Intensified Vietnam Fighting Reports Cross-Country Battles
The war in Vietnam sees heavy fighting across central highlands and coastal areas. U S Marines surround hundreds of North Vietnamese near Con Thien as counts of enemy dead rise past 6 000 in eight days. A Duc Lap camp assault ends with two battalions wiped out and three South Vietnamese soldiers killed in clashes nearby.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Con Thien
U.S
Vietnam
Highlands
da Nang
Duc Lap
Central Highlands
Cambodia
O'Brien Bid Low On Minooka Job
Charles O'Brien and Son Mor ris was low bidder with 53230 to surface 2.01 miles from Minooka southward A letting in Springfield on a partially county financed project. Virgil Cook and Son DeKalb were low with 42109 to furnish and install a highway lighting system at the US 30 and US 34 intersection about four miles northeast of Oswego. Johnson Roadbuilders and Trico Paving Pontiac submitted a 69381 bid to resurface 0.23 mile on Illinois 47 base center about a quarter mile northeast of Dwight.
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Charles O’brien
Morris
Minooka
Springfield
Kendall County
Virgil Cook and Son, Inc
DeKalb
U.S. 30
U.S. 34
Oswego
Johnson Roadbuilders, Inc
Trico Paving, Inc
Pontiac
Dwight
Weather notes from Morris with cooling trend
Forecasts indicate fair conditions tonight with a low in the 50s. The Morris Collins Weather Station recorded a high near 90 on Saturday, a 58 degree low Saturday night, and Sunday's high around 82. Early Sunday readings show 60 degrees at 9 am and 66 downtown Morris at 1 am.
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Morris
Collins
No Agreement to End Czech Crisis
Moscow reports show Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union in day four of talks with no sign of a final deal. Prague officials express cautious hope for a compromise trading Soviet recognition of liberal leaders for a temporary occupation. Svoboda and Dubcek reportedly to return to Prague regardless of results.
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Moscow
Prague
Ludvig Svoboda
Svoboda
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Josef Spacek
Bohuwil Simon
Dubcek
Oldrich Svestka
Rude Pravo
Spacek
Svestka
Simon
Free Czech Radio
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Eight Mexicans Held After I 80 Stop Near Minooka
State troopers stopped a vehicle on Interstate 80 near Minooka on Saturday for speeding 15 mph over limit. Eight Mexican nationals—four men a woman and three children—were arrested and later turned over to Chicago immigration authorities with four surrendered Sunday and four earlier today.
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United States
Chicago
George Hendrickson
John Perona
Interstate 80
Minooka
Hendrickson
Court Orders Bus Drivers To End Strike
A Circuit Court judge issued a preliminary injunction ordering dissident CTA bus drivers to end a two day walkout. The CTW claims 80 percent of CTA drivers seek greater Negro representation in the Amalgamated Transit Union. Bus service was near normal on the North Side but low elsewhere with minor injuries reported.
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Chicago
Donald M. O’brien
Chicago Transit Authority
Transit Workers Union
CTW
CTA
Amalgamated Transit Union of Chicago
Eugene Barnes
Waymon Benson
James J. Hill
Eisenhower Shows Further Increase in Heart Irritability
Army doctors at Walter Reed report former President Dwight D. Eisenhower has shown increasing heart irritability since Sunday and remains in critical condition. Extra heartbeats occur with rising frequency but no new rapid heart episodes. doctors say survival is not considered rare given modern medical facilities.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Gen. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Traffic Accidents Kill Four in Illinois Over Weekend
Four people died in Illinois traffic crashes over the weekend. Leonard Adams 42 of Madison and Jimmie J Miller 19 near St Jacob died in a head on crash on Interstate 55 west of Highland St. Clair County. William R Diverbiss 48 of West Allis Wisconsin died when a truck overturned on U S 67 Industry south of Macomb. Pauline McVicker 55 of Hoopeston was killed in a collision on Illinois 1 at Hoopeston.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Leonard Adams
Madison
Jimmie J. Miller
Near St. Jacob
Interstate 55
Highland
St. Kar County
U.S
William R. Diverbiss
West Allis
Wis
Industry
Macomb
Pauline McVicker
Hoopeston
Illinois 1
Humphrey Remains Front-Runner in Divided 1968 Nomination Fight
Hubert Humphrey leads on first-ballot votes with two-thirds of needed support amid a split Democratic Party. Lyndon Johnson and Edward Kennedy draw momentum as others debate backing a Kennedy or Johnson draft. Illinois delegates face a cautious countdown as security tightens for the Chicago convention.
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Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
Lyndon B. Johnson
Edward M. Kennedy
Blair Clark
Eugene J. Mel Carthy
Humphrey
Associated Press
Eugene J. McCarthy
McGovern
White House
Lester Maddox
Georgia
California Assembly
Jesse M. Unruh
Robert F. Kennedy
Stockyards International Amphitheatre
Illinois
Maddox Resigns From Georgia Delegation
Gov. Lester G. Maddox resigns from Georgia's delegation to the Democratic National Convention to focus on his presidential bid. The Credentials Committee suggested splitting Georgia's 43 votes between Maddox's conservative faction and Julian Bond's integrated rival group as caucus adjourned. Stan Hathcock said Maddox aims to seat the regular delegation and press his nomination campaign.
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Chicago
Lester G. Maddox
Georgia
Maddox
Julian Bond
Atlanta
Stan Hathcock
Yippies Spark Chicago Street Rally Through Downtown
Nearly 1,000 Yippies and antiwar protesters battled traffic in a four mile loop through Chicago Sunday night. The crowd surged from Lincoln Park to the Loop along Clark and Wells streets, chanting against Vietnam and Huey Newton as police monitored, dispersing with tear gas after a large show of force.
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Chicago
Lincoln Park
U.S
Vietnam
Czechoslovakia
Hubert H. Humphrey
Conrad Hilton
Palmer House
The
Loop
Clark Street
Humphrey
Ho Chi Minh
Huey
California
Black Panther
Huey P. Newton
Oakland
Carl Sandburg
Old Town
Wells Street
Division Street
Rush
Oak
State
Michigan Avenue
Chicago River
Schedule for Convention Opens 35th Democratic National
CHICAGO AP The opening session of the 35th Democratic National Convention begins at 7:30 p.m. CDT with Bailey as temporary chairman. Invocations colors anthem and flag salute follow. Daley and Illinois Governor support welcomed. Speakers include Shapiro Weaver Polen Oliver. Inouye named keynote speaker and temporary chairman. Bayh to introduce. rule discussions and possible unit rule fight loom. benediction ends adjournment.
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Chicago
John M. Bailey
Richard J. Daley
Illinois
Samuel Shapiro
Bailey
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Robert C. Weaver
Senate
Katherine Polen
Kentucky
Young Democrats
R. Spencer Oliver
Sen
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Inouye
Birch Bayh
Indiana
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Johnson City
Tex
Sen. Kennedy
Johnson
Cape Cod
Mass
Texas
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Ohio
Kennedy
George S. McGovern
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Midwest
Philip Hart
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Sander Levin
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