Coroner to be represented by state lawyer at Panthers inquest
Chicago coroner Andrew J. Toman will be represented by a state office lawyer at the coroner's jury in the killings of Black Panther leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. Panthers attorney Charles Garry condemned the plan as biased. The inquest opens Jan. 6 with a panel of experts and a federal probe also underway into the Dec. 4 and Nov. 13 shootings.
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Chicago
Cook County
Andrew J. Toman
State’s Attorney's
Black Panthers
Daley
Charles R. Garry
Panthers
Chicago Sun-Times
Garry
Fred Hampton
Mark Clark
Edward V. Hanrahan
Hanrahan
Toman
Chicago Bar Association
Julian Wilkins
Theodore K. Lawless
Benedict Meyers
Chicago City College
Phil Corboy
James T. Hicks
Jerris Leonard
U. S
Thomas A. Foran
U.S
Leonard
Markets Open Higher Amid Tax Selling Pressure
New York stocks opened with gains on moderate volume led by Gulf Oil Chrysler Atlantic Richfield Natomas and American Can as the Dow slipped to 783.79 down 2.18 after a late surge cut losses. Tax selling for 1969 profits weighed on higher priced issues while taxes for 1970 outlooks loomed.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Gulf Oil
Chrysler
Atlantic Richfield
Natomas
American Can
Dow Jones
Associated Press
Mattoon man killed in three car crash near Olney
AP reports Gary Wallace 21 of Mattoon died Tuesday in a three car collision on U S 50 east of Olney. Other drivers James Banks 37 of Louisville Kentucky and Rogge D Ralph 20 of Owensboro Kentucky were listed in serious condition at Richland Memorial Hospital. Wallace's widow Marlene 20 and their daughter Angie and Rogge Ralphs wife Sherry 20 were also in serious condition.
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Olney
Gary Wallace
Mattoon
U.S. 50
James Banks
Louisville
Rogge D. Ralph
Owensboro
Richland Memorial Hospital
Wallace
Marlene
Angie
Ralph
Sherry
Appoint Ware Bureau Head in Illinois Bureau of Investigation
Gov. Ogilvie names Mitchell Ware of Chicago as superintendent of the Illinois Bureau of Investigation set to operate January 1. Ware, 35, previously led the Narcotic Control Division and will oversee a team including former FBI agents to assist local law enforcement against organized crime. Salary set at 25000 dollars.
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Springfield
Ill
Richard B. Ogilvie
Mitchell Ware
Chicago
Illinois Bureau of Investigation
Ware
Illinois Narcotic Control Division
Ogilvie
Illinois Liquor Commission Suspends 11 Chicago Bars
The Illinois Liquor Control Commission suspended licenses of 11 Chicago area taverns for gambling and refilling liquor bottles. Donald G. Adams, chair, noted three suburban venues received the harshest penalties for gambling and refilling bottles, while eight bars, seven in Chicago, were guilty of refilling bottles.
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Chicago
Chicago Area
Illinois Liquor Control Commission
Donald G. Adams
Santa Sets Off On Night Flight In Silvery Snow
The scene describes Santa guiding his eight reindeer and sled through frost and wind as he delivers gifts. Cluny the cat is kissed, and Santa urges Ho ho ho as the sleigh lifts, promising to visit every home tonight if children are in bed.
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Cluny
Santa
Fire Sweeps Chicago Fixtures Plant With Special Alarm
A spectacular special alarm fire roared through a five story electrical fixtures plant of Markstone Manufacturing Co in Chicago’s north branch area near Old Town. The blaze fed on crates and wood, spreading to a nearby annex as more than 159 firefighters battled the flames. No injuries were reported and the cause was not immediately known.
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Chicago
Chicago River
Old Town
Markstone Manufacturing Co
Marriage Licenses Granted for Leslie W Shumard and Dorsalee Rader
Leslie Wayne Shumard and Dorsalee Rader both of Wilmington received marriage licenses.
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Leslie Wayne Shumard
Dorsalee Rader
Wilmington
Fire Damages Structure With High Flames and Heavy Water Use
Firefighters battled a blaze for two hours as water was poured on the burning building despite temperatures in the mid-20s. Flames reportedly shot 20 to 30 feet into the air. A Markstone spokesman estimated the damage in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Merry” Oras
James R. Washburn
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E. van Buren
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Anderson Bros
Roy and Leonard
Sharon’s
Beauty Nook
Sharon Kapraun
Bernie’s
Shell Service
Bernard Sheedy
Wilmer Brockman
Bud’s
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M. & M. Grain McGrath
Pfeffer’s Furniture Pencver
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Les Lockridge
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