Missouri family killed in Marion plane crash
Four members of a Springfield Missouri family were killed when their twin engine plane crashed near Illinois 37 just north of Marion. Victims were James V. Hilliard Jr 41 Kay 38 Trey 15 and John 12. Hilliard worked for IBM and Kay taught at a Springfield college. The FAA investigated the noon crash amid rain as relatives prepared for a fishing trip at Lake of Egypt with the children’s maternal grandparents.
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Missouri
Marion
Springfield, Mo
Illinois 37
Marion City
James V. Hilliard, Jr
Kay
Trey
John
Hilliard
Marketing Representa
Williamson County
James Wilson
Springfield
Lake of Egypt
K.L. Willis
Anna
Federal Aviation Administration
Wilson
Reagan predicts Kennedy nomination path to defeat Wallace
Ronald Reagan told the Georgia Republican Convention that Democrats will nominate Edward Kennedy in 1976 to block Alabama Governor George Wallace. He expects Kennedy to emerge as a reluctant savior at the Democratic convention, aiming to unite the party and blunt Wallace. State party leaders see Southern support for Reagan despite a convention vote not to endorse him.
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Ronald Reagan
California
Edward M. Kennedy
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Reagan
Georgia
Bob Shaw
Wallace
South
Democratic Party
Massachusetts
Ford meets with Franco to keep bases in Spain
President Ford met Gen Francisco Franco and Spanish officials to discuss extending the 22 year old military base agreement. Talks touched on defense cooperation and Spain’s push to end U S use of Torrejon and Moron bases while offering more aid. Negotiations for extension resume in mid June.
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Francisco Franco
Madrid
Franco
Spain
U.S
Arthur Hartman
Europe
Hartman
NATO
Brussels
America
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Torrejon
Moron
Zaragoza
Mideast peace moves foreseen amid high level talks
A senior American official warned that without two years of progress in the Arab Israeli dispute a war is certain. Ford meets Sadat in Salzburg before talks with Rabin in Washington and a late June reassessment of policy. Geneva conference revival expected despite cautious tone.
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Spain
Ford
Brussels
U.S
Middle East
Anwar Sadat
Salzburg
Austria
Sadat
Yitzhak Rabin
Washington
Kissinger
CIA used mobsters for Bay of Pigs invasion plan
Sacramento Bee reports four former Havana casino bosses acted as CIA informants for the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion. The mobsters allegedly supplied troop and vessel positions and claimed Havana residents would rise against Castro with a beachhead established. They were promised to recover buried caches.
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Calif
Central Intelligence Agency
Cuba
Sacramento Bee
CIA
Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
Denny
The
Bee
Florida
Las Vegas
Lawrence R. Houston
Thompson weighs run for governor amid Scott bid
U S Attorney James R Thompson said he will decide by early summer whether to seek the Illinois governorship after Attorney General William J Scott announced re election plans. GOP leaders plan to meet in Chicago to discuss candidates including Rumsfeld Anderson Lindberg and Carver with Thompson's fate tied to his achievement goals.
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Chicago
U.S
GOP
Don Adams
Republican State Central Committee
Weekend Regional Weather Outlook
Partly sunny today with a high in the lower 70s and considerable cloudiness tonight with a chance of showers. Lows in the low to mid 50s. Mostly cloudy Monday with a chance of showers and a high in the lower 70s.
June bursts into focus with tips and local notes
Inside today June is bursting out all over and you may be too. Slim down for summer with exercise tips on Page 17. Many veteran Southern Illinois teachers retire this year with profiles on Pages 8A and 9A of the Sunday Magazine. Missouri Valley Conference meetings conclude in Carbondale on Page 9. Tennis interest grows in the area as do facilities on Page 11.
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Southern Illinois
Carbondale
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Spillertown
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Atlanta, Ga
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Preston Stokes
Chatham County
Don K. Clements
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Mideast
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Thompson
Donald Rumsfeld
White House
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R-Nl
George W. Lindberg
Peoria
Richard Carver
Ann Landers
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