Johnson Holds Line on Vietnam Peace Push in Detroit
President Johnson, speaking to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Detroit, says the next move toward peace must come from Hanoi and will not concede further de escalation until North Vietnam shows genuine intent to end the war. He defends current policy, warns against misled calls to halt bombing, and asserts troops will have a voice in the campaign.
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Detroit
Johnson
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States
Eugene J. McCarthy
George McGovern
Vietnam
Asia
Texas
Washington
U.S
White House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Taxi Strike Strands Chicago Cabs Ahead of Convention
Chicago copes with only about a quarter of its 4 434 taxis as the strike by Local 777 of the Seafarers International Union enters its fourth day. Negotiators will meet at the Federal Mediation office with Sam Mazza of the FMCS guiding talks after a weekend pause.
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Chicago
Sam P. Mazza
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Democratic Union Organizing Committee
Seafarers International Union
Yellow Cab Co
Checker Taxi Co
Democratic Party
Kirk E. Beck
Mazza
Chicago Transit Authority
International Amphitheatre
Cab Drivers
Two Injured In Accident Near Joliet
Two people were hospitalized after a collision at 11:55 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Illinois 59 and Black Road in Will County. Delores Ziegler, 29, of Joliet, in a serious condition, led a pickup into the side of Virgil Growler, 18, also of Joliet, whose 1967 Pontiac Tudor was traveling on Illinois 59. State police said the crash is under investigation.
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St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Illinois 59
Black Road
Will County
Delores Ziegler
Virgil Growler
Illinois 52
Instant Low Cost Houses Erected in Chicago
Four prefabricated houses were assembled in four hours at 50th and Blackstone on Chicago's South Side. Manufactured in Lafayette Indiana, they form part of 100 units ordered by the Chicago Dwellings Association to sell or lease. Cost to the CDA is 14 500 dollars with central heating air conditioning and appliances.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
National Homes Corp
Lafayette
Ind
50Th
Blackstone
Chicago Dwellings Association
CDA
Warm Heatwave Continues with 90 Degree Day
The Collins Weather Station recorded a 90 degree daytime high amid hot humid conditions with a 73 degree overnight low. Tonight stays fair and warm in the mid 70s as Wednesday looks mostly sunny and hot with low 90s. Early Thursday shows little change while Morris reaches 83 at 11:30 a.m.
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Collins
Morris
IFYE Arrives Sunday for County Visit
Yasmana Prasad Gupta of Jadu Sah farm Bariahi Saharsa Bihar arrives Sunday to stay with Merwin Hill family near Morris as an International Farm Youth Exchangee. He travels via Washington Idaho Indiana before Illinois August 7 and now lives with Tom Rice at Sheldon since August 8. He, a married father of six, holds MA in sociology and BA in languages and sociology, speaks multiple languages, and aims to study 4-H and rural development while farming wheats rice potatoes and vegetables.
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Yasmana Prasad Gupta
Jadu Sah
Bariahi
Saharsa
Bihar
India
Merwin Hill
Morris
International Farm
United States
Washington, D. C
Idaho
Indiana
Illinois
Tom Rice
Sheldon
Janet
Illinois State University
Joyce
Mazon Township High School
Mark
International Farm Youth Exchange
United States Department of Agriculture
National 4-H Foundation
Storms kill two Wisconsin farmers in Marinette collapse
Two Wisconsin farmers died as a storm front hit the state. Near Marinette, Jack Maloney about 70, died when his farm home collapsed during tornadoes and thunderstorms. His brother Cecil died an hour later. More than a dozen others were injured as windows were smashed and barns destroyed.
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Marinette
Wis
Wisconsin
Jack Maloney
Cecil
Plan Meeting Called by Grundy County Planning Commission
The Grundy County Planning Commission schedules a 3 p.m. Wednesday meeting at the cowthouse to discuss local development matters. The session will cover zoning proposals and other planning agenda items.
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Grundy County
Renew Heavy Viet Fighting Intensifies Across South Vietnam
Allied forces report over 700 enemy soldiers killed in three days of renewed operations from the Cambodian border to Tay Ninh and Da Nang. A U.S. Marine unit was overrun near Da Nang with heavy losses as South Vietnamese and Korean troops responded. Air strikes and artillery supported attacks, while fighting focused around Tay Ninh and Bi Lon provinces. The A Shau Valley offensive ended with 133 enemy dead and large arms seizures. U.S. losses stood at 15 killed and 97 wounded with South Vietnamese suffering 24 dead and 62 wounded.
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Saigon
da Nang
U.S
Paris
Tay Ninh
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Highway 26
A Shau
bin Lon
Tay Ninh City
25Th Division
Shapiro Signs Bills Allowing State's Attorney Raises
Gov. Samuel H. Shapiro signed measures permitting pay raises for state's attorneys, with salaries ranging from 10,300 to 17,800 dollars depending on county size. Cook County would see 25,000 to 34,000 dollars annually. Counties may fund increases locally.
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Springfield
Ill
Samuel H. Shapiro
Cook County
Arson Suspected In Coal City House Fire
An abandoned rural Coal City hay storage house burned at about 10 30 p m Monday. Arson is suspected after a prior barn fire last fall and a car seen in the yard. no proof of arson yet. The property belonged to Robert Trotter, with Lester Haake using the site for hay storage. Deputy Sheriff George Hendrickson and Assistant Fire Chief Donald Ulm provided details.
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George Hendrickson
Coal City
Broadway St
Robert Trotter
Lester Haake
Hendrickson
Donald Ulm
Ulivi
National Police Walkout Rejected by Fraternal Order of Police
The executive board of the Fraternal Order of Police unanimously rejected a two day nationwide police walkout. President John Harrington said citizen safety takes precedence over officer grievances and that petitions to reverse Supreme Court decisions would be circulated. He blamed the Supreme Court for rising crime and urged local departments to seek support through civic groups and media.
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ST. Louis
Fraternal Order of Police
The
FOP
John Harrington
Harrington
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Shapiro Vetoes Raises for Legislators and Judges
Governor Samuel H. Shapiro vetoed bills to raise Illinois legislators' pay from 9000 to 12000 dollars a year and to grant associate circuit court judges the same salary as circuit judges. He cited belt tightening during a period of revenue shortfalls and suggested the issue be reconsidered in 1969.
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Springfield, Ill
Samuel H. Shapiro
Shapiro
McGovern Urges Immediate End to Vietnam War at Platform Hearings
Sen George McGovern challenged U S policy calling to halt bombing in North Vietnam and reduce U S forces from 550000 to 250000. He urged shifting support to non Communist South Vietnamese elements and avoided backing a coalition government with the Viet Cong. Critics and allies spoke as the Platform Committee opened hearings in Washington.
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Washington
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Dean Rusk
McGovern
Vietnam
North
Eugene J. McCarthy
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Southeast Asia
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Approval of final library plans and funding outlook
Morris Public Library Board unanimously approved final plans for a new 81 by 45 foot one story building with a basement and exterior block brick walls. Estimated total cost 308000 with 231000 net local cost after federal aid, 189000 to be raised by bonds after applying 42000 in the existing building fund. Deadline Friday for federal aid application. election within six months if advisory committee approves.
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Springfield
Morris Public Library Board of Trustees
Ilinois
Robert Freund
Freund and Arthur
Crystal Lake
John Roth
Price Dean
Conrad Weitz
James Stine
Arthur Meadors
Eugene Hayes
William Hynds
Robert Macdonald
Mra. Gordon Gregg
Eisenhower's survival prospects remain guarded says doctors
Army physicians at Walter Reed report the general's condition is critical but showing a favorable trend in isolated heart rhythm irregularities after his seventh heart attack. They rejected a transplant and stressed the prognosis remains unpredictable with no sustained arrhythmias requiring electrical shock in the last day.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed General Hospital
Eisenhower
Gen. Eisenhower
Associated Press
Medica
Negotiations Resume in Illinois Bell Strike
In Chicago observers saw a late 3 p.m. start at the U S Mediation and Conciliation Service as a sign talks may near a settlement. About 11 800 IBEW installers walked out May 8 in the long strike against Illinois Bell Telephone Co. Volunteers helped at the Democratic National Convention but coverage will be limited.
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Chicago
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
U.S
IBEW
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