Burning Viking Princess Closes Fire Swept Voyage
The Viking Princess carrying 485 aboard was hit by a blaze in the Windward Passage. Rescue ships saved 469 passengers and crew, while 135 remained unaccounted for near Norfolk. Coast Guard says crew and passengers in good condition with fire engulfing the superstructure. The ship sails from Miami toward Florida as Cap Nort ferries other survivors and Navy destroyers respond to the blaze.
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Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Cuba
Atlantic
Norfolk
U.S. Atlantic
Navy
Arthur Crane
Otto Thoresen
U.S. Navy
Wilkenson
Owens
Atlantic Fleet
Haiti
Yarmouth Castle
Nassau
U.S
Florida
Draft Call to Reach Record Low in June
Springfield announces the June draft call will total between 950 and 1050 men, the smallest since July 1965. College students and married men likely won’t be needed to meet the quota, with Illinois’ share about 7 percent of the national figure around 15,000.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Selective Service
John Hammack
Hammack
County Driver's Licenses Revoked and Suspended
Paul Powell reports in Springfield that one driver's license was revoked another suspended and a third received a probationary permit. Wesley D. Ferguson of 1421 Division St had license revoked after a court conviction for driving while intoxicated. LaVern J. Barry of Route 1 faced suspension after three moving-violation convictions. Michael F. Rossio of Route 1 Coal City received a probationary permit.
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Paul Powell
Springfield
Wesley D. Ferguson
Division St
LaVern J. Barry
Rte. 1
Michael F. Rossio
Coal City
Brezhnev Heads Soviet Communist Party After 23rd Congress
Leonid I. Brezhnev was re elected unanimously to head the Soviet Communist party at the close of the 23rd congress in Moscow The title changed from first secretary to general secretary and the Politburo was trimmed to 11 members with Mikoyan and Shvernik retiring and Arvid Pershe added.
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Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Brezhnev
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Stalin
Central Committee
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Nikolai M. Shvernik
Arvid J. Pershe
Communist Party
Latvia
High Court Petitioned for Taped Records
Illinois House ethics commission seeks release of taped recordings tied to alleged bribery in the 1965 General Assembly. The Supreme Court previously upheld the commission’s investigation after ruling the eavesdropping inquiry proper, while petitioners consider a rehearing.
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Chicago
House Commission
State Supreme Court
General Assembly
House’ Ethics Commission
Supreme Court
Paul F. Elward
John E. Cassidy
D-Peoria
Springfield
High Court
Cassidy
Creel Douglass
Circuit Court
Douglass
Johnson seeks across the board Social Security boost and young dental aid
President Johnson announced in San Antonio that he will urge Congress to raise Social Security benefits for 21 million Americans and will study a dental aid program for children under six. He signed a Medicare enrollment extension and announced plans for a young child dental financing initiative led by Secretary Gardner, with details to follow.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Congress
John W. Gardner
Texas
Washington
Lynda
Luci
Mobility program moves jobless to North Carolina Piedmont
The North Carolina Fund Mobility project relocated 279 families from rural and coastal regions to the Piedmont where jobs are abundant. Mobility ensures a job before moving and aids with relocation tasks while noting over 40s resist moving. A $1 million federal grant aims to relocate 2,000 more in the state.
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Durham
N.C
North Carolina
Piedmont
North Carolina Fund
Robert Lofaso
Mobility
Lofaso
U.S. Department of Labor
Easter Week Observances Across World Amid Holy Week
Christians observed Good Friday and Easter week with solemn rites in Rome Jerusalem and cities worldwide. Pope Paul VI led ceremonies in Rome while pilgrims crowded the Holy Sepulcher and Way of the Cross rites unfolded across Jordan and Jerusalem.
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Associated Press
Rome
Holy Land
Pope Paul VI
Basilica of
St. Mary Major
Colosseum
Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Mexico
Jesus
Broadway United Church of Christ
New York
Malcolm Boyd
Charlie Byrd
Florida
Daytona Beach
Fort Lauderdale
Veracruz
Tampico
Monterrey
Acapulco
Mexico City
Spain
London Skid Row
Simon
St. Simon of
Cyrene
Christ
Formosa
Buddha
Gautama Siddhartha
Grundy County Planning Commission advances zoning plan
The Grundy County Planning Commission approved a draft zoning ordinance and tentative zoning district map after a three hour meeting. Consultant Joseph Abel outlined manufacturing district standards and performance tests while residents questioned future expansion of a farm for recreation.
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Grundy County Planning Commission
Grundy County Board of Supervisors
Commission
Joseph Abel
Farm Bureau
Abel
John Ullrich
Wauponsee Township
Ullrich
David Root
Phillip Collins
Saratoga Township
Daniel Beal
Verona
Edwin Burnham
Nettle Creek Township
Harold Punke
Mazon
George Baum
Morris Planning Commission
Atty. James Peacock
Morris
Monks Lead Large Saigon Rally as Riots Erupt
Buddhist monks spearheaded about 2,000 demonstrators in central Saigon amid rioting that injured five U S service members and two Vietnamese women. Troops used tear gas to disperse the crowd as police battled looting and assaults on Americans and newsmen.
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Saigon
U.S
Starcom
Buddhist Institute
Car Sticker Check Tags Issued To Morris Residents
Police Chief Don Ward and officers Bob Lyons and James Gretencord issued 100 Morris residents tickets during the annual car sticker check. Ward warned that stickers must be displayed plainly and not placed on tinted windshield areas per city ordinance.
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Morris
Don Ward
Bob Lyons
James Gretencord
Ward
Light Snow Flurries Forecast With Cool Weekend Outlook
Light snow flurries are forecast tonight and Saturday with a cloudy and chilly Sunday. Temperatures will run four to six degrees below normal for the next five days. Weekend highs mix in the 40s, with Thursday reaching 43 at Collins Weather Station and dropping to 29 overnight. It rose to 40 by 9 a.m. today.
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Collins
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