Morris Woman, 99, Dies. Longtime Resident Frances Weidman Kutz
Mrs. Frances Weidman Kutz aged 99, longtime Morris resident and Grundy County’s oldest, died Saturday at 11 05 am in her birth home at 420 Nettle Street. She married Charles Kutz in 1888. survived by daughter Kathryn Sheedy Sr two grandsons Willard and Donald and six great grandchildren. Funeral 9 30 am Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church Morris with Rev Warren Wols. burial Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation after 3 pm today at Finland Funeral Home. Rosary at 8 pm. Burial site and family notes say cause of death pending physician’s report. lifelong Morris resident, daughter of Thomas and Sophie Weidman, German immigrant father built a cabin on current Willard Sheedy Sr. home site.
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Charles
Frances) Kutz
Grundy County
Nettle St
Morris
Kutz
Thomas
Sophie Weidman
Willard Sheedy Sr
Sheedy
Finland
Frances Weidman
Charles Kutz
George
Willard
Kathryn) Sheedy Sr
Donald
Seasonal temperatures and mild outlook in Morris area
Forecasts from the U S Weather Bureau predict fair, cooler conditions tonight with a upper 50s low and a high in the 70s tomorrow. Collins Weather Station logs 85/72 Saturday and 88/60 Sunday, with 71 degrees at 9 and 10 a m today. rainfall of 0 53 inches from late Sunday evening into today.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Morris
Renters Strike at 37-Story Baltimore High Rise
In Baltimore 35 tenants in a downtown 37 story building began a rent strike as heat rose to near record 99 degrees. They cited failing air conditioning and sought moderation in rent amid the scorcher.
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Baltimore
Berkeley curfew expands city after mass demonstration
Police dispersed a 1000 to 1500 strong crowd outside Berkeley City Hall and extended a 7 pm to 6 am curfew citywide. About 50 to 60 people were arrested for charges from disturbing the peace to looting while 31 demonstrators and 11 officers were injured over the prior two nights.
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University of California
Walter Johnson
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City Hall
Member of Hell's Angels Arrested in Iowa Traffic Stop
Fred Radatz 25 of Lowell Massachusetts was cited for fraudulent credit card use unlawful weapons possession and no license after state police stopped his hearse at the I 80 Seneca exit. Five companions were detained but not charged. Radatz posted 100 bond and was released awaiting court.
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Hell’s Angels
District 5
Interstate 80
Seneca
Fred Radatz
Lowell
Mass
Radatz
Grundy County
Attendance Hits 11 000 At Morris Pool In June
A monthly report by Steve Benz pool supervisor shows Morris municipal pool in Gould Park drew 11 000 visitors in June. He notes average June figures range from 5 000 to 14 000 with 93 degree days drawing peaks and 460 swimmers on a Sunday. Red Cross classes are in their second week with over 500 signed up.
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Benz
Red Cross
Hold Pilot of Hijacked U S Plane in Cuba
The wife of pilot George Prellezo pleads to travel to Cuba to visit her husband held after the Southeast Airlines DC3 was hijacked to Havana. A substitute pilot Allen Cribbs flies to Varadero to return the jet and its other passengers. The Cuban government accuses Prellezo of desertion as he faces trial.
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Cuba
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United States
Allen Cribbs
Varadero
Key West
Cribbs
Irvin L. Jones Jr
Southeast Airlines
Dave Martin
A. Kimball
Prellezos
U.S
Federation Avation Agency
Mass picket action at Illinois Bell ends in impasse
About 20 members of Local 336 IBEW picketed Illinois Bell at 210 E Jackson St this morning as the strike entered its 55th day. Supervisors crossed the lines, a new hire joined, and similar actions occurred at AMAX Aluminum with a temporary settlement.
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Jackson St
Herald
E. Jackson St
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Illinois Bell
Linnemann
Phil Sleezer
Amax Ausminum Co
Glenn Bright
W. C
Wally) Lasater
Bright
Lasater
AMAX
Chicago
Ilinois Bell Telephone Co
Richard Daley
Soviets Hold Downed U.S. Transport
An airliner carrying 214 U.S. servicemen to Vietnam was forced to land on Sturup Island in the Kuril chain by MIG fighters. The Seaboard World Airlines DC-8 landed without injuries after straying off course en route to Yokota Japan. The incident drew U.S. protest and a Soviet investigation with pilots in radio contact.
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Vsily V. Kuznetsov
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Seaboard World Airlines
Joseph Tosolini
Seaboard
Defense Department
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U S bombers hit Viet Cong bases around Saigon area
American B52s struck in North Vietnam for the first time in two months and pounded secret Viet Cong bases around Saigon. The raid targeted coastal artillery sites and major base camps in Tay Ninh Hau Nghia and Binh Duong provinces while intelligence warned of a planned attack on Saigon with Viet Cong cadres already in the city.
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Gio Linh
Tay Ninh
Hau Nghia
Binh Duong
Long Khanh
5Th Division
National Liberation Front
China declines UN nuclear conference invitation
United Nations spokesman announced that Communist China refused U Thant's invitation for observers at a Geneva nonnuclear conference. The Peking Telegraph Office cited no UN relations and rejected the June 25 telegram.
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Thant
People’s Republic of China
Morris outlines housing program to aid elderly with federal funds
The city council approved a policy declaration aiming to curb blight and fund senior housing. The plan notes 700 of 2930 housing units in Morris are deteriorating, calls for grants for water and sewer, land acquisition, urban renewal, and elderly housing, and envisions a 50 to 75 unit multi story building near Washington and Liberty streets with rents based on ability to pay.
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Herald
Morris
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Donald Davidson
James Stine
Robert Wren
LaSalle
Will
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Liberty Sts
Stine
Grundy County
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Possible dog poisonings in Bradley subdivision
Dr. Edward Connor, veterinarian, confirms a possible accidental or malicious poisoning link to several dog deaths in Bradley subdivision, Wauponsee Township. He notes no verification yet but phosphorus poisoning is suspected, with residents noting multiple losses over a month including a rabbit.
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Morris
Bradley
Wauponsee
Connor
Robert White
Robert Whiteside
Sally
Cence
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