Nixon Plans Wide Defense Base Realignment to Save Costs
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird announced plans to shut down or realign 36 U.S. installations and activities, eliminating 3,028 civilian jobs and transferring 6,222 military personnel. The program targets NORAD modernization, with several Air Force bases and radar units phased out or reassigned to other NORAD divisions, and some sites to be transferred to the FAA.
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Washington
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
United States
Congress
Laird
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
4Th Air Force
Aerospace Defense Command
Adcton Air Force Base
Navato Oth Air Force Base
Navato Calif
36Th
Topsham Air Force Station
Maine
26Th
Norad Division
Adair Air Force Station
Corvallis
Ore
ADC
Federal Aviation Administration
Pentagon
Pilot and student travels from Hawaii to Chicago for classes
Tom Cordell, 28, a University of Illinois Chicago senior in political science and United Airlines navigator based in Los Angeles, flies Hawaii to California round trips to attend a Monday 10 a.m. class. He plans to graduate in June, has rarely missed class, and earned dean's list honors while also playing French horn in the campus concert band. He took the United job to fund his education after leaving the Air Force as a captain.
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Chicago
Tom Cordell
Hawaii
Cordell
University of Illinois Chicago
United Air Lines
Los Angeles
Pacific
California
United
Air Force
Romney Faces Criticism of Model Cities Plan in Chicago
At Hull House meeting Chicago neighborhood leaders vented that the 38 million model cities program lacks true input from residents. Romney heard complaints and said he would evaluate and seek more housing and urban problem solutions.
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Chicago
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Romney
Richard Daley
Hull House
Michigan
Lincoln Park Conservation Association
Black Panthers
Black Stone Nation
Staley to Build Argentina Plant
A. E. Staley Mfg Co said it will build a corn refining plant in Argentina, its first South American venture. The 38 acre Chacabuco site lies about 120 miles west of Buenos Aires. Construction starts May or June with completion planned for mid 1971.
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Decatur, Ill
A.E. Staley Mfg. Co
Argentina
South America
Chacabuco
Buenos Aires
Weather notes from Collins and Morris reports
The U S Weather Bureau cautions a light frost tonight with a mid 30s low. Friday should be sunny and warm with a lower 60s high. Saturday may bring showers and mild conditions. Collins station reported a 49 degree high and 30 low, while Morris downtown read 53 degrees at 9 am and 11 am.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris
Jurors Describe Sirhan Verdict and Reactions in Kennedy Case
Jurors said Sirhan Bishara Sirhan's mind was impaired but not enough to affect the verdict of death for the Kennedy assassination. The panel’s votes evolved from eight to death as it moved toward a unanimous decision, with May 14 set for sentencing.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
George Stitzel
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Albert N. Federico
Stitzel
Los Angeles Times
California
Superior Court
Herbert V. Walker
Walker
Grant Cooper
RFK
Hall of Justice
Vacaville
San Quentin
Cooper
United States
Lynn D. Compton
UCLA
Adel
Midwest flood losses reach 100 million in intrepid prep
Damage from the Midwest floods was tallied at more than 100 million as Illinois and Iowa braced for the Mississippi crest. The Army Corps of Engineers reported 109.4 million in northern Iowa eastern North Dakota western Wisconsin and western Minnesota with 7.5 million for emergency dike work preventing a larger loss.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Iowa
Mississippi River
Minnesota
Wisconsin
New England
Army Corps of Engineers
North Dakota
Mississippi
Prairie du Chien
Wis
LaCrosse
Brattleboro
Weather Bureau
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
California
San Joaquin Valley
Sierra Nevada
River Falls Below Flood Stage at St. Louis Today
The Mississippi River at St. Louis fell below flood stage to 29.9 feet after four days above it. The district runs from south of Hannibal to Cairo. Damage was minor and further rises from snowmelt around May 4 or 5 could bring more problems if rains occur.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi
Kenneth Long
Army Corps of Engineers
Hannibal
Cairo
Lil
Long
Redmond High elects co presidents Dan Elliot Paul Unger
Redmond Ore AP two honor students Dan Elliot and Paul Unger win the student body presidency on a platform that two could do a better job and maintain grades.
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Redmond
Ore
Redmond High School
Dan Elliot
Paul Unger
Landlord Prevails in Grundy Damage Suit
Harley and Minnie Honrad of Grundy Street Gardner lost a damage suit Wednesday in Grundy County Circuit Court Morris against their landlord Gordon Gunder son. A jury of 12 deliberated 40 minutes, verdict read by Chief Judge Walter Dixon. Plaintiffs sought 25000 dollars claiming injuries from a December 1965 ice slip on Gunderson property.
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Harley
Minnie Honrad
Grundy St
Gardner
Gordon Gunderson
Grundy County
Morris
Walter Dixon
Honrad
Gunderson
Howrads
Wanda Enger
Selma Brown
William Bishop
Ruth Baker
Dora Bedson
Elizabeth Barry
Forris
Homer J. Carr
Edna Valerio
Wauponsee
Erice E. Davies
Goodfarm
Margarite Smith
Felix Township
George O’brien
L. Barrett Bodach
Joliet
Arthur Lennon
Curfew Clamps Racine as City Battles Violence
Racine police and state patrol enforce a 48 hour curfew after violent demonstrations injuring three officers. About 25 arrests were recorded for curfew violations. National Guard officials consider aid while mayor Huck weighs lifting curfew during daylight. essential workers may travel.
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Racine
Wis
Wisconsin
Kenneth Huck
Huck
National Guard
Wrong Man Charged Three Times In South Bend Robberies
Three holdups at the same South Bend gas station were charged to Franklin T. Wike a 20 year old choir singer. Ward Gordon W. of Niles Michigan admitted four robberies after his fourth gas station visit. Wike was jailed released and later married Dian Copenhaver in Mishawaka then moved to Elkhart.
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South Bend
Ind
Franklin T. Wike
Wike
California
Gordon W. Ward
Niles
Mich
Dian Copenhaver
Mishawaka
Elkhart
Frank
Dian
Ward
Six Sisters Injured in Joliet Area Car Crash
Six sisters of St. Francis of the Sacred Heart from Mokena were injured in a two car collision at U.S. 6 and Gougar Road near Joliet. One driver, Joseph Brubek of Joliet, was cited for failure to yield. The injured nuns were taken to St. Joseph Hospital with two in serious condition and others in fair condition.
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St. Francis of the Sacred Heart
Mokena
U.S. 6
Gougar Road
Joliet
Cathleen Rose Reutzer
Virginia Mary Cantreras
Bonnie Jeane Dydle
Mary Susan MacKenkupt
Dorothy Rentz
Paul Theresa Trate
Nancy Frinfsimm
Joseph Burbek
Bonniwell Named Toll Road Head In Illinois
Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie named Donald R. Bonniwell of Chicago chairman of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. He also appointed Elliot Frank Edward Moore Thomas Feehan Robert Greenaway Robert Maher and Nicholas Zagone to the authority. Federal Judge William J. Campbell of Chicago was named chairman of the state commission for the uniformity of legislation in the United States.
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Springfield
Til
Richard B. Ogilvie
Donald R. Bonniwell
Chicago
Ilinois
Ogilvie
Elliot Frank
Edward F. Moore
Thomas Feehan
Joliet
Robert F. Greenaway
de- Kalb
Robert B. Maher
Nicholas Zagone
Bonniwell
Maher
Zagone
William J. Campbell
Nixon Seeks Major Postal Overhaul and Rate Hikes
President Nixon asks Congress for a penny stamp increase on most letters and outlines a broad Post Office reform plan to curb deficits. He proposes higher first class rates, unchanged air mail, and a 45 day timetable for major departmental changes to boost revenue and improve service.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Post Office Department
Post Office
Department
Johnson
Metal Climax to Discuss Merger with Ayrshire Collieries
American Metal Climax Inc has opened merger negotiations with Ayrshire Collieries Corp to explore a deal valued at about 63 million dollars. Metal Climax, a metals producer, would enter the coal business through the proposed merger with the Indianapolis based Ayrshire.
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New York
American Metal Climax, Inc
Ayrshire Collieries Corp
Metal Climax
Ayrshire
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Indianapolis
State Highway Commission
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Indiana 49
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Ruel W. Steele
Commission
Edgar D. Whitcomb
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Colorado
Aaron Mitchell
Sacramento
Jesus Christ
Los Angeles County Bar Association
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Turkey
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