Nixon halts offensive actions in North Vietnam
Nixon orders an immediate halt to bombing shelling and mining of North Vietnam citing progress in Paris peace talks. The unilateral gesture takes effect at 10 a.m. EST and follows a thorough White House assessment. Press secretary Ronald L. Ziegler declined to discuss Kissinger’s reports.
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Nixon Presses Paris Talks as Hanoi Seeks Accord
White House press secretary says Hanoi and Washington have, in effect, reached an accord and Kissinger will return to Paris soon. No change in Hanoi's military posture is reported. mines off North Vietnam will stay in place for now. Thieu is informed and Gen. Haig is en route to Saigon for talks.
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Four More Watergate Pleas Change Trial Dynamics
Four more Watergate defendants pleaded guilty in Washington, reducing the original seven to two at trial. Bernard Barker, Eugenio Martinez, Frank Sargis, and Virgilio Gonzalez admitted guilt, all Miami-area men with CIA backgrounds from the Bay of Pigs era, prompting questions about the trial’s future and a potential mistrial bid by James W. McCord Jr.’s attorney.
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Fire sweeps Braceville home leaving family evacuated
A Braceville family of four lost all possessions when a blaze swept their one story rented house at 1 30 am Saturday. Edward Kumuda and his wife escaped with their children ages 1 and 5. no insurance was held. Neighbors report clothing drives and a Braceville Post Office cash box for aid.
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Ropp to Speak Here Feb 1 at Soil District Dinner
Gordon L. Ropp Director of Illinois Agriculture will speak on Responding to New Opportunities at the Grundy County Soil and Water Conservation District annual dinner Thursday Feb 1. Dinner 6 30 p.m. United Methodist Church of Morris.
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Chicago teachers strike continues with talks amid wage gap
In Chicago a school strike persists as negotiations by CTU and the school board show limited progress. The union seeks a 24 percent pay rise amid a reported $72 million 1973 deficit while the board offers extended terms from the 1972 contract. Schools closed for Martin Luther King Jr. day.
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Weather outlook and temperatures around Dresden Island and Morris
Partly sunny or fair conditions forecast with mild highs near 40 down to 50. Weekend readings at Dresden Island Locks ranged from 18 to 41 degrees. Sunday’s high 41 and low 21. Early morning readings: 7 am at 33 degrees, 11 am in Morris at 39 degrees.
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Galesburg Farmer Named Illinois Outstanding Farmer
Jerry Dale King, a 35 year old dairy farmer from the Galesburg area operating a 780 acre Victoria farm, won the Illinois Outstanding Farmer honor among 26 nominees. He was sponsored by the Galesburg Jaycees and now advances to the national contest in Minneapolis in March. Second place went to Ralph C. Walter of Grand Ridge and third to C. David Bliss of Abingdon. King also received a stock portfolio in agriculture related businesses at a Bloomington banquet Saturday.
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Ellington Hospitalized With Virus Infection in Los Angeles
Duke Ellington, 72, is hospitalized in Los Angeles with a virus infection doctors say is partly due to his demanding schedule. He was admitted after London flu symptoms emerged following the taping of a television special in his honor.
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Warden cites isolated stateville shiv problem
JOLIET Ill AP the fatal stabbing of guard James Zeiger 43 by an inmate using a shiv a sharpened table knife is described by Warden John Twomey as an isolated incident Zeiger was pushed from a 40 foot cellhouse tier after the attack Twomey notes many inmates carry shivs for protection and mentions ongoing spot shakedowns claiming 35 ships found in a prior prison search underscores the constant risk in prisons worldwide
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Morris 1972 permits total 103. value over $2.7 million
Morris Zoning and Building Inspector Wilfred Dix reports 103 permits issued in 1972 with a total construction outlay of 2,788,166 dollars. Residential permits numbered 37 for single family homes, commercial 8, garages 15, signs 2, miscellaneous 39, and footings and foundations 2 no-charge permits. The 37 single family permits mark an eight-permit rise from 1971. Also noted are a prison guard stabbing incident and related homicide case involving inmate Pauli Goffman.
Supreme Court to hear Richmond black school consolidation case
The Supreme Court agreed to rule on consolidating Richmond Virginia’s mostly black schools with neighboring white suburban systems. Appeals by Richmond officials and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund proceed after a circuit reversal of a Merhige order. Powell recusal leaves a potential four four vote, tie upheld previous circuit ruling.
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Unseasonably warm trend eases Illinois fuel strain
Unseasonably warm weather across Illinois eases heating fuel shortages and helps break ice jams that caused rivers to flood. The National Weather Service notes a warming trend starting Saturday, ending a nine day freeze in the north as southern regions reach the 60s. Utilities suspended some services to conserve supplies, and ice jams on the Rock and Kankakee rivers prompted evacuations along the banks. Skies stay fair to partly cloudy with lows in the 30s to upper 30s and highs moving from the 40s to the 60s by Tuesday.
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Minooka case extended to Friday in Will County
Attorneys for the Minooka unit district and related parties must file by 4 30 p m Friday with Circuit Judge Thomas W Vinson in Joliet as court rulings uphold their positions A petition for temporary injunction and declaratory judgment against a proposed Minooka unit district petition was filed Dec 8 in Will County Jurisdiction The unit district petitioners and Arthur V Meadors asked Dec 15 that the injunction hearing be moved to Grundy County Last Friday Joliet hearing by Judge Vinson ordered filings within seven days The Will County Board of Trustees will rule on a rehearing June 30 on detachment from Joliet High School District and attachment to Minooka School District
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