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Newspaper
Daily Gazette
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1971
Page
1
An Associated Press report recounts a New Orleans to Los Angeles Amtrak journey where lights flickered, air conditioning failed, and car temperatures hit 101 degrees. The scene aboard aged pullmans and coaches depicts neglected equipment amid a 2000 mile, two day ride as Amtrak reallocates funds to routes yet to be chosen.
A 22 year old Leon Anderson was killed by officers after he allegedly threw a brick during civil unrest in Chattanooga. National Guard, 2,000 strong, patrolled streets as four nights of disorder subsided. Police reported 39 arrests for curfew violations from 7 PM to 5 AM.
The House Black Caucus and President Nixon clash on aid to youth and welfare reform. Caucus presses for one million summer jobs and a $6,500 family income floor, while Nixon cites 892,000 total summer opportunities and opposes the $6,500 level, arguing for reform within current programs. The dispute touches South Africa policy and broader welfare strategy.
Israeli settlers hid underground as Arab guerrillas fired rockets into the Beisan valley in the first cross border attack in over six months. Israeli mortars hit back with minor damage and no Israeli casualties. A Katyusha barrage targeted an Israeli settlement near the Jordan river frontier. In the northwest border area Israeli troops killed two infiltrators from Lebanon. In the Gaza Strip two Israeli soldiers were wounded by grenades, while more injuries occurred among soldiers and civilians from separate grenade incidents. Golda Meir arrived in Helsinki for the Socialist International conference and urged Egyptian President Sadat to push for real peace talks with Israel. She praised Sadat's courage and urged him to maintain leadership for a new Cairo attitude.
About 500 military personnel clashed at Travis Air Force Base in California amid racial disorder. At least 70 arrests and several injuries were reported, including two firefighters injured. one died from smoke inhalation. The trouble began at dinner and spilled from barracks to the core of the base, linked to weekend incidents. A small group with disciplinary problems reportedly instigated the violence, with six treated at the base hospital.
In Springfield Republicans signal a gesture toward harmony to help Democrats move a mass transit bill to the Illinois House floor. Senate Democrats block a site selection bill for low rent housing from Chicago aldermen. In Chicago opposition grows to a lakefront airport. Sen Adlai Stevenson III condemns proposed cuts in federal mental health supports as unwise and unfortunate.
Senate debates a Nelson amendment to bar use of inducted soldiers in Southeast Asian fighting. Nelson cites Army manpower systems pushing draftees to combat amid rising 1970 casualties, while Kennedy seeks to remove a combat enlistment bonus. He warns of political facesaving and compulsory service, noting draftees bear the war’s heaviest burden.
AP digest rounds up multiple items. At Travis Air Force Base civilians died and many were injured in alleged racial disorders as 600 service members clashed. Other items cover Saigon area fighting, My Lai related comments, grenade attacks near Seoul, Israeli border skirmishes, and the Nixon era budget and Peace Corps consolidation. A judge will rule on a retrial for Black Panthers Seale and Huggins in their high profile murder conspiracy case.
AP dispatch from Berlin to Da Nang to Panmunjom shows U S troops debating a new military order that humanizes and homogenizes command. Vets like Sgt Wade Jackson condemn the shift while others such as Spec 4 Bob Webb praise decisive leadership and accountability amid friction between career NCOs and draftees.
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