Chicago cop named KKK grand dragon amid police probe
AP reports that James Venable, leader of the National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, identified Chicago patrolman Donald Heath as Illinois grand dragon, after Heath led a Klan cell within the force. Heath was relieved of duty as weapons and Klan literature were found. five other officers are under investigation. Mayor Daley said six of 14,000 officers have been termed members, and extremists would be barred from city jobs.
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Chicago
Illinois
James R. Venable
Atlanta
National Knights of the Kux Klan Association of America
Georgia
Donald Heath
Heath
James B. Conlisk
Klan
Conlish
Police Review Board
Venable
United States
Richard J. Daley
Year-end year in Southern Illinois highlights
A brief year in review across Carbondale, Herrin, Marion, and Murphysboro, noting federal state and regional stock-taking by officials. The piece references a light plane crash that killed two men and previews sports highlights and regional features from 1967.
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Carbondale
Herrin
Marion
Murphysboro
Southern Clinnis
U.S. Helicopters Shot Down in Mekong Delta Action
Across South Vietnam on New Year cease fire day fighting continued with four U.S. Army helicopters reportedly shot down in the Mekong Delta while U.S. and allied forces refused to halt offensive operations until 6 p.m. local time. The South Vietnamese government extended the truce, with Viet Cong forces announcing a three day cease-fire. Nearby engagements were reported near Saigon and Bien Hoa Province, with casualties on both sides. The Vatican praised the truce extension and Pope Paul VI awaited North Vietnamese response to his peace appeal.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
Paul VI
Viet Cong Fadt
South Vietnam
U.S
Bien Hoa
North Vietnam
Foreign Ministry
Paul
Vatican City
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Ellsworth Bunker
Thien
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
NFL
Five Quintuplets Born in Brisbane at Women's Hospital
Australia reports its first quintuplets three girls and two boys born at Brisbane's Women's Hospital. Mother Patricia Braham, 36, and spouse, a Brisbane lawyer, with Dr. R Drake describing mother and babies as in satisfactory condition. Pediatrician Dr. Grantley Stable optimistic about survival. The couple have four older children, ages 7, 5, and twins aged 12 months. Births occurred between midnight and 6:27 AM. Not treated with fertility drugs, a potential factor discussed. Quintuplets remain rare despite fertility hormone treatments.
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Brisbane
Australia
Women’s Hospital
Patricia Braham
Penterfield
New South Wales
R. Drake
Grantley Stable
Oliva Donne
Canada
Emilie
Holiday Traffic Toll Rises As New Year Weekend Ends
The Associated Press reports 63 deaths from New Year weekend traffic by 10 p.m. Saturday, with the National Safety Council projecting 460 to 540 deaths during the rally period. Light snow covered much of the region between the Great Lakes and Rockies as icy conditions persisted. The three day celebration began Friday at 6 p.m. and ends Monday at midnight.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountains
Washington
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Department of Defense
Department
Violent December 1967 Ends with Fatal and Damaging Events
A sweep of Southern Illinois in the last days of 1967 reports tornadoes in Randolph County injuring two, a Murphysboro youth drowning as a car enters Big Muddy backwaters, and an executive director rescued from the floodwaters by police. Additional fatal incidents include mine accidents at Old Ben No 2, a Marion death at a regional OEO office, arson probe at Ivy Dormitory, a Pittsburg man dead in a strip mine accident, a Panama Limited derailment near Carbondale, and two Town men killed in a woodland crash southeast of Murphysboro.
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Iinois
Randolph County
Percy Area
Murphysboro
Beaucoup Creek
Illinois
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Marion
State Office of Economic Opportunity
Old Ben
Lesser
Carbondale
Ivy
Southern Illinois University
Pittsburg
Eagle River
Shawnestown
Mlingis Central Railroad
Panama Limited
Pope Postpones Vatican Curia Reforms
Pope Paul VI delays curia reforms intended to curb conservative power and add democratic elements. The change shifts effective date to March 1 from January 1, with postponement linked to his November prostate operation. Vatican informants report the delay affects finalizing details.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
Snowy cold spell with four inch accumulations forecast
Snow and heavy stow warning with accumulations of four inches or more before diminishing today. Turning sharply colder today. Partly cloudy and very cold tonight through Monday. Highs around 25 to 30 degrees, lows 5 to 10. Weather details map. Pa. 4
Southern Illinois lawmakers clash over highway funds
State legislators defend and criticize a $50,000 cutback for 1968 road programs. Representatives from Southern Illinois cite unfair allocations, with Choate and Holt urging that district needs be reconsidered. They stress population, terrain costs, and previous gains, while accusing the administration of favoring metropolitan areas and citing specific Rt. 51 and other projects awaiting funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
John G. Gilbert
Carbondale
Dept. of Public Works and Buildings
Williams
Gale Williams
R-Murphysbmro
Illinois
Francis Lorenz
Stratton
State
Anna and
Makanda Road
State Highway Study Commission eyes county by county reclassifications
Illinois Highway Study Commission held its first meeting to map a 20 year program rewriting state and county road classifications. A county by county mileage and maintenance cost breakdown is urged, with regional meetings set for Peoria Springfield Chicago Centralia Carbondale Joliet. Bond funding and tax increases are discussed to back a $2 billion, 40 year bond issue, with revenue boosts from motor fuel taxes and vehicle licenses.
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Q. T. Banton
Lindsay-Schaub
Chicago
Illinois Highway Study Commission
William Mortimer
Barrington
Commission
Cook County
Mortimer
Peoria
Springfield
Centralia
Carbondale
Joliet
Amstutz
Ellis Dauner
Champaign
Danner
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Haiphong
Red China
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Tokyo
Red
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Louk Ban
Tadeo
Thailand
Dew
Meanchey
Feo
New York Times
Southern
Sux
Munnele, Inc
State Division of High Ways
District
Legisla
Clyde Cheate
D-Anna
Isa
Choate
Holloway Ceive
Gram
James D. Holt
D-Sparta
L Rep. Cunningham
William J. ‘Cunningham
R-Pinckneyville
Cunningham
Ohe County
Cooke
Sen. Gi
Springer
Norbert G. Springer
Rohester
Rep. Springer
Rep. McCormick
Rep
Co. L. McCormick
Vienna
Democratic Party
McCormick
Dolmer Mitchell
Brccinston City
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