No Pacifist Threat As U S Officials Say No Threat
Deputy Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark testified to the House Un American Activities Committee that antiwar activity hardly counts as a threat and existing federal and state laws protect national interests. He criticized the Pool bill for overreach and excessive penalties, noting it could criminalize aid to POWs and civilians and impose sweeping sanctions on dissent.
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Washington
Ramsey Clark
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Clark
Viet Nam
Justice Department
Joe R. Pool
Dtex
Kennedy Backs Adlai Stevenson III For Illinois Treasurer
Sen. Edward Kennedy endorsed Adlai E Stevenson III for Illinois treasurer at a Chicago fund raiser. He praised Stevenson’s family legacy in public service and urged reelection of Sen. Paul Douglas. Kennedy also outlined future campaign plans including appearances for other Democratic candidates across several states.
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Chicago
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Adlai E. Stevenson III
Illinois
Kennedy
Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
Gov
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
California
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Paul H. Douglas
Robert B. Duncan
Oregon
Lee Metcalf
Montana
Kenneth M. Curtis
Maine
Freighter Baton Rouge Victory Sunk After Viet Cong Mine
A mine ripped into the U S freighter Baton Rouge Victory in the Saigon river near Long Tao channel. Seven of 45 crew were killed and the ship sank to the main deck before salvage teams grounded and prepared to refloat.
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Baton Rouge
Saigon
South China Sea
U. S
North
Viet Nam
Hanoi
San Francisco
Post Exchange
Long Tao
Dean Rusk
U. N
U Thant
Thant
United States
Cambodia
General Assembly
Everett M. Dirksen
Sentae
Washington
Johnson
Illinois Republican
Richard M. Nixon
Pleasant weather outlook with mild temperatures
Pleasant conditions continue tonight with partial to cloudy skies and a chance of light showers. Lows dip into the 50s to around 60. Wednesday remains partly cloudy and pleasant with highs from the 70s to the low 80s. Thursday looks fair to partly cloudy and a touch warmer.
Rally Fails Again as Stocks Fall Sharply
New York AP reports a morning rally failed and prices declined sharply in heavy trading. Dow Jones fell from 995.15 on Feb 9 to 792.03, a 203.12 drop, with further losses to 786.35 at noon as fears of high rates Viet Nam and recession weighed on markets. AP 60-stock average down 1.8, industrials 2.2, rails 2.0, utilities 0.1. Zenith up 3. Prices mixed on the American Stock Exchange.
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New York
Dow
Wall Street
Viet Nam
Associated Press
Zenith
Glamor Group
American Stock Exchange
Sociologist disputes convict’s mental defect in Stamps case
A sociologist formerly with Menard prison testified in Springfield that John W. Stamps of Granite City showed no mental defect. The expert, Matthew Verkammen now at Vienna prison, said Stamps did not exhibit signs requiring psychiatric treatment and criticized defense characterizations of his conduct.
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Springfield
Menard
John W. Stamps
Granite City
Matthew Verkammen
New Vienna
Stamps
Verkammen
Shawnee Forest Pines Growth and Plantations Explored
Foresters describe Shawnee National Forest recovery from overused farmland with over 70 000 acres planted to pines to guard against erosion. Managers monitor timber maturity by growth rates and reinvest 30 percent of harvests to sustain long term yields amid a spreading pine disease and preservation efforts.
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George Willhite
Shawnee National Forest
Pine Hills
Grand Tower
Shawnee Forest
Iso
Smokey
Marines Reachshore in Deck House II Landing
Marines from Seventh Fleet ships landed in Operation Deck House II as they push through swampy terrain. One Marine keeps his rifle above water while others wade using ropes to steady progress.
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Marine
Seventh Fleet
New Housing Funds Agreed In Conference
Senate and House conferees reached a compromise bill to add 4.76 billion dollars in government mortgage purchase funds to the housing market. The measure would channel through the Federal National Mortgage Association and apply to FHA insured and VA guaranteed mortgages.
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Senate House
House
Senate
Federal
National Mortgage Association
Civil Defense Agency Moves to Springfield
Gov Otto Kerner announced the Illinois Civil Defense Agency will relocate from Chicago to Springfield on September 15.
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Civil Defense Agency
Springfield
Otto Kerner
Illinois Civil Defense Agency
Chicago
Kennedy Yorty clash boils over Watts district inquiry
Los Angeles Mayor Samuel Yorty and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy argued before a Senate subcommittee on Watts after Kennedy pressed for figures on the district’s economic and social problems. Yorty said he lacked jurisdiction and rejected Kennedy’s lectures, while Kennedy urged leadership from the mayor.
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Washington
Los Angeles
Samuel Yorty
Robert F. Kennedy
Watts
New York
Senate
Kennedy
Horty
Yorty
McNamara unveils plan to train 40000 disqualified men
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announced Pentagon plans to train 40000 men ordinarily disqualified for education or health reasons over the next 10 months, rising to 100000 in the next fiscal year and beyond. The program aims to produce fully satisfactory soldiers under military authority, with potential drafting implications for some participants. A Ku Klux Klan figure was fined 200 dollars for holding a public rally without a permit in a racially tense area on the Southwest Side.
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New York
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
Defense Department
McNamara
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Washington
Chicago
Mayor Cavanagh Urges Massive Federal Aid For Cities
Detroit Mayor Jerome P. Cavanagh urged a 10 year federal effort costing 240 to 250 billion dollars to revive American cities. He said funds should match or exceed 113 billion spent on space and highways and create a city development fund for urban renewal. Chicago Mayor Daley declined to testify citing other commitments.
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Washington
Detroit
Jerome P. Cavanagh
Cavanagh
Senate
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
National League of Cities
U.S. Conference of Mayors
New York
John V. Lindsay
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
King Rejects Call to Cancel Cicero Rights March
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr rejects canceling a march toward Cicero amid civil rights protests. Aides in Atlanta discuss a Southeast Side march while Jesse Jackson announces demonstrations for open housing. Governor Kerner notes National Guard readiness as Daley and Wilson seek a 500-march limit by court injunction.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Cicero
King
Atlanta
Jesse Jackson
South Deering
Richard Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Chicago-area
Otto Kerner
National Guard
West Side
Kerner
Chicago
Circuit Court
Richard J. Daley
O. W. Wilson
Plant Fire destroys three buildings at Glover Cob Co
Firefighters from five communities battled a blaze that destroyed two of the three buildings at the Glover Corn Cob Processing Co plant in Glover. The incident occurred Monday night near Urbana.
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Glover Corn Cob Processing Co
Glover
Urbana
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