Missing H-Bomb Recovered in the Mediterranean
The United States reports recovery of a 20 megaton hydrogen bomb missing since the January 17 B52 and tanker collision near Palomares Spain. The device was found by the Alvin submersible in 2,500 feet of water about five miles offshore, undamaged, and lifted by the Petrel rescue vessel amid a multiweek search.
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Madrid
U.S
Mediterranean
Spain
Palomares Beach
Francisco Simo
Pasadena
Calif
Naval
William S. Guest
Rome
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
United States
NASA Tries Again To Launch Atlas Centaur Rocket
NASA attempts a fresh launch of an Atlas Centaur rocket from Cape Kennedy after nine postponements in 10 days. The first test firing of a double ignition hydrogen engine was slated for 8 p m EST amid wind and a prior power plug issue during countdown.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cape Kennedy
Traffic counters on Morris streets prompt mixed public view
A spokesman for the Haineis Highway Office in Ottawa said traffic counters on Morris streets matter for state records though they hold little meaning to the general public. The counters will gather statistical data for official use.
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Morris Streets
Haineis Highway
Ottawa
Morris County High School Board Election Sees Five Seek Seats
Terms of two Morris Community High School Board members expire this year with one rural seat held by Henry Smith and one town seat by Waldo Bolen Jr. Bolen will not seek re election while Smith seeks a second term. Other candidates are Arden Chapple Raymond Christensen and Harold Berning.
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Morris Community High School Board
Henry Smith
Waldo Bolen Jr
Bolen
Smith
Arden L. Chapple
Raymond A. Christensen
Harold J. Benning
Barbara
Mary Lou
Susan
Bill
Patrica
Morris
Wilmington
Saratoga
Arden Chapple
Liberty St
Chapple
Paula
Lee
Tom
Jeff
Kathy
Virgeen
Loren
Dwight
Reddick
Raymond Christensen
E. Chapin St
Lisbon
Norma
Guy
Gary
Gregg
Christensen
Harold Berning
Robinson Dr
Berning
Doris
Paul
Explosion rocks bunker at former ordnance plant near Amboy
A late night blast at the Green River Ordnance Plant near Amboy Illinois destroyed a bunker storing 10 000 to 12 000 pounds of ammonium nitrate. No injuries were reported and police closed roads fearing gas contamination. Witnesses saw a 75 foot flame and damage to nearby structures.
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Amboy
Ill
Government Ordnance
Illinois
Green River
Small Explosives Co
Peru-La Salle
Paw Paw
U.S
U.S. 52
Thousands of Students Head For Daytona Beach Easter Blowout
Thousands of college students descend on Daytona Beach for Easter. police report lot of drinking and crowds. Officials expect up to 100000 visitors as spring break continues, while some cite prior riots in Fort Lauderdale as a cautionary comparison.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Bruce Fowler
Atlanta
Fowler
Chamber of Commerce
O.L. White
Fort Lauderdale
Daytona Beaches
Jersey City College
Montclair State
N.J
New Jersey
Bahamas
Bermuda
Fatal Crash Near Odell Involves Grandfather Granddaughter
In Odell Illinois a car driven by William Taylor 69 and his granddaughter Nancy Lynn Taylor 5 died after colliding with a Greyhound bus. Taylor's wife Imogene 72 was in critical condition in a Pontiac hospital. Bus occupants uninjured. The wreck occurred south of Odell on U S 66.
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Odell, Ill
William Taylor
Cornell
Livingston County
Nancy’ Lynn Taylor
Taylor
Imogene
Pontiac
Odell
U.S. 66
Man uses alias to serve in Marines dies in Vietnam
Brockton Massachusetts report details William F. Joyce of Stoughton killed at Quan Lai with the 1st Battalion 7th Marines. Joyce enlisted as Richard J. Preskenis to avoid draft, a deception discovered by his sister in law and revealed by the Marine Corps.
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Brockton, Mass
Viet Nam
Marine Corps
William F. Joyce
Stoughton
Mass
Quan Lai
7Th Marines
Joyce
Richard J. Preskenis
Canton
Authorities Plan To Return Hooper
Grundy County officials expect to return Charles C. Hooper from Booneville Mississippi this week weather permitting. Hooper 36 of Marseilles is charged with aggravated kidnapping and attempted rape in indictments by a Grundy County Grand Jury related to an abduction of a school teacher on February 5 in front of Straight Way Dairy. He was taken into custody for questioning on February 18 by the Prentiss County Sheriff on a local request. Extradition proceedings were honored and Hooper could be picked up at any time. Sheriff Olson will depart for Mississippi once flying conditions are safe.
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Grundy County
Charles C. Hooper
Marseilles
Booneville
Miss
Wauponsee St
Hooper
Prentiss County
Richard Wilder
Wilder
John E. G. Olson
Mississippi
Planning Meeting Set by Grundy County Commission
The Grundy County Planning Commission will meet at 7 30 p m today in the Farm Bureau building to discuss zoning and development matters.
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Grundy County Planning Commission
Farm Bureau
Death of Alex P. Macdonald in Morris at 72
Alex P. Macdonald Jr., 72, of 211 Jackson St., Morris, died Tuesday in Chicago after a long illness. Funeral services Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Finland chapel with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials to Morris Hospital building fund. He was a 1916 Illinois agriculture graduate, Navy WWI ensign, longtime president of Stephen Lumber and Fuel Co., and active in local civic and fraternal groups. Survived by wife Vivian, daughter Margaret Bender, son Robert, four grandsons, mother Flora, and sister Flora Berger. He was preceded by his father and brother.
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Alex P. Macdonald Jr
Jackson St
Presbyterian - St. Lukes Hospital
Chicago
Finland Funeral Home
Finland Chapel
Roy Hamburger
Evergreen
Morris Hospital
Alex P. Macdonald
Alexander P
Flora Laird Macdonald
Morris
Morris High School
University of Illinois School of Agriculture
U. S. Navy
Stephen Lumber and Fuel Co
Stephen Oil Co
Culligan Soft Water Co
Morris Savings and Loan Association
Morris Country Club
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Alpha Gamma Rho
University of Illinois
Mananda Honor Society
Alpha Zeta Honorary Agriculture Fraternity
American Legion Post 294
Cedar Lodge
A.M
Blaney Commandery
Knights Templar
Morris First Presbyterian Church
Vivian Stephen
Here
Donald
Margaret) Ben
Der
Niles, Mich
Robert of
Stephen Bender
Douglas Paul
Robert Scott
John Patrick Macdonald
Flora Macdonald
Evanston
Flora) Berger
Wheaton
John
Calm settles at Southern Negro College in Lorman
In a tense Alcorn A and M College dispute, calm returned after three days of protests. The highway patrol reduced presence from 50 troopers to two cars as classes were canceled for Easter travel. President J. D. Boyd blamed Charles Evers for the unrest, while Evers denied the charges.
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Mississippi
Lorman
Miss
Alcorn A&m College
Highway Patrol
Alcorn
J. D. Boyd
Boyd
Charles Evers
Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Weather outlook tempers Easter weekend expectations
The Weather Bureau forecasts snow flurries and occasional rain through Friday with a mostly cloudy and unseasonably cool Saturday. Wednesday's high reached 43 degrees with a 31 degree low, and Collins Weather Station reports 0.04 inches of precipitation at 9 a.m.
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Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Saigon Riot as Buddhist Leaders Demand Civilian Rule
About 1,000 demonstrators rioted in Saigon attacking a U S military jeep, burning a motorcycle and a jeep, and stoning a rider and a Vietnamese girl. The unrest followed Buddhist calls for Ky to cede power and a civilian government within five to six months.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Buddhist Institute
U.S
Morris observes Good Friday office closings
The Morris area will close offices for a three hour period after noon to allow worship. First National and Grundy County National Banks will close at noon. Grundy County National opens 9 am to 12 noon. Morris Savings and Loan also closes. downtown eateries shut from 1 30 pm to 3 pm. Morris Daily Herald office closes 12 noon to 3 pm but Friday issue runs on time.
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Morris
First National
Grundy County National Banks
Morris Savings and Loan Association
The
Morris Daily Herald
Herald
Kerner Attends Ottawa Chamber Anniversary
Gov Otto Kerner and two aides were met at Morris Airport by Trooper Herschel Goken and driven to Ottawa where Kerner spoke at the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce 50th anniversary celebration.
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Otto Kerner
Morris Airport
Herschel Goken
Ottawa
Gov. Kerner
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Bessie Farmer
Morris Lincoln Nursing Home
Dena Erickson
John Kaszuba
Farmer
Petrel
NASA
McHs Board
of Morris
Sinclair Pipeline
Mazon
Carrollton
Joliet Junior College
Boy Scouts
Daytona
Viet
Joyce Preskenis
Preskenis
Defense Department
Livermore Falls
Maine
Brockton
Paul Collins
Washington
Richard
Robert
Billy
A. P. MacDonald
Southern Negro College
Stone House
Larry Dewitt
Col
van van Dua
Kerner
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