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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1972
Page
8
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson spent about 90 minutes at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio for a routine examination following his April heart attack. Doctors said he would continue periodic checkups while remaining at the LBJ Ranch area.
George and Lester Jackson of Pasadena file a 15 million dollar federal suit alleging intentional wrongdoing in the death of their son George Jackson at San Quentin last August. They claim guards shot him while he was not attempting escape. Defendants include Associate Warden James L. Park Marin County District Attorney Bruce Bales and Attorney General Evelle Younger.
South Vietnamese forces report 99 NVA killed and one tank destroyed between dawn and noon as 100 B52 missions dropped 2500 tons on the northern front. Informants say strikes aim to cut enemy supply lines and set stage for an operation toward A Shau Valley from Hue. Reinforcements rush to a village 55 miles northwest of Saigon amid ongoing clashes.
The Federal Home Loan Bank Board reported higher conventional mortgage rates in May after six months of decline. Board chairman Preston Martin cautioned that one month is too short to indicate a trend though money for mortgage investment remains ample.
The Illinois Senate deleted a 6.9 million item from the public health budget after a Democratic budget task force amendment. The funds would have funded health screening and diagnostic services for preschool children of public welfare recipients and were redirected to the Department of Public Aid. Senator Philip Rock defended the move while Senator William Horsley argued Public Health should administer the program with federal matching funds routed through Public Aid.
Delegations from nine states including Illinois are not seated for voting amid rules committee hearings in Washington D C. The move blocks these states from casting votes as chairs review seating and recognition procedures.
The British government announced a floating pound to curb a run on the currency, triggering confusion across European markets. Gold jumped over 2 dollars an ounce to about 64 dollars in London and Zurich as traders reassessed currency values and the fate of devaluation remained unsettled.
Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III challenged the view that the Soviet navy is stronger than the U S Navy. Speaking in Chicago he argued the U S has built more ships in the past decade and kept pace with the Soviets. He urged efficiency and realistic strategic planning over budget-driven claims.
Several hundred Daley supporters disrupted seven of eight caucuses held by opponents to the Illinois Democratic National Convention delegation. Meetings moved to private homes after disruptions, with an alternate slate of 35 McGovern, 11 uncommitted, 3 Muskie, and one each for McCarthy and Chisholm chosen.
Police tie Ameritas to the DNC break-in as nine men linked to the group are in custody or sought. A DC judge lowers bonds for four of the five arrestees and keeps Sturgis at 50,000, while Florida records show Ameritas as a real estate firm founded in 1969.
Edwin C. Grace applied unsuccessfully for a security guard position at Key Personnel, an employment office shot up in the bloodbath. He had worked as a Pinkerton guard and remained in critical condition at Cherry Hill Hospital. Officials did not confirm if the job pursuit motivated the killings, which left six dead and six wounded.
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