Crash remembered as worst rail disaster in a decade
A Reuters styled recap notes the City of New Orleans crash as the nation’s worst rail accident in ten years, with up to nearly 100 injured and 1.5 million dollars in equipment lost. It compares to a 1998 incident near Mounds where a cast iron pipe caused a derailment and multiple deaths and injuries. The piece also recounts earlier Illinois Central crashes including the 1939 Panama Limited and 1956 Chickasaw, and cites Norfolk & Western disasters in 1967 with extensive damage. Police briefs follow.
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B52s strike new road from Laos to South Vietnam
U S B52 bombers hit a northern South Vietnamese zone from Laos targets supply depots and bunkers near Khe Sanh. An armored clash south of the DMZ left three North Vietnamese troops dead and seven U S personnel losses with one vehicle destroyed. Nine B52s dropped nearly 100 tons on routes and bunkers, with missions around A Shau valley and the Khe Sanh corridor.
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Army forgives debt of double amputee veteran
The Army canceled a 1147 debt for Sgt. William Richardson of Springfield Illinois after a paymaster error failed to deduct an allotment to his wife. Richardson, who lost both legs above the knee after stepping on a land mine, was to receive a 212 partial payment. Rep Paul Findley announced the Army’s decision. Roswell T Spencer, 61, assistant chief of the Illinois Bureau of Investigation, died in his sleep in Elmhurst. He had joined IBI as assistant superintendent in 1967 after time with the Illinois Department of Revenue and the Better Government Association.
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Senate committee approves Illinois public aid appropriation
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the 12 billion public aid appropriation unanimously, with only minor trimming possible. Senator Thomas Hynes noted limited options while an attempt to add 17 million failed, and officials cited available funds for highway division and education programs as constraints.
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Illinois House renews effort to restore homestead tax exemption
The Illinois House resumed moves Thursday to restore the 1500 homestead exemption for 65 and older. Estimated to cost local governments 250 million annually, the measure would apply under the 1970 constitution but likely not until 1972 taxes. The bill goes to the Senate and House also renews 8 million outlay to reimburse revenue losses from the invalidation in 1969.
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