Two Charged in Barbara Mackle Kidnap Plot in Miami
Gary Steven Krist an escaped California convict who used the alias George Deacon and Ruth Eisemann Schier were charged in Washington with kidnapping Barbara Jane Mackle daughter of Florida land developer. The crimes involved a ransom paid after a failed first attempt and a stolen 13% foot speedboat from the University of Miami Institute of Marine Sciences. The FBI and Barbara’s father Robert Mackle urged no revenge as authorities pursued the case.
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Miami, Fla
Barbara Jane Mackle
Florida
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Barbara
Gary Steven Krist
California
George Deacon
Ruth Eisemann Schier
University of Miami Institute of Marine Sciences
Robert Mackle
Miami
U.S
Edward P. Swan
Emory College
Eleven U S Soldiers Freed From Cambodian Captivity
Eleven American GIs released after five months in Cambodian captivity join a twelfth not well enough to travel. They arrived in Bangkok and will fly to Clark Air Base in the Philippines for Christmas. Prince Sihanouk announced the gesture.
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Bangkok
Phnom Penh
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Earl Gurnsey
Weather outlook and temperatures from Collins station
Tonight partly cloudy and slightly colder with a low in the middle 20s. Saturday turns cloudy and cold with possible snow in the afternoon or evening and a high near 30. Sunday shows little change with a chance of snow. Collins Weather Station logged 47/27 yesterday, 28 degrees at 9 and 10 am today, precipitation totaling .25 inches.
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Collins Weather Station
Morris Business
Inauguration Planned for Prisoner Work Release
Plans are underway at Dwight Illinois Reformatory for Women to begin a prisoner work release program after the new year. Superintendent Morrissey coordinates with the state on on the job training outside the prison, following the Stateville branch success started Sept 1 with 15 inmates. Earnings in October and November totaled thousands, some sent home to families, while most debts to the IRS are being repaid.
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Illinois Reformatory For Women
Dwight
Margaret Morrisey
Ross V. Randolph
Illinois Department of Public Safety
Stateville
Illinois State Penitentiary
Joliet
Internal Revenue Service
Chicago City College
Dwight Reformatory
Morrissey
Morris Seeks Strong Leader for Next Mayor
Morris calls for a capable dedicated leader to guide the city through major change. The next mayor will oversee a $1.3 million budget for the year ending April 30 1969 and make key executive appointments to steer development and growth in the community.
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Morris
Minooka Delays Zoning Threat Amid Public Hearing
Minooka officials delayed their plan to vacate the village zoning ordinance after Aux Sable Township Supervisor Leonard Bols said residents would be heard at the December 30 public hearing. The action was to protest R III zoning by the Grundy County Planning Commission, which could allow mobile home parks and trailer parks in parts of the township. Bols said assurances were sought that resident testimony would be considered, and noted the move would push county zoning back at most 30 days, with ongoing concerns about tax burdens on Minooka, Will, and Kendall counties residents and school districts.
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Minooka
Boss
Bols
Planning Commission
Aux Sables
Yost Named United Nations Ambassador
President elect Nixon named career diplomat Charles W. Yost U S ambassador to the United Nations and said Sargent Shriver will stay as ambassador to France. Nixon stressed bipartisanship and that the UN post requires a skilled professional diplomat. Yost, 61, had retired in 1966 after serving under Arthur J. Goldberg.
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New York
Nixon
Charles W. Yost
U.S
United Nations
Sargent Shriver
France
Yost
U. N
Shriver
U.N
Arthur J. Goldberg
Eugene J. McCarthy
Dminn
Hubert H. Humphrey
Apollo 8 Moon Orbit Flight Schedule Details
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP provides the planned Apollo 8 mission facts. Launch 7 51 a m EST. Crew Frank Borman James Lovell William Anders. Flight 6 days 3 hours. Target distance 220 074 miles from Earth and 69 mile lunar proximity for 20 hours 10 orbits. Moon orbit spans Dec 24 5 02 a m to Dec 25 1 09 a m EST. Saturn 5 rocket height 363 feet thrust 7 5 million lb first stage total cost 310 million
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Earth
Moon
Apollo
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kurt Debus
Kennedy Space Center
James A. Loveller
Democrats Circulate Petitions for City Primaries
Buford Willis and Elmo Ray Younger began circulating petitions for 4th and 3rd ward alderman posts as candidates file for the Feb 25 city primary. Nine of 13 known candidates have filed. first filing period ends Dec 28 with a second period Jan 1-11. Mayor and other city officials seek reelection as incumbents file petitions.
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Buford Willis
Grant St
Fourth Ward
Robert Gilbertson
Dave Sklut
Third Ward
Elmo Ray Younger
Price St
Secretary of State’s Office
Municipal League
Robert Wren
P. G. Marshall
Cedar St
Lester Johnson
James Stine
John Nelson
Floyd Siron
Stine
Nelson
Robert White
Donald Caisley
Vacation Begins At MCHS Christmas Break
Classes at Morris Community High School ended at 3 p.m. for Christmas vacation with a one hour assembly led by student council chairman Jim Bottomley. The program included carols from the Latin German Spanish and French clubs and yule songs by the MCHS band directed by John Bertrand. Santa Claus greeted students and brought gifts to Sally Masis a 17 year old American Field Service student from San Jose Costa Rica. Dismissal was by Keith Salems student council president.
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Morris Community High School
MCHS
Jim Bottomley
John Bertrand
Santa Claus
North Pole
Sally Masis
American Field Service
San Jose
Costa Rica
Keith Salems
Sixth Victim Diane Kline Dies in Carlinville Welfare Shooting
An eight year old girl Diane Kline died today at St. John's Hospital marking the sixth fatality from a shooting at a Carlinville welfare office on Wednesday. Her brother Michael, fourteen, remains in very critical condition, according to hospital officials.
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Diane Kline
St. John’s Hospital
Carlinville
Kline
Michael
Contaminated Oxygen Delays Apollo 8 Countdown
Contaminated liquid oxygen found in Apollo 8 fuel cells threatens a Saturday 7:51 a.m. EST liftoff. NASA drained 640 pounds and aims to replace it during a six hour hold, with officials optimistic the mission to orbit the moon can proceed.
Two Killed in Tavern Shooting in East St. Louis
A tavern shooting in East St. Louis left two men dead and two others wounded. Victims identified as Tommy Weston, 25, and Robert Daniels, 23, both from East St. Louis. Bobby Louis Johnson, 24, remained in serious condition with multiple gunshot wounds, while bystander Saderia Calvert, 21, was treated and released.
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East ST. Louis, Ill
East St. Louis
Tommy Weston
Robert Daniels
East St Louis
Bobby Louis Johnson
Saderia Calvert
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Cynthia) Leach
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H. A. Hexdall
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