Mixed charges hit Illinois lawmakers in racing stock scandal
Sen Bernard S. Neistein and former Sen Everett Peters face three counts of official misconduct and ethics violations in Sangamon County for failing to report shares in racing-related enterprises. The indictments tie the Powell era race track deals to current investigations with potential fines and prison terms. Peters, a veteran from St Joseph, and Neistein of Chicago deny guilt as probes widen amid other federal inquiries.
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Bernard S. Neistein
Dchicago
Everett Peters
St. Joseph
Richard Hollis
Neistein
Peters
Kerner
Isaacs
Otto Kerner
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Theodore J. Isaacs
Illinois
Paul Powell
Powell
Hollis
Senate Judiciary Committee
Fox Valley Trotting Assn
Alice Bernstein
Fox Valley Trotting
Cahokia Downs Land Trust
Chicago Downs
Egyptian Trotting Ass
Champaign
Everett R. Peters
Springfield
Pension plan studied and analyzed in Congress
President Nixon urged pension reforms in a special message to Congress claiming they would protect workers rights and improve retirement life. The plan includes tax deductions for contributions, higher self employed deductions, and a vesting system guaranteeing 50 percent pension after 10 years with 5 percent annual increases.
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Congress
Nixon
Peter Flanigan
Flanigan
SIU Prepares Termination Letters for Some Staff
Southern Illinois University will terminate contracts for a number of term appointees at fiscal year end. Affected staff will be notified by December 15, per I P Brackett, system vice president. Deans submitted a priority list in October and were told to consider student needs and minimize course eliminations. Visiting professorships and 68 plus part time contracts will be terminated. Brackett said exact numbers cannot yet be estimated and the cuts aim to fit budgetary limits.
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Derge Tentatively Named SIU President Candidate
David R. Derge, executive vice president at Indiana University, is the board of trustees' choice to become SIU Carbondale's president. If approved, he would start February 1 after a transition at IU. He faces student concerns and faculty opposition from some quarters amid a broader search for a permanent leader.
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David R. Derge
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
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Derge
Illinois
Indiana University
Ivan Elliot Jr
Carmi
Leery
SIU Advisory Council
Elliott
Cern
Lee Hester
Civil Service
Advisory Council
Carbondale Federation of University Teachers
Jon Seldin
Board of Trustees
CFUT
Richard Quaintance
Robert G. Layer
David
Dorothy
Blomington
Indiana
State Chamber of Commerce
Indian bombers hit Dacca orphanage killing many children
Associated Press reports at dawn four bombs struck the Moslem Mission home in Dacca killing at least 17 people and injuring others. The 399 boys and 100 girls aged 7 to 16 were residents along with staff and doctors. Founder Mohammed Rahman described the chaos and burned registers. Weather page 30 notes cooler air and showers ahead.
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Peter O'Loughlin
Associated Press
Dacca
Mohammed Rahman
Indira Gandhi
Calcutta
Indian forces push toward Dacca and claim air superiority
Indian troops advanced within 25 miles of Dacca as reports said thousands of Pakistani soldiers fled toward the Ganges. Indian commanders said major towns Comilla and Sylhet were captured while air operations claimed a field day against East Pakistan forces.
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Associated Press
India
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Ganges
Meghna
Daudkandi
Jagjit Singh Aurora
Calcutta
Chittagong
Aurora
East Pakistan
Comilla
Sylhet
Pakistan
Jessore
Karachi
Jagjivan Ram
Harrisburg Youths Questioned After Fatal Shooting
Mathew P. Butkovich, 23, died from a gunshot wound in Saline County. Dennis Price, 23, and a 14 year old boy were held for questioning after a rural incident on a road southeast of Harrisburg, both tied to a .22 caliber pistol. No charges yet filed.
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Mathew P. Butkovich
Butkovich
Brookfield
Chicago
Saline County
Dennis Price
Price
Rebel leader gets life term for plot to topple Sadat
Cairo AP reports former Vice President Aly Sabry was sentenced to death by hanging for plotting to overthrow President Anwer Sadat. The revolutionary court commuted the sentence to life in prison at hard labor. Interior Minister Sharawi Gamma and Presidential Affairs Minister Sami Sharaf were found guilty and received the same commuted verdict.
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Cairo
Aly Sabry
Anwer Sadat
Sadat
Sharawi Gamma
Sami Sharaf
Bunche Dies at 67 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Ralph Johnson Bunche, 1950 Nobel Peace Prize winner and former UN undersecretary general, died at 12:40 a.m. in New York Hospital at age 67 after months of illness. President Nixon and U Thant praised his peace work, including mediating the 1949 Palestine war and guiding UN actions in the Congo.
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Congo
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U Thant
George Bush
U. S
Israel
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Palestine
Dag Hammarskjold
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