Gentle, Quiet Thomas Butler
Thomas Butler, a long serving Scotland Yard chief superintendent, retires in 1968 after a career battling British and international crime. He led the pursuit of Bruce Reynolds in the Great Train Robbery of 1963 and previously helped capture James Earl Ray, with a reputation for courtesy and relentless investigation.
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Howard A. Tyner
London
UPI
Thomas Butler
Britain
Butler
Scotland Yard
Bruce Reynolds
Reynolds
England
Torquay
France
Tangiers
British Isles
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King, Jr
Charles Wilson
Steigerwald Assigned to Airborne Unit in Vietnam
Private Kenneth M. Steigerwald age 22 is with the 1st Signal Battalion, 101st Airborne, at Phu Bai, Vietnam. He joined the Army on December 11, 1967, trained at Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Huachuca, and Fort Gordon, and is a Morton West High School graduate from Berwyn.
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Kenneth M. Steigerwald
Peter J. Fleming
Wood Dale
L1st Signal Battalion
101St Airborne Division
Phu Bai
Viet Nam
Steigerwald
Army
Ft. Leonard Wood
Fort Hauchuca
Ariz
Ft. Gordon, Ga
Morton West High School
Berwyn
Morton Junior College
Cicero
Three Bloomingdale youths charged in $900 burglary
Bloomingdale police arrested three youths after a $900 burglary at Raymond Zarndt's home on Bloomingdale Road. Entry was through a basement window, $900 in cash was taken, and the suspects signed a 10 page statement. They face juvenile court with restitution and possible probation or jail time.
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Bloomingdale
Raymond Zarndt
S. Bloomingdale Road
Harold Rivkin
Rivkin
Thanksgiving Tales From Bensenville Area Families
Local notices recount holiday visits and family events in Bensenville Elgin and nearby towns. Grandparents travel to Mountain Home Arkansas and Madison Wisconsin to visit kin while relatives in Des Plaines Springfield Elmhurst and Bemidji Minnesota share meals and well wishes. The piece notes illnesses births showers and birthday celebrations alongside condolences for June Koze and family.
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Seph Kratochvils
Mountain Home
Ark
Ralph Vannellas
Delbert Koze
Douglas
Michael
June
Florence Born
Bensenville
Erwin Seilkopfs
Wamego
Kan
Erv
Emma Seilkopf
Esther
Gus Marshall
Vernon
Des Plaines
Madison
Wis
Ralph Alkings
Jack Hawkins
Sandi Zander
Louis
Ralph Crosby
Christine
Springfield
Arch Dillon
Memorial Hospital
Bob Dieckriedes
Hanover Park Votes to Buy Dahl Building for 85000
Hanover Park village board approved the 85000 purchase of the 6000 square foot Dahl building on Jensen Boulevard to house public works equipment and offices. Mayor Domingue cast the deciding vote after a two month dispute with two trustees opposing. Dahl owed the village back water fees previously, now paid.
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Hanover Park
Dahl
Eugene Domingue
Jensen Boulevard
Barney Dahl
Hanover Builders
Barrington Road
Domingue
van Cott
Adelizzi
Jensen
Peszynski
William Hammowun
Restrict Parking Along Route 20 in Hanover Park
The village board approved a no parking ordinance on Lake Street Route 20 at the request of Police Chief Sam Polotto. It targets semi tractors parking on the shoulder and benefits residents from Ontarioville Road and Center Street. A 20 mph residential speed limit was adopted and Briarwood and Jonquil streets in Gardens will be posted no parking.
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Lake Street
Highway 20
Hanover Park
Sam Polotto
Ed VanCott
Ontarioville Road
Center Street
Briarwood
Jonquil
Gardens
Redistricting May Mean New Ward Boundaries in Rolling Meadows
Rolling Meadows awaits ward boundary redraws under the Supreme Court one person one vote rule. Five aldermen plan new precincts as wards may split if voters exceed 600 per ward, with totals totaling 7 048 registered voters citywide. Alderman James Watson aims to have the map ready for council action December 30.
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Rolling Meadows
Supreme Court
Ald
James Watson
Watson
Catholic School Board To Meet Today in Joliet
Joliet Diocesan board of education meets at 7 30 p m at Holy Family School Joliet to review guidelines for coordinators salaries and to discuss a Center for Communication Media and a policy on religious education textbooks. Reports include teacher salaries an in depth study and comptroller input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Joliet Diocesan
Stolen $620 From McDonald’s Drive-In in Wheeling
Police reported a theft of 620 dollars from a McDonald’s Drive-In in Wheeling. William Craig of 212 Wellington in Elk Grove Village told authorities the money was missing from the safe, mostly coins with 70 in penny rolls. No forced entry was found and the locks and safe combination were replaced about a month earlier.
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McDonald’s Drive-in
Wheeling
William Craig
Wellington
Elk Grove Village
Craig
Christmas Program Rehearsals at Zion Lutheran School
Students rehearse for a Christmas program at Zion Lutheran School on Church Road in Bensenville with additional rehearsals and vespers at 7 30 p m. A choral service is planned for December 18 and the Christmas Day service at 10 a m.
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Zion Lutheran School
Church Road
Bensenville
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Order of the British Empire
Bank
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Henry C. Browars — Porter
Ralph Vannella
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Elgin
Tommy
Bernard Helgesen
George Hobbs
Charles Kratochvils
Jack Honlas
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Lucy
Phoebe
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Darrold Zawacki
Elmhurst
Ricky Pawlish
Ronnie Bray
Danny Riesen
Ross Raggio
John Reitmaier
Mark Lally
Richard Pawlish
Jerry Lewis
Olga Warzecha
S. Grace Street
Bob
Margaret Jackson
Margaret
Elmwood Park
Marilyn
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Dahl Building
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Mario Adelizzi
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Vancott
Gordon Jensen
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Diocese
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