Illinois remap sparks GOP fury over new legislative districts
Republicans condemn the 59 district map as unconstitutional and a gerrymander. They decry Chicago machine control of 20 districts and anticipate a likely state Supreme Court test, with dissenting commissioners vowing to pursue court review.
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Springfield
Illinois
Supreme Court
Associated Press
William C. Harris
Pontiac
G. William Horsely
Ilinois
Stratton
Terrel Clarke
Western Springs
Clarke
William J. Scott
Harris
Cook County
Blair
GOP
Senate
Horsley
Madison
Cook
Dennis J. Collins
DeKalb
Chicago
Collins
W. K
Kenny” Davidson
Kewanee
U S Planes Strike North Vietnam and Drug Tests Expanded
U S planes carried out their 48th strike of the year in North Vietnam along with B52 bombardments near the DMZ. The Army announced extending its urinalysis program to 14 day and longer leaves, targeting heroin and other drug use among GIs. A white sergeant at Da Nang was acquitted of unpremeditated murder in a racial incident but convicted of illegal pistol possession.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Dmz
Cam Lo
Vietnam
United States
Army
Bangkok
Formosa
Hong Kong
Sydney
Honolulu
da Nang
Jerry L. Holden
Fort Worth
Tex
Christopher Brown
Ridgeville
S.C
Holden
Faulty Vietnam generators blamed on contractor influence
A House Armed Services subcommittee report accuses the sale of hundreds of defective generators to the U.S. government for Vietnam service. It says turbines shipped by Consolidated Diesel Electric Co. showed missing parts and poor workmanship and may have affected Marine combat capability. The panel refers the matter to the Justice Department for possible prosecution.
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Vietnam
U.S
Marine Corps
House Armed Services Investigating
Justice Department
Consolidated Diesel Electric Co
Old Greenwich
Conn
Four Los Angeles Officers Acquitted in Civil Rights Case
Four police officers in Los Angeles were acquitted of violating civil rights in the killings of two unarmed Mexican citizens described by the defense as a tragic mistake. A U.S. District Court jury delivered the verdict on the third day of deliberations. A LAPD spokesman said the verdict was expected.
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Los Angeles
New trial for Huey P. Newton considered in Oakland
Huey P. Newton, freed on bail, faces a new judge to decide if he will stand trial again for the killing of Oakland Police Officer John Frey. An 11-1 hung jury after six days of deliberation left the case unresolved.
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Black Panther
Huey P. Newton
Oakland
Superior Court
Harold Howe
Newton
Donald Whyte
John Frey
Miss Nude America Contest Held at Naked City
Valerine Annette Craft, 22, Chicago, won Indiana's third Miss Nude America pageant at Naked City nudist camp in Roselawn. The event drew contestants, spectators, and photographers from the area. admission was 15 dollars for couples or men and 2 dollars for single women.
Troops clash with guerrillas in southern Lebanon
Israeli troops battled Palestinian guerrillas for six hours in the hills around Hebbariye on Mt Hermon’s western slopes. Commandos said Israeli units advanced about four miles into Lebanon using armored cars and halftracks. In Cairo Sadat warned he will press for a full Sinai withdrawal and war if Israel does not pull back within six months after starting the east bank pullout.
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Associated Press
Lebanon
Beirut
Hebbariye
Mt. Hermon
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Suez
Israel
Sinai Peninsula
East Bank
Suez Canal
Sadat
Arab Socialist Union
Cairo
Harold Kuehn Named ASA Convention Delegate
Harold Kuehn of 529 East Main Street Du Quoin has been named a voting delegate to the 51st annual American Soybean Association convention in Hot Springs Arkansas August 16 and 17. The convention theme is Con Soybean Profits in the 70s.
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Illinois Soybean Association
Harold Kuehn
E. Main St
du Quoin
American Soybean Association
Hot Springs
Ark
Homer and Jethro star Homer Haynes dies at 51
Kenneth Burns mourns Henry D. Haynes after a heart attack ended the 40 year partnership. Haynes died before a Midwest Fair appearance in Crete and 40 year team history began with Knoxville radio work in 1932. Funeral planned in Lansing with Elizabeth and three children.
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Evanston
Kenneth Burns
Jethro
Homer and
Henry D. Haynes
Burns
Haynes
Homer
Crete
Knoxville
Tenn
Johnny Cash
Lansing
Elizabeth
Tracy
Kenneth
Trenton
Murph the Surf jewel thief sells film rights from prison
Convicted jewel thief Murph the Surf has struck a multi thousand dollar movie contract for his life story with actor Robert Conrad. Negotiations occurred at Raiford State Prison where Murph serves a life sentence for murder. The deal includes a cash payment and a percentage of profits for a film to be shot in New York City.
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Jack
Murph
Murphy
Robert Conrad
Miami
S. L. Gaer
Raiford State Prison
Conrad
New York City
Terry Rae Kent Frank
Annelie Mohn
Hollywood
Fla
Museum of Natural History
Nader Calls Stans to Resign Over Business Bias
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader urged Secretary Maurice Stans to resign, accusing him of representing big business and not the public. Nader criticized Stans as not a public official and said he should step off the public payroll.
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Nadar
Stans
Washington
Maurice Stans
Ralph Nader
Nader
CBS
Apollo 15 Astronauts Begin Debriefings at Space Center
Apollo 15 crewmates Scott Irwin Worden start extensive debriefings to detail their 12 day mission and 67 hours on the moon. At Hadley Rille geologists prep to open moon rock boxes while doctors report all three in good condition after splashdown.
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Win
Alfred M. Worden
Scott
Irwin
Moon
Okinawa
Air Force
Hawaii
Ellington Air Force Base
Worden
Space Center
Israel Pushes U S to Sell Lance Missile
The Lance tactical missile, range over 50 miles, would deter a resumption of fighting along the Suez Canal. Israeli officials press Washington and Jerusalem for delivery to U S army units, arguing the weapon would threaten Soviet SAM sites and reassure against artillery or amphibious actions across the canal.
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William Beecher
New York Times
Washington
Israel
United States
Administration
Jerusalem
Joseph J. Sisco
Suez Canal
United Arab Republic
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Park Forest
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Commission
John L. Knuppel
D Petersburg
Jesus Christ
Knuppel
Harber H. Hall
Bloomington
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Lincoln
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Camp Baxter
Oakland, Calif
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Boston
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Christian Science Monitor
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Rabat
Moon Explorer
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Mary
Ellington Afb, Tex
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Richard T. Arnold
Southern Illinois Universe Peace Department
Synthetic Communications
Academic Press
Netherlands
Organic Syntheses, Inc
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