Illinois First June Primary Sees High Voter Interest
Illinois faces an off year as two million voters expected for the June primary. The 58 state senate seats are all in play with 13 Democratic and 17 Republican nominations. Major contests include U.S. Senate races pitting Paul Douglas and Charles Percy and Chicago bond debates amid aldermanic and congressional challenges.
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Chicago
Illinois
Senate
Richard J. Daley
U.S. Senate
Paul H. Douglas
Charles H. Percy
Kenilworth
Ray Page
Springfield
Robert A. Campbell
Worth
Donald Prince
Bloomington
William L. Dawson
Fred D. Hubbard
Marriage On Rock Fulfills Her Dream On Alcatraz
Barbara Hart and John Catelli of San Jose were married on Alcatraz island, drawing over 100 attendees. Barbara Hart grew up on the island where her father served as an 18 year guard and her parents remain caretakers.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay
Barbara Hart
John Catelli
San Jose
Barbara
John E. Hart
Stepping Up War May Hasten Turning Point
U.S. officials see expanding combat in Viet Nam as possibly accelerating a turning point against Communist forces. McNamara and Rusk tout progress despite political violence in Saigon, with more reinforcements planned and a possible near-400000 U.S. troop cap by year end.
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U.S
Washington
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
Rusk
White House
McNamara
United States
High Command
North Viet Nam
South Viet
South
Johnson
Saigon
Hue
Rolvaag Keith fight over attorney general post grows
Minnesota Democrats face a open AG race after incumbent Mattson's withdrawal. George M. Scott announced for attorney general while Latz urged by lawyers. Battle over governor endorsement looms as Rolvaag and Keith seek party support at the state convention with Mondale as keynote.
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Minneapolis
Democratic - Farmer - Labor Party
Robert W. Mattson
Karl Rolvaag
A. M. Keith
DFL
George M. Scott
Hennepin County
Rolvaag-Keith
Robert Latz
Keith Backer
Keith
Mattson
Minnesota
Rolvaag
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Walter F. Mondale
Prairie Du Chien Man Injured In Airplane Crash
James R. Lee 22 of Prairie du Chien Wisconsin was injured when a private plane crashed in the Santa Ynez range near Santa Barbara California. The crash killed Robert L. Coath and John E. Paine both in their early 20s from San Diego. Siciliano 21 of St Petersburg Florida suffered a broken left leg. The crash sparked a major brush and timber fire.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
James R. Lee
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Robert L. Coath
John E. Paine
San Diego
Lee
John D. Siciliano
St. Petersburg
Fla
Santa Inez
Fisherman Drowns When Boat Capsizes
Ben J. Widmann a 33 year old Milwaukee area man drowned when his small boat capsized while lifting the anchor at Druid Lake Hartford Wis His nine year old son Craig survived by clinging to a life preserver cushion Authorities said Widmann fell overboard during the maneuver and the 12 foot craft overturned His body was recovered from thirty five feet of water in the lake near Hartford Wis
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Hartford
Wis
Ben J. Widmann
Milwaukee
Glendale
Druid Lake
Here
Washington County
Widmann
Craig
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Congress
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West Frankfort
Victor Drysdale
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By John M. Hightower
Coulee
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American Allied Insurance Co
Richard Moe
Moe
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John S. Pillsbury Jr
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