White youth gang attacks carfull of Negroes in Boston
A group of white youths assaulted a carload of Black passengers in South Boston before dawn. James Cooper died after being stabbed twenty times at City Hospital. George Rogers and Thomas Neé were hospitalized with multiple stab wounds and Lena Cooper identified Patrick Linsky, charged with Cooper's murder. A second mob blocked the car, damaged the windshield, and pulled occupants from the vehicle. Cooper fought back, wounding one attacker.
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Boston (Ap
Boston
James Cooper
City
George Rogers
Thomas Neé
Patrick. Linsky
Cooper
Lena May
D Street
Collision Kills Two Near Lansing South of City
Lansing police identified two young people killed in a collision south of Lansing. John Klos, 19, of Lansing, and Carol Haak, 22, of Route 2, Chicago Heights, were the victims. The crash occurred Thursday in the Lansing area, a suburb south of Chicago.
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Lansing
TIL
John Klos
Carol Haak
Chicago Heights
Chicago
Overflow Beds Set Up In Hallways At Good Samaritan
Seven patients were treated in hallways at Good Samaritan Hospital as Mt. Vernon’s hospitals overcapacity rose to 150 patients. The facility with 130 beds used ICU space and erected seven extra hallway beds with screens, promising care would not be hindered.
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Good Samaritan
Mt. Vernon Hospital
Martin Sees Money Crisis Says US faces major risk
Washington AP Chairman William McChesney Martin of the Federal Reserve Board warned the United States faces either an uncontrollable recession or an uncontrollable inflation unless the red ink budget and balance of payments deficit are corrected. He called the current crisis the worst since 1931, noting inflation instead of deflation and rising deficits as the core issue.
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Washington
William McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve Board
United States
Martin
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Contracts signed for Rend Lake water system at 3 pm
Contracts totaling 11.54 million will be signed at the Holiday Inn in Benton Illinois for Rend Lake Conservancy District intercity water system. The project totals 13.5 million including lands and engineering, with main contracts awarded to C C Construction Fort Wayne P & S Construction Cape Girardeau and Shawnee Constructors Carbondale. The system will serve Mt Vernon Jolt Crainville and nearby areas with 27 million gallon daily capacity.
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Rend Lake
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C & C. Construction Corporation
Fort Wayne
Indiana
P & S Construction, Inc
Cape Girardeau
Missouri
Shawnee Constructors, Inc
Franklin Asphalt Company
Carbondale
Iinois
General American Transportation Corporation
Chicago
Illinois
Catty. Mt. ‘Vernon
Rf Vsn Jolt “Cry
Rae Te Thoee Se
Crainvilly
U.U .S. Corps of En
Five County Planning Commission Receives Federal Grant
Jefferson Franklin Jackson Perry and Williamson counties will share a 346 109 federal grant for five county planning. Rep Kenneth Gray announced from Washington D C that the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission will cost 61770 with 15561 from the counties for continued research planning and counseling. A special meeting is set for 7 30 next Tuesday at the Benton Community Bank community room to discuss the development district and EDA programs with Duluth Minnesota and Washington offices.
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Greater Egypt
Regional Planning Commission
Benton Community Bank
EDA
Duluth
McLeansboro High School Gas Leak Briefly Closes
McLeansboro high school reopened after an Easter break as a gas leak was pinpointed beneath the new wing. Principal James Sobecki said no danger remained and that cancellation was a precautionary measure with lines cut and gas meters indicating the leak.
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Mcleansboro
McLeansboro High School
James Sobécki
Sobecki
Pedestrian Hit At Tenth and Main
John M. Farris, 64, of 815 Jordan Street, suffered a broken leg and multiple injuries after being struck by a car driven by Carolyn V. Westman, 60, of Flora, Illinois, at Tenth and Main. He was taken by Litton ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital. police said he crossed against a red light while Westman had a green light.
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John M. Farris
Jordan Street
Tenth
Litton
Good Samaritan Hospital
Farris
Carolyn V. Westman
Flora
Tenth Street
IC Train To Pass Up Ashley Campus Train Changes
Illinois Commerce Commission allowed Illinois Central to discontinue stops for passenger train No. 25 The Campus at Arcola Tuscola and Ashley with flag stops at Paxton and Gilman. The move cuts Chicago Cabondale run by 25 minutes. Also Burling tion Railroad may close Litchfield agency and keep it as prepaid station. Commuter airlines may raise youth fares to two thirds of adult rate up to age 22.
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Springfield
Illinois Commerce Commission
Ilinois Central Railroad
Arcola
Tuscola
Ashley
Paxton
Gilman
Chicago
Cabhondale
Burlington Railroad
Litchfield
Cumberland Trail Library System to buy Flora site
The Cumberland Trail Library System voted to buy a 14 acre site in northeast Flora near the largest motel and a new Presbyterian church for a new library serving 12 counties. L. A. Heffington chaired the committee that recommended the site. water sewer and fire hydrant service are in place and the purchase price is 0.5 million dollars. The board, led by Floyd Henson, instructed Library Director Glenn Dockins to approach area architects about the project.
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Flora
Cumberland Trail
L. A. Heffington
Mt. Vernon
New Presbyterian Church
Heffington
Floyd Henson
Glenn Dockins
Joan
Two Children Die In Herrin Fire
In Herrin Illinois a two story home owned by Mr and Mrs Archie Williams burned killing Roseanna Williams aged four and Donald Williams aged two. Archie Jr seven was rescued by Brenda Williams a 15 year old babysitter and remained in Herrin hospital for shock. Parents worked night shifts at plants.
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Herrin
Archie Williams
Roseanna Williams
Donald
Archie Jr
Brenda Williams
Herrin Hospital
Phone Strike Near Normal Service Across Nation
The AFL-CIO Communications Workers said the major telephone strike was 90 percent effective today in most areas, yet telephone service remained near normal. Strikers marched in picket lines under sunny spring weather, singing songs and...
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Washington
Afl-Cio Communications Workers
On Strike In Mt Vernon Illinois Bell Office
Mt Vernon Illinois Bell Telephone workers strike. 64 employees picketed downtown office starting 2 p m. Most service near normal. customer dialed local and long distance calls largely proceeding. Officials say delays may occur for operator assisted calls while emergency and essential services are prioritized. Management asserts 99 percent can reach long distance. network advised customers to check the telephone book first.
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Mt. Vernon
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Tlinois Bell
Mary Henn
Joe McGuckin
Illinois Bell
McGucktin
Bell system strike disrupts lines in several states
Some cases joking with management officials trooped into telephone exchanges to take over jobs. The strike had a minimal effect on the Bell Systems nationwide direct dialing network but cuts disrupted service in several areas. Ohio Bell said the FBI was asked to investigate one cable cut affecting an FAA control center in Oberlin. Damage also reported in Indiana and Florida with undetermined origin in Seattle.
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Bell System
American Telephone &Telegraph Co
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
FBI
Federal Aviation Agency
Oberlin
Ohio
Indiana
Florida
Seattle
Wash
Barnard Student Faces Parental Emancipation Question
The Barnard College president asked Linda LeClair’s parents if their daughter is legally or factually emancipated after she lived off campus with her boyfriend. Linda, 20, has not attended classes for three weeks amid controversy. A student faculty panel recommended she lose privileges but avoid expulsion. final decision lies with President Martha Peterson.
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New York
Barnard College
Linda LeClair
Martha Peterson
Linda
Peter Behr
Miss Peterson
Hud
FBI Issues Flood Of Galt Posters
Memphis AP report on a nationwide poster blitz to locate Eric Starvo Galt in the MLK assassination case. It notes aliases John Willard and Harvey Lowmyer, federal and state warrants, and details from an FBI release, including Galt’s age and personal traits but few movement specifics.
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Memphis, Tenn
Eric Starvo Galt
Martin Luther King Jr
FBI
Galt
John Willard
Harvey Lowmyer
Birmingham
Ala
King
M Leansboro Man Dies From Explosion Burns
A McLeansboro man Charles E. Holland died at 10 55 am Thursday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital at age 66 from burns suffered in a March 31 explosion that destroyed his trailer home His wife Pearl remains hospitalized Funeral services are set for 2 pm Sunday at Gholson Funeral Home with Rev Bill Allen officiating Burial will be in I O C F cemetery He was born February 27 1902 in Hamilton County and survived by wife Pearl and three sons Paul James and Kenneth Holland plus other relatives
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McLeannsboro
Charles E. Holland
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Holland
Pearl
Bill Allen
I.0.c.f
Gholson Funeral
Mr. Holland
Hamilton County
James
Mary
Laws) Holland
Russell) Holland
Paul Holland
Carmi
James Holland
Kenneth Holland
McLeansboro
Fog and smoke trigger 75-car pileup on Florida expressway
A fog bound crash on the Palmetto Expressway near Miami involved 70 to 75 motorists. Florida Highway Patrol units aided the tangled line as ambulances carried injured away. Muck fires in the Everglades worsened visibility to about 10 feet before the fog lifted and traffic resumed after roughly an hour.
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Miami
Fla
Florida Highway Patrol
Palmetto
Everglades
U.S. Plans Mount Heaviest Raids Since December
U.S. war planes conducted 145 missions over North Vietnam near the southern panhandle, the largest daily total in four months, despite Johnson curtailment orders. The raid targeted bridges, trucks, boats, and fuel dumps with moderate anti-aircraft fire. A helicopter collision near Qui Nhon killed 26 people, including 18 South Vietnamese civilians and eight Americans, with no survivors.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Johnson
Demilitarized Zone
Navy
Skyhawks
Enterprise
19Th Parallel
15Th Parallel
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Qui Nhon
Young Decatur Teens Loot and Destroy Downtown Windows
A brawl at a teen dance in Decatur prompts about 50 youths to flood downtown causing damage. Police reported 13 youths aged 14 to 21 arrested on assault disorderly conduct resisting arrest and criminal destruction. Eight plate glass windows at Bachracht's Clothing Store were broken and clothing looted. One unidentified person injured.
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Decatur
Ill
First Presbyterian Church
Bachracht's
Motorist Killed in Illinois Car Truck Collision
Armin Diemert 65 of Waterloo Illinois died in a Thursday night sideswipe crash involving a car and a truck on Interstate 3 south of Columbia. The incident occurred as both vehicles traveled the highway, with Diemert pronounced dead at the scene.
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Columbia, Hil
Armin Diemert
Waterloo, IL
Finois 3
Columbia
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Martin ‘Luther King, Jr
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Chung Hee Park
South Korea
Henry ‘J. Kaiser
Honolulu
Demarca
Korea
Texas
Benton
Rend Water System
Jefferson
H.S
Main
James P. Burke
Mt. Vernion
Louis Pavledes
Mildred Metcalf
Mt.Vernon
Barnard
Columbia College
Peter
Eric Starvo. Galt
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