Tragic Bridge Train Crash Kills Five Near Chester
Five people visiting relatives in Chester were killed when struck by a northbound Missouri Pacific freight train on a Mary's River bridge two miles southeast of Chester. Victims include Bob Schopfer and Robert Saxenmeyer from Las Vegas New Mexico and Saxenmeyer's 10 year old son Craig. Jerr y Bauer 14 of Chester and two couples were related by marriage.
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Chester
Mary’s River
Bob Schopfer
Las Vegas
N.M
Robert Saxenmeyer
Nev
Saxenmeyer
Craig
Jerry Bauer
Schopfer
Joe
Randolph County
P. M. Wilkerson
Ishmo
W. E. Eastwood
Coffee
Bauer
Roland Stumpf
Missouri-Pacific
Belleville
Welge Funeral Home
Florida Hurrican Abby Lashes Punta Gorda and State
Abby moved ashore in Punta Gorda with threats of floods and tornado warnings across central and southern Florida. Five people were missing and a child was dead as the storm approached Cape Kennedy and the moonport project.
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Punta Gorda
Fla
Abby
Florida
Moonport
Cape Kennedy
Reuther Criticism Splits Labor Movement in 1960s
AFL-CIO Textile Workers Union chief William Pollock argues Walter Reuther’s split from the federation weakens labor, risks aiding enemies, and hinders organizing in the South. Pollock backs Humphrey for president while noting Reuther’s lean to Kennedy and Meany’s suspension of the UAW.
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Reuther
UAW
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Pollock
P. L. (Roy) Siemiller
Aflcio International Association of Machinists
Meany
South
Walter Reuther
Illinois to approve sweeping health education overhaul for colleges
The State Board of Higher Education is expected to approve an expansive plan adding an M D program at Southern Illinois University, expanding University of Illinois medical school activities to Rockford and Peoria, and creating a dental school at SIU Edwardsville. The plan, backed by a 70 recommendation report, seeks to raise doctor and nursing production, establish clinical training centers, and fund health occupation training across multiple campuses.
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Thomas Gregory Lindsay-Schaub
Chicago
Illinois
State Board of Higher Education
Southern Illinois University
University of Illinois
Rockford
Peoria
SIU
Edwardsville
Lyman A. Glenny
Higher Education Board
U of I
Springfield
Champaign Urbana
Chicago Circle
Carbondale
Robert MacVicar
U of I’s Medical Center
Board Study of
Illinois Health Education
St. Louis University Dental School
MacVicar
U of I’s
College of Dentistry
Northern Illinois University
Illinois State University
Institute of Health
ISU
NIU
Springfield College
Viet Cong shell Saigon for second night amid heavy fighting
Viet Cong gunners fired about 20 mortar rounds into Saigon's southern sector in two attacks while fresh troops were sent into the city. A US spokesman said rounds landed near the Cho Quan power station and at the 4th Precinct with no immediate casualties. Government officials appointed Nguyen Van Minh to direct defense of the capital. Elsewhere, U.S. and allied forces reported heavy fighting in the Mekong Delta, central highlands, and near Phu Bai, with air missions targeting build up areas around Saigon and Dak To.
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Saigon
Cho-Quan
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Gia Dinh
Nguyen van Minh
3Rd Military Corps
US. 9H Division
Mekong Delta
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Central Highlands
Dak To
Phu Bai
U.S. 52S
Highlands
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Jordan Israel clash erupts on eve of Arab-Israeli war anniversary
Israeli warplanes swept the River Jordan hammering Arab artillery positions as artillery mortars and tanks fired across the frontier. Black smoke rose from Arab villages while three Israeli civilians were killed and at least eight wounded in shelling of border farms.
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Jordan
Six primaries shape frantic Democratic race in six states
The six primaries across California New Jersey South Dakota Alabama Mississippi and Montana shaped the presidential scramble. Kennedy and McCarthy waged heated final campaigns in California while New Jersey and South Dakota delegates were at stake. Nixon returned to New York planning a new campaign rollout while Rockefeller predicted a GOP nomination and November victory.
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Associated Press
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
California
New Jersey
South Dakota
Kennedy
McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Alabama
Mississippi
Montana
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Glenny resigns from Illinois State Board of Higher Education
Dr. Lyman A. Glenny announced his resignation as acting director of the State Board of Higher Education, effective January 1, 1969. He will join the University of California Center for Research and Development at Berkeley to teach and conduct research in higher education.
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Lyman A. Glenny
State Board of Higher Education
Glenny
Springfield
Chicago
University of California’ Center For Research and Development
Berkeley
Dr. Gienny
Ben W. Heineman
Board of Higher Education
Illinois
Weather Outlook Warm Through Midweek
The forecast calls for warm and generally fair conditions continuing through Wednesday. Highs around 90 today, lows 65 to 70 tonight, and highs in the upper 80s to 90 tomorrow.
Johnson urges Soviet help in Vietnam peace drive
President Johnson at Glassboro State College calls for closer US Soviet cooperation to reach a just peace in Vietnam. He notes progress since Kosygin meeting and cites treaties on space weapons, astronauts aid, consular ties, and cultural exchanges as steps toward peace. He warns Hanoi offers little substance in Paris talks and urges patience and hard work.
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Glassboro
N. J
Johnson
Alexi N. Kosygin
Vietnam
United States
Russia
Glassboro State College
Paris
Hanoi
Soviet Union
Kosygin
Hollybush
Family of Nations
Moscow
Asia
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