Patronage politics in Illinois faces strong opposition
State Sen. Paul Simon denounces patronage as a source of corruption and stalled programs. He contrasts Illinois with Wisconsin, cites 84,000 state jobs and 64,000 civil service posts, and notes patronage hinders reform and key initiatives like the Madison County Antipoverty program. He argues party control rewards jobs over issues and weakens accountability.
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Simon
Illinois
Massachusetts
Indiana
Wisconsin
California
Madison County
Democratic Party
Democratic
State Senate
Chicago
Abner Mikva
Mikva
U.S
Barrett O’hara
O’hara
Civil Service
Ance
Paratroopers Fight North Vietnamese in Central Highlands
Thousands of troops including U S paratroopers from the 101st Airborne face fierce combat in Kontum province as two reinforced battalions rush to aid. North Vietnamese casualties rise. U S air support and B 52 strikes continue near Saigon and toward the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
U. S
South Viet Nam
101St Airborne Division
Associated Press
al Chang
Chang
U. S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Kontum Province
North
Viet Nam
Weekend Sky Forecast With Mild Nights
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday with lows in the 40s to 50s. Saturday highs reach mid to upper 70s and Sunday looks partly cloudy and warmer.
Ky Sends 400 Riot Police To Buddhist Stronghold
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky dispatched 400 riot police by plane to Hue to speed a government takeover of the Buddhist stronghold amid a growing protest movement led by Thich Tri Quang. The move follows the crackdown plan as Buddhist altars clog streets and a scheduled Saturday demonstration aims to honor a self immolation. Ky also announced a trip to South Korea for a nine nation conference as new junta powers were unveiled to address economic and financial issues.
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Bob Gassaway
Associated Press
Hue
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Buddhist Resistance Organization
Thich Tri Quang
Johnson
Saigon
Tin Quang
Trn Hai
Quang
South Viet Nam
Korea
South Korea
Junta
Sheppard to Face Retrial in 1954 Slaying Case
Samuel H Sheppard will be retried on a second degree murder charge for the 1954 bludgeon slaying of his wife Marilyn. Prosecutor John T Corrigan said jurisdiction will transfer from the U S Supreme Court by July 1 and that Sheppard may appear voluntarily for arraignment.
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Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
John T. Corrigan
Sheppard
Cuyahoga County
Corrigan
Ohio
U.S. Supreme Court
Rocky River
F. Lee Bailey
Boston
Bay Village
Hugo
Homes Sought For Topekans Tornado Victims
Topeka faces a large homeless population after a tornado killed 15, with 70 hospitalized for storm injuries and 61 in hospital a second night. Four Red Cross shelters operated in schools and the municipal building as Mayor Wright warned the tally could range from two thousand to nearly five thousand and a precise count was days away.
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Topeka
Kan
Red Cross
Charles W. Wright Jr
March Slowed By Flareup In Mississippi
A brief clash interrupted the March Against Fear in Como Mississippi as state patrolmen ordered civil rights leader Robert Green of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to move his car. The protest resumed with vows of calmer conduct from all sides.
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Como
Miss
Meredith
Robert Green
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Alma Heads Toward Sea as Gale Warnings Spread
Remnants of Hurricane Alma shift northeast from Savannah as gale warnings stretch along Georgia and the Carolinas. The Weather Bureau warns of possible flooding and up to five inches of rain with high winds and a potential tornado risk in southeastern South Carolina.
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Georgia
Carolinas
Alma
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Miami
Savannah
South Carolina
Cape Fear
N. C
Lonesome End Carpenter Pleads For Air Strike On Own Position
Capt. William S. Carpenter Jr. radioed for a bomb and napalm strike on his own unit to turn back a Viet Cong assault in South Vietnam. Air Force planes halted the attackers. Carpenter, famed West Point football captain, may be nominated for the Medal of Honor for his actions and leadership.
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New York Times
Tamorong
South Viet Nam
William S. Carpenter Jr
Viet Nam
Carpenter
West Point
Air
Henry Emerson
Milford
Bill
Col
Earl
Red) Blaik
Army
Police Enter Labor Tiff at Grain Elevator Site
Police intervened in a labor dispute as about 250 union reps arrived at a Hutchinson Kansas grain elevator site where six workers were halted from work. Police confiscated a shotgun and rifle as negotiations began after a prior scuffle between a truck driver and another man.
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Mount Vernon
Fred Dedman
Hutchinson
Kan
Dedman
Quiet Carbondale After Four Noisy Nights Ends
Police reported a quiet Thursday in Carbondale following four nights of unrest near the SIU campus. About 100 officers from state, county, and university agencies patrolled the city and campus as two Chicago students, Peter Melone and John Collins, were jailed for breaking bottles in the street. Cooler weather and reduced crowd activity helped ease tensions as troopers and deputies returned to duties.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Jack Hazel
Peter Melone
John Collins
Chicago
Hazel
Siu
Jackson County
Gene Ramsey
East St. Louis
Lawrenceville
du Quoin
Springfield
Rockford Man Finds Wife Strangled at Home
Lauretta Lyons, 46, was found severely beaten and strangled with her husband Edwin Lyons's necktie in their Rockford residence. Edwin Lyons, 57, a chemist, told officers he had planned a lunch meeting with his wife who ran the Lyons Den Pet Shop in downtown Rockford.
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Rockford
Lauretta Lyons
Winnebago County
Edwin Lyons
Lyons den
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Washburn University
Cleveland, Ohio
L. Black
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Savannah, Ga
Lonesome End
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