Morning blaze destroys W. Frankfort Country Club
Fire destroys the West Frankfort Country Club early Saturday causing more than 60,000 dollars in damage and injuring one person. About 30 firemen from several towns battled the blaze that gutted the 58 year old clubhouse built in 1917.
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Merrill Perlman
Southern Illinoisan
West Frankfort Country Club
Interstate 57
Lindell Hart
Zeig Jer
West Frankfort
Johnston City
Herrin
Benton
Old Ben Coal Co. Insurance Adjuster
Gene Boner
Loyalist Air Strikes Moron Base Amid Argentina Revolt
Argentine air force commanders ordered a strike on Moron air base near Buenos Aires held by rebel airmen seeking Peron’s ouster. Gen Orlando Agosti led the operation after failed efforts to persuade Capellini to evacuate. Rebels warned of targeting Plaza de Mayo government offices if attacks continued.
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New York Times
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Isabel Martinez de Peron
Jesus Orlando Capellini
Moron
Agosti
Governor Petitions Challenged in State Nominations
The state Board of Elections announced objections to petitions filed by Frank R. Ranallo and W. Dakin Williams for governor. Douglas Butler of Springfield filed the objections, but a board spokesman did not disclose their specifics.
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Springfield
State Board of Elections
Frank R. Ranallo
W. Dakin Williams
Douglas Butler
Marion voters approve 1.6 million bond for new school
In Marion Unit Two, 3,888 residents approved a 1.6 million general obligation bond to fund a new junior high school and a high school addition. Grant support from the Illinois Capital Development Board covers about 68 percent, with the local share about 843,766 for the junior high and 605,294 for the high school.
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Marion
Joanne Wood
Marion Unit
Addiiton
A. C. Storm
Illinois Capital Development Board
Ford to sign tax cut and seek further trims in 1976 plan
President Ford said he will sign the compromise tax cut Monday and push Congress to trim taxes by 10 billion more in fiscal 1977. The measure narrows withholding for six months in 1976 by about 6.4 billion, with net liability cuts of 8 to 9 billion and a projected 18 billion annual saving, while a separate 28 billion proposal ties further cuts to spending restraint. Ford outlined a one-for-one spending cap and indicated a final decision on an energy bill and labor picketing rights.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
White House
al Ullman
D-Ore
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ford Says USSR Cuba Angola Actions Harm Detente
President Ford called Soviet Union and Cuba involvement in Angola harmful to detente and to U S relations. He cited Soviet spending at least 100 million dollars and Cuba deploying 4000 to 6000 troops with the Popular Movement in Luanda. He warned the Senate vote cutting funds blocks aid and hurts potential improved ties with the United States.
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Ussr
Cuba
Angola
New York Times
Washington
Ford
Soviet Union
United States
White House
Senate
Popular Movement For the Liberation of
Luanda
anti-Popular Movement
Popular Movement
McGovern Warns Nation Eats Blind In Nutritional Study
Sen George McGovern head of a Senate nutrition committee released a 258 page staff study urging better nutrition evaluation and counseling for the public. He accused the Nixon and Ford administrations of keeping Americans in the dark about nutritional health and hindering standards in food and economic policy.
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Washington
United States
Select
Senate Committee On Nutrition
George McGovern
D-S. C
Ford
Richard M. Nixon
McGovern
Nixon
Weather Update Partly Sunny With Cold Day Ahead
Partly sunny and cold today with highs in the low 30s. Tonight and Monday will stay cold with lows in the low 20s and increasing cloudiness, followed by warmer highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s.
Planning delays push Jackson County tax bills late
County officials agree that insufficient planning, not computer problems, caused late tax bills in Jackson County this year. The note appears on Page 3.
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Jackson County
New job program unveiled by Republican governor candidate Richard Cooper
A new program announced by Richard Cooper, seeking the Republican nomination for governor, aims to provide a job for everyone who wants one. The area coverage highlights other national and local items, including education tests in California and ongoing congressional debates on taxes and energy policy.
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Richard Cooper
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Lebanon
Victor Degrazia
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Mitchell Museum
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