Illinois Board Reconsiders Higher Ed Capital Budgets
The Illinois Board of Higher Education votes 9 to 6 to reopen discussion on nearly 24 million dollars in capital improvement funding for six state universities. The decision follows a Feb 2 session that boosted total projects to 135 million. SIU’s request was cut then restored to 26.4 million.
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Chicago
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Ben W. Heineman
Southern Illinois University
Higher Board
SIU
Ranger 8 On Course For Moon Mission Milestone
The Ranger 8 spacecraft launched atop an Atlas Agena rocket and entered a smooth flight toward the moon. Its 65 hour 234 300 mile trek aims to capture more than 4000 high detail lunar photographs to extend Ranger 7’s work and aid future manned lunar landings within five years.
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Ranger 8
Flight Control Center
Ranger 7
Air and defense stocks rise amid uneven market
An irregular recovery pushed the stock market higher in moderate trading. Aerospace and defense issues advanced despite uncertainty over Southeast Asian military developments. Airlines were mostly higher except Eastern which fell about two points as profit-taking persisted.
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Eastern
Infiltrator Cop Rewarded After Bronx Bomb Plot Bust
Raymond Wood a 31 year old rookie turned undercover detective helped unmask a quartet accused of planning to blow up the Statue of Liberty the Washington Monument and the Liberty Bell. Police and the FBI arrested three Americans described as pro Castro and pro Red Chinese fanatics and a Canadian woman as Wood was seen transferring dynamite. Wood received a gold shield promotion from Police Commissioner Murphy at a news conference.
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Raymond Wood
Washington Monument
FBI
Wood
Bronx
Black Liberation Front
Michael J. Murphy
Aid Payments Public Helps Jobless Man Learn New Skill
An unemployed man can enter a $2.2 million Manpower Development and Training Act program without losing family public aid or unemployment compensation. The state covers living costs, with aid continuing and training pay offset. Eligible applicants are unemployed or under employed adults 17 plus, with earnings supplements and travel allowances available.
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Stephen Tatarsky
Southern Illinoisan
Olive Hastie
Benton
Dept. of Public Aid
Illinois
State Employment Service
Employment Service
Max Chamberlain
West Frankfort
The
Franklin and
Williamson
Senators Urge Negotiation In Viet Nam
Democratic Sens. Frank Church and George McGovern urged anew for negotiated settlement in South Viet Nam. McGovern cited public support for negotiation and warned bombing alone won t solve the guerrilla war, while Church warned continued fighting would cause excessive casualties and push toward a settlement with the Communists. Both spoke in Senate addresses amid Southeast Asia policy debate.
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Washington
Frank Church
George S. McGovern
Anew
South Viet Nam
McGovern
South Dakota
Johnson
Viet Nam
Church
Idaho
U.S
Senate
Rights Leader Struck and Jailed in Alabama Incident
Selma report says Rev. C. T. Vivian of Atlanta, aide to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was struck in the mouth by Dallas County Sheriff James G. Clark and jailed after being charged with criminal provocation. He faced a contempt of court trial tied to an order against illegal assembly.
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Dallas County
James G. Clark
Hitler
Vivian
Martin Luther King Jr
Swan For Southern Illinois Weather Update
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy and mild conditions through Thursday. Overnight lows around the low 30s and Thursday highs in the mid to upper 50s. Map and details appear on page eight.
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Illinois
Surprise Talk Between Johnson and Eisenhower on Viet Nam Policy
President Johnson held an informal surprise conference with former President Dwight D. Eisenhower in the White House discussing Viet Nam as part of a broad range of world problems. Reedy said Johnson sought the general's advice and noted Eisenhower’s recent London talks. Eisenhower is in Washington for a routine medical checkup at Walter Reed. Both leaders previously faced serious heart attacks in 1955.
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Washington
Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
White House
Viet Nam
George E. Reedy
Tion
Reedy
Palm Springs
Calif
Oval Office
Legislators Visit Lincoln State School in Mixed Hope and Hopelessness
Illinois lawmakers led by Lt. Gov. Shapiro toured Lincoln State School finding hope in Wilbur Cottage for 280 patients and rising care, but lament overcrowding and poor conditions in the Girl's Cottage housing 560 women. The trip aimed to show contrasts between newer facilities and aging, undersized architecture and staff shortages.
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Ralph H. Johnson
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Illinois General Assembly
Lincoln State School
Wilbur Cottage
Tors
Otto Kerner
Samuel Shapiro
Lincoln
Kerner
Jacksonville State Hospital
Anthony Scariano
D-Park Forest
Joseph Albaum
Lincoln School
Illinois
Ees
Shapiro
Illinois House advances reapportionment amid GOP protests
The Illinois House passes a Democratic bill to reapportion 59 districts 117 to 54, sending it to a conference committee. Republicans denounce the plan as unconstitutional, while Democrats defend compact, population based districts. Senate Republican leaders threaten to block a sales tax extension without reapportionment.
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Springfield
Illinois
Senate
Clyde Choate
Anna
U.S. Supreme Court
Chaote
Albert Hachmeister
Chicago
Jackson
Williamson
Pope, Gallatin
Hardin
Massac
Johnson
Union
Alexander
Pulaski
Randolph
Perry
Saline
Franklin
Sen
W. Russell Arrington
Evanston
GOP
Viet Troops Hunt Enemy In Southwest of Saigon
AP reports a large operation began with the discovery of a Viet Cong battalion 32 miles southwest of Saigon as Vietnamese troops moved in. Fighter-bombers sank a Viet Cong vessel in Vung Ro Bay, while a Chinese? No, Communist forces drove off Vietnamese navy junk. Casualties for Feb 7-13 include 35 Americans killed, 196 wounded, and one missing.
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Sai
Gon
Vung Ro Bay
Saigon
Johnson Seeks Revised ARA to Boost Regional Growth
President Johnson plans a revamped Area Redevelopment Act to stress regional planning and community loans and grants. Senator Douglas aides say an official announcement may come soon, with focus on water and sewer projects to lure new industry. Southern Illinois counties already cooperate on regional planning, featuring Carbondale and surrounding growth points.
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Stephen Tatarsky
Lyndon Johnson
Congress
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
Karyn McGrath
Douglas
Sen
Southern Illinois
McGrath
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Perry
Randolph
Saline
Gallatin
Alexander
Pulaski
Trial Corp
Kroger
Technical Tape Corp
Senate
Acgion
Johnson
Illinois
Southern
Jackson County
Jefferson County
Carbondale
Greater Egypt
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Melvin Lockard
R. A. Stipes Jr
John Page Wham
Ray Page
Ranger
Cape Kennedy, Fla
America
Moon
New York
M Hae
Anna State Hospital
Chamberlain
Selma
Ala
Swan
House
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