Ozark airliner helps forced landing near Bloomington
An Ozark Air Lines plane aided a Piper Cherokee pilot in a forced landing in a plowed field four miles east of Bloomington. Captain Earl Campbell of St. Charles, Missouri, guided the troubled aircraft using his plane’s lights. all 34 Ozark passengers were aware of the emergency.
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St. Louis
Earl Campbell
St. Charles
Campbell
Springfield
Czech aides ousted over defection plot fuels Novotny push
President Antonin Novotny fired Interior Minister Jan Kudrna and state attorney Jan Bartusek amid a defection scandal involving Maj. Gen. Jan Sejna to the United States. Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Janko died by his own hand after cabinet talks, while defense minister Bohumir Lemsky faced mounting criticism. The moves align with a liberal leadership challenging Novotny’s orthodox stance. United States battleships used the Panama Canal for the first time on July 16, 1915.
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Antonin Novotny
United States
Novotny
Jan Kudrna
Jan Bartusek
National Assembly
Bohumir Lastovicka
Kudrna
Bartusek
Jan Sejna
Vladimir Janko
Mlada Fronta
Janko
Bohumir Lemsky
Communist Party
Klement Gottwald
Panama Canal
Jackson County Ponders CAP Program Amid OEO Letter
Jackson County Board of Supervisors approves a letter of intent to participate in future community action programs under the Office of Economic Opportunity. A public hearing will decide the final CAP form while JWCAA coordinates with Williamson County and potential agency designation.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Jerry Lacey
Jackson - Williamson Community Action Agency
JWCAA
Lacey
OEO
Jackson
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Jackson Board
SIU Professor Heads to Mexico on Marketing Textbook Trip
Herman Haag, professor of agricultural industries at Southern Illinois University, will be in Mexico until March 23 to meet the editor of his Spanish Language textbook on agricultural marketing. He will also visit the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies where he taught for seven months in 1966.
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Herman Haag
Southern Illinois University
Mexico
Haag
Monterey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies
Greater Egypt Grant to Extend Beyond One Year
The 12 month federal grant for administration of the Greater Egypt economic development district will likely run 16 months or until May 31. EDA asked to extend funds from the remaining $48 000, with total budget needs of $64 620 including local cash and consultants services. An renewal application has been submitted to the EDA.
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Ilinois
Greater Egypt
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Franklyn Moreno
Moreno
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