Southern Illinois regions show high public aid burden in 1970
Illinois public aid data for 1970 shows Region V, the 16 southern counties, accounting for 14.5 percent of downstate welfare recipients and 24.7 million dollars in aid. Rates remained high through 1960 to 1970, with notable per capita burdens in Pulaski Alexander Gallatin Hardin Pope Massac and Saline while Northern Illinois posted lower figures.
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Ly Sandra Holter
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Department of Public Aid
Illinois
Department of Public Aid
DPA
Cook County
St. Clair County
Pulaski
Alexander
Gallatin
Hardin
Pope
Massac
Saline
DeKalb
Boone
Jo Davies
Downstate
Chicago
Region V
Region
Commission
Chattanooga Curfew Extended After Night of Deaths
A 22 year old Leon Anderson was killed by police gunfire as civil disturbances persisted in Chattanooga Tennessee where a 7 pm to 5 am curfew was extended nationwide. Two battalions of National Guardsmen patrolled streets amid sniper fire and fires as authorities investigated the shooting and unrest.
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Gene Roberts
Leon Anderson
State Safety
Claude Armour
Anderson
Wilson Pickett
Paul McDaniel
H. H. Wright
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Roberts
Hamilton County
Chattanooga
Soviet President Podgorny arrives in Cairo amid purge fallout
Crowds greet Soviet leader Nikolai Podgorny on arrival as he evaluates the political purge by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat targeting rivals and pro Soviet officials.
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Cairo
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Anwar Sadat
Two Magistrates Appointed Associate Judges in Marion
Two magistrates, Robert Schwartz of Jackson County and Mike O'Shea of Alexander County, were appointed to four year terms as associate judges today in Marion by the three circuit judges John Clayton Peyton Kunce and William Lewis. The meeting also included circuit clerks and staff with a briefing from Jerry Gott and John Dixon of the State Court Administrator's Office on standardized procedures.
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Marion
First District
Robert Schwartz
Jackson County
Mike O’shea
Alexander County
John Clayton
Peyton Kunce
William Lewis
Springfield
Jerry Gott
John Dixon
Kerner cites ongoing causes of 1967 unrest
Former Illinois governor Otto Kerner now a federal judge said unemployment among young blacks remains the top cause of the 1967 disturbances. He warned the high jobless rate has not dropped and a potential danger persists in Washington.
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Washington
President’s Commission On Civil Disorders
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Kidnap Suspect Nabbed in Istanbul Murder Case
Istanbul authorities announced the capture of Nahit Tore, 24, a student at Istanbul University, identified as the main suspect in the kidnap and murder of an Israeli diplomat. Justice Minister Ismail Arar disclosed the arrest in Ankara.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Ismail Arar
Ankara
Nahit Tore
Istanbul University School of Economics
Arar
Tore
Racial clashes spark large brawl at Travis AFB mess hall
At Travis Air Force Base California a racial incident in a mess hall sparked a melee involving more than 600 servicemen. One civilian fireman died from smoke inhalation and a second was injured as fires and fighting raged. 109 personnel were detained and base security staged a large force to quell the unrest.
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California
Southeast Asia
Solano
Napa County
James T. Marshberger
Napa
John Blake
San Francisco
Air Force
Herb Prouty
Senate Rejects Draft Amendment Doubling War Authority Debate
The Senate voted 61 to 7 against an amendment by Sen. Tunney to bar draftees from combat without congressional approval. Nelson defended the war, while Goldwater warned the measure could handcuff the United States. In a separate move, lawmakers asked a court to require Nixon to seek congressional authorization for the Vietnam War within 60 days or end hostilities.
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Washington
Senate
John V. Tunney
Dcalif
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Barry Goldwater
Tunney
Congress
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
South Vietnam
Nelson
Vietnam
U.S. District Court
Nixon
House
Indochina
Parren J. Mitchell
Dmd
Michael Harrington
Dmass
Benjamin _ S. Rosenthal
D-N.y
Executive Branch
Weather outlook shows cool, windy afternoon and mild Wednesday
This afternoon remains mostly cloudy and windy with a cool low in the upper 40s. Wednesday features partly cloudy skies and a high near 70 with a 10 percent chance of precipitation.
Illinois Senate approves impaction aid bill 37 to 13
The Illinois Senate passed an impaction aid bill 37 to 13 to fund university towns. It amends the $4 million measure to take effect Oct 1 1972, potentially yielding over $500 000 for Carbondale and other campuses based on per capita student population. Governor Ogilvie has signaled opposition to expenditures. Senate sponsor Sen John Gilbert R Carbondale announced the approval.
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Illinois Senate
Senate
Richard B. Ogilvie
John Gilbert
R-Carbondale
Unlimited 25 rate hike asked by Bell at ICC hearing
Illinois Bell Telephone Co spokesmen told an Illinois Commerce Commission hearing officer that Springfield area facilities are taxed by heavy usage of Unlimited 25 service. The proposal would raise hourly charges for U-25 users with a two hour cap for home lines and a three hour cap for business lines while cutting back on unlimited aspects to free lines for toll calls, citing Peoria as an example of a temporary service freeze.
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Michael A. Smith
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield Unlimited
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Illinois Commerce Commission
Unlimited
Bell
Peoria
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