Percy Wins Illinois Senate Seat In Official Canvass
Official canvass shows Republican Charles H. Percy defeating Democrat Paul H. Douglas by 422,302 votes in Illinois Nov 8 election. Percy total 2,100,449 carried 93 of 102 counties, with Cook County yielding a large margin. Robert Sabonjian was a write in with 41,965 votes. State total votes 3,928,478, setting a new off year high. Constitutional amendments on revenue and succession failed while the banking amendment passed. Adlai Stevenson III elected state treasurer, Ray Page reelected state school superintendent.
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Springfield
Ill
Charles H. Percy
U.S
Paul H. Douglas
Illinois
Percy
Cook County
Robert Sabonjian
Waukegan
Adlai E. Stevenson III
Harris Rowe
Stevenson
Ray Page
Donald Prince
Page
Comet Orbits Altered by Passing Star in Outer Belt
In the outer comet belt the sun’s gravity is weak and a passing star can jar a comet from its regular orbit, potentially altering its trajectory and exposure to solar radiation.
Service family notes Bruce Smith returns to duty in Washington DC
Bruce L. Smith CT3 Box 41 Navy Communication Station Washington DC 20390 reports 30 day leave with parents in the area. Previous two year Navy tour covered Nationalist China Far East including Tokyo. Douglas Walters lists US address 483 Field Service Co APO 69491 San Francisco. John J. Hextell promoted to E5 while serving in Viet Nam.
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Bruce Smith
Donald Smith
Rte. 4
Washington, D.C
Navy
China
Far East
Tokyo
Bruce L. Smith
Navy Communication Station
Pfc
Douglas Walters
Field Service Co
APO
San Francisco
Calif
John J. Hextell
Viet Nam
Bond sales report from Grundy and Kendall counties
Grundy County residents bought bonds totaling 39956 in October with 27956 in series E and 12000 in series H. Kendall County residents purchased 16073 in bonds. The figures were reported by Joseph Mattson, chairman.
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Grundy County
United States Savings
Joseph Mattson
Kendall County
Stock Market Inches Higher on Modest Gains
The New York stock market edged up slightly in quiet trading with the Associated Press average up 3 at noon to 291.1 and the Dow Jones industrial average rising 1.17 to 790.64. Gains were led by Eastern Airlines Pan American General Electric Eastman Kodak and aerospace and chemical issues with some declines in Du Pont and steel stocks.
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Associated Press
Dow Jones
Eastern Airlines
Pan American
General Electric
du Pont
Eastman Kodak
General Motors
American Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
Jones & Laughlin
U.S. Steel
American Stock Exchange
Cook County Prosecutor Given Oath
John J. Stamos age 42 formerly first assistant state’s attorney of Cook County was sworn in as state’s attorney by Judge John Egan. He will serve the unexpired term of Daniel Ward through Dec 2, 1968 and may seek re election in 1968.
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Chicago
John J. Stamos
Cook County
Daniel P. Ward
Stamos
John Egan
Circuit Court
Cook County Board of Commissioners
Ward
Illinois Supreme Court
Richard B. Ogilvie
Simon
Arlington man cited for hunting without permit in magistrate court
Stefan Thomas of Arlington Heights was cited by Conservation Inspector James Carkhuff for hunting without permission and told to appear in magistrate court today. Gatline Lafayette of Harvey also ticketed for an uncashed gun in his car and posted bond for a magistrate court appearance on December 16.
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Stefan Thomas
Arlington Heights
James Carkhuff
Carkhuff
Gatline Lafayette
Harvey
Fire at city dump damages Caterpillar tractor motor
At 10 a.m. Saturday the Morris Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire at the city dump where the canvas covering the motor of a Caterpillar tractor owned by Weber Excavating Co. caught fire. The motor sustained considerable damage.
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Morris Volunteer Fire Department
Weber Excavating Co
Douglas Plans To Return to Academic Life
New York AP reports Sen. Paul H. Douglas will join The New School for Social Research as an economics professor on the graduate faculty of political and social science. Douglas, 74, lost his Illinois Senate seat to Charles H. Percy last month and will start duties in the semester beginning January 30. He previously taught at Illinois, Reed College, the University of Washington, and the University of Chicago.
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New York
Paul H. Douglas
Ill
University of Chicago
Senate
New School For Social Research
Douglas
Charles H. Percy
John Everett
University of Illinois
Reed College
Oregon
University of Washington
First University for Adults Founds Economics Library
The research was founded in 1919 to provide the nation s first university for adults. Founders included historian Charles Beard and economist Alvin Johnson, who served as its first president.
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Charles Beard
Alvin Johnson
Lincoln Service Promotes Civil Service Test Prep
Advertises 1948 established Lincoln Service private prep for U S Government jobs. Targets adults 18 plus in Pekin Illinois with free booklet and coupon for positions, salaries, and test qualification details. Includes name address and consent lines.
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U. S. Civil Service
Lincoln Service
Dept
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