State Board proposes zone change to include Grundy County
Illinois Board of Mental Health Commissioners recommends redrawing Zone II to include suburban Cook County and Lake, McHenry, Kane, DuPage, Kendall, Grundy and Will counties. The panel urges tighter Chicago resource focus, expanded public health offices, and a big funding boost for staff recruitment and retraining.
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Illinois Board of Mental Health Commissioners
Grundy County
Cook County
Lake, McHenry
Kane, DuPage
Kendall
Grundy
Will
Chicago
Chicago-North
Wisconsin
Chicago-South
Alton State Hospital
Manteno State Hospital
Chicago State Hospital
Jacksonville State Hospital
Speck Tries Trial Start in Peoria Court
Richard Speck arrives at the Peoria County Courthouse in a large police van for the eight counts of murder trial. Judge Paschen imposes strict publicity rules, limits juror questioning, and restricts coverage as 27 reporters are accredited for the session. Speck, 25, is under 24‑hour guard in the Peoria jail ahead of the high profile Chicago nurse slayings case.
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Peoria, Ill
Richard Speck
Peoria County
Chicago
Willard Koeppel
Speck
Herbert C. Paschen
Paschen
Peoria
Judge Paschen
Criminal Division of
Circuit Court
Gerald W. Getty
Cook County
John Stamos
William Martin
ANPA
RTNDA
Getty
South Chicago Hospital
Mrs Red Smith’s Wife Catherine Cody Smith Dies at 58
Mrs Catherine Cody Smith wife of noted sports columnist Red Smith died of cancer Sunday in New York. She was 58.
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New York
Catherine Cody Smith
Red Smith
Seek Change Of Court for Tabler Case
Defense in the Tabler Jewelry burglary case asks for a change of venue citing the Grundy County circuit clerk as a witness. Three defendants Robert Burke Williams Mary C LaPlante and Joseph Marino deny guilt and seek suppression of admissions and evidence. A representative of the circuit clerk was requested to ensure proper court constitution for the petit jury slated to convene Monday.
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Howard C. Ityan
Atty
Harland Warren
Ottawa
Robert Burke Williams
Mary C. LaPlante
Joseph Marino
Chicago
Tabler
Grundy County
Robert T. Williamson
Illinois
Warren
Richard Wilder
Rytan
Gulty
Ryan
Wilder
Circuit Clerk
Miss LaPlante
Petit Jury
New Assassination Probe Is Underway
District attorney Jim Garrison says he leads a secret Kennedy assassination investigation in New Orleans. He opposes FBI involvement and warns that public disclosure of details could hinder witness cooperation and delay arrests. He asserts progress on probing New Orleans' role in the assassination despite protests over leaks.
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New Orleans
Kennedy
Jim Garrison
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Garrison
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Slides After Rain Buries 22 in Brazil
In Rio de Janeiro a hillside collapse after 24 hours of rain buried a house and two apartment blocks. By midmorning 22 bodies were recovered with as many as 100 feared buried. 12 to 15 rescued from the buildings. At least 13 more died in rain related incidents and hundreds were left homeless. Authorities praised drain clearance as floods and landslides continue to threaten Guanabara.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Rio
Guanabara
Sao Paulo
Francisco Negrao de Lima
Court Sets Aside Two Convictions in 1962 Slaying
The Supreme Court vacated the 1962 murder convictions of Ruth Elizabeth Chapman and Thomas Le Roy Teale in a Lodi California bar tender slaying. Teale faced death, Chapman life, pending new trials after justices ruled references to the defendants not testifying violated due process.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Ruth Elizabeth Chapman
Thomas LeRoy Teale
Lodi
Calif
Teale
School Committee Opens Public Meeting Tonight
Morris Elementary School district forms a citizens committee. seven board members will each propose about 15 names for a meeting open to the public at 7 30 p m in Franklin School auditorium. More than 70 attendees expected to attend the first gathering.
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Citizens’ Committee
Morris Elementary
Franklin School
Board of Education
Supreme Court declines review of Illinois Central waterfront case
The Supreme Court refused to review Illinois court rulings involving the Illinois Central Railroad along Chicago's Lake Michigan waterfront. The dispute centers on property valuations worth millions of dollars, appealed by four citizen taxpayers: Lawrence P. Hickey, George D. Sullivan Jr., Burton H. Young, and Thomas R. Benz.
Grundy Will Kendall vote approves new Class I district
A county wide election establishes a Class I junior college district for Grundy Will and Kendall counties. In Grundy County the yes vote was 10 1, with totals around 25 328 across the tri county area. The district includes Joliet Morris and other communities, with precincts reporting strong margins in most areas. A seven member board of education will be elected within 60 days to oversee the district.
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Grundy-Will-Kendall Counties
Grundy County
Arthur V. Meadors
Joliet High School
Persent Junior College
Meadors
Tri-County
Dresden
Caterpillar Co
Lockport
Atty
Kenneth Timm
Joliet
Tricounty Citizens’ Committee
Meaders
William Norton
Morris
James Baum
Timm
Grundy
Kinsman
Godley
Will County
Lincoln School
M. J. Cunningham
Frankfort School
Kendall County
Newark
Lisbon
Newark High School
Big Grove Town Hall
Lam
Coal City
Pete di Paolo
Claude Rose
MCHS
Leroy Brandt
Gardner
Howard Wright
Mazon
Supt
Boyd Bucher
Bucher
James B. Holderman
Elmhurst
Regional Tickets Set for Ottawa Regional Basketball Tourney
Regional tickets for the Ottawa event will cost $1 for adults and students. Morris season ticket holders can buy at the MCHS office today through Wednesday. Non-season ticket holders may purchase Thursday Friday and Monday. Tournament opens next Monday.
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Ottawa
MCHS
Daily Weather Outlook for Morris Area
The forecast calls for partly sunny and cooler conditions with highs 26 to 34. Tonight will be colder with 10 to 15 degrees. Tuesday brings partly sunny skies and upper 20s. Collins Weather Station logged 35/18 Saturday and 0.04 inches of precip.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Morris
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