Tremors in Sicily Mount Casualties and Destruction
Sicily endures a devastating earthquake with the toll rising past 300 dead, about 1,500 missing, and over 1,500 injured. Rescue operations continue as new tremors spread panic, hospitals collapse, and towns like Gibellina and Salaparuta are destroyed. U.S. aid arrives with blankets, tents, and medical teams. Rome donates 50,000 dollars in disaster funds.
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Palermo
Sicily
Mediterranean
Salemi
Poggioreale
Santa Margherita di Belice
U.S
Germany
Trapani
Rome
Frederick Reinhardt
Freighter Collision Sets Houston Ship Channel Ablaze
The Christiane crashed into gasoline laden barges near Baytown La Porte, creating a fiery waterway. Two tourists and 27 crew fled by lifeboats as two barges exploded scattering flames across Upper Gulf. Four hurt from a separate Shell plant blast earlier.
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Houston
Tex
Christiane
Baytown
la Porte
Christiane Shipping Co
Bermuda
Port Arthur
Barbara Waxler
Galveston Bay
Shell Chemical Co
Hieber M. Gingerich
York
Honduras
New Orleans
Nix
Gingerich
Chicago substitute teachers threaten citywide strike
Supervisory staff and full time substitutes would be assigned to schools during a planned strike by 2000 of Chicago’s 6000 full time substitutes. The walkout backs automatic certification after two years of teaching though state law requires exams. Mayor Daley supports noncertified workers yet law stands. Redmond and Desmond plan further talks on using on the job experience toward certification.
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Chicago
Tom Smith
Smith
Board of Education
Richard J. Daley
John E. Desmond
Chicago Teachers Union
James B. Redmond
Redmond
Desmond
Baltimore mulls law on human organ transplants
Baltimore attorney general Francis B. Burch says he and medical and legal authorities will seek to determine soon whether the state should enact a law governing human organ transplantation.
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Baltimore
Francis B. Burch
Britain to withdraw armed forces from Far East by 1971
Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced in Parliament plans to pull all British troops from the Far East and the Persian Gulf by end of 1971 while preserving a joint air defense link with Malaysia and Singapore. He also cancelled a $1.02 billion contract for 50 F-111 bombers.
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London
Harold Wilson
Far East
Persian Gulf
House of Commons
Wilson
Britain
Southeast Asia
Malaysia
Singapore
Margaret
House
Europe
Picket Lines at Caterpillar Co Strike Begins
Picket lines were set up at the Caterpillar Tractor Co plant on U S 6 as Local No 851 IAMAW began its first day of a strike authorized by union members. Non union workers crossed lines. talks between union and company continued over a new contract as the old three year pact ended at midnight Monday.
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Caterpillar Tractor Co
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Weather Outlook and Temperatures for Morris Area
Collins Weather Station reports high of 32 and low of 2 degrees on Monday. At 9 a m today the station registered 10 degrees and downtown Morris at 11 a m was 21. Precipitation total from 6 p m Sunday to 6 p m Monday measured 0 02 inches, or about half an inch of snow. Tonight expected partly cloudy and not as cold with 16 to 20 degree low. Wednesday partly sunny and warmer in mid 30s. Thursday cloudy and mild.
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Collins
Morris
Blame Kicks Incident For Boy's Death
In Moline Illinois two youths Kenneth D. Taylor 17 and Norman Meyers Jr 16 died or were hospitalized after sniffing gasoline at a Hampton service station where they worked The coroner said the pair carried out the act after Taylor recalled a California idea Meyers said Taylor collapsed and then he became ill before both were treated at Moline Public Hospital.
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Moline
Ill
Kenneth D. Taylor
Albert Taylor
Rapids City
Norman Meyers Jr
Port Byron
Moline Public Hospital
Hampton
James Shaw
Rock Island County
Meyers
Taylor
California
Shaw
Coal City Court Collections Rise in 1967
Coal City magistrate court totals climbed by about nine thousand dollars in 1967 as part of Grundy County gains. Circuit Clerk records show $61,140.80 in fines and costs for the magistrate division, up from $40,665.15 in 1966, with Morris contributing $8,338 and other items including $12,388.60 for the circuit clerk and $24,565 for the county treasury.
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Coal City
Grundy County
Robert T. Williamson
Magistrate Division
Circuit Court
Morris
Slightly Improved Miss Hansen in Two-Car Crash
Slightly improved Jean A. Hansen 32 of 115 Buchanan St is hospitalized at Morris Hospital after injuries from a two car collision Saturday morning on Illinois 47 north of Morris near the Saratoga Grade.
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Jean A. Hansen
Buchanan St
Morris Hospital
Illinois 47
Morris
Vietnamese forces kill 40 Viet Cong after ambush
Viet Cong troops killed 14 South Vietnamese infantrymen and wounded 32 in an early ambush, then were pursued eight hours later by a South Vietnamese battalion backed by armored personnel carriers, which killed 40 guerrillas and captured nine weapons. One government soldier died and two were wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
U. S
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Home Damaged By Fire In Joliet Monday Evening
The William Zink home at 817 Second Ave. suffered extensive damage to the den and utility room after a Monday evening fire reported by neighbor Mrs. Donald Cameron. A new washer dryer and hot water heater were ruined. Firefighters spent about an hour and a quarter extinguishing the blaze. The family, including two young children, were away shopping. The cause is undetermined and insured. the family is staying with relatives. The dog was rescued from a bedroom.
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William Zink
Second Ave
Morris
Donald Cameron
First Ave
Zink
Dale
Dawn
Joliet
Zinks
George Heap
Anti U S General in Vietnam Replaced by Vietnamese Commander
Saigon A P report says South Vietnam replaced brigadier general Phan Trong Chinh, longtime anti American figure, with Nguyen Van Thinh as commander of the 25th Division on January 14. The division has been rated the worst in the country, and Chinh's removal follows American pressure.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thinh
Phan Trong Chinh
Chinh
Grade School Bond Issue Referendum Questions
The article explains the need for an elementary building program due to overcapacity at Center School and aging ward schools. It notes current enrollment rising from 1,032 in 1962-63 to 1,354 in 1967-68, with 22 additional students since September bringing total to 1,376 in December and projected 50 percent growth in eight years. Questions should be mailed to the Morris Daily Herald.
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A. Center
The
Morris Daily Herald
Students to Protest Carrier Visit in Japan
Leftist students gathered around Sasebo in hundreds to protest the U6 Enterprise visit while sources said the 75,000 ton carrier may be delayed to Friday or Saturday. Tokyo officials noted the ship seeks fresh food and crew recreation yet newspapers view the stop as a signal against nuclear warships.
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Tokyo
Enterprise
Japan
Sasebo
Bonin Islands
Pacific
Masashi Ishibashi
Socialist Party
Truxton
Vietnam
U.S
Fukuoka
Pearl Harbor
Okinawa
Philippines
Two Trucks Demolished In Accident at Plattville Intersection
Milk spill coated icy streets as two trucks collided at Church and Chicago Roads in Plattville. Ira Nels Stovall 52 Minooka driver of a bulk milk tank truck and Gilbert G. Pepple 44 Sandwich driver of a milk truck caused a rollover into a ditch. Stovall suffered a bruised arm. no serious injuries reported.
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Plattville
Church
Chicago
Kendall County
Tom Burgholzer
Chiscago
Ira Nels Stovall
Rte. 2
Minooka
Church Road
Gilbert G. Pepple
Rte. 1
Sandwich
Stovall
Lewis Christopherson
Millington
Clinton Day Farm
Day
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Ris
Herald
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Montevago
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Salaparuta
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