Task Force urges sweeping Illinois education reform
The Illinois Task Force on Education calls for removing the superintendent from politics and establishing a state board of education. It proposes regional districts, higher per pupil funding, mandatory kindergarten, compulsory education to 18, and programs to expand summer learning and job preparation.
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Chicago
Illinois Task Force On Education
Superintendent of Public Instruction
William P. MecLure
University of Illinois Bureau of Educational Research
Board of Education
Illinois
Senate
Americans Get Three Years In Labor Camp
A Soviet court sentenced Buel Ray Wortham to three years in a restricted labor camp and fined Craddock Gilmour Jr. 1,000 rubles for violating currency regulations. Wortham also faced a three year term for stealing a bear statue. Both men are U.S. youths from Arkansas and will appeal within a week.
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Leningrad
Us.s.s.r
Buel Ray Wortham
Craddock M. Gilmour Jr
Wortham
North Little Rock
Ark
Gilmour
Harlan G. Moen
U.S
Moscow
Ortham
Soviet Union
Finland
Snow flurries forecast with chilly temperatures ahead
The U S Weather Bureau predicts cloudy conditions with snow flurries or light snow tonight and near 30 degrees high on Thursday. Friday may see more snow flurries with little temperature change. Collins Weather Station logged a high of 3 degrees and low of 31, Morris downtown reached 37 at 10 30 a m.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris
Two Coal City Men Fined for Striking Officer
John D. Parks and Clarence C. Stewart, both Coal City residents, pled guilty to battery and were fined 200 each plus costs by Associate Circuit Court Judge Robert W. Malmquist. They had resisted arrest of a speeding suspect and attempted to strike off duty officer J. K. Perona. Judge cited Christmas and Park’s military status and ordered 35 restitution for broken glasses.
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Coal City
John D. Parks
Clarence C. Stewart
Robert W. Malmquist
Richard Scerine
Scerine
Illinois
J. K. Perona
Richard Wilder
Malmquist
Parks
U. S. Army
Morris Community High School Christmas Program
The combined band and chorus will present a Christmas program for students in the gym at 2 10 p m Thursday. The program includes Christmas music and carols. School dismisses at 2 51 p m with holiday vacation to follow. Classes resume Tuesday January 3.
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Morris Community High School
Alibi for Pony Delivers Small Town Laughs
In Randolph Iowa postmaster Mary Blackburn has answered letters to Santa for 20 years. One child asked for a pony and the mother added a note asking Santa to fix an alibi for the pony saying the sled is too small for such a gift. Blackburn recalls the amusing request and chuckles at the memory.
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Randolph
Iowa
Mary Blackburn
Santa Claus
Mama Santa Brings Soft Voice To New Jersey Store
In Brick Township, Sophie Deptula, 53, fills in as Mama Santa for Steinbach Co. after the regular Santa fell ill. Shoppers, both young and old, react warmly to the gentler approach, with the young unsure of the change and the elder noting the softer tone. Deptula says she acts as Santa's helper while the real Santa works on Christmas Eve.
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Mama Santa Claus
Mama Santa
Luna 13 Moon Probe Launched by Soviet Union
The Soviet Union launched Luna 13 toward the moon to conduct further scientific studies of the moon and its close environments, announced by Tass the official news agency.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Bombers Pound N Viet Troops Near DMZ
U S B52 bombers pounded North Vietnamese troops just north of the demilitarized zone as Marines clashed 15 miles south in fog. Leathernecks repelled a Viet Cong mortar attack, with 54 enemy killed and four captured. Army units north and south reported additional Viet Cong and Red soldier deaths.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Westmoreland Urges Peace as Viet Forces Mark Christmas
Gen. William C. Westmoreland, commander in Vietnam, delivers a Christmas message to American forces praising their “magnificent performance of duty” and expressing hope that peace on earth and good will can become a reality in the war-torn land.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Kennedy Widow Nears Agreement With Look Magazine
In New York Mrs. John F. Kennedy and Look Magazine move toward a settlement over The Death of a President. Lawyers plan talks to resolve concerns about text details and portrayal of the president's death and burial.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Look Magazine
Simon H. Rifkind
Look
David W. Peck
William Manchester
Cowles Communications, Inc
Lishers
Richard Goodwin
Kennedy
Mrs. Kennedy
Cowles
Harper & Row
Don Congdon
Manchester
President Kennedy
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Winners named in Morris Christmas decorating contest
Frank Leathers of the Morris Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the Christmas home decorating contest. Milford Christianson won first prize of 100 dollars for Santa Caught in Modern Traffic, with others receiving 50 and 25 dollars for various entries.
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Frank Leathers
Morris Chamber of Commerce
Milford Christianson
Douglas Sr
Santa
Robert Walsh
Lisbon Road
Jack
Helen Ullrich
Robert Johnson
Ullrichs
Sis’ Drive-In
Johnsons
Lisbon St
Richard A. Bauer
Fulton St
Ben Covey
Black St
Ronald Crenshaw
E. Benton St
William Kramer
E. North St
Albert Tucker
Fremont Ave
Ralph Vanden
George St
All Goodnight
Morris
Morris man crushed under hydraulic grain lift at elevator
Russell Hexdall 63 of Morris died in a freak accident at the Morris Elevator Co. when the hydraulic lift dropped his car onto him around 2 30 p m on Tuesday. A Moris police report and Grundy County coroner concluded he died about a half hour before discovery. Funeral arrangements set for Grace Lutheran Church with burial at Saratoga Cemetery.
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Morris
Morris Elevator Co
Lisbon St
Russel Hexdall
Meadows Circle
Hexdall
Elevator Co
Robert Coop Jr
Franklin Sr
Coop
Morris City
Grundy County
W. Clark Davis
Russel J. Hexdall
Grace Lutherans Church
Asaph Chelsea
Saratoga Cemetery
Finland Funeral Home
Saratoga Township
Hans
Martha (Hauge) Hexdall
Aux Sable Township
Grace Lutheran Church
Ruth Darnell
DeKalb
John
Virginia) Sharpe
Chicago
Carlton
Nancy) Smith
Marvin
Mildred) Williamson
Arnold
Etta) Friestad
Obie
Harry
Chester
Elmer
Gardner
Morris City Police Chief Urges Lock Your Cars Today
Morris City Police Chief Don ald Ward urged area motorists to lock their cars while shopping to prevent package theft. Ward said it only takes a minute to lock a car and possibly save money from stolen packages.
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Morris City
Donald Ward
Morris
Ward
Marseilles Receives HUD Grant for Growth Planning
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced an $8,650 grant to Marseilles Illinois to assist in growth and development planning. The funds aim to guide future housing, infrastructure, and community improvement efforts.
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Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Marseilles, Ill
Morris Woman Owes Life to CODE X-ray
Mrs. James Garling of 426 Maple Drive credits the CODE program with saving her life after a routine test revealed a serious lung condition. The COUNTY program, funded by Christmas Seals, conducts free tuberculin tests and chest X-rays. Her discovery led to surgery for hystoplasmosis, a potentially fatal fungal disease, and she now urges support for the campaign.
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Morris
James Garling
Maple Drive
Grundy County
Barry Seng
St. Lukes Hospital
Chicago
Mrs. Garling
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