Howlett to Face Walker in Illinois Primary Fight
Democratic statemakers in Chicago pick Michael J. Howlett to head the ticket to challenge Gov. Dan Walker in the March 16 Illinois Democratic primary. The lineup includes Neil F. Hartigan for lieutenant governor and Alan Dixon for secretary of state, with Cecil Partee and Michael Bakalis nominated for attorney general and state comptroller respectively.
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Howlett
Walker
Chicago
Michael J. Howlett
Dan Walker
Neil F. Hartigan
Senate
Cecil A. Partee
GOP
William J. Scott
Michael J. Bakalis
Illinois
Hartigan
Dixon
Belleville
Neal Eckert
Carbondale
Secretary of State
Derailment spills grain on Illinois Central line
Illinois Central Gulf workers salvage 42 carloads of shelled corn dumped in a weekend derailment northeast of Benton. Crews use a vacuum system to recover grain while others dig holes and line them with plastic for temporary storage. Cause on the Centralia Cairo line remains undetermined.
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Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Benton
Centralia
Cairo
Ed Greer
Daley faces Buzbee over religious balance in ticket talk
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley confronts Sen. Kenneth Buzbee over religious balance for Illinois statewide tickets. Buzbee argues against religious bigotry while Daley cites unity. Other candidates like Michael Howlett and Neil Hartigan are discussed. a subcommittee will draft the final slate with Southern Illinois influence noted.
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Walker
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Howlett
Dixon
Hartigan
Daley
Ilinois
Bud Farrar
Lindsay-Schaub
Kenneth V. Buzbee
D-Carbondale
Buzbee
Anna Wall Scott
Democratic State Central
Burbee
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Ex FBI Informant Describes Hooded Tests and FBI Inaction
Former FBI informant wearing a white hood testified that agents ordered him to sleep with wives of Ku Klux Klansmen to gain information and access. He said he warned the FBI of planned violence in multiple incidents, but authorities largely did nothing. He linked his testimony to the 1965 Viola Liuzzo case and recalled a 1961 Birmingham attack. He later faulted the Justice Department for broken promises of money and a government job. Separately, John Ehrlichman claimed Nixon ordered secret wiretap files moved to the White House in 1971.
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Washington
FBI
Thomas Rowe Jr
California
Senate Intelligence Committee
Rowe
Freedom Riders
Birmingham
Ala
Viola Liuzzo
Selma
Justice Department
John D. Ehrlichman
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
White House
Illinois Board Approves Tentative Tuition Increases
The Illinois Board of Higher Education voted 9 to 4 to raise tuition at four year public universities to about one third of instructional cost by 1980 with annual rises tied to costs. Final approval awaits February Legislature and Governor. Graduate rates set at 1.33 times undergrad. medicine and dental fields face substantial boosts.
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Paul Ingrassia
Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Chicago
Illinois
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Walker
Public University Systms
Dorsey Day
Diego Redondo
Deerfield
George W. Howard III
University of Illinois
Harris Rowe
Southern Illinois University
Three suspects held for trial in Carbondale
THREE SUSPECTS in a triple staying in Carbondale are ordered held for trial. Weather notes warn of scattered rain and snow chances through Friday with cool temperatures later in the week.
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Carbondale
Young judge lauds heifer at livestock exposition
Herrin teen Tomi Sue Stitt, 16, selects beauty standards for cattle with a clean body, scrubbed face, combed hair, polished nails and perfect posture as her heifer wins a top prize at a recent livestock exposition.
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Tomi Sue Stitt
Herrin
De Soto Recovers From 26 Hour Water Outage
De Soto residents regained water service after a 26 hour main break cut supplies. Harold Cripps of the Chuckwagon Cafe melted ice for coffee and hauled water from Carbondale to wash dishes as John Vallino delivered water to Cripps for his restaurant.
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Joseph Arimond
Harold Cripps
Chuckwagon Cafe
Cripps
Carbondale
John Vallino
Des
FDA recalls Seminex 2 over safety concerns
The Food and Drug Administration ordered a recall of the sleep aid Seminex 2 saying the diphenhydramine containing product poses significant health hazards as marketed. The action follows safety findings and immediate market withdrawal. In other news a water main break near the Big Muddy River disrupted De Soto, Illinois, forcing a school closure and boil water advisory as crews work to restore supply.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
DeSoto
de Soto
John Steele
Elizabeth Dietz
Rt. 1
Donna Bowlin
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Big Muddy
Kinkaid Con- Conservancy
David Fliger
State Laboratory
Marion
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
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Tlinois
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D-Anna
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Randolph County
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Holloway
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