Warmer Temperatures With Scattered Showers Across Regions
Scattered showers forecast for the South Midwest Northwest and central Rockies with cooler highs in the northern Rockies. Friday high near 82 Friday low around 64 overnight 60. Saturday 10 am at 83 with trace precipitation Friday to Saturday. Lake levels noted at Crab Orchard Little Grassy Devil's Kitchen and Lake of Egypt near or below spillway.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Devil’s Kitchen Lake
Lake of Egypt
Minister backs gang training plan despite funds cut
Rev John Fry, pastor of First Church on Chicago's South Side, says the Blackstone Rangers and East Side Disciples rehabilitation project could continue with private funding even if federal support ends. He testified in Washington hearings about the program amid accusations of weapon storage and sex and drug activities at training centers.
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South Side
Office of Pone Opportunity
John Fry
Fry
Senate
Washington
Chicago
Mr. Fry
East Side Disciples
Rockefeller Leads Humphrey as Swing Voters Favor Him
Loris Harris reports Nelson Rockefeller holds a 13 point edge over Hubert Humphrey in a three way race with George Wallace, while Nixon trails. In the South Wallace leads, complicating Nixon’s path and risking Humphrey gains regions.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Humphrey
Nixon
Rockefeller
George Wallace
New York
Miami Beach
South
Gov
Wallace
Alabama
Morever
Biafran Leader Orders Cease Fire for Talks
Biafran Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu announced a cease-fire as a gesture of sincerity during peace talks in Addis Ababa. Nigerian officials questioned the move as the talks under the Organization of African Unity begin with Chief Anthony Enaharo leading Nigeria's delegation.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Odumegwu Ojukwu
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Hassan Usman Katisna
Organization of African Unity
Anthony Enaharo
Information and Labor
Ojukwu
Biafran
Eas
Urban renewal unit moves to new Carbondale offices
Carbondale's Community Conservation Board has moved into new offices at 212 S University Ave. The Urban renewal agency, previously housed in the Ben ing Square Building, had been temporarily located at 917 W. Chautauqua Ave for the past two months.
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Carbondale
Community Conservation Board
S. University Ave
Urban Renewal Agency
Bening Square
W. Chautauqua Ave
Three freed fliers head for home from Hanoi captivity
Maj. James F Low, Maj. Fred N Thompson, and Capt. Joe V Carpenter, released after months as prisoners in North Vietnam, spoke of life in captivity. They traveled from Hanoi to Vientiane to Bangkok and described daily bread rations and entertainment options, including newspapers, magazines, and Radio Hanoi broadcasts.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Hanoi
North Vietnam
James F
Low
Sausalito
Calif
Fred N. Thompson
Taylors
S. C
Joe V. Carpenter
Victorville
Vietiane
Thompson
Carpenter
Newsweek
Paris
Bolivian riot in Cochabamba leaves two dead
In Cochabamba police and militiamen clashed Friday night with university demonstrators. Two people were killed and 10 injured as 100 San Simon students were detained and 300 held hostage. Barrientos cited foreign money as a cause and declared a modified martial law state of siege.
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Cochabamba
Bolivia
University of San Simon
Rene Barrientos
Fidel Castro
Antonio Arguedas
Ernesto Che Guevara
Castro
Gulf Oil Co
Barrientos
U.S. Probes North Vietnamese View on Vietnam War Lull
American negotiators question whether the South Vietnam battlefield lull holds political meaning. They report North Vietnamese leaders have not publicly or privately indicated political significance for the reduced combat, despite media notes and a Washington Post report tying Col. Ha Van Lau to such claims.
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South Vietnam
Johnson
Murray Marder
Washington Post
Col
Ha van Lau
Lau
Dean Rusk
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
South
Joint Poll Analysis Sees Rockefeller Lead Over Democrats
George Gallup Jr and Louis Harris report surprising consistency in two polls showing Rockefeller ahead Humphrey and McCarthy while Nixon trails. They note a possible peak from Eisenhower endorsement and stress sampling could explain a 2.8 million vote swing between polls.
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Arthur Everett
Associated Press
New York
George Gallup Jr
Louis Harris
Harris
Gallup
Republican Party
Humphrey
McCarthy
Rockefeller
GOP
Rocky
Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
Gen
Eisenhower
Trail Ride Opens Nine Day Trek in Pope County
The opening day of a nine day trail ride in Pope County features riders gathering for a start on Saturday. Participants plan to camp along the route as they continue the journey through rural Arkansas.
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Pope County
Mystery white man in Vietnamese jungle firefight identified as missing Marine
Marine reconnaissance patrol near Phu Bai recalls a Caucasian enemy decoy during a July 15 firefight. Lance Cpl Perry C Gordon and others fired after a brief standoff, killing the white-uniformed figure who resembled a missing 1965 Marine, though the body was never recovered.
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Perry C. Gordon
Baliwin
Gordon
Troy Mountain
1St Marine Division
Marine Patrol
Jim Walker
Waseca
Minn
Cpl
Charles H. House
Glendora
Calif
Phu Bai
Wilker
NVA
House
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Metropolis
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