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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1975
Page
1
Moore admits trying to kill President Ford in plea
Sara Jane Moore told Judge Conti she wishes to change her plea to guilty on charges of attempting to assassinate Gerald R. Ford. She declared she wilfully and knowingly tried to kill the President and cited alleged U S government abuses against foreign leaders as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Jane Moore
Ford
Gerald R. Ford
United States
Miss Moore
U.S
U.S. District Court
Samuel Conti
Kissinger Warns U S May Help Angola Crisis
Secretary of State Kissinger warned the United States might supply outside equipment to prevent a single faction from dominating Angola if Africans cannot resolve the war. He cited heavy Soviet arms to one side and noted U S aid could be used to counter that imbalance. The New York Times cited a roughly $50 million figure, which Senator Dick Clark disputed as close and classified. The Kremlin and Tass denounced Western aid as the conflict continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Kissinger
Angola
United States
Kremlin
New York Times
Dick Clark
Iowa
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Clark
Pete Smith
Kissinger
America
Tass Today
Aid
Class gives Becky an early Christmas
Christmas gladness comes to Becky Lawrence eight of Marion as St Pauls Catholic School pupils wheel her to an 8 am Mass in Johnston City parish. Becket surges through nine months after brain tumor surgery while family notes support from friends, Bank of Marion fund, and ongoing medical bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becky Lawrence
Marion
Becky
St. Paul’s Catholic
Johnston City
Mrs. Lawrence
Betty Claunch
Koen Sues FBI for 6 Million Over Harassment Claims
Rev. Charles Koen of Cairo Illinois sues the FBI and related officials in U S District Court seeking 6 million dollars. Named defendants include the estate of J Edgar Hoover former Attorney General John N Mitchell and J Wallace La Prade plus 14 unknown agents. He alleges a conspiracy to harass silence and slander him from 1968 to now with intent malice and recklessness. Koen seeks 1 million actual damages and 5 million punitive damages with a jury trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
Charles Koen
United Front
Cairo
Ill
U.S. District Court
J. Edgar Hoover
Atty
John N. Mitchell
J. Wallace la Prade
St. Louis
The
Anti-busing protest stalls Boston traffic
Antibusing demonstrators blocked major expressways in Boston causing morning traffic jams on the Southeast Expressway and Storrow Drive. White students boycotted South Boston and Charlestown high schools as part of a day of mourning, while other city schools operated normally. Traffic cleared by 8:45 a.m. officials said the action appeared deliberate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Boston
Charlestown High School
Charlestown
South Shore
Storrow Drive
Massachusetts Turnpike
Metropolitan District Commission
Metropolitan
House Passes Budget Resolution With Spending Ceiling
The House approved a budget plan setting a 374.9 billion dollar spending ceiling and a 74.1 billion dollar deficit for the current fiscal year in a 189 to 187 vote. A Senate vote followed 74 to 19. President Ford faces pressure over a tax cut bill with attached spending limits and a possible veto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Congress
Senate
Russell Long
D-La
Ford
John Dunlop
SIU-E to represent SIU in master plan hearings
SIU Edwardsville will represent SIU during public hearings on a proposed Illinois higher education master plan. Andrew Kochman, SIUE provost, warned of a “street fight” over tuition and waivers as the IBHE drafts predict enrollment shifts and facility limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kochman
SIU
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
SIU - Edwardsville
Illinois Higher Education
Harris Rowe
Jacksonville
Illinois Board of Higher Education
IBHE
Siu-E
Andrew J. Kochman
SIUE
John S. Rendleman
Carbondale
Rendleman
Rowe
Illinois’ Public Colleges
Uni
Metro-East
Siu-C
SIU Board
Warren W. Brandt
Weather Tonight to Sunday Forecast Summary
Tonight cloudy with lows around 40s. Saturday mostly cloudy and warmer with a chance of showers or storms, high near 60. Sunday cloudy and cooler with a chance of snow, lows around mid 30s.
School officials predict SIU enrollment steady next decade
Area school officials forecast Southern Illinois University enrollment remaining stable over the next ten years. The note appears on page 3 with related discussion. Page references indicate broader calendar items on page 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Irish gunmen surrender after hostage drama in London
Four Irish gunmen who held a man and wife hostage in a London apartment for nearly six days surrendered to police after lengthy negotiations. The couple released were Sheila Matthews and John Matthews. Scotland Yard linked the group to anti terror attacks including the death of Ross McWhirter. In the Netherlands, 29 South Moluccan hostages aboard a stalled train faced near freezing conditions as hijackers pressed for UN support for independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Scotland Yard
Irish Republican Army
Sheila Matthews
John Matthews
Joriey Square
Regent’s Park
Dublin
Netherlands
Holland
Beilen
Amsterdam
United Nations
South Molucca Islands
Fishing ban on Lake Carlyle over pesticide pollution
Lake Carlyle prohibits fishing due to pesticide contamination. The note appears in a newspaper page summary listing various items and page references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
Carlyle
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Gary Hart
Secretary of
Henry Kissinger
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Walker
Democratic Party
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Tom Taylor
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