Old Ben Plans New Area Mine Near Sesser
Old Ben Coal Corp. announces a second Southern Illinois underground mine, Old Ben 26, southeast of Sesser. Expected output exceeds 3 million tons annually, completion set for 1969, shaft depth 660 feet tapping vein six. Site near Lesser off Route 183, near Bend City. Estimate 250 workers, payroll near $2 million yearly. Also notes Inland Steel sinking a 2.5 million ton mine between Lesser and Waltonville and other Old Ben operations.
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Lesser
Rt. 183
Bend City
Franklin County
Inland Steel Co
Waltonville
Jefferson County
Walkout Halts Murphysboro Shoe Work
Production was halted at the Brown Shoe Co. plant in Murphysboro when workers walked off around 11 a.m. Union officials were in conference with plant officials and were not available for comment. Workers waited in autos in parking areas awaiting further instructions.
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Brown Shoe Co
Murphysboro
Waukegan Democrat Claims Wedding Snub
Campaign manager Ray O Keefe said he telegrammed President Johnson alleging that Democratic candidate Herbert Stern was not invited to Luli Johnson s wedding while Republican incumbent Robert McClory received an invitation. Stern and McClory span the 12th District where Patrick Nugent resides.
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Waukegan
Congress
White House
Luli Johnson
Ray O’keefe
Herbert L. Stern
Johnson
Stern
O’keefe
Robert McClory
Ill
McClory
Patrick Nugent
Hyenas Kill Three Children in Kenyan Desert Outpost
Three children were killed by marauding hyenas in a remote northeast Kenyan village. Bodies were found after several days missing. a two year old child also died in the attacks.
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Kena
Johnson Nugent wedding rehearsal precedes National Shrine ceremony
Washington AP reports Luci Johnson and Patrick J Nugent rehearse on Friday ahead of their Saturday wedding at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. A White House reception follows as security teams prepare and peace groups threaten picketing. The 150 member choir completed a final practice Thursday night.
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Washington
Luci Johnson
Patrick J. Nugent
Luci
Johnson
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
White House
Secret Service
Steel Boost Likely to Stand Amid Price Hikes
A united U S steel industry appears to have won a nerve war by pushing $2 to $3 per ton increases on sheet and strip steel used in cars and other goods. Eleven major firms announced hikes effective next Wednesday, despite White House pressure to hold prices. Republican leaders defend the raise as justified amid inflation and dead price wage guidelines.
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Washington
United Steel Industry
White House
Johnson
GOP
Toay
Violence Rips Chicago Gangs Fight Across City Killing Two
Night of clashes involving the Blackstone Rangers and East Side Disciples leaves two dead and 15 wounded in Chicago and Harvey. Victims include Sally Jackson 41 an expectant mother shot on a West Side porch. Henry Marshall 17 stabbed on the South Side. Police report looting, arson and bottle assaults by about 30 youths.
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Chicago
Sally Jackson
Birchie Williams
Richard Banks
Williams
Marcella
Banks
Blackstone Rangers
Henry Marshall
South Side
Rangers
East Side
Fred Hess
Harvey
Loop
Hess
Radio
Teevision
William McClaran
Harvey Police
Montgomery Ward
Dixie Mall
Joseph Durso
111Th St
Ashland Ave
SIU Eyes Italian Castle for International Education Center
SIU president D W Morris toured Rocca Sinibalda near Rome with Mrs. Morris and the Whams as a possible site for future programs. The 16th century castle owned by Mrs Caresse Crosby hosts a literary and art center and has donated rare works to SIU. No decision has been made on acquiring the castle or hosting an international center.
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Rome
Italy
Southern Illinois University
Rossa Sinibalda
SIU
D. W. Morris
Morris
John Page Wham
Centralia
Wham
Caresse Crosby
Black Sun Press
Paris
Crosby
Johnson
Crosby Castle
Rocca Sinibalda
SIU Pres
Buffer Zone Bombed Again by B52 Strikes Near Vietnam Border
U S B52 bombers hit the buffer zone between North and South Vietnam for the fourth time in a week and targeted Chu Pong Mountain near Cambodia. The raids aimed to block North Vietnamese withdrawal and disrupt supply routes as U S forces battled regulars in the central plateau near Pleiku City.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Demilitarized Zone
North
Chu Pong
U. S
U. S. 25Th Infantry
1St Cavalry
Pleiku City
Guam
International Control Commission
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Rusk urges stronger Viet Nam mission staff to guard buffer area
Secretary of State Dean Rusk called for bolstering mission staff in Vietnam to enforce the demilitarized buffer zone between North and South and to safeguard Cambodia. He denied U S warplanes struck near Haiphong and rejected a Russian note as abusive while warning local commanders must act to protect their forces.
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Dean Rusk
International Control Commission
Viet Nam
Cambodia
Rusk
U. S
Haiphong
Russia
United States
Moscow
Weather outlook with mild tonight and showers
Partly cloudy and mild tonight with scattered light showers. Low tonight in the low to mid 60s. Decreasing clouds Saturday with a high in the 80s. Outlook calls for Sunday to be clear to partly cloudy and warm. Weather details and map on page.
Black Power Plan Emerges From SNCC Dispute
The 1966 SNCC position paper shows months of planning behind the new black power philosophy. It argues all black staff and institutions, with whites excluded from policy roles, to mobilize Negro communities and weaken white financial ties. James Forman resigned. Stokely Carmichael rose in influence.
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Gene Roberts
New York Times
Chicago
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
SNICK
Couny
Nashville
Tenn
James Forman
John Lewis
Stokely Carmichael
Mississippi
Lewis
Carmichael
Bill Ware
Atlanta
Charles Sherrod
SNCC
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Stull and Crossbone
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Henry Miller
Florence
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