Illinois House reapportionment avoids at large vote
A bipartisan seven hour meeting produced a new map for Illinois 59 House districts. The plan will be filed with the secretary of state and set to stand until 1973, with districts used first in 1966 elections. The split over political advantage centered on swing and marginal districts.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Bipartisan Commission
Secretary of State
Commission
James A. Ronan
Chicago
Ronan
Victor L. Smith
Robinson
Einar Dyhrkopp
Shawneetown
Robert Decker
GOP
Otto Kerner
Begin Airlift For Refugees Starts From Cuba to U S
Cuban refugees begin a large scale airlift to the United States with the first commercial flight from Veradero to Miami carrying 93 Cubans. The program, negotiated by the U S and Cuban governments, aims for 800 to 1,000 refugees weekly, with priority to relatives in the United States and parents of children here.
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Miami
Fla
United States
U. S
Cuba
Veradero
Camarioca
Matanzas
Key West
Fidel Castro
Glendale's Pride named grand champion barrow at Exposition
Iowa hog Pride shown by Roy Keppy of Davenport wins grand champion barrow at the International Live Stock Exposition. The 220 pound Yorkshire Hampshire crossbreed was judged the finest finish among near 650 hog entries. Keppy, 42, earns his third grand championship at the show, having previously won the grand champion carload and carcass titles.
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Chicago
Glendale
Pride
Iowa
Roy Keppy
Davenport
Keppy
Odell
Arcadia Farms
Northfield
Ohio
Albert C. Klehm
Odell, Ill
Hershel Wood
Greenview
Ill
Paul Fredd & Son
Paulina
Gilbert Graber
Mineral Point
Wis
A.W. Simko
Simko Provision Co
Erdenheim Farms Co
Lafayette Hill
Glatwyn
Gerald I. Clodfelter
Greencastle
Ind
John Reel
Congerville
Leslie
Break-Ins at Two Service Stations on Division Street
Police report Tuesday night break-ins at two Division Street stations. Al’s Gulf Service, 1357 Division St., gained entry by forcing a back door and stole 39.47 in coins from an unlocked register while an attempted safe break was noted. Norman Oil, 1323 Division St., had a pane broken in a men's restroom. entry was abandoned when the interior door to the office was found locked. Both burglaries were discovered early today.
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Division St
Donald Ward
Al’s Gulf
Ward
Norman Oil Company
Army Schedules Collection Here
Salvation Army trucks will pick up clothing bedding furniture and other donated items next week. Items should be left on the parkway in front of homes or in conspicuous places visible to drivers. pickups Monday east of Liberty St Illinois Ave to North St. Tuesday area west of Liberty St north to the Rock Island Railroad tracks.
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Salvation Army
Liberty St
Illinois Ave
North St
Rock Island
Liberty
Shoplifting Losses Up in Recent Years
FBI reports shoplifting as the nation’s fastest growing larceny with a 93 percent rise in five years. In the past year police logged 184473 shoplifting cases worth nearly 5 million dollars, with women comprising most offenders and professional bands targeting suburban stores.
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Washington
FBI
Weather forecast calls for mild, partly cloudy Thursday
Fair and warmer weather is forecast by the U S Weather Bureau for tonight with a low in the lower 30s. Thursday outlook is partly cloudy and mild with a high in the upper 40s and similar conditions for Thursday night and Friday. At Collins Weather Station the Tuesday high reached 33 and the low 21 with 9 am reading at 35.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Honor County 4-H Leaders Recognized at Dinner
More than 100 adult 4-H leaders received awards at a Tuesday night recognition dinner at Bethlehem Lutheran Church attended by 78. Doris Curtis presented the awards and Richard Wagner spoke about his International Farm Youth Exchange experience after returning from South Korea.
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Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Doris Curtis
Grundy County
Richard Wagner
South Korea
International Farm Youth Exchange
Kenneth Jorstad
4-H Club Federation
Grundy County Plans First Step Toward Junior Colleges
A meeting at Morris Community High School tonight will hear Gerald Smith of the Illinois Junior College Board explain the new system. County Supt. Arthur Meadors will chair with Dr. William French and Elmer Rowley also present to address questions about Joliet area junior colleges. The session aims to help Grundy County high school boards decide whether to affiliate with a junior college district or remain outside.
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Grundy County
Morris Community High School
Gerald Smith
Illinois Junior College Board
Arthur C. Meadors
Smith
William C. French
Joliet Township
Elmer W. Row
Farmhouse Near Mazon Hit By Morning Fire
A two story farmhouse two miles south and east of Mazon was destroyed by fire that began on the second floor around 8 a.m. The Zilm family of seven lost the second floor contents while the first floor was largely saved. Owners Walter and Mrs. Claussen of Wilmington held insurance on the property.
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Mazon
Daniel T. Zilm
Walter Claussen
Wilmington
Financial district reports to be published this week
The Herald will publish school district financial reports this week after a delay from the busy Herald office schedule. Some reports have appeared already while others are being prepared for publication as quickly as possible.
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Herald Office
Destruction of Regiment 7 Tops Communist Losses in Vietnam
In Saigon the 7th Regiment’s destruction marked the week’s highest toll for South Vietnam with 459 reported dead, 185 missing, and 861 wounded. U.S. deaths fell to 40 for the week, while Viet Cong losses reached 1,539. American forces conducted air strikes near Hanoi and Da Nang, with naval and Marine actions elsewhere, and a grenade incident in Saigon injured civilians.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
United States
Viet Nam
da Nang
Hue- Phu Bai
Hanoi
Ticonderoga
Bon Homme Richard
Vinh
U. S
Air Force
Navy
North
7Th Fleet
Kitty Hawk
Mansfield
Jasper Vance
Tam Ky
Quang Tin
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