SIU budget faces $21 million cut in board hearings
The Illinois State Board of Higher Education trimmed about 21 million from Southern Illinois University’s 1969 71 operating fund request as budget hearings continued. SIU president Delyte Morris urged reinstatement of four programs, two of which were restored, including an Edwardsville based associate in performing arts and a Carbondale community service program for the underprivileged. Fred Heitmann named board vice chairman.
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Thomas Gregory Lindsay-Schaub
Chicago
State Board of Higher Education
Southern Ilinois University
Board of Governors
Board of Regents
University of Ilinois
Junior College Board
SIU
Delyte Morris
Dance Fund
Edwardsville
East St. Louis
Carbondale
Glenny
Nixon names DuBridge as science adviser in new administration
President-elect Richard Nixon named physicist Lee A. DuBridge president of Caltech as his science adviser. DuBridge, 67, will begin immediately and work with Dr. Hornig, with aims to expand basic research and maintain space commitments. Nixon also formed two policy task forces led by Stever and Townes, while Scranton prepared for a six nation Middle East tour.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Lee A. DuBridge
California Institute of Technology
Nixon
DuBridge
Cal Tech
Washington
Donald F. Hornig
Johnson
United States
H. Guyford Stever
Carnegie - Mellon University
Pittsburgh
Charles Townes
University of California At Berkeley
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Israel
Iran
Jordan
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Republic
Sen
John Sherman Cooper
HUAC Witness Threatened With Arrest Over Obscene Word
Thomas Hayden, an organizer of Democratic National Convention protests, insulted a committee witness prompting Rep. Richard Schord to threaten order and Rep. Albert Watson to warn arrest if the word recurred. Hayden said he was angry and argued obscenity laws should be overturned, with no intent to spark a major dispute.
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Washington
House Committee On UN American Activities
Thomas Hayden
Hayden
Richard Schord
D-Mo
Albert Watson
Rs.c
Colder Tonight With Sunny Breaks In The Day
The forecast calls for clearing and colder temperatures with overnight lows around 25 to 30 degrees. Wednesday will be mostly sunny with daytime highs in the 40s.
Bills to be offered tighten federal mine safety laws
Two coal country congressmen Virginia Dent of Pennsylvania say they will introduce identical administration backed bills early next year to tighten the federal mine safety law amid the Mannington West Virginia explosion deaths. The No 9 Mountaineer Coal Co mine tragedy highlights hazards despite past safety orders and mixed praise for company cooperation from UMW president Tony Boyle.
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Virginia
John Dent
Pennsylvania
Mannington
W. Va
Hechler
Mountaineer
No. 9
West Virginia
Stolen plane ditched after attempted landings near Kennedy
A lone pilot stole a Piper Cherokee 140, tried four times to land at Kennedy Airport, then flew south over the Atlantic. He ditched about 50 miles off Norfolk, Virginia, after running low on fuel. Coast Guard rescued him, identifying him as Danny Hemp hill, with Capt. Vance K. Randle guiding the final descent. He was taken to Elizabeth City for FBI custody. the plane sank.
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New Jersey
Kennedy Airport
Atlantic
Norfolk
Coast Guard
Danny Hemphill
Vance K. Randle
Elizabeth City
N. C
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ocean County Aviation
Kennedy
Port Authority
Three point NLF rebukes Saigon plan at Paris talks
In Paris the Viet Cong National Liberation Front rejects a three point Saigon plan for peace talks. It denounces the third point as unrealistic while outlining de escalation and North Vietnamese withdrawal. Advance parties for Ky arrive as negotiations inch forward. The U.S. reports 455 indications of enemy activity in the DMZ since November 1. The 24 hour Christmas cease fire will be observed with defensive measures as needed.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Paris
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
NLF
Demilitarized Zone
United States
Nguyen Cao Ky
Dmz
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Walkout Continues as UMW Officials Meet Over Wildcat Strike
United Mine Workers local officers in Sub-district 7 planned a meeting to discuss a wildcat strike that idled at least nine Southern Illinois coal mines. The walkout began November 21 at Freeman Orient 3 mine near Waltonville and spread to eight more when workers refused to cross picket lines. About 2,450 miners were off work Monday with several mines idle including Freemans Orient 3 4 5 Old Ben Coal Corp 21 24 26 and Zeigler No 4 Johnston City. The action centers on a seniority dispute over bid eligibility on a worker’s shift. Some mines continued operating while Traux Tract Co Burnin Star 2 3 near Du Quoin reported partial activity.
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United Mine Workers
Southern Illinois
Freeman
Orient 3
Waltonville
Williamson
Franklin
Jefferson
Saline
Illinois
Freelman
Orient
Old iBen Coal Corp
Bell and Zoller Coal and Mining Corp
Zeigler
Johnston City
Traux Tract Co
Burning Star
du Quoin
Burning Star 2
Kerner lauds Capitol restoration in Illinois 150th year
Former Gov Otto Kerner praised the restoration of the old Illinois State Capitol as the administration's key act during Illinois 150th anniversary celebrations. The event closed a yearlong sesquicentennial, with Ralph Newman leading a ceremonies effort and Gov Samuel Shapiro set to speak at the building’s south door.
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Springfield
Otto Kerner
Kerner
Illinois
Ralph Newman
Samuel Ifapiro
Capitol
Lincoln
James Monroe
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Health planning group forms in six Southern Illinois counties
More than 60 public officials health professionals and private citizens from six Southern Illinois counties met in Du Quoin to organize a comprehensive local health planning partnership. John Chaplin urged action noting federal grants and local control over health funds and programs.
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Illinois
du Quoin
John Chaplin
State Public Health Department
Springfield
Washington
Chaplin
State Department
Comprehensive Health Planning Division
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Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn
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David P. Richerson
Franklin - Williamson
Bi-County
Vi Miller
West Frankfort’s Union Hospital
Greater
Franklyn Moreno
Greater Egypt
Jackson
Perry
Randolph
Jack Struck
Grover Haynes
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Roy Gilbert
Miller
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