Second Riot Injures Seven In Chicago
In Chicago a second night of rioting injured seven Puerto Ricans as more than 1,000 protesters clashed with police on the Northwest Side. Police arrested 81 by Monday, while leaders seek mayoral help to ease tensions and restore order.
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Mile Square
Chicago
Division Street
Humboldt Park
Richard Daley
Daley
Western
Division
California Avenue
Cruz Arcelis
California
Violence in Saigon as Buddhist protests clash with police
In Saigon police and riot units moved to quell Buddhist demonstrations with tear gas and club rounds after rioters burned three Jeeps and seized two M P submachine guns. Four hundred miles north Thich Tri Quang pressed a hunger strike as Tam Chau urged peaceful resistance amid mounting anti government tension. U S paratroopers clashed with North Vietnamese forces in the central highlands as the 24th Regiment reportedly suffered heavy losses. Navy jets intercepted two North Vietnamese planes near the coast.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
Thich
Saigon
Buddhist Institute
Thich Tam Chau
Tam Chau
Tri Quang
U. S
Willard Pearson
101St Airborne Division
Kontum
Pearson
North Viet Nam
Ranger
Hartford Artist Renounces U S Citizenship Over Viet Nam Policy
William R. Christensen of Hartford Connecticut announces he will renounce his American citizenship in protest against U S policy in Viet Nam. He tells a news conference that most Americans support a cruel and brutal massacre in Vietnam.
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William R. Christensen
Hartford
Plane Crash Participant Dies On Brookhaven Show
Barbara Benny, 24, a New York City airlines dispatcher, and Mark Scher, 38, a Washington attorney, died in a private plane crash on Long Island. The taped CBS program To Tell the Truth aired Monday night with Benny shown as a contestant, despite the accident.
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Brookhaven
N.Y
Long Island
Suffolk County
Barbara Lee Benny
New York City Airlines
Mark Scher
Washington
Miss Benny
Beverly Ann
CBS
Barbara
John Benny
Cookie Lockhart
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Southern Illinois seeks 260000 study grant for Clark Recreation Way
Southern Illinois Inc requests 260000 from the Economic Development Administration to fund a technical study of the George Rogers Clark Recreation Way. The plan covers design criteria cost estimates scenic overlooks and a master development plan for a Shawnee Ozark Hills scenic road projected over 40 million in construction with potential 8.5 million yearly regional income. Support letters come from Shawnee National Forest Illinois agencies SIU and local counties.
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George Rogers Clark Recreation
Southern Illinois Inc
Department of Commerce
Economic Development Administration
Shawnee-Ozark Hills
Checchi and Co
Tential
Illinois
Shawnee National Forest
Illinois’ Department of Business and Economic Development
Illinois Sports Council
State Department of Conservation
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois Open Hunt
Southern Illinois Golf and Country Club
Union County
Hardin County
Massac County
Pulaski County
National Forest Service
Strong Vote Expected In Chicato
Voters statewide faced a key Illinois primary with a $195 million bond proposal and efforts to unseat long-time congressmen. Chicago turnout was projected over 50 percent with 65,000 voting on the bond alone as suburbs lagged and Downstate areas showed slow participation.
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Chicago
Illinois
Sidney Holzman
Chicago Board of Elections
George McCollum
Cook County
Downstate
Centralia
U.S
Paul Douglas
Charles H. Percy
Douglas
Daley
Barratt O’hara
William L. Dawson
Judge Studies Mistrial Appeal in Meard Prison Riot Case
Judge Creel Douglass took under advisement a motion for a mistrial in the Circuit Court murder trial of four Menard prison inmates. Defense says John Stamps of Granite City was illegally convicted in 1960 Madison County death and seeks post trial review before joint trial for killings of three guards. Stamps, 26, pleaded guilty to a prior murder. co defendants include William Bassett, Printess Griffin and Alonzo Jones.
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Springfield
Creel Douglass
Menard
Richard Shaikewitz
Alton
John Stamps
Granite City
Stamps
Madison County
Lorenzo Oliver
Oliver
Madison
Shhaikowitz
Shaikowitz
Robert Crain
Centralia
William G. Clark
William E. Bassett
Fairfield
Printess
Ray Griffin
Chicago
Alonzo Jones
Manchester
Tenn
Cousins Born 10 Hours Apart In Carbondale Hospital
DeSoto sisters Mrs. George Bean and Mrs. William R. Vaughn Jr. welcomed sons born ten hours apart at Doctors Hospital Carbondale. Russell Wayne Bean weighed seven pounds six ounces at 6 02 a.m. Jeffery William Vaughn weighed seven pounds five ounces at 4 04 p.m. Both boys measured 202 inches long and were the first child for their parents.
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George Bean
William R. Vaughn Jr
DeSoto
Doctors Hospital
Carbondale
Russell Wayne Bean
Jeffery William Vaughn
Mrs. Bean
High Court Ruling May Not Change Area Questioning
The Supreme Court ruling on police questioning is not expected to alter local procedures. Officials say suspects may refuse to answer and request an attorney, with protections extending from arrest to pre charge questioning.
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Supreme Court
Jackson County
Peyton Kunce
High Court
Illinois
Danny Escobedo
Kunce
Carbondale
Jack Hazel
Hazel
Richman
Army Drops Duty Choices and Re-enlistment Guarantees
The Army will suspend the duty choice option for re-enlistment and end the guarantee of overseas assignments for new enlistments. Effective July 1, changes come as Vietnam troop needs rise and Southeast Asia duties expand. Spokesmen say increased Vietnam slots reduce the Army’s flexibility in post assignments.
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U. S
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Europe
Korea
Pacific
Alaska
Swollen Creek Claims Marion Child's Life
A 3-year-old Marion boy drowned Monday after wading into deep water behind his home. Phillip Pogue, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pogue, entered four foot water as heavy rains raised the creek level. his body was recovered near the railroad depot and he was pronounced dead on arrival at Marion Memorial Hospital. An inquest will be held. services are set for Wednesday at the Wilson Memorial Chapel with burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
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Marion
Charle Edwards
Phillip Pogue
Ernest Pogue
N. Court St
Edwards
Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Marion Memorial Hospital
Bill Whiting
John Robertson
Chicago
Ernest
Vina Helmes Pogue
Pamela Jill
Shirley
Linda
Michael
Rickey
Jerry
Donald
James
Wilson Memorial Chapel
C. F. Walker
Maplewood
Funeral
Williamson County
Paul Litton
Moro's Party Gains Prestige in Rome Local Elections
Premier Aldo Moro's Catholic Socialist coalition boosted its standing by defeating the Communist Party in Rome. The results marked the last major local vote before Italy's 1968 parliamentary elections, signaling a prestige boost for Moro's group.
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Aldo Moro
Rome
Illinois Sailors Die in Honolulu Collision
Two Illinois sailors were killed in a Sunday crash between a motorcycle and a car in Honolulu. The victims are Jack Ray Whitener aged 18 from East St. Louis and Lee Beuter aged 20 from Niles, both sons of local residents.
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Illinois
Jack Ray Whitener
T. C. Whitener
East St. Louis
Ill
Lee Beuter
L. Beuter
Niles, Ill
Fair Tonight With Mild Temperatures Ahead
Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies tonight with low temperatures around the mid 50s to low 60s. Wednesday brings increasing clouds and little temperature change with highs in the mid 80s.
Storm w winds rain hail leave area damage and outages
A rain and wind storm felled trees and damaged a Marion business building and trailer. A 40 foot tree struck the Jones Plumb and Heating building at 1 40 p m causing window and ceiling damage. Hail wind damaged crops near Cobden and reports of two tornadoes in western Clinton County. Winds reached 50 to 70 mph with up to 2 1 inches of rain in Marion and power outages affecting hundreds.
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Marion
James Jones
Market Street
Jones
Cobden
Union County
Flamm Brothers
Eckert Orchards Inc
Delbert Joram
David R. Busenbark
Charles Stadelbacher Farm
Carl Thetford
Southern Illinois Power Cooperative
Murphysboro
Herrin
Johnston City
Carbondale
Eldorado
West Marion
Clinton County
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Connecticut
Tokyo
SII
Clark Recreation Way
Chicato
Buzzin
Tom Shackleton
Hospital
Authenile “Bub” Hicks
William Vaughn Sr
T. W. Bean
Berger
Swollen Creek
Moro
Honolulu
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