Metro Lakeland proposal moves in at Carbondale hearing
Roger Hughes reports Southern Illinois aims to form a 160000 person Metro Lakeland spanning Jackson Williamson Franklin and Perry counties. Civic leaders urge state and federal funding and a regional government plan to create a showpiece urban area and attract new industry.
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Roger Hughes
Southern Illinoisan
Metro - Lakeland
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Ilinois Commission For Economic Development
Illinois
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Perry
Arthur E. Prell
Bureau of Business Research
Southern Illinois University
General Assembly
Dept. of Business and Economic Development
Prell
Commission
Midwest
United States
Arthur R. Gottschalk
R-Flossmoor
Metro-Lakeland
Illinois Dept. of Business and Economic Development
Hughes
Oren Drew
Southern Illinois Recreation Council
Illinois urged regional plan to revitalize southern industry
Witnesses call for a crash program to improve highways and attract industry in Southern Illinois. Robert Feigenbaum urged a dec ent highway between Carbondale and St. Louis while Allen Baker pressed for more state funds and a concerted effort to showcase local assets. Local leaders highlighted financing needs, vocational training and federal loan challenges as crucial to regional recovery.
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Illinois
Drew
Robert Feigenbaum
du Quoin
Turco Manufacturing Co
Carbondale
St. Louis
Feigenbaum
Dept. of Business and Economic Development
Allen Y. Baker
Pinckneyville
Greater Egypt
Baker
Southern Illinois
State Department
Gottschalk
Russell Davis
Benton
Southern Illinois Bankers Assn
Commission
SIU
Carl Taylor
West Frankfort
Southern Illinois Business Agents Council
John Rendleman
Robert Layton
Cairo Chamber of Commerce
Economic Development Administration
David Keene
John Gilbert
Delmer Mitchell
Johnston City
Mitchell
Congress Faces Final Push Before Adjournment
Congress nears a possible adjournment next week with quick action expected on Social Security benefit increases postal rate and federal pay bills. Tax and spending plans loom as disagreements threaten late changes while leftover measures like education crime prevention civil rights and the Johnson tax surcharge await next year. Senate House conferees also agreed on a $4.1 billion spending cut attached to a routine continuing resolution.
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Johnson
Senate House
Harris Rowe Declines State Office Run in Illinois
Harris Rowe the 1966 Republican nominee for state treasurer announced he will not seek state office next year. He will back John Henry Altorf or for governor and warned the GOP could be weakened by Richard Ogilvie's bid for the nomination.
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Jacksonville
Harris Rowe
Rowe
Adlai E. Stevenson III
John Henry Altorfer
Peoria
Richard B. Ogilvie
Johnson mixes anti inflation push with Cabinet openness
President Johnson outlines anti inflation strategy to business leaders at the Business Council dinner and later allows reporters to observe a Cabinet meeting. He calls for expanded exports and voluntary business efforts while warning on speculative attacks and seeking new monetary reserves beyond gold. Director Helms briefed the Cabinet as Macy reports on easier government access for citizens.
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Washington
Johnson
Business Council
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
John W. Macy
Civil Service Commission
Macy
Congress
Goldberg may resign U.N. post in coming weeks
Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg weighing leaving his U.N. role after discussions with President Johnson. He has not formalized resignation and no departure date set as he debates return to private law practice or possible Supreme Court vacancy. He remains a key dove on Vietnam policy.
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Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
United Nations
Goldberg
Johnson
Washington
The
U.N
World Organization
New York
Supreme Court
High Court
Adlai E. Stevenson
Cardinal Spellman Laid to Rest in St Patrick’s Cathedral
President Johnson attended the funeral of Francis Cardinal Spellman at St Patrick’s Cathedral New York City joining leaders from many faiths. Spellman died at 78 five days earlier from a stroke as thousands lined Fifth Avenue and officials listened to a Fordham University president emeritus eulogy.
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New York
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Johnson
Washington
Cardinal Spellman
Fifth Avenue
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Robert F. Kennedy
D-Ny
Robert I. Gannon
Fordham University
Police crack down as third antiwar protest spirals
Police arrested 300 demonstrators in a three hour protest from Manhattan’s southern tip to Times Square and the UN. About 700 began, dwindling to 30, with 604 arrests over three days. Linda Morse, co chair of the Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam, was among those detained.
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New York
Manhattan
Times Square
United Nations
Linda Morse
Vietnam
Denial Cuts U S Bombing Claim On Thai Infiltration Routes
U S and Thai officials deny reports that U S planes bomb Communist infiltration routes from Laos into Thailand and deny moving antiaircraft guns or missiles into Thailand. Air Force sources insist missiles are moved to a Thai border area and bombing interdiction targets those sites. Losses of U S planes are unconfirmed.
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U.S
Thailand
Laos
Pentagon
Washington
Air Force
Phil G. Goulding
United States
U. S
Bangkok
Eglin Afb
Air Commandos
Army
Green Berets
Arkansas police chief released amid assassination plot inquiry
Arkansas State Police Director Lynn A. Davis was freed from jail by the Arkansas Supreme Court 6-1 pending review after a contempt ruling. He refused to reveal a confidential informant linked to gambling raids as the grand jury investigates. Governor Rockefeller acknowledged awareness of the alleged plot but offered no details. A central figure, Zakar Garoogian, was approached by gambling interests about sabotaging a Rockefeller plane.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas State Police
Lynn A. Davis
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas Supreme Court
Davis
High Court
William J. Kirby
Kirby
Pulaski County
Grand Jury
Supreme Court
Rockefeller
Ivis
Zakar Garoogian
Marines endure heavy bombardment at Con Thien
U S Marines faced the heaviest artillery barrage in over two months at Con Thien amid a ground probe by North Vietnamese forces. A Marine bomber accidently dropped a bomb near American positions, killing five and injuring others as seven Marines died and 77 were wounded. Southeast of Da Nang, two Marines were killed and 13 wounded after grenade attacks. In a separate action, 40 Viet Cong defectors surrendered at a South Vietnamese outpost, largest mass surrender to date, aiding U S units gathering a munitions cache. U S Command weekly tally shows 207 U S soldiers killed and 634 wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
U. S
U.S. 196Th Light Infantry Brigade
Dak To
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U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Robert Stalls
Delmar Mitchell
U.N. Post
John M. Hightower
Associated Press
N.Y
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White House
Council
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
U.N. Secretariat
New York City
Robert J. McCloskey
Department
Nguyen van Loc
South Vietnam
Ting
Battery Park
Lower Manhattan
Park
Armed Forces Induction Center
Cincinnati
Federal
Johnson County
Iowa
Robert W. Jansen
University of Iowa
Dow
Harold Hughes
Vanessa Redgrave
London
Vanessa
Isadora
Isadora Duncan
Arkansas
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