Santa's 24 hour Arctic run heads for U.S. border
Santa Claus blasts off from the North Pole with a gift laden sled, guided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He jokes about hitchhiking penguins and a unique pledge to give a present to every child this year. Cluny the elf presents an angel of peace as the journey begins.
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Old Boy
Cander
Santa Claus
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South Pole
Florida
Hoyle
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Cluny
Indictments in Chicago Welfare Funds Case Include Police and Workers
A county grand jury charged 13 individuals including Chicago police officer Bruce Youngbrandt and seven public aid workers with theft and official misconduct totaling about 20 thousand dollars in welfare funds. Indictments allege funds were misused via emergency aid accounts, with some money reaching recipients and some not. Arraignment set for next week before Judge Joseph A. Powers.
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Chicago
Atty
Edward V. Hanrahan
Hanrahan
Bruce Youngbrandt
Youngbrandt
Charles Renzino
Renzino
Herman Weaver
Anna Winston
Lillian Clayton
Lela Lavendar
Hallye Taylor
Snow Likely Tonight With Cold Christmas Day Flurries
Weather forecast notes snow likely tonight with the low in the 20s. Christmas Day may bring snow flurries and partly cloudy skies with highs in the upper 20s. At 11 a.m. today downtown Morris reported 18 degrees.
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Morris
Recognition Dinner for 4 H Members
Arthur J. Holst of Peoria a National Football League line judge will be principal speaker at a 6 p.m. Monday dinner honoring 4 H leaders and outstanding members at Jo's Steak House in Coal City. Over 140 people expected. program led by 4 H Federation president Dave Matteson. Awards to be presented by extension advisers Al Pilch Nancy Moore and Doris Curtis.
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Arthur J. Holst
Peoria
National Football League
Coal City
al Pilch
Nancy Moore
Doris Curtis
Snicker-A-Day Character Admits Shared Ailment Similar to Another
The character reveals they suffer the same illness described by another person, noting the condition without naming specifics. The exchange underscores parallels between the two descriptions while avoiding explicit details.
Entrants in Grundy County Holiday Decor Contest
List of contestants in Morris judging for the Grundy County Chamber of Commerce Christmas home decorating contest. Entrants include Kermit Ness, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spivey, Ralph Hobbs, John Bedson, the Heck children, Milford Christiansen, Joseph Kraycziak, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Carroll, Richard A. Bauer, Russell Kukman, Keith Rogers, Matheny’s, Don Feeney and Jim Seamen, Arthur Narvick, Thomas Mickelson, Steven Tibbitts, Richard Funk, Brentwood Drive, and more. judging was not yet complete.
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Grundy County
Kermit Ness
W. Washington
Charles Spivey
Washington St
Ralph Hobbs
Jefferson St
John Bedson
Milford
Christiansen
Douglas St
Joseph Kraycziak
EB. Chapin St
Owen Carroll
E. North St
Richard A. Bauer
Fulton St
Russell Kukman
Lincoln St
Gers
Maple Drive
Matheny
Liberty St
Don Feeney
Jim Seamen
Arthur Narvick
Wallace Ave
Thomas L. Mickelson
Park Blvd
Steven Tibbitts
Rte
Lisbon Rd
Richard D. Funk
Brentwood Drive
Santa
Holiday Closure Delays Mail at Morris Post Office
The Morris post office will not deliver mail or open windows Thursday and Friday for a two day holiday. The lobby remains open for special deliveries and regular hours resume Saturday.
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Morris Post Office
Reward Hobo for Thwarting Theft
AP report from Los Angeles shows hobo Pres ton Tingle receiving a $25 reward for thwarting a warehouse theft at Weltman Terminal Co. He claims no interest in the money and lives under the 7th Street bridge near the Los Angeles River. He says food is plentiful and plans to buy tobacco or new jeans with the money.
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Los Angeles
Preston Tingle
Tingle
7Th Street
Los Aneles River
Weltman Terminal .Co
Two-Car Crash on I 80 Injures Three in Morris County
A two-vehicle collision on Interstate 80 two miles west of Minooka Road injured three people. Chris O Maraa commuted with Sarah O Mara 79 and Allen O Mara 11 were in the Buick from Ottawa. Steven Sheridan 27 of Moline drove the other car and struck a curb before colliding with the O Mara vehicle. All three treated and released at Morris Hospital.
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Morris Hospital
Minooka Road
Sarah O'Mara
Oakbrook
Allen O'Mara
Ottawa
Chris O'Mara
Steven Sheridan
Moline
O’mara
Sheridan
O'Mara
Red Cross Bloodmobile Visit Postponed In Peoria
Snow halted passage of people and equipment from the Peoria Regional Blood Center delaying the American Red Cross Bloodmobile. The drive is rescheduled to Monday 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall 309 McKinley Street. Donor appeal targets high school and college students due to urgent need.
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Peoria Regional
V.F.W. Hall
McKinley St
World set for holiday celebration despite world tensions
Millions around the world prepared for Christmas as conflicts linger in Vietnam and Nigeria. In Bethlehem, explosions rattled windows amid Israeli security and a heavy police presence. Vietnam reported cease-fire observances and POW broadcasts, while U S shoppers faced brisk but inflation-influenced retail. Snow affected the Midwest and parts of the Northeast, Pacific Northwest, and Rockies.
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Radio
Hanoi
U.S
Far East
Europe
United States
Pueblo
Midwest
Gardner Lions Club hosts annual home decoration winners
Gardner residents named the top three decorators Miss Susan Jones at 424 North Jackson Street Mr and Mrs John McKenzie at 201 South Jackson Street and Mr and Mrs Thomas Perkins at 511 North Elm Street. Honorable mentions include Kenneth Clark Danny Ford Duane Lewis Charles McDonald William Meditz Tracy Mulvey John Roedel Russel Stevens and LeRoy Wright. Judges from outside Gardner selected winners and the decoration committee is led by Rev Richard Schurman Phillip Allison and Edward Malek.
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Gardner
Gardner Lions Club
Susan Jones
N. Jackson St
John McKenzie
Jackson St
Thomas Perkins
N. Elm St
Kenneth Clark
Danny Ford
Duane Lewis
Charles McDonald
William Meditz
Tracy Mulvey
John Roedel
Russel Stevens
LeRoy Wright
Christmas Truce Holds Amid Veil of Skirmishes On Vietnam Front
Allied forces entered a 24 hour Christmas truce following a three day Viet Cong cease fire. U.S. and South Vietnamese units maintained alert patrols and reconnaissance while negating potential threats. A clash near the Cambodian border left 30 enemy dead and multiple bunkers destroyed as civilians suffered in Da Nang vicinity. The Viet Cong urged American troops to desert on Christmas Eve.
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Saigon
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Camsbodian
U.S
Qarters
Minooka Christmas Decor Contest Winners Named
Winners in Minooka’s home Christmas décor contest received trophies on Tuesday. Mayor’s trophy went to Cole jeen Ann Feeney for decorating her grandparents home at 108 Massasout Street. Other victors include William Wilson 315 Osceola Street for 10 percent religious theme Al Smania Wabasso Street for lighting Dale Thompson Wabena Street for humor and Otto Binkele 109 Wabena Street for originality. Judges were Seneca Lions Club members and the event was sponsored by the Minooka Advisory Committee.
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Mienooka
Cole Jeen Ann Feeney
Mre
Ralph Holbrook
Massasout S
William Wilson
Osceola St
al Smania
Wabasso St
Dale Thompson
Wabena St
Otto Binkele
Seneca Lions Club
M Citwen Advisory Commmittee
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