Supreme Court begins to rule on Vietnam draft questions
The High Court issued rulings limiting draft punishment for antiwar views. Divinity students and other Congress-exempt categories cannot be penalized for dissent, while a separate decision questions whether a conscientious objector claim can be tested before induction. The cases shape future outcomes for draftees like Charles Gabriel and Lawrence Faulkner amid ongoing disputes over protest and policy.
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Selective Service
Lewis G. Hershey
Hershey
William O. Douglas
Cheyenne
Wyo
James J. Oesteriech
Justice Department
Congress
Charles Gabriel
Alameda
County
Calif
Lawrence R. Faulkner
Cornell
Buffalo
United States
Faulkner
Christmas in Champaign teens endure hunger protest
A Champaign youth group from University Place Christian Church constructs an 8 by 16 foot shack at Wright Street and Springfield Avenue to simulate poverty. CYF members will take shifts living in the shack starting Friday, each on 30 cents a day, to raise awareness of world hunger and hand out leaflets during services and Christmas Eve.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Champaign
Christian Youth Fellowship
CYF
University Place Christian Church
Wright Street
Springfield Avenue
Oe Cyf
Pilferers pay fines
Two Southern Illinois University students, James E. Palicka and Robert D. Crouse, pleaded guilty to criminal trespass to vehicles stemming from pilfering from cars on South Wall Street in Carbondale on December 11. Each was fined 100 dollars plus 15 dollars costs and placed on six months probation.
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Southern Illinois University
Murphysboro
James E. Palicka
Robert D. Crouse
South Wall Street
Carbondale
SIU
Charles Henry McNeill
North St
McNeill
Howard Arbeiter
East Alton
Arbeiter
Jackson County
John Oglesby 66 Dies in Herrin
John Oglesby 66 a Park Avenue Shelter Care Home Herrin resident died today at Herrin Hospital after a years long illness. Born November 20 1902 in McLeansboro he was the son of Emery and Elizabeth Collard Oglesby. He leaves a sister Mrs Lannie Mae Coleman of Carbondale and brothers Frank of Herrin and Aden of Indianapolis Ind Dalton preceded him in death. Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Thursday at Johnson Funeral Home Herrin with Rev Raymond Walker officiating. Burial in Herrin City Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p m Wednesday.
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John “Peggy” Oglesby
Park Avenue
Herrin
Herrin Hospital
McLeansboro
Emery
Elizabeth Collard Oglesby
Lannie Mae Coleman
Carbondale
Frank
Herrin and
Aden
Indianapolis
Ind
Dalton
Johnson Funeral Home
Raymond Walker
Herrin City Cemetery
Pearl Boucher
de Soto
Jackson County
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church of
Boucher
Lucrecia Gotton Heiple
Frank Boucher
Dorothy Dean
Frank Zimmerman
Collinsville
van Natta Funeral Home
John Knight
de Soto City Cemetery
Job Corps centers reshuffle assigns new center directors
Wayne Adams of Mingo Job Corps Center Paxico Missouri has named acting director of Tamarac Job Corps center Minnesota. Eugene C Stephenson replaces Woodrow Austin as Crab Orchard center director. Austin moves to a training and recruiting post in Kansas City Missouri.
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Job Corps Center
Wayne Adams
Mingo Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
Paxico
Tamarac
Minnesota
Crab Orchard Center
Mingo
Adams
Eugene C. Stephenson
Woodrow Austin
Crab Orchard
Austin
Orchill Center
Kansas City
Charges Filed in Break-Ins Near Marion
Three Harrisburg residents Jack Roberts 24 Jack Can trell 22 and Cheryl Cantrell 20 face burglary and theft charges in three weekend break ins including Robert Hall Clothing Store and Woody s Gulf Service Station on New Rt 13 and Erwin s Interstate Shell Service near Marion. Bonds set for Roberts 15000 Cantrell 15000 and Cantrell 7500. About 300 dollars of clothing recovered.
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Williamson County
Jack Roberts
Jack Cantrell
Cheryl Cantrell
Harrisburg
Lan Haney
Roberts
Cantrell
Mrs. Cantrell
Weather Map Update What to Expect Across Regions
Warmer trend with snow across the Great Lakes and western Plains and rain from the Gulf Coast to the Ohio River Valley. Northeast and Rocky Mountains partly cloudy. mid nation warmer. temperatures high 37, low 14, overnight 23. No precipitation. sunset 4 36, sunrise 7 17, sunset 4 37. Lake Stages.
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Great Lakes
Western Plains
Gulf Coast
Ohio River Valley
Herrin plan commission urges county to stay in Greater Egypt
The Herrin plan commission argues Williamson County should remain in the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission to protect growth, land use planning, and access to federal funding. It notes two-year arrears risk suspension if unpaid by Jan. 1, and highlights Carterville and Herrin benefits from membership.
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Herrin Plan Commission
Williamson County
Greater Egypt
Williamson
Herrin
Plan Commission
Apollo 8 crew trains for lunar orbit mission
Apollo 8 astronauts Air Force Col. Frank Borman Navy Capt. James Lovell and Air Force Maj. William Anders train in a spacecraft simulator for the Saturn V launch and 20 hour lunar orbit around the moon. They rehearse engine firings, navigation by stars and landmarks, and ground tracking as they prepare for liftoff on Saturday.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Earth
Moon
Anders
Lovell
Sea of Tranquility
Borman
Charles A. Berry
Space Agency
Garbage collector and Prince Charles become friends again
Cambridge resident Frank Clarke the garbage collector says all is forgiven after his dawn singing woke Prince Charles nine months earlier. The prince noted the truck noise rather than the singing as the true wakeup call. Clarke also described meeting Charles again when his truck blocked a road as the prince cycled to his studies.
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Cambridge
England
Frank Clarke
Cambridge University
Prince Charles
Prince
Clarke
Charles
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Tain
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Henry Marcinkowski
Decatur
Sweden
Stockholm
Swedish Aliens Commission
Gilbert Bros Owen
Mississippi
Santa Claus
Jacksonville, Fla
U. S. Marine Corps
Elmer Huber
Armed Forces
Santa
Ronnie Ogden
Jacksonville
Marine Training
Parris Island
S. C
Tallulah
New York
Tallulah Bankhead
Manhattan
St. Bartholomew’s Episopal Church
Eugenia
William Brockman Bankhead
Estelle Winwood
Kenneth Carten
London
Carten
Peter Shell
Princess Ann
Anne
Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Princess Anne
Coloradbia Pictures
Oskar Werner
Marlow
Richard Widmark
Henry Fonda
Inger Stevens
Madigan
John Wayne
Kirk Douglas
Russia
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Thunderball
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Douglas Laut Elwesk
Neracca
Homer Newell
NASA
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Space Authority
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