13 Aug 1966
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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1966
Page
1
Gov. George Wallace signals possible passage of a state law to protect school system integrity and shift control from local boards to the governor over federal desegregation guidelines. He met with lawmakers in closed sessions as new developments loomed in the desegregation dispute.
DETROIT AP The Rev Celestin J Steiner chancellor of the University of Detroit has been chosen to establish the new national office of the Commission of Television Film and Radio of the Society of Jesus.
Eighteen Grundy County 4-H youths depart Morris by bus at 7 a.m. for a Washington D C citizenship short course run by the National 4 H Foundation. They are joined by peers from Mercer McHenry Rock Island and Henderson Counties and will visit historic sites, government offices, and cultural institutions during a week in Maryland and Virginia with a closing citizenship ceremony.
A light change in temperature is expected today with a chance of showers. Sunday also looks partly cloudy with a risk of showers. Collins Weather Station recorded a Friday high of 78 and low of 51, with 7:30 p.m. Friday temperature at 70.
Sycamore Illinois AP chief investigator testified no fingerprints were taken from a garage where Russell Dewey allegedly burned 11 year old Susan Brady's body after her disappearance on December 20 1965. Defense argued prints could prove life or death and that items found in the garage a sledgehammer ax and incinerator link to the crime but lab tests say the ax could not have been used.
William M. King securities commissioner of Texas has been elected president of the North American Securities Administrators Association in a Denver ceremony.
An organization calling itself Records for Viet Nam says it is sending record players and recordings to American fighting men in Vietnam.
U S Air Force F105 Thunderchiefs clashed with two Communist MIG 175 about 60 miles northwest of Hanoi. Both MIGs damaged and one F105 slightly damaged, fighters broke off. Navy pilots sighted surface to air missiles near Vinh with no hits reported. Air strikes hit fuel storage near Quang Khe and trucks in the southern Panhandle. Ground shelling hit the Colorado command post as Marines pursue North Vietnamese forces.
Between 50 and 100 prisoners rioted at Massachusetts State Prison in Walpole Friday night taking over the hospital area. Six guards were stabbed but survived and were treated at Norwood Hospital. State Police riot squad arrived and reported the riot under control an hour after it began.
Illinois State Fair schedule lists Veterans Day events including a sports car show in the grandstand infield, 9 a.m. gladiolus and horse shows, 11 a.m. U S Army parachute team display, and 2 p.m. a half mile track event. Junior department features a 5 30 a.m. milking derby in the milking parlor.
A man sought for murder burst into the Winchester clubhouse cafeteria in New Haven and opened fire wounding three women and a man. Police shot and killed Joseph Davis after he fired on officer Chick Coles and others. Davis faced an earlier slaying case involving Rebecca Wilson.
Alphonso Lopez 27 of 610 Douglas St had seven traffic tickets dismissed in magistrate court after State's Attorney Richard Wilder stated insufficient evidence. Charges included reckless driving and running stop signs at several Waverly Lisbon area intersections. cases continued with no next hearing date.
The Morris Community High School Band under Dale Wise presented a concert Friday evening. About 50 members played on the courthouse lawn as a crowd, many in cars, heard the program. The Morris Hospital Aid Society sponsored an ice cream social nearby.
In Chicago on Friday more than 500 civil rights demonstrators marched through the all white Bogan area amid taunts and a few rock volleys. Police kept about 600 officers and a crowd of white residents apart. five people were arrested. The marchers, led by Albert A. Raby, stretched 342 blocks and stopped at real estate offices before returning to start.
Morris Elementary grades plan 2 PM August 29 enrollment for about 1300 pupils with full day classes starting August 30. district schools set start times 8:45 9:00 a.m. and list grade allocations for Stine Opdyke Lincoln McKinley Franklin Garfield Center and Center junior high vacancies for English and science teachers.
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