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Morris Daily Herald

Location

Morris, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1968

Page

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Davidson Declines Mayoral Run In Local Elections

Acting Mayor Donald Davidson announces he will not seek a four year term and will return to the third ward alderman post May 1. He cites health and full time job at Federal Paper Board as reasons. Filing opens with two periods, ending Dec 28 and Jan 11, with a Feb 25 primary and April 15 general election.

Donald Davidson Davidson Aage Hansen Federal Paper Board Arthur Hornsby Jr Chapin St John Nelson Ray Baker E. Jefferson Sr James Stine

Sentence Girl II to Life in Thrill Killing Case

Eleven year old Mary Flora Bell was found guilty in Britain’s sensational kill for thrills trial and sentenced to life detention. The jury ruled manslaughter with diminished responsibility due to her alleged psychopathic disorder.

Newcastle England Mary Flora Bell Britain Mary Norma J ‘Eur Bell Carly She — Suanee Ralph Cusack

Teens Admit Role in Million Dollar CBQ Train Derailment

Two 13 and 14 year old boys confessed they caused a Chicago Burlington and Quincy freight derailment near Walnut Illinois by throwing a switch. The derailment blocked a siding, damaged four diesel locomotives and eight cars carrying potash, injuring brakeman H G Norgin of Aurora.

Walnut Ill Burlington and Quincy Bureau County Sheriff's Office St. Paul Minn Mendota

Weather Outlook Skies Cloudy Warm Up With Snow Flurry Odds

Collins Weather Station logged a high of 33 and a low of 12. Overnight expect increasing cloudiness and a low in the upper 20s with possible snow before morning. Wednesday cloudy and warmer with scattered snow likely mixed with rain and a top near 38. Thursday rain then snow as temperatures fall. At 9 am today the station read 23 and downtown Morris reported 30 at 10:30 am.

Collins Weather Station Morris

Morristown MCHS Honor Roll Totals 119 Students

Mor ris Community High School reports 119 students on the honor roll for the second six weeks. The A honor roll includes 14 students. B honor roll lists 39 seniors, 23 juniors, 24 sophomores, and 19 freshmen. Names span seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen in alphabetical order.

MCHS Morris Community High School Claude Rose Jane Kuntz Thomas Redmond Anne Trucano Mary Elizabeth Gannon Mary Kowalczyk Scott Macdonald Jeff Rose Kurt Salems Robert Scott Lee Verkwitz Candice Chord Brenda Morgan Jim Palmer Pamela Sobol

Saigon Leader Sees No Disagreement With U S On Talks

Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky of South Vietnam said there were no disagreements with top U S negotiators after a 1 hour 40 minute meeting with W Averell Harriman Cyrus R Vance and Pham Dang Lam. Ky defended the allied stance on a two sided conference and table shape standoff persists with North Vietnam.

Paris Nguyen Cao Ky South Vietnam U.S Clark M. Clifford Washington Saigon W. Averell Harriman Cyrus R. Vance Clifford Harriman Vance Pham Dang Lam

Park Forest Sells Land for College Park Forest Sells Land for College

Park Forest Village Board voted to sell 162 acres on the southwest edge of the village to the Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities for 235000 dollars. The land's slated for a south suburban senior college with a 750 acre campus, beside the Illinois Central Railroad near the village boundary.

Park Forest, Ill Park Forest Village Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities B. G. Cunningham Illinois Central Railroad

Policeman Testifies Walton Struck First on Campus

On the Washington University campus in St Louis officer James Warters testified that Elbert Walton a Negro graduate student struck him after being stopped for speeding on campus Walton allegedly refused to identify himself and denied he was a student. The incident led to ten days of peaceful campus demonstrations at the university with about 6900 full time students involved.

James Warters Walton Warters

Mount Vernon City Manager Resigns After Controversy

Chester Lewis resigns as Mount Vernon city manager after 13 years in office amid controversy over annexation. In a letter to the City Council he cites harassment and indignation, noting he will no longer subject the professional office to such treatment. He previously served as Joliet city manager for about two years.

Mount Vernon, Ill Chester Lewis Mount Vernon Lewis Joliet Joe Martin

Robbery at Joliet Bank Worth At Least 150000

Detectives and the FBI investigated a Joliet National Bank robbery that morning. They linked partly burned bank pouches found in Chicago alleys to the heist. The head teller was tied and gagged as two men with ski masks entered before 6:30 a.m.

Kozak Margaret Viveck Joliet Herald-News Chicago Joliet

Severe Quake Shakes Alaska City

A 6.5 magnitude quake struck south central Alaska near Anchorage at 2 08 a m lasting about a minute. Burglar alarms rang and groceries toppled as windows rattled though initial reports noted no major damage. Epicenter was 160 miles southwest in a remote area.

Anchorage Alaska U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Seismological Observatory College, Alaska Here

Restriction at Morris Hospital Visits For Today

Morris Hospital restricted visiting hours to immediate family after five flu admissions. Administrator Arthur Allaben said the measure protects patients and visitors.

Morris Hospital Arthur Allaben

Parents Urged to Check Skating Ice

Conservation Inspector James Darkhuff warns parents to test ice safety before children skate, especially on streams and strip mine pits. He notes warming trends weaken ice and suggests clear ice checks or a life line test. ice tends to be safer after temperatures stay near ten degrees for several days.

James Darkhuff Darkhuff

Second Taylor Common sweep near Da Nang deepens Vietnam War push

Five thousand Marines backed by more than 200 air strikes sweep 30 miles southwest of Da Nang in Operation Taylor Common. Since Dec 7, 123 enemy and Viet Cong killed, 41 captured. 18 Marines dead and 73 wounded. Meanwhile US forces clash north of Saigon with 50 enemy killed and 5 Americans killed in separate actions.

Saigon U.S da Nang Meade River Laos Air Force

Planning Commission to Review Two Plats in Grundy County

The Grundy County Regional Planning Commission will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the courthouse to discuss two proposed subdivisions. Plats by James McElwain in Wauponsee Township and Robert Drake in Goose Lake and Felix townships will be reviewed by the commission.

Grundy County Regional

Santa Receives Morris Area Children's Christmas Lists

Santa's Morris Post Office helpers tally hundreds of letters from area children. Kids name specific toys and even prices, with many mentioning stockings by the fireplace and chimneys, while some children request special items and note good behavior.

Eleanor Anderson Santa Morris Post Office Santa Claus Valarie Davidson Brett Lee Price

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