Governor urges area officials to back Nixon revenue sharing
Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie spoke to about 200 city and county officials from 16 Southern Illinois counties at the Gateway Inn in Muddy. He outlined federal revenue sharing, argued for local control and urged endorsement while noting no state tax hikes and possible welfare reform.
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Southern
Illinois
Richard B. Ogilvie
Southern Illinois
Nixon
Ogilvie
Robert J. Lehnhausen
State
John W. McCarter
Gateway Inn
Muddy
Congress
House
Ways and Meals Committee
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Marion
Robert Butler
Wilbur
Washington
Arkansas
Lehnhausen
McCarter
Hoffa to relinquish Teamsters presidency amid parole dispute
Teamsters President James R. Hoffa informs from prison he will give up the post after 14 years and endorses Frank E. Fitzsimmons to succeed him. It remains unclear if resigning before the Miami Beach convention or after Hoffa’s term ends. Fitzsimmons is widely supported by top union officials.
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Washington
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Frank E
Fitzsimmons
Lewisburg
Miami Beach
Justice Department
John Mitchell
William Loeb
Manchester
N.H
Truck industry balks at proposed transportation reforms
William A. Bresnahan of the American Trucking Associations warns President Nixon that key regulation changes could trigger an all out fight. ATA, with members in 50 states and about 25 000 trucking firms, opposes easing entry rules and ending antitrust immunity for rate making bureaus. He argues eliminating immunity would not help finances and could cause chaos.
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Washington Star
Washington
Nixon
William A. Bresnahan
American Trucking Associations Inc
ATA
Bresnahan
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Weather outlook and page guide for Friday
Tonight remains partly cloudy with a low around 64. Friday shows partly cloudy skies with a chance of afternoon or evening thunderstorms, high near 90. Page 22 carries weather details and maps. pages 19 to 21 list classifieds. 23 features comics. editorial content on page 4. Family Living on pages 6 to 7. Sports spanning pages 13 to 14.
Macon shuts out Nashville in state tournament tilt
Nashville pitcher Steve Shartzer scattered four hits but Nash ville fell 5-0 to Macon. Nashville ends a 14-10 season as Macon advances to Friday’s semi finals versus Chicago Lane Tech Southwest. Keller doubled and Holston and Kania added singles for Nashville. Macon pushed four runs in a four run third inning on eight total hits.
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Steve Shartzer
Macon
Nashville
Peoria
Roger Hake
Chicago
Lane Tech
Rick Keller
Mike Holston
Ken Kania
Michael
Kania Shartzer
Otto
Anticampus bill fails to clear Senate floor
Sen G William Horsley of Springfield saw his anticampus measure fail on the Senate floor as only 27 Republican votes backed discharging the bill from the Education Committee. Several Republicans who opposed the bill in committee later supported discharge, including Everett Laughlin and John Gilbert, amid beliefs the motion would fail.
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Horsley
Sen
Everett Laughlin
Freeport
John Gilbert
Carbondale
Illinois Senate bills seek end to most teacher tuition waivers
Legislation filed in the Illinois Senate proposes abolishing most teacher tuition waivers and scholarship awards effective January 1, 1972. Backers estimate the programs total 3 to 4 million dollars annually after the ban. Chief sponsor is Sen. Thomas Hynes with Sen. Richard Newhouse and Sen. Carbondale as co sponsors.
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Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Ilinois Senate
Thomas Hynes
Chicago
Senate
Board of Higher Education
Richard Newhouse
Everett Laughlin
Freeport
Cholera Death Toll Rises Among East Pakistani Refugees
West Bengal health director reports over 1000 refugee deaths from a cholera epidemic near Calcutta, with hospital records noting 1000 as a conservative figure. Refugees crowded camps or sheltered roadside, Nadia district border area, disease spreading rapidly due to scarce medical facilities.
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Calcutta
India
West Bengal
Hiralal Saha
Nadia
Saha
Illinois legislators weigh vacancy filling power in judiciary
Lawmakers show mixed support for a bill letting they fill judicial vacancies directly. The House rejected a proposal to delegate authority to courts and discussed Lindberg's alternative appoint process with a three-name governor pick. The Senate stance remains unclear and a compromise plan gains attention.
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Richard H. Ieen Lindsay-Schaub
Illinois
Supreme Court
House
Chicago
Senate
George Lindberg
Crystal Lake
Lindberg
Illinois Supreme Court
Lindberg bill eyed as alternative to Democrat plan for vacancies
Analysis notes that the Lindberg bill could avoid Cook County Democratic dominance by directing appointive power away from the party. Republicans fear the current system would let judges favor nominees tied to party leaders, while some say the measure could simplify lawmakers' path to the bench. A House committee may propose shifting appointive authority to the governor.
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Chicago
Cook County
House
House Constitution Committee
Mills Attacks Nixon Revenue Sharing Plan as Trojan Horse
Rep. Wilbur D. Mills denounces the $5 billion revenue sharing proposal as dangerous and says it would tighten strings on states and localities. Treasury Secretary Connally defends the plan while acknowledging possible future conditions and weaker endorsements from party leaders. Rep. Byrnes proposes tax credits instead. Tampa would gain 14.51 per capita. Commerce California 57.78 per person under the distribution.
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Washington
Nixon
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Mills
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Connally
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Byrnes
Sam Gibbons
D-Fla
Tampa
Commerce
Calif
Election Law Boost for Thieu Wins Assembly Approval
The National Assembly in Saigon approved a key election law that strengthens President Nguyen Van Thieu’s bid for re-election in October. Thieu sponsored the provision and critics say it could block other candidates by requiring a petition endorsed by 40 assembly members or 100 local council members.
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Saigon
Aip
South Vietnam
National Assembly
Nguyen van Thieu
Assembly
Thieu
Black Caucus solicita fondos a grandes corporaciones
Ejecutivos de 13 congresistas negros y lobbyists de GM, Anheuser-Busch, AT&T, Coca-Cola y otras firmas se reunieron en el National Press Club para apoyar una cena benéfica de la Black Caucus. Buscan 2,400 entradas a 100 dólares cada una para financiar investigación y personal del caucus.
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Ronald Sarro
Washington Star
Washington General Motors
Anheuser-Busch
At&t
Coca-Cola
Kraft Co
Lever Bros
J. C. Penney Co
American Airlines
Campell Soups
National Press Club
Congressional Black Caucus
Sheraton Park Hotel
William Clay
D-Mo
Clay
la Mancha
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