Seek Second Student in Coed Slayings
Police broaden the probe into seven slayings of young Michigan women. Eastern Michigan University student John N. Collins is charged with murder in the Beineman case. An associate, Andrew Manuel, is sought on a larceny warrant in connection with a trailer linked to the suspect. Authorities note potential similar cases in California Ontario and Salinas.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Eastern Michigan University
Karen Sue Beineman
Miss Beineman
EMU
Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti
Salinas
Calif
Michigan
Los Angeles
Davids
Collins
Manuel
California
Richard Diaz Jr
Douglas J. Harvey
Washtenaw
Ontario
Curtis Stadtfeld
Carmel
Virginia Lynn Smith
Claremont
Canyon
Harvey
Rail Tank Car Explosion Ravages Noel Missouri
A derailment blast wrecks Noel as a 115 car freight train explodes. One wall is pierced killing a 47 year old beauty parlor operator. a wheel strikes Virgil Bentley’s home injuring his wife. Over 40 injured. Fire and propane leak prompt mass evacuation. Fire crews drain a 12 500 gallon tank while bystanders remain nearby. Authorities suspect dehydrated alfalfa or ammonium perchlorate as causes.
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Noel, Mo
Kenneth Meador
Roxa Miller
Virgil Bentley
Main
Meador
Kansas City Southern
Noel
Kansas City
Shreveport
J.W. Braswell
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Gravette
Bentonville
Ark
Empire Gas Co
Elk River
Expansion for Farm Products in Nixon Plan
Secretary of Agriculture Clifford Hardin outlined a Nixon administration farm program focused on widening world markets for American farm goods. He described a drive for freer trade and food distribution to the needy and said a proposal to Congress is due next year. By June 30 a nationwide family food distribution program in every town would be locally run, with a permanent plan for land retirement.
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Champaign
Ill
Clifford M. Hardin
Nixon
Hardin
American Institute of Cooperation
University of Illinois
Congress
Agriculture Department
Dim Hope of Finding Life On Mars
In Pasadena the Mariner 7 spacecraft neared Mars for the most detailed pictures yet. Scientists noted cameras functioned well, with 31 shots planned and a live display to Jet Propulsion Laboratory staff, though processing will remove blemishes in later replays.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 7
Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Weekend Warmth Follows Pleasant Daybreak
A pleasant weekend capped by highs of 80 Saturday and 83 Sunday at Collins Weather Station with lows around 55 and 53. A 71 degree reading was noted this morning. Tuesday to Saturday temps likely 1 to 3 degrees below normal highs 83 to 87 and normal lows 61 to 67.
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Collins
Morris
Hold Men in Stabbing Case Charged in Morris Court
Two Morris men Donald Lee Welsh 23 and Charles Hill 32 were bound over to the grand jury in circuit court on aggravated battery charges after a 1 35 a m fight at the Saratoga Inn left John Franklin 26 of Mazon stabbed three times. Franklin was listed in fair condition at Morris Hospital. Welsh and Hill posted $5 000 bonds and were released. Welsh seeks counsel while Hill is represented by attorney John Black.
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Morris
Grand Jury
Saratoga Inn
Robert W. Malmquist
Donald Lee Welsh
Shay
Morris City
James Anderson
Welsh
Hill
John Franklin
Mazon
Franklin
Morris Hospital
John Black
Hamburger Hill Fight Flare Reignites Near A Shau Valley
In Saigon fighting on Hamburger Hill erupted anew as North Vietnamese troops attacked a column of U S tanks at a base camp overlooking the A Shau Valley. U S spokesmen report nine enemy dead with no American casualties as tanks and armored units press Montgomery Rendezvous operations to cut supply routes from Laos.
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Saigon
Hamburger Hill
U.S
A Shau
A Shau Valley
U.S. Sth Mechanized Infantry
Laos
Fire destroys barn near Essex in suspected arson case
Fire damaged a barn on a farm eight miles south of Essex Road leased by Donald O'Brien. Veronica Madron Joliet owned the property. Equipment including a tractor cultivator plow and rotary hoe were lost. Reddick and Braidwood departments helped Essex. A nearby storage shed with soybeans was protected. Firemen remained on scene until 2 30 am. Arson suspected as third Essex area blaze in three weeks.
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Braidwood
Alfred Hemm
Donald O’brien
Essex Road
Veronica Madron
Joliet
Reddick
Essex
O'Brien
James Maloney
Employment Continues to Show Climb in July Data
The Labor Department reports total employment rose by over 500 000 to 79.6 million in July while unemployment fell by 225 000 to 3.2 million but jobless rate edges up to 3.6 percent as the labor force grows. Average earnings reach $3.03 an hour and $115.44 weekly. manufacturing work weeks stay above 40 hours.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Harold Goldstein
Bureau
Goldstein
Dayan Urges Offensive Against Egyptian Forces
Defense Minister Moshe Dayan urged Israel to shift from defense to offensive against Egyptian breaches along the Suez Canal. He warned against clashing with Soviet advisers and said air raids and ground thrusts by Israeli commands are needed to uphold the cease-fire.
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Tel Aviv
Moshe Dayan
Suez Canal
Dayan
Labor Party
Los Mile Waterway
Egypt
Parolee Sentenced for Hospital Watch Theft in Morris
Everett Banker 39, an Illinois State Parolee from Stateville living at the 1-80 truck stop, received nine months at Vandalia State Farm for stealing a watch from a Morris Hospital patient. Police traced the suspect to a Simm's Taxi ride and a truck-stop lodging after the theft occurred Saturday evening.
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Everett D. Banker
Illinois Penitential
Stateville
Illinois State Farm
Vandalia
Morris Hospital
Morris
F. H. van Dyke
Kenneth Benson
Simm
Harold
Washington St
Larry Romines
Banker
Gardner Youth In Serious Condition After Crash
Gardner resident Charles R. Lucas aged 19 was seriously injured in a single car crash on a gravel road 1.5 miles east of Morris at 3 30 a m Saturday. The 1968 Chevrolet LW68 was demolished after Lucas lost control drove off the road and struck a concrete abutment. State police and Mark's Garage of Dwight handled the scene and tow.
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Gardner
St. Mary's Hospital
Streator
Morris
Charles R. Lucas
Lucas
Luccas
Mark
Dwisht
Motorist Dazes Lands in Ditch Near Braidwood
Ronald Marma Jr of Bratwood fell asleep at the wheel and ran into a ditch on Illinois 53 south of Braidwood at 2 55 AM. State police cited him for driving while intoxicated and improper lane. Damages were $500 to the auto. Marma was taken to Will County Jail.
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Brat
Ronald Marma
Bratwood
Illinois 53
Braidwood
Marma
Will County
Manslaughter charges filed in rural Missouri crash
Elmer Schroll 69 of Springfield Illinois was held on manslaughter charges after a weekend accident that killed Hannibal area farmer Vireul Taylor 64. Schroll allegedly struck Taylor’s tractor from behind on U S highway 6 about ten miles west of Hannibal.
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Palmyra
el Mer Schroll
Springfield
Marion
Hannibal
Sheriff
Schroll
Sehroll
Vireul Taylor
Taylor
Tannibal
Snicker Day Advice Versus Value in Curbing Poor Guidance
A tongue in cheek note warns that snide humor about bad advice may come at a price, urging readers to distinguish between free quirky tips and costly misdirection in everyday guidance.
Nixon signals further Vietnam troop pullout this month
President Nixon told congressional leaders that another U S troop withdrawal from Vietnam could occur before month’s end with South Vietnamese forces taking over. Senate leaders described the briefing as outlining a likely troop replacement plan amid talks in Paris and after Nixon’s Asia trip.
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Nixon
Asia
Romania
Vietnam
Dirksen
White House
Midsway Island
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Creighton Abrams
U.S
Paris
Mike Mansfield
Monetana
Anddrews Air Force Base
Tlouse
Note
Hope to Start Mailing Moon Book by Aug 18
The Associated Press aims to mail Footprints the Moon, a 224 page space history book, the week of Aug 18. Color shots of the landing are included and distributed by Morris Daily Herald. Books sell for 4.50 pickup or 8.00 mailed from Morris Daily Herald after 10 days of preorders.
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Associated Press
Man’s Historical Space
Morris Daily Herald
Dale
Morris Dady Herald
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Earl Johnson
Wis
Welch Fire Equipment
Johnson
Essex Fire Department
Herald
Texaco
Joyee VandeHei
West de Pere
VandeHei
Arthur Allaben
The
Morris Herald
Allaben
Grundy County
Richard E. Pierce
Pierce
van Dyke
Everett
Robert Malmquist
Malmquist
George B. Kenny
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Illinois
Illinois State Penitentiary
Stephenson County
Kenny
Romines Standard Car and Truck Plaza
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