Four gunmen surrender after 4 day siege in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn's Williamsburg, four gunmen who said they fought for Allah and paradise surrendered after 47 hours of siege at John & Al's Sports. One patrolman died, two were wounded, and nine hostages escaped via a rear stairway signaling the end of the stand. Police planned grand jury charges.
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New York
Brooklyn
John & Al’s Sports, Inc
Williamsburg
Stephen R. Gilroy
Jose Adorno
Frank Carpentier
Allah
Riccio
Kissinger Heads to Paris as Vietnam Cease-Fire Nears
Washington reports indicate a cease-fire, POW return, and government reshaping steps to follow an accord. Kissinger flies to Paris after meeting Nixon, as South Vietnamese and Communist officials signal a formal signing this week with a Sunday cease-fire.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Kissinger
Nixon
Andrews Air Force Base
White House
Communist High Command
Tran van Lam
Spiro T. Agnew
Saigon
Nixon outlines tentative peace terms in Asia talks
A spokesman refused to comment on speculative reports as Kissinger and Le Duc Tho paused talks on January 13. On January 14, Nixon sent Gen. Haig to Saigon and four other Asian capitals to outline terms of a tentative agreement. Haig then met Kissinger and Nixon after returning, continuing discussions through the weekend.
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Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
U. S
Washington
Nixon
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
Haig
Strikes Hit St Louis Chicago and Philadelphia Teachers
Public school teachers in St Louis Chicago and Philadelphia walked off their jobs in the first city strikes in recent memory. About 2 800 St Louis teachers began picketing 166 schools while 1 400 teachers were not in the unions. Pay raises were a central demand including higher starting pay from 7200 to 8200 and benefits.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis Teachers Union Local 420
St. Louis Teachers Association
Weather notes and temps from Morris area and Dresden
Snow flurries were predicted this afternoon with a high in the low to mid 40s. Tonight will be cloudy and colder with a chance of snow flurries and a low in the lower 20s. Weekend at Dresden Island Locks and Dam shows a high of 4 degrees and a low of 24, with Sunday’s high at 40. Precipitation measured a quarter inch. In Morris downtown at 11 a.m. the temperature was 45 degrees.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Fear 202 killed in jet crash in fog at Kano
A Jordanian jetliner bringing 202 Muslims home from a Mecca pilgrimage crashed on landing in dense fog at Kano Nigeria. Officials said most aboard were killed with death toll estimates varying from 162 to 191, about 40 survivors reported, and 11 rescued alive. A witness noted the craft burst into flames on the runway around 10 am.
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Kanu
Nigeria
Mecca
Radio Nigeria
Moscow
Saudi Arabia
Morris Daily Herald leads with Monday edition details
The Morris Daily Herald for Monday afternoon carries the standard weekly news briefs, notices, and local updates. It includes community events, city council notes, and upcoming schedules for Morris residents in the 20th century era newspaper layout.
Hunter shoots teen during pheasant hunt near Dwight
Dennis Holohan, 16, of Route 1, is in fair condition at St Joseph Hospital Joliet after being accidentally shot with a .20 gauge shotgun Saturday morning. Investigating deputy says the accident occurred on John L Houck farm near Holm Road when Holohan moved in front of hunters Robert Georgi, 18, and Irven Pressler, 21, as a pheasant flew up. Pressler claims he did not know Holohan had moved ahead. Holohan was taken to Morris Hospital at 9:50 am and transferred to St Joseph Hospital at 12:45 pm.
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Dennis Holohan
Rte. 1
Dwight
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Robert Corneglio
Holohan
Robert L. Georgi
W. Morgan St
Irven Pressler
Mazon St
John L. Houck
Holm Rd
Gardner Rd
Illinois 47
Pressler
Morris Hospital
Nixon Begins Second Term Amid Inaugural Week Fatigue
Washington AP Nixon starts his second term tired but upbeat after a hectic inaugural weekend. He rode a parade, danced late, and attended a White House worship before a Sunday service that drew about 300 officials. A larger crowd attended an afternoon worship denouncing the Vietnam war, while Nixon and the first lady hosted a private reception for 260 guests.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Vietnam
Executive Mansion
General Motors recalls 3.7 million cars for steering shield
GM announces a recall of 3.7 million 1971 and 1972 full size Chevrolets Buicks Oldsmobiles and Pontiacs to install shields over the steering coupling after 96 incidents and 23 crashes with 12 injuries. Shields free of charge owners notified in about two weeks. Center for Auto Safety cites 15 crashes nine injuries. Also reports an Iowa trucker injured in a separate accident on Interstate 80.
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Detroit
General Motors
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Center For Auto Safety
Washington
The
Center
Kindergarten Registration in Morris Schools This Week
Morris public schools announce early registration for children entering kindergarten this fall. Registration runs 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at Franklin School. Parents must bring a birth certificate as proof of age.
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Morris Public Schools
Franklin School
Chilren
Morris Public
Condemnation suit for Saratoga school site
Saratoga Consolidated School District No 600, through attorneys Charles Zalar and David Root, filed in court Thursday to condemn 12 acres south of Saratoga Grade School for a new site. Respondents named are Everett F. Granville, Mrs Mary D. Granville, Ernest M. Peterson, Esther Constantine, Mrs Mary T. Bortoli and James Vigna. District seeks court to set fair compensation after failed negotiations.
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Saratoga Consolidated School District No. 600
Charles Zalar
David Root
Saratoga
Everett F. Granville
Mary D. Granville
Ernest M. Peterson
Esther Constantine
Mary T. Bortoli
James Vigna
Supreme Court Upholds Early Abortions in 7-2 Ruling
The Supreme Court bars states from blocking early pregnancies in the first three months. In a 7-2 decision the court struck down Texas and Georgia abortion laws, citing privacy and medical data showing first trimester abortion is relatively safe. Justices White and Rehnquist dissented. The decision allows a woman to terminate with her doctor’s guidance. hospital committee and two-physician approvals deemed overly restrictive. Some states require paternal consent, the opinion notes.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Harry A. Blackmun
Blackmun
Byron R. White
William H. Rehnquist
White
Rehnquist
Georgia
Illinois firms plead innocent in I-74 bid rigging case
Nine Illinois construction firms and four officers pleaded innocent to federal antitrust and fraud charges linked to bid rigging on Interstate 74 projects across central Illinois. Indicted last December by a federal grand jury, the case concerns bids submitted for contracts awarded in November 1969. Judge Henry S. Wise set $1,000 recognizance bonds for all defendants.
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Danville Ill
Illinois
Henry S. Wise
US District Court
Three men face further charges in Grandin bank murder
In Missouri three suspects, Dallas Delay, Lloyd Cowin, and Jerry Rector, face additional kidnapping and bank robbery charges after being charged with three counts of murder in the slayings of Grandin bank president Robert Kitterman, his wife Bertha, and daughter Roberta. The victims were found tied to trees near an abandoned Ripley County farmhouse after Kitterman withdrew money. The trio, held without bond, are linked to theft of 9811 dollars and a mock explosive device found with the scene.
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Poplar Bluff
Missouri
Grandin Bank
Leland Niegaard
Carter County
Robert R. Kitterman
Butler County
Ripley
James Hall
Dallas R. Delay
Valle Mines
van Buren
Lloyd D. Cowin
Jerry W. Rector
Kitterman
Bertha
Roberta
Ripley County
Kittermans
Patricia
Kathy
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Morris Daily Herald
Hunter
Congress
Consumers Union
Iowa
Robert J. Hoffner
Clarence Iowa
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