Kennedy asks court to bar publication of controversial book
Mrs. John F. Kennedy seeks a Manhattan injunction to stop publication of Death of a President by William Manchester claiming privacy rights and breach of agreement. Judge Saul Streit ordered a show cause appearance for December 27 by Manchester and publishers Look and Harper & Row. Robert Kennedy supports his sister-in-law, denying consent was granted.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Manhattan
Dn.y
Kennedy
Manchester
Sen. Kennedy
Cowles Communications, Inc
Look
Michael Joseph, Ltd
London
England
Robert F. Kennedy
Harper & Row
Warm Weekend Forecast With Sunny Skies
Sunny skies and unseasonably warm temperatures dominate the weekend. Highs near 50 degrees with southwesterly winds up to 25 mph. Sunday looks partly sunny and mild. Collins Weather Station logged a Friday high of 34 and a low of 30, with 6 pm temperature at 31 degrees.
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Collins Weather Station
Bonds Win In Joliet For Morris Schools
A Joliet ballot victory boosted Morris Elementary District funds with $0.14 high school and $0.21 grade school tax increases. Citizens for Better Schools coordinated precinct campaigns. 1,200 of about 2,000 voters backed the measures. Commonwealth Edison’s George Travers led the effort, costing the company $90,000 yearly.
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Citizens For Better Schools Committee
George Travers
Commonwealth Edison Co
Herald
Band
Orchestra
Fire destroys Decatur Auto Wrecking Inc building
Decatur Auto Wrecking Inc suffered a $250000 fire Friday night. Two policemen found the blaze about a half hour after shift departure. Explosions tore through the plant as flammable fluids ignited. A wrecker and an automobile inside were destroyed. No one was inside. cause undetermined.
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Decatur, Ill
Decatur Auto Wrecking Inc
Governors push Johnson rethink as 1968 lines form
Democratic governors denounce Johnson policy pace at the National Governors Conference. Missouri Governor Hearnes warns the administration must re-evaluate or risk starting over with a new candidate in 1968. New Jersey Governor Hughes demands facts over rhetoric in criticism.
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White Sulphur Springs
W.va
Warren E. Hearnes
Missouri
Johnson
Hearnes
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Hughes
Michigan
George Romney
John H. Chaffee
Rhode Island
Washington
U N Security Council invokes sanctions against Rhodesia
The United Nations Security Council for the first time approves mandatory sanctions including an oil embargo aimed at Rhodesia to pressure the white minority regime. Eleven members vote yes with four abstentions. Britain fails to secure oil embargo enforcement by force.
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United Nations
N.Y
Security Council
Rhodesia
Soviet Union
France
Bulgaria
Mali
Britain
South Africa
Portugal
U.N
Council
Salisbury
Mith
Africa
League of Nations
Italy
Ethiopia
Lord Caradon
Illinois plans elimination of 404 townships
The Full Value Assessment Laws Commission endorsed bills to require county boards to abolish townships under 36 square miles unless valued at 10 million in full value assessments. Redistricted townships could not exceed 108 square miles, with exceptions for Cook and St Clair counties. A state property tax appeal board would hear taxpayer appeals beyond local boards of review.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Maurice Scott
Commission
Cook
St. Clair
Scott
Woman Foils Shoplifting Trap Box in La Salle Store
An observant woman shopper stopped two men in a La Salle department store as they attempted to steal a blanket from a large gift-wrapped package. The box carried a spring-operated trap door. the men dropped the box and fled when confronted.
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LA Salle, Ill
la Salle Department
Medical Practice Arrest Report In Chicago
Chicago man Lee A. Sturgis 38 was arrested on charges of posing as a physician in violation of the Illinois Medical Practice Act. Investigators say he ran offices on the South Side and signed as "a doctor of record" in about 150 personal injury claims despite failing the chiropractic licensing exam four times. The attorney general filed a civil injunction to stop him from posing as a physician.
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Chicago
Lee A. Sturgis
South Side
William G. Clark
Sturgis
Circuit Court
Clark
Santa Receives Letters Emphasizing Early Christmas Gifts
Letters to Santa from Morris Post Office show kids asking for electronic and mechanical toys like walkie talkies, intercoms, and space sets. Some kids include prices and totals, while others mention good behavior and gift wishes for siblings.
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Marge Lindsay
Santa
North Pole
Morris Post Office
Brad Hunter
U.N.C.L.E
Jeffry Ryder
Robert J. Ryder
Norelco
G. I. Joe
Jill Herman
Dale W. Herman
Kathy
Gregg
Safe vanish after demolition bid in Traverse City
Businessman Phil Balyeat and two helpers moved an 850 pound safe from a building slated for demolition onto the sidewalk but could not load it onto a truck. They left for help and returned to find the safe had disappeared.
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Traverse City, Mich
Phil Balyeat
Balyeat
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Edward W. Wakeman
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