Nixon to name entire cabinet on nationwide broadcast
President elect Richard Nixon plans a Wednesday trip to Washington to announce his full list of cabinet nominees at 10 p.m. EST with national networks invited for live coverage. The Shoreham Hotel will host the unveiling in the Pavilion Room as Nixon aims to reveal final choices for all 12 departments.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Washington
Ron L. Ziegler
Nixon
Shoreham
Ziegler
Melvin Laird
Wisconsin
Washington, D.C
Court Will Not Stop Shaw Trial From Proceeding
The Supreme Court refused to block the Shaw trial for conspiracy to kill President Kennedy. Shaw, a retired New Orleans businessman, sought sanctuary from District Attorney Jim Garrison’s prosecution and argued a pattern of persecution.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Clay L. Shaw
John F. Kennedy
Shaw
New Orleans
Dist. Atty
Jim Garrison
New York
A. C. Park
Jefferson
Floyd G. Hoard
Park
Hoard
Mallory
South Carolina
Garrison
Oswald
Kennedy
Warren
Thieves Break Into Flour Construction Co Tools
Deputy Sheriff John Olson reported a break in at Flour Construction Company on U.S. 6 seven miles east of Morris. Thieves cut the fence, then used a bolt cutter to remove a padlock from a tool shed and two large boxes, stealing carpenters tools valued over $1,000. The break in occurred Friday night or Thursday after midnight.
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John Olson
U.S. 6
Morris
Olson
Plans Approved for Aux Sable Petro Facility Waste Plant
The Illinois sanitary water board approved plans and specifications for Northern Petro chemical Company's plant in Aux Sable Township. The unit will treat industrial and sanitary wastes from the ethylene oxide and glycol plant before discharging to the Illinois River, per a state release.
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Northern Petrochemical Company
Aux Sable Township
Illinois Sanitary Water Board
Illinois River
Morris Community High Board to Explain Tuesday Attendance Policy
The Morris Community High School Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the high school office to explain the policy on allowing students to attend junior college. Reports include a negotiation seminar for board members and a visit to Sterling area vocational center. The agenda includes a reply on teaching some evening courses at MCHS by the junior college.
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Morris Community High School Board of Education
Area Vocational Center
Sterling
MCHS
Three Morris Homes Burglarized Sunday
Police report three Morris County homes were broken into on Sunday. John Gram 114 Robinson Drive, Mrs. Bernice Hoffman 309 Maple Drive and Arnold Tesdal 134 Robinson Drive were entered by prying windows and doors. Bedrooms kitchens and basements were ransacked with articles missing. Police will review stolen items lists today as investigations continue.
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Morris
John Gram
Robinson Drive
Bernice Hoffman
Maple Drive
Arnold Tesdal
Gram
Hoffman
Tesdal
Grundy County Seals Campaign Update Reminders Mailed
Grundy County Health reports Christmas Seal reminders go out this week to residents who have not yet contributed to the 1968 drive. If a donor sent in a return after mailings, the two letters likely crossed paths and can be overlooked. Total receipts to date are $6 066.31.
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Grundy County
Weather outlook and temperatures at Collins Weather Station
A warming trend is seen tonight with cloudy skies and a low in the mid twenties, with a chance of light snow. Tuesday stays cloudy and warmer with highs in the upper thirties, and Wednesday remains variable and slightly warmer. Collins Weather Station recorded a Saturday high of 29 and a low of 12, Sunday 29/13, and 9 am today 25 while downtown Morria reported 28 at 11 am.
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Collins Weather Station
Morria
Driver Misses Deer in Head-On Crash Near Braidwood
Seven people were injured in a weekend crash on Illinois 113 two miles east of Braidwood when an eastbound car struck a deer and skidded into the westbound lane, colliding with another auto. Edmund Mehochko of Aroma Park was listed in fair condition at Morris Hospital.
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Morris Hospital
Joliet
Illinois
Braidwood
Edmund Mehochko
Aroma Park
Mehochko
Momris Hospital
Liecille
St. Joseph Hospital
Margie Biddle
Wilmington
Pam Biddle
Greg Biddle
Barbra Early
Steven Thal
Dayton
Ohio
Illinois 47
Romine
Standard
Morris
Hamilton Innocent of Rape Charges
A circuit court petit jury found Kenneth Hamilton, 26, of Highland Indiana, not guilty of rape and burglary in a January incident. After four hours and forty minutes of deliberation in a closed courtroom, the five day trial ended with Hamilton escorted from the courthouse amid tight security.
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Circuit Court
Petit Jury
Kenneth Hamilton
Highland
Ind
Hamilton
Morris
Richard Wilder
James Fleming
David E. Oram
Watseka
Fleming
Oram
Richard Pierce
Postmaster Urges Residents to Mail Cards This Week
Morris Acting Postmaster Robert Granger urges residents to mail Christmas cards during Christmas card week from Dec. 9 to 14. He notes Morris Post Office serves about 17 000 people and asks cooperation to avoid a last minute mail jam by shopping and mailing early and using zip codes.
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Morris
Robert Granger
Granger
Fire at International Amphitheater Injures Two People
Arson probe ordered after Saturday blaze at Chicago arena. Two horses died, two people lightly injured, 270 horses saved as firemen fought flames for about twenty minutes. The site had housed stalls in the mezzanine near the arena for the Democratic National Convention last August.
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Chicago
International Amphitheater
Major Feat to Place Reactor Unit No 2 at Commonwealth Edison
Workers completed the move of the world largest nuclear reactor to its pedestal at the Dresden plant after three months of site prep and three years of planning. The 800 ton vessel was raised 96 feet then lowered 80 feet into the container amid 25 degree temperatures and 50 mph winds.
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Dresden
Commonwealth Edison Company
Reliance Truck Co
Phoenix
Ariz
General Electric Co
Herald
Commonwealth Edison
General Electric
Reliance Truck
Casey Ewbank
Lance
Ewbank
Terry Pelts
Morris library signs option on land for new building
An option agreement signed by Alderman James Stine for Morris Public Library would allow purchase of property north of the current site for 39 600 dollars. The option ends May 15 1969. the city may need land for parking if the Feb 25 referendum passes.
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Aage Hansen
James Stine
Morris Public Library Board of Trustees
Chapin St
City of
Morris
Hansen
Liberty St
Grundy Motors
Accidents Kill 21 Servicemen in Three Incidents
Three separate accidents killed 21 servicemen. A Coast Guard buoy tender sank after a collision with the Helena near White Castle Louisiana, leaving 17 dead. A hovercraft training a moon mission program crashed at NASA Houston Space Center. one pilot survived. Four jet trainers in Greenland ran out of fuel. three fliers were rescued.
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Associated Press
Coast Guard
Mississippi River
Houston
Tex
Space Center
Greenland
Newfoundland
White Castle
Baton Rouge
Bo Williams
Iberville Parish
Former Da Nang Mayor Freed After Short Prison Term
Dr. Nguyen Van Man, once Da Nang mayor, was sentenced to ten years for aiding a Buddhist rebellion but released after serving two percent of the term. The report notes Buddhists dissidents were crushed in 1966 by Premier Ky with Da Nang and Hue operations.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Man
da Nang
Man
Chi Hen
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hus
Meade River D-Day Drive Ends With Heavy Marine Losses
U S Marines wrapped up the Meade River operation south of Da Nang after 20 days of fighting. North Vietnamese casualties were at least 862 with prisoners about 1000 feared. Marine deaths reached 95 with 504 wounded.
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38Th
Dien Ban
da Nang
Vietnam
U.S
Three Injured in City Intersection Collision
Three people were hospitalized after a westbound Dodge Dart collided with a northbound Ford station wagon at the Douglas and Pine Streets intersection in Morris at 11:30 a.m. The injured include Connie Snider 20 Marcia Hansen 17 and Michael Everman 18. Bruce Snider 22 was injured but not admitted. Carty 31 police reported. The crash sent Snider's car into a pole and fence, ending in a residence yard.
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Morris Hospital
Douglas and
Pine Sts
Morris
Connie Snider
Rte. 1
Marcia Hansen
Mazon
Michael Everman
Bruce Snider
Donald Ward
Daniel Carty
W. High St
Snider
Carty
Douglas St
Finland
Stott
Mer'a Standard Service
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Warren Commission
Louisiana
Earl Warren
Lee Harvey Oswald
Library Board
Stine
Eear
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