Plane downed near Khe Sanh base by Communist gunners
A U S Air Force C123 transport carrying 49 aboard was hit near Khe Sanh and crashed five miles east of the Marine base. Five crew and 44 passengers were aboard. fate of all was initially unknown. The mission carried troops and evacuees, with the aircraft valued at about $1 million.
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Reds
Khe Sanh
Saigon
7Th Air Force
da Nang
U.S
U S
101St Airborne Division
U.S. Army
Lima
Air France
Joseph Rosenbluth
Philadelphia
Rosenbluth
SIU parking plan postponed by board vote
Southern Illinois University’s 1.4 million underground parking station for 225 cars, to be built under a new administration building near McAndrew Stadium, was tabled by the State Board of Higher Education. Critics call the 6 600 per space cost excessive. SIU will refile at the April meeting.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
State Board of Higher Education
John Rendleman
SIU
McAndrew Stadium
SIU Board of Trustees
Bond sale lowers rate to push SIU projects forward
The Illinois Building Authority sold 35.37 million in revenue bonds at 4.68 percent, under the 5 percent cap, to six managers and 167 bankers. The issue supports Southern Illinois University projects in Carbondale and Edwardsville, funding science building additions totaling 2.4 and 1.9 million dollars respectively.
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Chicago
Illinois Building Authority
Illinois Board of Higher Ed
Ucation
UMW Expels District 50 Over Atomic Energy Fight
The United Mine Workers ousts its District 50 in a dispute over atomic power versus coal for civilian energy. W A Boyle declares they are expelled and dis affiliated, with a 30 day effective date. District 50 is a large industrial union rivaling the UMW parent.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Union
District 50
W. A
Tony Boyle
The
Mine Workers Union
Boyle
United Mine Workers
Nugent Shifts To Active Air Force Duty
President Johnsons son in law Patrick J. Nugent transfers from the Texas Air National Guard to a reserve unit now on active duty. He is ordered to report to the 113th Tactical Fighter Wing at Andrews Base by end of March. His brother in law Marine Capt Charles S. Robb tied to Lynda Johnson Robb will report to Camp Pendleton en route to Vietnam.
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Johnson
Patrick J. Nugent
Texas Air National Guard
Nugent
113Th Tactical Fighter Wing
Air Force
Andrews Air Force Base
Here
Charles S. Robb
Lynda
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Vietnam
113Th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Funds freed for two campuses in Illinois
Chicago State funds totaling 2.25 million are released for site acquisition and planning of Springfield and south suburban Chicago commuter colleges. Gov. Kerner earmarks 750000 for Springfield with the remainder for Chicago. Funds go to the colleges to support governing boards and planning.
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Thomas Gregory Lindsay-Schaub
Chicago
Springfield
Lyman A. Glenny
State Board of Higher Education
Glenny
Tueesday
Otto Kerner
Board of Regents
Chicago College
Board of Governors
Higher Education Board
Fire traps 21 miners in Louisiana salt mine caverns
Twenty one workers remain trapped after a shaft fire cut the elevator hoist at a Cargill salt mine in a marshy coastal area south of New Orleans. Troopers and emergency crews race to reach them as rescue teams plan a new shaft while communications are restored and safety gear is prepared.
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Gulf of Mexico
Thomas Burbank
Minneapolis
Minn
Cargill
Roy Gretzer
Gretzer
Federal Bureau of Mines
Dallas
Bureau
Calumet
Air France 707 Crashes in Guadeloupe Wreck. 63 Dead
Rescue teams reached the Matouba Mountain wreckage as an Air France 707 en route from Santiago to Paris hit a mountainside near Pointe-a-Pitre. All 63 aboard perished including Mrs. Zeckendorf and travel-industry figures. witnesses reported a flames and a bomb-like explosion during a low-approach crash.
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Pointe-a-Pitre
Guadeloupe
Air France
William Zeckendorf
Matouba
French West Indies
la Soufriere
Raizet
Vil
Caracas
Venezuela
Lima
Peru
Quito
Ecuador
Caribbean
New York
Marjorie Campbell
Zeckendorf
France
Democratic chairmen defer choice to Gray and Ziegler
County chairmen in the 21st district pass the decision to candidates Paul A. Ziegler and Kenneth J. Gray after a three hour Marion meeting. Gray plans to file this week, Ziegler filed Monday, with endorsements set on Feb. 25 and mixed support among chairmen ahead of final filings.
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Gray
Ziegler
1St
Paul A. Ziegler
Carmi
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
Marion
Williamson County
Omer Sanders
Carterville
Sanders
Gregory A. Kipping
Waterloo
Monroe County
Paul Powell
Powell
Johnson County
State strike vote planned by Illinois union to target health dept
The Illinois State Employee Union Council No. 34 announced strike votes by its locals within three weeks aiming for an April 1 strike against the State Mental Health Department. They demand higher pay for low wage workers, overtime pay after 40 hours, and a $40 monthly shift differential for second and third shifts.
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Illinois State Employee Union Council No. 34
Senate amends housing bill to require bona fide offers
The Senate amended the open housing section of its civil rights bill to require discrimination charges be based on bona fide offers to buy or rent. Sen. Gordon Allott said bona fide means ready willing and able to perform, with amendments adding protections for property owners. The panel also rejected exempting single family dwellings and added three antiriot provisions.
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Washington
Senate
Gordon Allott
R-Corp
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Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Building Authority
IBA
Edwardsville
UMW
Pat Nugent
Louisiana
Cargill Saltmines
New Orleans
Air France Jet
Paris Match
South America
Tony Saulnier
Hubert Herzog
Maurice Herzog
Emile Gabel
Paris
la Croix
National Catholic Union of the Press
Congress
White House
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