Nixon seeks congressional approval for missile pact
President Nixon asks Congress to approve the landmark U S Soviet missiles agreement aimed at curbing the nuclear arms spiral. The SALT talks drew praise and some criticism as debates loom in Congress with figures like Sen Henry M Jackson and Rep John M Ashbrook weighing in on the accord.
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Nixon
Congress
Henry M. Jackson
John M. Ashbrook
House
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
Massachusetts
George McGovern
California
Nixon reports on arms accord draws cheers and split opinion
President Nixon's joint session address on the U S Soviet arms accords drew Republican cheers and Democratic condemnation as lawmakers debated the Moscow agreements. He argued for ratification while acknowledging Vietnam and calling for a broader peace effort.
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Nixon
Congress
Yea
House
Heroin racket tied to South Vietnamese leaders and CIA links
Yale professor Alfred W. McCoy charged that South Vietnam’s opium and heroin trade is controlled by top politicians and military figures, with involvement from Corsican and U.S. Mafia groups. He alleged CIA-backed mercenaries and corrupt officials profit, while some U.S. diplomats cave to the drug trade.
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U.S
Senate
Alfred W. McCoy
Yale University
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Nguyen Cao Ky
Tran van Khiem
Nguyen Thi Ly
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Laos
Cambodia
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Saigon
McCoy
Indochina
Thailand
van Page
CIA
Golden Triangle
Ford gets go ahead on 1973 car production
Environmental Protection Administrator William D. Ruckelshaus said he will allow Ford Motor Co to produce and ship its 1973 cars if initial tests show full compliance with federal anti pollution requirements in large scale testing. The conditional certification would avert a shutdown that could have put up to 450000 workers out of jobs for a month or more.
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Washington
Environmental Protection
William D. Ruckelshaus
Ford Motor Co
Mississippi River Festival nets major Illinois Arts Council grant
The Illinois Arts Council awarded over 90 thousand dollars to music projects. The Mississippi River Festival received 35 thousand dollars outright plus a 15 thousand dollar challenge grant for Ed wardsville. Other grants went to Southern Illinois University 2 500 Western Illinois University Camerata Woodwind Quintet 2 000 and the Young Disciples of East St Louis 1 000.
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Mississippi River
Illinois Arts Council
Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University
Western Illinois University
Camerata Woodwind
Young Disciples of East
Weekend warmth with sunny, hot Saturday
Weather brief notes a fair night and warmer low near 58. Saturday promises mostly sunny skies and hot conditions with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s.
Commencement Day Processes Through Southern Illinois Campuses
Marion High School seniors in gowns and mortarboards are seen Thursday as they prepare for the formal ceremonies marking graduation. Processions wind across high school and college campuses as they receive diplomas. story on page 3.
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Southern Illinois
Marion High School
Ter
Butch Nevious
Davis case goes to jury
Angela Davis faces murder kidnapping and conspiracy charges with a possible life sentence as the trial moves to jury deliberations. Prosecutors say she helped plan the courthouse escape that left Judge Haley George Jackson Jonathan Jackson and McClain dead. The defense argues the case is a hoax and a stain on justice.
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Calif
Angela Davis
Richard E. Arnason
Leo A. Branton
Miss Davis
Albert Harris Jr
Jonathan Jackson
George
San Quentin
Jonathan
Superior Court
Harold J. Haley
Marin County
James McClain
McClain
Soledad Brothers
George Jackson
Court House
Haley
Payoff probe uncovers more allegations against Kerner aide
An IRS agent testified that a federal prisoner claimed Otto Kerner and Theodore Isaacs were involved in additional payoffs disguised as legal fees. The probe linked favors to distressed insurance companies and savings and loan firms as part of the race track stock case. The hearing in Chicago explored rights advisement and suppression motions before Judge Robert L. Taylor.
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Chicago
Otto Kerner
Kerner
State Revenue
Theodore Isaacs
Internal Revenue Service
William Witkowski
IRS
Isaacs
Witkowski
William Miller
Illinois Racing Board
Joseph Knight
Faith McIntorf
Miller
Robert L. Taylor
Knoxville
Iraq nationalizes IPC and halts oil exports from Med terminals
Iraq declared the seizure of the Iraq Petroleum Co. and will form a new firm to operate IPC assets. Export terminals at Banias and Tripoli were ordered shut indefinitely while Baghdad seeks Moscow help to market the oil. IPC assets are valued above 350 million dollars with major foreign ownership intact.
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Mediterranean
Moscow
Iraq Petroleum Co
Ahmed Hassan al Bakr
Middle East
IPC
Baghdad
Iraq
Banias
Syria
Tripoli
Lebanon
London
U. S
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Mobil
British Petroleum
Royal Dutch Shell
Compagnie Francaise Des Petroles
The
Gulbenkian Foundation
Prices rise as May wholesale index climbs while jobless rate holds
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports May wholesale prices up 0.6 percent spurred by farm products up 1.4 percent. Unemployment remains at 5.9 percent with no change from April and March. Sen. Proxmire calls for a 4 percent goal and interim date. Livestock prices jump 4.5 percent, pressuring meat costs.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
William Proxmire
Dwis
Senate House Economic Committee
Proxmire
Nixon
Relocated patients return after hospital strike at Union County
Thirty six patients have been moved from Union County Hospital at Anna back to the nursing home section after the strike began in late March. Administrator Robert Dickson cited better facilities in the nursing home and said no new kitchen is planned. About 24 more patients may be admitted and no new staff will be hired for the nursing home, while the hospital employs about 120. The nursing home previously had around 240 staff, with about 170 non professional and licensed practical nurses striking for Teamsters Local 37 membership. No formal talks or meetings are planned. Union representative Sam Trefts declined comment.
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Anna
Robert Dickson
Dickson
Teamsters Union Local 37
Teamsters Union
Sam Trefts
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