Kissinger-Thieu Hold Secret Paris Peace Talks
In Paris Henry Kissinger and President Nguyen Van Thieu held a secret session with North Vietnam's Le Duc Tho for more than two hours, prompting a second meeting on Friday. U S sources said Thieu, Bunker, and U S aides attended, with no clear tone or agreement disclosed.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Nguyen van Thieu
Paris
Kissinger
Thieu
U. S
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Independence Palace
Ellsworth Bunker
Winston Lord
Nguyen Phu Duc
Bunker
Frederick C. Brevent
Vietnam
John W. Vogt
7Th Air Force
U of Illinois board member resigns from trusteeship
William G. Karnes of Chicago, Beatrice Foods chairman, resigned today as a university trustee and as a candidate for November elections. Karnes cited potential conflict of interest with Beatrice Foods contracts while noting no approvals or bids were reviewed by the board during his tenure.
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Champaign
William G. Karnes
Chicago
Beatrice Foods Co
University of Illinois
Karnes
University
Richard B. Ogilvie
Donald Grimes
The
Daily Mini
Food Company
College of Agriculture
Champaign-Urbana
Board of Trustees
Troops Deployed Near Miami for RNC Demonstrations
The Pentagon shifts 2,500 Army paratroopers and Marines to the Miami area to guard against possible disruptions during next week's Republican National Convention. A prior similar force from Ft. Bragg and Camp Lejeune had been mobilized for the Democratic convention but not used.
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Pentagon
Miami
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Camp Lejeune
Miami Beach
Platform committee at work at GOP convention
Republican policymakers began drafting a platform in Miami Beach raising the possibility of a minority report endorsing abortion rights. The move aligns with calls from Jill Ruckelshaus and the National Women's Political Caucus but may clash with President Nixon’s views. The platform panel planned hearings and drafting through the weekend as the convention opens.
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Fla
Nixon
Jill Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus
William D. Ruckelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Platform Committee
Sen
George McGovern
Conservatives Hold Upper Hand In 1976 Delegate Formula Clash
The Republican National Committee in Miami Beach votes on a delegate allocation formula for the 1976 convention. Conservatives lead after a 31-16 rules committee ballot backing a plan favoring larger states and bonus delegates, opposing a district vote based approach.
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Associated Press
Miami Beach
Fla
Republican National Committee
Nixon
Rules Committee
Northeast
Great Lakes
Midwest
South
Tom Stagg
Louisiana
Frederick Lippitt
Rhode Island
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon vetoes 30.5 billion health education welfare bill
President Nixon and allies push to override a veto of a 30.5 billion package for health education and welfare. The House failed to reach a two thirds majority 203 to 171 with 47 votes short. McGovern Kennedy and others criticized the veto while some Democrats urged restraint. Nixon argued the measure would require higher taxes or inflation.
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Nixon
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Senate
George McGovern
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McGovern
Springfield
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Texas
George H. Mahon
Appropriations Committee
Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Ironworkers near agreement as Laborers' strike lingers
An East St. Louis ironworkers strike that shut two Southern Illinois projects persisted as ironworkers honored a parallel Laborers' District Council strike. The tentative wage deal with SIBA includes a 45 cent hourly raise with portions immediately, for health welfare and pension plans, while other raises to Jan 1. About 500 ironworkers had been involved and a separate wage dispute affects 1,500 highway and heavy construction workers in Highway District 7.
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Franklin
Randolph
Jefferson
St. Louis
Southern Illinois
Southern
Bridge and Structural Ironworkers Local 392
Southern Illinois Builders Association
Bers
John O’connor
Association
SIBA
Builders’ Association
Ed Richards
Evansville
Ind
Highway District 7
Mt. Vernon
District 9
Egyptian Contractors Association
Ogilvie to Tour in Mobile Office at Illinois Fair
Governor Richard B. Ogilvie announced a mobile unit that serves as his campaign office. He pledged direct, person-to-person talks to counter distortion from opponent Daniel Walk. Patricia Nixon Cox attended the Illinois State Fair as Democratic Day featured Sen. George McGovern addressing about 200 supporters.
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Springfield
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Daniel Walk
Patricia Nixon Cox
Nixon
George McGovern
Bulldozer-Caused Outage Knocks Five Towns Offline
A bulldozer operator pushed a tree into a 38,000-volt transmission line seven miles south of Marion at 9:49 a.m. causing a power outage in Marion Goreville Crabeco Pitts Montsai nt. Central Illinois Public Service Co. crews and Donelson Equipment Co. worker Jesse Childers reported the incident and led repair efforts.
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Marion
Goreville
Crabeco Pitts
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Montsaint
Donelson Equipment Co
Jesse Childers
Miners and Construction Workers Strike Grow in Illinois
About 1,000 more area miners join a 3,500-strong sympathy strike across Southern Illinois. Ken Wells of the United Mine Workers of America says miners feel trapped as major coal firms face a stalled pay raise dispute. A Monday meeting in Washington will determine if action continues.
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Southern Illinois
Kenneth Wells
Springfield
United Mine Workers of America
United Electric Coal Co
Inland Steel Co
Consolidation Coal Co
Ayrshire Coal Co
Orient No. 3
Waltonville
UMWA
Bituminous Contractors Association
Washington, D.C
Wells
Southern Illinois air traffic halted by unusual fog front
A shifting weather front and high humidity created dense fog in Southern Illinois. Aircraft at the regional airport were grounded due to poor visibility, with 2 miles reported at Williamson County early today. Fog and haze were forecast to continue into Friday, while drivers faced hazardous road conditions.
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Illinois
Boyd Kinter
Southern Illinois Airport Weather Room
Williamson County
Kinter
Weather outlook for the coming days
The forecast calls for warm humid conditions tonight with lows around 70 to 75. Friday will be mostly sunny and hot with highs in the low to mid 90s and a chance of rain. Saturday through Monday to be fair and partly cloudy.
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