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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1966

Page

9

Congressman Rivers Attacks Clay Draft Deferment Petition

Rep. L. Mendel Rivers warns of a thorough overhaul to religious deferment while Lee Cassius Clay faces possible enlistment delays. Rivers criticizes Stokely Carmichael and McNamara over Vietnam policy and a proposed nuclear powered fleet, drawing applause from Veterans of Foreign Wars delegates.

New York Times New York House Armed Services Committee Cassius Clay Rep. L. Mendel Rivers Ds.c Veterans of Foreign Wars Roe Louisville Washington Clay Carmichael Rivers Stokely Carmichael Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Carmichael Viet Nam Rivers New York Hilton Mendel Rivers Defense Robert S. McNamara McNamara Adm Hyman Rickover

Highway Work Contracts Let

Two Carbondale firms E T Simonds and J D Barter win a 2 328 121 dollar contract for 1 23 miles of paving and earthwork on Interstate 57 in Pulaski County with additional segments near Mounds Allin and Mound City along with ramps and a grade separation.

Carbondale Construction E. T. Simonds J. D. Barter Pulaski County Mounds Mound City Allin Rt. 8 Francis S. Lorenz Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings Rt. 3 Ellis Grove Pautler Brothers Construction Co Chester Rt. 127 Jonesboro Dale

Court hearing in Lichtenburg cites family work lives

A court session in Lichtenburg features a magistrate questioning a witness who says he helps his father, and the father is described as looking for work while boron fiber is tested for its ability to withstand enormous pressures.

Lichtenburg South Africa

Interstate Highways Spur Growth Near Abilene Kansas

An Associated Press survey shows new crop motels gas stations and drive ins along the interstate corridor north of Abilene Kansas where I 70 opens areas previously farmland. The system boosts towns with growth while some routes bypass downtowns and close old establishments.

Abilene Kan Kansas Dwight D. Eisenhower Topeka Denver Colo Associated Press Robert Conway Massachusetts Department of Commerce and Development California Dunsmuir Siskiyou County Wakeeney Roy Hollin7zshead Bill Gaschler Interstate 83 Harrisburg Maryland Line Tifton Bank John Parkeson Redlands Calif Pueblo Colorado Springs Zanesville Ohio Samuel Gray U.S. 40 West City Illinois

Indians win long wagon distance prizes at All- Indian Pow Wow

Two Navajo participants from the Pinon area farthest traveled by covered wagon at the 38th annual All Indian Pow Wow near Flagstaff Arizona. Skinny Manson and Jake Cart each drove more than 120 miles to the July 24 celebration.

Flagstaff, Ariz Flagstaff Skinny Manson Jake Cart Pinon

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