Arrest Youths In Joliet School Fire
Three teenage boys, two 15-year-olds and a 13-year-old, were arrested after a $1.5 million fire damaged Washington Junior High School Joliet Illinois. Fire officials said arson started in the auditorium basement closet and principal’s office. Five firefighters were hurt. two hospitalized. Insurance covers about $1.2 million of the loss.
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Harold Rassmusen
Rassmusen
Robert Schwab
Richard Elberts
Donald V. Strong
Joliet
Child Struck by Car on Washington Street in Morris
Six year old Allen Schmitke was treated and released at Morris Hospital after darting into the path of a 1967 Chevrolet driven by Thomas L. Davidson. Police said the incident occurred about 3 40 p m on Washington Street near Pine Street as the boy ran from the curb.
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Morris Hospital
Allen Schmitke
Martin E. Schmitke
E. Main St
Morris City
Gordon Gregg
Thomas L. Davidson
Rte. 3
Gregg
Washington St
Pine St
Schmitke
Davidson
John L. Gherzeny
Streator
Gardner Blacktop
Illinois
Richard E. Pierce
Gherzeny
Berwyn Johnson
Rte. 1
Pierce
Sheriff Pierce
Carol L. Gagnon
Minooka
Lisbon Road
Five Corners
Morris
U.S. 6
Channahon
Hexdall
Robert Granger
Butler St
Ellea Hensley
Actor Bert Lahr Dies at 72 in New York Hospital
Veteran actor Bert Lahr known for the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz died at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center at age 72 after an internal hemorrhage. He had been treated since November 21 for back problems and pneumonia. Born in New York City in 1895, Lahr’s career spanned five decades from vaudeville to stage and film.
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New York
Bert Lahr
Lahr
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Estragon
Waiting For Godot
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Benefit Breakfast by Mazon Firemen at Firehouse
Mazon volunteer firefighters will serve pancake and sausage breakfast from 5 30 a m to noon Sunday at the firehouse. Proceeds fund the fire department s new building project.
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Mazon
Weather notes show mild pattern with varying temperatures
The report cites the U S Weather Bureau forecasting partly cloudy, mild conditions through the week. Collins Weather Station records a high of 36 and low of 25 on Saturday, and 41/20 Sunday, with .03 inches of precipitation and nearby downtown Morris at 41 degrees.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris
Trucker Injured In Slick Pavement Truck Crash
A tractor-trailer loaded with factory forklifts overturned on slick pavement early today injuring two people. Both victims were listed in fair condition at the scene or hospital.
Eight Accidents Investigated By Grundy County Agencies
Grundy County law enforcement investigated eight traffic accidents over the weekend. At Morris Hospital, Terry Knaack, 19, was treated after a tractor trailer rollover on I 80 west of Seneca. the driver Darwin Stoner 28 of Hudson Iowa was released after treatment.
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Grundy County
Mazon
Morris Hospital
George Mellen
Mellen
Frank Mellen
Sherman Hexdall
Meany Urges Labor Backing of LBJ in 1968 Campaign
AFL-CIO President George Meany urged labor groups to back Lyndon Johnson in the 1968 presidential race despite the unpopular Vietnam War. He defended Johnson's war policies as protecting American security while praising domestic programs on education antipoverty and slum rebuilding.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Labor Movement
Lyndon Johnson
Vietnam
Meany
Labor Federation
Johnson
U.S
Hubert H. Humphrey
San Francisco Cable Car Run Goes Wild injuring 43
A Hyde Street cable car ran out of control on a rain slick downhill near Fisherman’s Wharf, crashing into autos and nine other vehicles. Forty three people were hospitalized with burns and bruises. critically injured was James Van Baalen. The grip failed as the car slid toward Bay Street and North Point Street, with witnesses describing a wall of flame and panic.
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San Francisco
James van Baalen
Fisherman’s Wharf
Hyde Street
Powell and
Market Streets
Hyde
Bay Street
Jim Kosek
Clarendon Hills
Ill
Kosek
Vietnam
Lorena Matson
North Point Street
Frank Coombs
Arthur Coats
Lou Abels
Grundy County Christmas Seal Campaign Seeks $3,000 More
Richard Taylor, campaign chairman, announced Grundy County has $5,323.24 raised toward the 1967 goal with $3,276.76 still needed. Thursday is designated Do-It-Day to prompt residents to mail contributions. The funds support education, case screening, medical research and community service programs.
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Grundy County
Richard Taylor
America
Taylor
Bartlett in Satisfactory Condition After Home Incident
Bartlett at 808 Main Street was reported in satisfactory condition at home after an incident Saturday night. Morris Fire Department emergency squad treated him with oxygen at about 10 30 p m and he sat up in bed speaking with visitors.
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Jack Bartlett
E. Main St
Morris Fire Department
South African man receives world first heart transplant
Louis Washkansky, 55, survived 33 hours after receiving the heart of Denise Ann Darvall in a landmark operation at Groote Schuur Hospital. Surgeons Led by Dr Jan Louw and Prof Chris Barnard described the procedure as a turning point in medical history as Washkansky spoke for the first time since the surgery while remaining in a critical period.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Gery
Groote Schuur Hospital
Washkansky
Denise Ann Darvall
Jacobus G. Burger
Burger
Jan. H. Louw
Chris Barnard
Miss Darvall
Dr. Louw
Cyprus Leaders Accept Thant Peace Proposals Without Key Clauses
Cyprus President Makarios gave a general acceptance to U Thant's plan, omitting provisions on broader UN peace force powers and special rights for Turkish Cypriots. Greece and Turkey had already accepted. Cyrus Vance reported progress but full agreement remained elusive.
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United Nations
Makarios
Cyprus
U Thant
Thant
Greece
Turkey
U.N
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Nicosia
Vance
Athens
Washington
Johnson
Mrs Greiner to Undergo Surgery Today at St Joseph
Mrs. W. R. Greiner owner of WRMJ radio station was admitted Saturday with a fractured hip after a fall at her Saratoga Township home. She was moved from Morris to St. Joseph Hospital and scheduled for surgery at 1 p.m. today. She had recently returned to work at the station.
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W. R
Ottila) Greiner
WRMJI
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Rte. 4
Saratoga Township
Illinois Sings marks Illinois Sesquicentennial on Channel 7
A special program titled Illinois Sings to celebrate Illinois Sesquicentennial airs at 9 p.m. today on Channel 7. Sponsored by Illinois Bell Telephone. An ad in Saturday's Herald misprinted the date.
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Illinois
Channel 7
Illinois Bell Telephone
Herald
Car Demolished in Underpass Crash Kills Dresden Acres Youth
A single vehicle crash at 11 a.m. at the EJ and E Railroad underpass on Minooka road killed Martin E. Grindstaff 18 of Route 2 Dresden Acres. The 1962 Chevrolet struck the right overpass abutment and disintegrated. Wrecking crews worked 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to remove the body and car doors. Grindstaff’s brother serves in Vietnam.
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EJ and
Minooka Road
Dresden Acres
Martin E. Grindstaff
Rte. 2
Grundy County
Richard Pierce
Pierce
Kneller
Grindstaff
Davis Funeral
Ned Kneller
Young Grindstaff
Vietnam
Court to Rule On Racial Housing Case
The Supreme Court said it would decide whether racial discrimination by a large suburban developer violates the Constitution. The case centers on a Negro bail bondsman and his white wife who sought a home in St. Louis area but were denied. The Court also agreed to review FCC free air time rules for attacked individuals and a Community Antenna Television operator’s copyright liability. It affirmed desegregation of Alabama public schools and rejected Texas’ claim to Gulf oil lands.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Department
St. Louis
Federal Communications Commission
Alabama
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
John Harder Dies in Construction Death at Dresden Plant
John E. Harder aged 46 of 406 East Main Street died after a heart attack while working on a construction project at the Dresden nuclear plant. He was transported by Reeves ambulance to St Joseph Hospice in Joliet where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Funeral arrangements are pending under Horn Morris.
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A Morrisman
Dresden
John E. Harder
E. Main St
Reeves Ambulance
St. Joseph Hospice Tal
Joliet
Javis Fusera
Horn More Ris
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