Nixon orders 10 000 troop withdrawal from South Vietnam
President Nixon announced a two month pullout of 10 000 US troops from South Vietnam lowering the authorized level to 39 000 by Sept 1. He said only volunteering draftees would be sent in the future and some forces would remain until all missing in action and prisoners are accounted for.
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Washington
Nixon
South Vietnam
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
United States
Southeast Asia
Hanoi
Zielger
Offensive to recapture Quang Tri Declared by Saigon
Saigon launches first attempt to recapture Quang Tri Province with over 10,000 Marines and paratroopers crossing the My Chanh river on a 10 mile front. U S B52 bombers drop about 1350 tons of explosives to open the way for the push as tanks artillery ships and fighter bombers support the advance. No immediate word on North Vietnamese resistance or casualties. Since May 1 North Vietnam seized the province and South Vietnam has since swept into Communist held coastal areas.
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Saigon
Quang Tri Province
U.S
Quang Tri
South Vietnam
Banks Use Street Names to Hide Control of Big Firms
Sen. Metcalf warned that major banks such as Chase Manhattan wield hidden control of large U S companies through nominees or street names on stock lists. He cited airline holdings with no public listing, urging a corporate ownership report act to reveal true owners.
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Washington
Lee Metcalf
U.S
Chase Manhattan Bank
Clint
Cudd
Egger
Gooss
Gunn
Kane
Ring
Metcalf
Montana
Senate Government Operations Committee
Senate
Civil Aeronautics Board
Airlines
CAB By Airlines
Chase Manhat
Tan
TWA
Eastern
National
American
Chase Manhattan
Northwest
United
Western
Securities and Exchange
Commission
Ethics deadline near for Grundy County officials
Seventy two statements of economic interests were filed with County Clerk Tom Parks by 8 a.m. today toward a Friday 4 30 p m deadline for Grundy County officials under the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. The act, upheld by the state Supreme Court last week, requires filings from elected or appointed officials including school boards and district employees earning 20 000 annually or more. penalties for false or incomplete statements include fines up to 1000 and possible imprisonment.
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Tom Parks
State Supreme Court
Parks
Grundy
Pollution fine imposed on Rus sell Burdsall Ward Bolt Co
The Rus sell Burdsall Ward Bolt and Nut Co of Rock Falls faces more than 50000 in penalties after agreeing to an Illinois Pollution Control Board order. A 40000 fine stems from a cyanide discharge into the Rock River on July 31, 1971, and 13449 was levied for nearly 100000 fish killed in the incident.
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Chicago
Russell, Burdsall & Ward Bolt and Nut Co
Rock Falls
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Rock River
Illinois Weather Update: Showers and Thunderstorms
General showers and thunderstorms were reported across Illinois with a forecast of locally heavy rain hail and damaging winds in the south. Partly sunny and less humid was predicted for Thursday with a high of 72 degrees. Tuesday reached 87 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 64 low. At 7 a.m. today 69 degrees. downtown Morris 10 30 a.m. 67 degrees.
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Illinois
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Strike Drives Major Chicago Construction Into Arbitration
A carpenters strike and a mason locals walkout halt about 1.5 million dollars of work in Cook Lake and DuPage counties. The dispute involves wages and benefits with proposed increases and health and welfare boosts. The case goes to the Construction Industry Stabilization Committee in Washington.
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Chicago
Cement Masons Union
Chicago District Council of Carpenters
Washington
Construction Industry Stabilization Committee
Cook, Lake
DuPage
Stabilization Committee
Expansion of Morris routes to four lanes displaces 24 homes and 3 businesses
A 20 page draft environmental report for Illinois 47 and U S 6 proposes 2.77 miles of widening from Morris west to the Illinois Michigan Canal Bridge with Phase I on U S 6 and Phase II on Illinois 47. It notes displacement of 24 homes and three businesses, no public land take from Center School, and curb construction to improve access for local commerce while anticipating gradual urbanization and traffic relief.
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Illinois 47
U.S. 6
Morris Planning Commission
Illinois Division of Highways
Morris
Benton and
Chapin Sts
McGovern Forces Rally Ahead as Platform Moves Toward Vote
McGovern supporters mount a large campaign while platform writers draft planks aligning with his positions though rival backers push a minority report. Democrats in Miami Beach plan a convention vote on the platform as Wallace forces seek to influence tax, welfare, busing, prayer in schools and crime topics.
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McGovern
Democratic Party
Miami Beach
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Platform Committee
Wallace
South
Arkansas
Lawrence F. O’brien
Washington
South Carolina
Florida
Morris Receives May Tax Reimbursement Totals
May tax reimbursements distributed by Governor Ogilvie include $8,540.63 to the City of Morris and $9,444.81 to Grundy County. Overall May disbursements reached $9,389,834 to municipalities and $1,724,142 to counties with Grundy County receiving $26,819.64 across Braceville, Carbon Hill, Coal City, Diamond, East Brooklyn, Eileen, Gardner, Kinsman, Mazon, Minooka, South Wilmington, and Verona.
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City of
Morris
Grundy County
Richard Ogilvie
Braceville
Carbon Hill
Coal City
Diamond
East Brooklyn
Eileen
Gardner
Kinsman
Mazon
Minooka
South Wilmington
Verona
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Charge Bank
Corporation
Morris Public Library
Lynn Harper
W. North St
Michelle Robinson
W. Jackson St
Dennis Clark
E. Benton St
Glenda Kettelson
Keith
Herald
Secretary of State
Masons
Apple Tree Book Club
Marsha Robinson
Marie Andrews
Stephen
Winona Canaday
Pearl Tesdal
George McGovern
California
Morris Community High School Board of Education
Claude Rose
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