Tougher U S policy on international air routes deepens rift
U S diplomats adopt a hard line under Nixon economics, threatening Ireland with loss of New York stops unless U S carriers gain better access. Negotiations stiffen with Australia and Belgium as Caracas and other allies seek more routes. U S losses mount. Shannon refueling rights and Dublin access become central bargaining points.
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Washington
Nixon
America
United States
Ireland
New York
U.S
Australia
Qantas
Sabena
Venezuela
France
West Germany
Canada
U.S. International Airlines
Shannon
Boston
Woman Becomes First to Cross Death Valley in Five Days
Viki Pochciol a 19 year old Dallas woman along with her husband Bill and photographer George Sevra completed a 147 mile trek from Shoshone to Scotty’s Castle in five days. They faced 114 to 125 degree heat with strong winds as they traveled mainly at night.
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Dallas
Viki Pochciol
Death Valley
Viki
Bill
Shoshone
Callif
Scotty
George Sevra
Sevra
Scotty’s Castle
Peace Corps Volunteer Marsha Ragno Dead in Liberia
Marsha Lynn Ragno, 22, a Southern Illinois University graduate and Peace Corps volunteer, was found suffocated in her Liberia quarters after 10 months of service. Washington reported Liberian authorities detained two suspects, a Liberian and a European. Survivors include her parents and sister.
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Winthrop Harbor
Marsha Lynn Ragno
Southern Illinois University
Liberia
Peace Corps
Ragno
Gbedin
Washington
Liberian National Bureau of Investigation
Marsha
Tulla Payne
Hayne
Zion-Benton Township High School
Stephen
Ann
Ronald Bosecker
Foreign service secretarial job interviews in Chicago
Interviews for foreign service secretaries stenographers and typists will be held in Washington D C and Chicago from October 4 to 8. Miss Denlinger will staff the Illinois State Employment Service at 40 West Adams Street in Chicago offering sessions from 9 am to 4 pm on Monday Wednesday and Friday and noon to 7 pm on Tuesday and Thursday. Applicants must be American citizens high school graduates at least 21 years old with shorthand office experience and willing to serve at any of the 300 embassies and consulates worldwide.
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Foreign Service
Department of States
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Clarification of Teachers Pay Under Nixon Freeze
Washington AP reports the wage price freeze creates two pay classes for 2.1 million teachers. Some will receive scheduled raises and others not, depending on master versus individual contracts and timing of contract periods. The Cost of Living Council offered guidance on eligibility and effective dates for increases.
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Washington
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
National Education Association
Union Station Ceiling Collapse Sparks Investigations
In Chicago officials cite age and nearby vibrations from buses and construction for a ceiling collapse at Union Station before the morning rush. No injuries occurred as two chandeliers fell at 6 am during light foot traffic. Preliminary findings point to vibrations and aging, with the 1925 station structure noted.
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Chicago
Union Station
Milwaukee Road
Loop
John Nastala
Bill would legalize prostitution in Wisconsin
Wisconsin would legalize prostitution under a bill by Rep. Lloyd Barbee. Prostitutes and their premises would be licensed by the Department of Health and Social Services with health rules. soliciting remains illegal. Unlicensed houses could face up to a $5,000 fine or five years in prison. Barbee also seeks repeal of statutes on sex crimes between consenting adults, stalled in committee.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Assembly
Lloyd Barbee
Milwaukee
Department of Health and Social Services
Barbee
Five Americans killed in Vietnamese assault near Da Nang
North Vietnamese troops attacked two U S armored patrols south of Da Nang killing five Americans and wounding twelve. Three armored vehicles were destroyed and a fourth damaged. Helicopters and artillery halted the assault. U S bombers continued raids along the DMZ.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
Americal
Steel
Demilitarized Zone
Farmers protest tollway ground breaking near DeKalb
About 200 farmers demonstrated at the DeKalb ceremony for a 69 mile East-West Tollway extension from Aurora to Rock Falls. Gov Ogilvie and Gov Ray spoke as protesters carried picket signs, while a suit to halt the project had been filed unsuccessfully. No arrests were reported.
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Dekalb, Ill
Illinois
Iowa
DeKalb
Aurora
Rock Falls
MacDonald
Ogilvie
Robert D. Ray
Shaputis Receives Permit for Goose Lake Garage
John Shaputis of Route 1 was issued a permit to build a garage valued at 1286 dollars on Lot 115 in South Goose Lake Unit No 2 Goose Lake Township. The permit fee totaled 14.40 dollars.
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John Shaputis
Rte. 1
Goose Lake Unit No
Goose Lake Township
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Tokyo
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Plaster Falls
Weise
Purina
Sereno’s
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Buchanon Morris
Richard B. Ogilvie
Morris, Illinois
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Sheridan
Inverness
HI Park
Highway 47
Park Drive
Route 6
Devcon Corporation
N. Joket
West Field Subdivision
Joliet & Pebble Paths Subdivision
Channahon
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