Area hearing to air Southern Illinois economic problems
A 1:30 p.m. public hearing in Carbondale will gather eleven civic and economic leaders from a 17 county area to present economic problems and needs to the Illinois Commission for Economic Development. The event at SIU ballroom A aims to aid recommendations to the State Dept. of Business and Economic Development.
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Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Illinois Commission For Economic Development
Commission
Bruce Locher
University Center
Southern Illinois University
State Dept. of Business and Economic Development
Arthur Gottschalk
R-Flossmoor
Illinois House
Go slow rail strike cripples Britain railways and roads
A go slow by engine drivers halts freight and passenger services across Britain forcing cancellations and jams. Freight crews refuse to start with brakemen in rear cabs, triggering unpaid suspensions and reduced timetables while roads into London swell with traffic as commuters seek car pools and pickup points.
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London
Ray Gunter
Nationalized
Rail Board
Drivers’ Union
State Railway
Mekong Delta clash kills 200 Viet Cong battalion fighters
American infantrymen and South Vietnamese Marines trapped a Viet Cong battalion in the Mekong Delta near Rach Ruong Canal. About 200 enemy troops were killed, with U.S. four dead and 38 wounded and South Vietnamese 15 killed and 50 wounded. Allies pursued remaining forces, seized five prisoners and 42 weapons.
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Mekong
U.S
Saigon
Rach Ruong
Dinh Tuong
Kien Thuong
USS
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Delta
Rach Ruong Canal
9Th Division
20th Century Limited Final Run Delayed Nine Hours
The New York Central rail line's 20th Century Limited arrived nine hours late on its final New York to Chicago run. A derailed train in Ohio caused the delay. The service will be replaced by a slower, more-stops train as highway and air travel draw riders. About 250 passengers, some unaware this was the train's last trip.
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Chicago
New York Central Railroad
20Th Century Limited
New York
Ohio
Limited
Cable car in San Francisco crash injures 27 people
A Hyde Street cable car ran out of control on a rain slicked hill, smashing into cars and igniting a fire. Ambulances carried 27 injured, including James Van Baalen 30, with burns and bruises. cause under investigation.
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San Francisco
James van Baalen
Hyde Street
Powell and
Market Streets
Hyde
Bay Street
Jim Kosek
Clarendon Hills
Ill
Kosek
Vietnam
Lorena Matson
North Point Street
Frank Coombs
Arthur Coats
Lou Abels
Andrew S. Haliidie
Supreme Court upholds Alabama desegregation order
The Supreme Court affirmed the three judge court in Montgomery ordering desegregation of all Alabama public schools. Alabama officials argued they lacked authority over local boards but the high court rejected the appeal and upheld the desegregation plan without a hearing.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Alabama
Montgomery
Justice Department
Lurleen B. Wallace
Richard T. Rives
H. H. Grooms
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Supreme Court to rule on CATV copyright liability
Fortnightly Corp seeks to overturn a federal ruling that CATV systems must pay for broadcast material. The case could bankrupt CATV operators by crippling damages, with Fortnightly serving Pittsburgh Wheeling Steubenville signals to Clarksburg and Fairmont WV customers. The high court also agreed to review FCC fair air time rules in the Red Lion case involving Billy James Hargis and Fred Cook.
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CATV
Fortnightly Corp
Fortnightly
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
W. Va
Steubenville
Ohio
Supreme Court
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
U. S
Circuit Court
Red Lion Broadcasting Co., Inc
Wgcb AM
Red Lion
Justice Department
Billy James Hargis
Tulsa
Okla
Fred J. Cook
Barry Goldwater
Supreme Court to review suburban racial exclusion case
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if large suburban developers’ racial discrimination violates the Constitution. The case involves Joseph Lee Jones and Barbara Jo Jones who were barred from buying in Paddock Woods Development near St. Louis. The Justice Department argues isolated refusals may be lawful but broad exclusion of Negroes from a community violates federal law and the Constitution.
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Supreme Court
Justice Department
St. Louis
Joseph Lee
Barbara Jo Jones
Paddock Woods
North St. Louis County
U. S. Circuit Court
South African Performs World First Heart Transplant
Louis Washkansky, 55, speaks 33 hours after receiving a heart from Denice Ann Darvall, in Cape Town. Doctors say the patient is improving though still critical as experts worldwide watch for possible organ rejection and future transplant potential.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Groote Schuur Hospital
N Y police grid against war protest
New York police order 1500 officers to overtime to brace for a large antiwar demonstration at the Army Building on Whitehall Street. The mobilization aims to guard induction centers as anti draft groups predict thousands will join the protest over three mornings.
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New York
John F. Walsh
Army
Whitehall Street
Army Building
Dieterich Jr Pleads Guilty to Income Tax Evasion
Springfield AP William J. Dieterich Jr. the son of a former U.S. senator pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to two counts of income tax evasion for concealing earnings of 14 383 and 16 940 in 1963 and 1964. He was fined 3 000 and ordered to pay court costs taxes owed interest and penalties totaling over 9 000. Beardstown hardware store owner John H. Musgrove also pleaded guilty to five counts of failing to file amounts withheld and was fined 4 000 plus taxes costs and penalties over 2 000.
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Springfield
William J. Dieterich Jr
Quincy
U.S
William H. Dieterich
U. S. District Court
U.S. Atty
Richard Eagleton
Dieterich
Omer Poos
Eagleton
John H. Musgrove
Beardstown
Steels Pace Stock Rise In Early-afternoon Trade
The stock market moved higher with the Dow Jones up 2.72 to 881.88 at noon. Steels and selected issues led the advance as investors anticipated steel price hikes by other firms following U S Steel.
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New York
U.S. Steel
Warmer and cloudy forecast for tonight and Tuesday
The outlook calls for warmer, cloudy skies with a chance of light rain tonight. Lows near 40 with highs in the 50s on Tuesday. Weather details and map on page 14.
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Sam Trefts
Southern Illinois Business Agents Council
Britain
Mekong Delta
20Th Century
High Court
The
Ramona Bennett
Moira C. Morse
Richard Elberts
Washington Junior High School
Washkansky
Denise Ann Darvall
Jacobus G. Burger
Berger
Jan. H. Louw
Chris Barnard
Miss Darvall
Dr. Louw
United States
Norman E. Shumway
Stanford Medical Center
Stanford
Shumway
Michael DeBakey
Houston
N.Y
New Hampshire
Manchester
N.H
Armed Services
New England
Vermont
Maine
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