Witwer Seeks Middle Path in Illinois Con Con Rift
Witwer, a Chicago area Republican, pursues a middle road amid regional and party tensions as he leads Illinois Constitutional Convention efforts. His long track record includes notable reform work and ties to Daley era governance, with clashes anticipated between Chicago interests and Downstate factions.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Ilinois
Witwer
Springfield
Senate
Chicago Urban League
Paul Douglas
Wilwer
Samuel W. Witwer
Chicago
Garrettllinois
Theological Institutetion
Kenilworth
Bligan
Daley
Bates
Slong
Constitutional Study Commission
Constitutional Study Committee
Illinois
Hope
End of rigidity urged by constitutional delegate
Samuel W. Witwer urged delegates at the constitutional convention to avoid en trapments that have hindered amending the 1870 Constitution. The call came as discussion focused on easing amendment barriers and updating governance rules.
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Sprague
Timels
Constitutional —Convention
Samuel W. Witwer
Tax reform bill argued in Senate clashes over veto power
Washington AP reports Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield and Republicans clash over the tax reform measure. Nixon opposes the bill unless it funds Social Security via payroll tax changes, while Mansfield defends the Senate action and veto power. Talks cover referenda tests, labor union breaks, pollution control credits, and aid to low income housing amid a 15 percent Social Security increase debate.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
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Con Nixon
Hugh Scott
Pennferendums
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Senate House
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Helda
Coalitien
Mansfield
Shots Fired at Hub Lounge in Cairo
Cairo Police Chief William Petersen reports nine shots hit the Hub Lounge front door at 12th Street and Washington Avenue Monday night. Patrons and the bartender survived with no arrests. firebombings and snap incidents remain under investigation. A fireman was shot at a Saturday fire. Two black-owned businesses burned early Monday.
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Cairo
William Petersen
Petersen
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Washington Ave
Nixon to announce further Vietnam troop withdrawals soon
President Nixon said he would unveil within two or three weeks another withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam. The plan follows a total 60,000 reduction this year, with the size of the next cut tied to enemy infiltration and casualty rates, while he defends strategic interests amid domestic dissent.
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Robert B. Semple Jr
New York Times
Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
Police review leads in Levering slaying probe with car description
Police check cars matching a dark sedan seen near the Leversing scene after two teenage girls described a vehicle approaching them about an hour before Lisa Levering was last seen on November 25. Residents report a dark blue or black car near the body’s location as detectives reexamine possibilities.
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Lake Chatauqua
Miss Levering
Lisa Levering
Carbondale
Jack Hazel
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Hezel
Don Johnsonj
Howard
Miss Lever
Nixon Defends Vietnam Troop Conduct After Isolated Incident
In a televised conference President Nixon described the Son My massacre allegations as an isolated incident. He pledged punishment if guilt is proven and argued most U.S. troops aided the Vietnamese people, urging that the broader record of generosity not be smeared by the incident.
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New York Times
Washington
Nixon
Son My
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Calley trial seeks fair forum amid media clamor
Lt. William L. Calley Jr. would face challenge in a military trial due to pervasive television coverage and public passion. Civilian attorney George Latimer and Maj. Kennedy A. Raby filed to dismiss charges, arguing prejudicial coverage jeopardizes a fair proceeding. Latimer, a former U.S. Court of Military Appeals member, spoke after Nixon's remarks on My Lai.
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William L. Calley Jr
George W. Latimer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Latimer
Calley
Maj
Kennedy A. Raby
Army
My Lai
Fai
Latiner
U. S. Court of Military Appeals
Nixon
Illinois probes fatal Hampton raid despite limited scope
Chicago AP reports Illinois Attorney General William J. Scott will pursue a limited investigation if jurisdiction exists into the fatal shooting of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton and Panther ally Mark Clark during a pre-dawn raid. State officials defend the operation while Maywood trustees and others demand accountability amid conflicting autopsy results and murder charges against three arrestees.
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William Scott
Charles Chew
Washington
Justice Department
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Panthers
Alampton
Hanrahan
Weather outlook for tonight through Wednesday
The forecast shows cloudy skies with a chance of rain or snow tonight. Linus is expected to stay in the low 30s. Wednesday remains cloudy with rain or snow likely, changing to rain with a high in the mid 40s.
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Five indicted in Tate slayings by grand jury
A Los Angeles grand jury indicted Charles Manson and four others in the Tate murders and related killings. Susan Atkins Patricia Krenwinkel Linda Kasabian Charles Watson, plus two more defendants, faced murder and conspiracy charges tied to the Bel Air estate slayings and the LaBianca killings.
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Sharon Tate
Los Angeles County
Tate
Charles M. Manson
Susan Denise Atkins
Charles D. Watson
Patricia Krenwinkel
Linda Kasabian
Woitych
Frokowski
Frykowski
Abigail Folger
Steven Parent
Kasahian
Miss Atkins
Grand Jury
Manson
NIU leftist group reports attack at YSA HQ
Six members of the Young Socialist Alliance say they were beaten by masked men during a raid on YSA headquarters at NIU in DeKalb. Ten attackers with bats and tire irons demanded records, sprayed a chemical, but fled without taking papers. no serious injuries reported. Police and university officials, with cooperation from city police, pursue suspects.
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Young Democrats
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Young Americans For Freedom
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Raiders
NIA
Wilton Smith
DeKalb
Jesse Chamberlain
Laura Miller
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