Legal Limbo Red Tape Surrounds Wives Of Missing U S Soldiers
Wives of missing or captured U S soldiers in Viet Nam face legal limbo and bureaucratic hurdles as they manage finances, taxes, and medical care. Many lack authority to act for their husbands, confront pay freezes, and endure slow or unclear casualty reporting from the Defense Department. Pentagon notes reforms exist but vary by service.
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U.S
John T. Wheeler
Associated Press
New York
Viet Nam
Next of Kin
Federal Income Tax Areaa
North
Pentagon
Air Force
Army
Navy
Kerner Plans Guard Activation for Cicero March
Gov. Otto Kerner announced the Illinois National Guard will be activated this week to ready for a civil rights march into Cicero on Sunday. The move aims to supplement local police as Cicero authorities warn of possible violence during the 1960s era protest.
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Springfield
Otto Kerner
Illinois National Guard
Cicero
Kerner
Richard Ogilvie
Cook County
National Guard
Martin Luther King Jr
Chicago
al Capone
Cook County Sheriff’s
Illinois State Troopers
Ogilvie
Christy Berkos
West Side
Dr. King
Southern Christian Tea Conference
King
Weather outlook Cool nights and warm Thursday
Partly cloudy weather continues tonight and Thursday with cooler temperatures. Lows near the mid 50s and highs around the mid 70s.
Wage and Price Restraint Urged by President Johnson
President Johnson urged wage and price restraint during a news conference, noting 1960-65 price rises of 10 percent and wages 17 percent, and calling on labor and business to keep costs stable. He said inflation varies by country, and he would comment further after Congress acts on appropriations. He offered to attend peace talks on Vietnam if helpful.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Congress
Pacifist Curbs House Action Awaited
The House Committee on Un American Activities backed a administration opposed bill to criminalize activities of antiwar groups. The full committee ratified amendments and set the bill for House consideration led by Chairman Edwin E Willis. Senate doubts and party divides loom over passage. Ramsey Clark criticized the measure as unnecessary. Joe R Pool defended the bill and postponed a Viet Nam trip to stay on the measure.
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House Committee On
Senate
United States
U. S
Ramsey Clark
Joe R. Pool
Oakland Mayor Blames U S Action for City Ills
Oakland mayor John H. Reading told a Senate panel federal programs cause urban ills. He cited FHA mortgage insurance driving suburban migration and federally funded highways reducing taxable city land. He criticized welfare for not rehabilitating the poor as Oakland works on unemployment and pooling with 87.4 million dollars in federal aid.
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Oakland
Calif
Senate Pan
John H. Reading
Federal Housing Administration
Reading
Red Offensive Aimed Against Viet Election
Saigon reports point to a renewed Communist push to disrupt South Viet Nam's September election. Viet Cong guerrilla rings near Saigon and Gia Dinh, plus a large force surrounding the capital, loom as U.S. Marines fight a training camp to the southwest of Da Nang with heavy enemy fire. A mine sank an American freighter near the Saigon River channel, now reopened to traffic.
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South Viet Nam
Saigon
U.S
da Nang
South China Sea
How To Fight Fire Shawnee Forest Air Patrols Help Smokey
Shawnee National Forest uses air patrols to detect fires and educates visitors through Smokey the Bear. In 1965 fifty five fires burned 295 acres on forest land and over two hundred on non federal land. Fire prevention relies on careful visitors and rapid reporting to rangers.
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Smokey
Shawnee National Forest
Forest Service
Jerry Kladiva
Kladiva
Rend Lake Junior College referendum set for October 15
Jefferson County Superintendent Ogie Ellis announced October 15 as the vote date for a proposed Rend Lake Junior College district. The plan covers 14 high school districts across Jefferson Wayne White Hamilton Franklin and Perry counties with polling place determinations to follow after meetings on September 6.
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Rend Lake Junior College
Jefferson County
Supt. of
Ogie Ellis
Benton Courthouse
Ellis
State Senior College Board
Jefferson
Wayne
White
Hamilton
Franklin
Perry
Five-County push grows for regional junior college
A coalition of school superintendents and board members from Union Johnson Massac Pulaski and Alexander counties began circulating petitions for a regional junior college. They presented petitions to 54 officials at Century High School and plan to file by Monday. The effort seeks a referendum to create a five county district with a 25 cent tax and estimated annual per pupil costs around 725 to 750 dollars.
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John C. Taylor
Southern Illinoisan
Union
Johnson
Pulaski
Alexander
Massac
Century High School
Ullin
State Board
Junior College Board
Pulaski County
Darrell Ferguson
Ferguson
Grace Duff
Alexander County
Duff
Illinois
Vocational Training Institute of
Southern Illinois University
Midwest
Johnson, Massac
Alexander Counties
Jackson County
Shawnee
Alto Pass
Union County
George Otrich
Union County Schools
Otrich
Harrisburg
Johnson County
Massac County
Chicago
Cape Girardeau
Joppa
Grand Tower
Junor College Board
Jackson, Williamson, _Perry
Franklin
Stocks Rise Amid Mixed Early Trading
The New York market opened higher with a modest rally over eight sessions. Volume was lighter than Tuesday’s whipsaw day, when 9.83 million shares traded and the Dow edged up to 796.32 at noon.
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New York
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