Illinois primary shapes up with 53 House incumbents in danger
In Illinois on Tuesday 53 incumbents seek renomination for the House, with about 100 enjoying a free ride. Fractions of districts will nominate two per party while many frontrunners avoid renomination, and several districts see crowded fields as retirements and deaths spark contests across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Ralph Smith
R-Alton
John Touhy
Chicago
Paul Elward
Clyde Choate
Anna
William L. Grindle
Herrin
Sam Slagel
Golconda
Alton-Granite City
Lloyd C. “Curley
Harris
Granite City
Leland J. Kennedy
Alton
John Parkhurst
Peoria
Robert G. Day
Fred J. Tuerk
Donald J. Risser
J. W
Bill” Scott
Bloomington
Illinois
Ray's brother speaks out on King's killer capture in London
John Larry Ray, brother of James Earl Ray, says he is surprised Ray was captured in London and hopes his brother lives to stand trial. He links murder to money and says those who paid him may not want him to reveal what he knows. He suggests Ray deserve the same sentence as John Patter for Lincoln Rockwell's slaying. Police Brief Herrin: Jerry Jackson, $15, speeding.
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St. Louis
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
London
King
John Larry Ray
John Ray
Rockwell
John Patter
Lincoln Rockwell
Dirksen
Illinois
Chicago
Johnson
China
Cuba
Dirksen Faces Unknown Opponent in Illinois Senate Primary
Illinois GOP primary centers on incumbent Sen. Everett Dirksen 72 with little opposition from Roy C. Johnson 47 of Calumet City who rails against communism and calls for a Lincoln Free State for blacks. Democratic challenger William G. Clark 42, backed by a clean record in state government, seeks to unseat Dirksen, arguing for Vietnam policy caution and political accountability.
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Merle K. Anderson
Durand
Robert D. Law
Cedarville
David C. Shapiro
Amboy
Henry Sherwood Dixon
Dixon
Robert E. Brinkmeier
D-Forreston
William D. Walsh
LaGrange Park
House Executive Committee
Claude A. Walker
Forest Park
Lawrence Pusateri
R-Melrose Park
Cochairman
Illinois Crime Investigating Commission
Ben Blades
Fairfield
James E. Eatherly
Galatia
Harold D. Stedelin
Centralia
Illinois
Senate
W. K. “Kenney” Davidson
Kewanee
House
J. Frederick Baker
Leland
Joseph Peterson
Princeton
William P. Callahan
Ottawa
Arthur C. Donart
Osco
Chicago
Joseph L. DeLa Cour
Everett M. Dirksen
William G. Clark
Dirksen
Roy C. Johnson
U.S
Johnson
Calumet City
Lincoln Free State
Israel
Clark
Congress
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State Farm
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Hiness
Charles Pautier
Murphysboro
Don Smith
Dwight
Busch
Carbondale
Robert Bahr
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Navy Cook
Appren
Marion E. Johnson
Lester Johnson
Rt. 1
Carterville
Vietnam
Monmouth
Can Tho
Navy
San Diego
Calif
Jerry Jackson
Sen. Dirksen
GOP
North Vietnam
France
America
PLICE
Paul Mann
Marion
Mary Landy
Mie
Todd
nSele
Smith’s Dodge
West
Main Street
Claunch Motors, Inc
S. Park Avenue
Herrin, Ilinois
Turton & Slaybaugh Motor Co., Inc
Dodge Boys
Dodge
14Th and
Poplar Street
Murphysbosvo, Ilinois
Gordon
Goss
Ilinoisan
Illinois Ave
Union
N. 16Th
Walnut
Altorfer
WSIL
John Henry Altorfer
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