03 Apr 1969
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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1969
Page
1
Saigon reports 312 Americans killed in action last week, an 18 percent rise. U.S. casualty totals reach 33,641 dead and 210,639 wounded, with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses totaling 23,992 since the offensive began Feb. 23.
The annual city cleanup starts April 15 with crews visiting neighborhoods to collect junk. The first three days cover areas east of Division Street and specific streets including Illinois Avenue Washington Main and Jefferson. Subsequent routes and dates through April 25 cover zones north and west of Nettle Creek.
Palm Springs police with reinforcements from up to 100 miles away battled crowds of hippies and students for two days. Nearly 300 arrested for drunkenness or disturbing the peace as riot acts, rocks, and tear gas followed a rock show. A man was detained on a statutory rape charge amid 5 000 outside the ballpark and 10 000 inside listening to music.
Acting Mayor Donald Davidson announced Friday’s garbage collection will be limited to a half-day in observance of Good Friday. To keep regular routes, trash must be out by 7 a.m. Friday. Normal service resumes Saturday.
The U S Weather Bureau reports a cloudy warmer night with a low in the lower 40s. Friday brings occasional showers and a high in the 50s while Saturday will be cloudy and cooler. Collins Weather Station notes a Wednesday high of 57 and low of 22 with 9 am 40 and 11 am 43 in Morris downtown.
William C. Eikmann aged 25 from St. Louis died when his car veered off Interstate 70 near Collinsville and struck an abutment on Wednesday night.
The second Lily Parade tag day will be held Saturday in downtown Morris led by Mrs. Charles Carroll with assistants. Proceeds stay in the county to aid handicapped children and adults, aided by Immaculate Conception School students selling paper Easter Lilies. The Ottawa and Joliet Easter Seal Centers report 1968 patient totals and staff details, with summer programs and clinics listed. Donations can be mailed to Ronald L. Wohlwend, Grundy County Easter Seal treasurer.
At the Paris peace talks the United States accused North Vietnam of violating Laos and Cambodia by using their territories as routes and bases for attacks on South Vietnam. Ambassador Walsh pressed for mutual troop withdrawal as North Vietnam and the Viet Cong demanded unconditional U.S. exit.
Christine Wills of Mazon elected as 4-H Teen Caravan member traveling in Europe. She is a 1967 Mazon Township High School graduate and University of Illinois sophomore. The trip spans Austria Denmark Italy Netherlands Spain with six weeks in Italy.
About 60 of 85 Collinsville high school teachers testified at a board meeting after a brief Monday strike. They supported art teacher Dennis Wick whose probation was extended for another year by School Superintendent Eugene Allsup amid concerns over a non sequential curriculum and misapplied procedures.
An Illinois Junior College Board special meeting in Joliet considered construction and furnishing of an interim campus for Joliet Junior College. The plan envisions sixteen 50 by 120 foot buildings plus a 60 by 100 foot PE building, total annual costs around 348 902 dollars, and a 1 200 square foot library area with dining and offices.
The Grundy County Zoning Commission scheduled a public hearing for Morris Township at 7 30 p m April 29 in the first floor court room. Chairman David Root led a workshop while the panel continued testimony on township zoning and planned to finalize Goose Lake Township by next Wednesday. A report for the Grundy County Board of Supervisors is to be prepared, with a May completion goal.
Francine Gottfried 21, described by the AP as an $85 weekly worker with measurements 43-25-37, sparked a traffic jam and crowds up to 15,000 when she appeared at a subway exit. She has refused topless offers, preferring fashion poses, and hopes for a chance at show business while thanking her Wall Street fans.
In Barroteran Mexico rescue workers persist in digging for about 120 miners feared trapped after a methane explosion at Altos Hornos Shaft No 2. The death toll rose to 33 with four more bodies found near the shaft mouth. The company estimates 150 to 155 men may remain inside. a rescue worker died from gas exposure as crews battle the worst Mexican mine disaster in memory.
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