Alabama may move to acting governor if Wallace does not return
Alabama could shift duties and salary to Lt. Gov. Jere Beasley if Gov. George C. Wallace remains abroad after wounds from an assassin’s bullet. Beasley says he does not expect to assume, but would govern per Wallace’s wishes if required. A Jefferson Davis birthday holiday affects Beasley’s first day in office.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Jere Beasley
Mabel Amos
Beasley
Wallace
Silver Spring
Jefferson Davis
Police Chief Uncertain If City Hall Shooting Was Deliberate
Detective Walter Bell chauffeuring Mayor when a shot fired from above hit the car door and ricocheted into the street. The slug appeared to be .25 caliber. Mayor Hart, 46, proceeded to a church fashion show in Newark despite the incident.
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George Daher
Walter Bell
City Hall
Bell
Hart
Newark
Satirical rally denounces SIU leader over tenure vote
A spoof coalition announces a Monday protest on SIU campus to “thank” President David R. Derge for suppressing dissent and ignoring petitions against denying philosophy professor Douglas M. Allen tenure. The Free Forum site hosts the noon rally amid vanished protest groups.
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Southern Illinois University
David R. Derge
National Lackey Front
NLF
SDS
Derge
Board of Trustees
Philosophy
Robert G. Layer
Douglas M. Allen
Free Forum
Forum
Anna-Jonesboro Board Names Head Custodian
The Anna-Jonesboro High School Board named Lester Simmerman as head custodian and supervisor at 7 704 annual pay. The board interviewed three candidates for superintendent but took no action on the post. John Sipe remains acting superintendent as the district hires replacements.
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Anna - Jonesboro High School
Roy Johnson
Lester Simmerman
Anna
Joe
Wiretap law ruled unconstitutional in federal case
U S District Judge Joseph S Lord III declared the 1968 federal wiretap law unconstitutional, saying it jeopardizes Fourth Amendment privacy. The ruling came in a motion by seven defendants tied to a $10 million gambling operation, with a wiretap on Matthew F Whittaker of Pottstown referenced.
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Philadelphia
U. S. District Court
Joseph S. Lord III
U. S. Atty
Peter Vaira
Justice Department
Lord
U. S
Matthew F. Whitaker
Pottstown
Schuylkill County
Pennsylvania
Daley Said to Ignore Rules in Delegates Fight
Two Cook County committeemen testified Mayor Daley urged leaders to ignore reforms and elect national convention delegates as usual. Seymour Simon and Lynn Williams recounted Daley statements at party meetings and cited discussions with Rep. Rostenkowski about district delegates. The hearing paused as challenged delegates prepared to meet at the state convention in Springfield.
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Cook County
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Seymour Simon
Lynn A. Williams
New Trier Township
Daley
Simon
Williams
North Shore
Washington
Daniel Rostenkowski
D-Ill
Rostenkowski
Muskie
Springfield
Johnston City eyes federal housing highrise downtown
Johnston City plans to apply for a HUD housing highrise on the 100 block of East Broadway after last year’s downtown fire. Julius Steinmarch of Williamson County Housing Authority will pick up the HUD application in Chicago. The city has 108 federal units in three projects. waiting lists exceed 30 as daily applications arrive.
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Johnston City
Julius Steinmarch
Williamson County Housing Authority
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Chicago
Johnston City Council
Stemimarch
Steinmarch
Housing Authority
33 Rescued From Squalus Submarine Sinking
When the submarine Squalus sank off Portsmouth New Hampshire in 1939 rescuers saved 33 of the 59 crew using a diving bell amid the dramatic rescue.
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Squalus
Portsmouth
N.H
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