Four Decatur youths die in Illinois crash
Four youths from Decatur area died in a car-truck collision on Illinois 48 northeast of Taylorville. The deceased were Johnson, 19, and Richard L. Compton, 24, both of Decatur, with two girls not yet identified. Terry Grider, 20, of Decatur, was seriously injured.
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Taylorville, Ill
Decatur
Illinois 48
Taylorville
Thomas E. Doyle
Christian County
Johnson
Richard L. Compton
Terry Grider
Plano, II
U.S
Plano
Earl Damm
He Autos
Francis Wiggins
Sandwich
Soldier William Derry Hurt In Vietnam
William R. Derry, 21, of Mt. Vernon, is slightly wounded in Vietnam from fragments of a friendly mortar round. Stationed at Chu Lai with the 198th Light Infantry Brigade, he was 40 days into a 90 day operation. Entered service Oct 3, 1966. hospitalized, with address at U.S. 56-581-258, Co B 1/46 Inf, 198 Brigade, APO San Francisco, CA 96381, c/o Hospital Mail Section.
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William R. Derry
Vietnam
Lester Derry
Warren
Mt. Vernon
Derry
Chu Lai
198Th Light Infantry Brigade
Fort Hood
Texas
Sp/4
U.S
Inf
A.P.O
San Francisco
Calif
c/o
Preacher Charged in Gang Probe Perjury Case
In Washington AP reports the Senate probes alleged perjury as Rev John Fry and other witnesses challenge testimony about a $27 000 Office of Economic Opportunity grant to rehabilitate Chicago gang members. Sen Carl Curtis and others press for accountability while Fry defends his church role amid mounting accusations and presbytery backing.
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Washington
Chicago
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Office of Economic Opportunity
John’ Avery
Blackstone Rangers
Senate
Fry
George Rose
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
John Fry
Annabelle Martin
Release Man Charged With Robbery Here
William H. McDowell Jr., 38, of Cambria Illinois, was released from county jail on his own recognizance after being charged with armed robbery of a Mt. Vernon gas station attendant. A hearing on dismissal of the charge was delayed. no new date set.
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Mt. Vernon
William H. McDowell Jr
Cambria
Ill
Northside
Gulf Station
McDowell
Frank H. Walker
Kicks Back At Cow Loses Leg
In Louisville Georgia an 89 year old farmer S O Means kicked by a cow had his leg amputated after the cow kicked him first. Means suffered a bruised foot that led to gangrene and doctors removed the leg to stop the poison. He remains hospitalized in satisfactory condition.
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Louisville, Ga
S. O. Means
Means
London extradition hearing opens with Ray denial
James Earl Ray testifies he did not kill Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Bow Street Magistrates Court in London. An FBI expert links fingerprints on a rifle and binoculars to Ray, who under an alias says he met King for the first time and bears no grudge. The defense plans to argue the killing was a political crime to block extradition. Ray declines to sign court records as proceedings pause before a continued hearing.
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King
Lorraine
Memphis
Tenn
Bonebrake
James Earl Ray
Los Angeles
Ray
Bow Street Magistrates Court
Roger Frisby
Frisby
David Calcutt
U.S
London Airport
Dr. King
Bow Street
Frank Milton
Supt
Thomas Butler
Scotland Yard
Butler
Cana
George Sneyd
FBI
United States
Peter Hopkirk
London Times
Hopkirk
South
Missouri State Penitentiary
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
This Weekend GOP Dems Hold State Conventions
Democrats and Republicans will finish Illinois delegate selection for national conventions at weekend state meetings. Main business includes nominating three candidates for the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, with platforms postponed to fall. Most at large and primary delegates are expected uncommitted to a presidential candidate per AP poll and Daley’s stance.
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Springfield
Illinois
University of Illinois Board of Trustees
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Associated Press
It’s Candys Fault Coat Weather Here
Mt Vernon experiences a sudden cool spell as tropical storm Candy brings a 27 degree drop from 83 to 56. Muggy to shirt sleeve weather shifts to mid fall like air mid afternoon Wednesday. Residents welcome the relief after several days of heat in Mt Vernon and Jefferson County.
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Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Yanks Abandoning Khe Sanh Base
U S troops abandon and level the Khe Sanh combat base freeing defenders to join mobile strike forces against increased enemy activity in South Vietnam. Brig Gen Winant Sidle says the base will be bulldozed and bunkers closed as part of a shift to mobile warfare below the DMZ. In fighting near Quang Tri City South Vietnamese forces report 125 enemy killed, 19 miles below the DMZ, while a large weapons cache is found near Saigon. Navy pilots down a MIG21 northeast of the 19th parallel, marking the first since February 14 and after Johnson’s curtailment order. U.S. pilots have 106 MIGs downed to 47 U S planes lost.
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Saigon
U.S
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Quang Tri City
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Johnson
Navy
Six Year Old Recovers From First Hangover
PORT WASHINGTON Wis AP A 6 year old girl drank soda with three other children in a basement and found a bottle of whiskey. The child drank more than the others and nearly finished a fifth. She rode home by bicycle, staggered inside, collapsed, and was taken to a hospital to sleep it off.
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Port Washington, Wis
Thirteen Seek Legion Queen Title At Veterans Reunion
Two new contestants joined Jefferson County Legion Queen contest bringing total to 13. They enter race for 1968 title at Mt. Vernon city park on Monday night during the Veterans Reunion hosted by American Legion Post 141. New candidates are Marie Showers aged 17 from Opdyke and Sue Robison of 608 Park Avenue.
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Jefferson County Legion Queen
Mt. Vernon City Park
American Legion Post 141
Marie Showers
Opdyke
Sue Robison
Park Avenue
Gromyko signals talks on missiles and disarmament
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko told the Soviet Parliament that the USSR is ready to exchange opinions on curtailment of rocket systems both offensive and defensive. He called for general disarmament and an international convention to ban nuclear weapons, while noting U.S. push for talks on ICBMs and ABMs. He warned the United States to respect Soviet security and suggested relations could improve if Washington ceases trying to “turn the world inside out.” He cited Vietnam and strained Soviet U.S. ties as ongoing obstacles and said China’s stance prevents deterioration of Soviet-Chinese relations be ingui somber.
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Moscow
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
United States
Soviet Union
United Nations
Johnson
Glassboro
Peking
Wallace guard seizes ABC film at Alabama event
ABC reported former Governor George C. Wallace ordered a personal bodyguard to seize and destroy film of Wallace shaking hands with a man claimed to be Ku Klux Klan imperial wizard Robert Shelton. At a fund raising dinner in Eutaw, Ala, the guard took the exposed footage after being asked to surrender it. Shelton said he attended but did not comment on any affiliation.
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New York
American Broadcasting Co
Alabama
George C. Wallace
ABC TV News
Wallace
Robert Shelton
Eutaw
Ala
ABC
Charlie Jones
Sam Donaldson
Shelton
Tuscaloosa
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