Britain Gives Rhodesians More Time To Accept Plan
British officials extended a deadline for Rhodesia's Prime Minister Ian Smith and his cabinet as they weigh a proposed settlement to end the Rhodesian rebellion. London warned a decision was needed soon while outlining a transition to British oversight and a path to majority rule with African representation.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Harold Wilson
Smith
Salisbury
London
Commonwealth Committee On
Rhodesia
U.N
Wilson
Britain
United Nations
South Africa
Humphrey Gibbs
Teachers End Strike at Jr. Colleges
Chicago junior colleges reopen after 650 teachers end a four day strike. Local 1600 members approve a plan that the board will recognize the union and negotiate wages and working conditions. Strike began November 30 despite a circuit court injunction.
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Chicago
American Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
Daniel Covelli
Circuit Court
Eisenhower to undergo gall bladder surgery at Walter Reed
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower 76 will enter Walter Reed Hospital this week for gall bladder removal. He plans to enter Thursday and leave for Palm Desert California after the turn of the year.
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Gettysburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Eisenhower
Gen
Walter Reed General Hospital
Palm Desert
Calif
Walter Reed
Robert Schulz
New York City
Gettysburg College
Kuchel Oust Opposed by Sen Dirksen
Washington AP reports conservative Republicans face opposition from Senate GOP leader Everett Dirksen if they try to oust Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel from assistant GOP leader for not backing Gov.-elect Ronald Reagan. Dirksen warns unity and may back Sen. Margaret Chase Smith to head the Republican conference amid party dissent.
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Washington
Thomas H. Kuchel
Senate
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
California
Ronald Reagan
Kuchel
Los Angeles
Reagan
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Weatherman Forecast Courteous Mild Showers Tonight
The Weatherman predicts cloudy conditions with drizzle or light rain tonight and a low in the upper 30s. Tuesday remains cloudy and mild with a rain chance and a high near 50. The Collins Weather Station logged a Saturday high of 23 and a low of 11, with Sunday at 32.
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Collins Weather Station
Morris
Car Submerged After Strip Mine Sinking Near Morris City
Morris City police investigated a reported 1957 black Chevrolet convertible stolen from Gary Weathersby between 1 and 8 a.m. Sunday. The car was seen sinking into a 20 foot deep ice pond at a strip mine north of the city dump and is now submerged, with salvage unlikely due to weather. Authorities suspect the sunken vehicle is the stolen car.
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Morris City
Gary Weathersby
Illinois Ave
Weathersby
Donald Ward
Grundy County
Richard Pierce
Marvin Mickelson
Mooseheart Drive
Mickelson
Pierce
Pierce Names Olson as Chief Deputy in county ceremony
Sheriff-elect Richard Pierce designated John E G Olson as chief deputy this morning in informal ceremonies at the Grundy County sheriff's office. Olson, recovering from surgery, joins James Bell and Robert Coleman as deputies with Pauline Coleman handling secretarial duties. one deputy position remains open at noon.
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Barry Pierce
John E. G. Olson
Richard E. Pierce
Mrs. Pierce
August Black
Bob
Grundy County
Richard Pierce
Pierce
Posiion Olson
Morris Hospital
James Bell
Robert Coleman
Pauline Coleman
Coleman
Court Rules Georgia Erred In Bond Seat Dispute
The U S Supreme Court unanimously held Georgia violated Julian Bond's First Amendment rights by barring him from a House seat over his Viet Nam views. The ruling reversed a federal court, stating lawmakers must not disqualify based on expression, and noted Bond's ongoing reelection bid while the case was before the court. Bond, SNCC official, had supported a critical stance on U S policy and draft cards.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Georgia
Julian Bond
High Court
Bond
Atlanta
Earl Warren
Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee
Georgia House
U.S
Viet Nam
Arthur K. Bolton
Leonard B. Bouldin
New York
Bouldin
Bolton
John M. Harlan
Trailer Gutted by Fire in Braidwood
The Braidwood Volunteer Fire Department responded to a blaze at the Dixon Trailer Court on Center Street. The Williams family trailer burned from an overheated oil burner, interior gutted, with no insurance on the trailer or contents. Mrs. Williams was at a neighbor’s when neighbors spotted the flames.
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Braidwood
Dixon
Center St
Williams
Driving Rain And Snow Hits Western States
Gale driven rain lashed the Pacific Northwest while freezing drizzle coated Midwest highways. Heavy snow closed a Cascade secondary road in Oregon and delayed Mount Hood ski events. Coast Guard reported winds above 120 mph as the Coquille River rose to flood stage. Interstate 5 blocked by trucks in heavy snow.
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Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Midwest
Cascade Mountains
Oregon
Mount Hood
U.S. Coast Guard
Coquille
Interstate 5
Weather Bureau
California
Icy glaze blamed for weekend Grundy County crashes
An icy glaze from weekend freezing rain caused multiple accidents in Grundy County. Howard J. Phillips, 27, of Kinsman, remained in fair condition with facial lacerations at Morris Hospital after his car hit a utility pole on the Gardner blacktop in Mazon. Several other drivers, including Craig R. Herick, 16, and Mrs. Darlene Pogliano, 40, sustained varying injuries or were unharmed in incidents on Illinois 47, Grand Ridge, and nearby roads. Police and emergency crews towed vehicles as responders investigated conditions on icy roadways from Joliet district to Morris and Coal City areas.
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Grundy
Morris Hospital
Howard J. Phillips
Kinsman
Joliet District Five
Gardner
Mazon
Illinois
Olson
Grand Ridge
Verona
Craig R. Herick
South St
Herick
Davis Ambulance
County Line
Lorenzo Road
Darlene Pogliano
Rte. 1
Wilmington
Lillian L. Thomas
Ray
Beverly H.) Aspel
Jefferson St
Illinois 47
Jack
Luella M.) Morris
Sis’ Drive-in
David
Marilyn S. Stinson
Roman P. Smyk
Coal City
Mark
Illinois 113
Smyk
Illlinois 113
Buzz
Standard
Tinley Park
William H. Barnhart
Olson Wrecking Service
Bedford Road
Nettle Creek
Mervin J. Guard
Park Blvd
Karen D. Hamilton
Rte. 2
Washington St
Armstrong St
Miss Hamilton
Illinois board certifies close election losses in two House races
Springfield AP Illinois Electoral Board certified figures show Democrat Francis Loughran of Joliet and Republican Webster Borchers of Decatur as losers in tight 41st and 58th district House contests. Loughran trails Blair by 111 votes. Borchers trails Johns by 284. Baker loses to Eatherly by 1,527. he will not contest.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Electoral Board
Francis Loughran
Joliet
Webber Borchers
Decatur
Loughran
Robert Blair
Park Forest
Borchers
George P. Johns
Bert Baker
D-Benton
James Eatherly
Galatia
Baker
Appointing Wife Acts as Deputy Clerk in Court
Mrs. Robert Williamson began duties as acting deputy clerk in the magistrate court appointed by husband Circuit Clerk Robert T. Williamson. Supervisors approved a fiscal year salary schedule of 3120 dollars for magistrate clerks starting today.
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Robert Williamson
Robert T. Williamson
City sticker start sales announced by City Clerk
The first 1000 passenger, truck and motorbike city stickers went on sale in the City Clerk office with a shipment received this morning. City Clerk Donald Caisley confirmed numbers run from 1 through 1000.
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Donald Caisley
Caisley
Fliers Report Destroying Hanoi Rail Yard In Air War
U S jets clashed with MIGs around Hanoi as U S pilots said they shot down one MIG17 and probably a second while targeting a major railroad marshalling yard. Bombing near Ha Gia oil depot followed two days after the war’s worst losses, with several U S aircraft damaged but no new American fatalities.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Tarsgets
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Ingersoll
Dong Hoi
United States
High Court to Review Law On Eavesdrop
The Supreme Court will hear a New York law allowing electronic eavesdropping under court order. It will rule on its constitutionality while considering Ralph Berger, a Chicago public relations man convicted of conspiring to bribe Martin C. Epstein, former chairman of the New York State Liquor Authority, in a Playboy Club liquor license case.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Ralph Berger
Chicago
Martin C. Epstein
New York State Liquor Authority
Berger
Playboy Club
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