Coal dust linked to mine blast at Orient 5 mine
Three men died and a fourth injured after an explosion at Freeman Coal Mining Corp Orient 5 mine near Benton. Inspectors probe coal dust ignition from a cutting torch in a conveyor shaft amid complex现场 conditions and prior underground fire recalls.
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Bob Hagen
Southern Illinoisan
Freeman Coal Mining Corp
Benton
Charles Collins
Crystal Lake
James Nealon
W. Madison St
West Frankfort
David Asher Walker
Royalton
Collins
General Kinematic Corp
Barrington
Nealon
Walker
Franklin Hospital
Robert Boyett
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Dorris
Robert Jones
Orient 5
State Department of Mines and Minerals
Federal Bureau of Mines
Earl Willis
Willis
Pentagon to Close 23 Nike Hercules Sites in 12 States
The Pentagon announced the Army will shut 23 anti bomber missile batteries in 12 states to save money, reducing active Army strength by 4200 and trimming budgets for 1969 and beyond. Eight sites are National Guard. Headquarters also to be closed at seven locations.
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Washington
Pentagon
Congress
Johnson
National Guard
United States
van Nuys
Newhall
Calif
Lemont
Ill
Munster
Ind
Selfridge Air Force Base
Mich
Irwin, Pa
Edgemont
Annapolis
Old Bridge
Hazlet
N. J
Cromwell, Conn
Hecker
Grafton
Pacific
Lawson
Pleasant Hill Mo
Gardner
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Denton, Terrell
Alvarado
Camp Wolters
Tex
Saugus
Tappan
N. Y
Scott Afb
Til
Pleasant Hill
Olathe
Duncanville
Missouri
Texas
Ft. ‘Tilden
Maryland
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Army
6Th Infantry Division
St. Campbell
Navy
Naval Air
Poseidon's maiden flight marks new missile test success
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports America's Poseidon missile achieved a successful maiden flight on schedule. The Navy called it a complete success as the silver airframe carried a dummy warhead and flew 6:30 a.m. EDT. The test aims included a 1,000 mile sea launch and advancing toward deployment with the submarine fleet by the early 1970s, amid debate over arms control talks and strategic bargaining.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Navy
United States
Soviet Union
Dryland
Atlantic Ocean
Air Force
New battle costs 234 enemy lives. Saigon reports
U S and South Vietnamese forces strike with tanks artillery and planes to aid infantrymen. They report 234 North Vietnamese killed along the northern frontier. Three South Vietnamese soldiers died and 15 government troops and 15 U S Marines were wounded. Separate notes cover a revised civilian death toll in the Mekong Delta and seven Marines charged with civilian killings.
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Saigon
U. S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Mekong
Federal Reserve Cuts Discount Rate for First Time
The Federal Reserve lowered its basic lending rate from 5% to 5% and signaled a broader move to ease high rates. President Johnson, from the Austin ranch press office, said he was pleased with the modest rate reduction amid the tax debate.
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New York Times
Washington
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Johnson
Ranch
Austin
Shapiro vows action on highways during next General Assembly
Governor Samuel H. Shapiro pledged that highway problems would be the first priority of the upcoming General Assembly. He told about 13,000 Democrats at Governor's Day in the State Fair that the Highway Study Commission would meet with legislative leaders to plan a new program. Attorney General William G. Clark challenged the incumbent to a series of Lincoln Douglas style debates.
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Samuel H. Shapiro
General Assembly
Shapiro
Highway Study Commission
William G. Clark
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
Rainy Warm Thunderstorms Continue Into Saturday
Weather forecast notes ongoing thunderstorms tonight with warm humid conditions. Highs near 90 on Saturday and lows in the mid to upper 70s. Weather details and map appear on page 18.
Wallace Secures Elector Ballot Spot for Wallace Ticket
The Illinois Electoral Board granted a Wallace slate a place on the November ballot and allowed Socialist Labor party candidates to appear. An independent electors petition, favoring Sen. Eugene McCarthy, was denied for insufficient signatures.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
George Wallace
Alabama
Socialist Labor Party
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
SIU Board approves parking fee hike on Carbondale campus
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees voted to raise motor vehicle parking fees for Carbondale. Basic registration climbs from 3 to 5 dollars annually, with add-on parking fees of 20 to 40 dollars plus meter charges up to 25 cents an hour. Funds go to a campus traffic and parking revenue fund. Red blue and silver stickers set to 35 65 and 90 cap later. meters at Woody Hall Morris Library. Also approved new graduate computer science master’s plan and Edwardsville HDTV channel proposal. Honorary degree to Jean Gottmann and distinguished service award to Arthur C. Booker approved for August commencement. Internal budget discussion deferred to September.
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Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
Carbondale
State Board of Higher Education
Woody Hall
Morris Library
Edwardsville
Jean Gottmann
SIU
Arthur C. Booker
McCarthy outlines potential cabinet in Madison Square Garden rally
McCarthy proposes a diverse, pro peace cabinet if elected. He cites Fulbright Cooper Morton for secretary of state, Gardner for defense, Conyers and Coretta King for labor and UN ambassador, with Rockefeller or Hughes for housing and urban affairs. He names Lindsay, Watson, Ford and Hoff among others. Hoff endorsed McCarthy.
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New York Times
New York
Eugene J. McCarthy
Madison Square Garden
Minnesota
McCarthy
William J. Fulbright
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Thruston B. Morton
Vietnam
Defense
John W. Gardner
Health, Education and Welfare
John Conyers
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
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Franklin County
Eugene Dorris
Fred Dotson
Curtis Hutson
Wayne Armes
Poseidon
Minuteman 3
da Nang, Vietnam
Carl A. Youngdale
1St Marine Division
Richard H. Ieen
Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Wallace
Electric Power System
Frank Stanton
Columbia Broadcasting System
William Clay Ford
Ford Motor Company
Detroit Lions
Carl E. Sanders
Georgia
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Kennedy
Agriculture
James B. Pearson
R-Kan
Howard W. Johnson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Interior
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
James Whittaker
Seattle
Robert F. Kennedy
Hoff
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