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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1966
Page
8
Weather forecast shows rain in northern and central Plains, southern Rockies, and Pacific Northwest overnight. Cooler conditions predicted for the northeast and northern Plains, with warmth returning to the upper Great Lakes.
President Lyndon Johnson orders a detailed report on an air strike that killed or wounded more than 100 civilians in two hamlets near Can Tho. Lt. Col. Wallace said the raid by F100s, prompted by Viet Cong activity, killed at least 26 and left many seriously injured.
Coast Guard cutter Point Welcome crew recounts frantic attempts to signal off three American jets during an attack 35 miles north of Hue Vietnam. Lt. David Brostrom killed. 11 aboard wounded including British photographer Tim Page.
Two men, later identified as Johnny Baugh and Herman D Scates, were arrested in Minneapolis for the Citizens State Bank robbery at Big Lake, Minnesota. The crew fled by stolen car to Flynn airport where a light plane carried them north west through Little Falls Detroit Lakes before authorities tracked them down on a train. The suspects, both from Little Rock Arkansas, have felony records in Arkansas.
In Murphysboro Edward Bright was fined 15 dollars for failing to yield the right of way. In Carbondale David L. Allard was fined 15 dollars for speeding.
High 84 and low 66 expected Thursday with overnight low 63. Today reached 74 at 10 am with no precipitation since 7 am Thursday. Sunset today 8 01 sunrise Saturday 6 09 sunset Saturday 8 00. Crab Orchard Lake 3 inches below spillway Devil's Kitchen Lake 2 inches below spillway Little Grassy Lake and Lake of Egypt also below spillway.
Pat F. O'Connor, a Salina business owner, found his TV antenna wire stolen and later discovered the rain gutter drain pipe also missing. The theft prompted an investigation into who took the wiring and drainage equipment.
Fair tonight with lows around 60. Saturday partly cloudy. highs near 80 with lake effect cooling. Sunday cloudy with chances of showers and steady temperatures. Some forecasts show increasing clouds and possible showers tonight and Saturday with highs in the low to mid eighties and lows in the 50s to 60s.
A 16 year old boy charged with murdering 14 year old Donald Doyle says he fired to scare them. Richard Carlson surrendered a 22 caliber Winchester after a bench shooting near Doyle’s South Side home. The incident followed a prior fight with Doyle a month earlier.
Attorney General William Clark requests a court order to compel three men and representatives of two firms to testify about the alleged manufacture and sale of punch boards and other gambling devices before the investigative panel.
William M. Sams 68 of 703 Pinea Street Pinckneyville died Thursday at Pinckneyville Community Hospital Born in Ava September 13 1897 he married Cora Wilkerson August 22 1918 A retired coal miner and United Mine Workers member he lived in Pinckneyville 40 years He is survived by his wife a son Dale of New Albany Indiana seven grandchildren eight great grandchildren three sisters and a brother Funeral services are 2 PM Saturday at Pyatt Funeral Home Pinckneyville with the Rev Maurice Swinford officiating burial in Pinckneyville City Cemetery
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