Voyageurs arrive in Grand Tower tied to Marquette Joliette voyage
Eight Illinois men retrace the 1673 Mississippi exploration of Father Marquette and Louis Joliet, stopping in Grand Tower as part of Illinois tricentennial celebrations. The crew includes Rev. Charles McEnery as Marquette and Reid Lewis as Joliet, with a public welcome by about 3,000 spectators. A prelude shows the re-enactment schedule through Cape Girardeau and Cairo, concluding with Southern Illinois University Carbondale pageant Between the Tower and the Town.
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Grand Tower
Illinois
Jim Phillips
Aurora
Leon Broske
Bill Dwyer
Jeff le Clerc
Fort Kaskaskia
Chester
Lewis-Jolliet
Central Illinois
Voyageurs
St. Ignace
Mich
Phillips
Ralph C. Frese
Chicago
Frese
Midwest
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Thebes
Cairo
Theater Department
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
FTC study links anticompetitive practices to oil shortage
FTC staff report accuses major oil companies of using government policies and market power to curb competition and raise profits. It notes 1,200 independent stations closed in five months and argues consumers bear the cost as majors seek to consolidate control over pipelines, refining, and marketing.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Associated Press
Arco
Exxon
Gulf
Mobil
Texaco
Shell
Standard Oil Co
California
Indiana
FTC
Regional rebirth credited to Sil as SL money goes where imagination goes
Regional feature credits Gof frey Hughes as director of Southern Illinois Inc and notes his view on investment guiding innovation. The same page teases stories on The Toy Lady Wanda Barras and a Daily Sun feature, with weather outlook for today and tonight.
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Goffrey Hughes
Southern Illinois Inc
Karen Rothe
Wanda Barras
Bud Farrar
Peace talks end in squabble at European conference
The first phase of the European Security Conference ended in a five hour quarrel over a final communique. The Soviet Union pressed for a windup statement while Western nations resisted Maltese demands on the Arab-Israeli issue. A compromise document postponed hard decisions and set up talks in Geneva August 29.
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Helsinki
Finland
Geneva
United States
France
Soviet Union
Nixon plans Phase 4 wage price controls within 10 days
The Nixon administration aims to unveil Phase 4 wage price controls within ten days as the dollar weakens overseas and the stock market falters. The plan adds flexibility, may vary by industry, and follows a 60 day freeze with possible early lift in some sectors while food prices face special treatment.
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Washington
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Communist forces gain in bold assault near Phnom Penh
Communists seize two townlets and trap a Cambodian government battalion in a market near Phnom Penh as battles flare on multiple fronts. U S air strikes arrive as government units evacuate Kompong Toul and Anlong Romiet, towns near Highway 3.
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U.S
Thailand
Kompong Toul
Anlong Romiet
Highway 3
Kompong Kantout
Nixon declines to appear before Watergate committee
President Nixon formally informed the Senate Watergate committee that he will not appear personally to defend himself or grant access to presidential files. He cites constitutional duties and a Truman precedent, stating he will address subjects publicly at an appropriate time.
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New York Times
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
Sam J. Ervin
Senate Select Committee On
Ervin
White House
Congress
Truman
House Committee On UN American Activities
Separation of Powers
House Committee
Turman
Ronald L. Ziegler
Mills May Step Down From House Post
Rep Wilbur D Mills chairman of the Ways and Means Committee says he will resign at term end if his health does not improve. The 64 year old Arkansas Democrat cites a degenerated disc pain. Mills has led tax reform and steered tax Social Security welfare and health legislation since 1958.
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Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means
House of Representatives
Mills
Ways and Means Committee
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