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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1972
Page
1
First draft planks call for immediate and complete withdrawal of all U S forces in Indochina and adopt a middle ground on school busing. The drafting committee sent two Vietnam planks to the floor amid expected floor fights. A Wallace ally vows a dissenting busing plank.
The Democratic Convention Credentials Committee faces 80 challenges from 30 states, a landmark test of reform rules pushed by McGovern. The panel must balance seating disputes to avoid alienating Old Guard Democrats while preserving liberal credibility among Blacks women and youth.
Senator McGovern benched gains from black delegates in 12 states and D C totaling 98 plus votes, enabling a claimed first ballot majority at the Democratic National Convention. Rep Louis Stokes and Dr Fauntroy confirm momentum and pledge black appointments in a McGovern administration.
The court, in a 5 to 4 decision, blocks a full judicial review of Army civilian surveillance citing congressional remedy. Burger notes no proven harm and upholds limits on testing executive action. Court also flags next term obscenity review and criteria for admissible prior testimony in confrontations.
FBI in Illinois Indiana and Ohio lead about 100 agents and local officers in a dawn to dusk search through briars near Peru for a skyjacker and more than 500000 in ransom. The hijacker seized an American Airlines 727 from St Louis to Tulsa demanded 502000 and two parachutes then vanished over Peru early Saturday.
President Nixon ends quotas on meat imports for 1972 in a bid to curb rising prices and relieve a short term shortage. Treasury Secretary Shultz cautions the move may not quickly lower prices, while Australia may supply more beef as Rogers negotiates.
The court ordered rerun of the United Mine Workers 1969 election will run December 1 through December 8 with Labor Department supervision. Balloting will occur in 24 districts across regions led by Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio. the earlier contest was marred by irregularities and led to the firing of Tony Boyle who faces a federal fraud sentence.
Massive cleanup begins as flood waters recede across five states. Death toll reaches 117 with tens of thousands homeless. Red Cross launches a 10 million disaster fund. 112000 evacuees in 330 shelters. Governors meet with federal officials in Hartsburg to seek aid. Weather outlook and isolated danger areas noted as investigations into a fatal helicopter crash proceed.
Former Illinois State Senator Everett Peters 78 died in a Champaign hospital after a heart attack. A Republican long influential in the General Assembly, Peters faced official misconduct and ethics charges tied to race track stock, pleaded innocent last December, and his trial was postponed due to illness. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at Freese Funeral Home in St. Joseph. He is survived by five children, one sister and eleven grandchildren.
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