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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1968
Page
5
The Senate backed 983.4 million total FAA funding with 153 million added to hire 3,627 air traffic controllers. Delays and takeoff landings at major airports persist as traffic jams threaten flight cancellations and possible facility cutbacks.
Deputy State Fire Marshal Kerry Keen investigated a barn fire east of Carterville around 11 p.m. Sunday. It marked the area's fourth fire in two days with no damage estimate. Raymond Moore of Carterville rented the barn from Lewpar Corp. in Carbondale and reported only hay loss while the cause remained undetermined. Carterville firemen suspect arson in three simultaneous early Friday blazes near Carterville Energy and along old Route 13 east of town.
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller declared that neither front runner Richard Nixon nor Ronald Reagan could defeat the Democrats in the November election. He argued George Wallace could hurt Nixon by denying Southern victories and suggested Reagan would face problems in broad races. Rockefeller, pressing to overtake Nixon, claimed the campaign is gaining momentum and expressed optimism despite rebuttals from Nixon supporters.
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