Peoria Police Clash With Negro Youths Wounding Ten Officers
Ten policemen and a newsman were wounded as shotgun fire and firebombs hit cars and buildings when police moved into the Green and Adams streets area to halt rock throwing. About 225 officers patrolled the Taft Homes district until calm returned before dawn. Thirteen are in custody with no charges filed yet.
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Peoria
Green
Adams
Robert Latham
Taft Homes
National Asssociation For the Advancement of Colored People
Green Lantern Tavern
Eisenhower Backs Broad GOP Vietnam Platform
Eisenhower urged the Republican platform writers to avoid a camouflaged surrender in Vietnam and to keep the stance flexible for the 1968 campaign. The Citizens Committee for Peace with Freedom in Vietnam pressed four core points opposing unilateral withdrawal and further escalation without reciprocal gains.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Hanoi
United States
Southeast Asia
Citizens Committee For Peace With Freedom
Vietnam
Citizens Committee
South Vietnam
Governor names panel for state fiscal study in Illinois
Gov Samuel H Shapiro appoints blue ribbon commission to study Illinois revenue needs and resources. He signed a bill transferring up to 60 million dollars from motor fuel tax to general revenue to ease a looming deficit. Simeon E Leland to head, Charles Conlon as vice chair, with House and Senate leaders named along with citizens.
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Samuel H. Shapiro
General Revenue Fund
Shapiro
Simeon E. Leland
Northwestern University College of Arts and Sciences
Charles Conlon
Federation of Tax Administrators
Illinois House
Steel union weighs 78 cent offer as deadline nears
United Steelworkers consider delaying action as wage and benefit package for three years remains under negotiation. A 20 cent immediate raise with 12 and 13 cent increases later could total 45 cents, plus a 5 percent bonus for non incentive workers and pensions rising to 6.50 a month per year of service. An extra paid holiday and widow pay are included.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
Anthony Tomko
McKeesport
Cal
Basic Steel Industry Conference
U S Deficit Reaches 25.4 Billion for Fiscal Year
Washington AP reports the fiscal year ending June 30 shows a 25.4 billion deficit, 5.6 billion above January estimates and 3.1 billion above March revised figures. Treasury Secretary Fowler and Budget Director Zwick blame delayed income tax surcharges and revenue shortfalls, noting Viet Nam adjustments. The deficit ranks fourth highest in history behind 1943 44 and 45.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Charles J. Zwick
Bureau of the Budget
Vietnam
Six Months After Riot Report Insights by Judge Kerner
Former Illinois governor Otto Kerner, who led the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, analyzes the panel’s findings in a five part series. The second article appears on page 8 of The Southern Illinoisian.
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National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Industrial promotion funds face need in four counties
A Greater Egypt Regional Planning report notes Jackson Williamson Franklin and Perry counties lack enough industrial development financing. It cites restricted budgets, reliance on affluent groups, and calls for frank budget reviews to ensure funds for promotion reach full operation.
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Roger Hughes
Southern Illinois
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Perry
Greater Egypt
Greater
Egypt
Chicago
New York City
Los Angeles
Commission
Benton
Industrial Commission
du Quoin Business Association
U S Forces Suffer Setbacks In Two Ground Battles
U S Marines from the 7th Regiment faced a brutal day long clash about 25 miles south of Da Nang leaving 20 Marines dead and 40 wounded after a mass ambush. In another action near Hue four air cavalrymen were killed and 25 wounded as ground troops repelled North Vietnamese forces.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
U. S
7Th Regiment
da Nang
Hue
Bon Homme Richard
Attar
Vinh
Cmdr
Guy Cane
New York City
Weather outlook with possible thunderstorms midweek
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions with likely thunderstorms late tonight into Wednesday. Highs Wednesday reach the mid to upper 80s, while tonight’s low stays near 70. Weather details on map page 8.
Rusk Says North Vietnam Must Reply Before Halting Bombing
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told reporters the United States cannot further curb bombing in North Vietnam without a credible response from Hanoi to U S peace moves. He warned of a two phase path to end bombing and noted North Korea and Pueblo crew issues alongside current Paris talks.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
North Vietnam
U. S
Rusk
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
North Korea
Hanoi
Paris
Hamoi
Southeast Asia
Talks deepen as Soviet moves and Czech question loom
Soviet military movements reported in Poland and a meeting between a Czechoslovak general and Soviet staff officers fueled attention as the Prague Moscow summit continued. Brezhnev and Dubcek spoke as delegates argued for floor time, with talks stretching beyond the planned short session.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Warsaw
Poland
Dragg
Cierna
Prace
Samuel Kodaj
Alexander Dubcek
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Dubcek
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St. Francis Hospital
Guy Gibson
WXCL
Ily
GOP Platform Committee
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Rockefeller
General Assembly
Steel Union
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