Men emerge after 19 hours trapped in Tehachapi tunnel cave in
Seventeen men freed after 19 hours trapped behind a cave in inside a snowbound Tehachapi mountain. They crawled through a narrow passage to reach a 1%-mile long State Water Project tunnel with air and supplies delivered from above. Rescue teams battled debris and formed a new exit as the Carley V. Porter tunnel works advance in the California aqueduct project.
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Gorman
Calif
Tehachapi Mountains
California
H.G. Harrison
State Department of Water Resources
Techachapi Mountains
Washkansky Buried in Cape Town
Louis Washkansky who received the world first transplanted heart was buried in Pinelands Cape Town as hundreds attended. The funeral followed a week of grief with announcements noting pneumonia caused his death after 18 days with the living heart. Prof Barnard did not attend and prepared for a TV appearance in the United States.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Washkansky
United States
Christian N. Barnard
Marius
Gerald Ferry
Pinelands
Israel Abrahams
C. Botha
Ann
Barnard
Trains collide near Wamego injuring 50 passengers
A holiday passenger train crowded with 190 people collided with a 70-car freight train on a siding east of Wamego Kansas. About 50 passengers were injured, none seriously, with 12 remaining hospitalized overnight and around 20 treated and released. The Portland Rose en route from the west to Kansas City derailed along with freight units after the collision.
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Wamego
Kan
Kansas Highway Patrol
Manhattan
Topeka
Phillip Way
Ft. Riley, Kan
Union Pacific
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Omaha
Neb
Portland Rose
Warning on Ice in Morris Canal Thin Ice Dangers Children
Morris City Police Chief Donald Ward issued a warning about ice on the Illinois-Michigan Canal. He urged area residents to keep children from skating on canal and pond ice, calling it very thin and dangerous and asking parents to cooperate for their children's safety.
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Morris City
Donald Ward
Illinois-Michigan Canal
Ward
Winter Arrives With Cold Snap Across Morris Area
A cold front swept in dropping readings from a high of 61 to 12 as Collins Weather Station logged 0.88 inches of precipitation. Downtown Morris read 13 at 11 a.m. with clear skies giving way to a sunny but frigid Saturday and a pattern of near normal highs in the 30s and overnight in the 20s. Snow chances exist around Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Collins Weather Station
Morris
Peak Holiday Travel Push At Home For Christmas
Airlines railroads and buses advance peak travel as millions rush home for Christmas. Carriers foresee record passenger volume with extra seats and services from Dec 15 23 and Jan 1. Miami Hawaii and Caribbean routes show heavy bookings and resort travel rises.
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Bob Monroe
Associated Press
Miami
Hawaii
Mexico
Caribbean Islands
National Safety Council
Chicago
The
Air Transport Association
Washington
Crash Knocks Out Chicago Aurora Phone Lines
An accident east of Aurora, Illinois, snapped a telephone pole and severed five major cables, halting service between Chicago and Aurora for about an hour. Illinois Bell officials expected full restoration later today while Aurora phone service remained intact. Wayne Benton, 26, of St. Charles, drove off Illinois 65 near Illinois 59 and crashed into the pole, suffering minor injuries.
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Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Chicago
Aurora
WKKD
WMRO
Aurora Beacon News
Wayne Benton
St. Charles
Illinois
Benton
Burglars Enter Cabin Near Dresden Nuclear Plant
James Powell of Joliet reported a Wednesday night burglary at a Goose Lake Township cabin near the Kankakee River. Thieves forced a front door, rifled chests, and stole items including a Sears portable TV a Sunbeam toaster a knit sweater a six foot tape measure a hammer 12 cans of beer and more.
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Dresden
Grundy County
Sheriff's Office
James Powell
Glenwood Ave
Joliet
Powell
Blanchard Thorsen
Goose Lake Township
Kankakee
Sears
Sunbeam
Morris Elementary Board Calls Special Meeting on Bond Payouts
A special Morris Elementary Board of Education meeting called by President John C. Hendrickson for 7 p.m. January 4 at Franklin School to discuss possible bond payout schedules. Consultant Dave Schmid will attend.
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Morris Elementary Board of Education
John C. Hendrickson
Franklin School
Dave Schmid
Bombers hit DMZ targets amid SAM threats
U S B52 bombers returned to strike troop concentrations and artillery positions in the DMZ seven miles north-northwest of Con Thien. They also hit suspected infiltration routes near the Cambodian border as Marines launch an amphibious and helicopter assault in the northern sector. Four Marines died and nine wounded in a brief engagement as U S ships bombarded northern positions and pilots flew 90 missions despite monsoon constraints.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Reds
Dmz
Con Thien
U.S
Bu Dop
Panhandle
North Vietnam
More Vandalism To Cars Reported
Vandalism to cars continued with two new reports to Morris city police. Police Chief Donald Ward said calls came at 1 10 p.m. and 6 20 p.m. Thursday from Mrs Dan Warren 511 Liberty St and William T Ostrem 109 W Jackson St reporting broken vehicle aerials.
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Morris City
Donald Ward
Dan Warren
Liberty Sr
William T
Johnson flies secretly to Thailand amid holiday visit
President Johnson arrived at Khorat Air Base in Thailand after memorial rites in Australia for Prime Minister Harold Holt. He spoke to American pilots about Christmas, pledged that right will prevail, and hinted at undisclosed next destinations while secrecy surrounded his travel.
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Khorat
Thailand
Johnson
Vietnam
Australia
Harold Holt
White House
False alarm in Morris as siren triggered by wiring short
An air raid siren sounded for about 10 minutes at 4 p.m. Thursday in Morris due to a wiring short, causing alarm among residents and courthouse staff who rushed outside to determine the cause.
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Morris City
Morris
Edgewater Beach Hotel Closes After Bankruptcy in Chicago
The Edgewater Beach Hotel once a glamorous hub for Hollywood couples, Hoffa, and local teams filed for reorganization and closed its doors after a bankruptcy petition listing a $6 million lien. Built in 1917 with 400 rooms, a 600-room addition raised value to about $9 million. The lakefront boardwalk and era of social prominence ended as rivals and expressways reshaped Chicago.
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Chicago
Cafe Society
Jimmy Hoffa
Wrigley Field
Edgewater Beach
H.R. Weissberg Corp
Lake Shore Drive
Chicago Waiters Alliance
Pontiff urges US to halt bombing in Vietnam and mediates
Pope Paul VI asked the United States to suspend bombing of North Vietnam and repeated offers to mediate the war. He expressed grief that past mediation efforts were rejected and urged peaceful negotiations as the path to security, peace, and liberty for all. He spoke to the College of Cardinals at the Vatican on a wide ranging address.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
United States
North Vietnam
Vatican
Johnson
Australia
Washington
U.S
Vietnam
Hanoi
College of Cardinals
United Nations
Middle East
U.N
Bethlehem Faces Sparse Pilgrims As Christmas Near
Bethlehem expects far fewer pilgrims with only a few hundred of the 15 000 abroad visitors reaching Israel. A Rab group planning raids was reported by Maa riv via Tel Aviv and the Israeli Army could not confirm but said it was probably true. El Fatah vowed not to be responsible for tourist injuries in Christmas raids. A Christmas Mass relay screen is being prepared atop Jerusalem police HQ.
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Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Tel Aviv
Maariv
el Fatah
Christ
Israel
East Jerusalem
Jordan
West Bank
Church of the Nativity
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United Air Lines
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