Massive security planned for Chicago Democrat Convention
Chicago prepares for Aug 25 30 convention week with 15000 soldiers police and federal agents. 8000 uniformed officers 5500 riot troops and 1000 federal agents guard Amphitheatre hotels and delegates amid racial tensions and large demonstrator plans. Secret Service coordinates security while Air Force reconnaissance jets survey the area.
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Chicago International Amphitheatre
Cook County Sheriff's Office
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Air Force
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Democratic National Committee
National Mobilization Committee
Pentagon
Free City Survival Committee
Camrmie Allard Lowenstein
Ene Neer
dump-Johnson
Ralph D. Abernathy
Mississippi Freedom
Grass Lake Prairie designation sparks county debate
The plan to convert Grass Lake Prairie near Morris into Goose Lake nature preserve widens political battle in Grundy County. Peterson praises the project while opponents vow to pursue the issue in the legislature.
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Grundy County
Peterson
Hilinvis Building
Morris
Illinois River
Grass Lake Prairie
Associated Press
Minzing
Fulbright Faces Reelection in Arkansas War Victory Spotlight
In Arkansas, Senator J William Fulbright seeks renomination amid antiwar stance arguing money spent on Vietnam could fund domestic needs. Opponents Jim Johnson and two others criticize his position as Arkansas voters head to primaries with about 480000 expected to vote across Democratic and Republican races including Governor, House, and Senate contests.
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Ark
J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Fulbright
Coal City Driver Pleads Guilty to Multiple Fines
Marvin Dale 17 of Coal City paid 110 fines and 15 costs in magistrate court for July 28 charges by Officer Rich ard Lohmar. He paid 100 for driving while intoxicated at Rathburn and Lacey, 10 for attempting to elude police, and 5 costs. Driving without a valid license was continued to August 8. He was released on a 25 bond.
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Coal City
Carbon Hill
Richard Lohmar
Dale
Rathburn St
Lacey St
Felix Township
Battery fine for Edward Yeargain in Mazon court
Edward Yeargain of Mazon paid a $25 fine and $2 costs in magistrate court on a battery complaint filed by his wife Jacqueline. The complaint said Yeargain beat and threatened his wife.
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Edward Yeargain
Mazon
Jacqueline
Yeargain
Steel and autos lift stock market as gains outpace losses
New York stocks showed modest gains with the AP average up 0.3 at noon to 331.7 as industrials and rails rose, while utilities slipped. Autos followed higher, and the Dow edged up 0.24 to 883.60 with Texas Gulf Sulphur leading the losers. Trading was moderate and cautious across the Exchange.
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Steels and Motors
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
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Dow Jones
Traffic Court Cites Drivers in Interstate 80 Violations
Magistrate division records list drivers cited for speeding on I 80 from June 29 to July 15. John Caffey 29 Los Angeles paid 40 dollars total. Michael Nickos 22 Oak Lawn paid 23. Robert Walker 35 Cedar Rapids paid 27. Larry Hainline 30 Van Wert 25. Curtis Mitchell 29 Route 4 paid 15. William Price 27 LaSalle paid 25. Gardner Olson 17 Braceville paid 15. Dale Denton 19 Manning Ark paid 25.
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Los Angeles
Calif
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Interstate 80
Illinois
Michael Nickos
Oak Lawn
Steve Riley
Robert Walker
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
William Sliker
Army Insists Irradiated Bacon Is Safe
The Army maintains irradiated canned bacon is safe for troops despite FDA moves to halt feeding it. Col. Edward L. Johnson says preexisting tests showed no adverse effects, while FDA scientists warn of potential reproductive harm and have ordered further study before approval can continue.
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Washington
Army
Food and Drug Administration
Edward L. Johnson
Food-Irradiation Laboratories
Natick
Mass
Johnson
FDA
Daniel Banes
FDA Commissioner For
Science
Banes
Army discusses irradiated bacon and ham tests with FDA
Col. Johnson described the December 1966 purchase of about 30,000 pounds of irradiated bacon fed to troops and Air Force personnel for testing only. He said the ham tests will use new two year feeding studies across four rat generations to prove safety, with FDA approval of the experimental design in advance.
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Col. Johnson
Army
Air Force
Edward S. Josephson
Natick Laboratories
Costly Divorce Ends In Ten Minute Clayton Hearing
Eugene Zell er Frerichs won a divorce from his wife in a 10 minute Clayton Missouri court session. Judge George W. Cloyd called the half million dollar lump sum the largest he had seen. Frerichs gave his wife title to their home and will pay 600 dollars monthly support for two of their five children. The couple married in 1945. Frerichs is president of American Tool Sale Inc.
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Eugene Zeller Frerichs
St. Louis
George W. Cloyd
Frerichs
American Tool Sale Inc
Train Collides With Car Near Danville. Teen Dies
A Milwaukee Road freight train struck a car three miles southeast of Danville causing the death of 15 year old Kay Grimes of Covington Indiana and injuring her mother Marjorie 37. The collision occurred Monday on the railroad crossing.
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Danville
Kay Grimes
Covington
Ind
Marjorie
Grimes
Milwaukee Road
Four Drivers Ticketed in County Area
Four drivers were cited for traffic violations over the weekend by state troopers and local police. Ernest Vaughn of Chicago, 41, was fined for 88 mph in a 70 mph zone on I 55 near Reed Road. his court date is Aug. 15. Daniel Kelly, 23, of Wilmington, received a ticket for improper lane use on IL 113 near Coal City. court date Aug. 19. Rex Siron, 24, of Minooka, was cited for 43 mph in a 30 mph zone at Hill and North Streets in Mazon. court Aug. 8. Francis Nelson, 34, of Ottawa, was charged for 42 mph in a 30 mph zone at Hill and North Streets. court Aug. 8.
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Thomas Hatson
Ernest Vaughn
Chicago
Reed Road
Vaughn
Daniel Kelly
Wilmington
R. Johnson
Illinois 113
Coal City
Mazon
William Mount
Rex Siron
Minooka
Hill and
North Sts
Siron
Francis Nelson
Ottawa
Chief Mount
Mount
Hearing Set on Theft of Wire In Illinois
A hearing on theft charges against Clifford Buell Joliet 29 and Charles Murry Lemont 25 was continued to August 7 by Associate Circuit Judge Robert Malmquist. They face charges of attempting to steal a roll of fence wire on Interstate 80 near Illinois 47 at 6 15 am. Trooper Raymond Welsh issued the citation. The pair were arrested in a 1966 Chevrolet Impala and released on $100 bonds.
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Joliet
Charles Murry
Lemont
Robert W. Malmquist
Buell
Murry
Interstate 80
Illinois
Raymond Welsh
Steel official eyes agreement after negotiations
The international vice president spoke to the industry conference and expressed cautious optimism. He said progress is substantial and that an agreement without government intervention could be reached tomorrow or the day after.
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Ion
Senate approves federal poultry inspection bill
The Senate passed a bill to let the federal government inspect poultry in states lacking adequate systems. States have two years to create their own setups, after which the Agriculture Department may inspect non cross state products. The measure, similar to the red meat act, offers federal aid for up to half the project costs. The vote was 73 to 0 after rejecting a substitute proposal 52 to 19.
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Washington
Senate
House
Agriculture Department
Peoria Faces Racial Tensions After Firebombing Incident
Police reported a shooting near the Taft Homes area and a firebombing causing destruction at nearby pellets and a used car lot. The incident follows prior Peoria protests over de facto segregation and ongoing open housing measures affecting about 11,500 of the 135,000 population with notable concentration in six neighborhoods.
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Taft Homes
Peoria
NAACP
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