Illinois Supreme Court invalidates Armstrong Act desegregation
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled the 1963 Armstrong Act unconstitutional to desegregate public schools. The decision reversed a Waukegan judge, and held that racial balance and educational opportunity must be governed by federal and state constitutions, not a vague legislative act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
Charles S. Parker
Waukegan
Whittier
Supreme Court
General Assembly
House
Shirley Tometz
Trial Court
143 Reds Die in 2 Battles in Central Lowlands
U S forces report killing 143 Communist troops in two battles in the central lowlands as jets raid North Vietnam's rail system and iron and steel works. American casualties in the lowlands are six dead, 22 wounded and four missing, with light contact in other ground operations. Air sorties reached 133 missions against the North, marshalling 11 railroad yards and lines from the DMZ to beyond Hanoi. The weekly American combat deaths total 143, the lowest since early February, with weekly casualties at 1 112.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Saigon
U. S
U. S. Air Force
Navy
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
U. S. Command
Knicks Sign SIU Star Walt Frazier to Knicks Contract
Walt Frazier, SIU basketball star, signed with the New York Knicks after lengthy negotiations. He was the Knicks top draft pick and had a year of college eligibility remaining. Ed Donovan, Knicks general manager, announced the official deal in New York.
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Southern Illinois University
Walt Frazier
National Basketball Association
New York Knicks
Frazier
Knicks
New York
Eddie Donovan
Illlinois approves $872 million public aid for 1967 69
The Senate Appropriations Committee backed an $872 million public aid program for 1967-69. Governor Kerner would get the measure soon, with Sen Arrington pressing swift passage to avoid unpaid checks. The package includes $54 million in federal funds, aided by Harold Swank, and funds for capital construction rentals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Public Aid Department
Senate Appropriations Committee
W. Russell Arrington
Senate
House
Otto Kerner
Kerner
Harold O. Swank
State Building Authority
Department of Public Works and
Highway Administration
Springfield
Arrington
Illinois revenue bill debated by party leaders
Legislative leaders from both parties met in Springfield to seek consensus on a plan to raise revenues. A proposed expansion of the sales tax to custom made goods and machine tools could add about 150 million dollars, with other options including higher cigarette taxes and a raised franchise tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Illinois
Senate Revenue Committee
W. Russell Arrington
Senate Gop
Arrington
Commission
Heins
Kerner
House
Illinois Highway Study Commission
John Zakarian Lindsay-Schaub
Otto Kerner
Tornado Report Draws Herrin Damage and Power Outages
Tornado-like winds touched down in Herrin causing trees to fall and bleachers to twist at the ball park. Flooded streets disrupted services across Southern Illinois with about 100 homes without power in Herrin Ordill and Carterville areas before restoration by 3:30 a.m. No injuries were reported.
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Illinois
Herrin
Charles Watson
Ball Park
Bill Bonali
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Willard Brafford
CIPS
Orchill
Williamson County Civil Defense
Ordill
Carterville
Herrin-Ordill
Brafford
Herrin-Ordill-Carterville
Royalton
Fairdale
Storm Levels Herrin Park Area Injuries and Damage Report
Albert Sizemore describes a tornado like storm at Herrin Park as 30 boys at a baseball school sheltered in dugouts. Winds toppled bleachers and light standards while lightning struck Carbondale city hall. Across the region, rainfall totals topped two inches with power outages and tree damage reported in Johnston City and Joppa Mounds.
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Albert Sizemore
Herrin Park
Sizemore
Park
Allen
Lester Burke
Phil Jeralds
Frankfort
Franklin County Forestry
Benton
Johnston City
City Hall
Allen Jackson
Ted Ayllon
Walnut Street
Ayllon
Joppa Mounds
CIPS
Oakland Avenue
Stoker
Burlison
South Marion
Hester Streets
Grand Tower
Murphysboro
Nugent lad tests his strong lungs
Luci Johnson Nugent stood and walked in her hospital room in Austin Texas as the Presidents new grandchild Patrick Lyndon Nugent cried lustily. Doctors reported the 19 year old mother in excellent condition and in high spirits a day after the birth. The baby weighed eight pounds five ounces at birth and had lost five ounces.
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Luci Johnson Nugent
Patrick Lyndon Nugent
Weather Outlook Pleasant With Highs Near 90
A warmer period with generally fair skies continues tonight with lows in the 60s. Friday will be clear to partly cloudy and a touch warmer with highs around 85 to 90 degrees. Weather details on page 22.
House votes $22 billion debt ceiling boost in bid to raise limit
Democrats push through a 217 to 196 measure to raise the debt limit from 336 to 358 billion with a 7 billion cushion starting July 1 1968. Senate hearings set with Long aiming for floor debate next week while Johnson faces new GOP pressure over fiscal policy and Vietnam costs.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Russell B. Long
Dla
Senate Finance Committee
Long
Johnson
GOP
Summit talk decision may come today
United Nations Secretary of State Dean Rusk met with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko at the U N mission amid hopeful talk of a Big Two summit. President Johnson and Premier Kosygin kept flexible schedules, with Friday seen as the likely date for a site decision and possible travel by either leader.
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United Nations
Dean Rusk
U.N
Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Moscow
Kosygin
Washington
New York
Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
Llewellyn Thompson
U.S
U. S
Gromyko
U.N. General Assembly
Middle East
France links Vietnam war to Middle East peace in UN speech
French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville said there is no chance for peace in the Middle East while the Vietnam war continues. He urged a negotiated settlement and warned that ending Vietnam would open new horizons, avoiding direct condemnation of Israel as in earlier remarks.
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United Nations
N.Y
France
Vietnam
Middle East
Maurice Couve de Murville
General Assembly
United States
Horzons
Israel
Charles de Gaulle
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Mrs. Henley
Mike Montgomery
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Marion
Diamond No
Lloyd Summers
Nugent Lad
Austin, Tex
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