Grundy County Board approves eight liquor licenses
The Grundy County Board of Supervisors authorized up to eight liquor licenses five taverns and three clubs under last year’s procedure. Eligible outlets include Morris Country Club Moose Lodge Goose Lake Country Club Gladys Clays of Gladys Place Vienna Town ship William Spellisy Seven Gables Harold Rosefsky Highway Inn Joanna Wisnesky Braceville and Rose Brooks Garfield Township. The board also discussed plat approvals and tax statement address corrections.
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Grundy County
Nels P. Nelson
Nelson
County Welfare Services Committee
Roy H. Hamburger
Karjala
Burl Gotham
Morris Country Club
Moose Lodge
Goose Lake Country Club
Gladys. Clay
Glady’s Place
Vienna Township
William Spellisy
The
Seven Gables
Harold Rosefsky
Highway Inn
Joanna Wisnesky
Braceville
Rose Brooks
Garfield Township
Roe
Minooka
Morris
Atty
James Peacock
Rundy County
Board of Supervisors
Hoffa Calls Wildcat Strike To End Detroit Walkout
In Detroit Teamsters President James R. Hoffa returned from Chicago to quell a 24 hour wildcat strike by Local 299 members protesting a Supreme Court decision. About 750 sign waving workers gathered at a back to work meeting as 3,000 locals voted for the stoppage starting at midnight.
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Detroit
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Supreme Court
Hoffa
Chicago
Jerome P. Cavanagh
Associated Press
al Quinn
Smash
Quinn
Teamsters Local
Grundy County Tuberculosis Appeal Reaches New Total
Christmas Seal campaign totals $6,477.70, says Miss Nancy Russell executive secretary of the Grundy County Tuberculosis and Health Association. With $1,644.65 still needed to reach the year’s goal of 8,122.35, contributions run $829 ahead of last year at this stage.
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Nancy Russell
Grundy County
Mild Illinois Weather Steady Through Saturday
Mild temperatures prevail in Illinois with forecasts for mostly cloudy skies and lows near 30 tonight. Friday stays mostly cloudy with highs in the 40s and Saturday aged for sun and mild warmth.
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Illinois
Collins
Morris Business
Final Diagnosis Today on Ruby
In Dallas Texas AP reports Jack Ruby’s final diagnosis tests are underway at Parkland Hospital. Doctors announced Ruby has cancer and chemotherapeutic treatment may be the option, with surgery and irradiation ruled out. If tried again Ruby could face the electric chair for killing Oswald.
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Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Parkland Hospital
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Eugene Frenkel
Oswald
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Morris Elementary Announces Christmas Vacation Schedule
Christmas break for Morris elementary students begins at 3 45 p m next Thursday. Classes resume at 8 45 or 9 a m on Jan 3. The central office will be open during the vacation period on Dec 23 and Dec 27 30.
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Morris
Walt Disney Dies at 65 in California
Burbank bulletin reports Walt Disney a major moviemaker died today at St Joseph Hospital age 65. He created entertainment legends starting with Mickey Mouse and led numerous films at his studio. Cause of death not disclosed though he recently underwent lung surgery.
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Burbank
Calif
Walt Disney
Hollywood
St. Joseph Hospital
Mickey Mouse
Belgium Aims to Strengthen NATO Unity Across Europe
Belgium proposes a wide NATO review led by Secretary General Brosio to consider amending the treaty for closer European political economic and military consultation within NATO. Prime mover Harmel urges cohesion among Western European members and ties to European integration amid Gaulle's withdrawal and stalled alliance vitality.
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Paris
Belgium
Britain
Canada
Pierre Harmel
NATO
Harmel
Council
Manlio Brosio
United States
Common Arket
Western
Europe
Western Europe
NATO Alliance
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Brussels
U.S
Dean Rusk
Saigon
Vietnam
Education Board Meets Privately in December Session
The Morris Elementary School Board ended its December meeting with an executive session excluding the press to discuss a personal matter. No official action was planned. The board approved fencing and gym rental, and granted $200 travel allowances to Deutsch and Baudino, with other minor staff expenses and building-safety plans noted. A safety survey for Zion-Benton Township High School was ordered, to be conducted by an architect.
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Morris Elementary School Board of Education
Richard Oakland
Herald
Oakland
Kenneth Hammer
Robert Chord
Center School
Rice Graham
Garfield
McKinley
Lincoln
Janis DeLockery
Franklin
Leslie Tibbitts
William Stangland
John Hendrickson
Richard Schweickert
Harold Guehler
John George
Garfield School
Allan Deutsch
Joseph Baudino
U. S. Steel
Tibbitts
Schweickert
Hammer
Deutsch
Baudino
Franklin and
Center
Sears
Franklin School
Stangland
Hendrickson
Chord
Lumpp Nursery
Morris Community High School
Morris Athletic Booster Club
Healey and Moore
Childs and Smith
Arthur V. Meadors
Zion-Benton Township
Jury to Start Deliberating Coppolino Murder Case
Jury of 10 men and two women begins deliberations in Freehold New Jersey over whether Dr. Coppolino killed Col. Farber in 1963. Prosecution seeks death. defense calls case a fabrication by a scorned widow involved with Coppolino. If acquitted, he faces a 1965 murder count in Florida.
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Freehold
N.J
Carl Cappolino
U.S. Army
William E. Farber
Coppolino
Vincent Keuper
F. Lee Bailey
Farber
Marjorie
Cappolino
Superior Court
Elvin R. Simmill
Sarasota
Fla
Carmela
Keuper
Bailey
Damage suit filed for 95000 in Grundy County
Edgar Keeling seeks 75000 for personal injuries and his wife Creola 20000 for loss of services after a September 6 1965 collision on Illinois 47 near the river bridge. Defendants are Wilbur Krone and Simms Motor Transport Lines both of Chicago. The suit cites driver negligence and a rear impact that overturned the Keeling car. Attorney James Peacock represents the Keelings.
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Grundy County
Edgar Keeling
West Benton St
Creola
Illinois 47
Illinois River Bridge
Lorenzo Road
Wilbur Krone
Chicago
Simms Motor Transport Lines, Inc
Krone
Keeling
Officials Claim City Hit by Falling Shells
Hanoi reports claim of shell damage amid bombing raids while U S spokesmen deny targeting civilians. American pilots raid two Hanoi sites as MIGs engage, with multiple aircraft losses and ongoing ground fighting across South Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Air Force
Navy
Thunderchief
MCHS Board Won’t Act On Parking at School
Morris Community High School board reports ongoing lighting delays due to non-delivery of poles. Superintendent Claude Rose cites 15 to 16 weeks for new poles and says present lighting aids night activities. The board also declines to act on students parking near private homes on Union Street, citing no legal precedent. Mayor and police chief had urged action.
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Morris Community High School
Claude Rose
Board of Education
Rose
McHs Board of Education
Union St
Henry Smith
Smith
Morris
Aage Hansen
Donald Ward
Prisoner Breaks Free at La Salle Courthouse
Archie Wicks 23 attempted escape while being taken to Circuit Court for a preliminary hearing in Ottawa Illinois. He bounded down stairs and crashed into a glass door but was not injured and returned to his cell. Wicks faces auto theft and concealed weapon charges.
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Ottawa, Ill
la Salle County
Archie Wicks
Wicks
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