Harris survey shows favor for nationwide presidential primary
Louis Harris reports Americans prefer a national primary within each party where all enrolled members vote to decide nominees. A large majority doubt spring state primaries are decisive and fear conventions are not fully representative. Rockefeller and Romney declines have left primaries indecisive and voters seek direct voice in nominating choices.
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Louis Harris
George Romney
New Hampshire
Nelson Rockefeller
White House
Nixon
Rockfeller
Miner pension program eases restrictions
George Morris president of United Mine Workers Local 98 79 at Orient 4 mine says the miners pension program now allows pensioners to earn up to 100 dollars a month without losing any benefits. Under prior rules any earnings cut benefits. He notes pensioners can earn 99 99 a month and keep all pension hospital and surgical benefits. He urges removing all restrictions to help pensioners cope with living costs.
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George Morris
United Mine Workers of America
Orient 4
UMWA
Morris
New Helmet Sight Aims Weapons Without Mechanical Link
Army engineer Don Sotanski demonstrates a helmet sight that uses light beams to aim weapons. The system removes the need for a direct mechanical link between pilot and cockpit so the pilot only needs to look at targets.
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Don Sotanski
Army
State okays Marion plans for expanded sewerage facilities
The state Department of Public Health sanitary engineering division approved additions to Westernaire Estates waste stabilization facilities. Wohlwend plans to enlarge a one stage lagoon sewer system to serve 120 homes and add a chlorination system and lift station. The project, costing 17000 dollars, awaits possible city sewage system action and HUD loan of 152000 dollars to cover part of a 212000 dollar total. A new lagoon system is planned between Old and New Route 13 west of I 57 to serve the Pepsi Cola plant Westernaire Estates Holiday Inn and other buildings.
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Marion
Westernaire Estates
Sanitary Engineering Division
State Department of Public Health
Lawrence Wobhlwend
Wohlwend
Crab Orchard Creek
Crab Orchard Lake
Big Muddy
Mississippi
Rts
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co
Langdon panelist at park seminar in Carbondale
Park District Commissioner Tom Langdon will join a panel at a seminar sponsored by the Illinois Association of Park Districts and University of Illinois March 15 16. The event, for elected park commissioners, discusses districts with assessed values between 25 million and 50 million.
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Carbondale
Tom Langdon
Illinois Association of Park Districts
Department of Recreation and Park Administration
University of Illinois
Champaign
William Ridinger
Department of Recreation and Outdoor Education
Southern Illinois University
Mayor Maggy Conn Rules Herrick Illinois At 72
Mayor Maggy Conn, 72, governs Herrick with multiple titles from police chief to water commissioner. She presides over town meetings, dispenses water, chases dogs, writes a weekly column, and wears a wig, boasting a budget rise from 400 to 4000 while drawing a token salary of 1 per month. Her colorful past includes theater work in New York and St. Louis before returning to Herrick in 1962.
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David L. Anderson
Associated Press
Herrick, Ill
Herrick
Maggy
Maggy Conn
Herrick Weekly
Shelby County
Lela Margaret Adams
St. Louis
New York
Florida
California
Main Street
Sweden Defends Anti-U S Protests Amid Recall of Envoy
Stockholm defended anti American protests as Prime Minister Erlanderon commented it was fine that a Swedish cabinet minister marched with North Vietnam's envoy to Moscow. He recalled Ambassador William Heath after U S concerns, Heath to return home for talks. Separately two huts at Hell Gap Wyoming dated to 8000 B C redefine Paleo Indian settlement in the western hemisphere.
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Stockholm
Tage Erlander
Washington
William Heath
North Vietnam
Moscow
Sweden
Heath
State Department
Erlander
Olof Palme
U.S
Torsten Nilsson
Hearth
Hell Gap
Guernsey
Wyo
Hemisphere
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Miner
Langdon
Park Seminar
Vergette
Nicholas Vergette
Coralist
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Japan
Tokyo
Atwood Memorial Center
St. Cloud
Minn
Columbus
Ohio
Wichita
Kan
Henery Zappa
Robert Wiseman
Noah Farr
Round Table Dining Room
Maggie Conn
Joseph E. Levine
Mike Nichols
Lawrence Turman
the Graduate
Technicolor Panavision
Oance
Westmore DR
Illinois
Libby Wimberly
Dave Overstreet
Zack Smith
Herrin
Frank Sinatra
Rome
Marlow
Murphysboro
Sunset Strip
U. S
National General Corp
FOX Midwest Theatres
FOX Eastgate
Doug McClure
Jill St. John
Charlton Heston
Maximilian Schell
Universal Picture
Sirloin House
E. Main
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