Rights Group Presses to Block Weston Atomic Site
Civil rights leaders from the Chicago area visited Washington to urge Congress to block the Weston Indiana atom smasher project as part of a $2.6 billion energy authorization. They cited lack of open housing protections and urged locating the facility elsewhere with stronger civil rights guarantees. Senators and Rep Conyers signaled possible opposition and debate may be delayed after the July 4 recess.
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Washington
Chicago
Weston
John Conyers Jr
D-Mich
Illinois
Conyers
Ann Arbor
Mich
House
Senate
John O. Pastore
D-R.l
House-Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Pastore
AEC
Everett Dirksen
R-N. Dirksen
Dirksen
Albert Raby
Cochairman
Chicago Freedom Movement
Coordinating Council of Community Organizations
Sid Finely
Great Lakes
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Clarence Mitchell
NAACP
Jury Seeks Powell Expense Records in Probe
A federal grand jury in Washington requests travel vouchers and telephone costs for Adam Clayton Powell and his staff as part of an investigations into the estranged congressman. Powell, a Harlem Democrat ousted from the House, said at a Bahamas retreat he would accept a House censure similar to Senate action against Senator Thomas J. Dodd.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
Harlem
House
Bimini
Senate
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Atty Generalfiles Protest Against Judge Kizas
Atty Gen William G Clark filed with the Illinois Courts Commission a complaint against Cook County Circuit Judge Louis W Kizas. The complaint cites illegality in bond settings, alleging he took monies for official duties in secret and violated ethical conduct. It alleges bonds exceeded limits, were set far from his assignment, and he allowed release on own recognizance for violent offenses.
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Springfield
Ill
William G. Clark
Illinois Courts Commission
Louis W. Kizas
Circuit Court of
Cook County
Illinois Supreme Court
Kizas
John S. Boyle
Boyle
Judge Kizas
Rizas
Boards Call Special Meetings for Morris Schools
Morris elementary and high school boards hold special meetings tonight. At 7 30 p.m the grade school board will hear a report on a building safety survey at Franklin School and discuss a proposed referendum study by Northern Illinois Consulting Service. At 8 p.m the high school board meets in the administrative offices.
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Morris Elementary and High School
Franklin School
Northern Illinois Consulting Service
Naperville
Five Day Morris Weather Outlook With Showers Likely
The forecast calls for temperatures about six degrees below normal highs of 82 to 87 and lows of 61 to 66 from Thursday through Monday. Expect near three quarters of an inch of rain in showers Thursday to Sunday with cooler conditions on Saturday or Sunday. Tonight will be partly cloudy with lows in the lower 60s. Thursday 80s with possible afternoon thundershowers. Friday showers and cooler. Collins station logged 83 high and 63 low Tuesday. current readings 67 at 9 am and 73 downtown at 11 am. precipitation 0.02 inch.
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Collins
Morris
United States and Soviet Union Plan Nuclear Arms Treaty
The United States and the Soviet Union plan to submit a joint proposal for a nuclear nonproliferation treaty at Geneva. Negotiations on safeguards and inspections remain unresolved, with hope for a Big Two accord after submission.
Bradford Will Head Illinois Road Group
I L Earl Bradford of Newark, highway maintenance supervisor from district No 3, was elected president of the Illinois Association of Visors at Springfield. He will lead the 86 state highway supervisors for one year, directing activities across 10 districts including Cook County. Other officers named are Irwin Heinecke, Leonard Hard, and Max Bertagnolli.
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Earl Bradford
Newark
Morris Garage
Illinois Association of Highway Maintenance Supervisors
Springfield
Cook County
Illinois
Irwin Heinecke
Quincy
Leonard Hard
Princeton
Max Bertagnolli
Bunker Hill
Bradford
State Highway Department
Morris
Kendall County
Lisbon Township
Vandals Destroy Old Cedar Tree in Illinois
A 1 006 year old cedar on the Fox River bank in LaSalle County was found cut down with its main trunks severed by a power saw. Discovered Monday by Pam Hoxsey and her brother Curt, the tree stood on Hoxsey family property within a preserved seven mile riverbank strip.
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Vedron
Ill
Fox River
Illinois
Kendall County
Illinois Department of Conservation
Pam Hoxsey
Curt
Draft Opposing Resolutions on Middle East at UN
Two groups of U.N. diplomats near finalizing rival draft resolutions to address the Arab-Israeli conflict during the General Assembly emergency session. One plan calls for Israeli troop withdrawal and U.N. Security Council action, the other ties withdrawal to acceptance of broader principles. supporters of the latter aim to block the nonaligned proposal. The debate ends Friday with three resolutions from the United States, the Soviet Union and Albania pending.
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Rusk
Middle East
U.S
Israel
Kremlin
Moscow
Kosygin
Gromyko
United States
United Nations, N.Y
U.N
U.N. General Assembly
India
Yugoslavia
Security Council
Assembly
Abdul Rahman Pazhwak
Afghanistan
Minooka Village approves street repairs and sewer study
At a village board meeting Don McCoy announced water shutoff after 9 a.m. Thursday for hydrant repairs in Thompson Hoyland and Colonial Homes. Engineers listed Osceola Masasoit Wabasso places and Mondamon St as repair targets with seal coating and resurfacing planned. The board budgeted up to 6000 for fuel tax refunds and discussed extending the sewer to the south side near the new high school at a potential cost up to 35000. Bids for sidewalks and storm sewers opened. low bidder contracts to follow. The village joins the Des Plaines Improvement Association with 1967 dues set at 30.
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Minooka
Minooka Village
Don McCoy
Thompson- Hoyland
Colonial Homes
Osceola St
Massasoit St
Wabasso Place
Church St
E. Church St
Wabena St
Mondamon St
Wapella St
Cody Dr
DesPlaines Improvement Association
Zoning Changes at Braidwood Voted
Braidwood council approved several ordinances including height limits on fill, traffic restrictions on lugs and heavy loads, and rules on free dress for female employees. A public inspection notice was filed for ordinance 67-11, with road and ditch repair funding discussed amid water shutoff plans on Kennedy Road.
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Braidwood
Michael Ercegovich
Mills signals probe into rising hospital costs
Washington AP report says congressional concern over hospital cost spikes could trigger inquiry. Chairman Wilbur Mills of the Ways and Means Committee told a nationwide medical costs conference that costs rose about 30 percent in two years and urged questions on hospital practices and prestige purchases as Congress studies Medicare changes. The conference, sponsored by HEW, noted a broad system upheaval despite debates on blame.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Arkansas Democrat
Congress
Mills
Ways and Means
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Delay in Annexation of Holy City Prompted by White House
The White House urged Israel to refrain from a rapid unilateral move to annex the Old City of Jerusalem. The statement expressed confidence that Jerusalem leaders will use wisdom to avoid such action and noted consultation with religious leaders before any status change.
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Washington
White House
Israel
Jerusalem
Jordan
Middle East
Tom Johnson
Johnson
Johnson to hear Hussein plea at White House visit
Washington dispatch says King Hussein visits to seek U.S. help for Jordan's postwar burdens and refugee relief. Officials note U.S. aid limits due to Israeli occupation of key Jordanian lands and the need to balance international refugee response. Hussein is seen as pro Western and focused on bilateral economic and military aid.
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Washington
Hussein
Jordan
Johnson
White House
U.S
United States
U.N. Relief and Work Agency
U.N. General Assembly
King Abdallah
Israel
State Department
Jordan River
Wallet stolen from motel by hitchhiker in Illinois
Richard C. Larson of Sea Girt New Jersey reported a wallet theft from the Park Motel on Illinois Route 47. Stolen items include $55 cash a watch and a brown blue checked jacket. The suspect Thom as Evans 20 from Mt. Erie North Carolina fled with the items after spending the night. Evans described as five foot three brown eyes red sandy hair and a disabled right arm.
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New Jersey
Grundy County
Richard C. Larson
Sea Girt
N. J
Larson
the Park
Illinois
Thomas Evans
Mt. Erie
N. C
Washington D. C
Evans
Washington
Denver
Colo
Park Motel
West Coast
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