Crash recalled as worst rail accident in a decade
The City of New Orleans passenger train crash killed one and injured nearly 100, destroying over $1.5 million in rail equipment. Wheel lock caused the 9 mph derailment, with historic references to the 1928 Mounds tragedy where a cast iron pipe caused a deadly crash in Illinois.
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B52s Hit New Road From Laos In Raid
U S B52 bombers attacked a new North Vietnamese highway from Laos into South Vietnam's northern quarter as Hanoi builds depots and forces. A U S armored column near the DMZ clashed with North Vietnamese troops for five hours, killing three on Thursday. US losses were seven men, one armored vehicle destroyed and two damaged. Nine B52s dropped nearly 100 tons on supply routes depots and bunkers, with strikes near Khe Sanh and the A Shau valley. The clash occurred 142 miles south of the DMZ during a security patrol by the 1st Brigade of the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division.
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Army cancels debt of amputee veteran featured in AP report
Washington AP The Army will cancel a 1147 debt incurred by Viet Nam double amputee Set William T Richardson of Springfield Illinois after a paymaster error failed to deduct an allotment to his wife Rep Paul Findley said the Army will return a 212 partial payment Richard son lost both legs above the knees in combat Elmhurst AP Roswell T Spencer 61 assistant superintendent of the Winds Bureau of Investigation died in his sleep in Spencer Illinois He had joined the TBI in February after time with the Illinois Department of Revenue and the Better Government Association
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Senate panel okays huge state public aid bill
Springfield AP The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved a massive 1.2 billion public aid appropriation. Members expressed resignation at limited trimming, noting only 1.2 million could be shaved. An attempt to add 17 million to hire 2,000 more caseworkers failed. Cecil Fartee warned that the overall figure remains distantly fixed at 1.3 billion for highway spending, and another 121.9 million bill was reviewed.
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Illinois House revives homestead tax exemption bid
The Illinois House renewed efforts to restore the 1500 homestead exemption for residents 65 and over, aiming to run under the 1970 constitution though likely not until 1972. The measure, struck down in March for uniformity, would cost local governments around a million annually and faces a Senate path. Rep Harber Hall sponsored the bill. the House also approved an eight million outlay to reimburse local governments for revenue losses.
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