Carbondale Mayor Named Dan Walker Running Mate
Neal Eckert Carbondale mayor accepts the role as running mate to Dan Walker in his bid for Illinois lieutenant governor. Walker seeks the Democratic nomination in the March gubernatorial primary against Lt. Gov. Paul Simon and party regulars led by Neil Hartigan. Eckert will campaign while remaining mayor and plans press conferences in Springfield and Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Blackburn
Neal Eckert
Carbondale
Dan Walker
Walker
Chicago
Montgomery Wards
Paul Simon
Eckert
Neil Hartigan
48Th Ward
Nant
Simon and Hartigan
Springfield
Ing
Illinois
Frank Kirk
Hanns Fischer
Belleville
Eckert Orchard, Inc
Cornell University
Southern Illinois University
Glenview Dr
Red China frees two Americans after 19 years in prison
Richard Fecteau is freed by the Communist China after 19 years in prison. His daughter Suzan wrote a hand letter and pasted a garage door sign, while his ex wife Margaret and other daughter Sidnice awaited details and possible return to Boston. The State Department said he could be returned to any U.S. point and his sister and brother awaited confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckert
Southern Illinois University Board
Richard Ogilvie
SIU
Springfield
Richard Fecteau
China
CBS News
Margaret Fecteau
Fecteau
Suzan
Sidnice
Peoples Republic of Red China
State Department
United States
Boston
Lynn
Mass
Philip Fecteau
Mrichard
Richard
Weather Outlook With Patchy Rain This Week
Tonight cloudy with a low around 37. Tuesday cloudy and a slight chance of rain with high near 52. Precipitation probability 5 percent this afternoon, 10 percent tonight, and 30 percent Tuesday. Wednesday through Friday variable clouds and a chance of rain, map page 10.
Americans Freed From China Prompt Hong Kong Escape
The AP reports two Americans Richard Fecteau and Mary Ann Harbert were freed and flown to the United States from Hong Kong after being held by China. John T. Downey’s life sentence was commuted to five years, and Gerald McLaughlin and Mary Harbert were noted as additional captives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
China
United States
Peking
Richard Fecteau
Lynn
Mass
Mary Ann Harbert
Royal Air Force
Kai Tak
U.S
John T. Downey
New Britain
Gulf of Tonkin
Robert J. Flynn
U.S. Navy
Kwangsi Province
Navy
Joseph Dunn
Hainan Island
Fecteau
Downey
Japan
Korea
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Nixon Pompidou discuss Indian Pakistan war in session
President Nixon and President Pompidou met for 22 hours in Angra Do Heroismo, Azores, to discuss the Indian Pakistan war and other international problems. A separate side meeting between Connally and Giscard dEstaing covered the international monetary crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angra Do Heroismo
Azores
Nixon
Pompidou
France
Treasury
John B. Connally
Giscard d’Estaing
Derailment injures two on Southern Railway freight
A derailment near Wayne City involved 23 cars of a Southern Railway freight train en route from Louisville to St. Louis. Two transient men, Jimmy W. Braddy and Jim L. Fikes, were treated at local hospitals. About 360 feet of track was damaged and will take up to 24 hours to repair. An unloaded car carried a radioactive warning with no explanation from officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne City
Southern Railway
Chattanooga
Tenn
Illinois
Louisville
St. Louis
Jimmy W. Braddy
Kansas City
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mount Vernon
Jim L. Fikes
Waukegan
Supreme Court extends free transcripts to indigent nonfelony defendants
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that indigent defendants in nonfelony cases must receive free trial records including transcripts for appeals. The decision overrules an Illinois rule limiting transcripts to felony cases, citing equal access regardless of wealth in the Mayer case involving a Chicago antiwar protest conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Illinois Supreme Court
High Court
Jack L. Mayer
Chicago
Mayer
Illinois
Jackson County Will Not List Circuit Judge Candidate
Jackson County will not have a resident circuit judge race on the March 21 1972 primary ballot. State election officials informed County Clerk Delmar Ward that no petitions will be accepted for the position held by Richard Richman. Richman was appointed Oct 19 by the Illinois Supreme Court to fill a vacancy created by Peyton Kunce's election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Delmar Ward
Richard Richman
Illinois Supreme Court
Richman
Peyton Kunce
Murphysboro
Illinois
Everett Prosser
Carbondale
Robert Schwartz
Attys
William Ridgeway
William South
Charles Hines
Richard Ogilvie
Illinois Secretary of State’s Office
Ward
James Kerley
Wilma Burke
Kerley
Wiley Parrish
Parrish
Harry Flynn
Petition filing opens for Illinois primary ballot
Springfield AP reports candidates began filing petitions for the March 21 primary with Secretary of State John W. Lewis relaxing rules to allow midnight lineups at the statehouse. Mail petitions by 8 a.m. secure top spots. ties in the same district lead to a lottery. Filing runs through December 20 for offices including governor, senators, and representatives. Senator Percy expects Nixon visits in 1972 and notes broad party support amid questions of conservative wings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois
John W. Lewis
Statehouse
Lewis
Illinois House
U.S
Charles H. Percy
Richard M. Nixon
Percy
Nixon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ilinois
William Schmidt
Red China
Inside Classified
Mary Downey
Hugh Remond
Washington
Carl E. Tennyson
McLeansboro
State Capitol
Gan
Jacksonville, Fla
William O’hara
Oklahoma City
Everett Richardson
Lake Butler
David Carter
O’hara
Theresa Cox
Robert “Butch
Cox
Jacksonville
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!