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Newspaper

Morris Daily Herald

Location

Morris, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1969

Page

8

Agnew Aims Asia Trip With Ten Nation Schedule

Vice President Spiro T. Agnew begins a 10 nation tour totaling about 37 000 miles. The itinerary includes the Philippines Thailand and Singapore with possible stops in Vietnam. Officials say no visit to Vietnam is planned at this time.

Washington Spiro T. Agnew Philippines Thailand Formosa Senate Agnew Vietnam Asia Ferdinand E Marcos Sen. J. W. Fulbright D-Ark United States Manila State Department Chiang Kaishek Taipei U.S Laos Australia New Zealand Eugene Cernan Bangkok Thomas Stafford

Jurors View Violence Photos in Chicago Conspiracy Trial

In Chicago the 12 jurors in the rioting case linked to the Democratic Convention view photographs of police clashes and a woman’s fall from a railing. Witnesses describe police moves near Michigan Avenue and Balbo Drive amid August 1968 protests as the judge weighs admitting the slide as evidence.

Chicago Julius J. Hoffman U.S. District Court Duane Hall Chicago Sun Times Hall Paul Sequeira Chicago Cily News Sequeira Lincoln Park Conrad Hilton Michigan Avenue Balbo Drive Balbo John R. Fraines Thomas E. Hayden

Woman hugs patrolman as car crushed by train

Edna R. Johnson, 62, hugged Redwood City patrolman Robert H. Auld Jr. after her car stalled on railroad tracks. A Southern Pacific commuter train struck the vehicle seconds later, but she escaped unharmed.

Redwood City Calif Robert H. Auld Jr Edna R. Johnson

Federal probe opened into Black Panther killings in Chicago

Assistant U S attorney general for Civil Rights Jerris Leonard arrived in Chicago to supervise a federal grand jury investigation of the Dec 4 police raid that killed Black Panther leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. The panel will also hear evidence on a Nov 13 South Side shootout that killed two police officers and a Panther. A Cook County grand jury charged Lance Bell, 20, with the murders and related offenses.

Chicago Jerris Leonard U.S Black Panther Fred Hampton Panther Party Illinois Mark Clark Panthers Peoria South Side Leonard Lance Bell Black Panther Party Cook County Frank G. Rappaport John Gilhooly Bell

Man Arrested for Selling Stolen Stocks Second Time

FBI agents arrested Ned C. Bakes of Chicago on mail theft charges tied to stolen stock certificates. He was previously convicted in October for theft of interstate stock shipments and sentenced to six years. The case involves 36,000 stolen shares and 50,000 shares stolen from Kennedy International Airport and O'Hare.

Chicago FBI Ned C. Bakes Bakes Gulf and Western Industries, Inc Kennedy International Airport New York City O’hare International

Three Die In Illinois 2 Crash Near Moline

A car truck collision on Illinois 2 near Moline Monday killed three men. Victims were David E. Pence 21 East Moline Richard Snell 23 East Moline and Gail Ader 21 Silvis.

Moline, Ill Illinois 2 Moline David E. Pence East Moline Richard Snell Gail Ader Silvis

Abolish Jury for Capital Offenses in Singapore

Singapore parliament votes to abolish jury trials for capital crimes with one dissent. Law Minister Barker cites a mistaken verdict in a murder case and says evidence supports ending juries after more than 130 years of use.

Singapore FE. W. Barker Barker

Ginsberg Reading Drenched By Stadium Music Clash

In Miami a city official used amplified rock to drown out Allen Ginsberg during a poetry reading at Miami Marine Stadium. About 1500 people attended as floodlights and loud music overran the performance after profanity caused disruption. The event supported a legal defense fund for Jerry Powers, appealing a profanity conviction.

Miami Allen Ginsberg Miami Marine Stadium Mannie Costa Sta Ginsberg Costa Jerry Powers

Plane Crash Toll in Nha Trang Rises to Fifty

SAIGON AP. The official death toll from Monday's airliner crash at Nha Trang has reached 50 with 35 people injured, 15 of them children. Officials caution the figures are not final and many passengers and ground victims remain uncounted. The government says 73 aboard, including 66 adults, 4 children, and 8 crew, when the DCGB struck slum houses and a kindergarten after brake failure en route from Saigon to Nha Trang and Da Nang.

Saigon Nha Trang da Nang

Minor Mishap on U S 6 Ends With Car in Ditch

Patrolman James Anderson investigated a minor traffic mishap at 12 30 a m today on U S 6 at Hi Park Blvd intersection. Edward Comrie 55 of Route 1 was headed east in the wrong lane and went into the ditch to avoid a collision causing minor damage to his car.

Rome Gripped by Streetcar Strike

Rome faced severe traffic chaos as a national bus and streetcar strike entered its second day during the Christmas shopping period. Railway officials also disrupted train service, passengers attacked two stations in Sicily, and columns of cars clogged major squares with many streets becoming one way.

Rome Sicily

Tank Falls From Car Triggers Savannah Scramble

Mrs. E C Helmy Jr of Savannah found a loose gasoline tank after it dropped from a car and phoned a local radio station. The owner reclaimed the tank Monday. The driver David N Crapo Jr said his car ran nearly two blocks without the tank and he thought he had run out of gasoline before realizing the tank was missing.

Savannah E. C. Helmy Jr

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