New York City Bus Subway Strike Stalemate Drags On
Negotiations at City Hall failed to yield a settlement in the 10 day transit strike that paralyzed Manhattan. Mayor Lindsay, union leader MacMahon, and officials described talks as unproductive as 800,000 cars clogged bridges and emergency traffic measures and car pools sprang into action.
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New York
City Hall
Manhattan
Lindsay
Douglas L. MacMaon
Michael J. Quill
MacMahon
Transit Authority
Hotel Americana
Transport Workers Union
Johnson
Harlem
Midtown
Afl-Cio
Amalgamated Transit Union
Additional Charges Filed Against Pair in Burglary Case
Happy Chandler King 27 of Summit and Edward Earl Williams 28 of Chicago faced new burglary charges after a Dec 2 Ridgecrest Corp break in. Checks totaling over 2000 were cashed from the theft. Bonds were set at 10000 each. Both men appeared before Judge Malmquist with hearings moved to Friday.
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Happy Chandler King
Summit
Edward Earl Williams
Chicago
Cairo
Ridgecrest Corporation
Robert Malmquist
Atty
Richard Wilder
King and Williams
C. L. Fisher
Ridgecrest
Morris
John E. G. Olson
King
Williams
Olson
Wilder
Chester Winsor
Malmquist
Pontiac
Marlene King
Kentucky
Ruleville
Miss
Demolish Rebel Fortifications In Iron Triangle Drive
The large Allied force led by the United States and Australia stormed toward the Iron Triangle near Saigon on the third day of Operation Crimp. Viet Cong forces reportedly avoided major contact as U S and Australian troops uncovered a weapons cache and cordoned the area. 22 Viet Cong killed and 38 captured, with 269 suspects detained. air strikes and helicopter operations continued despite limited ground action.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Iron Triangle
U.S
173Rd Airborne
South
da Nang
Tay Ninh
An Khe
Pleiku
French Indochina
Saigon Rio
South Korea
Tiger
Qui Nhon
Tan Khai
Binh Long
Guam
Thi Tinh
Set Homemaking Classes at MCHS
The Morris Community High School homemaking department starts a 10 week series in tailoring and sewing at 7 30 p m Monday Jan 31 Enrollment inquiries go to WH 2 1294 or WN 2 3120 Beginners must have prior sewing experience for tailoring classes There is a 2500 registration fee for residents of District 101 and 10 00 for those outside the district Instructors are Mrs Marilyn Larson for beginners in Room 152 and Mrs Margaret Bednarik for tailoring in Room 148
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Morris Community High School
Marilyn Larson
Margaret Bednarik
India and Pakistan sign Tashkent Declaration
Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Ayub Khan sign a nine point accord in Tashkent to withdraw troops to Aug 5 positions and pursue normal relations. They avoid Kashmir settlement, pledge non interference, and plan prisoner repatriation and restored diplomatic ties. Kosygin steers talks to a peaceful outcome.
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Tashkent
U.S.S.R
India
Pakistan
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Kashmir
Alexei N. Kosygin
Ayub
Shastri
United Nations
Kosygin
Truck Crash and Fire Destroys 1965 Tractor Trailer
A truck driver escaped serious injury when his leased 1965 tractor trailer and a load of rolled steel plunged from Interstate 55 into the Mazon River near Gardner. Henkey swam to shore after the wreck, fuel tanks ruptured by guard rails ignited the fire, and firefighters battled the blaze for about an hour before the rig was towed to Braidwood.
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Mazon River
Gardner
Henkey
Hileman
Braidwood
Congress Opens Session Amid Viet Nam War Tensions
The 89th Congress begins its second session amid war and budget strain as President Johnson prepares a state of the union address likely to outline Viet Nam peace efforts or escalation. lawmakers anticipate $12-$13 billion in war funding and possible cuts to antipoverty and Appalachian programs.
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Washington
89Th Congress
Johnson
Viet Nam
Congress
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
ABC
Office of Economic Opportunity
Camp Breckinridge
Jack Miller
First Traffic Fatalities of 66 in County
Two Aurora men Willette Kinard 23 and Eddie Frank Jeffries 27 died in a 3 45 a m Sunday crash on Illinois Route 47 four miles south of Morris. Their car struck a truck pulling a disabled trailer and the tractor driver Kenneth D. Christianson 31 Milwaukee and his brother Clyde 23 Milwaukee were hospitalized lightly injured. Kinard and Jeffries worked for Moline Foundry Company at St Charles. Coroner W Clark Davis took blood samples for alcohol tests now required by law. Last year Grundy Countys traffic deaths reached 30.
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Grundy County
Morris
Ilinois
Willette Kinard
Aurora
Eddie Frank Jeffries
Kenneth D. Christianson
Milwaukee
Wis
Clyde
Christianson
John E. G. Olson
Illinois 47
Morris Hospital
W. Clark Davis
Clyde M. Christianson
Kenneth
Kinard
Hansen Wrecker
Devitt Leasing Company of
Olson Wrecker
Kin
Davis
Cold spell grips Grundy County area through Wednesday
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts a prolonged cold spell in Grundy County with lows around five above zero and daytime highs in the 20s. Sunday at Collins Weather Station reached 43 with a 14 degree low, while Morris downtown cooled to 16 by 9:30 a.m before a slight rise.
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Grundy County
U. S
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Nist
1St Infantry Division
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Royal Australian Regiment
MCHS
Mark Henkey
Troy
Jones Trucking Lines
John Palleva
Gardner and
Braceville
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