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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1975
Page
1
Indonesian hijackers hold about 50 hostages on a four car local train in northern Holland. Two killed aboard the train as 150 armed men ring the scene. They release a Chinese cook and seek an engineer, food, medicine, a bullhorn, and safe conduct out of the country.
President Ford's 2.3 billion loan plan for New York City wins a 57 to 23 Senate vote to table a move to send the bill back to the Banking Committee. Final action expected Friday as 21 senators seek cloture. House approval earlier gave relief to New York officials.
FBI documents show J Edgar Hoover approved a campaign from 1968 to 1971 to undermine Charles E Koen, a Black Liberators leader in Cairo Illinois, with anonymous letters alleging adultery and ties to CIA or FBI. The plan included letters to Koen and his wife and a 1971 cartoon to erode support.
Cairo minister Rev. Charles Koen a civil rights leader says J Edgar Hoover was a victim of his own hate for approving letters accusing him of marital infidelity in a bid to disrupt the civil rights movement. Koen seeks a Washington meeting with FBI Director Clarence Kelly to ensure such tactics are stopped.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy nights with mid to upper 30s lows and warmer daytime highs in the upper 50s to 60s. A decade milestone notes middle income movement back to cities from suburbs, with related civic mentions on page 12.
The page presents items including a delayed law implementation awaiting a federal ruling, guerrilla reprisals feared in the Middle East, a possible U.S. troop role in Southeast Asia, and public university votes in Illinois. Local prep basketball results and ABA team changes also appear alongside an editorial and analyses.
Democrats in Southern Illinois back a slate led by Michael Howlett to face Governor Walker in the primary with Neil Hartigan Alan Dixson and Michael Bakalis among others. Republicans anticipate a sharp intra party clash as James Thompson competes with Richard Cooper for governor and David O Nea l runs for lieutenant governor. Local chairs report strong interest and quiet organizing, with observers noting a predicted “bloodletting” among Democrats and varying downstate support for Howlett and Hartigan.
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