Chicago U Students Suspend 61 in Building Protest
Protesting students at the University of Chicago ignore 61 suspensions as they occupy the administration building for a fifth day. They demand the rehiring of Marlene Dixon, amnesty for demonstrators, compensation for staff kept from work, and greater student input in hiring. University vows no force, while a law firm weighs possible court action.
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Chicago
University
Edward Levi
Charles D. O'Connell
O'Connell
Sociology
Marlene Dixon
Dixon
Scott Appoints Holderman to Post
Attorney General William J. Scott announced the appointment of James Holderman Sr. of Morris as special assistant attorney general to handle inheritance tax matters in Grundy and Kendall counties. Holderman, an Illinois graduate of 1925, previously served as Grundy County state’s attorney from 1932 to 1948 and chaired the Illinois Industrial Commission from 1953 to 1963 under Gov. Stratton.
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William J. Scott
Atty
James Holderman Sr
Morris
Grundy
Kendall
Holderman
University of Illinois
Grundy County
Illinoisndustrial Commission
William G. Stratton
Scholarship Winners List 1969 70 Illinois State Program
Sixty seven Grundy and Will county students were named scholars in the Illinois State Scholarship Program for 1969 70. Seniors at Morris include Andrew F Anderson Gail L Anderson Lewis C Anderson Gayle Claypool Robert W Drake Diane L Finch Gerald E Fisher Richard M Fosen Steven L Grieff Robert W Halderson Elaine L Hauge and others.
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Grundy
Will Counties
Illinois
Morris
Andrew F. Anderson
North St
Gail L. Anderson
Lewis C. Anderson
Lisbon Road
Gayle Claypool
E. North St
Robert W. Drake
W. Main St
Diane L. Finch
Rte
Gerald E. Fisher
Division St
Richard M. Fosen
Steven L. Grieff
Black St
Robert W. Halderson
Butler St
Elaine L. Hauge
Uncertain winter weather with gray skies and chilly highs
The U S Weather Bureau predicts colder air tonight with zero to five above and partly cloudy skies. Tuesday brings partly sunny skies and a high in the mid 20s with lighter winds. Collins Weather Station reports a high of 30 and a low of 18 for Saturday, with Sunday at 30 and 9. January totals show 1.81 inches of precipitation versus .70 last year, and a minus 10 degree day on Jan 4. List of local student winners and residents appears, including many names and addresses.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Morris
Pueblo Crew Anchored to Dormitories
CORONADO Calif AP The USS Pueblo crew of 81 men set up a ship's office in dormitories at North Island Naval Air Station as they await a court of inquiry into the loss of their intelligence ship to North Korea. Cmdr Bucher and Lt Murphy testify, with Harris and Cassell also giving testimony. talks note the crew's adjustment to life without a ship and duties like fire and phone watches. North Korea freed 82 crewmen last December. one sailor was killed during the capture.
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Coronado
Calif
Bucher
North Korea
North Island Naval Air Station
Uss Pueblo
Lloyd M. Bucher
Edward R. Murphy Jr
Murphy
George L. Cassell
Pacific Fleet
Pueblo
Cassell
Stephen R. Harris
Navy
Harris
CWO
Gene Howard Lacy
Seattle
Wash
Lacy
Israeli Jets Hit Positions Across Jordan and Gaza Clashes
The Associated Press reports Israeli jets attacked Iraqi forces in Jordan with claims of planes shot down by groundfire. Jordanian and Iraqi spokesmen cited further incursions into Jordan and the Irbed district with casualties and downed aircraft. Gaza rioting left about 100 schoolgirls injured during police action responding to protests linked to spying convictions. Newsweek notes Nasser proposing peace terms conditional on Israeli withdrawal from territory seized in 1967.
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Associated Press
Iraq
Jordan
Golan
Israel
Sea of Galilee
Lebanon
Zarit
Mediterranean
Gaza Strip
Rafiah
Gaza
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Thirteen Men Report For Induction Today
Thirteen men reported today for induction into the armed forces per Mrs. Bernice Heggen Selective Service Secretary. Names include Michael G. Sparrow Donald E. Dorheim Thomas G. Turner Jr. and George E. Bryant all of Morris Windell H. Foster and Thomas W. Kennedy Braceville Joseph P. Bein Ronald R. Ziegler Gerald L. Walker Leo E. Evans all Morris Frank Vitek Jr. Mazon Charles J. Voyles Dwight and Michael Hanley Coal City. A total of 12 reported for physical examinations.
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Armed Forces
Bernyce Heggen
Selective Service
Michael G. Sparrow
Donald E. Dorheim
Thomas G. Turner Jr
George E. Bryant
Morris
Windell H. Foster
Thomas W. Kennedy
Braceville
Joseph P. Bein
Ronald R. Ziegler
Gerald L. Walker
Leo E. Evans
Frank Vitek Jr
Mazon
Charles J. Voyles
Dwight
Plainfield Weekend Traffic Fatalities Reported
Seven people died in Illinois traffic crashes over the weekend. Michael Delowski, 17, of Chicago, was killed Sunday at the Illinois 126 and Interstate 55 intersection near Plainfield when his car skidded on ice and he was ejected.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Michael Delowski
Chicago
Illinois 126
Interstate 55
Plainfield
Vagrant Joseph Wight Found with $187000 in Florida
Police charged 74 year old Joseph Dunbar Wight with vagrancy after a bus station stay. He produced about $187000 in cash from tattered clothing and asked to be held cash in a bank vault. Wight claimed Maryland distillery wealth and family ties, noting he converted assets to cash on June 1 1961 and left.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
Joseph Dunbar Wight
Wight
Baltimore
Burglars Steal 20 Chain Saws in Mazon
Sheriff Richard Pierce reports a burglary at the Chain-Saw Shop in Mazon where about 20 new and used chain saws were taken. The break in was discovered at 8:45 a.m. Sunday by owner Kenneth Wilkinson. Entry was gained by prying the back door and the saws were loaded into a back vehicle. Most of the items were new. inventory is pending. The case remains under investigation.
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Mazon
Richard Pierce
Kenneth Wilkinson
Pierce
Site Accident at Fluor Construction Injures Worker
An accident at the Fluor construction site near Northern Petrochemical Co on U S 6 at about 10 30 a m hospitalized Kenneth Nonnenberg 30 of Tampa Florida. He was admitted to Morris Hospital by Davis ambulance. Details of the accident and injuries were not available at noon.
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Northern Petrochemical Co
U.S. 6
Kenneth Nonnenberg
Tampa
Fla
Morris Hospital
Davis Ambulance
Arthur Allaben
Allaben
Eastern Toll Stands at 5. Due in Havana
A Newark to Miami jetliner with 93 aboard was hijacked to Cuba, the 12th diversion to Havana this year. Eastern Air Lines Flight 7, a Boeing 727, landed in Havana at 12 27 p.m. EST after 1 hour 40 minutes. Crew included Capt Jack Moore copilot Lowell Miller and flight engineer Fred Weaver. passengers included Linda Davidson Vickie Hassell and Margaret Bolton.
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Miami
Cuba
Havana
Sky Pirates
Moore
Lowell Miller
Fred Weaver
New York
Linda Davidson
Vickie Hassell
Margaret Bolton
Five Injured In Accidents On Overpass
Five people were injured, including 18 year old Donald Burgston of Western Springs and 59 year old Clara Nuegent of Chicago, when a two car collision on the Santa Fe overpass on I 55 set off a chain reaction involving a second one car crash.
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Santa Fe
Interstate 55
Will County
Donald Burgston
Western Springs
St. Joseph Hospital
Bruce Wintz
Park Ridge
Burgston
Clara Nuegent
Chicago
Jan Smith
Niles
Mich
Peter Smith
Smiths
Nuegent
Wintz
Cord Schauenberg
Germany
Schauenberg
Burgstone
Shortage of Doctors Plagues Grundy County Community
Grundy County faces a serious doctor shortage with eight physicians for 25 000 residents. Will Grundy County Medical Society cites one doctor per 3125 people vs national 700. Population growth, fewer graduates, higher demand and out-of-area patients fuel the gap.
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Grundy County
Carl Walter
Will-Grundy County Medical Society
Will County
Grundy
Barry Seng
Morris
Will
Will-Grundy County
Seng
Will- Grundy County
The
County Medical Society
Illinois State Medical Society
Joliet
Morris Hospital
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Chicago U
U.S. Weather Bureau
ESSA
U.S Weather Bureau
Scott
Chael R. Himstedt
Rte. 1
Susan Hummel
E. Chapin
Douglas Hunter
Jeffry Jones
Price
Judy M. Laing
Douglas
Braidwood
Channahon
Marcia Durkee
Denise A. Hammond
James J. Lamping
Mary J. Stirniman
Curtis W. Stroud
Coal City
Meg Albrecht
Gregory J. Born
Dennis M. Enrietta
Roger Farrell
Jay D. Haynes
Richard Miller
James E. Joyce
Richard P. Joyce
Karl J. Schaulin
Gardner High School
Kinsman
Mark A. Drinan
Edward W. Oneill
Nina Harford
Joyce A. Hill
Jo Ellen Finch
Linda L. Louise
Roy E. Ryan
Verona
John Morgan
Richard Wynne
Minooka
Wilmington
Edward J. Barry
Sandra Bittermann
Michael Childress
Jamie M. Clennon
Sherry Connie
Raymond J. Fonck
Margaret T. Glenney
William J. Goodwin
Penny M
Milton
Cynthia Moews
Connie
Raytown
R. G. Meiners
Dana Eisle
Gary Meiners
Donald Meiners
Robert Hawkins
Maryland
Eastern Air Lines
Charleston
S.C
Jack Moore
FAA Air Traffic Control Center
Jacksonville
Federal Aviation Administration
National
Bill Morse
Grundy County Nursing Home
Department of Health
Morse
Health Department
Americana Nursing Home
Grunedy County Nursing Home
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