Israel claims ground raid into Egypt near Suez Canal
Israeli commandos reportedly penetrated 19 miles into Egypt near the Nile Delta and bombarded an army camp before returning to base on the east bank of the canal. Egypt denied the assault as fighting intensified around the Suez Canal region.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Egypt
Suez Canal
Nile Delta
Canal
Upper
Gulf of Suez
West Bank
Sinai
Gaza Strip
Rise in Inflation Pushes Costs Higher in November
Washington AP reports overall living costs rose five tenths of one percent in November as food clothing and housing prices climbed. Labor Department notes about 45 million workers faced pay cuts from shorter hours with real earnings staying below year-ago levels. Wage adjustments vary by contract with higher costs tying to meat eggs and services tied to home ownership.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Two Convicted Burglars Seek New Trials
Chief Circuit Judge Walter Dixon delayed ruling on petitions for new trials by Jerry A. Jones and William Nelson, both at Stateville Prison for burglaries. The men claim they were not informed sentences could run consecutively to earlier paroled burglary terms. State's Atty. Wilder opposed the petitions as affidavits were presented and a motion to strike was made.
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Walter Dixon
Stateville Prison
Joliet
Howard Ryan
Jerry A. Jones
William Nelson
James R. Fleming
Coal City
Robert Adcock
Morris
Dixon
Trail
Atty
Richard Wilder
Fleming
State
Adcock
Jones
Thomas B. Dunn
Weather forecast for Morris region turns colder with light snow
Tonight the U S Weather Bureau reports partly cloudy and colder conditions with a low of 15 to 20. Saturday brings partly sunny skies and a high near 30. Temperatures through Wednesday look 4 to 8 degrees below normal with minor changes before a warming trend next week. Precipitation remains light at about one tenth inch or less, mainly Tuesday.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris
Housing and finance outlook hinted by county official
County Building and Zoning Officer Eugene Sorensen says building fees for the year ending Nov 30 are nearly the same as the prior year about 12 500 collected. He notes conditions were not normal and anticipates a rebound next year as people regain confidence and resume homebuilding.
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Eugene Sorensen
Sorensen
Refusal to Accept Social Security Benefits Jammed by Spokesman
A Joliet office spokesman says the Social Security Act lacks a provision to refuse benefits but rules allow waivers for religious patriotic or political reasons. Such waivers are rare and usually religious. Amish waivers apply permanently to the worker and all beneficiaries. Other waivers can be withdrawn by the signer only.
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Joliet
How to Avoid a Cold at Christmas
Florence Smith advises readers to stay away from the mistletoe to help prevent catching a cold during the Christmas season.
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Florence Smith
Bus Crash Injures Dozens Near Crossville Tennessee
A Trailways bus, en route from Nashville to Knoxville, swerved to avoid a traffic collision on icy U S 70 east of Crossville and plunged over a 15 foot embankment injuring 20 to 22 people. Eighteen passengers were soldiers and four were students. Several were critically hurt.
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Crossville, Tenn
Trailways
U.S. 70
Here
Nashville
Snicker A Day: The ladder rung that bears most weight
A humorous aside notes the bottom rung of a ladder bears the most load as it supports the majority of climbers. The saying parallels everyday work and safety, highlighting practical wisdom about steady support.
Newark Mayor Pleads Not Guilty in Federal Case
Newark Mayor Addonizio and reputed Mafia boss Anthony Boiardo pleaded innocent to extortion and income tax evasion charges. Judge Coolahan set 45 days for defense motions and bail at 50 000 for Boiardo with travel limits. Addonizio free on 25 000 bail. Indictment covers 15 defendants including 12 others who pled innocent. illness delayed one arraignment. Chamber of Commerce called for officials to step aside until case is resolved.
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Michigan
National Highway Users Conference
Department of State Highways
State Housing Development Authority
Newark
N.J
Hugh J. Addonizio
Anthony
Tony Boy” Boiardo
U.S
Boiardo
Addonizio
Greater Newark Chamber of Commerce
Tax Exemption Hike to 750 Proposed in Tax Bill
Senate House tax reform conferees reach tentative agreement on a relief package. The plan includes raising the personal income tax exemption from 600 to 750 with 1972 onward set at 750, plus changes to low income allowances and standard deduction, affecting withholding for the last half of next year.
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Washington
Senate
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Illinois Supreme Court Spares Condemned Man in Chicago Case
The Illinois Supreme Court spared a Chicago man from death and granted a new trial for William Lee, who faced a death sentence for a $300 grocery-store robbery murder. The court also reversed Norman Stanhope’s conviction in his wife’s slaying and upheld multiple other murder verdicts, with mustered opinions on psychiatric evaluation and jury proceedings.
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Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
Chicago
High Court
William Lee
Lee
Robert C. Underwood
U.S. Suprereme Court
William Witherspoon
Gaetano Pampinella
Supreme Court
Norman Stanhope
Madison County
Stanhope
Edward R. Cesarz
Ruth Evelyn Ross
Attendant Killed During Holdup in Springfield Station
David Burch an 18 year old Divernon resident employed at a Glenarm service station was shot and killed during a holdup late Thursday night. His body was found by Anthony Johnson a 22 year old Michigan motorist who stopped at the station on U S 66 south of Springfield. Authorities recovered $180 in cash scattered around the drive and in the cashbox.
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Springfield
Ill
David Burch
Divernon
Glenarm
Michigan
Anthony Johnson
U.S. 66
Johnson
No Withdrawals Reported in March Primary Race
Thomas H. Parks as pro tem county clerk said no candidates had withdrawn from the March primary. The clerk’s office will stay open until noon Saturday, the final withdrawal deadline.
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Thomas H. Parks
Indian student art cards fund Pala Mission School
Sales of Christmas cards reproducing crayon drawings by grade school pupils, mostly American Indians, sold out 100 000 cards at 25 cents each and will help keep the Pala Mission School open for another year. The eight grade rebuilding school serves 190 students near Rincon and Palo reservations in northern San Diego County.
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Pala
Calif
Pala Mission School
Victory ‘Turchetti
Rincon
Palo
Nixon Plans To Ease Red Chinese Trade
Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott said President Nixon will announce three steps to ease U S trade restrictions with Communist China. The changes include removing the $100 import limit on Chinese items, allowing U S firms abroad to trade on nonstrategic goods, and loosening rules on import of Chinese art objects.
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Nixon
Washington
U.S
China
Senate
Hugh Scott
Scott
Pennsylvania
White House
United States
Red China
Warsaw
Double Fatality In Joliet Car Crash In Will County
Two Naperville youths Patrick Dumler 18 and Walter Schwarz Jr. 17 were killed when their car struck a tree at 111th Street and Plainfield Naperville Roads in northern Will County. Police could not determine which was driving as the car traveled over 100 miles per hour before impact.
Anniversary of National Liberation Attacks Hit Saigon Area
Saigon observes two Communist anniversaries as Viet Cong rockets strike Tan Son Nhut Air Base for the first time in 50 months. A Vietnamese woman dies and 17 civilians are wounded in housing near the base while Americans suffer light injuries. US and South Vietnamese forces hunt for launch sites as attacks continue nearby.
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Saigon
Indochina
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Tan Son Nhut
U.S
South Vietnam
U.S. 25Th Division
Burglary Reported At Minooka Home
Grundy County sheriff seeks suspects after a break in at Leonard Bols residence 1.5 miles west of the Will County line on U.S. 6. Entry found at the back door around 3 p.m. Thursday. Stolen items include electrical supplies bathroom fixtures an electric heat pump a vacuum cleaner and wire valves. The theft occurred Wednesday or Thursday.
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Grundy County
Poelice
Leonard Bols
Minooka
Bols
Will County
U.S. 6
Extension of Poverty Program for Two More Years
House and Senate conferees agree on a two year, five billion dollar extension of the antipoverty program. The plan funds the current year at 2.2 billion dollars, 150 million above Nixon’s request, and sets 1971 funding at 2.8 billion dollars. The agreement awaits final approval from both chambers.
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Washington
House
Senate
Dent Nixon
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