Ogilvie Seeks GOP Spotlight at Nixon Convention
Richard B. Ogilvie Illinois GOP nominee will speak seconding Nixon's nomination and appear again with other governors. He backs Senator Percy for vice president if Nixon wins, while others favor Reagan Hatfield or Romney. Illinois activists discuss ticket implications and regional support.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Richard B. Ogilvie
Illinois
Ogilvie
Richard M. Nixon
Newsmen
Sen
Charles H. Percy
Nixon
Percy
Ronald Reagan
California
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
George Romney
Michigan
Hayes Robertson
Flossmoor
Barry Goldwater
Robertson
George Wallace
Alabama
Reagan
Clifford Carlson
Geneva
Romney
Timothy P. Sheehan
Hatfield
Sheehan
Debate plans set for Humphrey and McCarthy facing off
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Senator Eugene J. McCarthy agreed to a single hour long national television debate in three segments on foreign affairs domestic problems and presidential concepts. The date is August 23 or 24 in Minneapolis and the week before the Democratic National Convention. A McCarthy aide was moved to a minor role after a clash over convention management. George C. Wallace campaigned in Houston and Columbus rally details were noted.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Humphrey
Minneapolis
McCarthy
Thomas J. Finney
Finney
Columbus
Ohio
Waverly
Minn
Corpus Christi
Tex
George C. Wallace
Houston
Delmar Stadium
Eisenhower Stricken Again With Chest Pains At 77
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered chest pains indicating a possible new heart attack early today, less than 12 hours after addressing the Republican National Convention. At Walter Reed Army Hospital the 77 year old was reported stable, comfortable, and free of pain as doctors assessed another myocardial infarction.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Morris Man Named Federal Mediator
Leon E. Groves of Morris Illinois has been appointed to the Chicago regional office of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. He and his family will move to Indianapolis where he will join the Indianapolis field office serving Indiana and Southern Illinois. Groves, 39, was appointed mediator on June 1 by national director William Simkin and has worked in several offices to gain experience. He is one of about 24 mediators in Region 5 covering five states and was previously employed 13 years by Gulf Chemical Corp in Henderson Kentucky where he led the Central Labor Council for one year. Groves and his wife Laura have two children Janice 17 and David 14. They will reside at 7321 Shamrock Drive in Indianapolis.
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Leon E. Groves
E. Chapin Sr
Chicago
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Indianapolis
Ind
Groves
William Simkin
Washington, D.C
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Upper Michigan
Dakotas
C. K. Call
Henderson
Morris
International Chemical Workers Union
Gulf Chemical Corp
Central Labor Counsel
Laura
Janice
David
Shamrock Drive
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
William Miller
Barry Goldwater
Nixon
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Christian Herter
Richard Nixon
Wilt Chamberlain
Dwight D. Eisenhower
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Ike
Gen
Eisenhower
David Eisenhower
Julie Nixon
Warren Camalis Harding
GOP Convention Picture Clears As Nixon Gains Support
The piece tracks shifting endorsements among key figures in 1960s politics as Nixon solidifies backing from Agnew, Rockefeller, Eisenhower, and even Wilt Chamberlain. It notes Romney, Lindsay, Hatfield and Reagan moving loyalties and comments on campaign dynamics shaping the Republican race.
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Wilt Chamberlain
S. John Wayne
Richard Nixon
New York
California
Dick Nixon
Shirley Temple
Leonard Hall
Rockefeller
George Romney
Michigan
George
Romney
Nelse
Dean Martin
John Lindsay
Nelson Rockefeller
Sen
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Ronald Reagan
George Gallup
Lou Harris
Nixon
Library Board to Hear New Building Plans
The Morris Library board will meet Monday at 8 p.m. in the children's room to hear new building plans from the architect.
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Library Board
Morris Library Board
GE Builds New Plant on Collins Road in Goose Lake Township
Grundy County issues building permit to General Electric Co for a spent fuel recovery plant on Collins Road Goose Lake Township about half a mile from Dresden Power Plant. Fee charged is 1056 dollars. Project will employ about 95 people once finished.
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General Electric Co
Grundy County
Office of Building and Zoning
Collins Road
Dresden
Goose Lake Township
Johnson Enters Medical Center for Routine Examination
President Johnson entered Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio for what the White House labeled a routine annual health examination. He and Mrs Johnson traveled by helicopter to the facility as Vice Admiral George G. Barkley, the presidential physician, described the hospitalization as in keeping with policy.
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San Antonio, Tex
Johnson
Brooke Army Medical Center
Texas White House
Adm
George G. Barkley
City Pump Quits Prompt Waterm measures
Morris Hundt announces curtailing sprinkling and excessive water use for a day or two after No 5 well pump on Goold Drive failed. Repair work set for this afternoon. Hundt chairs the water and sewer committee.
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Morris
Walter Uundt
Goold Drive
Hundt
Two Jolietans Die in Crash Near Plainfield
Two Joliet youths Mi chael Mahan age 19 and Rebecca Swithin age 16 died in a two car collision on Illinois 59 south of Plainfield at about 7 PM Monday. Donald Billings 25 and Donna Billings 19 were injured. William Weichbrodt 20 had minor injuries. Coroner reports crushing internal injuries to the two victims. Bodies sent to Westwood Funeral Home Joliet.
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Joliet
Michael Mahan
Rebecca Swithin
Illinois 59
Plainfield
William H. Weichbrodt
Frankfort
Jury Trial Sought in Battery Case Involving White and Schock
Lawrence Z White 37 of Morris Illinois Bell Telephone Co pleaded innocent and demanded a jury trial after being charged with battery for allegedly striking union steward George Schock 33 with a company car during a mass picket by Local 336 IBEW. Trial likely in September according to State's Atty. Richard Wilder.
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Lawrence Z. White
Rte. 4
Morris
Ilinois Bell Telephone Co
White
George Schock
4Th Ave
Coal City
Schock
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Arthur Lenin
Joliet
Atty
Richard Wilder
Schedule Release Of Accident Victims
Two people injured Monday morning in a fatal one car accident east of Morris were scheduled to be discharged today from Morris Hospital. Mrs. Daniel Hunter and her son John, both of Waterloo Iowa, reported in satisfactory condition, were passengers in a car driven by Daniel Hunter. The auto overturned on Interstate 80 two miles east of Illinois 47, killing one year old Cheryl Huter.
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Morris
Morris Hospital
Daniel
Linda) Hunter
John
Waterloo
Iowa
Dan
Daniel Hunter
Interstate 80
Ilinois 47
Cheryl Hunter
Secret Atlas-Agena Launch Produces Spy Satellite
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP In a five year gap a secret Air Force Atlas Agena rocket launched a new experimental spy satellite nicknamed Spook Bird. The booster lifted at 7 08 a m EDT sending the craft to a high orbit to gather intelligence on Russia China Southeast Asia and other regions. Officials cloaked the launch citing foreign policy concerns. The plume and roar drew thousands as the rocket rose into the sky.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Russia
Red
China
Southeast Asia
Joint Chiefs of Staff
State Department
Minnesota Governor barred from entrance at GOP convention
Minnesota Governor Harold LeVander learned at the National Republican Convention that credentials matter. He stepped away from the convention floor and attempted entry via a different gate, where a guard told him to use the gate printed on his ticket.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Minnesota
Harold Levander
LeVander
FBI Reports Fast Results From Crime Information Center
FBI officials touted the National Crime Information Center as the era’s greatest law enforcement advance after 18 months of operation. The system links 700 police agencies, tracks 586000 wanted persons and items, and processes stolen property data across 43 states plus D C and Canada with near instant responses.
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Washington
Baton Rouge
Washington, D.C
New York
FBI
National Crime Information Center
District of Columbia
Canada
Hawaii
Nixon gains reach 600 votes in bid for GOP nomination
Nixon inched toward the Republican presidential nod with 601 first ballot votes as delegates count near the convention. Rockefeller trailing with 252. Reagan 170, while Nixon gains from Pennsylvania and gains in key states. Evans joins Rockefeller camp as Abernathy signals support. Nixon hopeful of early ballot and possible running mate reveal next morning.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
GOP
White House
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
Pennsylvania
Rockefeller
Connecticut
Minnesota
Wyoming
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
George Romney
Michigan
Reagan
Daniel J. Evans
Washington
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Fountainebleau Slotel
Republican Party
Abernathy
John’ FP
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Evans
Washington State
Weather outlook warm with possible thundershowers
The forecast predicts fair and warm tonight with upper 70s low. Wednesday brings hot humid conditions with partly cloudy skies and a chance of thundershowers, high in the 90s. Thursday stays hot with a 90 degree high and 72 low. at 9 am downtown Morris was 81, at 10 am 84 with precipitation measured and other readings noted by Weather Bureau and Collins station.
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U. S
Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris
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