Salukis Edge Aces In Thriller Still Fall 68 67
The SIU Salukis and Evansville Aces drew a 68 67 result at SIU Arena in front of a record Southern Illinois crowd. Evansville clinched the win in a tense finish after SIU led late, with a possible third meeting looming if both reach NCAA play.
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Lon Eubanks
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Evansville
Dering
Iead
Salukis
Aces
Buddhists Plan Peace Move to Pressure U S Troop Exit
Buddhist leaders in South Viet Nam prepare a nationwide campaign demanding the withdrawal of U S troops and the removal of Maxwell D. Taylor as ambassador. The plan, to launch at a Buddhist meeting, calls for a reconciliation committee to negotiate reunification with the north. Thich Quang Lien will lead the drive.
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South Viet Nam
United States
Thich Quang Lien
Yale University
U.S
North
South
Viet Nam
Quang Lien
Maxwell D. Taylor
Saigon
More Arrests In Hazardous Device Plot
Six persons were taken into custody in Montreal raids beginning before dawn as part of a plot to bomb major U S landmarks. Four were held on formal charges, and authorities will not publish names until arraignment next Monday under Canadian law.
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New York Times
Montreal
Philadelphia
Washington Monument
Cardinal Meyer Improves After Emergency Tracheotomy
A hospital spokesman said Cardinal Albert Mayer Meyer remains very sick but stabilizing after an emergency tracheotomy performed to aid breathing, following brain surgery two days earlier.
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Chicago
Albert Cardinal Meyer
Labor Warns Of Slowdown Against Economic Expansion
Bay Harbour Florida February 27 organized labor leaders warned of a possible slowdown in the economy later this year. The AFL-CIO executive council urged higher wages and fringe benefits in both private and public sectors to sustain growth amid automation and a swelling labor force.
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New York Times
Bay Harbour
Fla
Organized
Executive Council
Afl-Cio
John McVey Leads Potential Herrin Election Slate
Page 3 outlines John McVey at the helm of a prospective slate for Herrin city elections. The item signals early campaign organization and local political activity. The report frames McVey as a central figure in upcoming contests and identifies a slate of allies or opponents shaping the race.
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John McVey
Herrin City
Fox Hunters
SIU
Evansville
War on Poverty Drives Grants Across 131 Areas
Nation expands anti poverty effort with $26.7 million in grants to 131 communities and regional groups. Illinois sites seek local action including Neighborhood Youth Corps planning, day care, training, and youth employment under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 with priority on community led solutions.
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Stephen Tatarsky
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University
Office of Economic Opportunity
Carbondale
Illinois
Washington, D.C
West Frankfort
Eldorado
Alexander County
Union County
Federal
OEO
North Carolina
Ripley County
Miss
GOP Critics Question Lodge Viet Nam Appointment
Influential Republicans express reservations about President Johnson naming Henry Cabot Lodge to study the Viet Nam situation. Senator Morton says GOP lawmakers back Johnson but doubt Lodge will soften Democratic criticism or help rally congressional support. Lodge plans a broad review of Washington information to identify potential actions, including punitive attacks.
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Washington
Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Viet Nam
U.S
Lodge
Saigon
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Rey
GOP
Sens
Church
Morse
Gruening
Morton
Frank Church
Idaho
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
White House
North
South
Stevenson Thant Confer Over Viet Nam Crisis
Adlai E. Stevenson talked two hours with Secretary General U Thant in New York on the Viet Nam crisis. The United States circulated a white paper to all Security Council members to stress urgency, a U S spokesman said the talks centered on Viet Nam with few other details.
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New York Times
United Nations
N.Y
Adlai E. Stevenson
U Thant
Viet Nam
United States
Security Council
U.S
Stevenson
Thant
Dock Strike Nears End in Gulf Coast Deal
In Galveston Texas on February 27 AP reports a 22 man docking longshoremen negotiating team and maritime industry reached a four year contract ending the billion dollar walkout that began January 11. The West Gulf District Contract Committee unanimously approved the agreement, signaling the end of widespread disruption from Maine to Texas.
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Galveston
Tex
Gulf Coast
Maine
Texas
West Gulf District
U.S. Warns North Viet Nam Could Expand War
The United States released a 64 page white paper accusing North Viet Nam of escalating aggression against South Viet Nam. It warns that absent North Vietnamese restraint Washington may widen the war, citing increasing infiltration, weapon smuggling, and the Communist party leadership in Hanoi. The document aims to justify continued air strikes and to block talks until North Viet Nam ceases aggression.
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New York Times
Washington
United States
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
State Department
North
South
Nist
China
Communist Party
United Nations Security Council
Radhatrishna Ramani
Malaysia
Hanoi
Mild Weekend Weather For Southern Illinois
Fair to partly cloudy with mild temperatures expected Sunday highs in the upper 50s to upper 60s. Sunday night will be mostly cloudy with a low in the 40s, followed by showers and thunderstorms and a turn to colder Monday. Southerly winds 8 to 15 mph.
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Illinois
Operation Continues Largest Helicopter Raid Fails to Find Enemy
The massive South Viet Nam operation east of Saigon involved 137 helicopters, 127 American, but yielded no Viet Cong contact. One helicopter crashed from mechanical failure and was recovered. Prior canberra bombing followed by air force strikes set forest sections ablaze as the operation continued with undisclosed details.
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Saigon
United States
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