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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1972
Page
1
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird announced a draft call of 15000 to be spread across April May and June with 5000 men drafted each month. He said no more than 50000 draftees would be drawn in all of 1972 due to Vietnamization and troop withdrawals.
The court, in a 5 to 2 decision, says the 1970 rule guaranteeing counsel at preliminary hearings cannot be applied to cases before that date. Justice Brennan notes limited help at hearings and potential upheaval from reopening thousands of convictions. Adams of Illinois failed to reopen his heroin case under the rule.
The forecast calls for tonight partly cloudy with a low in the upper 30s. Tuesday brings partial sunshine and a high between 65 and 73. A colder trend starts Wednesday with lingering cold through Friday and a chance of snow or rain midweek.
A 250 foot crane collapsed at a Carbondale campus construction site just before 10 a.m. killing Michael Gregory Hayes 18 a freshman from Schaumburg. Two others Sally Brewer 19 and Valerie Vicek 19 were hurt with Vicek under examination. Crane operator Jack Young of Carterville was distraught.
About 17 southern Illinois jailers from Franklin, Pulaski, Saline, Gallatin, Jefferson, Perry and likely Alexander counties start a weeklong training at Marion federal prison. Officials say Illinois allocated 500 000 dollars last year for remodeling and upgrading older jails with grants up to 25 000 dollars per county.
A presidential commission urges states to assume major funding for public schools and calls for broader use of state taxes with federal incentive grants to lessen dependence on local property taxes. The report to Nixon also favors school district reorganization, expanded vocational education, and tax credits for private schooling.
Harrisburg AP FBI informer Boyd Douglas Jr admitted asking the government for a tax free $50,000 reward for evidence to prosecute antiwar priest Philip Berrigan and six others on conspiracy charges. He said the request was rejected and testified at the Harrisburg 7 trial that an agent advised him to forget it.
Gov Richard B Ogilvie disclosed 1971 income of 51954 and total net worth of 100475 including 16075 equity in a Northfield home and 31700 in savings. He listed 45000 salary and 6100 director fees for Illinois Central Industries and Railroad. Lt Gov Paul Simon reported 1970 income of 43155 with assets 93614 and liabilities 18863. Simon’s main 1971 income came from a 29000 lieutenant governor salary and capital gains from a newspaper sale.
Former press secretary James C. Hagerty told Congress that stamp happy abuses of government secrecy policies date back to the Eisenhower administration. He recalled receiving documents with heavy classification stamps and said officials often classified "in doubt." Ensign David Eisenhower returned to Mayport, Florida after a three week USS Albany cruise with his wife Julie Nixon Eisenhower awaiting him.
Dr. Victor L. Liszka said Dita D. Beard's heart condition makes travel to Washington risky for Senate testimony on the Kleindienst inquiry. He proposed hospital testimony with a physician present, noting she may be hospitalized one to two weeks more.
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