No Settlement in Transit Strike Ray Confers With Atty Hanes
London AP report notes Alabama lawyer Arthur J. Hanes meets James Earl Ray at Wandsworth Prison in London. Hanes says Ray is in good health and mentally positive, discusses possible insanity plea, and insists Ray is Ramon George Sneyd, not James Earl Ray, though US/Tennessee authorities say otherwise. Ray was arrested at London Airport June 8 on forgery and gun charges.
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London
Alabama
Arthur J. Hanes
Wandsworth
James Earl Ray
Tennessee
Martin Luther King Jr
Hanes
Ray
Birmington
Britain
Ramon George Sneyd
FBI
R. G. Sneyd
U.S
King
Memphis
Tenn
Scotland Yard
Sneyd
Missiles Engage B52 Bombers as Campaign Presses Panhandle
U S Air Force B52 bombers faced two Soviet made antiaircraft missiles over North Vietnam's southern panhandle but suffered no hits. Fighter bombers attacked missile sites and reported four fires after strikes 13 miles above the DMZ. Allied forces expanded operations around Saigon with multiple missions and seized several enemy caches including rockets, launchers, and ammunition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Dmz
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Saigon
Morris Zoning Board Sets Public Hearing on Two Ordinance Changes
A 7:30 p.m. hearing at City Hall will consider reclassifying about 30 acres near Federal Paper Board Co from R-II to M-I and an amendment to permit temporary trailer dwellings for custodians and guards in city parks. Written or oral statements will be recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Paper Board Co
Morris Zoning Board of Appeals
Morris Boat Club
Youth Shot In Fight at Starved Rock State Park
OTTAWA Illinois AP park rangers shot a Chicago youth during efforts to break up a fight at Starved Rock State Park about 60 people were involved. Bennett McGowan 19 was wounded in the chest and listed in satisfactory condition after rangers fired into the air to halt the clash between two Chicago groups mostly teenagers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa, Ill
Park Rangers
Chicago
Starved Rock State Park
Ottawa
Bennett McGowan
la Salle
McGowan
Weather outlook from Collins Station and Morris report
The U S Weather Bureau predicts fair conditions tonight with a low in the upper 50s. Saturday should be sunny with highs in the 80s and Sunday a partly cloudy warm day. Collins Weather Station notes a high of 76 and low of 52 on Wednesday, 79/61 on Thursday, with 71 at 9 am and 75 in downtown Morris at 11 am.
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Stratton State Park
Collins Weather Station
Gordon McIntosh
U. S. Weather Bureau
Morris
Survive After Bridge Collapse In Longview Fireworks Crowd
A wooden footbridge crowded with spectators during a Fourth of July fireworks show collapsed into Lake Sacajawea in Longview Washington. Up to 200 people were on the bridge and 89 were taken to two hospitals with seven admitted. No deaths were reported.
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Longview
Wash
Ralph Benefic
Lake Sacajewea
St. John’s Hospital
Driver Killed Near La Salle
Ten people died in Illinois traffic crashes during the July 4 weekend. Harry A. Schroeder of Joliet died in a collision on Interstate 80 at La Salle. Arnold G. Goetting of Campbell Hill and Gerald R. Francis of rural Paris also perished in crashes. Drownings and other crashes raised the holiday toll past 200. authorities note several Cook County deaths and drownings in Lake Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Illinois
Harry A. Schroeder
Joliet
la Salle
Arnold G. Goetting
Campbell Hill
Illinois 4
Willisville
Gerald R. Francis
Paris
Cook County
Chicago
Laura Clark
Angel Berrios
Dan Ryan
Bloomingdale
Lake Michigan
Joliet Junior College Considers Nursing Program Start
The Illinois Junior College District 525 board will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in the Joliet Junior College student lounge Room 243 to discuss beginning development of an associate degree nursing program at Joliet.
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Illinois Junior College District
Joliet Junior College
E. Jefferson St
Pontiac Woman Seeks 800000 In Plane Mishap
Mrs. Jerrold Potter of Pontiac seeks 800000 in Cook County Circuit Court Chicago for the death of her husband who fell from an airplane en route from Kankakee to Dallas to attend the Lions International convention. Suit names Purdue Aviation Corp as defendant alleging maintenance negligence and failure to follow safety precautions.
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Jerrold Potter
Pontiac
Kankakee
Dallas
Tex
Missouri
Potter
Cook County
Chicago
Purdue Aviation Corporation
2 Car Crash Near Mazon Injures Three
Three people were slightly injured in a two car collision on Illinois 47 one mile north of Mazon at 7 30 p m Wednesday. Jill Humphrey Alma Humphrey and Robert Humphrey were treated and released from Morris Hospital for injuries including neck pain foot lacerations. Thomas L Williams 20 of Steger drove into the Humphrey northbound car prompting ambulance transport to hospital and both vehicles to service stations.
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Illinois
Mazon
Morris Hospital
Jill Humphrey
Florissant
Alma Humphrey
Robert Humphrey
Sherman Hexdall
Thomas L. Williams
Steger
Illinois 47
Davis Ambulance Service
Humphreys
Humphrey
Elmers Standard
Williams
Olson
Car Recovered After Theft Linked to Arkansas Find
The FBI told Morris police at 4 30 p m Wednesday that a 1961 Chevrolet stolen May 26 1967 from Osmon s Garage Morris was recovered in West Memphis Arkansas.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Morris
Osmonson
West Memphis
Ark
Eight Drown After Lake Easy Boat Accident near Lake Wales
A 12 foot outboard overturned on Lake Easy near Lake Wales Florida during a Fourth of July outing. Eight children and a man died in the drowning incident. An 11 year old girl survived by clinging to the boat and was rescued. Divers and nearby boaters recovered the victims after a three hour search.
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Lake Wales, Fla
Lake Easy
Here
Earl Branch
Polk County Sheriff's Department
Branch
William Harrell
Lake Wales
Raymond Parks
Winter Haven
Ray Greubel
Harrell
Greubel
Belinda Clay
Cynthia
Lakeland
Jimmie Elaine Clay
Sheila Jennings
Carolyn Jones
Cynthia Jackson
Rhonda Tucker
Five Inmates Foiled Jail Break At Cook County Jail
Authorities thwarted an attempted escape at Cook County Jail in Chicago. One inmate was wounded, four others recaptured after overpowering guards, taking uniforms, and using a dumb waiter to reach the yard before falling back under heavy gunfire. Names include John Holmes and Charles Dennis among five Negro inmates.
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Chicago
Cook County
Sheriff's
John Holmes
Charles Dennis
Osborn Fortson
Clyde Gunn
Frank Ross
Winston Moore
Holmes
Moore
Dennis
William Smith
Smith
Fortson
Ross
Gunn
Militants in Berkeley Demand Permanent Telegraph Avenue Closure
In Berkeley California militants urged city officials to permanently close Telegraph Avenue to regular traffic. A July Fourth gathering of about five thousand along the blocked two blocks drew a celebration mood. The protest grew after the City Council granted a permit and later faced police curfews and 132 arrests from a prior rally. The event was led by the Young Socialist Alliance protesting French student treatment.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Telegraph Avenue
Young Socialist Alliance
Three 16 Year Olds Apprehended in Coal City Car Theft
Grundy County State's Attorney reports the arrest of three 16 year old youths from St Louis Missouri for stealing a 1966 Oldsmobile from Coal City resident Glenn Allen. The car was taken Wednesday from in front of Joe's Steak House. Authorities say the youths were caught in Springfield and will likely be sent to their home county. Names are James Brown Calvin Gray and Ronald Glen Lewis.
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Grundy County
St. Louis
Coal City
Glenn Allen
Richard Wilder
James Brown
Calvin Gray
Ronald Glen Lewis
Springfield
Trains Run On Schedule Amid Chicago Transit Strike
Chicago CTA reports lighter passenger load and improved service during a four day Independence Day strike by bus and train workers. Many commuters took the day off. some offices saw normal travel times and empty seats while leaders met with union officials and vowed to continue the walkout.
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Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
CTA
George N. Dement
Dement
James J. Hill
Division 241
Amalgamated Transit Workers
Transit Workers
South Side
Cable Fire Hits Chicago Area Hospital Amid Strike
Illinois Bell reports a cable blaze at Christ Community Hospital in Oak Lawn as the most serious damage from a long strike by INEW workers. Investigators say a flare burned through 600 wires. service was restored to the hospital the next morning and talks to end the strike stall.
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Chicago
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Christ Community Hospital
Oak Lawn
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
INEW
James W. Cook
Wornt
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Stratton Park
Gebhard Woods State Park
Stratton
Gebhard Woods
Rod and Gun Club
Herald
John J. Hay
Capital
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U.S. 1St Division
Jaycees
John Martin
Don Gregory
Cowlitz County
Kenneth Dahl
Dayton
Richard Rinkenberger
Streator
Florida
Want Street
D.C
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