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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1975
Page
1
An estimated 10,000 spectators watched the Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team perform at the Southern Illinois Airport 25th anniversary open house. A second show was set for 3 30 p m today, at the airport between Carbondale and Murphysboro.
Leslie Bull with daughter Alison Shadron browsed University Mall in Carbondale as crowds shopped for Father’s Day. Leslie bought a beer mug for Wayne Bull of Murphysboro, paying with Dad’s money while admitting she saved her own funds for carnival fun.
President Ford in an interview with l Express says the United States will not revise its Cuba policy until it detects a real change in Fidel Castro's attitude. He affirms no normalization while the Cuban stance remains hostile and notes the OAS boycott will stay. Ford also discusses 1976 bid and plans a nationwide campaign. He mentions a visit to China possible and credits Vice President Rockefeller's CIA work.
Chicago Tribune reports a CIA briefing officer described after two decades a dissident group’s plan to assassinate Charles DeGaulle. The paper notes sketchy details and no clear evidence of operative involvement beyond initial discussions.
Indian opposition leaders and Old Congress activists gather outside the presidential palace in New Delhi to demand Indira Gandhi resign. Gandhi pledges no wrongdoing and plans an appeal as protests and legal actions widen across the country amid a 105 degree heat wave and calm security measures.
A 200 million class action suit against Lockheed Aircraft Corp alleges negligence in the Babylift crash that killed 155 people. The C5A Galaxy crashed near Saigon on April 4 after departing Tan Son Nhut Air Base while transporting orphans to California. The suit in Springfield U S District Court names Marilyn Eichen's sister as plaintiff.
Regional notes include an air show and parade at the Carbondale Friendship Festival. Other items mention teachers with signed contracts and unemployment pay eligibility, potential higher property taxes in three Southern Illinois counties, and various local notices. Columbus-like regional updates span Pages 3 to 18.
A weather update notes partly cloudy skies with possible showers or thunderstorms and a high near 90 as a cooling trend begins tonight. The report also mentions a separate classified information note about the U S nuclear arsenal circulated by Rep Paul Simon to Southern Illinois residents per the Pentagon.
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