Rockford trucker arrested in Didier murder case
Robert H. Lower, 36, a Rockford area truck driver and Air Force veteran, was arrested on murder charges in the slaying of 15 year old Joseph Didier, son of a Rockford alderman. Didier was last seen March 4 and found strangled at a Boy Scout camp near Apple River Canyon State Park. Lower was held in Winnebago County Jail and to be moved to Jo Daviess County for charges.
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Rockford, Ill
Rockford
Joseph Didier
Robert H. Lower
Air Force
Atwood Vacuum Machine Co
Lower
Winne
Jo Daviess County
Jane Lower
Shannon
Leroy
Atwood Company
Stockton
State Park
Chicago
John Kruse
Kruse
Hue Besieged As North Vietnamese Close In
North Vietnamese forces narrowed on Hue the imperial capital as heavy attacks overran peripheral positions and most of its 200,000 inhabitants fled south. Viet Cong claimed new governments in Pleiku Kontum and Dalac as U S airlift faced rocket fire in Cambodia with no American casualties reported.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
South Vietnam
Hue
Pleiku
Kontum
Darlac
Cambodia
U.S
White County Man Acquitted In Brother's Killing
A White County man, Earl Griswold, 59, of Grayville, was acquitted by a circuit court jury after a five day trial of murdering his brother Harlan, 52, on November 27 1974. Griswold testified the slaying was in self defense against a knife attack.
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White County
Carmi, Ll
Earl Griswold
Grayville
Griswold
Harlan
Collective Bargaining Right To Strike Predicted For Teachers Bill
Senator Terry Bruce predicts Illinois teachers will gain collective bargaining and strike rights this year. He and the Illinois Education Association unveiled a bill creating a State Education Employment Board for arbitration and mediation of disputes, covering teachers from first grade to graduate school.
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Bruce
Springfield
Terry Bruce
Dolney
General Assembly
Mlinoig Education
Senate
Flo
Fugitive inside recovered car linked to thefts found
A car taken for a demonstration from Johnson Motors was recovered in Evansville Indiana with a Cincinnati fugitive inside. Mt Vernon police were alerted by the FBI and the suspect Thomas David Mignone age 28 was captured for breaking and entering. The vehicle was drivable.
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Evansville
Ind
Johnson Motors
Cincinnati
Mt. Vernon
FBI
Thomas David Mignione
Ohio
Rock Island Line Shutdown Postponed To April 12
The Rock Island Railroad shutdown is delayed from March 31 to April 12 as attorneys seek last minute aid. Judge McGarr will likely appoint a trustee at a March 28 bankruptcy hearing. Rock Island seeks reorganization after loan refusals and seeks Congress support for a long term solution.
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Chicago
Rock Island Railroad
U.S
Frank J. McGarr
McGarr
Rock Island
John W. Ingram
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
John McClellan
D-Ark
United States Railway Association
Mock Funeral For Alton School System Lights Up Community
About 250 teachers and parents gathered before a coffin on Alton High steps for a symbolic funeral for the school system. They cited the 40-cent tax defeat and the dismissal of 70 teachers to save $1.062 million, with plans to appeal to state officials to keep schools open.
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Alton, Il
Alton High School
Alton
James Lippert
The
Alton Education Association
Lippert
AEA
Sam Vadalabene
Dedwardsville
Alton Community School District 11
Senate approves largest tax cut in nation's history
The 33.1 billion package wins 60 to 29 in the Senate after an 18 hour session and heads to a conference with the House. It offers a 120 to 240 dollar 1974 tax rebate per family, a 100 dollar Social Security bonus, 40 dollar 1975 relief for most individuals, and new credits targeting families under 20 thousand income. It includes 7.4 billion for business mainly to spur equipment purchases, and repeals 3.8 billion in corporate breaks.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ford
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wise
Senate tax cut bill passes with split Illinois vote
Illinois senators Adlai E. Stevenson Democrat and Charles H. Percy Republican diverged as the Senate approved a large tax cut by 60 to 29. Percy opposed citing deficits and weak economy while Stevenson voted for the bill. Conferees begin Monday to shape a final figure near 30.5 billion as Easter recess approaches.
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James Gerstenzang
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Herman £. Talmadge
Dga
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota Democrat
Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson
Charles H. Percy
R-Il
America
Congress
Russell B. Long
Dla
Senate Finance Committee
Long
Ford
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Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
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D.-La
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Quilcene
Wash
Olympic Mountains
Mountain Rescue Council
Mt. Constance
Military Airlift Command
Yokota Air Base
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McChord Air Force Base
Bend Lake College
Mt. Vernon Township
Samuel R. Jones
Route 5
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David Campbell
Texico
Billy Joe Hayse
Route 7
Robert Lipps
Parker Drive
Kend Lake College
Carleton Apple
Enfield
B. B. Connaway
McLeansboro
C. C
Andy” Anderson
C. K. Ausmus
Bill Moore
Karen Bayer
Magnolia Ave
Eugene Bolerjack
Jamison Boulevard
Odie L. Farris Jr
Lamar Ave
Rock Island Line
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Stevenson
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