Mayors Push Federal Burden Shift to Suburbs on Housing
At the U S Conference of Mayors final session, a Milwaukee to Henry Maier led plan urged Congress to condition federal grants on suburban housing and schooling for low and middle income citizens. Suburban leaders protested labeling it reverse bigotry while the body also backed a plan to restore voluntary prayer in public schools.
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Robert B. Semple Jr
New York Times
Dallas
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Milwaukee
Henry W. Maier
Mayors’ Group
Maier
Congress
Federal Housing Administration
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Illinois
Plane Crash Kills Six Near Galesburg
A private Piper Comanche crashed near Alexis Illinois killing six aboard including Pastor Hal Sheriff and his family. The craft departed Cedar Rapids bound for Decatur and vanished Wednesday. searchers faced boggy ground and heavy rain while Illinois State Police directed ground crews to the scene.
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Alexis
Ill
Decatur
Blue Mound
Galesburg
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Illinois
Hal Sheriff
Methodist Church
Virginia
Hali
Joanna Wulfsberg
Wulfsberg
James Becket
Civil Air Patrol
Burlington
Marines Halt 250 Reds On Hill Hue Clash Escalates
In Hue, 18 Marines halted about 250 attackers as Premier Ky reinforces with 500 elite paratroops and imposes a 9 p.m. curfew. Buddhist demonstrators set an American car afire in Saigon. Two U.S. service members were threatened but escaped unharmed. Western reporters faced gunfire near Hue’s 1st Division HQ as clashes continued.
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Saigon
Hue
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky
1St Division
Jack Foisie
Los Angeles Times
Bill McWhirter
Time Magazine
National Broadcasting Company
Ron Nessen
Peter Boultwood
London
Gerhard Biroth
West Berlin
Buddhist Institute
NATO Force At Minimum Level Noted by Rusk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk described NATO forces as at a minimum level and warned reductions would require similar cuts or redeployment in the Communist bloc. He cited restiveness in the Warsaw Pact and suggested possible discussions with the Communist camp. Senator Mansfield proposed a direct Rusk Chen Yi meeting to pursue a peaceful Viet Nam resolution.
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Dean Rusk
NATO
Rusk
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Warsaw Pact
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Senate National Security Subcommittee
U.S
New York
Mike Mansfield
Red China
Chen Yi
Marines Hold Hilltop Against Viet Cong With Few Rounds
A reconnaissance team of 18 Marines on a hilltop post 25 miles northwest of Chu Lai held off a Viet Cong force of 250 for five hours as ammunition ran to eight rounds. Reinforcements by helicopter at daybreak drove off the attackers and two Marines were confirmed killed or wounded.
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U.S
Chu Lai
Jimmie Howard
San Diego
Calif
Marine Corps
U. S
Titan 3 Launch Sends Eight Satellites for Secret Military Link
Cape Kennedy reports the Titan 3 booster lifted at 9 a.m. CDT carrying eight satellites designed to relay secret messages between Washington Vietnam and other strategic points. The plan aims for a jam proof net from 21 000 miles high with Army ground terminals ready for test traffic.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Washington
Saigon
Defense Department
U.S. Army
Viet Nam
Titan 3
Bail Bond Law Upheld by Illinois High Court
The Illinois Supreme Court upheld a new bail bond law requiring a professional bondsman to deposit stock or bonds equal to bail or property twice the bail value. Individuals deposit 10 percent of bail in cash with the court and are refunded all but 1 percent after appearing in court.
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Springfield
Ilinois
Supreme Court
Girls Whirl At Herrin Fair
Three Herrin youngsters ride an octopus at the Herrin Summer Festival opening in Herrin Park for four days. Leah Yates Pat Riley and Joyce Carney are pictured left to right with rides and concessions run by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and carousel Playhouse. Veterans of Foreign Wars with Jaycees and American Legion will distribute bicycle safety strips Saturday. Photo by Ed Greer.
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Herrin
Herrin Park
Ers
Leah Yates
Pat Riley
Joyce Carney
The
Junior Chamber of Commerce and
Carousel Play
Supreme Court loosens lease tax rules and courthouse bond
The Illinois Supreme Court dissolved an injunction blocking state collection of the 1965 leasing tax and freed about 2 million dollars. It held the tax scheme valid and rejected claims of multi subjectism. The court also struck down a 1965 law allowing certain counties to issue 5 million dollars in bonds for courthouse reconstruction, invalidating the measure for excluding many counties.
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Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
Cook County
State Revenue Department
General Revenue Fund
International Business
Service Bureau
New York
IBM
Walter Schaefer
Supreme Court
Schaefer
Circuit Court
Rockford
Winnebago County
Winnebago
DuPage Lake
St. Clair
Madison
Kane
High Court
Coed Editor Faces Jail in Marijuana Interview Case
Annette Buchanan 20, University of Oregon coed and managing editor of the Oregon Daily Emerald, faced a grand jury after publishing a May 24 story quoting seven students about marijuana. District Attorney William Frye subpoenaed Buchanan and three editors, but the others were released. Buchanan refused to reveal student identities.
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Eugene, Ore
Annette Buchanan
University of Oregon
Oregon Daily Emerald
Dist
William Frye
Lane County
Charles O. Porter
Oregon
Frye
Miss Buchanan
Chambers, SII Area Trade Show Discussed
Regional trade show to be held at the Southern Illinois University arena in fall or spring is explored by Area Chambers of Commerce and Southern Illinois Inc. The plan seeks national manufacturers displays and presentations by area businesses with entertainment and fashion showings. Carbondale chamber endorsed the idea and others expected to follow. a July 14 meeting is planned.
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Southern Illinois University
Area Chambers of Commerce and
Southern Illinois Inc
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
SIU
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
First Contract Let For Work On Kaskaskia Canal
Rep. Kenneth J. Gray announced the first construction contract for the 73 million dollar Kaskaskia Canal project. Bernard McMenamy of St. Charles Missouri bid 1.5 million dollars to widen and deepen the Kaskaskia River in the Baldwin New Athens area.
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Kaskaskia Canal
Kenneth J. Gray
Bernard McMenamy
St. Charles
Kaskaskia River
Baldwin- New Athens Area
Gray
Congress
Highway Safety Bill Advances From Public Works Panel
The House Public Works Committee approved a stringent highway safety measure. It demands states create approved safety programs with Commerce Secretary oversight and imposes a 25 percent cut in federal highway aid after January 1, 1968 for noncompliant states.
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Washington
House Public Works Committee
Senate Public Works Committee
Secretary of Commerce
Villa Grove Sailor Dies in Virginia Auto Crash
Ernest Ray Brewer, 21, of Villa Grove Illinois a sailor with the Compressed Gas School at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, was killed in an auto accident in Newport News Virginia when his car hit a utility pole and a fire hydrant.
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Newport News
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Southfield
Mich
National League of Cities
Columbia City
Ind
Miami
Robert Tuckman
Associated Press Saigon
South Viet Nam
Central Highlands
HIGH
Herrin Fair
State Supreme Court
Chambers, Sii
Kaskaskia
Bill Perils
Highway Aid
Villa Grove
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