Illinois Gubernatorial Field Gathers in 1968 Campaign Start
Republican John Henry Altorfer to announce candidacy in Chicago and Peoria with a campaign head quarters opening. Four days later Richard Ogilvie to announce in Chicago and Springfield. Other contenders include Arthur Gottschalk and Edward Long amid talks of a protracted GOP primary and issues from crime to taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zakarian Lindsay-Schaub
Illinois
John Henry Altorfer
Chicago
Peoria
Richard Ogilvie
Cook County Board of Commissioners
Springfield
Arthur Gottschalk
R Flossmoor
Edward Long
Ogilvie
Altorfer
Pioneer Industrial Park
Midwest
Richard Daley
Otto Kerner
Daley
Cook County
Downstate
House
John
Con Thien Front Erupts in Fresh Marine Offensive
U S Marines drove North Vietnamese troops from bunkers near Con Thien after a close quarter four hour battle. At Bu Dop near the Cambodian border a U S infantry battalion faced a large Communist force with patrols engaging the lines and Air Force jets called in for bombing.
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Saigon
Con Thien
U. S
Demilitarized Zone
Bu Dop
U. S. 1St Infantry Division
U S Steel Increases Prices On Flat Rolled Goods
U S Steel Corp raises prices by five dollars per ton on light and flat rolled products effective December 15. The move, a 2.1 percent rise, covers cold rolled carbon steel sheets used in autos and appliances and high strength low alloy sheets for machinery, construction, and signs. No reason given. Others may follow, signaling broader industry price hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
Weekend Rain Outlook With Mild Temperatures
Tonight brings rain and a cloudy stretch through Saturday with rain starting tonight and ending late Saturday. Mild conditions continue with lows in the 20s and highs in the 50s by Saturday. Weather map and details on page 8.
Union action unlikely until after the holidays
Detroit AP union leaders signal a delay of a possible strike against General Motors until after Christmas and New Year. The plan, outlined at a GM council session, sets December 14 as a target date for a three year contract while avoiding a strike deadline. The strategy aims to keep workers on the job through the holiday period to protect holiday pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors Corp
GM Council
Leonard Woodcock
UAW
Woodcock
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
General Motors
Tax Increase Possibility in 1968
Wilbur Mills, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, says a 10 percent income tax surcharge tied to spending cuts could be debated next year but not passed this session. He noted three committees must act on the package and doubts his panel can finish by January 1.
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Johnson
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Congress
Arkansas Democrat
Charles L. Schultze
House Appropriations Committee
Canada Raises Taxes To Fight Inflation
Ottawa AP reports Canada's Liberal government increased levies to curb inflation. A 10 percent rise on alcohol and tobacco and a 5 percent surcharge on personal income taxes take effect January 1. Finance Minister Mitchell Sharp announced the measures to fund upcoming medical care insurance due July 1, affecting about five of six income taxpayers.
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Ottawa
Canada
Liberal
Mitchell Sharp
House of Commons
Sharp
Russell tribunal convicts United States of genocide in Vietnam
In Roskilde Denmark a 14 member Russell tribunal finds the United States guilty of genocide against the Vietnamese people and numerous war crimes after a 12 day session with testimonies from three former American servicemen and about 50 others. Japan Thailand and the Philippines are convicted of complicity while Britain and West Germany face possible future charges. The body has no official standing and focuses on Vietnam as long as the war continues.
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Russell Tribunal
United States
Vietnam
Japan
Thailand
Philippines
West Germany
Britain
Senate urges UN action on Vietnam war
The Senate approved 82 to 0 a resolution urging President Johnson to direct U N representatives to seek action from the United Nations on the Vietnam issue. The chamber delayed a vote on a plan to protest Secretary of State Rusk’s refusal to testify publicly on the war.
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Senate
United Nations
Dean Rusk
Johnson
U. N
Mike Mansfield
J. W. Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
Vietnam
United States
Fulbright
Rusk
State Department
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
First Egyptian Junior College District 530 elects seven man board
Sixteen polling places open Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. Fourteen candidates run, seven from a steering committee slate and seven independents. Rural candidates face numeric voting rules. at least two rural seats must be filled. Polling sites span West Frankfort, Orient, Du Quoin, Carbondale, De Soto, Murphysboro, Gorham, Elkville, Vergennes, Johnston City, Marion, Crab Orchard, Herrin, and Carterville.
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Clifford Batteau
Rt. 1
Elkville
Rural
Melvin Brush
Jacob
Harry L. Crisp Jr
Marion
Roy J. Glenn
Rt. 2
Carterville
Marion Harrison
du Quoin
West Frankfort Community Unit District
Orient
West Frankfort High School
Orient Town Hall
Carbondale
de Soto
Carbondale High School
Murphysboro
Mississippi Valley
Gorham High School
Elverado
Crab Orchard High School
Herrin
Hurst-Bush
South Side School
Hurst - Bush
Hurst -Bush
Hershey cites protest errors over phony draft cards
Draft chief Lewis B. Hershey said most protest cards are drivers licenses or nondraft items. He noted about a thousand cards claimed by Pentagon protesters yielded only 297 valid cards after verification. He warned burning a draft card can bring up to five years in prison and a 10 thousand dollar fine.
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Washington
Pentagon
Justice Department
Hershey
Uncle Sam
Stocks Show Small Loss on Active Day
The New York market opened with a slight decline as the Dow Jones average fell 2.43 points to 873.38 at noon. A few more stocks rose than fell on the Exchange, with selective blue chip weakness dragging the average despite active trading and some speculative buying lifting popular issues.
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Dow Jones
New York Stock Exchange
Cyprus holds up final Cyprus Greece Turkey peace accord
UN reports a last minute hitch delaying an appeal to Cyprus Greece and Turkey to end the war threat. Cyprus seeks guarantees of sovereignty and territorial integrity from major powers or the Security Council as a substitute for military removals. United Nations discussions continue with Thant meeting Greek Turkish and Cypriot delegations. In Ohio a murder charge is filed against Altha Dean Musser for killing Mrs Kene Everett with a head blow in rural Hillsboro.
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Cyprus
Greece
Turkey
U Thant
U. N
Cyrus Vance
Johnson
Athens
U. S
Nicosia
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Security Council
Zenon Rossies
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Thant
Rassides
Orhan Eralp
Dimitri S. Bitsios
Eralp
Ankara
Altha Dean Musser
Nokomis
Jerome Keller
Montgomery County
Kene Iverett
Hillsboro
Keller
Musser
Everett
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Savings and Loan Association
Detroit
Denmark
Russell
Roskilde
Bertrand Russell
ST. Louis Hospital
St. Louis
Jewish Hospital
Matthew Bostic
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas R. King
Illinois Landscape Contractors
Nelson Howarth
William Lodge
New York
N. Y
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