Nixon picks William Rogers as secretary of state
Long shared history between Nixon and Rogers signals a smooth transition in shaping foreign policy. Rogers, an insider from World War II through Eisenhower years, is expected to pursue Nixon aims on Vietnam de escalation, Israeli Arab peace, NATO unity, Soviet missile talks, and foreign aid reform.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
William P. Rogers
Nixon
Rogers
Vietnam
Atlantic Alliance
Soviet Union
Navy
Eisenhower
Nixon taps Mayo for budget post in cabinet team
President-elect Nixon announced Robert Mayo a Chicago banker with 18 years in the Treasury and nine in private banking will be considered a top cabinet member and attend all meetings. He named Rogers top post and Moynihan to urban affairs.
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Nixon
Rogers
State Department
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
Rusk
White House
New York
Chicago
Robert Mayo
Washington
Pierre
Mayo
Treasury Department
Treasury
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co
Daniel P. Moynihan
Moynihan
Johnson
Henry A. Kissinger
Council For Urban Affairs
National Security Council
Shoreham
Nixon picks many top figures for coming cabinet
President elect Nixon's proposed cabinet includes William P. Rogers as attorney general Melvin R. Laird or Robert B. Anderson for defense John N. Mitchell as attorney general Robert H. Finch for health and education George W. Romney for housing Tim Babcock or Walter Hickel for interior Maurice Stans as possible commerce secretary James Beans or George Schultz for labor John Volpe as transportation and Winston Blount as postmaster general, with several positions unsettled.
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Melvin R. Laird
Rwis
Nixon
Robert Finch
California
Finch
Associated Press
William P.rogers
Eisenhower
Rep
R-Wis
Choice Bank of Chicago
Robert B. Anderson
W Eisenhower
John N. Mitchell
Robert H. Finch
Housing and Urban Development
George Eves
Michigan
Clifford M. Hardin
University of Nebraska
Secretary of the Interior
Tim Babcock
Montana
Walter F. Hickel
Alaska
Maurice H. Stans
Labor
James J. Beans
George P. Schultz
University of Chicago
Graduate School of Business
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Winston C. Blount
U.s.chamber of Commerce
Hijacked Trans World jet lands in Havana on inaugural flight
A Trans World Airlines Boeing 727 en route from St. Louis to Miami with 40 passengers and seven crew was hijacked by a man with a gun shortly after takeoff in Nashville. The aircraft diverted to Havana arriving at Jose Marti airport at 11 27 p m EST. Captain Dennis Maloney said the hijacker forced the course to Cuba. The crew and plane were to be returned to the United States on a later flight. Passengers Mason Rudolph and Tex Ritter were aboard.
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Miami
Fla
Trans World
St. Louis
Cuba
Havana
Dennis Maloney
Atlanta
Nashville
Chattanooga
Mason Rudolph
Tex Ritter
Jose Marti
Ers
U.S
J. A. Graffius
FAA
Fair and Warmer With Showers Thursday Night
Forecast calls for a fair night with a low near 40 and increasing cloudiness. Thursday should be warmer with showers and a chance of a thundershower by evening, highs around 58 to 63.
Ogilvie to name Pusateri as Parole Board chair
Gov elect Richard B. Ogilvie announced he will appoint state Rep. Lawrence X. Pusateri of Melrose Park as a member and chairman of the Illinois Parole and Pardon Board. He seeks to make the board a full time professional agency. The current chairman is Charles F. Kinney of Mount Carroll.
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Springfield
Richard B. Ogilvie
Lawrence X. Pusateri
Melrose Park
Illinois Parole and Pardon Board
Ogilvie
Pusateri
Charles F. Kinney
Mount Carroll
Group urges flat rate income tax for Illinois overhaul
A 30 member coalition of Illinois business, education, and legislative leaders urged a complete state revenue overhaul. They endorsed a flat rate income tax for individuals and corporations as the primary new revenue source, with a federal adjusted gross income base and comparable exemptions.
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Joseph M. Webb
Lindsay- Schaub
Monticello
Illinois
University of Illinois’ Institute of Government and Public Affairs
Allerton House
I Aap
U S Claims 73.3 Percent Secure in South Vietnam
The U S Mission reports 73 3 percent of South Vietnam's population in areas controlled by Saigon with the largest monthly increase in secure zones. Ground fighting continues with 156 enemy killed, seven South Vietnamese dead, and 45 wounded as bases and towns come under mortar and assault attacks.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Basin planning rises with Greater Egypt in Big Muddy area
James Maas of the U S Army Corps of Engineers outlined a long range plan to coordinate 260 basin units in the Big Muddy region. The Rend Lake Conservancy District would be the action agency while the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission would be the planning entity for basin improvements.
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Big Muddy River
Marion
James Maas
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
St. Louis
Southern Illinois University
Rend Lake Conservancy District
For All Water
Greater Egypt
Maas
Greater Egypt Commission
Conservancy
Rend Lake District
Egypt
Greater
Corps
Franklyn Moreno
Rend Conservancy
Coordinating Committee
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S. Brandt
S. Miller
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