Viet Cong Try To Block Ship Channel
U S planes sank four North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin. Viet Cong efforts to block the Saigon sea route failed with no casualties aboard a near ship. U S air and ground actions reported several Viet Cong losses and damage to supply depots and infrastructure in the region.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
USS. Navy
Long Tao
Haiphong
Constellation
Navy
Guam
Tay Ninh
Panhandle
U. S. 178Rd Airborne Brigade
Six Passengers Burned in Waukegan Riot Night
In Waukegan Illinois a homemade gasoline firebomb hit an automobile during rioting in the South Genesee Street area. Six passengers were burned including Gabriel Albarran and Jose Lopez and their families. Police arrested 63 and deployed 100 officers plus state troopers to control the South East district as fires burned across ten blazes.
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Frank S. Joseph Waukegan
Ill
Walter Riley
South Genesee Street
South East
J.W. Johnson
Gabriel Albarran
Mary
Jesus
Esther
Jose Lopez
Nemesia
Waukegan
Esther Albarran
Cook County Hospital
Chicago
Lake County
Genesee
Joseph Balzrina
The
New York Pressmen Approve Paper Pact in Historic Strike
Pressmen's Union members narrowly ratified a contract with World Journal Tribune Inc by 263 to 208 after 95 minutes of debate marking a key step toward the firm’s first afternoon and Sunday editions. The nine other unions will seek final settlements this week as the city endures the longest newspaper work stoppage in memory.
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NEW York
Pressmen’s Union
World Journal Tribune, Inc
Morning Herald Tribune
William J. Kennedy
Thomas J. Murphy
Aflcio Newspaper Guild of New York
Afternoon Journal-American
The
World Telegram & the Sun
Truman Warns On Inflation
Former President Harry S Truman warns that rising interest rates may trigger deflation and a depression as Fed actions curb lending. He says higher rates burden governments and consumers, benefits the privileged, and urges timely remedy. Meany and Scott also weigh in on inflation and tax credits.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Independence
Truman
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
William McChesney Martin Jr
Martin
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Associated Press
Russell B. Long
D-La
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Hagerstown
Drowns in Kankakee River Near Grundy Will County Bridge
Mark Sylvie 24 of Chicago drowned after falling from an outboard boat driven by Paul LaCour 24 also of Chicago. Volunteers assisted Wilminton firemen in locating the body about 7 p m in roughly 10 feet of water east of the Grundy Will County bridge. LaCour and his brother Charles 23 tried to rescue him but failed.
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Morris Fire Department
Wilmington
Kankakee
Grundy - Will County
Mark Sylvie
Chicago
Paul LaCour
Sylvie
Charles
Seasonal Warmth Expected In Morris Region This Week
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts fair and warm conditions in Morris with temperatures rising to the low 80s on Tuesday and overnight lows in the mid 60s. Collins Weather Station records show high 85 and low 59 on Saturday, 87 and 57 on Sunday, and today temperatures climbing from 70 at 9 a m to 81 by 11 45 a m in downtown Morris.
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Morris
U.S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Minooka Lads Charged In Burglaries
Two Minooka youths, John F. Dirst and Raymond Breen, are in Grundy County jail on $2,000 bonds each after burglaries at Minooka High School last Thursday and Friday. They were arrested by Deputy Sheriff Boss and Police Chief E G Attebery and appeared before Magistrate Chester P Winsor. Tools stolen from the school were recovered. total value undetermined. They await grand jury action.
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Minooka
Minooka High School
John F. Dirst
Raymond Breen
Grundy County
E. G. Attebery
Dirst
Breen
Chester P. Winsor
Debris Sifted For Arson In Downtown Wilmington Fires
Special arson investigators combed through debris in Wilmington after two fires on Saturday evening. The Nelson's Royal Blue Store at 121 N Waters St and the Jackson Building next door suffered basement blazes with smoke damage. Police reported no spread beyond basements as state and city marshals joined the probe.
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Wilmington
Kankakee
Nelson
Royal Blue
N. Waters St
Jackson
Jackson St
Jackson Building
Wilmington Fire Department
Joliet
Chicago
Security Tightened Ahead of De Gaulle Visit in Djibouti
In French Somaliland security was increased to curb violence after last week's independence riot during President Charles de Gaulle's itinerary. Pierre Billotte urged calm, held talks with Ahmed Idress Moussa of the Parti du Mouvement Populaire, and blamed Somali Republic influence for unrest that left 4 dead and 70 injured.
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Djibouti
Billotte
de Gaulle
Final arguments in Menard prison riot murder trial
In Springfield Illinois the prosecution urged the jury to find four Menard inmates guilty of murder after a riot that killed three guards. The defense highlighted Stamps as the likely stabber and questioned mental fitness while charges include murder attempted murder armed robbery arson and hostage taking.
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Springfield
Ill
Menard
Howard Clotfelter
Randolph County
Clotfelter
William A. Schuwerk
Chester
Alonzo H. Jones
Manchester
Tenn
John S. Stamps
Granite City
Jones
Stamps
William E. Bassett
Fairfield
Printess Ray Griffin
Ross Randolph
Illinois Public Safety Department
Randolph
Will County Probe Continues Into Cause of Braidwood Woman Death
The Will County sheriff's office pursues its investigation into the death of Cecelia Logeland of Braidwood. Her brother Raymond Squash ingroff remains jailed in Winnebago County Wisconsin awaiting a detailed coroner’s report and pending inquest date.
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Will County Sheriff's Office
Braidwood
Cecelia Logeland
Raymond Squashingroff
Winnebago
Wis
Will County
Willard G. Blood
Blood
Derailed Rock Island Train Near Marseilles
Eight cars of a Rock Island Lines passenger and mail train derailed Sunday near Marseilles Illinois. A line spokesman said none of the eight passengers was injured. The cause of the derailment was not determined. The 20 car train was bound east from Des Moines to Chicago.
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Marseilles, Ill
Rock Island Lines
Marseilles
Des Moines
Chicago
Open housing pact faces white protests and militant opposition
Chicago residents react to last week’s civil rights open housing agreement. Kilbourne and Chicago Lawn groups plan city hall protests while militant Negro groups prepare a march into Cicero. Leaders vow nonviolent resistance and defend self protection measures. The pact aims to disseminate public housing citywide and tighten fair housing enforcement.
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Chicago
Kilborne Organization
Northwest Side
Richard Daley
Clearing Civic League
Chicago Lawn Civic Association
Kilbourne
Chicago Lawn Associations
Martin Luther King Jr
Dr. King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Cicero
Chester Robinson
West Side Organ
Lucas
House approves bill to call up 190000 Reservists
The House Armed Services Committee backed by a 32 to 1 vote a bill to empower the president to call up about 190000 Reservists and National Guard members if desired. Authors say it eliminates a draft-haven notion and sets terms for active duty and training through 1968.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Storm Averts Bombarding By Planes
Hurricane Faith drifted slowly northward brushing the Bahamas as seeding plans faltered. Dr. Cecil Gentry of Project Stormfury said there was doubt the mission could be carried out, though a continued slow movement kept possibility alive if conditions permit. At 8 am Faith stood 575 miles east of Miami and 230 miles east northeast of San Salvador in the Bahamas.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Bahamas
Cecil Gentry
U.S
Stormfury
Florida
Puerto Rico
Faith
Gentry
San Salvador
County Fair Opens in Mazon with Horse and Car Show
Grundy County Fair in Mazon features horse and pony days with halter classes today and a western show Tuesday. Pigeon show runs through Wednesday with over 800 entries. Saturday events include Bantam show baby parade and a Baton Twirling Association event. Sunday offers stock car races and midget cars.
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Grundy County
Mazon
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Denpa Tsushin
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Kankakee River
Dow-Jones
Ford
Mony
New York Stock Exchange
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