Foreign aid bill faces tough House test in 1968 session
The $2.36 billion foreign aid authorization faces sharp House opposition as Republicans push deeper cuts and possible outright kill moves. Administration fears escalating cuts, adjournment pressure, and a stalled process that could end the measure this session.
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Nasser cites Soviet pledge to aid Arab lands struggle
Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser said after Kremlin talks that Soviet leaders confirmed they would help liberate Arab lands. He stressed no shift toward war, only support for Arab rights, amid ongoing Middle East crisis following the 1967 war. Separate notices list local fines for liquor possession and traffic offenses in Carterville, DeSoto, and Marion.
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Wings of F111A break during ground test before Vietnam use
The Air Force F111A suffered wing failure during a January 1968 structural ground test two months before deployment to Vietnam. Officials say the issue was an overtest of capability, with wings breaking under stresses beyond normal flight, and a design fix not yet in the deployed aircraft.
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Services Set Monday for Everett Sickler
Everett Sickler 72 of Gorham died Saturday after a long illness. He born July 26 1895 in Sand Ridge, married Feb 23 1921 to Chloee Mifflin. He was a World War I veteran, retired farmer, Crain Freewill Baptist Church member, survived by wife, son Charles of Gorham, brothers Haskel Gorham Carrel Murphysboro Henry Chicago. services Mon at 2 p.m. in Meyer Denny Funeral Home Murphysboro with Rev Lloyd Jones officiating. Burial Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today.
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