Warren to quit Supreme Court after 15 years of liberal rulings
Chief Justice Earl Warren is resigning from the Supreme Court, ending a 15 year tenure marked by landmark rulings on race, housing, and school prayer. Johnson plans to name a successor, with Abe Fortas as a potential chief justice option amid looming court reconfigurations.
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SIU Names Chancellors for Carbondale and Edwardsville
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees appoints Robert W. MacVicar chancellor at Carbondale and John S. Rendleman chancellor at Edwardsville starting July 1. The move creates campus autonomy with new oversight on undergraduate and student affairs while graduate matters stay university wide.
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SIU Board Seeks Therapy Training At Carterville
The SIU Board of Trustees seeks approval of a program at Southern Illinois University Vocational Technical Institute to train physical therapy assistants. Shortage reports from Health Careers Council of Illinois and National Advisory Health Council prompt the plan. The program combines classroom, laboratory and clinical training to fill state vacancies in hospitals and care facilities. Army doctors report ongoing progress on former President Eisenhower after his heart attack. no further daily updates unless his condition changes.
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Senate approves tax surcharge bill amid spending cuts
The Senate votes 64 to 16 to send a 10 percent surcharge on individuals and corporations to President Johnson, retroactive to dates in 1968, with a $6 billion federal spending cut and a June 30 expiration. The House previously passed 268 to 150.
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SIU trustees seek 140 million for 1969 71 upgrades
SIU's Board of Trustees approved a 140 million capital improvements plan for 1969 through 1971. Carbondale would receive about 88 million in building and site work, Edwardsville over 41 million, and the Carbondale Vocational Technical Institute near Carterville about 11 million. Financing relies on the Illinois Building Authority bonds and state and non state funds.
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Gray backs tax increase in Johnson surge bill vote
Rep Kenneth J Gray along with 19 other congressmen voted in favor of Johnsons surge tax measure which passed 268 to 150. George Shipley Melvin Price and both Illinois Senators Everett Dirksen and Charles Percy also supported the tax increase.
Warm fair weather with thundershowers through Saturday
A warm, partly cloudy pattern continues through Saturday with a chance of afternoon or evening thundershowers. Highs reach 90 to 95 degrees and weather details are on map page 18.
Tropical Storm Forms Off Florida Heads Toward Hurricane
A quick forming tropical storm off Florida was expected to become a hurricane by late tonight or Saturday. Located at 31.0 N 74.5 W, about 300 miles east of Jacksonville, winds reached 60 mph near the center as it moved from the Florida Straits into the Atlantic. Small craft skippers from northeast Florida to Cape Hatteras were warned to stay close to shore.
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Rusk Sees Slight Progress in Vietnam Peace Talks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said there are bits and straws suggesting movement in the Paris talks with North Vietnam but cautioned it is too early to call it a success. He aligned with Defense Secretary Clifford’s cautious assessment and noted no major breakthrough since the bombing pause began.
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Murphysboro serviceman aids rescue
Navy Lt. J. G. Leroy Cook of Potomac Montana piloted a rescue helicopter to reach two downed fliers from an F4 Phantom over North Vietnam. They bailed out after being shot down near a wooded hillside as machine gunner Bruce O Dallas from Murphysboro described the urgent, timely extraction despite intensifying small arms fire.
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Demonstrators clash as Poor People's Campaign arrests rise
77 demonstrators were arrested during clashes between police and protesters near Resurrection City. SCLC leaders led pleas for nonviolence while violence escalated at the Department of Agriculture site and inside the camp, with tear gas fired and arrests continuing.
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