Remap talks breakdown in Chicago districts dispute
Springfield June 11 Democrats unveiled a Chicago map creating 21 identical House and Senate districts as Republicans led by Russell Arrington resisted maps with more than 20 Senate seats for Chicago. Touhy pressed for public airing amid threat of deadlock and court-led remedies.
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Ralph H. Johnson
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Senate
Chicago
Russell Arrington
John Touhy
House
Arrington
Touhy
Arthur McGloon
Cook County
Don Reuben
GOP
Reuben
Illinois State House
Scivel
Senate Votes Track Taxes
Springfield Illinois Senate unanimously approved two bills raising the state's share of race track betting and boosting harness racing license fees. The measures are the first tax bills in Gov Otto Kerner budget to reach the publican controlled Senate this session, with other Kerner tax proposals held in the Senate Revenue Committee. The bills return to the House for amendment acceptance.
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Illinois Senate
Otto Kerner
Senate
Kerner
Senate Revenue Committee
House
Utah Family of 7 Lost in Sheep Rock Canyon Flood
A Salt Lake City family of two adults and five children is missing after a flash flood in Sheep Rock Canyon near the Utah Wyoming border. Authorities say there is little chance of survival. Deputies and a Utah Highway Patrolman were at the scene.
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Salt Lake City
Sheep Rock Canyon
Utah - Wyoming
Utah Highway
Ray Harrington
Summit County
Warm for Southern Illinois entered with showers
The region remains warm with a fair to partly cloudy sky tonight and Saturday. Showers affect about 40 percent of the area again on Saturday. Lows tonight in the upper 60s and light variable winds.
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Illinois
Father Does Slow Burn Ends Nuisance
Baytown Missouri June 11 AP The Olson family held a bonfire in a vacant lot behind their house to dispose of six skate boards amid a family dispute The parents said the fire was by mutual agreement and would save money while several children including Bridget 10 Patricia 12 Rita 9 Warren G 7 Theresa 6 Kathryn 14 were present with injuries and a cast or sprain.
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Baytown
Warren J. Olson
Gemini 4 crew recall walk in space and landing setback
Astronaut James McDivitt calls the computer fault in Gemini 4 a blow to pride not fear while Edward White describes his space walk and camera mounting troubles. White recalls seeing Florida and Caribbean from orbit and notes a dramatic, beautiful re entry as President Johnson to honor them.
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Houston
Tex
James McDivitt
McDivitt
MccDivitt
Edward White
White
Jim
Herrin Ditch Fund Advances in State Senate
A bill proposing 500000 to deepen and tile Herrin’s storm drainage ditch moves through the state Senate after approval by the appropriations committee. If passed by the House and signed by Gov. Kerner before June 30, it would fund drainage improvements stemming from Rt. 148 reconstruction.
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Herrin
State Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
William L. Grindle
D-Herrin
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
House
Otto Kerner
Rt. 148
17Th Street
Johnson Says Advisers Agree No Doom For Economy
President Johnson said there is no reason for gloom or doom about the economy and that there are no conflicts among his advisers on the outlook. He forecast solid but moderate gains for the year and noted stock prices are not too high relative to profits amid a market rebound after recent losses.
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Eileen Shanahan
New York Times
Washington
Johnson
Martin
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Board
Fowler
Battle ends at Dong Xoai with heavy American losses
Saigon Viet Nam June 11 AP The Dong Xoai battle ends with heavy casualties on both sides. U S forces report 3 dead 15 wounded and 15 missing including crew from two helicopters destroyed. Civilian deaths around 150. Brig Gen Cao Van Vien sees Rangers airlifted in to retake district HQ and seize Viet Cong arms. A separate report confirms bombing in North Viet Nam continues as Taylor denies plans to enlarge U S forces.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Dong Xoai
U.S
U. S
Cao van Vien
3Rd Army Corps
Dong Xuai
Vien
Washington
Maxwell
Taylor
North
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
South Viet Nam
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Minutemen Guerrilla Training Site Found Near Washington
The Washington Evening Star reports a guerrilla warfare training site near Occoquan in Prince William County Virginia uncovered by Prince William authorities and Virginia State police with FBI information. A dynamite cache large enough to destroy a multistory building was found on land west of Route 1. The 12 to 15 member unit formed in February reportedly trained with another group in Reading Pennsylvania and supplied their own M1 Gar rifles and ammunition.
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Washington
Washington Evening Star
No Minutemen
Prince William County
Prince William
Virginia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Minutemen
U.S
Occoquan
Reading
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Utah
Manila
Florida
Caribbean
Gordon Cooper
Texas
Herrin Ditch Fund Advances
Horst Faas
William McChesney Martin
Cials
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
New York
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