Vietnamese buildup expands armed forces in Saigon
Saigon and its U.S. allies report a massive Vietnamese military buildup with 1,045,500 armed and uniformed personnel now, rising by about 100,000 by year end. The force growth includes new A37 jet squadrons and an expanded 18,000-member air force, as pacification gains widen in the Mekong Delta while U.S. ground troops remain central.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
United States
Mekong
Vote July 8 on Annexation To Minooka Fire District
A special election set for July 8 will decide detaching territory from the Lisbon Seward Fire Protection District and joining it to the Minooka Fire Protection District. The rural area in Seward Township Kendall County, valued at 2 025 790 dollars, faces potential service changes and financial effects on the existing district.
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Minooka
Plattville
Lisbon-Seward
Seward Township
Kendall County
Assoc
Robert Malmquist
Grundy County
Rube’s
Weather Outlook and Temperature Extremes Almanac
The report covers nightly to Sunday temperatures with cool nights mid 40s and highs near 68 to 88 depending on day. Precipitation readings include .07 and .77 inches with May total 1.79 inches, versus 2.22 last year. May 28 hit 94 degrees and May 10 dropped to 36.
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Collins
Morris
Civilian Court Ruling Limits Military Jurisdiction
The Supreme Court, in a 5 3 decision, held servicemen may be tried in civilian courts for crimes not connected to military duties, curbing military court reach. Justice Douglas stated military discipline requires a special system, and some constitutional protections are not available in military courts.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
William O. Douglas
Douglas
Memorial Day Swim Openings Draw Crowds at Morris Pools
Memorial Day weekend drew swimmers to Morris area pools. The Ray W. Clark Memorial pool in Seneca opened its first full season with 295 on opening day and about 225 on Saturday. At the Morris municipal pool in Gould Park 463 attended Friday with 200 more Saturday. Sunday closure followed rain.
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Morris Area
Ray W. Clark
Seneca
Joanne Wilson
Linda Myer
Morris Municipal
Gould Park
Viet Cong rockets strike Saigon in renewed attack
Viet Cong rockets hit Saigon killing two civilians and wounding 25 in the first assault there in two and a half weeks. The report also notes other world political developments and ongoing conflicts.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Receipt Bill Fails to Pass in Illinois Senate
SPRINGFIELD ILL (RP) A bill requiring a paid up personal property tax receipt before auto license issuance failed in the Illinois Senate. Senator Robert Mitchler Roswego said local governments lose revenue due to underassessment with Cook County singled out. Democrat Edward Nihill and other Chicago senators opposed it. consideration was postponed, keeping the measure technically alive.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Senate
Robert Mitchler
Roswego
Mitchler
Cook County
Edward A. Nihill
Chicago
Nixon proposes two year extension for antipoverty program
The Nixon administration asks Congress to extend the federal antipoverty agency for two years with 2 billion dollars in the first year. Donald Rumsfeld says the move aims for longer range planning and better fund allocation and notes evaluation of programs will be prioritized.
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Washington
Nixon
Federal Antipoverty Agency
Donald Rumsfeld
Office of Economic Opportunity
House Education and Labor Committee
Rumsfeld
Congress
Carl D. Perkins
D-Ky
Rumfeld
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Runoff Battle in French Election
In a French presidential runoff race Pompidou leads first round with 43.95 percent amid Poher’s 23.44 percent and Duclos’s 21.53 percent. A June 15 runoff will decide the seven year term with Communist strategy and cross party voting variables central.
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Paris
Georges Pompidou
Alain Poher
Pompidou
Rothschild
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Poher
Senate
Jacques Duclos
Communist Party
Duclos
Gaston Defferre
Marseille
Michel Rocard
Unified
Socialist Party
Louis Ducatel
Alain Krivine
Defferre
Rocard
Duccatel
Krivine
Rockefeller Winds Up Latin Tour Amid Venezuela Delay
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller said student demonstrations show an extremist minority threatens U S relations with Latin America during his second fact finding tour for President Nixon. Caracas stop postponed after Venezuelan cabinet meeting and President Caldera asked for an indefinite delay.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Venezuela
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson A. Rockefeller
United States
Caracas
Rockefeller
Nixon
Peru
Ecuador
Bolivia
Rafael Caldera
Snicker-A-Day on Project Intrusion Warning
A witty maxim notes that declaring a matter none of your business quickly sparks interest in a project, provoking curiosity and debate about boundaries and involvement. The line underscores how secrecy can backfire and engage more people than it deters.
24 Killed On Illinois Highways
Memorial Day fatalities across Illinois set a national record with 24 deaths from traffic accidents. Victims include Raymond Schuyler and Robert Rose in Boone County, Alfin Olson in Belvidere, Arthur and Helmi Rosina near Crystal Lake, and others across Cook County and nearby areas. A boating accident on the Vermilion River claimed a father and son.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Cook County
U.S. 20
Garden Prairie
Boone County
Raymond Schuyler
Belvidere
Robert Rose
Woodstock
Alfin P. Olson
Arthur Rosina
Helmi
Crystal Lake
U.S
Germain Schwab
Franciscan Fathers
St. Louis- Chicago
Flora
Harry Francis
Texarkana
Ark
Toulon
Walter Vestal
Richmond
St. Charles
Richard Pigg
Rushville
Harry Cagne
Elsah
Sherri Kelly
Hoopeston
Vermilion River
Record Memorial Day Traffic Toll Rises Past 580
The three day Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths surpassed 580, eclipsing prior records. As of late today 581 fatalities were tallied nationwide, with two major crashes—seven killed in Utah Spanish Fork Canyon and seven dead with three critically injured in North Carolina—among the worst of the period.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Spanish Fork Canyon
Utah
North Carolina
California
Los Angeles
State Highway Patrol
Parks Attendance Totals Over Memorial Day Weekend
Park visitors exceeded 18 thousand at Gebhard Woods and Stratton state parks during the Memorial Day holiday. Stratton drew 10,395 across Friday to Sunday with 4,777 on Friday, 2,957 on Saturday, and 2,661 on Sunday. Gebhard Woods hosted 8,940 in total with 1,634 on Memorial Day, then 904 on Saturday and 402 on Sunday.
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Gebhard Woods and
Stratton State Parks
Dave Carr
Stratton Park
Gebhard Woods Memorial Day
High Court Rules On Club Exclusion
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 1 that privately owned recreation areas that exclude Negroes but are not bona fide private clubs cannot bar Black patrons. Justice Brennan stated the 1964 civil rights law protects such places, but true private clubs may evade that protection.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William J. Brennan Jr
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