Koreas Begin Red Cross Talks in Pyongyang
The first bilateral Red Cross meeting since partition began in Pyongyang with seven officials seven advisers and 20 assistants on each side. South Korea’s Lee Bum Suk and North Korea’s Kim Tae Hui lead the delegations as talks aim to reunite separated families and restore mail exchanges with Seoul set for Sept 13.
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AFL-CIO optimistic on maintaining Democratic Congress
The AFL-CIO Executive Council closed its two day meeting upbeat about keeping a Democratic majority in Congress after the November elections. Paul Hall headed a subcommittee on upcoming races and warned of tough fights but remained hopeful.
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James Johnson shines trumpet at Du Quoin Hambletonian start
Elkville harness man James Johnson holds the ceremonial trumpet as the Hambletonian Classic trotting race opens at the Du Quoin State Fair. The day features additional harness races and an evening stage show by a featured star.
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Quoin State Fair
Dancer’s Super Bowl to be sold after Hambletonian Classic
Dancer Stanley Dancer said at noon that Super Bowl will be sold to Hanover Shoe Farm in Hanover Pennsylvania. The horse owned by Rachel Dancer and the Rose Hill Farm of New Egypt New Jersey was to have a formal announcement after today's race at Du Quoin State Fair concluding the Hambletonian Classic.
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Teenagers Shot After Cafe Holdup In Chicago Chase
Police pursued three youths who took more than 100 hostages as they fled from the Kyo Japanese Restaurant. Two teenagers were killed when police forced their car off an expressway amid a fiery crash. A third youth was captured while fleeing the scene. A hostage inside cried for the street to be cleared as officers closed in.
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Three Rapes Reported At Sherman House Hotel
Three young women were raped Tuesday night in their room at the Sherman House Hotel by a gunman posing as a security guard. The assailant knocked on the door while the women waited for a pizza delivery and used a false security persona to gain entry.
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Jack Moran
Married couple share kiss at Du Quoin fair and race link
Peggy Moore and Johnny Barker exchanged a kiss on the track at the Du Quoin State Fair after their wedding on the grand stand. Both are grooms for stables with horses in the Hambletonian as Barker rides Super Bowl and his bride handles Billy Haughton horses Spartan Hanover and Flash.
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Spartan Hanover
Flash
Richard Carter
Lesser School Board sticks to firing nonreporting teachers
The Lesser School Board remains firm on firing teachers who do not report by 8 a.m. Thursday as a strike continues since Monday. Claude Lewis notes notices were sent Tuesday and new ones will go out today due to a typographical error on the termination date. LEA president Bob Gallo says teachers are confused and seek third party arbitration, while the board maintains only the board can decide. Administrators will teach and buses run, with a full day of classes planned for Thursday.
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Bob Gallo
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Zeigler-Royalton board weighs action over teacher strike
Zeigler-Royalton School Board President Marion Poggas called a 7 p.m. meeting to decide on legal steps against teachers who began striking. The district canceled Tuesday and Wednesday classes for about 900 students as 50 students joined picketing. A community meeting at 5 p.m. today will present the teachers’ side, while Z-REA president Bernadine Jennings argues the strike is legal under contract terms. James Sanders, the board’s attorney, outlined options including discharge, injunctions, or closing schools.
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Zeigler-Royalton Education Association
Z-Rea
Bernadine Jennings
James Sanders
Marion
Sanders
Supreme Court
Debbie Wright
Ogilvie details Illinois mine pollution and flood relief efforts
Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie announced a state EPA survey finding 29 Williamson County mines with serious pollution from acid drainage and outlined reclamation progress under the 1971 Strip Mine Control Law. The report covers 84 approved projects restoring 6,646 acres and May 23 regulations for air and water controls. He also signed a request for federal disaster aid for flooded Cook and DuPage counties, enabling grants and loans.
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Richard B. Ogilvie
Environmental Protection Agency
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Ogilvie
State Institute For Environmental Quality
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DuPage
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Small Business Administration
Walker decries 1.5 million land grant as waste
Democratic governor candidate Daniel Walker called a state grant of 1.5 million aimed at expanding DuPage County Airport a waste of taxpayers’ money. The grant, issued in August 1971 for 278 acres near West Chicago and St. Charles, he said was an election year giveaway by Governor Richard B. Ogilvie.
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DuPage County
Chicago-St. Charles
Walker
Chicago
Richard B. Ogilvie
Weather outlook warm and humid through weekend
Tonight fair and warm with lows in the middle 60s. Thursday turns partly sunny and hot with humidity and a 5 percent to 30 percent chance of rain. Friday and Saturday look partly cloudy with a chance of showers, then fair Sunday. Highs 70s north and 80s south.
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