Vietnamese double agent alleged in Green Beret slayings
An American attorney for one of eight Green Beret soldiers charged in the June 20 slaying near Nha Trang said the victim was a CIA double agent who also worked for the North Vietnamese. He argued the dead man’s body would later prove his covert role and praised the accused as a hero.
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Saigon
Green Beret
Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
Special Forces
Nha ‘Trang
Gregory
Long Binh
Green Berets
Vietnam
Army
U.S. Navy
Cua da
Nha Trang
Victor G. Reiling
Dayton
Ohio
No Change in Ottawa Police Sick Protest
Hearing on dism issal motion resumes Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Ottawa where police have staged a sick call protest over wages. Associate Judge Robert Malmquist of Morris, called in for the hearing, could not continue today due to a Morris case. One patrolman aided the police chief and civil defense volunteers. two on vacation. two on ex cused sick leave. nineteen officers out sick. Ottawa Jaycees volunteered to help Saturday night.
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Ottawa
Robert Malmquist
Morris
Ottawa Police
Civil Defense
Ottawa Jaycees
Police Department
Interim Campus Report Tonight at Joliet Junior College
The Illinois Junior College District 525 meets at Joliet Junior College Room 243 201 Jefferson St Joliet at 8 pm to hear the interim campus report. Also on the agenda are approval of a tentative budget an appropriation ordinance authorization of Phase Th development for the permanent campus and discussion of the annexation agreement.
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Illinois Junior College
Pam
Joliet Junior College
Jefferson St. Joliet
Snicker A Day In Physics And Government
A playful aphorism contrasts physics law with a government exception, suggesting humor in the persistence of opposites. It underscores the idea that natural laws are fixed while political rules can bend or fail.
Fierce Vietnam Attacks Raise U.S. Casualties Amid Frontline Push
AP reports 38 American troops killed and 144 wounded as North Vietnamese forces launched fierce attacks along the Cambodian and Laotian borders and the DMZ. Helicopters were shot down, and rocket and mortar strikes rose sharply, signaling a possible fall campaign and renewed U.S. concern near Hamberger Hill and Da Nang.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Hamburger Hill
da Nang
Morris District 54 to Review Levies for 1969-70 School Year
The Morris Grade School District 54 Board of Education will review proposed levies for the 1969-70 school year at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Franklin School. The agenda also includes teacher employment, insurance, fund investments, and appraisals of buildings and equipment.
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Morris Grade School
Board of Education
Franklin School
Weather outlook with near normal temperatures and sun
Five day period expected near normal highs around 82 and lows near 64 with small daily changes. Showers possible late week as warmer air moves in. Collins Weather Station readings for Saturday and Sunday show highs around 82 and lows near 54 to 55. Downtown Morris noon reading was 78.
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Collins
Morris
Ohio Guardsmen Patrol After Cincinnati Tornado
Cincinnati area cleanup continues after a Saturday night tornado killed four and injured 264. Gov Rhodes seeks federal disaster aid as about 700 National Guard troops remain to patrol Hartwell and surrounding suburbs.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Norman Taylor
Carolyn DeBorde
Delbert
Rodney
Hartwell
National Guard
City Council Session Notes And Alderman Hindt Update
The City Council holds a regular session at 7 40 p m in the Hadb chambers. First ward alderman Walter Hindt is to enter Carle Clinic Urbana Friday for a check. Mrs Hindt said she did not know if he would attend tonight's meeting. He has been going downtown regularly each hour.
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First Ward
Walter Hindt
Carle Clinic
Urbana
Irs
Lindt
Tongeht
District Rotary Governor to Visit Tuesday
Abbot D. Spaulding of Homewood will visit Morris Rotary Club Tuesday evening at Morris Country Club. Members meet at 6 30 p.m. for dinner. Spaulding, a former personnel supervisor for Hinds Bell Telephone Co., began in the telephone industry in 1924.
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Abbot D. Spaulding
Homewood
Rotary International
Morris Rotary Club
Morris Country Club
Spaulding
Homewood Rotary Club
Illinois Electoral Board Delays Ballot Action Pending Court Order
The Illinois Electoral Board delays certifying the ballot listing for the Constitutional Convention delegates for one day to honor a federal court order restraining Secretary of State Powell from certifying the current ballot. Powell may seek reversal in the U S Circuit Court of Appeals by Tuesday, while Powell refuses to join a lottery. Bernard Weisberg accuses Powell of favoritism in ballot placement. Powell says he followed long standing office procedure.
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Springfield, Lll
Illinois Electoral Board
Secretary of
Paul Powell
Richard B. Ogilvie
Powell
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
John E. Cassidy Jr
Peoria
Electoral Board
Bernard Weisberg
Chicago
Secretary of State
Gary Fire Strike Ends Ends with 79 Suspended Firemen Facing Trial
Gary Indiana city ends a six day firemen strike but 79 of 278 suspended workers face trials that could cost jobs. Mayor Hatcher says further suspensions possible while union backs back to work order and talks with officials proceed. Potential penalties include dismissal demotion and extended suspensions.
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Gary
Ind
Richard G. Hatcher
Adam Benjamin
Hatcher
Gary Board of Public Works
Benjamin
Board of Public Works
Nixon's Wellcare Bills to Congress
President Nixon sent a plan to Congress for a new 4 billion federal family assistance program. He seeks 600 million more for child care and aims to aid 450,000 children from 150,000 welfare recipients entering work training. He calls for a national, streamlined system with income certification and spot checks.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Congress
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Exhume Kopechne Body Sought After Chappaquiddick Death
Dist Atty Edmund Dinis seeks exhumation of Mary Jo Kopechne in Pennsylvania burial to allow autopsy. The 28 year old drowned July 18 after a car driven by Sen Edward M Kennedy went into a tidal pond on Chappaquiddick Island. Her parents oppose exhumation.
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New Bedford
Mass
Edmund Dinis
Mary Jo Kopechne
Dinis
Pennsylvania
Miss Kopechne
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Martha’s Vineyard
Kennedy
Jul Dinis
Joseph Kopechne
Park Ridge study flags abnormal lung cells in volunteers
An experimental program screening 4 078 Park Ridge volunteers detected abnormal lung cells in 142 people, including 8 cancer cases. Of 2 650 smokers, 15 showed abnormalities. three cancers confirmed, two surgeries, one under observation. The project, led by Dr. Jonas Valaitis, aims to test a simple, inexpensive pre symptom method.
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American Cancer Society
Park Ridge
Chicara
AO Central Group
Yoo Nowsnokkers Wis
Valaitis
Valais
Netaye
Valois
Beny
Sol
Vahutis
G. N. Papanmeolaou
Poersons
Slaying near Bel Air echoes Tate killings in manhunt
Police pursue a suspected killer in the Sharon Tate murders after a couple is found slain in Hollywood. Detectives note similarities but some officials see no confirmed connection. Victims include Leno LaBianca 44 and Rosemary 38. Tate was 26 and eight months pregnant.
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Los Angeles
Pollice
Sharon Tate
Bryce Houchin
K. J. McCauley
Hollywood
Houchin
Miss Tate
Leno A. LaBianca
Rosemary
McCauley
Bel Air
LaBianca
Slim
William Garretson
Robert Helder
Garretson
Jesse Buckles
Roman Polanski
Morris Community High School District to Review Budget
The Board of Education will review the tentative 1969 76 budget at the August meeting starting at 7 pm in the administrative offices. A report on the proposed area vocational center and on school opening by the auditor will also be presented.
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Morris Community High School
Area
Audisor
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