Nixon Would Provide More Protection for Spy Ships
President-elect Nixon reiterated plans to shield espionage vessels like the Pueblo with added surface and airborne help to prevent a recurrence of its capture. He argued for coverage in the area, though defense officials say escorting such ships would be costly and sometimes impractical.
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Nixon
Washington
U.S
Pueblo
North Korea
Johnson Administration
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Clark M. Clifford
Earle G. Wheeler
Joints Chiefs of Staff
Clifford
Wheeler
Congress
Defense Department
United States
Korea
Drivers License Station Expands to Five Days Week
The Grundy County Courthouse drivers license station will be open five days a week starting Monday December 30, replacing the previous three day schedule. Secretary of State Paul Powell says the wider hours are needed due to a new re examination law that starts January 1 requiring pre examinations every nine years, expected to add 750000 statewide tests yearly. fifty one other stations are also expanding hours.
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Grundy County
Paul Powell
Powell
Christmas cease fire begins amid early shooting incidents
In the first hour of a Christmas cease-fire, allied forces logged nine shooting incidents two significant, as Viet Cong attacks continued in South Vietnam. U S troops reported seven mortars and ground attacks killing six soldiers and a civilian and wounding 16 soldiers and five civilians. An American recon patrol came under rocket grenade fire wounding one, while other minor incidents were noted.
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Saigon
U.S
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Demilitarized Zone
Johnson
North Vietnam
Speeding Ticket For Tom Routt On Interstate 80
At 8 45 a m Saturday Tom Routt 18 Coal Valley was ticketed by Trooper Lawrence Dalton for driving 85 in a 70 mph zone on Interstate 80 24 7 miles east of Illinois 47 in a 1967 Chevrolet. Court date set for 10 a m January 20.
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Tom Routt
Coal Valley
Lawrence Dalton
Interstate 80
Illinois
Obituary of John Evans of Braceville Township
John Evans 75 of Braceville Township died suddenly at home Monday. Survived by brother Michael and sisters Mary and Elizabeth he was predeceased by two sisters. Born July 26 1893 in Central City he farmed Braceville area all his life and never married. Funeral 9 a m Friday Reeves Funeral Home Coal City to Assumption Church burial Mt Olivet Cemetery Braidwood with Rev George T Flynn officiating. Chapel hours Thursday 2–5 and 7–10 p.m.
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Coal City
John Evans
Braceville Township
Michael
Braceville
Mary
Elizabeth
Oak Park
Anna Biros
Margaret Brennies
Holy Name Society of Assumption Church
Braidwood Council of Knights of Columbus
Grundy County Farm Bureau
Central City
Reeves Funeral Home
Assumption Catholic Church
George T. Flynn
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Braidwood
Richard M Malik obituary notice
Richard Michael Malik aged 30 of Wedron died Tuesday at Ry burn Memorial Hospital Ottawa. Born Sept 3 1938 he was son of Michael and Mary Wielgopolan Malik of Ottawa. Visitation 2 to 10 pm Thursday at Ottawa Funeral Home rosary 8 pm. Funeral 9:30 am Friday at St Columba Ottawa with Rev Pender. burial Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. Survived by three brothers William Eugene Ottawa John Wedron. three sisters Marion Brooks Morris Betty Serby Morris Dorothy Dickle Arlington Heights. Parents preceded him in death.
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Richard Michael Malik
Wedron
Ryburn Memorial Hospital
Ottawa
Michael
Mary Wielgopolan Malik
St. Columbus Church
Pender
Ottawa Avenue Cemetery
William
Eugene
John
Robert
Marion) Brooks
Leo
Betty) Serby
Morris
Chester
Dorothy) Dickle
Arlington Heights
Lee Renner Dies at 72 in Walnut Funeral Held
Lee Renner aged 72 of Walnut died Friday morning. He was the father of Mrs. Gordon Smith and grandfather of Allen R. Smith of Morris. Born February 6, 1896, he leaves six daughters and two sons. Burial occurred Monday at Greenville-Sairfield Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Renner
Walnut
Gordon Smith
Allen R. Smith
Morris
Greenville-Sairfield
Gordon R. Leach Dies in Minnesota Hospital
Gordon R. Leach of Wauponsee Township died at 1 50 a m today in St Marys Hospital Rochester Minnesota Funeral arrangements are pending at the Davis Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon R. Leach
Wauponsee Township
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Davis Funeral Home
Frontier zone crosses dry and swampy Llanos prairies
The central portion of the Colombia Venezuela frontier zone traverses the largely empty Llanos. The region is dry for half the year and swampy or flooded during the other half.
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Colombia-Venezuela Frontier Zone
Llanos
White Yule For Much Of Country
A white Christmas appeared likely for much of the northern United States as new snows and Arctic cold swept the region. The Pacific storm lashed the northwest with gales and rain while heavy snow moved inland from the Cascades to the northern Rockies.
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Northwest
Cascades
Sierras
Rockies
Lakeview
Oregon
Great Lakes
Appalachians
New York
Buffalo
Plains
Midwest
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Dakotas
Minnesota
Morris
Minn
Duluth
Michigan
U.S. 41
Upper Peninsula
South
Georgia
Alabama
Weather Bureau
Northern Plains
Lower Midwest
Rocky Mountain Chain
Traffic Court Fines Paid in Magistrate Division
Thomas Lewis 37 of Berkley Michigan paid a 25 dollar total for driving without reciprocity plates at 1 40 p m on November 26. The same Lewis had a charge for no safety test dismissed. Michael Shay 18 of Route 3 paid 15 dollars total for driving without a valid safety test on Division Street. The citation was issued by Morris Policeman Glenn Anderson at 2 05 p m on November 29.
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Magistrate
Circuit Court
Thomas Lewis
Berkley
Mich
A. J. Pamykala
Lewis
Michael Shay
Rte. 3
Division St
Morris
Glenn Anderson
Morris Woman Files Disorderly Conduct Complaint
Mrs Jane Cheshareck reports her husband John Cheshareck for disorderly conduct to Morris police alleging he struck two daughters and was drunk and abusive toward his wife and family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Cheshareck
Morris Police
John Cheshareck
Cheshareck
Sand-swimming skinks use flippers to roam desert
In Saudi Arabia tiny skinks swim through sand using flipper like limbs to move below the surface. The discovery highlights unusual lizard behavior and adaptation to arid desert conditions.
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Saudi Arabia
Farm Notes and Views: Postholiday tips and animal feeding
Agricultural bulletin covers protein needs for lean hogs, salt requirements for cattle, and growing rations for calves. It also offers Twelfth Night burnings, Christmas tree reuse, and postholiday garden tips including bird feeding stations and rug stain removal.
Mail embargo on international surface mail to Europe Africa and more
Acting postmaster Robert Granger announces an immediate embargo on all international surface mail to Europe Africa the Middle East Trucial states and Caribbean Islands plus domestic surface mail to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Air mail and first class to these regions remain accepted and military mail is exempt.
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Robert Granger
Europe
Africa
Middle East
Trucial States
Caribbean Islands
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Grapger
Coed Identifies Kidnap Suspects in Georgia Rescue Case
U S Attorney William Meadows says Barbara Mackle identified Gary Krist and Ruth Eisemann-Schier as the kidnapers who buried her alive in North Georgia. Krist and Eisemann-Schier face added federal extortion charges alongside kidnapping counts after aMiami hearing.
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Miami
Fla
Atty
William Meadows
Barbara Jane Mackle
Gary Steven Krist
Ruth Eisemann-Schier
North
Georgia
Meadows
Krist
Miss Eisemann-Schier
Hog Island
Florida Gulf Coast
Eisemann-Schier
Miss Mackle
Dade County
Emory University
FBI
University of Miami
Institute of Marine Science
Redwood City
Calif
Carmen Simon Krist
Florida
Redwood
Marine Institute
Bermuda
George Deacon
Honduras
University of Mexico
Truck Collision Sends Teen to Hospital in Morris
A 15 year old Morris youth was treated at Morris Hospital after the 1961 Chevrolet pickup he rode in slid on ice and hit a concrete pillar at 3 p.m. Monday. John Valerio, 15, of 1202 Liberty St., was treated and released. Driver Ernie Valerio, 17, also of 1202 Liberty St., escaped injury. Front end damage was to the truck per the Grundy County Sheriff's office.
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Morris
Morris Hospital
John Valerio
Liberty St
Ernie Valerio
Grundy County
Runaway Teens Arrested Near Marseilles Camp
Two youths from the Illinois State Youth Camp at Marseilles were arrested at 3 30 a.m. Saturday by State Trooper A J Pomyhola on Interstate 80. They were charged with soliciting rides and returned to the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseilles
A. J. Pomyhola
Robert Fucini
Ronald Bastyr
Minor blaze on James Phillips farm near Hume School
An open gas container ignited in a garage while tractor repairs were in progress at the James Phillips farm two miles west of Hume School. Morris volunteer firemen battled the fire at 2 30 p m. minor damage occurred.
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James Phillips
Hume
Morris
Kinsman notes annual visit and Christmas events
Santa visited Kinsman Grade School for a Christmas program and treats. Room mothers hosted teachers and pupils to a dinner with a gift exchange. Various families and members, including students at Northern Illinois University and University of Illinois, spent holidays with relatives and friends across Illinois.
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Santa
Kinsman
Gardner Lions Club Decora tion Winners Named
Winners in the Gardner home decorations contest were Duane Lewis first Susan Jones second and William Meditz third. Judging occurred Friday evening with each winner receiving a plaque. Church programs covered Christmas events at United Lutheran and Asbury Methodist churches with su perintendents pastors and youth participating.
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The
Gardner Lions Club
Duane Lewis
Susan Jones
William Meditz
Christmas program at First United Presbytery pageant and dinner
The First United Presbytery held a Christmas program with Mrs. Roy Burkhart in charge and Sara Beth Glasgow as organist. Miss Peggy Tambling sang solo while older pupils presented a pageant. A Kemmerer Home collection was sent. Rev. Roger L. Fisk Jr. offered the closing prayer. Caroling followed and refreshments.
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First United Presbytery
Roy Burkhart
Sara Beth Glasgow
Peggy Tambling
Kemmerer
Assumption
Roger L. Fisk Jr
Indian quarry near Johnston one of New England’s few
The remains of a soapstone quarry near Johnston Rhode Island show it was among the rare Indian worked quarries in New England used for making stone jars and pots.
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Johnston, R.I
New England
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Best
Franklin
Auto Service Morris
John Steinbeck
Richard M. Malik
Associated Press
Beatrice Primp
Albert Pilch
Grundy County Farm Adviser
Seasons Greetings
Tes
Beltsville
University of Illinois
National Research Council
U. of S
Germany
Coed
Minor
Blaze
James Coughlin
Nan Harty
Northern Illinois University
Mary K
Daniel Drinan
University of St. Louis
Donald Ahearn
Illinois State University At Normal
Tom Harty
Streator High
Eileen
George Miller
Rodney
Lawanda Baudino
Francis Harty
Lewis College
Joliet
Betty Dunn
Clark College
Dubuque
Donald Drinan
Bridge Club
Louis O’connell
Drinan
Robert Carey
Joe White
Francis Dunn
Floyd Whorrall
LeRoy Melvins
Pontiac
Elmer Juhl
Edwin Schmidts
Maxine Coughlin
la Verne Vints
Kinsman Bridge Club
Dwight
Wilfred Harty
Ray Drinan
Vince Carey
Dick Prindiville
Emmett Coughlin
Streator
Leon Ingraham
Joe Ingraham
Verona
Lowell Sawyers
Plainfield
Donald Vints
Martin Baker
Margaret Ann Baker
Rockford
Tom Browns
Vince Maier
Joan
Gardner Notes
United Lutheran Church
Marion Sandeno
Loyd Sandeno
Benjamin Ostrem
Methodist News
Robert Leo Harris
Asbury Methodist Church
Steve Phillips
Kurt Int-Hout
Fellowshp Hall
Tri-Oil Company
Clarence Clover Jr
Danny Ford
Dennis Baker
Phil Peterson
Springfield
Anthony Mario Dinelli
Richard Dinelli
Chicago
David Bultemeier
Lynn Huston
Chester Huston
Gardner
Morris Riverside
Marina N. River Road
Jerry
Charlene
Gordon
American Legion
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