Rock Island derails freight near Morris injures none
A Rock Island westbound freight derailed about one half mile east of Morris while backing into its train. Three diesel units and two empty box cars left the tracks at 10 40 p m. No injuries reported and damage estimated at 20000 dollars. Track opened again by 4 45 a m.
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Rock Island
Morris
Chicago
Silvas
Ottawa
Thomas J. Hull
J. G. Turriff
Blue Island
Hull
Morris Daily Herald
Turriff
W. C. Buckley
James Riley
East Main Line
Silvus
Navy
Nuclear Hearing Ends Wednesday At Dresden Site
A two day public hearing by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board at Grundy County Courthouse reviewed Commonwealth Edison Company permit to build a second Dresden nuclear plant near Morris. Proceedings discussed brief submission deadlines by December 17 with five day responses. Decision timing not set before December 18.
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Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Grundy County
Commonwealth Edison Company
Dresden
Morris
Malawi Rejects Rhodesiary Halfcrown Stamp
Malawi will not recognize the Rhodesiary halfcrown stamp bearing the word Independence. The postmaster general said mail with the stamp will be surcharged double the normal rate.
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Blantyre
Malawi
Gemini 6 Launch Set for Sunday Pursuit of Historic Rendezvous
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Gemini 6 crew ordered to prepare for a Sunday morning firing to chase Gemini 7 in a first U.S. space rendezvous. Titan 2 booster at Cape Kennedy 24 hours ahead, Borman and Lovell to maneuver into a 185 mile earth orbit before meeting in formation at 17 500 mph for about six hours. Gemini 7 crew reports only minor sneezes as it aims for a 14 day endurance record with flight director Kraft preferring the earlier launch window.
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Cape Kennedy
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Borman
Lovell
Mission Control
Houston
Christopher C. Kraft Jr
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
United States
Earth
Burma Train Disaster Claims Sixty Seven Lives
Rangoon Burma. The Rangoon Mandalay Express collided head on with a freight train 165 miles north of Rangoon killing 67 persons and injuring 100 or more. The crash at Toungoo Junction telescoped the diesel engine and first five coaches crushing many passengers including women and children.
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Rangoon
Burma
Toungoo Junction
Permit Granted for Morris Driver Despite Suspension
Mervin G. Hausken of Route 2 Morris received a probationary driving permit after a recent license suspension. The decision was announced today by the Secretary of State office in Springfield under Secretary Paul Powell.
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Mervin G. Hausken
Rte. 2
Morris
Paul Powell
Springfield
Grade Schools to Present Christmas Concert Sunday
The Morris Elementary music departments present a Sunday 3 p.m. concert in Center School Gym featuring the junior high band and chorus directed by Elza Allen and Rita Sauerbier. Selections include Deck the Halls, The Twelve Days of Christmas, Silent Night, and Christmas Morn is Come Again, with pieces from Sari and Continental Christmas. The program closes with Comet March and invites all parents relatives and friends.
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Morris
Center School
Elza Allen
Maurice Whitney
Balladair
Frank Erickson
Rita Sauerbier
Charles Spinney
Center School heating repairs approved by Morris Board
Morris Elementary Board of Education District 54 met at Franklin School and approved additional heating system repairs at Center School following a steam loss in cold weather. Johnson Service Co. replaced 86 steam traps and other parts at a cost of 972 dollars. The board also granted a 200 dollar travel allowance for the art instructor and approved a home instructor for Gary Talty during illness.
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Morris Elementary Board of Education
Franklin School
Center School
Kenneth Hammer
Hammer
Johnson Service Co
Gary Talty
Illinois Education Meeting
Chicago
Bentley Named Mars Hill College President
Dr. Fred Bentley 30 with the University of Louisville College of Arts and Sciences now leads Mars Hill College in North Carolina as its new president.
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Mars Hill
N.C
Fred Bentley
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Louisville
Mars Hill College
Battle rages as Saigon forces clash with Viet Cong
A search and destroy mission near Tam Ky precipitated a large coastal battle between South Vietnamese troops and a hard core Viet Cong regiment. Heavy casualties on both sides were reported as U S air power and artillery struck Viet Cong positions between Chu Lai and Da Nang. Two U S advisers were killed and four missing. A C130 crash near Chu Lai left one American dead and three Vietnamese wounded.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
U.S
South
U.S. Army
Tam Ky
Chu Lai
da Nang
Tam Phuoc
Morris Community High Board reviews reports on septic work and policy
The Morris Community High School board heard updates on the bus garage septic system hookup with a projected cost just under $700, a Greek teacher's visit to study English teaching methods, a weather closure policy to be decided by Supt. Rose, Joliet Junior College survey plans, and a federal education funding law affecting financially deprived students.
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Morris Community High School Board of Education
Henry Smith
Claude Rose
Rose
Murphy
MCHS
Greece
Joliet
Morris
Supt
Ted Morgan
Space First Sneeze Report From Gemini 7 Flight
Houston control reported the first sneeze in space during Gemini 7 operations as Frank Borman on the orbiting craft sent a report from the Atlantic tracking ship Coastal Sentry. The ship noted three or four sneezes, Borman had no comment if he heard.
Changes in top Soviet posts shift Podgorny to presidency
In Moscow, Nikolai Podgorny moves from No 2 to the presidency, replacing Anastas Mikoyan who retires after a long service. Alexander Shelepin becomes No 2 as Podgorny takes the chair of the Supreme Soviet, while Brezhnev remains first secretary and Kosygin premier. Mikoyan joins the Supreme Soviet as a vice-presidential style figure. The Control unit becomes the Committee of People's Control with Pavel Kovanov as chairman.
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Moscow
Alexander N. Shelepin
Communist Party
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Podgorny
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Mikoyan
Shelepin
Committee
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Supreme Soviet
Caucasus
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Ukraine
Khrushchev
Committee of People’s Control
Local area forecast cloudy and cool with possible rain
The U S Weather Bureau expects cloudy skies and slightly cooler temperatures with a chance of rain Friday afternoon and Saturday. Highs in the 40s and lows in the low 30s, Collins Station reports 48/26 and 34 at 9 a.m.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
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