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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1971
Page
10
In St Jean Vianney Quebec a mud slide from a cave-in swallows cottages while residents watch hockey finals. Five bodies recovered and 26 missing as geologist warns heavy rain could trigger more slides and extend the crater.
Congressional Democrats say they will rewrite President Nixon's Legal Services Corp plan to shield lawyers for the poor from political pressure. They cite administration failure to resist governors' moves to weaken programs in California and Arizona. The Nixon outline would remove governor veto power and set up an 11 member bipartisan board, while Mondale proposes a rival independent corporation with a different board structure.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers, arriving from Cairo, urged Israelis to build momentum toward a peace settlement. He warned of risks in both peace and failure, and noted the strong U S Israel friendship as he wrapped a two week Middle East mission.
Two cars and a house teeter on the brink of a crater caused by a massive mud slide at St. Jean Vianne about ten miles from Chicoutimi Quebec. At least 31 persons are believed dead.
Congress adopted a national flag design on June 14 1777 about a year after approving the Declaration of Independence as noted by Encyclopaedia Britannica.
The House Appropriations Committee approved separate $100 million funds to combat cancer and to fund summer jobs for needy city youths as part of a $6.8 billion emergency measure that also includes $4.1 billion for government pay raises and $250 million for food stamps. The bill faces floor action next week with potential fights over war funding and the grounded supersonic jet program. An anti war amendment seeks to bar use of funds for Vietnam after December 31. The loan provision would cover pending and past unspent funds. The emergency package also reserves $2.66 billion for the Defense Department for pay raises.
The Justice Department may bring conspiracy charges against at least two Chicago Seven defendants tied to antiwar protests in Washington. Rennie C. Davis and John R. Fraines face alleged conspiracies to injure citizens’ rights and disrupt federal work, as FBI cited a past speech linking to the case. Abbie Hoffman was arrested in New York on charges related to attempting to incite a riot. Reorganization at Southern Illinois University’s School of Technology approved, forming the School of Engineering and Technology with five departments.
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