SIU Zoologist Converts Abandoned Cistern into Cave Lab
Ronald A. Brandon associate professor of zoology at Southern Illinois University plans a subterranean research space in a 16 foot deep cistern west of campus. The enclosure will house grotto salamanders from Missouri Ozarks in aquaria and allow observation from a lab above. The project aims to study cave adaptation and eye degeneration under controlled lighting across generations.
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Shapiro backs July safety legislation for Illinois
Gov. Samuel H. Shapiro said he will propose concrete bills in July to keep Illinois safe for the man on the street. He spoke at the Kankakee County Democratic Organization dinner and urged the assembly to consider and pass the measures. He noted Illinois has reduced relief rolls and increased payrolls more than any other state.
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Samuel H. Shapiro
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Johnson condemns East German travel curbs as unjustified
President Johnson denounces East German civilian travel restrictions as totally unprovoked and unjustified while reaffirming U S support for a united peaceful Germany. He sent a message to Chancellor Kiesinger and a 14.6 million dollar supplemental budget request for FY 1968 from the LBJ ranch.
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Four drown when rescue attempt fails at Prewitt Reservoir
Four members of a Fort Morgan family perished in Prewitt Reservoir after a failed rescue attempt for a child. Cipriano Reyes, 44, Cornelia Reyes, 23, Paul Reyes, 5, and cousin Louis Breeze, 14, were pulled under as a human chain broke. Robert Newlin, 18, who tried to save the child, also struggled to reach shore. Funeral services were held for Sidney Breeze, 68, of Benton, who died after an extended illness. He was a World War I veteran, retired Illinois Central Railroad agent, and member of First Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge 64. Burial was in Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery. Edison’s phonograph patent is noted.
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Retiring F Guy Hitt Resigns From Bank Posts
Retiring F Guy Hitt announces resignation as chairman of the Bank of Benton board and chairman of the executive committee of the Bank of Zeigler effective July 1. He will remain on both boards and serves on Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees. He previously served on the Illinois Commission of Higher Education and was first vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis from 1937 to 1950.
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First US Radio Station Opens on November 2 1920
The United States launched its first radio station on November 2 1920 marking a milestone in broadcast history. Early operator KDKA began regular programming from Pittsburgh and drew national attention as wireless audio began to spread.
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Supreme Court bars party line evidence in state trials
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that criminal evidence obtained by eavesdropping on a party line cannot be used to convict in state courts. The Florida case involved Clyde Lee Glen Brecheen and Cecil Merritt, convicted after recordings from a nearby house tapped Lee’s telephone line.
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