National voting rights act sought nationwide ban on literacy tests
The Nixon administration proposed a national voting rights package to ban literacy tests and state residency requirements for presidential elections. It would authorize the attorney general to dispatch voting examiners and observers nationwide, expand enforcement, and create a national voting advisory commission. The proposal targets the 1965 act with five amendments and argues voting rights are a national concern, not regional.
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Ogilvie Seeks Tax Deal as Dem Leaders Stay Quiet
Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie met separately with Senate Democratic Leader Thomas McGloon and House Democratic head John Touhy in a bid to break the income tax stalemate. Democrats questioned the earlier tally while Republicans canvassed votes to back Ogilvie's 3 percent flat tax proposal, with aides signaling potential local aid from increased tax revenue.
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Night of Fire and Looting Sweeps Omaha Near North Side
Omaha reports a second night of disorder with burning buildings and looting along a six block stretch in the Near North Side. police say 30 people jailed on charges from weapons to unlawful entry as riot-gear officers guard fire crews. James Loder, 30, the officer involved in Vivian Strong's death, faced manslaughter charges in municipal court.
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Jackson leads hunger march for poor whites in Springfield
The Rev. Jesse Jackson urged white leadership as he led a hunger march in Springfield, citing two million hungry in Illinois and more poor whites than poor blacks. He met thousands at the Capitol rally demanding an end to hunger with Operation Breadbasket.
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Weather forecast hints warm wind tonight and Friday
The forecast calls for windy and clear to partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs Friday in the low to mid 90s, lows tonight around 75 to 80 degrees.
Joe Louis collapses in New York in apparent heart attack
Former heavyweight champion Joe Louis, age 55, collapsed on a downtown Manhattan street near 51 Williams Street and was taken to Beekman Downtown Hospital for treatment. He had been in New York to announce the Joe Louis Food Franchise Corporation with Billy Conn as vice president. Louis held the title from 1937 to 1949 after defeating James J. Braddock and led a noted boxing career.
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United jet hijacked to Cuba with 59 aboard
A United Air Lines jet carrying 59 people was hijacked to Cuba by an armed individual. Witnesses in Havana described a man in a white sweater. Cuban officials captured him. The flight diverted from its Los Angeles to New York route over Riverside California, about 16 minutes after takeoff.
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Surtax vote set Monday in House
Washington CAP Democratic House chiefs set a Monday vote to extend President Nixon's surtax, after assurances Republicans back the plan. An emergency bill would extend withholding rates through July to avoid a midnight drop from the 10 percent surcharge.
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Ben Het siege grips Vietnam frontline near Dak To
The Ben Het Special Forces camp, six miles from borders with Cambodia and Laos, remains cut off as North Vietnamese forces press the siege. U S advisers report heavy casualties among both American and Vietnamese defenders while supply drops and helicopters sustain a 700-strong force comprising Green Berets and two artillery batteries. Frontline leaders warn the attack could intensify with regiments around the area and sappers continuing nightly assaults on the perimeter.
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Illinois lawmakers clash over highway fee measure
Gov Ogilvie faced a setback as a highway program license fee bill stalled in the Senate with 24 of 30 votes needed for passage. The House revoked its bid for a national constitutional convention and approved a state junior college bill for East St. Louis. Ogilvie also signed laws raising the usury ceiling to 8 percent. A flood control project for DeWitt County was approved for $235000.
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Viet Cong denounces Nixon policy as deceitful comedy
Viet Cong and North Vietnam blasted Nixon's war policy as deceitful and a dead end. They call de Americanization aims an act in a comedy to appease public opinion. Viet Cong negotiator Nguyen Thi Sinn and Ha Van Lau spoke at talks while Ambassador Ledge warned against misread sincerity.
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