Bus overturn injures nine youths from Channa hon State Camp
Nine youths and a bus driver escaped serious injuries when a 40 passenger bus overturned in a ditch on a gravel road near Morris while taking campers to Channahon State Park. Driver John Odenthal 36 Joliet and several youths were examined. the trip was canceled.
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Channahon State
Morris
Channahon State Park
Des Plaines Chemical
John Odenthal
Joliet
George Hendrickson
Odenthal
Larry Patton
McArthur Campbell
Willie Wright
William Delva
Robert Hittinger
Lester Gilbert
Robert Martini
Hector Garcia
Report on Grundy County Rest Home License Renewal
A county board meeting on January 9 to discuss the Grundy County Rest Home license renewal and maintenance issues. An extension to April 1 was granted for fire protection reservoir installation. Other maintenance problems from December will be reviewed.
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Grundy County Rest Home
County Board of Supervisors
ATA Seeks $322000 A Day Fine In New York Transit Strike
The Transit Authority asks a daily 322000 fine against the AFL-CIO Transport Workers Union in the week-old strike, totaling 2254000 to date. Justice Geller delays ruling on the fine while rejecting release of TWU leaders, including Michael J. Quill, from jail. Governor Rockefeller asked President Johnson for federal loans to help affected New Yorkers and small businesses.
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New York
Transit Authority
Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union
State Supreme Court
Abraham N. Geller
Quill
Union
Nelson A. Rockefeller
President Johnson
Violent Shootout Crashes Chicago Auto Showroom
A customer opened fire in a West Side Fohrman Motors showroom killing three men Sidney Fohrman Edward Fohrman and Albert Sizer before a police officer fatally shot him. Officer Charles and detective Anderson were wounded as the suspect exchanged shots with police and guards.
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Chicago
West Side
Sidney Fohrman
Fohrman Motors, Ltd
Madison St
Edward Fohrman
Albert Sizer
Donald Jackson
Sizer
Roland Charles
Jackson
Fohrman
Lorraine Douglas
Frank Flanagan
Douglas Rose
Charles
York Anderson
Planning Commissions Set Stage for Morris Grundy Growth
A series explains planning aims in Morris and Grundy counties as public hearings on proposed zoning ordinances and a comprehensive plan approach. The Morris Planning Commission and Grundy County Regional Planning Commission chart analysis, planning, and implementation with nine members each and local officials retaining final decision power.
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Morris and Grundy County
Joseph Abel
Carl Gardner and Associates
Chicago
Morris
County Commission
Board of Supervisors
Morris Planning Commission
James Baum
Boston, Mass
Baum
Dartmouth
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston Planning Commission
Edward
Ted) Conley
Floyd Siron
Fred Patti
Donald Davidson
Lester Johnson
Tom West
Leo Borens
Barry Leng
Grundy County
Atty David F. Root
John T. Donahoe
Wauponsee Township
Gerald Thompson
Minooka
William Treasure
Gardner
Harold Punke
Mazon
Daniel Beal
Verona
Phillip Collins
Saratoga Township
Virgil Bailey
Coal City
Edwin Burnham
Nettle Creek Township
County Board
Speculation Grows Over Major World Events Looming
The Associated Press reports a period of intense diplomacy fuels talk of major world events. Brezhnev travels to Mongolia on a friendship mission while Kosygin seeks talks between India and Pakistan, signaling possible strategic moves and heightened Soviet interest in Vietnam amid rising US activity.
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Associated Press
United States
Moscow
Viet Nam
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Mongolia
Alexei N. Kosygin
Tashkent
Central Asia
Pair Returned to Grundy Co In Three State Check Spree
Two men admitted stealing a check writing machine on Dec 2 and passing checks in Tennessee Alabama and Illinois. Happy Chandler King 27 Summit and Edward Earl Williams 28 Chicago were returned to Grundy County by Sheriff John E G Olson from Alexander County and jailed on $10,000 bond each.
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Morris
John E. G. Olson
Alexander County
Happy Chandler King
Summit
Edard Earl Williams
Chicago
Grundy County
Olson
C. L. Fisher
Weekend Cold Outlook With Frigid Temperatures
The region faces continued cold weather this weekend with a forecast low of five above to five below by the U S Weather Bureau. Today and Sunday are expected to be fair and cold with highs near 20. Friday cooled from 28 to 10 by 6 p.m. with about a quarter inch of snow reported.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Marines Fight Ambush In Saigon Jungle Patrol
U S Marines delivering a jungle patrol near Saigon fought their way out after an ambush by Viet Cong forces. Paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade have patrolled about 200 square miles west of Saigon since New Year’s Day.
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173
Rde Airborne Brigade
Bao Trai
Saigon
Cong Hao
Quang Ngai City
da Nang
U.S
South Viet Nam
U.S. 173Rd Airborne Brigade
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Clem Smith
Channahon Park
Douglas L. MacMahon
TWU
MacMahon
Communist Party
Alexander N. Shelepin
Hao
Party
Cuba
Havana
China
U.S.S.R
Hanoi
Red China
U.S. Air Force
Pleiku
Central Highlands
North Viet Nam
Grundy Co
Ridgecrest Corp
Tennessee
Alabama
Illinois
State
Richard Wilder
Johnson
White House
Briggette
R. Benton Smith
Austin
Tex
Washington
Bien Hoa
Cat Lai
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