Percy cites low turnout by young voters in three downstate counties
Senator Charles H. Percy told Edwardsville graduates that only about half of 18 to 20 year olds voted in the March 21 primary in Jackson Franklin and Williamson counties. The SIU study shows this pattern statewide with young voters forming a large share of turnout but not participating. Percy expects better turnout from youth in future elections.
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Charles H. Percy
R-Ill
Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University
Jackson
Franklin
Williamson
SIU Center For Communication and Research
Carbondale
Percy
Lavelle Relieved Over Unauthorized North Vietnam Bombing
Gen. John D. Lavelle was removed from command of Seventh Air Force in Southeast Asia and demoted after ordering multiple unauthorized bombing raids on North Vietnam targets. He claimed the strikes were protective-reaction missions. officials dispute the scope and authority behind the actions. Lavelle faced testimony before a House panel as Nixon officials debated the incident.
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Seymour Hersh
New York Times
John D. Lavelle
United States Air Force
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
Lavelle
Seventh Air Force
Air Force
Panhandle
Nixon
John D. Ryan
Not all brigands were men in pirate lore
Anne Bonny and Mary Read were among the most famous female pirates who disguised themselves and fought under the Jolly Roger of John Rackam, challenging gender norms of maritime wrongdoing.
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Anne Bonney
Mary Reade
John Rackam
First National Convention by Anti-Mason Party in 1831
The short-lived Anti-Mason Party held the first national political convention in the United States in 1831, signaling early party organization and a rise in third-party activity.
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United States
Anti-Mason Party
Methodists worship in synagogue in Decatur
A Free Methodist Church congregation without a church will worship in Temple B'nai Abraham in Decatur starting Sunday. The party vacated its Palm Sunday building and used a school auditorium lacking air conditioning, prompting Rev. Wayne Bonser to seek cooler quarters until the new church opens in fall. Rabbi J. Jerome Pine offered the synagogue space, calling it a brotherly act and the Methodist leader praised the gesture as unexpected.
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Palm Sunday
Wayne Bonser
Temple B’nai Abraham
J. Jerome Pine
Pine
Hamburger milkshakes at nuptials in Chicago
Bernice Burson of Reedsport Oregon and Wayne Lino of Cleveland wed Saturday at a Hamburgers stand reception. The University of Chicago seniors invited 20 friends to a McDonald’s drive‑in, toasts made with strawberry milkshakes, and remarks about celebrating with familiar food.
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Bernice Burson
Reedsport
Ore
Wayne Lino
Cleveland
University of Chicago
McDonald’s
Liao
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