Posters Claim Mao Tse-tung's Forces Routed
Posters in Peking claim Mao Tse-tung's forces routed opposition in Sinkiang Province and captured a fifth major city. They say Urumchi and Shihhotze are under Maoist control, with anti-Maoists fleeing into mountains to wage guerrilla warfare.
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Tokyo
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Sinkiang
Red China
Japan
Kyodo
Mao
Urumchi
Shihhotze
Peking Radio
Communist Party
Kweiyang
Kweichow Province
China
Tsingtao
Yellow Sea
Shanghai
Taiyung
Shansi
Winter storm warnings and cold snap forecast
Snow and colder conditions anticipated with over 6 inches of accumulation and strong blowing winds. Northeasterly gusts to 40 mph shift to north tomorrow. highs 28 to 32 today, lower 20s tonight, highs in the 20s Thursday. Collins Station logs mixed readings, January 1967 shows variable temps and precipitation compared with 1966. Downtown Morris reports 29 degrees at 11:30 AM.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Collins Station
Morris
Sion
Highways
Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
Illinois
East
Dubuque
Cairo
Ohio River
Belleville
Mercury
Chicago Weather Bureau
Oxygen-Filled Space Cabin Disaster Kills Two Airmen
In a Brooks Air Force Base simulated space cabin filled with pure oxygen a fire killed Airman 2 C William F Bartley Jr and Airman 3 C Richard G Harmon during a 60 day rabbit blood study. The incident follows the Apollo 1 fire at Cape Kennedy last Friday.
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San Antonio
Tex
Air Force
Cape Kennedy
James B. Nuttall
Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
Brooks Air Force Base
William F. Bartley Jr
William F. Bartley
Indianapolis
Ind
Richard G. Harmon
Vernon F. Harmon
Auburn
N.Y
Bartley
School of Aerospace Medicine
Richard D. Sinclair
20 Car Safety Requirements
Washington reports the Commerce Department will impose safety rules for cars starting January 1. Requirements include labeled essential controls with belt restraint access, automatic transmission left-to-right sequence, hydraulic brake hose standards, restricted reflective surfaces in driver view, outside mirrors for limited inside mirror vision, an impact absorbing steering system inside the cabin, and a five inch limit on steering gear intrusion during crashes.
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Washington
Commerce Department
List of 20 safety standards for vehicles
The text enumerates 20 required safety features for automobiles. Items include reinforced windshields, shatter resistant glass, shoulder and seat belts, removal of hub caps, rupture-proof fuel tanks, defrosters, two speed wipers with defined wiping area, parking and service brakes with warning light, specified lights, interior padding, and crash safe door latching mechanisms.
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Ward
Settlement Reached In Joliet Teachers Strike
A spokesman said Joliet teacher strike has been settled with talks continuing for full agreement. Classes resume at Joliet East West Central High Schools and Joliet Junior College at 10 am. The Ecumenical Council met with the School Board and Local 240 after 300 teachers walked out. The injunction requires return to classes, with a hearing set for Thursday.
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Joliet, Il
Will County Ecumenical Council
Joliet
American Federation of Teachers
Joliet East
West and Central High
Joliet Junior College
Ecumenical Council
Local 240
Michael Orenic
West
Central Highs
Three Injured In Two Car Accident At Fulton and Jefferson
Ernest E. Hoge 53 of 423 E Washington St and cab driver Eldon G. Ness 32 of 755 E Illinois Ave collided at 11 30 a m sending three to Morris Hospital Two treated and released and one admitted Esther Johnson 307 E Main St a cab passenger admitted with a sore shoulder Emma Suttle 857 E North treated and released Ness cited for no valid chauffeur s license Hoge ticketed for failure to yield The damaged front end of the Hoge car and the cab left door and rear fender were noted passengers were removed by Finnland ambulance
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Ernest E. Hoge
Washington St
Fulton St
Eldon G. Ness
Illinois Ave
Jefferson St
Esther Johnson
E. Main St
Emma Suttle
E. North
Ness
Hoge
Finland
Grundy County Corn Festival set for 1968 in Illinois Sesquicentennial year
The Grundy County Corn Festival will be held October 4 through 6, 1968, tying into Illinois Sesquicentennial events. Morris Chamber of Commerce announced the plan after a courthouse meeting with local mayors, the state commission, and sesquicentennial leaders.
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Grundy County
Morris Chamber of Commerce
William Joyce
State Commission
Morris
Carbon Hill
Mazon
Minooka
Diamond
Board of Supervisors
Dick Stump
Ray Hansen
Supervisors
Illinois
Grundy
Vicious orange cat captured after assault in Morris area
A 15 to 20 pound orange cat that bit three children in the Bradley Subdivision south of Morris was captured at 5 30 p m Tuesday and held under observation for 10 days at Morris Veterinary Hospital. Children bitten include 12 year old Steven Cook and David Fannin. If the cat survives the observation and no one claims it, it may be destroyed. Sheriff Pierce assisted in transporting the animal.
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Bradley
Morris
Morris Veterinary Hospital
Bedford Road
Raymond Cook
Steven Cook
David Fannin
Marvin Fannin
Edward C. Connor
Richard Pierce
Assembly approves bus transport amendment for parochial students
MADISON Wis AP state assemblymen approve a constitutional amendment by 91 to 8 to permit the transportation of parochial and private school children on public buses.
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Madison, Wis
Second Snowstorm Headed This Way
The U S Weather Bureau issued a heavy snow warning for this afternoon and tonight with more than six inches of accumulation. Northeasterly gusts 25 to 40 mph forecast as snow moves across Illinois with blowing and drifting conditions and mixed precipitations possible.
Low Bidder Named in Grundy County Bond Sale
A Chicago firm led nine bidders to win Grundy County home bond sale with L F Rothschild Co and Stifel Nicolaus in a joint bid at 3.44271 percent over 20 years totaling 302 098.50 with a 987 75 per bond premium. Second place went to Grundy County National Bank with 3 4898 percent and 306 237 50 net cost.
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Chicago
Grundy County Board of Supervisors
L. F. Rothschild and Co
Stifel Nicolaus and Co
Grundy County National Bank
First National Bank of Morris
Continental Illinois Bank of Chicago
L. F. Rothschild
Shearson Hammill and Co
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
First National Bank of Chicago
Halsey Stuart Co. Inc
Northern Trust Co
LaSalle National Bank
LaSalle
Richard Wilder
Judge Denies Speck Trial Move to Peoria
Chicago AP reports Circuit Court Judge Herbert C. Paschen rejected a motion to transfer Richard F. Speck’s murder trial from Peoria. He tentatively set February 13 for trial on charges of killing eight student nurses in Chicago on July 14, 1966.
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Chicago
Herbert C. Paschen
Circuit Court
Richard F. Speck
Peoria
Speck
China
South Side
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Herald
New China News Agency
Fulton and
W. Jefferson St
Morris Hospital
Vicious Cat
Thomas E. Coughlin
H. C. Spear and Son
Wilder
County Board of Supervisors
Coughlin
State
U.S. 6
Illinois 47
Interstate 80
District 5
Weather Bureau
Quincy
Springfield
Decatur
Thomas Coughlan
H. C. Speer and Son
Burl Gonham
County Home Committee
Gotham
Bulletin
Morris Community High School
Morris Area
Coal City
Gardner
Marseilles
Seneca High School
Maine
Wii
MCHS
Dave Butz
Bob Haldorson
Ellen Bossert
Sue Spencer
Bruce Morgan
Karen Johnson
Debby Peterson
Debbie Wawczak
Terry Sampson
Carla Hanson
Ray Makeever
Ottawa Township High School
Chris Izzo
LaSalle-Peru High School
Dale Wise
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