Sam Giancana Shot Dead in Oak Park Home
Sam Giancana, longtime Chicago crime syndicate figure linked to CIA plots to kill Fidel Castro, was found shot to death in his Oak Park residence. A caretaker discovered him. six .22 shell casings were found, and authorities doubt robbery was motive. FBI joined the probe as details emerge about his earlier mob ties and Cuba gambling interests.
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Ill
Sam Giancana
Chicago
Fidel Castro
Giancana
Wilbur Reichert
Reichert
Joseph DiPersio
DiPersio
FBI
Phyllis McGuire
Las Vegas
al Capone
John Russell
CIA
Castro
Richard Bissell
Central Intelligence Agency
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Regents approve new academic programs for Illinois universities
The Board of Regents approved 2.4 million dollars in new and expanded programs for Illinois State, Northern Illinois, and Sangamon State Universities for 1976-77. Programs include ISU Doctor of Arts in English and NIU doctorates in education and mathematics.
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DeKalb
Illinois State
Northern Illinois
Sangamon
Board of Regents
Illinois Board of Higher Education
General Assembly
ISU
NIU
J. Robert
Judge orders study before Air Force base transfer
A federal judge requires an environmental impact statement before transferring 1,900 personnel from Kansas City to St. Louis. The ruling blocks moving Richards-Gebaur AFB communications unit back to Scott AFB while reviews continue.
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Kansas City
Air Force
St. Louis
Elmo B. Hunter
USS
Richards- Gebaur Afb
Kansas City Area
Jackson County
Department of Defense
Richards-Gebaur
Scott Afb
Belleville
Ill
Scott
Hunter
Langley
Milwaukee Juneteenth Jubilee Celebrates Black Independence Day
Barbecue pork snout bean pie creole gumbo and hot sauce fill the air as Milwaukee residents celebrate Juneteenth Jubilee Day. Janet Kemp of the Milwaukee Area Girl Scouts notes Milwaukee may be the only northern city to mark the occasion with pride and see Juneteenth as a Black Fourth of July. Participants like Jimmy Lee Harrison affirm the holiday’s meaning and joy.
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Milwaukee
Janet Kemp
Girl Scouts
Milwaukee Area Inc
Abraham Lincoln
Advance registration revived in Illinois House action
The Illinois House moved toward final action on bills to reshape state politics. A Senate shift revived a party registration plan for primaries, while a consolidation and redistricting proposal would significantly alter how delegates to the 1976 Democratic National Convention are chosen and how elections are scheduled.
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Richard H. Ieen Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Illinois House
General Assembly
Illinois
Senate
Chicago
House
Richard J. Daley
Clyde L. Choate
D-Anna
Choate
Ilinois
House Executive Committee
Private colleges to gain nonvoting members on state board
A 1903 House bill would add three nonvoting members from non public colleges to the state Board of Higher Education. Supporters argue the board needs spokesmen for private colleges since the state provides financial aid to them.
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Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Springfield
State Board of Higher Education
House
Senate
Higher Education Board
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