Lifelong UN pioneer Trygve Lie dies in Norway at 72
Former United Nations secretary-general Trygve Lie died in Norway at age 72 after a long illness. Lie led the UN from 1946 to 1954 and returned to his homeland after retirement, with U Thant in New York informed of the news. He guided early UN years amid Cold War tensions and Korean conflict.
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Oslo
Norway
Trygve H. Lie
United Nations
U. Thant
U.N
New York
Lie
Geilo
Sweden
Dag Hammarskjold
Africa
U Thant
Burma
Hammarskjold
Moscow
Paris
London
Washington
Kremlin
U.S. Senate
Labor Party
Johan Nygaardsvold
Five Biddle family members die in Chicago area fire
Five members of the Biddle family died when their two story home in Orland Park burned. Three other children were burned and treated in hospital while Jean Biddle, 16, was in critical condition. Firefighters faced water shortages and freezing weather as the six room dwelling collapsed.
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Chicago
Orland Park
Marion Biddle
Georgianne
Matthew
Daniel
Biddle
Jean
John
Thomas
Noreen
Mary
Marlene Pennington
Hammer to Head SEA Hammer to Head SEA
Kenneth S. Hammer, Morris elementary schools superintendent, will become president of the Illinois Education Association on July 1, succeeding Clifford Avis of Batavia. W. Dwight Knous of Glen Ellyn is president elect for 1969-70. Other officers include Vito Bianco, Roy O. Schilling, Robert E. Meyer, Robert Haskell, and Martha Ayers in various roles.
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Chicago
Kenneth S. Hammer
Morris
Illinois Education Association
Clifford Avis
Batavia
W. Dwight Knous
Glen Ellyn
Hammer
IEA
Vito Bianco
DeKalb
Roy O. Schilling
Decatur
Robert E. Meyer
Quincy Public
Teacher Welfare and Ethics Commission
Robert Haskell
Elk Grove Village
Citizenship Commission
Martha Ayers
Greenville
NEA
Illinois
Donations fall short for Grundy County TB drive
A total of 7 999 31 dollars from 3 173 contributors is in for the Christmas Seal campaign of the Grundy County Health and Tuberculosis Association. President Herbert G. Weitz says another 1 300 69 is needed by month end to expand the 1969 program.
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Grundy County
Five Teens Dead in Worcester Cabin Fire
Five Worcester teenagers died and four were injured when a homemade log cabin burned in Indian Hill. Ten youths were in the 10 by 18 foot two story structure. one escaped unharmed.
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Worcester
Mass
Indian Hill
Raymond Slater
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Ronald Vysniauskas
Timothy Donohue
Michael Foley
Warren Briggs
John Quinliven
Snow, cold wave hit travelers with heavy snow and low temps
Forecast warns of four inch snow accumulations tonight and temperatures dropping to zero to 10 below by Tuesday morning. Strong northerly winds will drift snow tonight as Tuesday remains windy and much colder. Weekend highs reached 42 degrees with 18 low Saturday night and 26/15 Sunday. precipitation totaled 156 inches as rain with about 14 percent snow. Downtown Morris reported 28 degrees at 11:30 a.m with light snow.
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Collins Weather Station
Morris
Four Petitions Filed Saturday For City Races
Four petitions were filed before the noon deadline Saturday for the city primary on February 25. The applicants include Mrs. Everett Lois for mayor and four alderman candidates in the four wards, with six seeking the mayoral nomination. Final withdrawal is Thursday, and a second filing period runs January 21 to ensure petition legality.
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Donald Caisley
Everett Lois
E. Benton St
Richard A. Bauer
Fulton St
Glenna F. Bright
E. North St
Eugene C. Chamberlain
Lisbon Road
Buford Willis
Grant St
Caisley
Robert White
Murder charge after auto accident in Mansfield
Springfield youth Mark S. Hainds, 19, was arraigned on a murder charge after an auto crash near Liverpool tied to the death of William W. Ellis Jr., 29, of Warrenton. Ellis' body, found wrapped in a blanket at Oak Wood Cemetery, was shot in the forehead. Hainds admitted Ellis picked him up as a hitchhiker.
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Mansfield
Here
Springfield
Ill
Mark S. Hainds
Justice of the Peace
Eleanor Trask
Tioga County
Hainds
William W. Ellis Jr
Warrenton
Ellis
Liverpool
Richie Robinson
Oak Wood Cemetery
Robinson
Snow and Cold Wave Forecast Hits Illinois Roads
The Illinois Weather Bureau warns travelers of heavy snow and a cold wave tonight. Snow may add 4 to 6 inches to 1.5 inches already in Grundy County, with zero to 10 below morning temperatures. Securing icy roads, state police urge cautious driving statewide.
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Interstate 80
Illinois
Joliet
Dwight Resident Earns Bronze Star in Vietnam
Captain Howard N. Hume a Dwight resident received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in ground operations near Long Binh Vietnam. He was presented the award while attached to the U S Army Inventory Control Center Vietnam near Long Binh per an Army release.
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Howard N. Hume
Irene E. Hume
Dwight
Long Binh
Vietnam
U. S. Army
Fatal Accident Claims Life Of Delbert Woldt
Delbert Woldt aged 24 of McHenry Illinois and formerly Marshfield Wisconsin died Saturday when his car skidded off a highway and struck a utility pole in Harvard Illinois AP report identifies him as the victim in the fatal crash.
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Harvard
Ill
Delbert Woldt
McHenry, Ill
Marshfield
Wis
Four Injured In Auto Crash On River Road
At 12 05 a m the northeast bound 1967 Chevrolet carrying four Wilmington residents went out of control on Illinois River Road near Zemans Corner two miles northeast of Pine Bluff Road. Barbara Adams 18 Roger Loveland 17 and Mike Blecha 18 were treated and released from Morris Hospital. Felicia Nunley 18 was admitted for forehead and knee lacerations and x rays and to be released today. Adams was ticketed for driving too fast for conditions and to appear in magistrate court January 9 at 10 a m. The car rolled over once or more and was towed from the scene by Olson's Sinclair. Davis ambulance transported the victims.
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Illinois River Road
Zemans Corner
Pine Bluff Road
Morris Hospital
Barbara Adams
Roger Loveland
Mike Blecha
Wilmington
Felicia Nunley
Miss Adams
Walter White
White
Olson
Sinclair
Morris
Davis
Predict Holiday Traffic Deaths
CHICAGO AP Some 200 to 260 persons will die in highway accidents during the 30hour New Year s holiday period the National Safety Council predicted Sunday The holiday period will begin at 6 p m Tuesday and run through midnight Wednesday John D Lawlor executive vice president of the council said the only way to achieve a safer New Year s holiday on the nation s highways is for American motorists to recognize the effects sometimes fatal that excessive alcohol has on driving During a 30hour nonholiday period at the same time of the year the council said about 95 traffic deaths would be expected.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
John D. Lawlor
Council
Chicago Air Crash Claims 27th Victim
The North Central Airlines twin engine Convair crashed into a hangar at O Hare Airport in fog and drizzle, killing 27 and injuring 26 others. The plane carried 45 people including eight drum and bugle corps members. A flight recorder tape was being examined to verify the approach and landing. The survivor crew member stewardess Jean Krebechek was released from hospital.
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Chicago
North Central Airlines
O'Hare International
Raymond Sheldon
Lincoln
Neb
George Green
Federal Aviation Administration
National Transportation Safety Board
Pilot’s Association
Airline
Washington, D.C
Green
NTSF
John F. Wuhbolding
FAA
Ronnie Lee Pappas
Niles
Cheldon Ray
Bellevue
Pappas
Ray
Rebecca Beasley
Indianapolis
Ind
Jean Krebechek
Minneapolis
O'Hare
Northwest Airlines
Braniff International
Woman dies after car skids into utility pole near Gardner
Leona Shipman 54 of Wilmington was pronounced dead on arrival after a 1965 Oldsmobile driven by Napoleon Shipman 49 left the Gardner blacktop road and struck a utility pole in Garfield Township. The death brings Grundy County traffic fatalities to 25 for the year. An unidentified grandson was uninjured. Napoleon survived with injuries. Funeral arrangements include Reeves Funeral Home visitation and Ponder Funeral Home services in Lilborn Missouri.
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Wilmington
The
Morris Hospital
Gardner
Gardner Blacktop
Leona Shipman
Napoleon Shipman
John Olson
Walter White
Roy Christensen
Shipman
Grundy County
Rte. 1
Garfield Township
Napoleon
William McCulley
Mesa Costa
Calif
Mary Stroud
Daphine Sayles
St. Anne
Betty Gourley
Kanopolis
Kans
Eva Wagenschien
Katy
Tex
Shirley McMillan
Morris
Linda Embree
Quincy
John McCulley
Memphis
Tenn
Kay Powell
Lilborn
Visitation
Reeves
Ponder Funeral Home
Mound Cemetery
Blood Banks Hit By Flu Epidemic Shortage
The Associated Press reports a severe nationwide drop in blood donations during the holiday season. Officials cite Hong Kong flu and other illnesses along with bad weather and preoccupation with holidays as reasons for the shortage, with hospitals considering postponing elective surgeries.
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Hong Kong
Hope Ponders Moon Trip After Vietnam Tour
Bob Hope, returning from an 18th USO Christmas tour with 21 entertainers including Ann Margret, hints at a moon trip next year but jokes about not wanting fat astronauts. He praises troop morale in Vietnam and hopes Paris peace talks yield progress while acknowledging last Christmas trip. Governor Reagan may present a Creative Citizen Award.
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Los Angeles
Bob Hope
U.S
Paris
Hayakawa
Bob
S. Hayakawa
San Francisco State College
Vietnam
Hope
Ann-Margret
Japan
Korea
Okinawa
Thailand
USO
Department of Defense
Dolores
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John E. G. Olson
Blaze Kills
Illinois Weather Bureau
District 5
Roy Leifhieit
Morris Post Office
Herald
North Central
Kenneth Turpin
Associated Press
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