Publishers Seek Settlement in Kennedy Book Dispute
Spokesmen for Harper & Row and Look magazine say efforts to settle out of court continue over the Death of a President book. William Manchester denies breaching Mrs Kennedy's trust and defends his portrayal of the assassination years after government and family agreements.
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New York
Kennedy
William Manchester
John F. Kennedy
Look Magazine
Harper & Row
Look
Rifkind
New York Times
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Manchester
Look Magazine Sunday
Peoria Chosen For Speck Murder Trial Site
Judge Herbert C. Paschen ruled the Richard F. Speck trial will be moved to Peoria County in the 10th Judicial Circuit citing fairness concerns. Speck to remain in Chicago jail until a Peoria Circuit Court judge sets trial dates amid publicity anxieties. Getty questions Peoria courthouse suitability.
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Chicago
Herbert C. Paschen
Richard F. Speck
Peoria County
10Th Judicial Circuit
Paschen
Administrative Office
Illinois Courts
Illinois
Speck
Cook County
Peoria
Getty
Verona Woman Hurt in Crash on Illinois 47
Mrs. Richard Sjostrom, 41, of Verona, was injured in a two car crash on Illinois 47 near Dupont Road by Hume School at 12 30 p m. She was hospitalized with back injuries after her 1965 Mustang was hit by Glenn Reeves 58 of Morris. Reeves vehicle struck her left side causing her to skid 180 feet and hit a tree. both cars were towed, no other injuries reported.
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Verona
Illinois 47
Dupont Road
Hume School
Richard
Pearl) Sjostrom
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Davis
Glenn E. Reeves
Morris
Reeves
Sjostrom
Olson
State Leaders Want to Join In Decisions
Democratic governors urge President Johnson to include them in campaign decisions for 1968. They fault Johnson as a one man band and push for reorganizing the Democratic National Committee. Governors expect Romney to oppose Johnson if he runs again.
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Washington
Johnson
White Sulphur Springs
W.va
Democratic National Committee
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Great Society
John B. Connally
Texas
Otto Kerner
Illinois
John M. Bailey
Bailey
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Kerner
Michigan
George Romney
Weather Forecast Note From Collins Station
The Weather Bureau expects tonight to be colder with readings in the upper 20s to low 30s. Southeast winds should bring fair, warmer weather Tuesday with a high near 40, followed by partly sunny mild conditions Wednesday. Collins Station logged Saturday high 42 and low 26, Sunday 42 and 29, with 9 am at 31 and 11:15 am downtown Morris at 35.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris
Teen held couple captive as trooper is slain in Greensburg
An 18 year old from Erlanger and a 29 year old from Newport were apprehended after a daytime gun battle that killed state trooper William Rayner near Greensburg Indiana. The elderly Ernstes couple were taken hostage for more than five hours before surrendering with no resistance.
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Greensburg
Ind
Christmas Holiday Traffic Death Toll Estimated
The National Safety Council estimated 650 to 750 traffic deaths over the Christmas weekend from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday. The council noted holiday travel would total about 7.6 billion miles versus 7.3 billion in a nonholiday period.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
U.S. Asks UN to Seek Vietnam Cease Fire Talks
The United States formally asks UN Secretary General U Thant to take steps toward initiating Vietnam cease-fire discussions. The request, backed by President Johnson, aims for an immediate halt to bombing and broad participation in peace talks under the UN framework.
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United Nations. N.Y
United States
U.N
U Thant
Vietnam
Thant
U.S
Johnson
Goldberg
Pope Paul VI
North Vietnam
Coal City youths charged with battery in circuit court
John D. Parkis and Clarence C. Stewart both of Coal City were bound at $1,000 each after a preliminary hearing on battery charges. Officer Richard Scerine and Trooper J K Perona testified as Parkis, on leave from the army, allegedly fled a stop sign and then assaulted the officers during pursuit on Broadway and Division Streets. A tentative trial date was set for the following Wednesday.
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Coal City
Richard Scerine
Illinois
J. K. Perona
John D. Parkis
Clarence C. Stewart
Robert W. Malmquist
Scerine
Richard Wilder
Parkis
Broadway St
Broadway
Division Sts
Division
Pavlis
Stewart
Santa Fe
Pavis
Perona
Malmquist
Atty. Wilder
Santa stolen from Lisbon Road display in Morris
The Tibbitts family report a stuffed Santa Claus was stolen from their Lisbon Road display planned for the Morris Chamber of Commerce Christmas contest. The theft occurred after 1:30 a.m. with the Santa stuffed with newspapers and possibly discarded by vandals. They ask returning Mr. Whiskers to the residence.
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Stevie
Leslie Tibbitts
Tibbitts
Lisbon Road
Rte. 2
Morris Chamber of Commerce
Santa
Pair Charged With Violation Of Ruble Rules
Two American youths plead guilty at a Leningrad court to violating Soviet currency regulations. Wortham and Gilmour face prison terms up to eight years for the currency charge and up to three years for theft of a bear statue. Trial expected to last three days amid Soviet legal procedure and full-court public filming.
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Leningrad
U.S.S.R
Wortham
Craddock M. Gilmour Jr
Salt Lake City
Utah
Gilmour
Finland
Nina I. Isakova
Novosti
Craddock M. Gilmour Sr
U.S
Gilmour Sr
Harlan G. Moen
Grundy County Seals Campaign Raises Over $6 700
The Grundy County Health and Tuberculosis Assn reports 1967 Christmas Seals drive brought in $6 772.20 in six weeks. President Herb Weitz notes the mail campaign reaches county homes and says $1 349.56 remains to meet the goal.
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Grundy County
Herb Weitz
Referendum planned for Coal City High School project
A referendum of about 1.5 million for a new Coal City high school is set for January 7 after a 1964 study by the original board and a 1966 advisory panel. The plan includes a 78,000 square foot building on a 50 acre site near Illinois 113, with 62,500 land cost and added site work.
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Coal City High School
Florence Smith
Coal City
Board of Education
Leslie Ross
A. J. Dearth
Louis
Josephine) Tira
John Tuiner
Joseph Skubic
Elvin Wills
Robert Pogliano
Citizens School Advisory
Illinois 113
Mary I. Trotter
Trotter
Dale Nicholson
Joliet
Carbon Hill Road
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Ruby
Sprinkle
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Community Guidance Center
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Interstate 74
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David Blodgett Jr
Ernstes
Buel Ray Wortham
North Little Rock
Ark
Pete di Paolo
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