Atkins says Tate killings planned to instill fear in man
Susan Atkins, one of the five charged in the Sharon Tate murders, says the killings were designed to instill fear and the victims’ identities were unknown to the killers. The Los Angeles Times piece, based on jail conversations edited by Lawrence Schiller, recounts Atkins’s account and notes Manson’s alleged hypnotic influence.
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LOS Angeles
Sharon Tate
Susan Atkins
Los Angeles Times
Lawrence Schiller
Miss Atkins
Miss
Gas Line Blast Injures Two At Kankakee Terminal
Two men Melvin Blank and Arthur Neumann, both of Kankakee, were treated for head burns after a Phillips Petroleum gas line blast and fire at a terminal serving the Great Lakes area. Fire spread confined to a pump at an underground cavern holding 300000 barrels of liquid propane gas. seven surrounding fire departments aided. Terminal superintendent Kenneth Moore suggested a dropped tool may have sparked the explosion.
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Kankakee
Ill
Phillips Petroleum Co
Great Lakes
Melvin Blank
Arthur Neumann
Kenneth Moore
Phillips
Three Wilmington youths charged with burglary
Dennis King Reginald Bever and Marcus Davis were charged with burglary after entering Gil bert McIntosh cabin on County Line Road Sunday evening and taking a stereo record player radio stuffed animals rug and blankets Bond set at 2500 for each by Associate Circuit Judge Robert Malmquist They were bound over to the grand jury and held in the county jail with Davis unable to post bond
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Robert W. Malmquist
Wilmington
Mciintosh
Dennis King
Reginald H. Bever
Marcus C. Davis
Marilyn Conroy
Gilbert McIntosh
County Line Road
Conroy
Richard Wilder
King
Bever
Atty
Ed Long
Davis
Snicker A Day: stickers reveal who he is
A satirical note suggests that a man's character shows in the bumper stickers he displays. The quip hints at social cues from simple details and how appearances reflect attitude and associations.
Polar air brings cold night then warming trend next week
A weather summary notes a low of 15 to 20 degrees tonight as polar air moves southward. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the low to mid 30s. Past records show 38/26 Saturday and 35/14 Sunday at Collins Weather Station and 9 am temperature 19 rising to 23 downtown Morris. Continuous warming is expected through Saturday with temperatures near normal highs 30 to 36 and lows 15 to 22. Precipitation should total under one tenth of an inch with light snow or rain around Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Collins
Morris
Fines and Fees Rise Across Grundy LaSalle and Bureau Counties
A Chief Judge reports 1969 fines and costs in the 13th Judicial Circuit climbed with Grundy LaSalle and Bureau counties seeing larger magistrate divisions. District totals show increases in cases filed and funds distributed to county coffers and state offices.
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Grundy County
Walter Dixon
Streator
Magistrate Division
13Th Judicial Circuit
Grundy
LaSalle
Bureau
Coal City
Morris
Dixon
LaSalle County
Bureau County
Harvey police seek reinstatement after sick out
Five Harvey officers who took part in a two week sick-in offered to return to work but walked out when told to reapply. Judge Cohen had urged reinstatement, while the city and Civil Service Commission require reapplication for all separated officers. The dispute centers on recognizing the CCPA as bargaining agent and a sought salary increase.
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Harvey
Ill
John Flood
Cook County Police Association
William Shaw
Civil Service Commission
Flood
Nathan Cohen
Circuit Court
CCPA
Cohen
LeRoy Knapp
Bus Carrying Eastern Star Members Crashes in Snow
A bus carrying 40 Eastern Star members and guests lost control on a snowy GAP highway, struck a power pole, and toppled into a field, killing seven women and injuring 34. The group was en route with Christmas gifts for residents of a home for the aged.
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Gap
Eastern Star Lodge
Philadelphie Esea
Accident Kills Streator Man After High Speed Chase
A high speed chase east on Interstate 80 then south on Illinois 1 through Crete ended with Donald O. Fairall 31 dying when his 1968 Chevrolet struck a parked milk truck at 6 12 a m. He died instantly and an inquest was scheduled for 11 a m. at Hack Funeral Home Beech er.
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Donald O. Fairall
Crete
Illinois 1
Fairall
Erwin Ohlendorf
Hack Funeral
Beecher
Supreme Court Opens Recreation Facilities to Negro Families
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 3 that Negro homeowners cannot be barred from shared recreation facilities in white neighborhoods. Justice Douglas said the 1866 civil rights law protects access to pools and similar spaces in subdivison areas, extending to leased shares in such facilities. The decision, based on a Fairfax County case, clarifies that these facilities are not private clubs and applies when access is denied.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Fairfax County
Little Hunt Park
Virginia
Douglas
Little Hunting Park
Hugo L. Black
William J. Brennan Jr
Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall
Warren E. Burger
John Marshall Harlan
Byron White
High Court
Harlan
Paul E. Sullivan
T. R. Freeman Jr
Nixon
Justice Black
Worker Killed in 16th Floor Fall in Chicago
Stephen E. Schultz, 20, of Chicago Heights, a construction worker for Westinghouse Elevator and Electric Stairways Co., died after plunging from the 16th floor to the basement of a building under construction in Sanburg Village. He was unmarried.
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Chicago
Stephen E. Schultz
Chicago Heights
Sanburg Village
Schultz
Westinghouse Elevator and Electric Stairways Co
Olson enters sheriff race as primary filings surge
John F G Olson files to run for sheriff on the Republican ticket joining three other Republicans. Democrat Marvin Olson, a former sheriff, also filed. Several candidates filed for precinct committeeman roles as the deadline looms.
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John F. G. Olson
George Hendrickson
Glenn Johnson
Edward Wilt
Marvin
Jake) Olson
Woman Hurt In Two Car Collision at Illinois 47
Miss Sharon Kilmer 17 of Dwight suffered injuries in a two car crash at 7 15 p m Saturday on Illinois 47 at the Sis Drive Inn corner. Kilmer was a passenger in a 1967 Chevrolet driven by Patrick McClosky 19 of Verona. Rowland 21 of 211 E Jefferson St drove a 1965 Pontiac that pulled onto the roadway and was struck on the side, the car then veered and hit a tree head on. Three Rowland children ages 2 4 and 2 months were treated and released at Morris Hospital. McClosky was treated there and dismissed Sunday. Karen Rowland was ticketed for failure to yield at an intersection. Deputy Sheriff Sherman Hexdall made the arrest.
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Sharon Kilmer
Dwight
Morris Hospital
Illinois 47
Sis’ Drive- Inn Corner
Kilmer
Patrick McClosky
Verona
McClosky
Karol Rowland
E. Jefferson St
Rowland
James
Dennis
Bridgette
Karen Rowland
Sherman Hexdall
Boy Taken for Balloon Ride During NFL Halftime
Rick Snyder an 11-year-old sixth grader rode a runaway 25-foot hot air balloon three miles over Minneapolis during a Vikings 49ers halftime show. He swam 25 feet to shore after the balloon drifted into the Minnesota River, was rescued by a motorist, and returned to the game which Minnesota won 10 7. Rick said he was not scared and might ride again, though not soon. His mother was in the gondola when the line snapped.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Rick Snyder
Minnesota
Rick
Minnesota Vikings
San Francisco 49Ers
Metropolitan Stadium
Minnesota River
Minne
Sota
St. Paul
D. L. Snyder
South Vietnamese commando unit reportedly surrenders in North Vietnam
A Saigon military spokesman could not confirm the Hanoi report that a South Vietnamese commando group surrendered in the North. Hanoi said the unit was led by Captain Nguyen Thai Kien, but gave no surrender count or mention of American involvement.
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Saigon
Hanoi
North Vietnam
U.S
Nguyen Thai Kien
Santa extends hours for visits this week
Santa will be available 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday. Children enter via the Main St. door of the Hornsby building on Liberty St. and proceed downstairs for visits.
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Santa
Hornsby Building
Liberty St
Militiamen Find Enemy Cache Of Big Arms
Militiamen uncover a large enemy stockpile 27 miles northwest of Saigon including 320 rifles and five antiaircraft guns after a brief firefight that killed three guards. A four ton Viet Minh munitions cache is found eight miles from the Cambodian border with 50 Chinese submachine guns and 269 rocket grenades.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U Minh Forest
Mekong
Mekong Delta
U.S
Sais Gon
1St
Air Cavalry Division
Ellsworth Bunker
Nguyen van Thieu
Nixon
Washington
1St Infantry
Vietnam
199Th Light Infantry
United States
U.S. Command
Public hearing set on zoning petition for Bill's commercial site
A public hearing will be held at 7 30 p m Wednesday in City Hall to zone two acres of recently annexed land on the east side of Minois 47 north of grain storage bins near Romine's Standard Service Station from agriculture to commercial development. Owner Wesley Steffeshad filed the petition with supporters and opponents invited to speak.
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Minois
Romine
Wesley Steffeshad
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