Kosygin Attacks West Germany as Fascist Threat
Soviet premier Kosygin, visiting Paris, denounced West German ambitions for territory and nuclear arms. He warned that fascism and war forces are reappearing, citing gains by the National Democratic party in Bavaria and Hesse and urging the dissolution of European military alliances. He spoke after meeting De Gaulle to press for security based on existing frontiers and no Western nuclear arms, aligning with France’s NATO withdrawal.
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Paris
Alexei N. Kosygin
France
West Germany
Kosygin
Europe
Kremlin
Bavaria
Hesse
National Democratic Party
Oder-Neisse
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Charles de Gaulle
NATO
de Gaulle
Soviet Union
Ohio Hospitals Hit By Nursing Strike Affects 50 Percent Beds
Two Youngstown hospitals cut emergency services and beds by about half after around 350 general duty nurses quit on Thursday. The 400 member Youngstown Nurses Association seeks higher pay, while St Elizabeth and Trumbull Memorial remain at capacity.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown
Youngstown Nurses Association
St. Elizabeth
Trumbull Memorial Hospital
Warren
Ohio State Nurses Association
William Peer
State Association
Joyce Nagle
No Hill-Burton Funds for Grundy County Nursing Home
Grundy County will not receive Hill-Burton funds for a new nursing home. Supervisor Bryl Gonnam, visiting Springfield with four colleagues, learned the Department of Public Health will not provide monetary aid due to low county priority and lack of federal funds. The board will hold meetings, including the December 13 session, to decide next steps.
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Hill-Burton
Grundy County
Bryl Gonnam
Gonnam
County Home Committee
Springfield
Department of Public Health Division
Gotham
Board of Supervisors
Morris Christmas Decorating Contest Seeks Entries
The Morris Chamber of Commerce invites homes within a three mile radius to enter the annual Christmas decorating contest with 225 dollars in prizes The top awards are 100 50 and 25 25 for two additional prizes plus a best new entry prize Entries must be mailed by December 16 with judging December 17 to 22 Exhibits will be lit 5 30 to 9 30 p m from December 17 through Christmas night A Frank Leathers expects 30 to 40 entries and notes last year had 17 entries.
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Morris
Morris Chamber of Commerce
Morris Herald
A. Frank Leathers
Chamber
Leathers
Cold weather forecast and temperatures in Morris area
The U S Weather Bureau predicts a partly cloudy night with a low near five degrees and a cooler Saturday with highs in the lower twenties. Sunday looks warmer with a chance of light snow or rain.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris
Plan Inquiry In Sinking of Ore Carrier Morrell
Coast Guard widens search for eight missing crewmen from the Daniel J. Morrell as a board of inquiry is planned to probe the tragedy. The 603 foot ore carrier split in two during a Lake Huron gale, 34 hours after vanishing, with one survivor Dennis Hale of Ashtabula. The inquiry board, named by Adm. Willard J. Smith, will meet in Cleveland.
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Harbor’ Beach
Mich
Coast Guard
Daniel J. Morrell
Great Lakes
Lake Huron
Dennis Hale
Ashtabula
Ohio
Hale
Adm
Willard J. Smith
Washington
Trucks Collide In Corn Field East Of Morris
Two trucks collided head on in a cornfield nine miles east of Morris on a single lane dirt road at 2 p m no injuries were reported. The EJ E Railroad owned Ford pickup driven by William J Zugel 40 Joliet and the GMC pickup owned by Ivan Creem Morris were the two vehicles involved.
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Morris
EJ & E
Grundy County
James Bell
Joliet
William J. Zugel
Federal Funds Cutoff Affects Morris Planning
The Morris Planning Commission unanimously recommends the City Council extend planning services for 12 months at 200 dollars monthly despite no federal planning funds for six to eighteen months. The group supports continuing a water and sewer survey without federal aid if needed and notes a contract with Carl Gardner and Associates to cover daily planning and zoning work.
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Morris Planning Commission
Carl Gardner and Associates
James Baum
Chicago
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Agency
Joseph Abel
Washington, D. C
Morris
Baum
Carl Gardner
Postpone Air Strike on Hourly Basis
New York AP The Transport Workers Union agreed to an hour by hour postponement of a strike that would ground Pan American World Airways 360 daily flights. The 13 000 members had threatened to strike at noon if no contract terms were agreed, with federal mediators present as talks continued.
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New York
Transport Workers Union
TWU
Pan American World Airways
National Mediation Board
Afl-Cio
Pan Am
Far East
Viet Nam
Pan American
C. Robert Boadley
National Conference Board
Morris to Get DDD and Touch-Tone Telephones Sunday
Morris area residents will see the introduction of direct distance dialing and Touch-Tone service on the same day. Mayor Ange Hansen will make the first DDD call to Dwight Village President Robert Stevenson as Illinois Bell explains dialing, area codes, and equipment details for Morris, Coal City, Dwight, and adjacent towns.
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Morris
Ange Hansen
Robert W. Stevenson
Dwight
Karl Linnemann
Illinois Bell
Coal City
Gardner
Lisbon
Mazon
Newark
Verona
Florence Peacock
CAMA
Linnemann
Employment Hits All Time Record
The Labor Department reports unemployment at 3.7 percent, a 13 year low, with total employment reaching 75 million in November. The jobless count stood at 2.65 million as employment rose by 300,000 against typical November declines.
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Washington
Labor Department
Morris Stores Extend Hours for Christmas Shopping
The Morris Chamber of Commerce retail division says all Morris area stores will stay open until 9 p.m. starting Friday December 9 to aid Christmas shoppers.
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Morris
Morris Chamber of Commerce
U Thant's Reelection Secures UN Term and Authority
The UN Security Council unanimously approved re electing U Thant for a new five year term and sent the recommendation to the General Assembly. The Burmese diplomat reversed his retirement plan amid assurances from major powers he would have full initiative in peace making and authority to convene the council as needed. The assembly scheduled a 5 p m EST meeting to formalize the election and set term end date for December 31 1971.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N
U Thant
Security Council
General Assembly
Thant
Viet Nam
United Nations
Taverns Named In Dram Shop Suit Filed In Grundy County
A dram shop suit seeking $20,000 per plaintiff has been filed in Grundy County Circuit Court over a fatal Dec 10 1965 traffic crash. Plaintiffs Bartho Marizza Sr Harold Onsen and Darrell Cantu allege Blue Bird Tap Clara's Tavern and related owners served liquor to Thomas Collier, causing his fatal crash near Coal City. Attorneys James Fleming Cooper and Wallace represent the plaintiffs.
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Grundy County
Bartho Marizza Sr
Coal City
Bartho Marizza Jr
Harold Onsen
Anna Onsen
Darrell Cantu
Sophie Cantu
James Howes
Braceville
Blue Bird
James
Catherine Ferrari
Blue Bird Tap
Russell
Clara Shelly
Clara
Godley
Thomas Collier
Braidwood
Broadway Ave
Collier
Marizza
Atty
James Fleming
Cooper and Wallace
Chicago
Jury hung in Pierce Coal City Trucking trial
Circuit Court Judge Howard C. Ryan heard post trial motions as attorneys push for a verdict after a hung jury. August Black represents Sheriff elect Richard Pierce while LaSalle lawyer Kevin Kelley and Morris attorney Eugene Hayes defend the trucking company.
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Howard C. Ryan
Pierce- Coal City
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Cleveland
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Morris and Dwight
Victory Circle
Linda Phillips
Dave Johnson
MCHS
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