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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1966
Page
2
Mrs. Knute Mathisen of 624 E North St collapsed in her home Friday evening as a frame building on her property burned. She was reported in fair condition at Morris Hospital after entering Saturday.
Lloyd Cook, 62, of Granite City, died at a local hospital after being beaten about the head. Police said he was found at his home by a friend several hours earlier. Two men were taken into custody for questioning.
Amelio Gianu 57 of Coal City died Monday at Hallmark Nursing Home Kankakee after a long illness. Born February 13 1909 in Coal City son of Joseph and Minnie Gianu he was a coal miner retired by illness WWII veteran never married. Preceded by parents two brothers and three sisters. Survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral 8:30 a.m. Wednesday Reeves Funeral Home Coal City to Assumption Catholic Church 9 a.m. Rev George Flynn officiating burial Mount Olivet Cemetery Braidwood. Chapel hours 2–5 and 7–10 p.m.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. at Lisbon Bethlehem Lutheran Church with Rev. William Ostroot officiating. Mrs. Rolf Anderson sang solo and Mrs. David Osmanson played the organ. Pallbearers included Ertle Lane, Stewart Arundale, Howard Barnes, Gus Nelson, Tillman Anderson and Donald Householder. Burial followed in Lisbon Cemetery.
One thousand nine hundred forty eight yearling pacers and trotters sold at the 19 major standardbred sales in 1965 averaged 3296 dollars each. The market showed solid demand across the yearling group with buyers from multiple regions competing for top 혈lines and bloodlines.
California politics focus on condemning the John Birch Society and potential repeal of the Rumford open housing law. Governor Brown and Republican challenger Reagan clash over extremist links and civil rights, with party platforms debating repeal or amendment of the 1963 act and its implications for housing discrimination.
FBI agents arrested Delbert W. Robbins aged 33 and Wayne Bock Jr. aged 31 in Joliet on charges of interstate theft involving nickel pellets appliances freight and ammunition. They were seized while moving stolen freight from a Joliet warehouse. A tractor trailer loaded with nickel pellets was taken from Tucker Freight Lines in Chicago around July 20 or 21 en route from Ontario Canada to Chicago.
A fragment cites opposition to threats by Birchers and other extremists in Reagan's campaign. The text references named individuals and a conflict over extremism influence in politics.
The FBI reported thefts of General Electric appliances shipped from Ashland Massachusetts and from Chicago Terminal Clearance Inc. Freight from Akron Chicago Inc. Chicago was stolen in Summit on January 26. Remington arms ammunition from Interocean Terminal Corp. Chicago stolen in April was recovered. The warehouse at 326 North Maple Street Joliet. Robbins resides in Wheeling Illinois. No address for Bock was found by the FBI.
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