Allies reach near An Loc as Saratoga joins siege relief
South Vietnamese relief column closes to within about 2 miles of An Loc as the carrier Saratoga joins the action for the first time since 1956. Bombing by jets and B52s aids infantry advancing along Highway 13 amid cautious but growing expectations of tougher combat ahead.
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Saigon
U. S
Highway 13
Atlantic
7Th Fleet
South Vietnam
Kitty Hawk
Midway
Hancock
North Vietnam
Yonkin Gulf
Egypt Cuts Half of U S Mission in Cairo and Washington
Egypt halves the U S mission in Cairo and Egyptian staff in Washington to 20 each in a cooling move over American support for Israel. Minister Mohammed Hassan el Zayyat says no steps forward means steps back and cites U S aid to Israel as worsened tensions.
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U. S
Cairo
Washington
Israel
Mohammed Hassan el Zayyat
United States
Isreal
Middle East
Bombs Reported Aboard Queen Elizabeth 2 At Sea
The Defense Ministry said bombs were planted aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2 and four bomb disposal experts were flown to mid Atlantic to deal with them. Unofficial reports said the captain was advised bombs were planted in New York and would explode without ransom. The liner carries about 1,400 passengers.
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Defense Ministry
Mid- Atlantic
London
New York
Pride
Wallace in good spirits after shooting. surgery planned
Wallace remains optimistic despite serious injuries from a Monday shooting in Laurel. Doctors report mild to moderate vital changes after surgery and indicate paralysis may be permanent, with possible wheelchair use only after weeks.
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Silver Spring
George C. Wallace
Alabama
James Galbraith
University of Albania
Holy Cross Hospital
Galbraith
Laurel
Edgar Berman
Baltimore
SIU Derge censured by Student Senate over campus protest
Southern Illinois University Carbondale President David R Derge is censured by the Student Senate for dispersing a May 11 antiwar demonstration that drew about 1,000 people. Police used smoke, curfew 10 30 p m kept 90 plus students in custody while protesters criticized the president’s speech and heckling.
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Carbondale
David R. Derge
Southern Illinois University
Senate
Thompson Point
Neal Eckert
James Peters
Derge
Mickey Chusid
Sociates
Richard Thomas
Loren E. Klaus
Shawnee College
Ullin
Illinois Development Council
Vienna Correctional Center
Vernon Housewright
Hartzel Black
IDC
Chambers of Commerce
Committee endorses $100 million state lottery measure
The appropriations committee moved the lottery bill forward despite a narrow 11-6 vote. Rep. E. J. Giorgi said the plan would yield at least $100 million in state revenue, largely for the common school fund, with 45 percent to prizes, 45 percent to the state, and 10 percent for administration. A $1.5 million start-up appropriation is required.
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Appropriations Committee
E. J. Giorgi
D-Rockford
House
Girogi
Gerald Shea
Riverside
Nevada
New Jersey
Richard B. Ogilvie
GE Faces Antitrust Suit Over Reciprocal Purchasing
The Justice Department sued General Electric in Auburn New York alleging anticompetitive restraint of trade since 1965 through reciprocal purchasing with suppliers and customers. GE denies the charge and says it will vigorously defend the case. The suit claims these practices foreclose competitors from selling substantial goods to GE customers and block suppliers from selling to GE.
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Justice Department
General Electric Co
U.S. District Court
Auburn
N. Y
General Electric
Weekend Weather Outlook From Fair to Warm
Tonight brings a fair sky with lows around 52 to 58. Friday promises mostly sunny skies and warmer highs between 80 and 86. Weather details are on map page 24.
Record VA funding approved
The House Appropriations Committee approved a record 11.87 billion dollars for the Veterans Administration for fiscal year 1973. It endorsed a medical increase to handle at least 85,500 patients daily, up from 83,000, and required VA to operate 98,500 beds for peak loads.
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House Appropriations Committee
Veterans’ Administration
Walker raps tax practices in Illinois campaign
Gubernatorial candidate Dan Walker accuses the Illinois Department of Revenue of letting taxes go uncollected and withholding credits from prior years. Department head George Mahin counters with claims of misrepresentation while noting a backlog caused failure to pay some tax credits between Oct 1971 and May.
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Chicago
Dan Walker
Department of Revenue
Springfield
George Mahin
Walker
Mahin
Rise in corporate profits hits record after curbs
Commerce Department data show before tax profits of U S corporations rose by 5.6 billion dollars in the first quarter, reaching a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 91.6 billion. The gain occurred despite Nixon administration profit margin controls under Phase 2.
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Commerce Department
Department
General Motors
Price Commission relaxes rent guidelines for renewals
The Price Commission announced a change in guidelines that may cut rents for tenants who recently signed on year lease renewals with increases above 8 percent. Tenants with renewals after more than one year can renegotiate. Options begin July: one-year lease up to 8 percent or a longer lease with the same period as the old one at the justified increase.
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Washington
The
Price Commission Today
Price Commission
Former Cairo banker slams rural bankers in development panel
About 60 developers heard William W. Morgan, a former Cairo banker, claim lazy bankers hinder Southern Illinois growth. He urged local banks to fund small businesses, noting Cairo area banks hold $50 million in assets for 20 000 people while much money leaves the region.
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Cairo
Ilinois
William W. Morgan
Illinois Development Council
Marion Holiday Inn
Treasury
Morgan
Nolan Jones
Mississippi-Ohio Valley Regional Planning and Development Commission
Prgram
Illinois
Eda
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