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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1965
Page
3
Edward Elgar's Fame and Circumstance played by the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra as Old Main rises behind a crowd of 10,000 graduates and spectators. A vast public address system carries the speeches and music across the quad.
Secretary of Defense McNamara announced six additional combat battalions plus support troops would be sent to South Vietnam. The move raises U.S. forces there to between 70,000 and 75,000, with about 21,000 combat troops. He noted potential future buildup but dismissed Korea-type action and said an airmobile division would form within two months for use in guerrilla warfare.
June 17 Miami Beach. Sen Javits and Sen Goldwater urge limits on U S ground troops in Viet Nam while seeking a new policy. They back North Viet Nam air attacks restraint and urge diplomacy while opposing a wide land war. Officials say no new bombing pause planned now. Prime Minister Shastri appeals for halt to North Viet Nam bombing.
Springfield June 17 Senate Republican Leader Arrington threatened to kill Mayor Daley’s program if Democrats fail to propose a reapportionment compromise within a week. He warned the GOP will decide soon on remap prospects and then act on other measures, leaving district decisions to courts and the reapportionment commission.
The House backed a Public Works and Economic Development Act allocating 3.3 billion over five years to regional development. The measure, modeled on the Area Development programs, prioritizes regional growth with emphasis on Appalachia and Southern Illinois. Sent to the President after House Senate reconciliation.
New York June 17 AP reports the stock market moved forward slowly with trading at a reduced pace compared to the prior two days. Overall gains were modest across key stocks, ranging from fractional increases to about one point as investors waited on clearer signals.
A widening strike by ship officers idled four U S freighters carrying military cargo for Europe. A fifth vessel could not load a military shipment for the Far East. No immediate union explanation for the shift from exempting military shipments from immobilization.
Two U S Navy Phantom jets shot down two Communist MIG17 fighters 50 miles south of Hanoi while escorting bombers 20 miles north of Thanh Hoa. The 29 second dogfight ended with four enemy jets appearing. two MIGs escaped and one parachute was seen open.
The death toll among U S paratroopers reaches three with additional fatalities reported as U S forces clash with rebel supporters in Santo Domingo. Claims from rebel leader Col Francis Casmano Deno indicate high Dominican casualties amid heavy firing.
President Johnson wins major victory as the House passes a Cabinet level Department of Housing and Urban Development by 217 to 184. The bill moves to the Senate, with expectations of an easy passage, following earlier Great Society measures this year.
The House Appropriations Committee approved 6.366 million for nine Southern Illinois water projects including Kaskaskia Canal and Rend Lake Reservoir. Total project cost exceeds 500 million when complete, with July 1 funding. Gray requested 6.416 million. Harrisonville Ivy Landing and Drainage District reduced from 100k to 50k.
Senate and House conferees reached a rapid agreement on a $4.6 billion four year excise tax cut. Immediate reductions include a 10 percent tax repeal on jewelry furs toilet preparations and luggage plus maker taxes on appliances radio sets cameras and more.
Flood waters hammered Denver and nearby communities in what authorities call a major disaster. One death is reported with several injured and unconfirmed reports of people missing from modest homes along the South Platte River bottoms. Torrents widened to about half a mile in places after sudden cloudbursts.
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Lows tonight 55 to 60 and highs Friday about 75 to 80. Regional map shows highs near 82 and Wednesday low around 56 with overnight 56. Noon reading today at 12 shows current temperature.
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