Drowning at Goose Lake Claims Cicero Youth Frank Morasco
A Cicero youth, Frank Morasco aged 20, drowned at Goose Lake around 11 15 a m on Sunday while swimming with four companions. Deputies reported the group attempted to reach an island in deep water but Morasco disappeared beneath the surface and drowned. The Morris Fire Department recovered the body about 40 minutes later and County Coroner W Clark Davis took custody.
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Cicero
Goose Lake
Frank Morasco
George Hendrickson
Morasco
Paul
John Durar
Dave Snethen
Hendrickson
Morris Fire Department
W. Clark Davis
Three Youths Die as Plane Hits Airliner
A light Cessna 150 struck North Central Airlines Flight 261 in southern Wisconsin. The collision left three youths dead Rick Stenberg 19 Elk Grove Village Illinois Virginia Johnson 18 Prospect Twp and Richard Johnson 12 with the two pilots and passengers onboard enduring injuries.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Ted Baum
Skokie
Nancy Steffens
Two Rivers
Wilma Ross
Saginaw, Mich
North Central Airlines
Wisconsin
John Mazur
Wheaton
Ill
Rick L. Stenberg
Elk Grove Village
Virginia Johnson
Mr. Prospect
Richard
Weather forecast and recent temperatures at Collins Station Morris
The Weather Bureau expects fair warm and humid conditions tonight with a lower 70s low. Tuesday will be hot and humid with possible evening thundershowers and a mid 90s high. Wednesday remains hot and humid. Recent readings include 86/67 Saturday and 88/69 Sunday with 9 am 77 and 10:30 am 76 downtown Morris. Temperatures through Saturday are 6 to 10 degrees above normal highs of 84 to 87 and lows of 62 to 67, with a warm trend into Friday and a half to one inch precipitation from Tuesday to Thursday.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris
Attorney Appointed for Lester Sellers in Grundy County Case
Atty Robert Wren of Morris was appointed for Lester Sellers of Marseilles who faces three Grundy County circuit court charges from early 1967. Sellers forfeited a $600 bond on May 17 1967 for failing to appear on counts of contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor and battery. The case stems from an alleged Jan 5 1967 incident involving two Morris girls. a third bond violation charge is pending. The trial was waived to a jury. a plea is expected after a continuance to Aug 12. Sellers is jailed in Grundy County while serving separate Indictments in Vandalia and Cook County.
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Atty
Robert Wren
Morris
Lester Sellers
Marseilles
Grundy County
Sellers
Howard Ryan
Cook County
Viet Cong Wounds U.S. General Near Saigon
Brig. Gen. Franklin M. Davis Jr. of the U.S. 199th Light Infantry Brigade was wounded by shrapnel while a Viet Cong rocket attack on a river patrol 13 miles southeast of Saigon. Two U.S. soldiers were killed and 13 wounded. Davis’s son Stephen had been killed in action in 1967.
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Saigon
U.S
Franklin M. Davis Jr
199Th Light Infantry
Davis
Waltham
Mass
Vietnam
Stephen Davis
Bardot Seeks Divorce From Gunther Sachs in Paris Filing
Brigitte Bardot files for divorce from German financier Gunther Sachs sources say. Papers were filed in Paris though no action reported in Las Vegas where they wed on July 14, 1966. Sachs family interests include motorcycles and automobile engines.
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Saint Tropez
France
Brigitte Bardot
Gunther Sachs
Paris
Sachs
Las Vegas
Nev
Tension Mounts at Sun and Fun Republican Convention
Miami Beach reports mounting tension at the 29th national Republican convention opening. Rumors of quorum issues mingle with sharp costs of hotels and meals, security probes, and colorful scenes featuring Nixon aides, H. L. Hunt, and a flotilla of speedboats.
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Fun Capital
Miami Beach
Fla
Abe Lincoln
Miami
Nixon Leads Illinois Delegation Poll With 49 Votes
Illinois GOP delegates gave Richard M. Nixon 49 votes on the first ballot at the state convention. Nelson Rockefeller received five votes, Ronald Reagan got two, and two delegates were uncommitted. Sen. Dirksen urged delaying the vote but the caucus moved to an immediate decision.
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Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
California
William Rentschler
Illinois
Sen
Everett M. Dirksen
Rockefeller
Dirksen
Reagan
Lightning Fire Destroys Joliet East Side Stores
A Joliet blaze likely started by lightning destroyed a furniture store and a trading stamp exchange on the East Side and damaged a drug store roof during a severe electrical storm. Firemen worked about four hours. one firefighter injured, wrist in a fall.
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Joliet, Ill
Joliet
Trading Stamp Exchange
Minooka Girl to Receive Honors Degree at UI Summer Commencement
Gail Drauden of Minooka will earn a bachelor of art degree with honors in journalism at the University of Iowa summer commencement in Iowa City. She is among six graduates in the U of I Honors program for scholastically superior students.
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Gail Drauden
Minooka
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa
Miss Drauden
Floyd Drauden
Rte. 1
U. of St
Child Killed in One Car Mishap Near Morris
A one car crash on Interstate 80 two miles east of Morris killed one year old Cheryl Hunter and injured three others. Daniel Hunter 21 of Waterloo was driving a west bound car that rolled over on wet pavement in light rain at 9 20 a m. The child died at the scene and was pronounced by Grundy County Coroner Clark Davis. Two other passengers were admitted to Morris Hospital. Linda Hunter 19 in fair condition. son John 3 in serious condition. sons Dan 4 and Linda treated and released. The body was taken to Davis Funeral Home for arrangements. Trooper Lawrence Dorian investigated.
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Interstate 80
Morris
Iowa
Grundy County
Clark Davis
Cheryl Hunter
Daniel Hunter
Huntington Rd
Waterloo
Morris Hospital
Hunter
Linda
John
Dan
Davis Funeral Home
Lawrence Dorian
Nixon Gains Lead In AP Survey For GOP Nomination
The AP survey shows Nixon with 572 total votes toward the 667 needed, up 28 from Saturday, with 137 uncommitted delegates and several states still undecided. Rockefeller at 232 and Reagan at 161 trail, while favorite sons hold 231. Nixon gains include eight from Idaho and multiple shifts across Illinois Connecticut Delaware Florida Texas and other states.
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Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
Idaho
Wyoming
Ilinois
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Texas
Colorado
Utah
Minnesota
Maine
Rockefeller
Rhode Island
Vermont
Puerto Rico
Regan
Reagan
Captured Pilots Rejoin Families After North Vietnam Release
Three U.S. pilots Maj James F Low Maj Fred N Thompson and Capt Joe V Carpenter returned home after up to seven months in North Vietnam prisons. They underwent medical checks at Andrews Air Force Base and expressed belief more airmen may be released.
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Washington
U.S
North Vietnam
James F Low
Sausalito
Calif
Fred N. Thompson
Taylor
S. C
Joe V. Carpenter
Victorville
Air Force
Low
Carpenter
Andrews Air Force Base
New York
Two Traffic Mishaps in Grundy County Weekend
Grundy County deputies reported two weekend accidents. William Pritchard 17 of Galesburg lost control on the north ramp from Illinois 47 to I 80 with the car rolling over several times no injuries and the vehicle taken to Romine's Standard Service Station. A Forder Chevrolet station wagon driven by Jessie Lawrence 25 of Aurora hit a utility pole after attempting to pass a vehicle and losing control. Olson Wrecker of Mazon towed the car away.
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Grundy County
Sherman Hexdall
William Pritchard
Galesburg
Illinois 47
Hexdall
Romine
Barbara Vaughan
Richard Pierce
Illinois
Gardner Road
Jessie Lawrence
Aurora
Lawrence
Olson
Mazon
GOP Platform At a Glance
The Associated Press outlines the Republican platform calling for phased Vietnam withdrawal and negotiated settlement. It urges urban blight programs with private ownership, firm crime action, draft reform, lower deficits, targeted foreign aid, restricted trade with Communist nations, aiding Israel, and ending U.S. world policing.
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Associated Press
U.S
Israel
United States
Nixon Leads In Five-County District Poll
Nixon captures 62.3 percent first choice and about 63 percent overall in a five-county district poll by Republican delegates Thornton and Carlson. Rockefeller and Reagan follow, with 365 Republican respondents showing Nixon at 67.1 percent first choice in the general poll. Committeemen poll favors Nixon at 78.4 percent for first choice and 71.9 percent as winner.
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Richard M. Nixon
15Th Congressional
Edmund B. Thornton
Clifford D. Carlson
Ottawa
15Th
Nixon
Thornton
Rockefeller
Reagan
Lindsay
Grundy County
Kendall County
Charles H. Perey
George Wallace
Percy
Ohio
James Rhodes
Michigan
George Romney
U. S
Mark Hatfield
Perey
Romney
Nixon Pushing For Nomination On First Ballot
Nixon leads the 1968 Republican convention push at Miami Beach as he seeks the first-ballot nomination. Rockefeller and Reagan mount efforts to force multiple ballots, with Nixon about 100 votes short of victory and Ohio backing Rhodes on round one.
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Nixon
Miami Beach
Fla
Republican Party
Richard M. Nixon
Klein
New York
Reagan
Rockefeller
Swedish Award Honors Burke for Swedish American Ties
Retired Adm. Arleigh Burke received the Golden Plaque from Countess Estelle Bernadotte honoring him as this year's Swedish-American recipient. Burke stressed pride in both his Swedish ancestry and his American citizenship.
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Stockholm
Adm
Arleigh Burke
Burke
Estelle Bernadotte
Wisborg
Estelle Manville
New York
Plan Commission To Meet Aug 14 In Grundy County
The Grundy County Regional Planning Commission meeting originally set for Wednesday has been rescheduled to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14. This notice announces the change and notes the meeting location remains undetermined in the readable text.
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Plan Commission
Grundy County Regional
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