Kerner Delays Third Term Talk As GOP Field Grows
Illinois Governor Otto Kerner withheld decision on seeking a third term until all Republican gubernatorial candidates enter the race. He said he would announce first to give rivals courtesy, and commented on tax plans and potential federal appointments. He also outlined ethics standards and funding actions for state programs and infrastructure.
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Til
Otto Kerner
Kerner
Illinois
Illinois Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Cook County
Mllinois General Assembly
Mllinois
Illinois River
Pekin
President
Morris Man Hospitalized After Accident
Grundy County Deputy Sheriff Hexdall reports Andrew Jiskra a 35 year old of 424 Wall St. was injured in a crash on Illinois 113 near the Mazon River when his 1962 Ford left the road struck a tree. He was listed in fairly good condition at Morris Hospital and transported by William Elberts.
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Morris
Morris Hospital
Grundy County
Sherman Hexdall
Andrew Jiskra
Wall St
Illinois 113
Mazon River
Raymond Rink Farm
Hexdall
William Elberts
Coal City
Romines
Grundy County Christmas Seal Total Reaches 6718.40
Richard P. Taylor chair reports Grundy County Christmas Seal raises 6718.40 with 80 percent staying locally. The remaining funds support research and development of films and educational materials not feasible locally.
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Grundy County
Richard P. Taylor
Peru Family Tragedy Leaves Three Dead In Home
LaSalle County investigators probe the deaths of Peter Pine 34 and his son David 9 inside the Peru Illinois residence with daughter Virginia Ann 8 dying in hospital. Police found the bodies Sunday while Mrs Ethel Pine 32 was hospitalized for safekeeping pending autopsy results.
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Peru, Il
Peru
LaSalle County
Peter Pine
David
Virginia Ann
Pine
New Jersey Zinc Co
DePue
James Thompson
Thompson
Ethel Pine
St. Mary's Hospital
LaSalle
Pines
Weather outlook shows below normal temperatures ahead
Five day forecast projects average highs 2 to 6 degrees below normal 29 to 38 with lows 15 to 23. Collins Weather Station weekend readings were mild with Saturday 37/25 and Sunday 39/35. Precipitation totaled .22 inch. Fog and overcast gave way to light rain and a low near 30 tonight. Tuesday looks mostly sunny and warmer around 50.
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Collins
Three More Bodies Recovered From Ohio River Collapse
In light rain a water-borne crane recovered three more bodies from a car pulled from the Ohio River after Friday’s bridge collapse. The death toll rose to 16 with 41 missing. Two adults and a child were identified later as remains were taken to a state armory morgue.
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Point Pleasant
W.va
Ohio
West Virginia
Parked Car Struck By Shotgun Pellets Near Morrrs
A Chicago man reports a shotgun blast hit his 1967 Pontiac trunk and back window while parked on the Illinois Michigan road seven miles west of Morris. Sheriff Pierce says the shot was at very close range with the trunk lid open. no tampering evidence found.
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Grundy County
Chicago
Louis Falat
23Rd Place
Morrs
Richard Pierce
Pierce
Two Escape From Stateville Prison
Two inmates escaped the Stateville Penitentiary minimum security farm by prying window bars with an auto jack. Warden Frank Pate identified Richard Fremarek, 26, Chicago, two to six years for armed robbery, and Edward Weishahn, 24, Ypsilanti, Michigan, five to 10 years for robbery. Prisoners missing at 4 a.m. likely smuggled the jack from a farm machine shop.
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Joliet, Il
Stateville Penitentiary
Frank Pate
Richard Fremarek
Chicago
Edward Weishahn
Ypsilanti
Mich
Pate
Deadlock over Constantine's return to Greek throne
Greek junta and King Constantine remain deadlocked as cabinet discussion yields no acceptance of terms. The 27-year-old king, who fled to Rome after a failed counter coup, demands immediate free elections and no constitutional revisions, while regime seeks exile for Queen Frederika and puppet status for the monarch.
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Rome
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Spantidakis
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Personal Income Jumps in November on Wage Gains
Washington AP reports personal income rose at an annual rate by 5.8 billion in November to 641.7 billion, the largest increase in over two years. Wages and salaries climbed 5.4 billion with only 2 billion from the end of strikes, as continued economic expansion supported payroll gains.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Tornado Kills Two In North Alabama
A tornado and heavy rains hit north Alabama killing two people and injuring at least twenty others across Madison and Morgan counties. Victims include Clarence Ellison, 60, south of Huntsville, with another death reported at Waldermose Springs. Emergency crews treat dozens in hospitals as flooding complicates relief efforts. The storm damaged or flooded multiple communities while avoiding the Redstone Arsenal.
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Madison
Morgan Counties
Redstone Arsenal Missile Complex
Clarence Ellison
Waldermose Springs
Morgan County
Richard Anderson
Huntsville Police Department
Monte Santo Mountain
Valdermose Springs
Summerville
Madison County
Redstone Complex
Weather Bureau
Man Injured Seriously in One-Car Crash
A Mazon man Rex Gaston 33 was listed in guarded condition at Morris Hospital with possible internal injuries after a Sunday night crash on Illinois 47. His passenger Red Jenkins also from Mazon was treated and released. Gaston was admitted. The 1967 Chevrolet was demolished and towed from the scene.
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Grundy County
Sherman Hexdall
Rex Gaston
Illinois 47
Morris
Hexdall
Gaston
Red Jenkins
Finland
Jenkins
Olson
Navajos Stranded by Worst Winter Storm in Memory
The Navajo nation faces thousands marooned by four foot snow as airlifted aid is planned. Officials report 60,000 in distress across 16,000 to 18,000 square miles, with at least one death and several missing or ill, while helicopters and transports distribute food, shelter, and medical supplies.
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Window Rock
Ariz
Frank Chambers
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Air Force
Rough Rock
Adams
United States
Price pledge fails to halt gold rush in Europe
London opened with heavy demand as the U S government and six partners in the gold pool kept the price at 35 dollars an ounce. Paris and Zurich markets showed continued buying while rumors of controls circulated and officials pledged unchanged operations despite devaluation and public speculation.
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Europe
America
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US Treasury
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United States
North Vietnam Builds Large Fuel Depot Near Haiphong
U.S. sources say North Vietnam has assembled a vast new oil depot two miles south of Haiphong to support truck movements toward South Vietnam. The facility lies near a population center, limiting bombing to clear-visual attacks during good weather.
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Washington
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Haiphong
Hanoi
Maiphong Harbor
Vietnam
One Car Accident Near Joliet Kills Three Occupants
A car skidded into a tree and overturned on the Monee Manhattan Road southeast of Joliet killing three men Fred Carr 24 Maurice Jackson 21 both of Kankakee and Willie Lee Stalling 19 of Columbus Miss Richard P Glenney 62 of Wilmington died in an earlier crash on a road west of Kankakee Patricia Reynolds 23 of Spring Valley perished when her car left Illinois 29 and overturned in Bureau County area Seven people died in weekend Chicago area mishaps
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Monee- Manhattan
Joliet
Fred Carr
Maurice Jackson
Kankakee
Willie Lee Stalling
Columbus
Richard P. Glenney
Wilmington
Spring Valley
Patricia Reynolds
Illinois 29
Bureau County
Chicago
Break Ankles At Jack's Super Mart Incident
Milk truck driver 314 Walter St Yorkville broke his ankle unloading milk at Jack's Super Mart 525 Liberty St as his foot turned on a ramp. Davis ambulance carried him to Morris Hospital where he was admitted. Monte Payton of Wauponsee Township also went to the same hospital with a broken ankle.
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Robert Roth
Walter St
Yorkville
Jack’s Super Mart
Liberty St
Davis
Morris Hospital
Monte Payton
Wauponsee Township
Pansy Blooms in Morris Front Yard
Mrs. Ralph Vanden of 415 George St. Morris says a purple pansy bloomed in the north side flower bed today. It is the first pansy bloom since October, marking an early spring sight in the yard.
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Morris
Ralph Vanden
George St
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