Illinois Supreme Court rejects tax exemption challenge
The Illinois Supreme Court upheld that federal income tax payments may not exempt state income tax and approved refunds of about 19 million dollars for sales tax on services. The court noted practical taxation uniformity and allowed rebound of service related charges while ruling on subpoenas in a separate environmental case.
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High Court
Cook County
Alan Kawitt
General Assembly
Illinois
Appeal Board of Chicago
Department of Environmental Control
U. S. Steel Corp
Predawn gas blast in tunnel near Los Angeles kills one
A predawn natural gas explosion in a five mile long water tunnel under construction near the San Gabriel Mountains killed one man and left 16 workers missing 178 feet below ground. A survivor said he is sure all 16 are dead and one body was recovered. Fire Captain Roy Walters said they’re not optimistic about finding survivors after a blast earlier in the week injured four workers.
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Los Angel Fire
Roy Walters
Walters
California
Times appeals for expedited Supreme Court hearing on Pentagon study
The New York Times petitions the Supreme Court for an expedited hearing to challenge government restraints on publishing Pentagon Papers material about the Vietnam War. The paper seeks a temporary block on a New York Court ruling and argues restraints threaten a free press amid rival coverage by the Washington Post.
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New York Times
Supreme Court
Petmagt
John M. Harlan
Federal Appeals Court
New York City
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New York
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Times
William Hegarty
Washington Post
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Appeals Court
Murray de Gurfein
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger
U S military attaches fly combat missions in Cambodia
U S defense attaches aboard Army helicopters have moved ammo to besieged outposts and transported wounded in the Vihear Suor Marshes. They also reportedly assisted Cambodian forces at times, with Ambassador Swank confirming authorization and Col. Harry Amos cited as defense attaché.
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Cambodia
U. S
Vihear Suor
Col
Harry Amos
U.S
Emory C. Swank
Week of fatalities in Saigon area military briefing
Allied commands report last week 25 American, 353 South Vietnamese, and 1,681 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed in action. American deaths match the prior week while enemy toll drops 194. Wounded totals include 215 Americans and 822 South Vietnamese, compared with 199 and 934 the prior week.
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Saigon
New Federal Mine Safety Rules Examined in Illinois
The U S Bureau of Mines reviewed new mandatory safety standards for coal mines with 160 operators inspectors and owners at Benton High School in Southern Illinois. Electrical safety provisions received most emphasis as officials outlined compliance and inspection plans ahead of a July 1 effective date.
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Washington, D. C
Benton High School
Federal Register
Illinois
Harry Weaver
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Weaver
Alabama
Senate fights over draft extension amid Vietnam pullout debate
The draft extension faces a deadline with a 65 27 cloture vote after a Mansfield amendment linking a Vietnam pullout to prisoner releases. Supporters fear a renewed filibuster in conference if the amendment is dropped, risking expiration of the draft on June 30. Senator Gravel says some backers may switch sides if the conference removes the pullout clause.
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Senate
U. S
Indochina
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Vietnam
Gravel
Postmaster repays bridal couple with pennies as wedding gift
Carbondale Postmaster Hubert Goforth reimbursed Mr and Mrs John D Shoberg 250 pennies after wedding invitations mailed May 15 faced two cent postage due due to a May 16 rate change. The act followed an apologetic note and a personal visit, with the couple keeping the pennies as souvenirs.
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Carol Alexander
Southern Illinoisan
John D. Shoberg
Carbondale
Hubert Goforth
Shobergs
Barbara McIntyre
Hopkinsville
Shoberg
Goforth
Ling
General denies threat in Medina pretrial hearing
Maj. Gen. Bernard W. Rogers said he never offered immunity to S. Sgt. Lawrence La Croix and denied threatening him with a court martial for testifying. La Croix claimed high officers pressured him to testify in the My Lai case. The hearing reviews a defense motion to dismiss Medina’s case for improper command influence.
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Rogers
Medina
My Lai
Weather forecast overview for tonight and Friday
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with a low between 68 and 74 degrees. Friday remains partly sunny with continued heat and humidity as highs reach the 90s. Weather details appear on map page 26.
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