Jungle Attack On Cavalry Kills 25 in Heaviest Toll
Near the Cambodian border north of Saigon an estimated 400 North Vietnamese troops attacked 150 U.S. air cavalrymen. Twenty five American soldiers were killed and 52 wounded in a four hour battle. Air Cavalry forces countered with helicopters and dive bombers while B52s struck enemy base camps.
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Saigon
1St Air Cavalry Division
Air Cav
Air Cavalry
Air
Richard Merron
Ast
Joliet Gun Dealer Fined And Placed On Probation
Joseph Bortkowiecz owner of a Joliet sports goods shop was fined 700 dollars and given three years probation for violating a long standing federal gun law. He pleaded guilty to receiving and disposing of 29 firearms without required records. 108 guns received in three years, 94 unaccounted for, attorney notes this is first prosecution of a gun dealer in the northern Illinois district under the law. The statute requires detailed recording of each weapon with description serial number seller buyer and transaction dates.
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Chicago
Joseph
Bortkowiecz
Joliet Spports
Alexander J. Napoli
U.S
Robert J. Weber
Illinois
Weber
Bortkewicz
Pope Paul VI Attacks Dissenting Clergy in Vatican Speech
Pope Paul VI, at the weekly audience in Vatican City, denounced dissent among priests and bishops and pledged that Catholic teaching will be defended at any cost. He criticized reticence on birth control, papal authority, clerical celibacy, and revised catechisms, noting the Dutch hierarchy’s failure to align their catechism with traditional teaching.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Hell
St. Paul
Pope Paul
Christ
Vatican
Preliminary hearing reset for Don ald Black in Nav death case
The preliminary hearing for Don ald Black 41 of Braidwood charged with voluntary manslaughter in the November 4 death of his son in law Donald M Yedlicka was reset for 3 p.m. Tuesday in the magistrate division of Will County Circuit Court Joliet. Records indicate the case was continued from Tuesday.
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Donald Black
Braidwood
Donald M. Yedlicka
Will County
Joliet
Weather Outlook With Clouds and Light Precipitation
The Weatherman forecasts mostly cloudy skies tonight with a chance of light rain or snow and a low in the upper 30s. Thursday will be windy and colder with a chance of snow flurries and a high near 40. Collins Weather Station logged a Tuesday high of 42 and low of 32, with 34 degrees at 9 am and 36 degrees downtown at 10:30 am.
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Collins Weather Station
State Eyes End to Case in Hamilton Rape Burglary Trial
State's Attorney Richard Wilder opened the second day of testimony in the case against Kenneth Hamilton 26 of Highland Indiana charged with burglary and rape stemming from a January 28 incident. Read more details on the witnesses and the events surrounding the alleged crime.
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Richard Wilder
Kenneth Hamilton
Highland
Ind
Thompson
Thompsons
Shannon
Darling
Carson House
Morris
John Larson
Hamilton
Atty
Wilder
Driver Escapes Injury After Car Hits Train
A 21 year old Channahon man Stephen Sanders escaped injury when his 1964 Ford struck a moving freight train on Rock Island tracks at Minooka. Deputies White and Bell said Sanders could not stop on the cinders and mud and crashed the front of his car. the train engine number was 1274 and no damage to the train was reported.
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Channahon
Rock Island
Minooka
Walter White
James Bell
Stephen Sanders
Motor Valet Opens Fully Automatic Car Wash in Joliet
Final details near completion for the Motor Valet car wash at 1256 Division St. announced by owner G. M. Kelly of Joliet. The fully automatic facility promises soap, scrub, rinse and wax in under two minutes with no labor. Grand opening expected this Saturday.
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Division St
G. M. Kelly
Joliet
Morris Citizens Committee to Discuss Library Bond Issue
The Morris Citizens' Committee will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday in the basement of the Morris Savings and Loan Association to discuss the approaching library bond issue and a unit district study.
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Morris Citizens’ Committee
Morris Savings and Loan Association
Police Crackdowns at San Francisco State College Highlight Clashes
Police arrested 32 during clashes with student strikers at San Francisco State College. Acting President S I Hayakawa vowed tougher action, while Gov Reagan and Mayor Alioto pledged police strength as 300 activists attacked the business and social sciences buildings. Nine injured including five officers as classes were disrupted and 14 students suspended.
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SAN Francisco
San Francisco State College
S. I. Hayakawa
Black Students Union
Hayakawa
Ronald Reagan
Joseph Alioto
Reagan
Business and Social Sciences
Stratton Joins Chicago Firm As Vice President
Former Gov William G Stratton has joined Canteen Corp as a vice president for customer relations. The announcement was made Tuesday by Patrick L O Malley president of the firm. Stratton served two terms as governor from 1952 to 1960 and later lost the Republican primary to Governor elect Richard B Ogilvie.
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Chicago
William G. Stratton
Canteen Corp
Patrick L. O’malley
Stratton
Richard B. Ogilvie
Grundy County Zoning Schedules Hearings For Townships
The Grundy County Zoning Commission set public hearings for all townships except Morris to review the county zoning ordinance. Morris will have a later date to meet the 30 day action requirement, with hearings listed through January for several townships.
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Morris
Grundy County
Maine
Braceville
Garfield
Nettle Creek
Saratoga
Aux Sable
Erienna
Norman
Wauponsee
Goose Lake
Felix
Greenfield
Goodfarm
Highland
Mazon
Vienna
Robert Drake
Lincoln Lake
Felix Township
Planning Commission
John Donahoe
Carl Gardner and Associates of
Chicago
Joseph Abel
Abel
Thomas Dunn
Verona
Kinsman
Robert Adcock
Borger Is Fair After Abdominal Surgery
Borger S C Borger was listed in fair condition at 10 30 a m today in Morris Hospital following abdominal surgery Tuesday morning.
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S. C. Borger
Morris Hospital
Black Sees No Right to Tramp Streets or Assemble
Justice Hugo L. Black says the Constitution does not grant a right to trample streets or assemble on others property whether private or government. In a rare one hour TV interview Black warns of limits on free speech and the reach of protest, and critiques the 1954 school desegregation phrasing with all deliberate speed.
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Washington
Hugo L. Black
Supreme Court
Chicago
Court
Virginia
Black
Columbia
Illegally hijacked jet heads to Cuba from Miami
An unemployed man hijacked a National Airlines jet in Miami pressuring for Cuba. He allowed refueling in Key West then flew to Havana with a gun and grenade wrapped in a bandage. Crew and 28 passengers remained in Havana while US authorities arranged a return charter. The hijacker identified as Eddie Canteras, 33, a Havana native, said he had been fired from all his jobs and planned to reach Cuba despite risks.
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Miami
Fla
Havana
United States
Key West
Irene Guntin
National Airlines
Cuba
Miss Guntin
Varadero
Florida
Airlift International
US State Department
Bud Bartho
Airlift
U.S
Eddie Canteras
Vice President Humphrey Declines UN Ambassador Post Offer
President-elect Nixon named Dr. Paul W. McCracken to head the Council of Economic Advisers and discussed possible roles for Henry Cabot Lodge and Robert D. Murphy. Humphrey refused the United Nations ambassadorship, returning to Minnesota. McCracken, a University of Michigan professor, will help shape policy with a diverse group of advisers.
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MHCA
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S
United Nations
Nixon
Paul W. McCracken
University of Michigan
Council of Economic Advisors
Ronald L. Ziegler
Humphrey
Minnesota
McCracken
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ziegler
Henry Cabot Lodge
Vietnam
Paris
Lodge
Robert D. Murphy
Johnson
The
Economist
Graduate School of Business Administration
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
International Monetary Conference
Grundy County Public Aid Office Moves to New Quarters
The Grundy County Illinois Department of Public Aid will relocate July 11 to a Baum building site in Springfield. The two year lease at 210 dollars monthly covers 800 square feet with five offices and one storage room. The move provides private offices for the superintendent and case workers and includes air conditioning, heating, janitorial services, and soundproof carpeted rooms. Present quarters at 116 West Main Street are too small.
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Illinois Department of Public Aid
Baumbu
Springfield
Baum
Main St
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