15 Witnesses Called for Tate Case Jury
A grand jury probing the Sharon Tate slayings heard 15 witnesses including a fingerprint expert and Daniel di Carlo, a motorcyclist linked to Charles Manson’s desert group. Susan Atkins testified, admitting she went to the Tate house on Mansons orders, while others described Manson as dedicated to his followers.
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Tate
Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Daniel di Carlo
Charles M. Manson
Manson
Independence
Susan Denise Atkins
Miss Atkins
Malibu
Charlie Manson
Emmett Harder
Harder
Court Rejects Appeal on Biased Judges
The U S Supreme Court refused to hear a Chicago woman's challenge to a Peoria bank trust case arguing Illinois justices were biased. Justices Klingbiel Solfisburg and Underwood later resigned amid ethics disclosures linked to Civic Center Bank stock and loans.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Chicago
Peoria
Illinois Supreme Court
Claresa F. Armstrong Brown
U.S. Supreme Court
Brown
Clara K. Meyer
Commercial National Bank of Peoria
Ray I. Klingbiel
Civic Center Bank
Chicago Bank
State Supreme Court
Morris Community High Board Meeting Agenda Highlights
The Morris Community High School Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the administrative office. Items include progress reports on the high school and area vocational center, choosing a chairman for the mathematics science division, hiring a student for custodial work, reports on the second tax distribution, and approval of in service training program.
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Morris Community High School Board of Education
MCHS
Ub Uposa
Open Aux Sable Bridge On Tuesday
The new Aux Sable Creek bridge on U S 6 five miles east of Morris will open Tuesday. Robert H. Blasius of Ottawa district engineer says the 160 foot long concrete span with 43 foot width meets safety standards and is completed ahead of schedule. The project replaced a 1920 span. James E. McElwain of Morris held the $158 828 contract. Traffic was diverted May 5 with detours along IL 47 I 80 and US 6.
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Aux Sable Creek
U.S. 6
Morris
Robert H. Blasius
Ottawa
Illinois Division of Highways
Blasius
James E. McElwain
Morris and
Channah
Illinois 47
Interstate 80
Snicker a Day Gives Credit a Wry Newspaper Bent
A brief quip notes that giving a man credit for any deed leads him to buy more. The line plays on irony and consumer behavior in a light, humorous tone.
First Snow Record of the Season in Morris
The first measurable snowfall began midnight Saturday and continued into Sunday. Ray Webb of the St. Louis Weather Bureau logged .68 inches of precipitation, about 2 to 3 inches of snow. Forecasts call for teens tonight, high 32 to 40 Tuesday, and highs 32 to 40 with lows 17 to 24 later in the week, plus light rain or snow Friday and Saturday. Downtown Morris read 30 degrees at 11 a.m.
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Ray Webb
St. Louis Weather Bureau
Morris
26 Candidates File Petitions For County Offices
As of 10 a.m. today 26 persons filed in the county clerk’s office as candidates for county offices. Filing opened at 8 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. Dec. 15 for the March 17 primary. Incumbent Ray E Cryder is the board of school trustees candidate. Other county posts show Republican incumbents Atty David F Root Thomas H Parks George Hendrickson Mrs Pauline Coleman Arthur V Meadors. Precinct committeemen include James Williams Daniel Beal Lawrence Manning and S J Holderman.
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Pauline Coleman
George Hendrickson
Thomas H
Board of
School Trustees
Ray E. Cryder
Atty
David F. Root
Thomas H. Parks
Arthur V. Meadors
Grundy County
Meadors
Parks
Nels P. Nelson
Hendrickson
Mrs. Coleman
James R. Williams
Highland Township
Daniel N. Beal
Lawrence Manning
Vienna Township
S. J. Holderman
Four SHO Students Said Paid by Government Aided DNC Protests
Chicago Tribune reports four Student Health Organization members helped organize demonstrations during the 1968 Democratic National Convention while paid by federal funds for a Chicago health survey. Names include Marsha Steinberg Barbara Britts Mark Simons and James Pinney with salaries listed.
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Chicago
The
Chicago Tribune
Student Health Organization
SHO
Communist Party
Marsha Steinberg
Barbara Britts
Mark Simons
James Pinney
the Tribune
Students For A Democratic Society
Miss Steinberg
Pinney
Miss Britts
Simons
SDS
Revolutionary Youth Movement
Tribune
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Medical Committee On Human Rights
Morris City Council Considers Water Plant Bid
Morris City Council meets at 7 30 p m in the chambers at City Hall to hear a report on bids for a hypochlorite feed system for the water department Bids were to be opened at 4 p m today in the city clerk s office.
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Morris City
City Hall
Water Department
Head Injuries Fatal for R. W. Schaefer
Robert W. Schaefer 38 of Route 1 Joliet area died Friday night from a head injury sustained November 14 in a construction accident near Channahon while operating a high lift for Brown and Lambrecht Earthmovers. Funeral services were conducted at Immaculate Conception Church Morris with burial at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. He served in Korea and is survived by his wife Irene and daughter Nancy Jo, plus two brothers, three sisters, and his mother.
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Immaculate Conception Church
Robert W. Schaefer
Rte. 1
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Channahon
Brown and Lambrecht Earthmovers
Irene Elinewski
Morris
Schaefer
Eagles Lodge
Nancy Jo
Herman
Catherine) Schaefer
John
Marseilles
Joseph
Alexander
Bernadine) Ruggie
Park Ridge
Gale
Mary
Kenneth Terry
Robert Kulpf
Gale Wicks
Mark Ruggie
Ee Funeral Home
Morr
Shootout at Panther Post Injures Three
In Los Angeles police raid to seize illegal weapons at Black Panther headquarters three officers were wounded. The operation involved tear gas and grenades as occupants surrendered or remained inside a former store near Wrigley Field. Police pursued warrants for Paul Rede and Elmer G. Pratt.
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Los Angeles
Black Panther
Wrigley Field
Dan Cook
Cook
Panthers
Paul Rede
Elmer G. Pratt
Maywood Officials Condemn Hampton Shooting Raid
Maywood Illinois officials denounced the pre dawn raid that killed Illinois Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton and another leader in Chicago. The Maywood statement charges the police fired all rounds while Hampton lay in bed and declares today a day of mourning.
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Maywood
Ill
Chicago
Fred Hampton
Illinois
Black Panther Party
Hampton
Peoria
Leonard V. Chabala
Maywood Human Relations Committee
West Side
Morris District S54 Board to discuss class for disabled children
The Morris District S54 Elementary Board of Education will discuss a special class for children with learning disabilities at a 7 p.m. meeting in Franklin School. Other agenda items include investment of district funds and a report on the middle school and kindergarten in 1970.
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Morris
S54
Board of Education
Franklin School
Nixon to face news conference after snow retreat
President Nixon returns from Camp David to a televised press conference as reporters prepare questions on My Lai, SALT talks, inflation, Vietnam troop withdrawals, Haynsworth fate, and foreign policy. The White House says there will be no opening remarks and coverage is live on major networks.
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Washington
Nixon
My Lai
Vietnam
Haynsworth Supreme Court
David Lodge
Maryland
White House
Ronald L.ziegler
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Paris
Helsinki
NATO
Warsaw Pact Alliance
Supreme Court
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Spiro T. Agnew
Congress
Punishment for Heroin Sellers Upheld by Court
The Supreme Court, in a 6-2 ruling delivered by Justice Byron R. White, upheld the government’s power to punish unregistered heroin and marijuana sellers. The decision rejected the claim that sellers face unconstitutional self incrimination, noting danger lies primarily to purchasers. Justices Douglas and Black dissented, arguing government forms should limit only lawful sales and not authorize punishment for selling without a form.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Byron R. White
White
William O. Douglas
Hugo L. Black
Santa's Hours This Week At Hornsby Building
Santa Claus will be at his headquarters each evening this week and Saturday afternoon to listen to children and hear requests. Hours are 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The entrance on Main Street leads directly to Santa at 301 Liberty Street in the Hornsby Building downstairs.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Hornsby Building
Liberty St
Main St
Nine Permits Issued for Construction in Morris
Morris zoning officer Donald Gilchrist issued nine permits since Oct. 22. Permits cover repairs at the Hornsby building 301 Liberty St in B I district, new construction for Morris Library by Thorsen and Thorsen in B II, repairs at 575 W Washington St in M I, and additions or new builds at Calhoun St Griggs Dr site, 829 Liberty St in R III, 612 E Benton St in R U, a home in Hatcher Woods in A I, a church on Church St in R 1, and a garage at 612 E Benton St with details provided for each project.
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Morris
Donald Gilchrist
Arthur Hornsby Jr
Hornsby
Liberty St
Morris Library
Thorsen
Charlott Benson
E. Benton St
E. Benton
Illinois constitutional delegates urged nonpartisan work
Governor Ogilvie addressed the sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention urging delegates to avoid partisan bickering and special interests. He urged a simple, broad framework governing limits on power and cautioned against detailing tomorrow’s solutions, as eight months of work lay ahead and potential presidents for the convention presidency were discussed.
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Springfield, Ill
Richard B. Ogilvie
Illinois
Ogilvie
General Assembly
Samuel W. Witwer
Kenilworth
Thomas Lyons
Chicago
Elbert S. Smith
Decatur
John L Lewis Letters Bring High Prices At Milwaukee Auction
Auction of John L Lewis memorabilia drew about 150 bidders in Milwaukee. Seven presidents letters topped at 405 dollars, including Johnson Coolidge Ickes notes. another 270 dollar Coolidge letter. Richrd Leckley bought three historic documents for a university. Lewis died June 11 at 89 in Washington.
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Milwaukee
United States
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis Jr
Milwauckee
Lewis
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Calvin Coolidge
Harold L. Ickes
Coolidge
Herebert Hoover
Richsard Leckley
Winthrop, I
Athough
Wayne State University
Detr Mich
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West Allis
Wis
Miss Tate
Aux Sable Bridge
Texaco
Council
R. W. Schaefer
Panther
Elmer Thompson
Second Ave
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