Post Planning Dedication of Its New Home
Plans for dedicating the VFW Post Home in a May 21 ceremony at 5 p.m. were set in a Thursday meeting with Commander Higgin presiding. A corner stone, dinner, and dance will mark the event with Herman Ehrler as general chairman and committees named for decor, entertainment, reception, and public relations. The post will also handle Memorial Day services and a February 6 pancake and sausage breakfast.
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VFW
James Higgins
Herman Ehrler
William Corie
Police Crimes Report Details 1965 Philippine Officer Misconduct
Manila police crimes reported by the National Bureau of Investigation cover 723 cases in 1965, spanning theft, robbery, assault, and murder. The document outlines widespread misconduct within Philippine police ranks during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
National Bureau of Investigation
GOP Delegates Convene in Springfield for Endorsements
More than 1,300 delegates gathered for a Republican conference in Springfield to endorse treasurer candidates. Four contenders claimed enough votes for party backing, with Charles H. Percy as U S senator nominee and Ray Page for School Superintendent also seeking endorsements. Balloting could end Saturday if a 60 percent majority is not reached. Champaign County chair L J Martin planned to boycott the meeting over party rules.
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Springfield
Ill
Robert Hatch
Chicago
Robert Dwyer
Winnetka
Harris Rowe
Jacksonville
Arthur Falls
Ashland
Charles H. Percy
Kenilworth
U.S
Ray Page
Champaign County
GOP
L. J. Jack Martin
Martin
Nazarene Church Moves Into New Building at 705 E Washington
The Church of the Nazarene will hold services in its new church at 705 E Washington St this Sunday moving from the Morris Masonic Temple after more than a year of construction. Pastor Rev. Robert Harris says the building is not complete with no pews and much decorating unfinished though progress has been steady.
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Church of the Nazarene
Morris Masonic Temple
Washington St
Robert Harris
Meeting set on proposed Joliet area junior college program
About 75 Morris area citizens are expected to attend a Monday 8 p.m. tri county meeting at Lockport West School auditorium. Miss Ethel Watts says the session, open to the public, will discuss forming a district including Will Kendall and Grundy counties with Atty. Kenneth Timm presiding and Dr. Gerald Smith as guest speaker.
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Morris Area
Joliet Area
Lockport West School
Ethel Watts
Morris Community High School Board of Education
Atty
Kenneth Timm
Joliet
Citizens Committee
Will
Kendall
Grundy Counties
Gerald Smith
Springfield
The
Illinois Junior College Board
Sheriff Rounds 24 Hour Patrol At Des Plaines Plant
Sheriff John E G Olson orders 24 hour patrols near the Des Plaines Chemical plant east of Morris after a wildcat strike. Vehicles blocking the road leading to the plant will be arrested as investigators probe vandalism on a conveyor line from the Illinois River.
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Des Plaines Chemical Plant
Morris
John E. G. Olson
Sheriff's Department
Olson
State Highway Patrol
Atty
David Root
Sheriff's Office
Illinois
George Hendrickson
Des Plaines Chemical Co
Heating Problems at Grundy County Rest Home
Mrs. Bonnie Murphy reports not all rooms at the Grundy County Rest Home stay warm during the cold spell. The limited heating system forces temporary shutdowns of upstairs rooms while other areas are kept at comfort by round the clock furnace operation and sweater use.
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Grundy County Rest Home
Bonnie Murphy
Mary Vismara
Public Aid
Traffic Count On I 80 At Morris Illinois 47 Interchange
The Illinois Department of Highways district research in Ottawa conducted an eight hour manual traffic count on I 80 at the Morris Illinois 47 interchange. Two units recorded vehicle types across 12 classifications and a spokesman noted a broader Morris street survey planned for this year.
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District Research Department
Ilinois Department of Highways
Ottawa
Resarch Department
Morris
Laborites Press Wilson for General Election After Hull Win
London AP reports British Labourites urge Prime Minister Harold Wilson to call a general election soon after their Hull North victory. Wilson aides suggest he may resist, despite Labour's rising tide. The Hull result boosted his Commons majority from 2 to 4 after Edith Pitt's death.
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London
Harold Wilson
Hull
Wilson
House of Commons
Labor
Kevin McNamara
Hull North
Edith Pitt
Commons
State Trooper Follows Car In Icy Morris Slide
Mrs. Allma G. Miller 51 of Route 1, a secretary at Walter Hundt Insurance, escaped injury when her 1962 Chevrolet slid on ice along Pine Bluff Road and plunged down a steep embankment west of Mazin Creek. Trooper John Perona witnessed the crash and alerted the sheriff's office as deputies and the patrol towed the car.
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Allma G. Miller
Rte. 1
Walter Hundt Insurance Agency
Morris
Pine Bluff Road
Mazon Creek
John Perona
Sheriff's Office
Hansen
Collins Road
Hendrickson
Viet Cong Fire Erupts As Allied Drives Push North
In Saigon, Viet Cong fire erupts as three Allied drives push deeper into the coastal plain. U.S. 1st Cavalry helicopters land troops north of Bong Son amid skirmishes. one USAF fighter-bomber crashes on the mission, with the pilot rescued. Command reports Masher has seen 37 VC killed and 6 captured so far.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Bong Son
U. S
South China Sea
South Korea
U.S. Army
101St Airborne Division
Tuy Hoa
Quang Tin Province
U.S
Imperial
Hue
U.S. Command
25Th Infantry Division
Viet Nam
Army
Air
7Th Fleet
Decline in American TV Shows on Manila Stations
Roger K. Davis reports in the Manila Bulletin that American programs have fallen out of favor on Manila stations. He cites higher costs and a rise in locally produced Tagalog programs as the main reasons for the drop in popularity.
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Manila
Roger K. Davis
Manila Bulletin
Philippines
Johnson weighs renewed bombing in Vietnam policy shift
President Johnson held high level talks with Rusk McNamara Raborn and Wheeler amid growing push to resume air strikes on North Vietnam after a prolonged lull. He weighed timing and scope while balancing hawk and dove opinions and warned against misreading signals in Hanoi.
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Washington
Johnson
North Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
William F. Raborn
Central Intelligence Agency
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hanoi
Senate
Viet Nam
U. S
James M. Gavin
United States
Southeast Asia
South Viet Nam
Campaign to Save Italy’s Castles Crowned by Institute
Rome AP reports a nationwide drive to save Italy’s castles from ruin led by the private Italian Institute of Castles. The group, founded two years ago, begins with a full listing of all Italian castles, with experts estimating several hundred exist.
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Rome
Italian Institute of Castles
Italy
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