Pittsburgh Bridge March Draws Hundreds of Demonstrators
In Pittsburgh police clash with about 500 demonstrators demanding more jobs for African Americans in construction. Fifty arrests, two officers injured as crowds crossed the Manchester and Sixth Street bridges toward U S Steel skyscraper site, City-County Building, and Point Park.
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Pittsburgh
Manchester
Sixth Street
Manchester Bridge
Allegheny River
U.S. Steel Corp
Pittsburgh National Bank
City-County
Point Park
Allegheny
Monongahela
Ohio
Three Rivers Stadium
Teachers Strike Shuts LaSalle-Peru High School
LaSalle Illinois AP reports LaSalle-Peru Township High School classes canceled after teachers vote to strike over contract dates. Union negotiators and the board agree on a seven thousand dollar starting salary but differ on April expiration. Cleared workshops canceled as teachers picketed.
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James Risk
Risk
Life sentence for plane hijacker in Egypt case
A military tribunal in Cairo sentenced Suleiman Hashem E Muneri to life imprisonment at hard labor for hijacking a United Arab Airlines plane to Saudi Arabia on August 18. His brother Mohammed received seven years in prison. The flight carried 30 passengers and six crew members before being returned to Egypt.
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Cairo
Suleiman Hashem E. Muneri
Mohammed
United Arab Airlines
Saudi Arabia
Saudia Arabia
Egypt
Orientation Program Announced at Morris Community High
Freshman orientation at Morris Community High School features Jim Bottomley as emcee. Supt. Claude Rose and Asst. Supt. Ted Morgan will be introduced. Beth Bednarik and Jim Hume set talks on school spirit and participation. Students list includes Kay Miller Eric White Gail Peterson Steve Tibbitts and others.
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Morris Community High School
Jim Bottomley
Claude Rose
Ted Morgan
Beth Bednarik
Jim Hume
Bonnie Jones
Library Club
Tom Bednarik
Linda Telfer
Barb Mitchell
Candy Chord
Joliet Officer Among Tucson Police Chief Candidates
A Tucson panel recommended three finalists for police chief including Edward F. Burke 38 current Joliet IL police chief and Bert Giddens 54 former Evanston IL police chief. The third candidate details were not provided in the excerpt.
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Tucson, Ariz
Tucson
Edward F. Burke
Joliet
Bert Giddens
Evanston
Warm to hot spell with highs near 90
Readings show 86 degrees at Collins Weather Station yesterday with a low of 58 and 74 at 9 am Tonight should be fair with a mid 60s low. Wednesday will be mostly sunny and very warm with near 90 degree highs. Thursday outlook is for more fair skies and continued warmth. Downtown Morris noon reading was 79 degrees.
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Collins
Down Town
Morris
Delay Johnson Ave Project Tabled for Sept. 8 Meeting
City CouncilTABLED a proposal to improve Johnson Ave from Union St to Gladys Ave at an estimated $26 720 including engineering costs. Finance committee report pending on funds. The plan would add curb gutters and blacktop with I 11 delayed to next year.
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Johnson Ave
Union St
Gladys Ave
Donald Davidson
Tracy Adcock
Davidson
Adcock
John Hendrickson
Hendrickson
Water and Sewer Committee
Illinois Department of Health
John Roth
Richard Schweickert
Gang murder leads to long prison terms for two youths
Chicago sentencing in Circuit Court sees LeRoy Hairston, 21, given 75 to 150 years and accomplice William Ephriam, 17, 25 to 50 years for the killing of rival gang member Booker Ransom of the East Side Disciples. Jury convicted them on August 5 after a September 1968 shooting from a car with Ephriam shouting a gang slogan.
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Chicago
LeRoy Hairston
William Ephriam Jp
L. Sheldon Brown
Blackstone Rangers
Booker Ransom
East Side
Hairston
Ephriam
Blackstones
Charge Youths In Ernest Hoge Barn Fire
Four youths three 17 year olds and a 15 year old charged with criminal damage to property in the Ernest Hoge farm corn crib fire east of Saratoga Township. Hearing set in circuit court Sept 10 for Posey Quick Verkwitz and the others including a 15 year old. Arrests by Sheriff and city police. bonds set at 1000 dollars. Barn and farm equipment damaged in the blaze.
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Ernest EF. Hoge
Ilinois
Saratoga Township
Thomas Clinton Posey
Don Quick
Evergreens
Robert Verkwitz
Carbon Hill
Richard Pierce
William Button
James Gretencord
Robert Malmaquist
Morris Pool Cuts Morning Hours For Final Five Days
Pool manager Steve Benz announced Morris Municipal Swimming Pool will eliminate the morning session for the final five days. From Thursday through Monday the pool will be open 1 to 9 p.m. Benz cited more than 4,000 swimmers this summer as a sign of a strong season.
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Morris Municipal Swimming
Steve Benz
Benz
Talks Set on Withdrawal of Some U S Troops in Thailand
In Bangkok the United States and Thailand agreed to begin talks on September 1 about a graduated reduction of about 50 000 U S troops in Thailand. Officials said detailed talks would follow to plan possible reductions while monitoring the Southeast Asia security situation.
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U.S
Thailand
Thai Foreign Ministry
Thanat Khoman
Leonard Unger
Southeast Asia
United States
U.S. State Department
Thanom Kittikachorn
Air Force
Korat
Takhli
Udorn
Ubon
Nakorn Phanom
Utapao
Gulf of Siam
New Storm Eve Forms Off Florida As Camille Toll Grows
A tropical storm named Eve formed near Daytona Beach with winds near 60 mph and may strengthen into the season's fourth hurricane, prompting alerts from the mid Atlantic coast to Bermuda. Meanwhile Camille’s wreckage drives relief in Mississippi Louisiana and Virginia, with at least 276 dead and extensive damage estimates.
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Associated Press
Eve
Florida
Camille
Daytona Beach
mid-Atlantic
Bermuda
Robert Simpson
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Mississippi
Louisiana
Virginia
James River
Mills BE. Godwin Jr
Richmond
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Coal City native writes book on Italian immigrants
Maurice R. Marchello a Coal City native and Chicago attorney will autograph copies of Crossing the Tracks in September ahead of its Thursday release. The volume recalls Italian immigrant life with humor drama and stories of struggle and achievement. Marchello born in 1902 to Piedmontese parents worked as a mine boy and railroad worker before earning a law degree at the University of Chicago. He has practiced law since 1926 and contributed to several publications while active in Italian American groups. He is a widower with one son one daughter and four grandchildren.
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Chicago
Roseland
Piedmont
Italy
Santa Fe
U. S
Rock Island High School
University of Chicago Law School
University of Rome
International Institute of Education
University of Chicago
Marchello
Commerce Clearing
Fra Nci
Man Injured In Accident On Illinois 47
A Morris man, Dave Fisher, 71, is in fair condition at Morris Hospital after his 64 Plymouth was rear ended on Illinois 47 at 3:25 p.m. Monday. Everett F. Granville, 61, Route 4, damaged his 17 Chrysler and was ticketed for traveling too fast for conditions. Granville’s case is set for court September 1.
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Morris
Morris Hospital
Ilinois
Dave Fisher
Rio
Fisher
Aliiows
Everett F. Granville
Rte. 4
William Button
Button
Plymouth
Granville
Chrysler
Snicker A Day Prompt Reads Like Private Joke
A quirky prompt line asks about what a wife might request next, playfully noting a dry seated joke. The odd phrasing suggests a humorous household quip rather than a serious item.
Richest Woman in U S Dead
Mrs Ailsa Mellon Bruce heiress and philanthropist dies at about 65 in Roosevelt Hospital after a brief illness. Her fortune was estimated at over 500 million by Fortune last year. She lived on a 121 acre Syosset Long Island estate and was linked to the Mellon family fortune with diverse holdings including Gulf Oil and ALCOA. Surviving are a brother Paul Mellon and three grandchildren. Her daughter and son in law Stephen Roccurr died in a 1947 plane crash.
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Ailsa Mellon Bruce
United States
Rooosevelt Hospital
Bruce
Fortune Magazine
Syosset
Long Island
Andrew W. Mellon
the Treasury
London
David K.E. Bruce
Thomas Mellon
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Pittsburgh
Mellons
Gulf Oul
The
Aluminum Company of America
Paul Mellon
Cycle Accident Injures Two People on Boy Scout Road
Two riders were treated at Morris Hospital after a motorcycle crash on Boy Scout Road. William Baker, 28, Route 3, sustained abrasions to left back and shoulder. Susan Rosier, 16, Floral City, Florida, suffered lacerations. The cycle went into a ditch per hospital report.
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Morris Hospital
City Council Adopted 249252 50 Levy for 1969 70 Budget
The Mor ris City Council approved a 249252 50 tax levy for May 1 1969 to April 30 1970 adding 15271 25 to the total. The projected tax rate rises to 54 4 cents per 100 assessed value from 51 1 cents. The levy funds city operations beyond expected income from other sources and the 1969 70 budget would be 2014422 50, up 681391 25 from 1968 69.
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Morris
Tracy Adcock
Finance and Administration Department
Police
Board of Local Improvements
Civil Defense Department
Aire Port
Adcock
Ile
Trial for Singer On Draft Status
Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys faces federal trial on draft status charges in Los Angeles. The 22 year old pleaded innocent to failing to complete a civilian job assigned under military service rules while claiming conscientious objector status. Wilson previously was acquitted of refusing induction two years ago.
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Carl Wilson
Beach Boys
Armed Services
Wilson
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