Christmas Hope Looms For Mining Town After Disastrous Mine
Consol No. 9 in West Virginia tombs 78 miners after an explosion and fire. Widows and children face a bleak Christmas but residents vow to salvage some holiday spirit. Disaster fund in Farmington, about 5,200 collected, with donations from across the nation.
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Bea Martin
Hartzel Mayle
Mayle
Barbara Toler
Emma Opyoke
No. 9 Disaster Fund
L. Clyde Riley
United Mine Workers Union
Nova Scotia
Florida
California
Mississippi
Wyoming
Ethel Kennedy Delivers Eighth Girl by Caesarean
Ethel Kennedy widow of Robert F. Kennedy gave birth to an eight pound four ounce girl at Georgetown University Hospital by Caesarean section at 8 40 a.m. She has three daughters and seven sons aged from 18 months to 17 years. Senator Kennedy and Edward Kennedy with others were at the hospital. Mother and child were reported well. This is the fifth Caesarean delivery for Mrs. Kennedy.
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Washington
Ethel Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Georgetown University Hospital
Caeserean
Kennedy
Post Office Extends Hours For Christmas Season
Morris Post Office extends window hours to 5 30 p m through next Wednesday to serve Christmas customers. This Saturday the office will stay open until 4 p m to accommodate shoppers.
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Morris
Vance Talks to Avert Vietnam Peace Conference Rift
In Paris the U S and South Vietnam held a 90 minute session as Cyrus Vance met Pham Dang Lam to resolve a deadlock over procedures for the enlarged peace conference. Saigon fears concessions that would recognize the Viet Cong NLF while Washington prioritizes starting negotiations before Johnson’s Jan 20 departure.
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Paris
U.S
Cyrus R. Vance
South Vietnam
Pham Dang Lam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Saigon
Johnson
White House
Lady Santas on Los Angeles streets draw crowds
In Los Angeles the Volunteers of America trialed female collectors called Santa's Belles replacing male Santas for Christmas drives. Five college-age women in red outfits collected donations, earning about 45 dollars for a four hour shift while men typically pulled in around 30 dollars in an eight hour day.
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Los Angeles
Volunteers of
America
Paul H. Nolte
Yvonne LaRose
California State
Nolte
Yvonne
Weather Update for Grundy County and Morris
Brisk southerly winds push Grundy County temperatures into the upper 50s. Tonight brings showers and thundershowers with a windy turn and a shift to snow late, low 30s to mid 30s. Friday clouds and wind bring much colder temps and likely snow flurries. Collins Station noted 53 high, 44 low on Wednesday.
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Grundy
Collins
Morris
Tallulah Bankhead Dies at 65 in Flu Complications
New York AP reports Tallulah Bankhead a famed Southern belle and star of stage and screen died aged 65 after a brief illness from flu that developed into pneumonia. She was surrounded by sister Eugenia Bankhead and nephew Billy Bankhead. Bankhead, daughter of congressman William Bankhead, was famed for The Little Foxes and Lifeboat and known for her sharp wit and unique style.
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Tallulah Bankhead
Eugenia Bankhead
Billy Bankhead
Alabama
William Brookman Bankhead
Congress
Tallulah
Little Foxes
Sabina
Broadway
London
Dahling
Martini
Olive
District 54 Middle School plans outlined for January review
Architects Phillips and Associates presented revised plans for the new District 54 middle school at the December Franklin School meeting. Changes include moving the gym to a ground level and to the west side, with expansion space on the east. Final drawings will be reviewed about 10 days before bids.
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Phillips and Associates
Board of Education
Franklin School
Canton
Morris Community High School
Burton Booth
Clifford Phillips
James Hufford
Garfield School
Beckley Cardy Co
Chicago
Garfield
Franklin
Center School
Clennon Electric
Wilmington
Seedler Contractors
Peru
Arnold Wilson
Ottawa
Harding Electric
Ning
Terrell Moyer
Otto Hanoun
John Popidinski
J. N
Bud) Baudino
Moyer
James Peterson
Ronald Bell
Atty
John Hynds
Peterson
Stephen Benz
Teachers Association
Tom Dzuryak
Allan Deutsch
Illinois Association of School Board
Lincolnway High School
New Lenox
John Hendrickson
Christmas Home Decorating Contest Opens Entries in Morris
The Morris Daily Herald notes a Christmas Home Decorating contest entry deadline of December 20 at the Morris Regional Chamber of Commerce as sponsor. Cash prizes total $100 with $50 for first, $25 for second, $15 for third, and $10 for fourth.
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Morris Daily Herald
Morris Regional Chamber of Commerce
Eligibility for Food Stamps Explained to County Board
Mrs. Mary Vis mara county superintendent of state public aid explained the food stamp program to the county board on Wednesday. The program is open to all persons with minimum income and assets and further details are available by calling the Department of Public Aid at 942 3024.
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Mary Vismara
State Public Aid
Department of Public Aid
Charles McDonald Named to Grundy Zoning Commission
The Grundy County Board of Supervisors unanimously appointed Charles M. McDonald of Gardner to the county zoning commission to fill the vacancy left by the death of John Donahoe of Wauponsee Township.
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Grundy County
Circuit Clerk
Ted Conley
Morris Insurance
Circuit
Conley
Morris
Robert Wren
Cardinal Road
Half Moon Lake Unit 1
County Building and Zoning
Eugene Sorensen
Wren
Lights brighten dangerous Illinois 47 Pine Bluff intersection
A self illuminating road light was turned on Wednesday night for the first time at the Illinois 47 and Pine Bluff Road intersection, long described as a dangerous corner.
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Illinois 47
Pine Bluff Road
Board Approves Annexation Petition for Plattville Land
Kendall County Board of School Trustees approved Oct 21 a petition by James Mann and Herbert Hundorf couples to annex land to the Minooka grade school district. The hearing in Grundy County reviewed the transcript from the original hearing. Land valued at 87000 dollars. No grade school children reside in the annexed area.
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Grundy County
Minooka
Bill proposes million more in college access aid
The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education urged President Nixon and Congress to create an educational opportunity grant program to enroll an extra one million students. The plan aims to reduce income based inequality in access to college, with total cost estimated at 7 billion by 1970 and 13 billion by 1976, while private funding remains a major share.
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New York
Carnegie Commission On Higher Education
Nixon
Congress
Commission
Clark Kerr
University of California
Kerr
Burglars Try to Loot Saratoga Grade School
A burglary attempt at Saratoga Grade School triggered an alarm at 12 05 a m. Police found no one inside. back door accessed via broken window. Superintendent Duane Heren said nothing was taken and no rooms appeared disturbed. Local sheriff's deputies and city and state police responded.
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Saratoga
Duane Heren
Heren
Sheriff's Office
Morris Police
Fatal Collision Near Monmouth Claims Elderly Driver
Mrs. Bertha Liby aged 82 of Ger law was killed in an automobile collision on U.S. 34 at the east edge of Monmouth, according to Warren County police.
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Monmouth, Ill
Bertha Liby
Gerlaw
U.S. 34
Monma
Warren County
Marines Battle Enemies For 12 Hours In Vietnam DMZ
U S Marines and North Vietnamese troops clashed for twelve hours near the DMZ with heavy fire and aerial bombardment. Twelve Marines and eight NVA were killed while 30 Marines wounded. U S casualty totals surpassed 30 000 in eight years of war with weekly American deaths at 192. The fight spanned the southern DMZ edge and extended into the zone as Marines pursued retreating troops.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North Vietnam
February Draft Call Rises to Thirty Three Thousand Seven Hundred
The Pentagon projects a February draft of 33,700, the highest monthly quota in eight months, up from 26,800 for January and well above the year’s recent average. Army gets about 2,200 and Marines 1,500 of February’s total. other branches noted varied calls.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army Reserve
Army
Elena Prea Do
Aeteed A
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