Late vote surge wins for Ogilvie
Illinois voters backed Carpentier in the Republican primary for secretary of state with 460,754 votes to Duff’s 145,718. Incumbent Paul Powell led Democrats with 558,166. Justin Taft won the Republican clerk nomination in Rochester. will face Fannie G. Jones in November. William C. Harris won the Republican nomination for state auditor in a three way race. Howlett is the Democratic incumbent.
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Chicago
Illinois
Donald R. Carpenter
Moline
Wilmette
Brian Duff
Carpentier
Duff
Illinois Senate
Paul Powell
Vienna
Rochester
Illinois Supreme Court
Justin Taft
Taft
Mardell
Fannie G. Jones
East St. Louis
Harris
William C. Harris
Pontiac
Terrel Clarke
Western Springs
Wes Olson
Quincy
Michael Howlett
Dirksen
Johnsen
U.S. Senate
Clark
GOP
Supreme Court
Downstate
Cook Co
Emerson
Searcy
Vote Count in State Races GOP Governor
Ballot tallies from state races show results for the Republican governor contest with preliminary numbers reported as votes are counted. Officials expect final certified totals after all precincts report.
Ogilvie Wins GOP Nomination Over Downstate Challenger
Richard B. Ogilvie clinches the Republican nomination for Illinois governor after a Cook County lead of about 90 000 votes offsets a Downstate deficit of 40 000. He tallies 311 619 to 268 763 for John Henry Altorfer, with Shapiro unopposed for the Democratic nomination and Harwood? No.
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Chicago
Richard B. Ogilvie
Cook County
John Henry Altorfer
Ogilvie
Altorfer
Peoria
Samuel Shapiro
Shapiro
Cook County Board of Commissioners
Robert Dwyer
Winnetka
William J. Scott
Evanston
Dwyer
Scott
Paul Simon
Troy
Francis S. Lorenz
Simon
Lorenz
Illinois
William Stratton
S. Thomas Sutton
Elmhurst
Stratton
Sutton
DuPage
Lake
McHenry
Will
Coles
Kane
Ogle
Winnebago
Sangamon
Rock Island
Downstate
Dwight Green
Charles H. Percy
U.S. Senate
Cooler Fair to Partly Cloudy Turn Cooler Through Thursday
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a gradual drop in temperatures through Thursday. Expect highs around 80 to 86 degrees and a low tonight near 57 to 62 as a cooler air mass moves in.
Newark Woman Describes Prison Break At Atlanta Facility
Miss Arlene Granito formerly of Newark New Jersey was questioned by a reporter as she sat on a curb outside the U S Penitentiary in Atlanta. She said she heard about four gunshots while inside attempting to see her fiance and that a guard ordered everyone to flee. Warden Olin G Blackwell later reported four armed inmates seized 20 employees as hostages.
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Arlene Granito
Newark
N. J
U. S. Penitentiary
Atlanta
Miss Granito
Olin G. Blackwell
Viet Cong rocket attack hits Tan Son Nhut air base
Viet Cong rockets struck Tan Son Nhut air base in Saigon causing 30 civilian casualties including four children and wounding 24. The barrage damaged houses and aircraft while civilians reinforced shelters as fighting continued along the DMZ and Allied forces reported heavy casualties for North Vietnamese forces in two battles.
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Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Viet Cong
Paris
Johnson
Hanoi
Prisoners free hostages in Atlanta prison
Four armed inmates released 21 hostages after 28 hours in a second story room at the U S Penitentiary Atlanta following an agreed list of nine grievances. Prison officials consented to publish the inmates complaints in The Atlanta Journal.
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Atlanta, Ga
U.S
Atlanta Journal
France bans all street protests amid student riots
Paris reports say President de Gaulle’s government banned all demonstrations across France and dissolved seven leftist groups after two nights of student rioting. Three deaths and hundreds injured mark the clashes as the ban extends through the election campaign and until June 30. The ban targets groups including the March 22 Movement led by Daniel Cohn-Bendit who was detained and released in London for a BBC program.
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Charles de Gaulle
Paris
France
Bordeaux
Toulouse
Strasbourg
de Gaulle
St. Nazaire
Yves Guena
Daniel Cohn-Bescht
Danny the Red
Cohn
Choate Grindle Triumph In 59th Illinois Democratic Race
Clyde L. Choate of Anna wins the 59th District Democratic nomination for State House minority whip with 20 1438 votes, over William L. Grindle of Herrin who gets 6 2054 and Sam Slagel 5 700. Slagel concedes, vows to run again. Grindle plans service in Illinois government. Choate doubles both rivals in most counties. Pope County shows Slagel ahead by a narrow margin.
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House of Representatives
Clyde L. Choate
Anna
William L. Grindle
Herrin
Sam Slagel
Carbondale
Choate
Grindle
Slagel
Pope
Pope County
59Th
Illinois
State Division of Highways Dept
Mt. Vernon
District 21 delegates race and Vietnam talks
In the 21st district Democratic and Republican contests Kenneth J Gray led the Democratic field with 29,398 votes to Einar Dyhrropp 18,328 and other totals. In the Republican line James G. Gullett topped with 15,378, Ralph Dunn 15,188. Alternate Democratic picks were E. E. Curtis 17,276 and Frank Bleyer 14,179. In U.S. talks, Ambassador Harriman protested rocket attacks on Saigon during Paris negotiations, citing defector reports and meeting Xuan Thuy. sessions adjourned to next Wednesday.
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Einar V. Dyhropp
Shawneetown
Gray
James LaVern Sanders
George McClure
Robert Hunter
Hunter
McClure
Eugene McCarthy
James G. Gullett
Ralph Dunn
George B. Schoening
Clarence E. Brehm
Dee Rodd
Robert Henneberger
E. E. Curtis
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Saigon
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Xuan Thuy
Newcomer joins incumbents in 58th district race
Three incumbents and a newcomer contested the 58th State Representative District. Ben C. Blades of Fairfield and James E. Eatherly of Galatia won Republican nominations with 19 539 and 13 337 votes. Democrat spots went to Harold D. Stedelin of Centralia and Richard O. Hart, a Benton attorney, with 16 225 and 15 852. Hart led by Franklin County total, while Hart and Stedelin both built strong local support.
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Ben C. Blades
Fairfield
James E. Eatherly
Galatia
Blades
Eatherly
Harold D. Stedelin
Centralia
Richard O. Hart
Benton
Stedelin
Hart
Wayne R. Samuels
Lesser
James LaVern Sanders
West Frankfort
Carl E. Tennyson
McLeansboro
Gray Oshel totals close in primary race
With unofficial returns from most counties, Rep. Kenneth J. Gray led the Democratic primary with 30 798 votes while Val Oshel had 28 477 on the Republican ticket. Williamson County officials expected final totals later today.
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Williamson
Kenneth J. Gray
West
Frankfort
Gray
Val Oshel
Nixon wins GOP delegates in Illinois
Nixon gathers 27 GOP delegates as 13 uncommitted sit in for Illinois primary. Dirksen cruises to renomination amid weak opposition. Humphrey wins 3 Democratic delegates with McCarthy and Daley each getting one. 28 uncommitted delegates elected. O'Hara defeated, Mikva favored for Democrats. Write-ins include Kennedy names and late Kennedy confusion.
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Richard M. Nixon
Barratt O’hara
House
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
William Dawson
Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Daley
O’hara
Abner Mikva
Dirksen
Roy Johnson
Calumet City
William G. Clark
Illinois
McCarthy
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Robert F. Kennedy
UN approves watered down South-West Africa resolution
The United Nations General Assembly, 124 members, approved a watered down resolution condemning South Africa for holding South-West Africa but did not urge Security Council sanctions. The vote was 96 in favor, 2 against, 18 abstentions, with Portugal and South Africa voting no.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
South-West Africa
South Africa
Security Council
Portugal
United States
Britain
France
U.S
Colombia Senate backs Lleras amid coup of resignations
The Colombian Senate refused to accept President Carlos Lleras Restrepo’s resignation by a 74 to 41 vote, backing the leader as a broader political crisis unfolds. Rebel Liberal senators say they will keep opposing the president’s constitutional amendment and demand congressional approval of reforms.
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Bogota
Colombia
Carlos Lleras Restrepo
Senate
Lleras
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