Walker cites veto override impacts on tax relief
Gov. Daniel Walker criticized the General Assembly for overriding his veto of the mass transit aid package. He warned the extra 3 million would have boosted sales tax refunds on food and drugs, while Chicago would provide only one third of the required matching funds. He stressed the issue shows non budgeted state spending hurts tax relief and said he will tour the state to explain his stance.
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Karen Rothe
Walker
Carbondale
Chicago
CTA
Senate
Cecil Partee
Clyde Choate
Jim Holloway
Don Brummett
Vandalia
Harold Stedelin
Centralia
Partee
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
General Assembly
William C. Harris
Pontiac
Harris
Thai soldiers foil bus hijack attempt near Bangkok
A group of armed Thai men hijacked a bus with 30 passengers in northeast Thailand and forced it toward Bangkok airport before Thai soldiers captured them and halted the plan to steal a plane out of the country.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Kerner Faces Sentencing In Racing Stock Bribery Case
Judge Robert L. Taylor schedules sentencing today for Otto Kerner former Illinois governor and 7th Circuit judge convicted of conspiracy mail fraud bribery and tax evasion. Co defendant Theodore J. Isaacs faces lengthy potential terms as prosecutors seek substantial penalties.
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Robert L. Taylor
U.S. District Court
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Kerner
U.S. Court of Appeals
Theodore J. Isaacs
Ilinois
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Isaacs
State
James R. Thompson
Nothern Illinois
Semi fixed monetary plan studied
International monetary leaders propose a partial return to fixed exchange rates with adjustable flexibility. The IMF Committee of 20 on Tuesday endorsed a plan for a new world monetary system allowing quicker currency value changes and wider day to day swings while retaining some stability.
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International Monetary
International Monetary Fund
Committee of 20
Missing Americans in Laos Possibly Prisoners Still
AP reports Laos sources say at least four more Americans listed as missing in Laos might be prisoners. A Viet Cong spokesman announced the release of an American POW not on prior lists, identified as Wheme born 1941 in Virginia with serial 325346874.
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Associated Press
U.S
Laos
Viet Cong
Wheme
Virginia
United States
Pathet Lao
Hanoi
Executive director Holderman to resign May 1
Illinois Board of Higher Education executive director James Holderman will resign effective May 1. He will write a book on the board and Phase III of the Master Plan with a grant estimated at 35 000 to 40 000 dollars. A successor may be named at the April 3 board meeting.
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Michael A. Smith
Lindsay-Schaub
Chicago
James Holderman
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Holderman
National Foundation
Board of Higher Education
Illinois
Donald Prince
Elmhurst College
Nixon Proposes Unified Drug Enforcement Command
President Nixon sent Congress a reorganization plan to create a single unified command in the Justice Department for all anti drug law enforcement. The plan would move Immigration and Naturalization Service duties to the Treasury and take effect July 1 unless Congress acts within 60 days.
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Washington Star News
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Justice Department
United States
Treasury Department
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Senate
House
Bureau of Customs
Justice
Mitchell says she will name names to shield husband
Martha Mitchell accused efforts to blame John Mitchell for Watergate. She said she could name names and feared for her husband while detailing alleged actions by Nixon campaign officials. Several suspects including James McCord Jr and security staff faced investigations as truth about the DNC break in unfolded.
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Martha Mitchell
U.S
John Mitchell
Watergate Complex
McCord Jr
Senate Investigation Committee
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Nixon
Leo
Governor lauds son in law for Southern Illinois tourism post
Governor praises his son in law David Vaught of Carmi as appointed tourism supervisor for Southern Illinois Carbondale. Vaught must meet civil service requirements within six months, aided by his engineering degree and local ties. Walker defends the firings at Anna State Hospital as consistent with policy noting they were not directly involved in patient care.
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Daniel Walker
David Vaught, Carmi
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois Carbondale
Walker
Governor’s Office
Vaught
Southern I Ilinois
Meany warns on wage settlements over food costs
AFL-CIO leader George Meany told the House Banking Committee that big wage settlements this year depend on food price relief. He said union members will not accept raises that do not cover rising food bills, calling it a life fact, not a threat.
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
House Banking Committee
Walker veto fight shifts as two Democrats switch sides
Two Southern Illinois Democrats, Kenneth Buzbee and Gene Johns, voted to uphold Gov. Daniel Walker's amendatory veto of the mass transportation subsidy bill, despite earlier support. The override failed 40 to 14 with four present as Walker faced perceived pressure and threats over CTA funding.
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Richard H. Ieen Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Southern Illinois
Daniel Walker
Kenneth Buzbee
Carbondale
Gene Johns
Marion
Walker
Senate
Gene
Buzbee
Chicago Transit Authority
CTA
Johns
Chicago
David Fogel
Victor de Grazia
Fogel
General Assembly
Dawn Clark Netsch
Hudson R. Sours
Peoria
Richard J. Daley
Louis
Outer Mongolia
Weekend Weather Outlook With Showers Likely
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers tonight and Thursday. Lows tonight in the 40s. Highs Thursday in the 60s. Occasional rain Friday and partly cloudy Sunday.
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University of North Carolina
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New York Times News Service
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Rye
N.Y
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Wage
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