Kerner Denies Gift From Holding Firm
U S Circuit Court Judge Otto Kerner denied receiving stock worth fifty thousand dollars from Civic Capital Corp the holding company of Civic Center Bank and Trust Co He stated at a Chicago news conference he only ever received money or securities from his father The dispute follows Sherman Skolnick who alleged the apparent gift preceded a bank merger case involving mob linked stock and prompted resignations of two Illinois Supreme Court judges.
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Chicago
Otto Kerner
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Kerner
Illinois
Sherman Skolnick
Skolnick
Illinois Supreme Court
Civic Capital Corp
Civic Center Bank and Trust Co
Joseph
Joe Shine
Amabile
Civic Center Bank
South East National Bank
Edwin Robson
U.S. District Court
Robson
Skolnic
Sisters to Build Du Page County Housing Complex
The Wheaton Franciscan Sisters announced an $8 million nonprofit housing project named Marian Park in Du Page County adjoining Our Lady of Angels Convent. It will include 238 senior units and 232 family town houses and apartments with first occupancy expected in 1972 pending plan commission approval.
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du Page County
Wheaton, Ill
Wheaton Franciscan Sisters
Virginia Mary
Order of St. Francis
Our Lady of Angels Convent
Marian Park
Local Plan Commission
Con Con to Meet Again Tuesday in Illinois
Illinois Constitutional Convention delegates vote to create up to seven honorary officers including three vice presidents. They adjourn after a short session, with plans for a rules committee to guide restructuring of the 1870 constitution.
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Springfield
Samuel Witwer
Kenilworth
Downstate
Cook County
Two Seek Grundy County Sheriff Nomination
Two Republican candidates announce for Grundy County Sheriff: Glenn E. Johnson a Morris patrolman and Edward J. Vilt a Coal City former sheriff. Johnson plans a police leave to campaign. Vilt cites extensive law enforcement background and current business ownership. Filing period for the March 17 primary shows 39 petitions with three more turned in. Incumbent Frank Roeder seeks reelection to the school board. Parker B. Davis and Albert E. Pfaff seek precinct committeeman posts.
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Grundy County
Glenn E
Woody) Johnson
Armstrong St
Edward J. Vilt
Spruce St
Johnson
Morris Police Department
Coal City
Illinois Sheriffs’ Association
National Sheriffs’ Association
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
American Legion
Wilt
Kenneth
Joliet
Sharon Stott
Debra Sue
Virginia Rae
Morris
Frank Roeder
Parker B. Davis
Norman Township
Albert E. Pfaff
Saratoga II
Snicker Day Cartoon On New Math Sparks Parental Reactions
Cartoon caption about parents thankful for the New Math as a jab at those who still know the Old Math. The joke implies children will miss traditional arithmetic knowledge.
Variable clouds with cool Thursday in Morris area
The forecast calls for variable cloudiness tonight with a low in the mid 20s. Thursday should be partly cloudy and a bit colder with a high in the upper 30s. at 11 a.m. today the Downtown Morris reading was 39 degrees.
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Morris
General Electric Sues Over Seven-Week IUE Strike
General Electric filed an unfair labor practices charge against the International Union Electrical Workers in New York. GE accuses the union of prolonging the strike, reinstating dropped demands, refusing to discuss proposals, and of violence and coercion near GE plants as production suffers in 135 cities. IUE president Paul Jennings called GE charges absolute hogwash.
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New York
General Electric Co
International Union Electrical Workers
Aflcio
IUE
Paul Jennings
Chemical Plant Blast Injures Three in Carpentersville
A predawn explosion at Culver Chemical Co in Carpentersville wrecked a mixing building injuring three workers John Pavlak Will Wessleman and Don Smith all from Carpentersville. Fire Chief said the plant suffered total loss and nearby residents were evacuated briefly.
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Carpentersville
Culver Chemical Co
Culver Mixég
Fred McCollim
John Pavlak
St. Joseph Hospital
Elgin
Will Wessleman
Don Smith
Richard Paul
Culver
Fox River
Chicago
Boyle Defeats Yablonski in UMW Election
United Mine Workers President W A Boyle claimed a sweeping re election victory over Joseph A Yablonski amid a bitter internal battle. Boyle cited John L Lewis as his mentor while Yablonski vowed to concede to nobody and vowed to heal wounds in the union after a campaign alleging irregularities.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony” Boyle
John L. Lewis
Joseph A. Yablonski
Boyle
Lewis
Yablonski
Clarksville
Thomas Kennedy
Kennedy
George Titler
Elmer Brown
Chrysler to Lay Off Workers at Assembly Plants
Chrysler Corp. will temporarily lay off 28,500 workers at seven assembly plants over Christmas and New Year. Production will pause for two two day weeks starting December 22 and December 29 at plants in Detroit Jefferson Avenue Lynch Road and suburban Hatramek plus Newark Delaware Los Angeles and St Louis with 600 additional Detroit layoffs previously announced.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Jefferson Avenue
Chrysler
Jefferson
Lynch Road
Newark, del
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Hatratramek
Dee. A
AEC investment to nearly double in Illinois projects
The U S Atomic Energy Commission reports Illinois investment rising from 350 million to 664.5 million with major work at the National Accelerator Laboratory near Batavia and expansions at Argonne Laboratory Urbana campus and related facilities. University of Chicago and Illinois funding share highlighted. Local firms awarded contracts totaling about 12 million.
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Argonne, Ill
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Illinois
Commission
Congress
AEC
National Accelerator Laboratory
Batavia
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne Cancer Research Hospital
Urbana
University of Illinois
University of Chicago
Kenneth A. Dunbar
Chicago
Fed official warns on credit crunch amid inflation fight
Vice chairman J L Robertson says credit tightening will not ease until inflation ends and urges tougher controls. He frames inflationary psychology as a mental illness driving more borrowing and higher prices, calling for a shift to anti inflation measures at the dedication of the Fed center in Culpeper.
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Culpeper
Federal Reserve Board
J. L. Robertson
Federal Reserve
Robertson
Fed
Hearing on Hair Raises School Board Injunction Bid
U S District Judge James Noel scheduled a Friday hearing on a pupil request for an injunction to prevent the Galveston School Board from requiring him to cut his shoulder length hair. Richard Schwartz, 16, son of State Sen. A R Schwartz, is the plaintiff.
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Galveston
Tex
U.S
James Noel
Richard Schwartz
A. R. Schwartz
Special Fund Drive for C C Fehr Family in Coal City
Coal City groups including 4 H Club Proteges and Boy Scout Explorers plan a door-to-door fundraiser for Mrs Josephine Fehr due to postnatal complications. Mayor designates Sunday as Josephine Fehr Day while donations may be sent to the Juan Fehr Benefit Fund.
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Coal City
Josephine
Spese) Fehr
Christopher Fehr
Fehr
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Michael Reese
Chicago
Juan Fehr
Diamond
Laurie
Timmy
Brenda
Julie
Tommy
Clover Clover
Carbon Hill
Boy Scout Explorers
Eileen
Leroy Brown
Josephine Fehr
First National Bank
Coal City Village Hall
Michael Reese Hospital
Ellis Ave
Ruling Clears Way to Hold Secret Inquest
A Pennsylvania judge refused to order an exhumation and autopsy on Mary Jo Kopechne. The ruling allows a Massachusetts court to conduct a sealed inquest into the July 18 Chappaquiddick accident. Kennedy's lawyers sought secrecy and the order was deemed based on surviving relatives' objections and evidence at the hearing.
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Wilkes-Barre
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Bernard C. Brominski
Common Pleas Court
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Mary Jo
Joseph A. Kopechne
Berkeley Heights
N.J
Larksville
Pennsylvania
Washington
Kopechne
Bromineski
Dist
Edmund Dinis
New Bedford
Mass
Dinis
Brominski
Edgartown
James A. Boyle
Boyle
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Illinois uses lottery to admit freshmen at UIUC
Chancellor J W Peltason announced a random lottery was used to admit 2933 freshmen from 4197 applications to the University of Illinois School of Liberal Arts. He cited varied high school grading and stress affecting test scores and said the fee was nonrefundable to losers.
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Glenn Johnson
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