Violence Surges in Louisville as 150 Arrested in Riots
National Guardsmen aided police in Louisville the West End during a second night of unrest sparked by a rally calling for dismissal of a policeman. More than 150 arrested, 15 injured, including a gunshot victim and several firemen and guardsmen. Curfew enforced by Mayor Schmied and police say arrests will continue.
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Louisville
National
West End
C. J. Hyde
Kenneth Schmied
Hyde
Violent Demonstrators Clash With Court Police
About six protesters from the Poor People's Campaign burst into the Supreme Court area shouting Viva and Nuestra venceremos while hurling rocks at a main floor office. Four court police members repelled them and a placard reading Nosotros venceremos was left as a calling card amid a protest over Indian fishing rights in the Northwest.
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Viva
Via
Supreme Court
Court
Warmer Clearing Tonight Then Sunny Thursday
Weather forecast notes clearing skies this evening with a slight warmup. Lows fall to 50 to 55 degrees tonight and highs reach about 80 degrees Thursday with sunny skies.
Kennedy loses Oregon primary as McCarthy topples Kennedy
Oregon's 35 convention votes go to McCarthy who defeats Kennedy in a key primary. Humphrey gains Florida delegation and overall delegate build as Kennedy considers withdrawal after the Oregon setback.
Illinois Supreme Court upholds Armstrong Act in school desegregation ruling
The Illinois Supreme Court, in a 4 to 3 decision, upheld the constitutionality of the Armstrong Act aimed at eliminating de facto segregation in schools. The case, filed in 1965 by Waukegan parents against the Whittier Grade School District, reverses a prior ruling and preserves a lower court finding that the act is valid.
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Springfield
Illinois
Supreme Court
High Court
Circuit Court of
Lake County
Waukegan Board of Education
Whittier
Waukegan
Glen Flora
Charles Armstrong
Chicago
Daniel P. Ward
Walter V. Schaefer
Roy J. Solfisburg Jr
Aurora
Robert C. Underwood
Bloomington
Byron O. House of Nashville
Ray I. Klingbiel
East Moline
Thomas E. Kluczynski
Local funds urged to back Southern Illinois tourism push
State backed and locally run Southern Illinois tourism promotion council seeks matching local funds to secure Illinois Promotion Act support. At a Carbondale meeting, officials tout Region 9 efforts, George Rogers Clark Recreation Way plans, and RETAP funding while outlining fundraising needs and future development.
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Southern Illinois Tourism Promotion Council
Southern Illinois Inc
Illinois Promotion Act
Robert Sullivan
SII
Carbondale
Herrin
Illinois Department of Business and Economic Development
George Rogers Clark Recreation Way
Southern Illinois
Univerity
Sullivan
Illinois Region -9
Ilinois
Region 9 Council
Goffrey Hughes
Illinois
Wendell Roberts
Shawnee National Forest
Shawnee Hills
Mississippi River
Ohio
Kenneth J. Gray
West
Frankfort
U.S. House of Representatives
Senate
Roberts
Stuart Blankstein
James Talcott, Inc
Chicago
McCarthy Wins Oregon Upset in Democratic Primary
In Oregon Eugene J. McCarthy captured 45 percent of the Democratic vote to Kennedy’s 39 percent, boosting his White House bid while Kennedy conceded defeat. Nixon won 73 percent on the Republican ballot as Humphrey and Johnson trailed, and Morse neared renomination over Duncan.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
Portland
Ore
Kennedys
Oregon
Sheen
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
New York
Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Los Angeles
Eugene Wyman
Sen
Wyman
White House
California
Richard M. Nixon
McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Morse
Wayne Morse
Robert B. Duncan
House
Duncan
Michigan
George Romney
Reagan
Rockefeller
New Hampshire
South Dakota
Stockton
San Francisco
Senate passes five billion housing aid bill
The Senate approved a 5 billion housing bill by a 67 to 4 vote sending it to the House. It creates broad subsidies to help low income families buy or rent homes. President Johnson called it the largest and most comprehensive housing bill.
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Washington
Senate
House
Johnson
Ralph David Abernathy
Poor People’s Campaign
Navy searches Atlantic for missing submarine Scorpion
The Navy reports an unidentified orange object north of an Atlantic oil slick sighted near the Scorpion's last route, with officials cautious about linking it to the missing submarine and its 99 crew. The search, aided by 50 ships and 30 planes, continues along a 50 mile swath toward Norfolk.
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Washington
Navy
Scorpion
John F. Davis
Pentagon
Azores
Davis
Hyades
Norfolk
Coast Guard
Richard Fryklund
Viet forces press near Saigon as Marines repel NVA attacks
South Vietnamese troops report clearing Viet Cong pockets in Gia Dinh and retaking Phu Lam district near Saigon. The U.S. Marines claim two major NVA assaults near Khe Sanh were repelled with 230 enemy killed. General Westmoreland says the war has intensified but the enemy lacks military victories. Allied reports say over 3,000 North Vietnamese have been killed since May 1 along the DMZ.
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Saigon
U.S
Khe Sanh
William C. Westmoreland
Gia Dinh
Phu Lam
North Vietnam
Paris
South Vietnam
Memorial Day Publication Break at Southern Tllinoisan
The Southern Tllinoisan will not publish on Memorial Day due to the holiday. No edition will be issued that day.
Godfrey to Speak at Memorial Day Luncheon at SIU
Arthur Godfrey TV and radio star will headline the 12:30 Memorial Day luncheon at the University Center on the SIU campus. Folk singer Win Stracke will entertain and SIU President Delyte Morris will give the welcome. Ver Lynn Sprague notes the value of these personalities for the Sesquicentennial program.
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University Center
Southern Illinois University
Arthur Godfrey
Win Stracke
Carbondale
Ver Lynn Sprague
Godfrey
Southern Illinois
SIU
Delyte W. Morris
Morris
Virginia Marmaduke
Goffrey Hughes
Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission
Corp Stables
Carterville
Marion
Mark Twain Boat Plant Planned for West Frankfort
The Economic Development Administration approved a 2,036,450 loan with 596,490 additional financing from West Frankfort banks for a new Mark Twain fiberglass boat plant in Franklin County Industrial Park. Ground breaking is set for 2 p.m. Saturday with 300 to 400 jobs at West Frankfort and 50 at Crab Orchard Lake sites.
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The
Economic Development Administration
Washington, D. C
Franklin County
West Frankfort
Kenneth J. Gray
D-West
Mark Twain
Kansas City
Gray
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Southern Illinois Tourism
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Southern Illinoisan
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SIU Bureau of Business Research
Public Works and Economic Development Act
Jettie Vaughn
Area Development Organization
William Brown
Marion Chamber of Commerce
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Interstate Rt. 57
Ralph Dunn
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