago City Council
Henry Hyde
Chicago
Democrats
Ogilvie
Local Weather Forecast For Sterling Area
Tonight cloudy with a chance of showers and a low near 50. Tuesday expect partly sunny skies with a high around 70. Precipitation chances 60 percent this afternoon 30 percent tonight and 20 percent Tuesday. Scattered showers possible.
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Sterling and Vicinity
Britain Debates joining Common Market amid party split
Across London MPs dig into the question of joining the Common Market as both major parties split and polls show most Britons oppose the move. In Vietnam an explosion at Cam Ranh Bay burns 10 million gallons of aviation fuel, while Turkey endures a deadly earthquake and searches for thousands killed. A charter jetliner crashes near Rijeka killing 72 Britons and a Yugoslav family, and in Rosario police hunt an honorary British consul seized by leftist revolutionaries.
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Associated Press London
Saigon
Cam Ranh Bay
U.S. Command
Rijeka
Yugoslavia
Rosario
Argentina
Officers weigh resigning over Vietnam ad opposition
FT Bragg North Carolina AP reports one of 29 officers who signed a newspaper ad opposing the Vietnam war says he and several signers are considering accepting a military offer to resign.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
Kleindienst urges Senate to reject 5000 dollar contribution cap
Deputy Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst urged the Senate to oppose a proposed 5000 dollar limit on individual contributions to federal candidates. He argued the cap would curb political participation and could hinder free expression in campaigns. The White House and campaign reform advocates weighed in as the debate intensified.
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Washington
Richard G. Kleindienst
Senate
Navy chief envisions cheaper ships to back nuclear carriers
Admiral Zumwalt warns the Navy must balance a growing Soviet fleet with a shrinking defense budget. He says future fleets should rely on fewer, more powerful nuclear carriers paired with inexpensive helicopters and V STOL aircraft, plus many small escort ships, to preserve survivability.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington (Ap
Adm
Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
U.S
Zumwalt
Naval Operations
Navy
Defense Department
Packard
Defense
David Packard
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