Lawrenceville Daily Record Plant Burns Downtown
Fire destroyed the Lawrenceville Daily Record building in Lawrenceville Illinois with the roof collapsing and the press falling to the basement. Editor Cal Reynolds estimated losses at 150000 dollars as firefighters from neighboring communities fought the blaze. printing will continue from Mount Carmel facilities. The paper has occupied the building since 1922 and traces to 1846 as a weekly.
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Lawrenceville, Ill
Lawrenceville Daily Record
Cal Reynolds
Daily
Reynolds
Winifred K. Armstrong
Mount Carmel
Jury Smith Named Mount Vernon Building Inspector
Jury Smith of 706 Columbia has been appointed to Mount Vernon's new part time city building inspector post. The position, created to standardize fire and building code inspections, pays 100 dollars monthly and follows a long association with the U S Gypsum Company before retirement.
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Jury Smith
Columbia
Mt. Vernon
Smith
U.S. Gypsum Co
Glassblowers Hiccup San Francisco
More than 1,000 American Scientific Glassblowers Society artisans meet in San Francisco to celebrate their craft yet note a common drawback. Glassblowing causes hiccups, a lighthearted shared nuisance among the group.
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San Francisco
The
American Scientific Glassblowers Society
Viet Cong hit Da Nang air base in flip attack
Viet Cong attackers struck Da Nang air base in a hit and run raid killing one American and destroying three aircraft while injuring several others. U S forces responded with air strikes against North Viet Nam as Marines landed at Qui Nhon and barbed wire defenses were reinforced.
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U.S
da Nang
South
Viet Nam
Peter Linnartz
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Navy
North Viet Nam
Qui Nhon
Tth
Republic of South Viet Nam
Chu Lai
Phu Bai
Morse Calls For Efforts To Stop War
Senator Wayne Morse urged the Johnson administration to exhaust every means to halt the Vietnam War through United Nations action. He criticized President Johnson's U.N. speech as sharply as he argued the U.S. cannot end the war alone and a U.N. imposed peace could serve U.S. interests.
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Morse
Jack Bell
Washington
Wayne Morse
Johnson Administration
Viet Nam
United Nations
Oregon Democrat
Johnson
U.N
United States
Senate
Gerald Ford
Michigan
House
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
North
U.S
Woman Slain In East St. Louis Tavern
In East St Louis two men shot and killed a woman customer and critically wounded the tavern owner Jimmy Jackson 55 a special police officer. The pair fired at the woman’s companion Tommy Robinson 38 but missed.
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East ST. Louis, Ill
East St. Louis
Deusis Mary Payton
St. Mary's Hospital
Jimmy Jackson
Jackson
Tommy Robinson
Pure Union Merger Proposal Could Create Oil Giant
A $600 million merger of Pure Oil Co and Union Oil Co of California faces stockholder votes Friday in Columbus and Los Angeles. If approved, the deal would form one of the largest corporate mergers on record.
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Columbus, Ohio
Los Angeles
Pure Oil Co
Union Oil Co
California
Reapportionment collapse ends Illinois redistricting bid
In Springfield Illinois the House and Senate failed to agree on reapportionment prompting the Illinois Supreme Court to assume control of Senate and congressional district redraws. A 10 member governor appointed commission will handle House redistricting.
Kerner Names Board For Remap Under Illinois Rule
Gov Otto Kerner to appoint a 10 man commission to redraw Illinois House districts after legislature failed to redistrict. Five members chosen from Republican and Democratic lists due by July 30, or Kerner may name five from each party if lists are not submitted. Commission must file a district plan with the secretary of state within four months if seven members agree. otherwise, House members run at large.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
General Assembly
Otto Kerner
Kerner
Secretary of State
Commission
House
Daley accuses Communists of stirring Chicago school protests
Mayor Richard J. Daley said demonstrations against School Superintendent Benjamin C. Willis were aided by Communists drawn from the Midwest for House hearings on Un-American Activities held May 25 to 27. Civil rights leaders expressed shock and police said documents supported the claim, though names were not released.
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Arrington
Supreme Court
Senate
Republicans
Daley
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Touhy
House
Midwest
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Benjamin C. Willis
Willis
Airliner Skids Off The Runway In Kansas City
A Continental Airlines Boeing 707 skidded on a rain slick runway, broke through a fence and bunkered into a dike by the Missouri River, injuring three people including two crew members and a passenger. The Flight 12 jet carried 59 passengers and seven crew, and came from Los Angeles en route to Kansas City before continuing to Chicago.
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Kansas City
Continental Airlines
Missouri River
Ralph Heininger
Creimen
Los Angeles
Chicago
Last Passenger Run on KATY Railroad Ends Era
The last potential passenger train on the Missouri Kansas Texas line ran overnight from Dallas to Kansas City. ICC had ordered a probe into plans to end service, which would end a century of passenger trains on the system. Other portions already lacked passenger service from St. Louis and Kansas City to the Gulf Coast.
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Dallas, Tex
KATY
Dallas
Kansas City
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Louis
Gulf Coast
ICC
Kerner Signs Workmen's Comp Bill and Education Funds
Governor Otto Kerner signed a workmen's compensation bill raising partial disability benefits by about five to seven dollars depending on family size. He also approved a $932,784 appropriation for adult basic education programs in Illinois.
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Springfield
Otto Kerner
Kerner
Mt Vernon Names Urban Renewal Chief
Charles Edward Smith of 211 North 1th Street will lead Mt. Vernon’s urban renewal project in the high school college area. His appointment awaits city council confirmation with salary set later, potentially up to 6000 dollars per year from federal funds. Smith, a design specialist, retired after 22 years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The project plans include buying homes south of the campus, clearing the site, and selling to the school district.
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Charles Edward Smith
North 1Th Street
Mt. Vernon
College
Smith
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Astronaut Scott Carpenter Fined After Panama Crash
Panama City AP report says astronaut Scott Carpenter, 40, pleaded guilty to driving on the wrong side of the road after a 6:39 am collision on U.S. 98 west of Panama City. He was fined 325 and blamed fatigue. Opposing driver Iddy Washington, 51, was hospitalized with minor injuries. Carpenter had another crash last year and a Bermuda motorbike accident previously.
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Panama City
Fla
Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
U.S. 98
Highway Patrol
Iddy Washington
Hamilton
Bermuda
Three Decatur Residents Penalized in Tax and Gambling Cases
In U S District Court today Decatur residents faced sentences and fines after guilty pleas on gambling and income tax charges. George Gordon, 58, received six months, Newton Minor three months, Arma B Flood 30, fined 250 dollars, while George White, 55, of Centralia, was fined 5000 dollars and given two years probation for income tax evasion after the government alleged underreporting income from 1938.
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Springfield, Ill
Decatur
U.S
Omer Poos
George Gordon
Newton
Arma B. Tlood
George 8. White
Centralia
White
Mt Vernon hires two civilian police clerks
Larry Wilson and James Red Ellis named new civilian police clerks in Mt Vernon police department. They will work 3 11 and 11 7 shifts, are not police, earn 4160 dollars yearly, under police chief, with no layoffs for current officers. Also notes Illinois Legislature to submit revenue article for a popular vote next year and pending ethics, education, and juvenile court measures.
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Larry Wilson
South 21St Street
James ‘‘Red” Ellis
Harrison
Mt. Vernon
Chester Lewis
Lewis
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Board of Education
Assembly
Boards of Ethics
School Problems Commission
Otto Kerner
Chicago Transit Authority
Set Up Cots In Capitol For Legislators
National Guard army cots were placed in the legislative lounge of the state capital building as the General Assembly began a marathon final session. Acting House Speaker John Daley said at 3 am that lawmakers faced a few hours of work left while urgent appropriation measures remained unfinished after reapportionment talks fizzled.
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Springfield
National Guard
General Assembly
John Daley
Chicago
Martin Named To Police Dept
Dale Martin of 624 South 18th Street is named Mt. Vernon’s new probationary police officer starting July 16, replacing Dave Curtis who resigns effective that date.
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Dale Martin
South 18Th Street
Mt. Vernon
Dave Curtis
Pope Paul VI expected at U.N. General Assembly
Vatican observer Msgr. Alberto Giovannetti said he expects Pope Paul VI to attend the U.N. General Assembly session beginning September 21. He noted it is premature to predict dates or length of stay but expressed hope the Pope may address the General Assembly during its 20th session.
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United Nations, N.Y
Vatican
United Nations
Paul VI
U.N. General Assembly
Alberto Giovannetti
Holy See
Holy Father
General Assembly
Kerner Gas Tax Rise Rejected by Illinois Legislature
Springfield Illinois AP reports the Illinois Legislature adjourned after rejecting a state gasoline tax increase. The Democratic House refused to align with Republican Senate plans for a one cent boost for highways, despite Gov Otto Kerner's administration backing the measure.
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Springfield
Illinois
Senate
Otto Kerner
Cigarette tax hike outlined in Illinois budget plan
Springfield AP reports the Illinois Legislature approved tax increases across several areas. Cigarettes rise from 4 to 7 cents a package, estimated to yield 84 million for the two-year budget. public utilities tax climbs from 3 to 4 percent, 38 million. equipment leasing tax 13 million. horse and harness racing tax 10 million.
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Springfield
Illinois
Kerner Budget Facing Shortfall After Tax Plan Rejection
An added two cents in gas taxes earmarked for education faced denial of Democratic support boosting speculation that Kerner may call a special session. An aide said the legislature's refusal to enact Kerner's full tax program will leave the 1965-67 budget $90 million short for proposed tax expenditures. The legislature also approved a $19 million rise in public utility taxes, part of Kerner's program, with Republican senators backing the move.
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Kerner
Gemini 7 Astronauts Named for First Quarter Flight
Houston officials announced Gemini 7 will feature Frank Borman as command pilot with James Lovell as pilot. Edward White II and Michael Collins named backup, mission could last up to 14 days as earlier flights guide plan.
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Houston, Texa P
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Manned Spacecraft Center
Edward White II
Michael Collins
Borman
Air Force
Lovell
Navy
White
Maj
James A. McDivitt
Collins
Space Agency
Leroy Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad
Neil A. Armatrong
Elliott M. ‘Lee Jr
Navy Cmdy
Walter M
Schirra’ Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Mad
Virgil I
Griewom
Li Cmdr
John ‘W
Young
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Dchicago
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Illinois Supreme Court
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