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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1971
Page
9
U S Treasury agents delivered about 200 illegal weapons to a Dallas scrap metal firm for destruction. Photos show agents tossing rifles, a crane dropping weapons into a grinder, and oversight as ground metal exits the conveyor. The weapons were seized in roundups across eight states.
The Bryant and Stratton Business College filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking to delay a Bakalis led probe into alleged state contracts tied to campaign contributions for Ray Page. They also asked a permanent injunction against Gov. Scott over Illinois Consumer Fraud Act claims.
A study led by Dr. Martin H. Bartels finds 84 percent of Illinois population growth in the northern 22 counties through the 1960s. The southern edge of this growth zone runs along Rock Island to Kankakee counties, with 54 counties gaining and 47 losing residents.
Three University of Northern Iowa students in Cedar Falls climbed a water tower and painted smile shapes on hydrants. They were fined $25 each but allowed to complete more painting under permission from authorities. Mary Stahle Rick Huston and Cindy Ohlen appear in the AP Wirephoto.
Washington AP reports the election reform bill faces opposition in two Senate committees. The Rules Committee removed a $5,000 per candidate limit and set a total ad spending ceiling, while the Commerce Committee backed separate media spending limits and rejected allocating the full per voter allotment to one media type. If enacted for a presidential race the change could allow about $14 million for radio and TV time.
Bill Alves, sole survivor of a Sierra Club ascent blocked by a sudden storm, plans to reach Mt Ritter’s summit by Labor Day weekend. Four climbers from the San Francisco Bay area—Glen Welsh, Gordon Howe, Bob Smith, and Richard Shroeder—died after being trapped near the 11,500 foot level during a 13,157 foot ascent 100 miles northeast of Madera.
South Vietnamese field commanders acknowledge heavy casualties at Sauol Cambodia, cite loss of U.S. ground support, and say Task Force 8 with about 300 killed, wounded or missing will take a month to rebuild. About 3,000 more troops are diverted to protect the border south of Snuol and north of Saigon as they aim to curb enemy infiltration.
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