Ogilvie enters 1968 GOP governor race in Illinois
Richard B. Ogilvie president of the Cook County Board of Supervisors announces as a Republican candidate for Illinois governor in 1968. He vows to lead on education jobs and living standards while attacking political exploitation of citizen misfortunes. Other GOP names linked include John Henry Altofer and William J. Scott with talk of Stratton and Gottschalk.
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Chicago
Richard B. Ogilvie
Cook County Board of Supervisors
Illinois
Ogilvie
John Henry Altorfer
Peoria
Altorfer
Otto Kerner
Cook County
William J. Scott
Robert Dwyer
William G. Stratton
Arthur Gottschalk
Flossmoor
Cook County Democratic Organization
Richard J. Daley
Anthony Accardo
Accardo
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Alsace
Yale University
Osilvie
Kent College of Law
Eevie
U.S
First heart transplant patient shows progress in Cape Town
Dr Christian Barnard expressed confidence that Louis Washkansky will survive after his historic heart transplant. The 55 year old grocer's condition improved and his heart is functioning normally three days post operation.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Groote Schuur
Marius Barnard
Washkansky
Denise Ann Darvall
Barnard
Ann
Christmas Seal Do It Day Urges Mail-in Contributions
The 61st anniversary of the first Christmas Seal marks “Do-It-Day” to prompt mail-in contributions, led by Grundy County Christmas Seal chairman Richard P. Taylor. Seals were distributed last month and returns through Monday reached $5,798.84, supporting tuberculosis and health association efforts.
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Richard P. Taylor
Grundy County
Taylor
Tuberculosis and Health Association
Rain and Cool Weather Forecast Near Morris
The U S Weather Bureau predicts rain tonight then mixed with snow Thursday with a high in the lower 40s and cooling. Friday remains cloudy and cooler as temperatures slide. average readings through Monday are 4 to 8 degrees above normal with light showers Thursday and Sunday totaling one tenth to two tenths inch.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris
Goose Lake Prairie Praised as Rare Illinois Native Grassland
George Wells Beadle supports Goose Lake Prairie preservation east of Morris as a 1 200 acre state park project. Scientists from the Chicago Academy of Sciences and Illinois Natural History Survey cite its age of about 8 000 years and global scientific interest. Copies of the brochure are available from the Open Lands Project at the Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago.
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George Wells Beadle
University of Chicago
Goose Lake Prairie
Morris
Open Lands Project
Welfare Council
Chicago
Illinois
Gunnar A. Peterson
Goose Lake
William J. Beecher
Chicago Academy of Sciences
Open Lands Project Committee
Beecher
Mississippi River
Lewis J. Stannard
Illinois Natural History Survey
Peterson
Ilinois State Park
Open Land Project
Welfare Council of
W. Madison St
Ill
Enger Induction Trip Opens January Selective Service
Enger of Morris left for Chicago for induction into the armed services. Mrs. Bernyce Heggen, secretary of the county Selective Service Board, reported three men reported for physicals. The January call is not presently available.
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Bernyce Heggen
County Selective Service Board
Douglas O. Enger
Morris
Chicago
Armed Services
Antituberculosis Drug on Market
A new oral antituberculosis drug Myambutol Ethambutol is now available by prescription after FDA approval Lederle Laboratories developed it over ten years trial results from over 2900 TB patients show effectiveness against resistant strains It is designed for use with older drugs especially isoniazid and may significantly improve treatment for patients not responding to prior therapy.
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Washington
Lederle Laboratories
Pearl River
N.Y
Food and Drug Administration
Lederle
United States
Anderson
Committee On Therapy
American Thoracic Society
Tuberculosis Society
Shirley Ferrebee
TB Research
U.S. Public Health Service
U S Steel Announces Second Price Hike Across Sheets
U S Steel Corp raised galvanized and aluminum coated sheets by five dollars a ton in a second increase within a week. Armco followed with price hikes on cold rolled sheet and galvanized products, while U S Steel cut auto fuel tank steel by three dollars a ton.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
Big Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
Armco
U.S. Steel
Center School Yale Concert Set Sunday
Center School hosts a Christmas concert at 3 p.m. Sunday featuring a 64 member junior high band and 79 voice chorus directed by Charles Hammond. The program includes festive band selections, choir pieces with pianists and drummer, and concludes with Exodus, Christmas Fugue, and Citadel. Admission is free. A Christmas party precedes the event on Friday afternoon with school vacation to follow.
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Charles Hammond
Spinney
Arr
Osterling
Isaac
Neol
Kristine Stangland
Simeone
David Thompson
Jane Neary
Swift
Vicki Hansen
Thompson
Gruber
Stangland
Exodus
Reed
Brown
Citadel
Erickson
Center School
Morris Post Office Extends Hours for Christmas Mail
The Morris Post Office will stay open three extra hours this Saturday to handle Christmas mail. Officials say the main stamp window will remain open until 3 p.m. for stamps and package mailing, instead of the usual noon closing time.
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Morris Post Office
Parachute Suggested To Reach Store During BART Work
A San Francisco newspaper ad advised customers to parachute in to a store affected by BART construction on Market Street. The playful line promoted stepping into the shop despite the disruption caused by the transit project.
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San Francisco
Bay Area
Market Street
Study begins Tuesday afternoon in city event
Fragmentary notes describe the start of a study period on Tuesday afternoon with unclear figures and names such as Vicky Cassanier and references to Herald Photos.
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Vicky Castanier
Herald
New York Antiwar Protests Face Police Barriers
Demonstrators rally in Lower Manhattan for Stop the Draft Week action at the induction center on Whitehall Street. Police block access as crowds clash in spots. about 2 000 protesters move through streets, with nearly 20 arrests by 8 a.m. The Army offers no figures.
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New York
Armed Forces
Lower Manhattan
Whitehall St
Army
New Uniforms for Grundy County Deputies
Grundy County deputies now wear new winter uniforms funded by the county for the first time. Sheriff Richard Pierce notes costs run about $200 per deputy. not all outfits have arrived yet, but will soon. The set includes brown pants, light tan shirts, brown wind breaker jackets with fur collars, patches, and brown leather fur hats.
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Grundy County
Sheriff's Department
Springfield
Joe Ryder
County Board of Supervisors
Richard Pierce
World’s first human heart transplant carried out in Brooklyn
WCBS TV reported the first U.S. human heart transplant occurred at Brooklyn’s Monmouth Hospital. Hospital officials withheld confirmation while awaiting a statement. The report followed the Cape Town operation on Louis Washkansky and noted the growing use of artificial hearts.
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New York
Wcbs-Tv
United States
Brooklyn
Maimonides Hospital
Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Adrian Kantrowitz
Kantrowitz
New York Academy of Medicine
Let Carmichael Enter France Held In Jail
U S Black Power advocate Stokely Carmichael was held overnight at Orly Airport as an undesirable foreigner. He was later allowed to enter France from Stockholm to address an antiwar rally. The U S Embassy said no effort was made to ban him.
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Carmichael
France
Paris
U.S
Stokely Carmichael
Orly Airport
Stockholm
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