Illinois to create state comptroller office in 1973
The Illinois Constitution mandates a new state comptroller to replace the auditor of public accounts. Elbert S. Smith and a citizen committee identify 255 changes needed, with over 50 involving policy. The comptroller will oversee all state money and payment of funds and a plan to transition duties begins in 1973.
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Frank Leeming Jr
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Richard B. Ogilvie
Elbert S. Smith
Comptroller’s
Ogilvie
Smith
Constitutional Convention
General Assembly
Nixon ends 21 year Red China trade embargo broad list released
The White House announced a general license permitting most American exports to the People's Republic of China including farm fish forestry products tobacco and household appliances. The move ends the 21 year embargo and waives prior government approval for listed items while allowing specific licensing for unlisted goods and retains import controls if needed.
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White House
America Made
China
Nixon
U.S
Red China
Europe
Soviet Union
Commerce Department
People’s Republic of China
I C train derails near Centralia injures reported
An Illinois Central Railroad City of New Orleans passenger train derailed at Tonti, about 13 miles northeast of Centralia. A railroad spokesman said early reports indicated many injuries.
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Centralia
New Orleans
Illinois Central Railroad
Tonti
Board of Governors mulls expanded teaching load
Illinois Board of Governors discussed a policy change allowing faculty to teach more subjects, mainly extension courses. Dr. Ben Morton warned the move may be needed if the legislature cuts higher education funds and forces teacher cuts. Two proposals were approved to the state Board of Higher Education.
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Michael A. Smith
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Illinois Board of Governors
Ben Morton
Board of Governors
Western Illinois University
Macomb
Governors State University
Park Forest South
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston
Chicago State Colllge
State Board of Higher Education
New Jersey boy wins National Spelling Bee title
Twelve year old Jonathan P. Kinsley of Mullica Hill New Jersey won the National Spelling Bee after eliminating the last opponent among 77 contestants. In the final round he correctly spelled gigot then shalloon after Phoenix finalist Susan O Malley 13 failed on gigot.
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Washington
Jonathan P. Kinsley
Mullica Hill
N. J
Susan O’malley
Phoenix
Ariz
Kinsley
Weather outlook: partly cloudy with warm temps
Tonight is partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a chance of thunderstorms, lows in the upper 60s. Friday stays partly cloudy and warmer and more humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs 87 to 92. Weather page 26.
Coal to gas research group formed in Illinois
Central Illinois Public Service Co and seven other utilities form the Coal Gasification Group to study coal to gas conversion feasibility and environmental impacts. The ICC must approve. The effort aims to create clean sulfur-free gas for homes and industry, with a pilot plant at the Institute of Gas Technology and a Rend Lake plant possibility employing about 2,800 people.
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Central Illinois Public Service Co
Coal Gasification Group
Illinois Commerce Commission
Ilinois
C. F. Logan
CIPS
Central Illinois Light Co
Commonwealth Edison Co
Illinois Power Co
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Northern Ilinois Gas Co
Peoples Gas, Light and Coke Co
North Shore Gas Co
Gas and Electric Companies
Illinois
Logan
CGG
ICC
United Cities Gas Co
Nashville, Tenn
Harrisburg
Metropolis
Vandalia
Southeastern Illinois College
Northern Illinois Gas Co
Institute of Gas Technology
Chicago
Kenneth J
Humphrey Denounces Kennedy Charge On Nixon Vietnam Policy
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey disavowed Edward M. Kennedy's claim that Nixon's Vietnam policy is politically driven. He told Robert J. Dole the Democratic leaders do not question the President's motives. The White House countered with remarks from Clark Clifford about setting a date for withdrawal and POW release.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edward M. Kennedy
Nixon
Minnesota
Robert J. Dole
White House
Clark Clifford
Clifford
Pentagon
Democratic Johnson
U.S
Indochina
Democratic 1972 convention sites narrowed to Miami or Louisville
Democratic sources say the 1972 national convention may be held in Miami Beach or Louisville. A party spokesman denies a decision yet and expects a site choice within a month. The presidential candidate decision will be announced next month in the same hall Nixon used in 1968.
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Washington
Miami Beach
Fla
Louisville
Richard Nixon
Army sergeant guilty of accepting kickbacks in Vietnam clubs
M. Sgt. William Higdon 41 of East Point Ga was convicted of accepting kickbacks and stealing funds while running Army clubs at Long Binh Vietnam in 1968. Jury deliberated eight hours. he awaits sentencing after government and defense arguments. Higdon faces federal conspiracy charges in Los Angeles with former Army official William Wooldridge and six others.
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Redstone Arsenal
Ala
William Higdon
Vietnam
Higdon
East Point
Long Binh
Army
Los Angeles
William Wooldridge
US reports 19 combat deaths in Vietnam last week
U S Command tallies 19 Americans killed in combat and 19 nonhostile deaths with 261 wounded, the lowest weekly combat toll in over five years as troop withdrawals advance and violence eases. Embassy says Bunker heads to Washington for withdrawal talks amid plans to cut forces to 40 50 thousand by next June.
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Saigon
U.S
Indochina
Ellsworth Bunker
Washington
Ogilvie pessimistic on ethics legislation action
Governor Richard B. Ogilvie said ethics laws and campaign money reform face slim chances before the June 30 recess. He noted the ethics package has lingered in a Senate subcommittee, with just one brief meeting in weeks, while urging deeper cuts in university spending and criticizing patronage reports at the Illinois Bureau of Investigation. He pledged a balanced budget despite questions on line item veto use.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
General Assembly
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Senate Executive Committee
Thomas Lyons
Chicago
Senate
Illinois Bureau of Investigation
Mitchell Ware
IBI
13 Bodies Found near Movie House in Escalon
Police say 12 men and a woman were found in a vacant lot near a movie house in Escalon, Mexico. El Heraldo reports the remains, confirmed by its reporters, are old Yaqui Indians said to have been killed during the Mexican revolutionary war. All died of head shots. burial thought to have occurred in the early 1900s.
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Escalon
Mexico
el Heraldo
Chihuahua
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New Jersey
Family Living
Humphrey
Kennedy
Louisville, Miami
State Army Club
Sgt. Higdon
Paris
David K. E. Bruce
Bruce
Defense
Clark M. Clifford
United States
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