Constitutional convention picks Samuel Witwer president
Kenilworth attorney Samuel Witwer was elevated to the presidency of Illinois sixth constitutional convention with 88 votes. The body began organizing to rewrite the 1970 constitution as debates over rules, structure, and home rule loomed. Chicago’s Daley and Ogilvie figures drew criticism amid tense political crosswinds.
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Con-Con Sidelights At Opening Ceremony In Illinois
Murphysboro Boy Scout Andrew Stoker helped post the colors at the opening of Illinois constitutional convention with Ordwin Schoenrock. The late Marjorie Pebworth gavel, given to President Samuel Witwer, and Pebworth’s role in the convention’s Study Commission are noted. Delegates took oaths with Chief Justice Robert Underwood presiding as leaders and former governors Stratten Kerner Shapiro attended.
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Caldwell Carson to start his own clothing line
American fashion promises a new solo line by Caldwell Carson featuring a coordinated wardrobe look. His tongue in cheek remarks about not securing a fried chicken franchise frame his public debut amid a wave of entertainment and business notes from Augusta and Chicago.
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Nixon signals bombing of Ho Chi Minh Trail through Laos
Saigon sources say up to 400 American warplanes attack the Ho Chi Minh Trail and North Vietnamese columns moving through Laos into South Vietnam as monsoon-season traffic stops. Officials debate public disclosure of mission counts and raid results while Saigon reports 14 Vietnamese killed and 78 wounded in three Viet Cong attacks.
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Downstaters Picked for Rules Committee on Constitutional Convention
Two Central Illinois delegates and a Belleville rep joined a rules committee to advise on permanent uses for the constitutional convention. Members include David Davis Bloomington Elbert Smith Decatur John Karnsdy Belleville with Samuel Witwer as chair and James Kemp as vice chair. Other appointees include Robert Canfield Rockford John Parkhurst Peoria Thomas McCracken River Forest Paul Elward Chicago Anne Evans Des Plaines and Bernard Weisberg Chicago. Weisberg previously filed suit leading to a state lottery for primary ballot listings.
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Springfield
Alinais
Belleville
David Davis
Bloomington
Elbert $. Smith
Decatur
John M. Karnsdy
Samuel Witwer
John Parkhurst
Peoria
Thomas McCracken
River Forest
Paul Elward
Chicago
Anne H. Evans
Des Plaines
Bernard Weisberg
Weisberg
Paul Powell
Fire hits yard near West Frankfort at 6:50 p.m.
West Frankfort fire units battled a blaze at a Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad yard two miles west of town when an overheated stove ignited a storage building. The fire caused heavy damage but no damage estimate is given. Travelers in France can stay at historic residences linked to Cardinal Richelieu and Pontius Pilate in Ardeche and Drome.
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Miss Leonore High Appointed SIU School Services Director
Miss Leonore High has been named director of school services for Southern Illinois University after two years in Samoa as a television instructor and writer of teacher manuals and curriculum guides. She contributed to research behind the educational program Sesame Street.
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Sony TC-3 and TC-8 stereo cartridge recorders
The new Sony TC-3 is a stereo tape deck allowing you to record Brack stereo cartridges and play them on tar systems. It offers Sonymatic Recording Contra and Cartridge Alignment Indicator for easy, knob-free setup. The TC-8 connects instantly to home tape recorders and FM multiplex for flexible use.
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