Rising living costs push January index higher in US
Washington reports a 0.1 percent January rise driven by housing gasoline and auto insurance. The 1957-59 base index reached 108.9. About 950,000 auto farm equipment and aerospace workers will gain one cent an hour under price-linked contracts.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
International Harvester Co
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Aerospace
Locks Plan Gets Approval On Ohio River Dams
The Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors approves replacements for locks 50 and 51 on the Ohio River near Mound City. Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois notes the project is part of widening and improving navigation. A new dam at Mound City will be built, already having board approval.
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Board of Engineers For Rivers and Harbors
Ohio River
Mound City
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Ohio
Racial Clash Victim Dies in Alabama Shooting
In Selma Alabama on February 26 Jimmy Lee Jackson 26 of Marion died at a Selma hospital after emergency surgery for a stomach wound inflicted during a racially charged night of violence on February 18. He had shown signs of improvement before deteriorating Thursday night.
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Selma
Ala
Marion
Jimmy Lee Jackson
New York Black Muslim Charged In Malcolm X Slaying
Norman 3X Butler, 26, of the Bronx, a Black Muslim enforcer, is charged with Malcolm X murder in Manhattan. Police tie five men to the assassination as 13 shots felled Malcolm X at a Washington Heights rally.
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New York
Malcolm X
Norman 3X Butler
Bronx
Butler
Malcolm XK
Malcolm
Washington Heights
Manhattan
Talmadge Hayer
Paterson
N.J
Hayer
Hariem
Uptown Chamber of Commerce
Organization For Afro-American Unity and Muslim Mosque, Inc
Bief
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
Farmer
Washington
Carl Rowan
United States Information Agency
Rowan
Millions at stake in Madison County railroad tax case
The Illinois Supreme Court will hear a Madison County case March 18 over railroad tax assessments for 1957–1962. The case challenges 100 percent valuation, involves 45 judgments from Judge James O. Monroe, 52 objections by 13 railroads, and could affect statewide taxing districts and millions in revenue.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
Madison County
James O. Monroe
Supreme Court
Illinois Department of Revenue
Revenue Department
The
Cook County
Williamson County
Jackson County
Illinois Central Railroad
Explosives Found In Possession Of Suspect Linked To Threats
Police stepped up guard around Dr. Martin Luther King Jr in Los Angeles as they hunted a white racist believed armed with explosives. Keith D. Gilbert, 27, a gun dealer facing an attempted murder charge, had boxes of stolen items and dynamite found in his apartment. Two men were questioned for burglary and later booked on burglary suspicions. An anonymous call warned the dynamite would be used against King. King spoke at a World Affairs Council luncheon before a screening of The Greatest Story Ever Told and planned to return to Selma, Alabama to renew voter registration efforts.
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Los Angeles
Martin Luther King Jr
Keith D. Gilbert
Dr. King
Manuel Pena
Gilbert
World Affairs Council
Selma
Ala
Weather outlook warms for Southern Illinois through weekend
A warmer trend settles over Southern Illinois with generally fair skies through Saturday. Lows drop to the low 20s tonight while Saturday’s highs reach the 40s. Map and details on page 18.
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Southern
Illinois
Jet Tanker KC135 Collide Over Atlantic Ocean
An Air Force B47 bomber and a KC135 tanker collided during refueling about 250 miles south of Newfoundland. The bomber returned from Spain. the tanker had taken off from Dow AFB Maine. Five large rescue planes scoured the crash zone with crews of seven aboard.
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Newington
N. H
Atlantic Ocean
Newfoundland
Pease Air Force Base
United States
Spain
Dow Air Force Base
Bangor
Maine
Coast Guard
New York
8Th Air Force
Westover Afb
Mass
U. S
Saigon
Viet Nam
Air Force
Phuoc Tuy
Bien Hoa
Binh Dinh
Viet Nam Talks Favored by North Viet Nam
North Viet Nam appears receptive to U Thant's negotiated settlement proposals for Viet Nam while the United States demands clear indications Hanoi will halt arms and troop reinforcements before talks. U S officials warn no political gambit stops continued aggression and call for on the ground moves. Kosygin warns the war could widen unless U S actions end.
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United Nations
N. Y
North Viet Nam
U Thant
Viet Nam
United States
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
U. N
Thant
France
Britain
Soviet Union
Dean Rusk
Washington
Kosygin
U. S
Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
South Korea
Many Roads Still Blocked In State After Snowstorm
Sunshine could not hide the impact of a winter storm that left the state with 4 to 12 inches of snow and drifts up to 10 feet. State police noted major highways such as U S 150 north of Farmer City and U S 136 near Rantoul remained blocked with hundreds of roads impassable or one way.
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Chicago
U. S. 150
Farmer City
U. S. 136
Rantoul
U. S. 54
U. S. 50
Neoga
Mattoon
State and local officials seek ways to curb rising bombings
Dynamite usage and bombings are rising in Southern Illinois with four recent incidents in Williamson and Jackson counties. State law bans possession or transport of explosives for crime, with penalties from one to twenty years. Authorities plan an arson and bomb squad as they push for tougher penalties.
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Mike Qualls
Illinois
Department of Mines and Minerals
al Phillips
Williamson
Jack
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