Boy Admits Shooting of Minister
A 15 year old Lonnie Bennett admitted firing a .22 rifle during an attempted holdup that wounded Rev. Leo K. Bishop, 48, vice president of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Police continue to seek two girls and another youth linked to the gang involved in Monday night South Side incidents. A rifle and pistol were found behind a plywood partition near the arrestees.
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Chicago
Brotherhood
Lonnie Bennett
Leo K. Bishop
National Conference of Christians and Jews
South Side
James Keeley
Bennett
Bishop
Ice storm leaves thousands without power in Grundy area
Grundy county and Morris area suffer widespread outages after a harsh ice storm. Illinois Bell Telephone reports 138 poles down near Lisbon road cutting service to 858 subscribers on 75 lines as crews work to restore power and heat. Residents evacuated homes to seek warmth and shelter as emergency measures are organized.
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Grundy County
Lisbon Road
Morris
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Warren Blackburn
Ilinois Bell Telephone Co. Exchange
Harvey West
Sid Westby
North Illinois Snow Strands Counties Amid Severe Storm
A brutal arctic cold snap hits northern Illinois with winds to 25 mph and more than a foot of snow in places. Rockford Freeport Forreston report isolation as schools close for first time in 25 years and Macy Deere plants suspend operations.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Mercury
Quincy
Springfield
Rantoul
U. S. 20
Rockford
Galena
East Dubuque
Freeport
Forreston
Rock Island
Deere & Co
Moline
East Moline
Grundy County Considers Three Justice Districts
The Grundy County Board of Supervisors discussed splitting the county into three Justice of the Peace districts with one JP elected per district at a 1961 special election. Three plans were reviewed with the committee favoring three districts and outlining township groupings for each district.
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Grundy County
Justice of the Peace
Henry Burgess
Saratoga Township
Barron
Norman
Erienna
Nettle Creek
Wauponsee
Morris
Saratoga
Aux Sable
Vienna
Mazon
Maine
Gooselake
Felix
Braceville
Highland
Goodfarm
Garfield
Greenfield
Coors Heir Vanishes In Colorado Kidnapping Case
Millionaire Adolph Coors III, 44, chairman of Adolph Coors Co, disappeared while commuting to work near Denver. His abandoned carryall and bloodstains prompted FBI testing as the sheriff voices belief he is alive but held by kidnappers. The Coors family and officials pursue leads as authorities investigate.
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Golden
Colo
Art Wermuth
Adolph Coors III
FBI
Washington
Scott Werner
Denver
Coors
Wermuth
Bataan
Scott Werner.” Wermuth Was Expected Today To Confer With Adolph Coors Jr
Honolulu
Local Area Weather Outlook With Freeze Tonight
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts fair but much colder conditions tonight near zero. Daytime highs near 20 degrees with another cold spell Friday. Collins Weather Station recorded 33 as Thursday high with a 17 degree low. 9 am reading was 19 degrees.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Eger Players To Perform Here Tuesday
The Eger Players led by Joseph Eger will give a concert at Morris Community High School auditorium at 8 15 p. m. Tuesday as the second concert in Grundy County Community Concert Association series. The ensemble features horn cello violin and piano and presents works from baroque to contemporary. Renowned cellist Madeline Foley joins, praised by the New York Times.
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Joseph Eger
Eger
Morris Community High School
Grundy County
Europe
United States
Handel
Haydn
Hindemith
Brahms
Beethoven
Benjamin Britten
Pablo Casals
Madeline Foley
New York Herald Tribune
New York Times
Dixie Blackstone
Lawrence Smith
London Chronicle
Peter Korn
David Amram
Louis Gruenberg
Emperor Jones
Police Guard Friend of Slain Posner
Police protection was ordered for movie projectionist Zadig Paloian who fears for his life after aiding police with information on the murder of Herman Posner, a 73 year old projectionist found slashed to death behind his West Side home. Investigators consider union activity as a motive and police also seek to question IA TSE rep Glenn Kalkoff who had been warned to halt his inquiries. Posner’s body left nearly $50 in cash and a diamond ring, with a back pocket rifled, raising robbery as a secondary motive.
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Chicago
Herman Posner
West Side
Moving Picture Operators Union
Paloian
Herman
Glenn Kalkoff
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Kalkhoff
Posner
Blood Drive and Training Report From County Red Cross Meeting
February Red Cross board meeting in the post office building, led by Joseph Mattson, reported 39 pints of blood used in January by county residents with 31 pints at Morris hospital and eight pints for other facilities. Announced plans include a LaSalle blood meeting February 18 and a home nursing course starting February 23 at 2 p.m. in room 3 of the basement post office building.
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American Red Cross Board
Joseph Mattson
Morris Hospital
Arley Munts
Dee Elsome
LaSalle
John Nelson
Vernon Harrod
Post Office
Red Cross
Elwyn Trotter
Braceville
Dwight
Eisenhower Rejects Khrushchev Claim on Moon Victory
President Eisenhower dismissed Khrushchev's statement that the Soviet flag on the moon proves communism's superiority as crazy. He urged calm about space achievements while proposing a near ban on nuclear tests with strict inspections and discussed defense, missiles, and Nixon's role in farm policy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nikita
Khrushchev
Russia
Geneva
Defense Department
Congress
United States
Pentagon
U. S
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Canaveral
Nixon
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Morrison
Soda Lake
Adolph Coors HI
Coors Brewing Company
Turkey Creek
Coor
Boy
Joliet. Morris Area
Morris Area
Cape Canaveral, Fla
Defense
Thomas S. Gates
Macomb
Galesburg
Kewanee
Ottawa
Stephenson County
Board of Supervisors
James F. Stine
Grundy Housing
Italy
Sweden
Finland
Germany
Peabody Institute of Music
Baltimore
Aspen School
Zadig Paloian
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