O'Neill Agrees to One Vote Principle in Local Elections
Belfast report says Terence O'Neill ready to accept one man one vote in Northern Ireland local elections with a year postponement of 1970 polls. Catholic minority seeks end to property voting veto. riots flare in Belfast and Derry as troops guard key sites.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Terence O'Neill
O'Neill
United Kingdom
London
Home
James Callaghan
Londonderry
Lurgan
Harold Wilson
Catholic Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights Oxford Committee
Wilson
John Lynch
Irish Republic
Frank Aiken
U.N
U Thant
Marines Hit Viet Cong River Crossing Near Da Nang
U S Marines and artillery repelled an attempted Viet Cong crossing of the Vu Gia River 16 miles southwest of Da Nang. About 50 enemy bodies were sighted, one Marine wounded. Separate actions northwest of Saigon left 21 North Vietnamese dead with no American casualties. Several bases and patrols faced shelling, and Nha Trang air base reportedly suffered material damage from a Sunday night attack.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
Nha Trang
South Vietnam
Vu Gia River
Sampans
25Th Infantry Division
Mekong
25Th Division
Phan Rang
Tra Cun
Siagon
Indiana Time Change Hassle
Indiana faces court actions in two states over Daylight Saving Time start. Allied Theatre Owners seek to delay time zone boundary shifts affecting 80 counties to Eastern Time, while Chicago hearings involve broadcasters asking to reconsider enforcement.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Allied Theatre Owners of
U.S. District Court
Chicago
Fort Wayne
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Attorney's Office
Holler Elected Chairman of Illinois Junior College District 525
Allen Holler of Mazon was elected chairman of the Illinois Junior College District 525 Board at a special meeting to canvass votes from the April 12 election. Victor Scott of Joliet was named vice chairman and Ronald Whitaker of New Lenox secretary with William Norton of Morris treasurer. Other results listed show Holler leading with 7,506 votes and Scott second with 7,064 among 17,087 ballots cast. Regular meetings will be the second Monday each month. Construction on the new campus interim buildings is underway for a July board meeting.
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Allen Holler
Mazon
Illinois Junior College District 525
Victor Scott
Joliet
Ronald Whitaker
New Lenox
William Norton
Morris
Whitaker
Norton
Holler
Scott
Kevin Reardon
George R. Osterberger
Robert EF. Hirsch
Seven Children Die in Farm Fire Near Oblong Illinois
In Jasper County near Oblong Illinois a two story farm home burned after 1 a.m. killing seven Schwager children. Fire Chief Charles Bloom said four bodies were recovered at daybreak and three others remained amid the ruins as investigators searched. The parents escaped. older daughter Bonnie 17 was staying with relatives. Identified victims include Norman Jean Carolyn 14 Harold 12 Rita 9 Barbara 7 Paul 6 and ae 4.
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Oblong
Ill
Illinois
Charles Bloom
Eugene Schwager
Jasper County
Bonnie
Norman Jean
Carolyn
Harold
Rita
Barbara
Paul
Weather outlook shows showers to partly cloudy skies
The forecast calls for tonight showers fading to partly cloudy with lows in the upper 30s. Wednesday will be partly sunny and cool with highs in the 50s and winds southeasterly at 12 to 18 mph, diminishing tonight. Thursday looks fair and warmer as Collins station logged 67/40 yesterday and 51 and 54 in Morris today with trace precipitation.
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Collins
Morris
Prairie plans seek 3 million for Goose Lake park museum
Illinois conservation director William Rutherford outlined a $3 million program to build Goose Lake Prairie Park with a museum, trails, and wildlife exhibits. Governor Ogilvie endorsed the project, calling it the state’s No. 1 park with a major museum, while local officials and business representatives attended the Springfield meeting.
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Goose Lake Prairie
William Rutherford
Illinois
Grundy County
Herald
Rutherford
Richard Ogilvie
Springfield
Ogilvie
James Washburn
Illinois Clay Products
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
Will-Grundy Manufacturers Association
State Conservation Director
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Stratton State Park
Gardner couple sue landlord for damages over December slip
Harley and Minnie Honrad of Grundy Street Gardner sue landlord Gordon Gunderson in Grundy County Circuit Court seeking 35000 for December 1965 ice slip injuries to Mrs. Honrad alleged to have caused serious leg and arm injuries and to affect their marriage. Chief Judge Walter Dixon was to preside.
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Grundy County
Gardner
Harley
Minnie Honrad
Grundy St
Gordon Gunderson
Honrad
Gunderson
Walter Dixon
Laotians Launch Counterattacks Near Xieng Khouang
Laotian government forces and Meo tribesmen launched counterattacks against Pathet Lao positions near Xieng Khouang. They reportedly captured Phou Khe ridge denying access to Route 4 while helicopters supported the Meo. The Laotian Defense Ministry said 17 Pathet Lao soldiers were killed in weekend clashes in the Laos 2nd Military Region.
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Vientiane
Pathet Lao
Xieng Khouang
Plain of Jars
Laos
Phou Khe
Mekong
Pak Lane
Laotian Defense Ministry
Freak Twister North of Morris Strikes Grundy County
A small isolated twister northwest of Morris at Phillip Collins farm on Illinois 47 around 2 pm toppled an old Morris Quaker Oats elevator and ripped off a roof at the Standard Oil Fertilizer plant. Winds up to 50 mph shattered a large glass door at Morris Community High School. sheriff reports only downed limbs.
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Grundy County
Phillip Collins
Morris
Ilinois 47
Standard Oil
Morris Community High School
Richard Pierce
Prompt Changes Urged in Cairo to Ease Racial Tensions
Springfield Lt. Gov. Paul Simon urged replacing Cairo’s police chief Carl J. Clutts and enacting swift reforms to reduce fear. He recommended bringing in an experienced fair officer, possible state police involvement, and placing Negroes in sheriff, fire, and city council roles. He warned of potential bloodshed and urged White Hats to pledge non hostility while law enforcement improves.
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Springfield
Paul Simon
Cairo
Illinois
Simon
Carl J. Clutts
White Hats
Wilder to appeal a station wagon theft conviction
Insolata Wilder and attorney Eugene W. Hayes challenge the 1968 conviction of Donald Jennings for stealing a 1967 station wagon from a restaurant lot near U S 66 and Illinois 47. The appeal argues lack of proof of ownership, insufficiency of evidence, and that a two to ten year sentence was excessive. State's Attorney Richard R. Wilder declined to comment.
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Grundy County
Richard R. Wilder
Ottawa
Chicago
Anthony Insolata
Eugene W. Hayes
U.S. 66
Illinois 47
Donald Jennings
Sailor Knox-Johnston Completes Solo Round-the-World Voyage
British yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnston finished the first solo nonstop global voyage in 312 days aboard the Suhaili, arriving in Falmouth, England amid pomp after battling gales and heavy seas. He faced delays from storms and a damaged rudder, with a golden globe prize and up to $12,000 at stake.
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Falmouth
England
Robin Knox-Johnston
Falmouth Harbor
Robin Knox-Johnson
Royal Meg
Robin Knox- Johnson
Sir Francis Chichester
Globe
Australia
Chichester
Sunday Times
Nigel Tetley
Donald Crowhurst
Mrs Bucher urges action after Pueblo seizure
Mrs Lloyd Bucher told NBC she believes the United States should have struck North Korea within 24 hours of the Pueblo seizure. She said action might have cost her husband his life but would have shown the crew that the country did something.
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New York
Lloyd Bucher
United States
North Korea
Pueblo
NBC
Crest Expected Next Week Across Quad Cities
Mississippi flood watches as crest nears. Bettendorf and Rock Island workers reinforce dikes while Campbell's island residents brace for isolation. Andalusia builds a 15 foot high dike, East Dubuque installs flood horns, and DuBuque Coast Guard station floods. Crest near 32 feet at St Louis with minimal damage forecast.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Quad Cities
Bettendorf
Iowa
Rock Island
Campbell’s Island
Andalusia
Vietnam
Sam Myland
Dubuque
U.S. Coast Guard
East Dubuque
Cliff Martel
St. Louis
Missouri
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Supreme Court Limits Powe r to Fingerprint Suspects
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 2 that a judge must authorize a seizure before fingerprinting a suspect. The decision overturned a Mississippi case where a 14 year old was fingerprinted without proper consent and evidence. Justice Black dissented warning of expanded Fourth Amendment protections and increased police constraints in investigations.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
William J. Brennan Jr
Johnson delays Rice University lecture series
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson has postponed his planned lecture tour at Rice University until next fall. A university spokesman said he had not yet fixed a suitable date, though the talks on government were to occur during the current academic term.
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Houston, Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Rice University
Johnson
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Bob Roberts
Morris Elks Lodge
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New Zealand
Bernard Moitessier
Joshua
Africa
Pacific
Crest
Johnson Delay
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