River bridge collapse near Point Pleasant claims eight dead
Rescue teams halted the Ohio River search for victims after the 1938-foot two lane bridge gave way Friday evening. About 33 to 38 people were missing as divers and heavy equipment scoured the swift water in below freezing temperatures under a full moon.
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Ohio River
Point Pleasant
W. Va
West Virginia
Hampton
Ohio
Civl
Maj
Jack Leitzinger
Civil Defense
Maj. Leitzinger
Civil Defense Rescue Operation
Miners Strike Won't Break Unity in Southern Illinois
State officials of the United Mine Workers of America plan a 10 a.m. meeting with 2 900 miners at the National Guard Armory in West Frankfort to discuss settling the wildcat strike. A separate Franklin County Circuit Court hearing will review Old Ben Coal Corp’s bid for a permanent injunction against Local 8317 picketing.
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United Mine Workers of America
Joe Shannon
District 12
UMWA
Chester Gossett
West Frankfort
National Guard
Gossett
Old Ben Coal Corp
Byrd Rich
Old Ben
Webb Johnson
No. 21
Lesser
No. 24
Benton
Freeman Coal Co
Orient
Waltonville
Johnston City
Freeman Crown
Farmer City
Umwa Head
Crown Mine
Old Bend
Bell and Zoller Coal and Mining Co
Zeigler
Peabody Coal Co
Pittsburg
Peabody
Eagle
Shawneetown
Bus crash near El Paso kills three soldiers and injures many
A bus carrying 40 Ft. Bliss soldiers home for Christmas left a snowy ice covered highway 95 miles east of El Paso and overturned. Three soldiers died and four were critically injured. twenty others were hurt, thirteen uninjured. Names include Pvt. Robert Anthony Washington and Pvt. Billy B. Teeter. Army medical evacuation followed as Salt Flat area set up a temporary hospital.
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Ft. Bliss
el Paso
Robert Anthony Washington
Kansas City
Billy B. Teeter
Weatherby
Raymond Edward West
Salt Flat
Rain Lingers With Warmer Weekend Outlook
More rain continues intermittently through today and tonight into Monday. Temperatures edge up slightly with highs in the low 40s and lows around the 30s. Weather details and map on page four.
Poor are heard at AMA talks
About 150 sign waving residents of a Chicago South Side slum disrupted the American Medical Association conference on health care for the poor at the Palmer House. Dr Milford O Rouse tried to eject them but relented after about ten minutes, as Dr William R Stewart addressed a growing crowd of doctors.
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New York Times
Chicago
South Side
American Medical Association
Milford O. Rouse
Palmer House
William R. Stewart
The
Public Health Service
Woodlawn
Rouse
GOP gubernatorial race discussed by Southern Illinois lawmakers
Legislators from Southern Illinois say the 1968 Republican gubernatorial race centers on Ogilvie and Altorfer with Gottschalk as a potential dark horse. They anticipate either a single name on the ballot or a split field while Kerner’s bid appears unlikely for a third term.
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Roger Stafford
Southern Illinoisan
William J. Cunningham
R-Pinckneyville
Gottschalk
John G. Gilbert
R-Carbondale
Cunningham
Gilbert
Cook County
Altorfer
Downstate
Ogilvie
Gale Williams
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois
Williams
Ogil
Springer
Vienna
C. L. McCormick
GOP
Inside the Southern Illinoisan Highlights and Page Promos
A note on family stories and small joys with page references. Santa letters from children page 12. Illinois reflects on a very good year page 35. Mt Vernon economy recovery page 22. Powell message page 44. College prep basketball results pages 13-16. Referee question why page 13.
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Santa
Illinois
Mt. Vernon
Paul Powell
End of 1967 Session Marks Vietnam War Debates
The 90th Congress adjourned amid controversy over the Vietnam War and Johnson proposals. Major bills approved include an Omnibus Social Security measure, a $1.77 billion antipoverty appropriation, and $9.3 billion for education. Congress did not pass the tax hike or key anti crime and civil rights bills. The session ends with aims to reconvene January 15 to revisit rejected items.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Johnson
Senate
House
Congress
Sargent Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
Vietnam
United Nations
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Laos
Cambodia
Johnson signs Christmas pay raise and postal hike into law
President Johnson signed bills lifting pay for all government civilians and military and increasing mailing costs. The law grants $2.7 billion in military and civilian pay raises over three years, retroactive to Oct 1, with back pay before Christmas. Postal rates rise to six cents for letters and ten cents for air mail, effective Jan 7.
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Johnson
White House
Post Office Department
Australian leader Harold Holt Missing in Melbourne
Australian police launched a land sea and air search after an unconfirmed report that Prime Minister Harold Holt was missing while skin diving near Melbourne. The disappearance sparked a nationwide alert and swift mobilization of authorities.
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Melbourne
Australia
Harold E. Holt
Air strikes press Hanoi region in third straight day
U S fighter bombers hit North Vietnams heartland for a third day trading shots with MIGs near Hanoi. Pilots reported spotting at least six MIG 21s and MIG 17s as F4 Phantom escorts exchanged missiles and cannon fire in brief strafing passes. No planes reported downed. The Yen Vien railroad yard east of Hanoi remains the major target feeding the capital from the northeast line from China.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Yen Vien
Red China
Pope may visit Moscow
A five man Vatican mission met with the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow in a week of talks aimed at a possible visit by Pope Paul VI. The Vatican said conversations were held in a fraternal ecumenical atmosphere and stressed the close spiritual bonds and mutual understanding of religious traditions.
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Vatican City
Moscow
Vatican
Soviet Union
Paul VI
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Peabody Mines
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E. T. Moroni
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el Paso, Tex
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Family Living Sports
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Otto Kerner
William Clark
Michael Howlett
Kerner
Clark
Commerce Departments
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Cooper
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
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