Five towns in 1960s become ghost towns in Census data
The Census Bureau notes five incorporated localities with zero population in 1970 after dropping to single digits or zero during the 1960s. Ironton Colorado and Lakeside Colorado Lost River Idaho Ridotto Iowa Westfall Oregon each fell to zero, while Bay City Alaska St. Charles Illinois Parker Texas had no residents in 1970 despite existing in 1960.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Ironton
Colo
Lakeside
Lost River
Idaho
Ridotto
Iowa
Westfall
Ore
Bay City
Alaska
St. Charles
Ill
Parker
Tex
DuPage County
Chicago
Kane County
Soviet hippie culture observed by Northwestern group
James Waters of Route 2 and a Northwestern University seminar group spent five weeks in Soviet cities including Leningrad Moscow Tbilisi Smarkand and Sochi. He observed Western cultural influence amid reports of bureaucratic hardship and material scarcity while noting friendly interactions and regional identities within the Soviet Union.
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Lomonosov
Moscow University
Waters
Northwestern University
Soviet Union
James Waters
Rte. 2
Soviet Russia
Leningrad
Moscow
Tbilisi
Smarkand
Sochi
Black Sea
George Harrison
My Sweet
Lord
Woodstock
Thieu Victory Seen In South Vietnam Elections
Supporters of President Nguyen Van Thieu appeared headed for a majority in the new lower house after nationwide voting. Official returns showed Thieu backers with 58 seats to 32 for the opposition. 47 winners were political unknowns. North Vietnam and Viet Cong conducted attacks but failed to disrupt voting. turnout was near 78.5 percent. Thieu reaffirmed plans for the Oct 3 presidential election with himself as the sole candidate. US officials faced a possible one man race and aid considerations.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Thieu
Mekong Delta
Delta
Duong van
Minh
An Quang
Binh Dinh
United States
Nixon
North Vietnam
China
Soviet Union
Public meeting on Morris sewer construction plan
A public meeting to review a survey and proposed $2.76 million sewer separation program for Morris will be held at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Council Chambers. Chamlin & Associates will explain the survey funded by a Sept 8 1969 city council contract.
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Morris
Chamlin & Associates, Inc
Homicide charge on burned ferry captain
Italian police arrest Capt Dimitrios Antipas of the Heleanna for homicide after a fire-stricken ferry off Brindisi killed at least 26. He allegedly over loaded the vessel and left passengers aboard as he fled in a lifeboat with his wife aboard the Egnatia nearby.
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Brindisi
Italy
Adriatic
Dimitrios Antipas
Antipas
Anastasia
Greece
Weather forecast features heat, storms across Illinois
Temperatures rise past 90 across most of Illinois with humid air bringing chances of thunderstorms in the north. Tonight cloudy with a slight thunderstorm chance and a mid 60s low. Tuesday variable clouds with showers and storms, high mid 80s. Dresden Island Locks records weekend highs around 81 and 87 on Sunday, with lows 49 and 48. Data cites 7 am 56 degrees and Morris at 10 30 am 70 degrees.
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Illinois
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Morris Attorney Erwin C. Godfrey dies at 63
Erwin C. Godfrey 63 a Morris native and 40 year practicing attorney died in Morris Hospital after a lingering illness He served as city attorney and led civic bodies including the Morris Planning Commission the Grundy County Bar Association and the Fifth Judicial District He was an archery enthusiast and Boy Scout leader with awards. Memorials preferred to Grundy County Cancer Society.
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Erwin C. Godfrey
Morris
Morris Hospital
United Presbyterian Church of
Carle Foundation
Urbana
Donald Caisley
Charles Black
Morris Planning
Godfrey
Clare and
Ilda
Pierce) Godfrey
Morris Country Club
Atty
University of Illinois College of Law
Lois Hartman
Wheatland Township
Will County
Spruce St
Thomas
Hawthorne
Calif
Bela
Ruth Ellen) Sandor
Madison
Wis
Jean Godfrey
Chicago
Eric
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Grundy County Cancer Society
Official Says Heroin Major Drug Problem Across Nation
Kansas City AP report quotes John Finlator deputy director of the U S Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs describing heroin as the major drug problem and noting increases in the last two years He warns drug abuse has spread from older teens to younger students and that many youths view heroin as the ultimate experience
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Kansas City
John Finlater
U.S. Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Finlator
Injured Morris Woman Improves After Two Car Crash
A 20 year old Morris woman Robin Adair improved from extremely critical at Morris Hospital after a two car crash on Walker's corner. Debbie Hill 19 of 745 First Ave listed in fair condition. The crash also involved Mr and Mrs Raymond Clark of Waukegan who were critically injured and a Plane woman had died earlier in the same incident.
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Morris
Morris Hospital
Robin Adair
Douglas St
Debbie Hill
First Ave
Hit and run crash on I 80 injures couple near Minooka
On Sunday 8:40 p m a Volkswagen station wagon rolled in the median after a camper trailer passed on the right near Minooka. Joseph Reiter 50 and Ellen Reiter 50 were treated and released at St Joseph Hospital Joliet after the collision. The camper fled the scene with about 2500 dollars in damage to the Reiter vehicle.
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Westchester
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Minooka
Joseph Reiter
Ellen
Reiter
Olson Arco
Reeves
Harvey
Illinois
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Russia
Red Square
St. Basil’s Cathedral
Leningrad University
America
Astoria
Central Asia
Santana
Finland
Georgia
Soviet Commonwealth
Walters
William L. Etzenbach
Chamlin & Associates
Etzenbach
APO
Grundy County
Gorman
Booth
Coal City
Deerfield
Lincoln Lake
Spring
Carbon Hill
Reed Road
Illinois 47
Reed
Jugtown
UNION
Harvey Sylvester
Guy Egbert
Palos Heights
Sylvesters
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