Controversial Union Soldier Statue Removed at Rockford
The 90 year old iron Union infantryman statue on Winnebago County Courthouse grounds will be removed by order of the County Board of Supervisors. It will be stored in a garage until the new courthouse is completed and may be relocated near or within the new building.
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Rockford
Rockford, Ill
Winnebago County
County Board of Supervisors
Doral Falconer
County Board
Charity
Justice
Mercy
Law
Falconer
Military updates list new lieutenants and enlisted ranks
The article notes Army second lieutenant James W. Dolan Jr born to the Dolan family at 607 E. Jackson St after graduating from Fort Benning Infantry Officer Candidate School on November 20. It also profiles Army specialist No 4 Dan C. Young of Deer Lodge Tennessee, Marine Sgt James R. McCormack of Verona and the Beaufort South Carolina unit, and Airman William E. Gomora Jr. of Braidwood Illinois with Lackland basics and Lowry schooling.
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James W. Dolan Jr
E. Jackson St
Army
Ft. Benning
Marget Ann
Dwight
Dan C. Young
R. H. Young
Rte. 1
Deer Lodge
Tenn
87Th Engineer
Vietnam
Lois
Rte. 2
James R. McCormack
Martha A. McCormack
Etta St
Verona
Donna M. McGuan
Rte. 5
Marine Air Control Squadron Nine
Second Marine Aircraft Wing
Marine Corps Air Station
Beaufort
S. C
Fleet Marine Force
William E. Gomora Jr
Irene T. Gomora
Braidwood
Lackland Afb
Tex
Air Force Technical Training Center
Lowry Afb
Colo
Gomora
Reed Custer Township High School
Lewis College
Lockport
Chicago Man Leads Rosen Team in Reisinger Cup Final
The Edward Rosen headed Chicago squad led 13 qualifiers into the Reisinger Cup finals at the ACBL fall nationals in New Orleans. Their 36.25 board score edged Lew Mathe of Los Angeles by one board while Barry Crane of North Hollywood and Bob Cruise of LaGrange tied for third on 35. The Reisinger Cup ends with two Monday rounds before the top seven join the international team for a two day knockout.
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New Orleans
Edward Rosen
Chicago
Lew Mathe
Los Angeles
Barry Crane
North Hollywood
Calif
Bob Cruise
LaGrange
Ill
Buenos Aires Increases Traffic Fines Tenfold
Buenos Aires raises traffic penalties starting Friday. Fines for running a red light or drunken driving jump to 150 dollars, with possible jail time as part of the new scale in the capital with seven million residents.
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Buenos Aires
Coal City Christmas Party Set by PTA
Coal City PTA schedules annual Christmas family pot luck for December 13 with Santa Claus Eddie Chada and a choral group from Assumption Church. Families to bring meat and a covered dish plus table service. Girl Scouts to babysit.
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Coal City
PTA
Santa Claus
Eddie Chada
Assumption Church
Andre Lebail Named France Sommelier Chief 1968
Andre Lebail a 54 year old veteran with 34 years in the trade and a 130000 bottle cellar at a Paris restaurant is named sommelier chief wine steward of France for 1968 by a vintage panel. He won 10000 francs now worth about 2000 dollars in exams and tastings, but the prestige matters most.
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Lyon
France
Andre Lebail
The New Psychology of Advertising and Selling
Clifton Hirschman shows Helen M how greeting customers with a positive packaging of words can boost sales. A Chicago shoe store example contrasts negative wording with a positive approach to win a customer and upsell, while stressing that popularity comes from accentuating the positive.
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Helen M
Clifton Hirschman
Indianapolis
Clifton
Helen
Chicago
Christ
Crane
Survey on Farm Labor Next Week
The census regional office in Chicago announces a yearly farm labor survey to count workers and wages. Conducted for the U S Department of Agriculture, it runs with the monthly Labor Department survey starting December 11 with interviewers Mrs Marine Ahearn and Mrs Mildred Kearney.
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Theodore F. Olson
Census
Chicago
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department of Labor
Census Bureau
Marine Ahearn
Mildred Kearney
Departments of Labor and Agriculture
U. S
Steinbeck on TV ushers in a hopeful, vivid nation portrait
NBC aired John Steinbeck's America and Americans with Henry Fonda reading excerpts, highlighting both praise and critique of American life. The hour combined old newsreels, film clips, and readings to mirror the book's passionate love for country and people, ending in strong optimism for the future.
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Cynthia Lowry
NEW York
John Steinbeck
NBC
America
Henry Fonda
Redwoods
Grand Canyon
Steinbeck
Theodore Roosevelt
Moscow baby clothes fail to fit growing newborns
Moscow reports show 3000 newborns now exceed standard layette sizes as babies 21 to 22 inches long and about 8.8 pounds or more are common. Tass notes doctors are no longer surprised by larger birth sizes in maternity homes.
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Moscow
Tass
Dear Ann Landers advice column chaos prompts tough questions
Readers ask about chatty airline pilots, offensive cereal box buttons, marital sex issues, and parental control. Ann Landers critiques each letter with practical guidance and offers self-help materials, including a booklet, to readers in need.
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Ann Lan
Buffalo
Ann Landers
Harvey Oswald
Connecticut Yankee
Tonight's TV Nightline Schedule Flashback
Television grid lists programs on channel 2 5 7 and 9 with news weather sports soaps comedies movies and late night talk shows. Schedule shows Gunsmoke The Monkees Peyton Place F Troop Andy Griffith Carol Burnett Lucille Ball and Johnny Carson among others.
Wounded Folksinger Jimmie Rodgers Improves in Hospital
Glendale California AP report says Jimmie Rodgers can make phone calls from his hospital bed and remains in serious condition after Friday assault. Manager Seymour Heller notes he may be hospitalized one week to two months as doctors treat a skull fracture from a suspected blunt force robbery attempt.
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Glendale
Calif
Jimmie Rodgers
Seymour Heller
Rodgers
Heller
William L. Denham
Conn McCreary Trains Thoroughbreds For New York Restaurateur
Jockey trainer Conn McCreary, famed for Count Turf’s 1951 Kentucky Derby win for Jack Amiel, continues to train thoroughbreds for a New York restaurant owner.
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Conn McCreary
Jack Amiel
Count Turf
New York Restaurateur
Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues Included
A compact crossword puzzle list with across and down clues covering kinds of darts, writers, port cities, architectural terms, and common objects. Includes hints like Ascend and Incite alongside multiple obscure entries to challenge solvers.
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Copley Memorial Hospital
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