Israel begins repatriation of Egyptian POWs in swap
Israel has started repatriating 4500 Egyptian prisoners of war including five generals in exchange for 16 Jewish soldiers and civilians held in Egyptian prisons since the June war. The deal, announced by the Red Cross in Geneva, involves transports from Atlit to El Gantara near the Suez Canal amid a news blackout in Tel Aviv.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
International Red Cross
Geneva
Atlit
Haifa
Elgantara
Suez Canal
Catastrophic Sicily quake toll climbs with 300 dead
In Sicily the earthquake toll rises with unofficial figures at 300 dead, about 1,500 missing and 1,500 injured as rescue teams search crushed villages. Refugees endure freezing night outdoors while tremors continue and aid arrives with bread and milk for survivors.
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Palermo
Sicily
Mediterranean
King Warns of Draft Dissenters Crushing Threat
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr visiting Santa Rita Prison Farm near Oakland, addressing an antidraft vigil of 400 in cold drizzle. He warned of government attempts to crush dissent and praised jailed protesters including folksinger Joan Baez and her mother serving 45 day sentences for an antidraft demonstration.
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Oakland
Calif
Martin Luther King
Santa Rita
Joan Baez
Oakland Induction Center
Social Security tax debates rise amid rising costs
Bruce Bioss outlines proposals and counterproposals on expanding Social Security coverage and benefits, with talk of raising the earnings base to 10 800 and tax rates possibly to 10 percent. The piece notes Medicare expansion, cost of living pressures, and debate over funding through general taxes versus insurance contributions.
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Bruce Bioss
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
United States Treasury
U.S. Senate
Kennedy
America
Treasury
Senate
Free pamphlet on Social Security changes
A pamphlet titled Recent Improvements in Your Social Security is available free from the Carbondale Social Security Administration office at 1007 W. Main St. Write to Post Office Box 1028 Carbondale or call Carbondale 457-1236 to obtain a copy.
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Carbondale
Social Security Administration
Main St
Illinois 150th anniversary marks statehood petition in 1818
Illinois celebrates its sesquicentennial with a retrospective on the 1818 petition for statehood. The article notes congressional action led by Nathaniel Pope and the rapid passage of measures, with Illinois achieving admission and a census, convention, and elections. It details early population, settlement, and the roles of Kaskaskia and Vandalia, plus Cook and Pope in pushing statehood. The piece closes noting a postponed airport authority board meeting for January 22 at 7:30 p.m.
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Milburn P. Akers
Associated Press
Illinois Territorial
Congress
House of Representatives
Nathaniel Pope
Illinois
Pope
Linois
James Monroe
Mississippi
Ohio
Wabash
New
Kaskaskia
Cahokia
Vandalia
Springfield
Southern Illinois Airport Authority Board
Gene Seibert
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Murphysboro
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Charles L. Tucker
Marion, Ill
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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago
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Illini
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Quincy
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Champaign-Urbana
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Fairfield
Lake Michigan
Wisconsin
Wwin- Wai Rover Sale
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Philco
Poor Boy
Bank OF Evansville
Vergennes State Bank
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Plymouth
Chrysler Motors Corporation
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Main Street
Carbondale, Ill
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North Park Herrin, Ill
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14Th and
Liberty Street
Murphysboro, Ill
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