Nixon Forecasts Decline in Interest Rates and Inflation Push
President Nixon and administration officials predicted a downward trend in interest rates and slower living costs by early next year after talks with bipartisan lawmakers on anti inflation efforts. The meeting noted potential vetoes on federal pay raises and tax reform if deficits rise, while Democrats urged a stronger inflation fight.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
White House
Nixon
Congressional
Appropriations and
House
Paul W. McCracken
Council of Economic Advisers
Arthur F. Burns
Charge Local Man With Pistol Theft
A Morris man Billy R Baggett 26 of 12064 Division St was arrested at 1125 am by Morris Police on a Rochelle warrant for possession of stolen property. He faced a firearms with no Illinois FOID card charge after a pistol he owned was found to be stolen Aug 12 from Rochelle. The incident followed an accidental shooting involving his brother James Baggett 36 at the same address on Oct 8.
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Morris
Billy R. Baggett
Division St
Glenn Johnson
William Button
Rochelle
Johnson
Illinois
Baggett
James Baggett
Vacaville
Calif
California
Kristine Anderson
Santa Maria
Pasadena
Albuquerque
N.M
Kristine
State Prison-Hospital Complex
Vidnaper
Beth Peters
Peter Pan
O Grande
Krist
Peters
Matilda Visser
Viet Casualties Lowest in Three Years
Saigon AP report shows American battlefield deaths last week near three year low while Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses fell to a year low. South Vietnamese casualties rose sharply with 384 Saigon government forces and 1,687 enemy killed. 573 Americans and 1,000 South Vietnamese wounded. The trend: Americans under 100 weekly deaths for three weeks, South Vietnamese casualties rising as regulars and militias take on more fighting.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Clearing and Cooler Midwest Forecast Tonight
The U S Weather Bureau in Chicago forecasts clearing and cooler conditions with a low of 28 to 34 tonight. Rain and cold dominated northern Illinois today as autumn frost moved in from Canada. Friday should be partly sunny with highs near 50 and little temperature change. Saturday may bring a brief shower and continued cool weather, with Collins Weather Station noting a 58 high and 44 low earlier.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
Illinois
Canada
Collins Weather Station
Morris
Ogilvie forecasts balance in Con-Con delegates
Gov Richard Ogilvie said about 8 to 10 independents may hold the balance of power at the Illinois Constitutional Convention starting December 8 in Springfield. He projected roughly equal Republican and Democratic convention membership and warned a partisan tilt could affect voter acceptance of the convention product.
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Springfield
Ill
Richard B. Ogilvie
Illinois
Ogilvie
Chicago
Richard Daley
Cook County
Daley
Ralph Smith
United States
U.S
Everett M. Dirksen
Joliet Youth Charged With Auto Theft
A 19 year old Joliet resident, Louis James Parkart of 104 Waverly St, was charged in magistrate court with tampering with a motor vehicle after a 1960 Chevrolet was reported stolen from Mrs. Alice Sanches of 813 Third Ave. The car was found damaged near Gardner on Interstate 55 and towed to Dwight.
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Joliet
Louis James Parkart
Waverly St
Alice Sanches
Third Ave
Sanches
Morris
Glenn Johnson
Parkart
Robinson Drive
Gardner
McElroy
Standard
Dwight
Lodge Reports Proposal for Private Talks in Paris
U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge said the Viet Cong side floated a surprise proposal for direct private talks with their delegates. He said the U S is ready to participate in private talks with all sides represented, after the 38th plenary in Paris. Xuan Thuy charged Nixon’s timetable for troop withdrawal is not public, and urged a public timetable and end to war. Moratorium Day participants are seen aiding in pressuring for peace while negotiations stagnate amid preconditions.
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Paris
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Vietnam
PRG
Provisional Revolutionary Government
Viet Cong
Lodge
Nixon
Hanoi
United States
Xuan Thuy
William P. Rogers
South Vietnam
Nelson In Hospital After Illness At Work
County Clerk Nels P. Nelson admitted at 10 55 a m to Morris Hospital after illness at work. He was taken to the hospital by Davis ambulance.
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Nels P. Nelson
Morris Hospital
Davis Ambulance
Snicker-A-Day on aging and growing older
A humorous note on middle age revealing the surprise that aging continues after one reaches older ages, suggesting ongoing growth in age and perspective.
American trio wins Nobel for virus research
The 1969 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine was awarded to Max Delbrueck, Alfred Hershey, and Salvador Luria for discoveries on virus replication and genetic structure. The prize carries $75,000. Delbrueck, Hershey, and Luria are noted for advancing bacteriophage research, turning it into an exact science and laying foundations for modern molecular biology.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Max Delbrueck
California Institute of Technology
Alfred D. Hershey
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Alfred Nobel
Oslo
United States
Delbrueck
Berlin
Goetti
Caroline Institute
Pasadena
Calif
Hershey
Luria
Soyuz 6 Lands Near Karaganda After Space Welding Tests
Soyuz 6 and two cosmonauts landed safely 340 miles from Baikonur after a four day mission testing welding techniques in space. Valery Kubasov and Georgy Shonin completed the experiment in a depressurized compartment while in orbit. the other two ships remained in space.
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Moscow
Earth
Radio Moscow
Karaganda
Moscow Radio
Georgy Shonin
Valery Kubasov
Tass
Nationwide Vietnam Moratorium Draws Massive Protests
The largest antiwar demonstration in U S history unfolds with parades, rallies and services across all states. One million or more participants, many youths, demand troop withdrawal while supporters of policy hold counter events.
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Associated Press
America
Vietnam
Nixon
Washington
Herbert G. Klein
Sam Brown
Boston
Washington Monument
New York City
Local Government Affairs Director Named by Ogilvie
Springfield Illinois former Peoria mayor Robert J Lehnhausen was named director of the Illinois Department of Local Government Affairs by Gov Richard B Ogilvie. He will organize the department immediately with a 14 member local officials committee to assist him. The post follows legislative approval of the department to provide skilled aid to local units and includes divisions for services research planning housing and building and fundral affairs. Lehnhausen a Republican was elected mayor of Douneau in 1965 and was defeated in April to seek a second term.
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Springfield
Ill
Peoria
Robert J. Lehnhausen
Illinois Department of Local Government Affairs
Richard B. Ogilvie
Lehnhausen
Ogilvie
Douneal
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