Springfield lawmakers press tax cut over Ogilvie budget
Republican senators scrutinize Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie's budget and reject a quick 4 percent income tax, with talks centering on spending cuts. Merritt says no agreement on taxes and notes $135 million in proposed cuts, mainly targeting education and public welfare, as committees plan another Revenue Committee session.
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Richard H. Ieen Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Richard B. Ogilvie
Tom Merritt
Hoopeston
Merritt
Senate
Government Affairs
Everett R. Peters
St. Joseph
Ogilvie
Senate Revenue Committee
Vietnam Peace Talks See Clash Over Vietnam War Aims
North Vietnam accuses Nixon of neo colonialism as Ha Van Lau attacks the Nixon administration at the 20th session of peace talks. U S Ambassador Lodge presses for withdrawal timing and international supervision while Saigon negotiator Lam insists on Saigon participation. In Philadelphia Humphrey calls for an immediate cease fire and free elections with an international peace keeping force.
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North Vietnam
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
South Vietnam
United States
Ha van Lau
Xuan Thuy
Hanoi
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Jin
Midway Island
Neuyen van Thien
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Phiadelpha
Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietnam
Humphrey
Pennsylvania
Afl-Cio
Rogers cites progress in South Vietnam training and future politics
Secretary of State William P. Rogers said South Vietnamese forces are moving rapidly to assume combat duties and release American troops. He affirmed the U.S. stance that South Vietnam must choose its own government, and declined to confirm any withdrawal timetable. Rogers noted Latin American tensions should not worsen and said Middle East peace moves likely require a package agreement rather than step by step progress.
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United States
South Vietnam
Pham Dang Lam
Vietnam
Republic of Vietnam
Washington
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Princi
Nixon
V Nguyen van Thien
U.S
Midway Island
Hogers
Latin America
Russia
Middle East
Brezhnev Opens Moscow Conference On Communist Unity
Soviet party chief Leonid Brezhnev opened the Kremlin hosted International Communist Conference in St George Hall. Delegates from about 75 Communist parties attended as China and others boycotted. Tass cited Brezhnev warning imperialists fear unity but praising the gathering as a step toward peace and progress.
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Leonid
R Brezhnev
Kremlin
China
Tass
Brezanev
George Hall
J Kremlin
Brezhnev
New isolationists anger senators over Nixon policy
Senators from both parties denounce President Nixon as critics label him for adopting new isolationist thinking. Democratic leaders led the charge against the ABM andVietnam war policy while Republicans like James Pearson voiced caution against excessive military spending. They argued restraint without unilateral disarmament is possible.
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Senate
Nixon
J. W. Fulbright
James B.pearson
Kansas
Vietnam
Pearson
ABM
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sail Nixon
Xon
Crits
Chile bars Rockefeller visit amid student clashes
Chilean Foreign Ministry announced Gov Rockefeller should suspend his Latin America tour after two days of protests in Santiago. Police clashed with students who stoned the U.S. Consulate and burned an American flag, prompting the government to bar the visit despite ongoing U.S. momentum in the region.
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Chile
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Eduardo Frei
Rockefeller
U.S
Foreign Ministry
Latin America
Peru
Washington
Venezuela
Regional law enforcement units push for training and crime lab
Regional Task Force on Law Enforcement Planning approved federal grant requests for police training community relations and high school drug abuse seminars. It backed locating a regional crime laboratory, with final Illinois Law Enforcement Commission approval due June 20 in Springfield.
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Zeiah
Greater
Egypt
Ilinois Law Enforcement Commission
Springfield
Greater Egypt
du Quoin
George Foster
Carl Kirk
Southern Iminsis University
SIU
Vocational - Technical Institute of Technology
Foster
Tlmnois
Carbondale
Franklyn Moreno
Robert
Phipps
Perry County
Moreno
Franklin County
Robert Ice
F. P. Hanagan
Benton
Kenneth Eubanks
Warmer fair tonight with mild low around 72
The forecast calls for a warm night with a low near 72 as temperatures rise into the 80s Friday. Sunny and warmer conditions expected, with highs between 83 and 92, details on weather page 22 and related sections inside.
Scali named regional reporter for Southern Ilingisan
Zelah Scali a native of Corbin Kentucky joins Southern Ilingisan as area economics reporter replacing Roger Hughes after postgraduate study at the University of Kentucky. She previously covered city hall and court for Middlesboro Daily News in 1967 68 and earned a UK journalism degree in 1967. Seals will live in Carbondale. Hughes departs June 1 10 to join Carl Bucir & Associates in public relations with initial assignment in Portland Oregon on Omark Industries account for Byoir.
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Zelah Scali
Southern
Ilingisan
Roger Hughes
Corbin
Miss Scali
College of Law
University of Kentucky
Middlesbero
Daily News
Miss Seals
Carbondale
Hughes
Carl Bucir & Associates, Inc
Portland
Ore
Omark Industries
Byoir
Murphysboro couple delayed by Marine return
Debbie Althoff and Tom Wasmer planned to wed at St Andrew's Church in Murphysboro but the groom, a Vietnam Marine stationed at Quantico, was delayed. A late phone call in St Louis set a new date in the coming weeks before he must report to Quantico for remaining service.
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Tas Esulhern
Mlino
Tommy
Murphysboro
Tom Wasmer
Vietnam
Marine Corps
Debbie Althoff
St. Andrew's Catholic Church
Debbie
Farry Althoff
Ed Aftnelf
Wasmer
Henry Wasmer
Tom
California
St. Louis
United States
Marine ‘Corps
Deb‘hie
Quantico
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