Wallace Qualifies for California Presidential Ballot
Wallace appears to have met California's 1968 ballot filing requirement by collecting 51,206 American Independent registrations in nine counties, with a Jan. 2 deadline looming. McCarthy contests FCC decision denying equal time, while Gregory plans protests at the Chicago convention. Eisenhower reportedly doubts Romney’s GOP viability.
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Washington
George Wallace
Alabama
California
Wallace
American Independent Party
H. P. Sullivan
Sullivan
Gregory to Picket Demo Convention
Comedian Dick Gregory calls the Democratic national convention in Chicago an insult to Negroes and vows massive demonstrations. He demands a stiffer open housing ordinance and says he will mobilize nationwide participants if Mayor Daley does not meet his terms. The convention is set for the week of Aug. 25 at the International Amphitheatre. Gregory, fasting in protest for 34 days, outlines local requirements with broader national stakes.
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Sen
Eugene J. McCarthy
Johnson
McCarthy
Minnesota
Rosel H. Hyde
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Blair Clark
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Dick Gregory
Chicago
Gregory
New York Times
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Romney
Michigan
Romney
California
Times
Saigon
South Vietnam
Eisenhower
International Amphitheatre
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Louisville
Churchill Downs
Braidwood Man Charged in Theft From Bar
A Braidwood man, Thomas Alberico, was arrested in Joliet and held in Grundy County Jail on a theft charge. He is accused of taking guitar and amplification equipment valued at $700 from Elvin Pickens on December 23 at the Bluebird Inn in Braceville. Alberico was to appear before a Grundy County judge.
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Joliet
Will
Braidwood
Grundy
Thomas Alberico
Elvin Pickens
Zarley Road
Alberico
Weather forecast and record from the Collins station Morris
Partly cloudy tonight with a low near 5. Thursday will be partly sunny and cold with a high near 20. Friday looks mostly cloudy and cold. Collins Weather Station logged a Tuesday high of 14 and a low of minus 1. At 9 p.m. today the station showed 12, while downtown Morris reported 17 at 11:30.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris
Aldermen OK Water and Sewer Extensions Contracts
By an 8 to 0 vote the city awarded water and sewer extension contracts to low bidders S. S. Wiland and James E. McElwain Co. and Morris for $70 418 and Charles O'Brien and Son for $221 199. A televised inspection option with added cost of about $2 500 was approved subject to a city inspector. Separate items covered demolition petitions against Brown Milling Co and related service issues.
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Richard Schweikert
S. S. Wiland
James E. McElwain
Morris
Black St
Illinois
Charles O’brien
Walter Hundt
Water and Sewer Committee
Schweikert
Hundt
Aage Hansen
Robert Wren
Brown Milling Co
John Nelson
Hubert Howard
Chicago
Cook County Sheriff's Department
Wren
James Stine
John J. Wilson
Pontiac
Creditors’ Discount & Audit Co
Leslie James Davidson
Explosion at Hanover mine plant kills worker
An Atlantic Research Corp facility in Hanover Massachusetts suffered a fatal explosion in a frame mixing explosive building. One worker died and about 25 were injured with 12 treated at South Shore Hospital and 10 held for care. Two victims were hospitalized in Brockton.
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Hanover
Mass
Atlantic Research Corp
Vietnam
South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth
Brockton Hospital
Boston
Bradley Plans Legal Fight on Extradition
Los Angeles based Edgar Eugene Bradley 49 vows to fight extradition to Louisiana where New Orleans District Attorney James Garrison has accused him of conspiring to kill President Kennedy. Bradley will reportedly surrender in Los Angeles as extradition proceedings may be pursued for up to 30 days with final decision by California Governor Ronald Reagan.
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Los Angeles
Edgar Eugene Bradley
New Orleans
James Garrison
Bradley
John F .Kennedy
George Jensen
Louisiana
North Hollywood
Garrison
California
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
Kennedy
Central Intelligence Agency
Oswald
Dist
Evelle J. Younger
Younger
John J. McKeithen
Ronald Reagan
Postponed Meeting in Aux Sable Township Rescheduled
The Aux Sable Township meeting first set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Minooka Fire Station has been postponed. Township auditor Edward C. Murley announced the new date is 2 p.m. January 9 at the fire station to set up a township zoning ordinance.
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Aux Sable
Minooka
Edward C. Murley
Suspect Captured In Kidnaping Case
Ex convict Jerry Stromske, 23, of West Terre Haute Indiana, captured after a Christmas Eve kidnapping attempt of a Crawfordsville girl, Janet Downen 16. Sherriff Albert Passie said Stevens 23 of West Terre Haute wounded by shotgun blast. girl rescued unharmed in Wellington Utah.
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Wellington
Utah
Indiana
Albert Passie
Jerry John Stromske
West Terre Haute
Ind
Passie
Stromske
Janet Downen
Crawfordsville
Delon Atwood
Carbon County
Albert
Thomas Franklin Stevens
Atwood
Clarence Taylor
Stevens
Price
California
Seeking Teeth Return Effort From Miami Beach Dentures
Frank Murray reports Matthew Comito an instructor in dental technology at Lindsey Hopkins Public Adult Education Center has a jug of about 300 denture plates found along Miami Beach. He hopes to locate owners though most owners remain unfindable. Dentures cost at least 150 dollars and may have drifted from further south toward Fort Lauderdale or Palm Beach.
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Associated Press
Miami, Fla
Matthew Comito
Comito
Miami Beach
Lindsey Hopkins Public Adult Education Center
America
Miami
Florida Keys
Fort Lauderdale
Palm Beach
Granger Explains New Postal Rates and Changes
Acting Postmaster Robert Granger announced January 7 as the start of new postal rates affecting first class air mail and letters up to one pound, third class mail, and second class bulk mail. The overhaul introduces six cent letters, ten cent air mail, five cent post cards, and an 80 cent flat rate up to one pound, with further changes for heavier pieces and special handling.
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Robert Granger
U.S
Canada
Mexico
Granger
Air Parcel Post
Police Close In On Hit Run Truck Driver
A Morris City call to Officer William Button helped identify a hit and run trucker after a red International truck hit a traffic light at Division and Washington. The truck left the scene toward Illinois 47 with Panco Truck Lines of Oskaloosa, Iowa. Chief Deputy John Olson led the pursuit. Continued on page 6.
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Morris City
William Button
Division
Washington St
Division St
Ilinois 47
Panco Truck Lines
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Grundy County
John E. G. Olson
Button
First Major Battle Since End of Truce
South Vietnamese troops and American helicopters smashed a Communist battalion near Quang Tri, leaving about 203 enemy dead and 42 captured weapons. Fifteen South Vietnamese killed, 59 wounded. three U.S. crews and an Australian adviser wounded. U.S. aircraft conducted 150 missions as B52s bombed near the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Quang Tri City
North Vietnam
Red River
Hanoi
Cyrus S. Ching dies at 91 former labor mediator
Cyrus S. Ching, 91, former head of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and Wage Stabilization Board, died after a heart attack. A 6 foot 7 inch former industry executive, he helped settle and avert major postwar strikes and led federal mediation during the Truman and Korean war eras.
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Washington
Cyrus S. Ching
Ching
Harry S. Truman
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
Mediation Service
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