Light turnout in Chicago primary election
Early voting across Illinois was generally light with a four way GOP governor race. In Chicago 27.7 percent of 1,665,445 registered voters were expected to cast ballots, with Democrats at 19.48 percent and Republicans at 5.62 percent. Cook County outside Chicago projected 33 percent turnout. Peoria and Rockford saw light or surprisingly light voting, while East St. Louis reported pretty fair turnout due to precinct committeemen campaigns.
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Chicago
Sidney T. Holzman
Chicago Board of Election Commissioners
Holzman
Cook County
Peoria
Rockford
East St. Louis
Board of Election Commissioners
Weather Outlook: Storms Tonight Then Mild Wednesday
Stormy thunderstorms roll in late tonight with lingering activity. The following day sees decreasing clouds and mild conditions with a low around 65 to 70 and a high in the 80s.
Congress Debates Tougher Gun Controls After Kennedy Killing
Congress weighs two tougher gun control bills sponsored by Sen. Thomas J. Dodd. One would require federal registration of all firearms and ban mail order sales of rifles and shotguns. The other would outlaw mail order pistol sales. A separate measure would criminalize harm to Congress members. Flag Week set for June 9 to 15 with Flag Day on June 14.
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Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Illinois
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Dodd
New Jersey
Hawaii
Transplant Patient Blaiberg Hospitalized in Cape Town
Dr. Philip Blaiberg the world’s longest surviving heart transplant patient is treated for a liver complication at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town doctors report his hepatitis is not critical Dr Barnard notes he spoke with Cape Town doctors amid his own travel from London. Frederick West, another heart transplant patient in London, shows slight improvement after a chest infection.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
London
Christiaan N. Barnard
Blaiberg
Barnard
Netherlands
Groote Schuur
Britain
Frederick West
National Heart Hospital
Romance blooms as Army keeps Edwardsville couple together
James Hasse from Edwardsville and Barbara Blair of Alton met in college and now serve in Vietnam era Army roles. Hasse, 21, is a staff sergeant. Blair, a nurse corps second lieutenant, works at Nha Trang Army hospital. They plan to marry in April as Hasse contemplates another six months in Vietnam.
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Edwardsville
Ill
James Hasse
Barbara Blair
Alton
Army
Flower
Vietnam
Hasse
Barbara
Southern Illinois University
Army Nurse Corps
St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing
An Army
Nha Trang
Mekong
Carbondale
Edmund Hasse
SIU
SIU Information Service
Violence Commission Begins Work on Campaign Contact Limits
President Johnson forms a one year violence commission to study threats to public figures and asks Congress to grant subpoena powers. The 10 member group, led by Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, met at the White House and will examine causes of lawlessness and how to curb violent disruptions, including candidate mass contact safety.
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America
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White House
Congress
Robert F. Kennedy
California
Milton S. Eisenhower
Viet Cong Daytime Rocket Barrage Hits Saigon
Viet Cong rockets blasted Saigon during the morning rush hour killing at least 19 civilians and wounding 106. The attack, the heaviest toll so far, disrupted government buildings and telecom lines as Gen Westmoreland left Vietnam command.
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Government Communications Headquarters
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Manila
Honolulu
Washington
Westmoreland
Nuclear treaty endorsed by United Nations General Assembly
The draft nonproliferation treaty to halt nuclear weapons spread wins 92 support, 4 opposed, 22 abstentions in the General Assembly Political Committee after six weeks of debate. The full assembly is seen approving before week’s end.
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United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
U.S
Soviet Union
Disarmament Commission
Geneva
France in turmoil as student clashes inflame capital
In Paris and provincial cities a deadly clash between riot police and a Communist union militant follows student and worker demonstrations. Latin Quarter students call for mass protests against De Gaulle as Citroen workers march on the Labor Ministry amid a nationwide strike and stalled wage talks.
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Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
Citroen Auto
Labor Ministry
National Students Union
National Assembly
Sorbonne
Spock denies urging youths to dodge draft in court
Dr. Benjamin Spock testified he did not try to persuade young men to avoid U S service. He said he signed an antidraft statement to reach those already decided to resist but did not actively urge others to resist. He criticized the Vietnam War as illegitimate and damaging to the nation.
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Boston
Benjamin Spock
U. S
Spock
Vietnam
U. S. Atty
John Wall
Soldier expects to grow with experience
Pvt. Richard F. Fortenbury of Mehlville Missouri writes his parents that after two days in service he gained two pounds and jokes that with 727 days left he will weigh 857 pounds at discharge.
Plans Set to Bring Ray to U S for Trial in King Slaying
U S legal experts work on rapid extradition of James Earl Ray to face murder charges in Dr Martin Luther King Jr case while police probe possible help across four nations. A provisional British warrant was issued and Ray held without bail for forged passport and gun charges as extradition may prompt appeals to the High Court and Lords.
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London
U.S
James Earl Ray
United States
Atlantic
Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
High Court
House of Lords
King
Memphis
Tenn
Canada
Lisbon
Toronto
Ramon George Sneyd
Ex-editor loses case over contempt conviction
The Supreme Court refused to review the contempt of court conviction of former University of Oregon editor Annette Buchanan now Mrs. Michael Conard. She will pay a $300 fine to avoid jail and remain at her Oregonian copy desk in Portland. The conviction stemmed from her 1966 Daily Emerald story about students condoning marijuana use.
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Supreme Court
University of Oregon
Michael Conard
Annette Buchanan
The
Oregonian
Portland
Oregon Grand Jury
Daily Emerald
Nomination Opposed by Edward Kennedy Rumors
Close associates say Senator Edward M. Kennedy opposes a 1968 vice presidential bid and has no plans to replace his brother Robert as a presidential contender. He intends to return to Senate duties soon, though Kennedy forces have informally welcomed him as a possible running mate.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Robert
Senate
Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
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