Black Panther Leader Slain in Chicago Gunfight
Chicago police clashed with members of the Black Panther group on the West Side. Fred Hampion, leader of the Panther party in Illinois, and another man were killed. Two officers and four Panthers were wounded. three people were taken into custody. A prior shootout occurred Nov. 13, with multiple deaths and injuries. Police served a handgun possession warrant as gunfire erupted. Hampton and Bobby Rush were named in the warrant. One woman and two men hospitalized. two officers lightly wounded. A woman and two men held for questioning. Hampton had spoken at Southern Illinois University on Nov. 14.
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Chicago
Fred Hampion
Black Panther Party
Tlinois
Panther Party
Panthers
Panther Organization
Cosk County
Hampton
Mark Clark
Peoria
Black Panther
Bobby Rush
Black Panthers
State’s Attorney's
State’s Attorney’s Office
West Side
Richard Talever
Jalever
Ilinois University
Gore amendment likely to survive tax exemption tweak
Senator Gore predicts his Senate backed plan to raise the personal income tax exemption from 600 to 800 will ride into the final tax reform bill after a House Senate conference. Sources say a compromise near 700 may emerge though Nixon may veto if the amendment stays.
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Washington
Albert Gore
Senate House
Senate
Nixon
Gore
Wilbur D. Mills
Weather outlook and page guidance for map and sections
Fair and cold again tonight with a low near 20 degrees. Friday will be partly sunny with highs in the upper 30s to around 40. Weather details appear on page 25 with maps and related sections including Classifieds Comics TV Bridge Crossword Editorials and Sports on pages 4 6 7 15 16.
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Family Living
Urban funds freed in renewal program rollout
Secretary of Housing George Romney announced plans to release about 340 million in urban renewal funds within three weeks that had been frozen for seven months. Thirty five cities in the Neighborhood Development Program will receive 175 million in the current fiscal year under a yearly renewal approach, after the Nixon administration froze the program April 30 due to tight funds.
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Washington
George Romney
Romey
NDP
Nixon
Suspect named in Carbondale Lisa Levering slaying
Police say they have a suspect in the Lisa Levering kidnap slaying in Carbondale. Chief Jack Hazel declined to identify the suspect. no charges yet, no one held. A pathologist report notes Levering died shortly after disappearance and that she had been raped. Two teenage girls helped produce a sketch of a man seen near Brush School before her disappearance on November 25. Hazard said the sketch and car description will not be released until leads are checked. The investigation, citing Supreme Court rules, will not issue daily progress reports. Levering disappeared about 7:45 p.m. after a Teen Center meeting. her purse and shoe were found the next day near West Walnut and South James streets. a dark blue car was seen nearby on Thanksgiving. Police have questioned several persons with histories as sexual offenders or window peepers.
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Carbondale
Jack ‘Hazel
Lisa Levering
Hazel
Jackson County
Miss Levering
Howev
Brush School
Supreme Court of the United States
Wingis Crime Laboratory
Levering
W. Jackson
West Walnut
South James Streets
Rail unions settle 1969 1970 wages after 20 hour talks
After 20 hours of nonstop bargaining a wage settlement covers 1970 and retroactive 1969 raises for about 48 000 rail shop and craft workers. The agreement raises 1969 pay from 3.59 to 4.00 dollars, rising to 4.28 by August 1970, plus skill differentials. Back pay estimated at 380 to 400 dollars per worker pending union ratification.
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Washington
George FP. Shultz
William W. Winpisinger
Winpisinger
National Railway Labor Conference
Congress
Nixon
Nixon Warns Congress May Be Recalled For Session
President Nixon warned Congress it could be recalled for a special session on December 26 if all appropriation measures are not acted upon before year end. Republican leaders Sen. Hugh Scott and Rep. Gerald Ford said Nixon would keep Congress in session until outstanding bills pass, even through holiday periods, with emphasis on completing appropriations for Labor, Health and Welfare, Defense, the OEO, and foreign aid. Ford and Scott discussed possible post Christmas action on crime legislation, while Senate moved to finish a $4.8 billion public works bill amid unresolved funding items.
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Nixon
Congress
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
White House
Scott
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Departments of Labor
Health
Defense
Office of Economic Opportunity
Ford
Capitol Hill
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Stock Prices Plunge Amid Market Dip Toward Year Low
New York reports a sharp market drop as the Dow Jones average slides toward a yearly low. At 11 30 am the Dow sits around 788.67, down about 4.69 points, after Wednesday’s dip to 793.36. Analysts cite psychological 800 level as trigger for selling.
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New York
Black Panther leader Nixon threat lands Nixon threat arrest
Black Panther party chief of staff David Hilliard, 27, was arrested in San Francisco after a federal indictment charged him with willfully threatening to take the life of President Nixon during a Golden Gate Park rally on November 17. He could face up to five years in prison and a $1000 fine.
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San Francisco
David Hilliard
Black Panther Party
Richard Nixon
Hilliard
U.S
Stanley Weigle
Alameda County
Secret Service
United States
Golden Gate Park
Legislator seeks Morris ouster in SIU housecleaning call
Rep. Philip W. Collins calls for a broad housecleaning at Southern Illinois University led by President Delyte W. Morris to restore public confidence. The statement, issued for Collins and the House Higher Education subcommittee, urges reforms in top administration and criticizes mismanagement surrounding University House and related grants.
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Morris
Siu
Margaret Ann Niceley
Philip W. Collins
Chicago
Southern Mlinois University
Delyte W. Morris
Collins
David Belknap
Southern Illinois University
Illinois Board of Higher Eucation
Higher Board
University House
Clement Stone
STU Board of Trustees
Carbondale
House
Appropriations Committee
Illinois State University
Grants
SIU trustees seek consultant for fiscal revamp
A four man SIU board committee agreed to interview national management consulting firms to study university fiscal policies and help select a University Director. They will also interview attorneys for board legal counsel and seek input from four SIU faculty council professors. Public sessions will be announced later.
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Ben Gelman
Mattoon
Southern Tlinois
University Board of Trustees
Fis
Cal Management
Melvin C. Lockard
Tan
Martin van Brown
Carbondale
Ivan A. Elliott Jr
Carmi
Eugene T. Simonds
SIU ‘Board
Cre Jate
Ihief
State Board of Higher Education
STU
University House
SIU
Iare Milton Edelman
John Olmsted
George Linden
Leo Cohen
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Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Lisa
Amions
Apl-Cio International Association of Machinists
John P. Hiltz
Ano. i
Iar
Kucharski
Edmund J. Kucharski
Cook County
Tion
SIU Trustees
Ing
State Board of Higher: Education
Southernlinois University
John Bendieman
Board of Higher Education
Lockard
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