Ammunition left behind at bases in Vietnam sparks cleanup
U S officers report South Vietnamese forces withdrew from Loos area leaving thousands of 105mm and 155mm shells, mortars and small arms ammunition at allied bases. US crews say boxes were opened and used as sand in bunkers, prompting orders to collect the materiel to deny it to the enemy.
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Neal Ulevich
Associated Press
Quang Tri
Vietnam
Loos
South Vietnam
U.S
Khe Sanh
High Court OKs Negro Housing In White Area
The Supreme Court unanimously blocked Lackawanna New York officials from blocking a Negro housing subdivision in a predominantly white area. The ruling signals courts will struggle to barred zoning of Negro housing in white neighborhoods. The Court also denied a New Jersey school board bid to resume public school prayer, limited federal power over minor gamblers, and refused to hear Providence theater operators challenging Rhode Island movie censorship laws.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Lackawanna
N.Y
New Jersey
Providence
Rhode Island
Avert Herrin Allen Strike Ends
A new three year contract ended an eight day strike at Allen Industries near Herrin involving over 800 Textile Workers Union of America members. The agreement provides wage increases of 18 cents in 1972 and 17 cents in 1973 plus benefits totaling 8.94 cents hourly, with production resuming over several weeks.
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Herrin, Ill
Allen Industries, Inc
Herrin
Textile Workers Union of America
Hollywood leaders meet Nixon on industry’s slump and unemployment
SAN CLEMENTE Calif AP President Nixon meets Hollywood leaders to discuss economic woes as sound stages sit empty and unemployment soars. Mayors and studio chiefs like Ted Ashley James Aubrey Stanley Jaffe Oscar Charlton Heston attend with labor reps led by Richard Walsh. The group cites runaway productions abroad, subsidies, and rising costs as causes, urging tax incentives and tariffs to protect domestic film.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Jack Valenti
Motion Picture Association of America
Ted Ahsley
Warner Bros
James Aubrey
MGM
Stanley Jaffe
Paramount
Charlton Heston
Screen Actors Guild
Labor
Richard Walsh
International, Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Yorty
Peter J. Flanigan
West Germany
Two Killed In Head On Crash Near Dakota Illinois
In Dakota Illinois two men died in a head on collision north of the town Sunday night. Victims were Daniel J. Halstead 23 and Marlin L. Dennis 28 both of Dakota.
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Dakota, Ill
Dakota
Daniel J. Halstead
Marlin L. Dennis
No fault auto coverage proposed in Illinois plan
Governor Ogilvie backed a seven month study led by James Baylor proposing limited no fault auto coverage in Illinois. The plan would pay benefits within 30 days for medical costs lost wages at 85 percent up to 150 dollars weekly for a year and up to 15000 per person with optional additional coverage and lawsuits only in major cases.
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Chicago
Richard B. Ogilvie
James Baylor
State Department of Insurance
Ogilvie
Baylor
Illinois
Pet Baylor
Mt Vernon council may vote on city pool in park
Mt Vernon councilmen plan to decide tonight whether to build a city park pool and award a 115 600 contract to Midwestern Pool of Miamisburg Ohio. City Manager Ray Botch says he will recommend the project funded from state income tax funds amid recent Teen Center disturbances. Also up for second reading is a zoning change for Natural Trail Park subdivision from R 3 to R 1.
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Mt. Vernon
Ray Botch
Miamisburg
Ohio
Botch
Natural Trail Park
Three-Year-Old Drowns in Wisconsin Lake Incident
In Ingleside Illinois three year old Adam Richard Klotter drowned Sunday in Wooster Lake behind his family's home. His mother Mrs Robert Klotter reported him missing at noon and Fox Lake firefighters recovered the body several hours later beyond the shore ice.
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Ingleside, Ill
Adam Richard Klotter
Wooster Lake
Robert Klotter
Adam
Fox Lake
Cablevision 13 to host city candidate interviews
Centralia and Mt Vernon residents will view daily interviews with city office candidates on Cablevision 13 and Cablevision 7. Centralia candidates air this week at 6 00 p m on Channel 7 while Mt Vernon candidates air next week on Channel 13 at 3 30 p m and 6 00 p m.
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Cablevision
Mt. Vernon
Centralia
Cablevision 13
May Draft May Reach Number 125
The Selective Service Director announced that men with random sequence numbers up to 125 may be drafted in May to meet a 15,000 person May call. Local boards may also order pre induction physicals for numbers up to 175, replacing the previous 150 ceiling.
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Washington
Pentagon
Selective Service
Curtis W. Tarr
Tarr
Defense Department
Illinois Jaycees name 10 Men of the Year recipients
The Illinois Jaycees announced over the weekend the 10 Men of the Year honorees. Recipients include George Brammer a CPA of Litchfield Gerald Clausing an advertising executive from Waukegan Melvin Elzea a Quincy radio station general manager Dr James H Erickson an assistant to the president of Bradley University Grant E Gibson an insurance executive from Chicago Jerry Lee Hardee a Maywood high school principal Larry Johnston an East Moline underwriter Ronald Keifer a Cicero grade school teacher Peter L Pashos a Tinley Park bank vice president Henry Wyeth a barber of Aurora plus outstanding junior citizen JoAnn Niemice a Romeoville senior and Skokie mayor Elbert J Smith as outstanding Illinois government employee Carol A Moore of Homewood named outstanding young educator.
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Oak Lawn
Ill
Illinois Jaycees
Illinois
George Brammer
Litchfield
Gerald Clausing
Waukegan
Melvin Elzea
Quincy
James H. Erickson
Peoria
Bradley University
Grant E. Gibson
Chicago
Jerry Lee Hardee
Maywood
Garfield High
Ronald Keifer
Cicero
Peter L.pashos
Tinney Park
South
Homewood
Ilinois
Miss Moore
Lee R. Foster School
Oak Forest
Nixon signals Vietnam pullout may come this week
Washington sources expect President Nixon to announce a Vietnam withdrawal plan that could shorten the U.S. troop presence from about 300,000 toward a level under 50,000 by late 1972. Officials caution dates are unclear but stress further reductions would shape policy through the election year.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
U. S
Indochina
U.S
South Vietnam
Four Die In East St. Louis Fire
Four persons perished in an early morning blaze in East St. Louis Illinois. Police said the dead include two men a woman and a seven year old child. Names were withheld pending positive identification and relatives notification.
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East ST. Louis, Ill
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Cam Lo
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