Memorial Day Services Set for Rock Falls 1971
Rock Falls observes Memorial Day Monday May 31 with American Legion Post 902 leading a 10 a.m. parade from the Legion Home to Veterans Memorial Park. Services begin 11 a.m. with salutes taps and music by the Rock Falls High School Marching Rockets. Rev. William F. Meyers gives invocation and benediction. Alderman Allan Howe speaks for Mayor Orville Thome.
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Rock Falls
American Legion
Rock Falls Legion
1St Ave
Veteran’s Memorial Park
Legion
William F. Meyers
St. Andrew’s Catholic Church
Allan Howe
Orville Thome
Memorial Day Activities in Sterling Highlight Parade
Memorial Day events in Sterling Monday May 3 begin with a 9 a.m. ceremony by the Women’s Relief Corps at the First Avenue Bridge, followed by a 9:30 a.m. parade from the Sterling American Legion Home. The route runs west on 6th Street Locust, south on Locust to 4th, west on 4th to Ave B, south on Ave B to Ird Street, then east to Ird Avenue and Central Park. A post parade memorial ceremony with dedicatory address by Fred Zivney occurs at the Grandon Civic Center Central Park. For more details contact Mrs. Ted Aggen or John Kosier.
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Sterling
Grandon Civic Center
Central Park
Women’s Relief Corps
First Avenue Bridge
6Th St
Locust St
Locust
4Th St
Ave. B
Ird St
Ird Ave
Civic Center
Fred Zivney
Daily Gazette
The
Times
Ted Aggen
John Kosier
Enemy Shells Allied Bases Near Saigon and Border
Enemy forces shelled two allied bases near the Cambodian border and two U S positions in the Saigon region, military spokesmen said. The strikes targeted bases and installations amid ongoing conflict in Vietnam.
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Saigon
George Esper
Associated Press
U.S
Weather and battlefield brief from Saigon area May 31 1971
Sunny in Sterling with highs in the mid to upper 70s and a warm night ahead. In Vietnam, about 100 mortar rounds hit four positions over Friday and today, wounding three Americans while no damage was reported. US and South Vietnamese bases near Bu Dop Loc Ninh and Route 1 faced multiple mortars as North Vietnamese and Viet Cong pressure escalates in the region ahead of Cambodia operations. The Daily Gazette will not publish Memorial Day, Monday May 31, 1971.
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U.S. Command
Richard Gardner
Bu Dop
Saigon
Loc Ninh
Cambodia
Snuol
Siuol
South
U.S
Daily Gazette
Possible Weapons Found in California Mass Murders
Investigators at Juan V. Corona’s home recovered a wooden cloth bearing bloodstains and a machete, among other possible weapons, as searchers unearthed the 21st victim in an orchard along the Feather River north of Yuba City. Sheriff Roy D. Whiteaker called the killer probably a homicidal maniac.
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Roy D. Whiteaker
Juan V. Corona
Whiteaker
Corona
Yuba City
Coce
Calif
Three Die In Byron Two Car Crash Ill 72
Three people died in a two car crash at Illinois 72 near Byron. Victims identified as Arthur Ward 34 of Egan William Knight 21 of Rock City and Gary Kammerer 23 of Rockford. Ward's sons Jeffery 2 and Arthur Jr 12 survived critical condition in Rockford Memorial Hospital. Additional homicide notes and forensic details follow in city records.
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Byron, Ill
Illinois
Byron
Arthur Ward
Egan
William Knight
Rock City
Gary Kammerer
Rockford
Rockford Memorial Hospital
Jeffery
Arthur Jr
Powell inquiry ends without indictments in Sangamon County
A Sangamon County grand jury investigating the finances of the late Secretary of State Paul Powell and associates was dissolved after a brief meeting with Circuit Judge Paul C. Verticchio. State's Attorney Richard Hollis said the probe continues with plans to impanel a new grand jury next Wednesday.
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Springfield, Ill
Sangamon County
Paul Powell
Paul C. Verticchio
Richard Hollis
Powell
Launch Mariner 9 To Mars Tonight
AP Aerospace Writer Howard Benedict reports NASA launches Mariner 9 toward Mars as Russia races two heavy orbiters toward the red planet. The joint effort aims to maximize science with three missions, planning a 249 million mile flight to arrive in mid November and return thousands of images and data.
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Howard Benedict
Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
Mars
Red Planet
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Earth
U.S
NASA
Doomsday Flight author apologizes for disservice to airlines
Hollywood writer Rod Serling confessed he erred in writing the Doomsday Flight script after extortion threats tied to the movie spurred airline scares. He said he would have preferred a Western stage role and lamented the impact of the plot on Western, Qantas, and National airlines.
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Rod Serling
Serling
Western
Qantas
National Airlines
John Wayne
Miami
Airline Pilots Association
Plane Hijacker Foiled In $500,000 Attempt
An ex NYPD officer claiming to wear explosives overpowered during hijack of an Eastern Airlines jet en route from Miami to New York. James Bennett, 39, of Comack, NY, tried to flee with $500,000 and three hostages. He was subdued by pilot John ONeill and U.S. agents in Nassau. Authorities sought jurisdiction with Nassau officials. Bennett had demanded to land in Nassau and to meet IRA contacts.
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Nassau, Bahamas
New York City
James Bennett
Commack
N.Y
EAL
John O'Neill
O'Neill
U.S
Nassau
Raine
Sullivan
Bennett
Kowski
New York Police Department
Martha Mitchell
Bahamas
Seale Returns to California After 31 Months in Jail
Black Panther Chairman Bobby Seale, freed on bond after two trials, returns to California following 31 months behind bars. The report notes his legal battles and current status as the nation weighs civil rights tensions and post trial reactions.
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San Francisco
Black Panther
Bobby Seale
California
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