Central Park Sniper From Bulgaria Named Angelof
Police identified the Central Park sniper as Angelof, a Bulgarian immigrant who stole a 45 caliber revolver from Kiril Dimitroz of New Jersey. In a spree, he killed Lilah Kistler, 24, wounded Charles Bach, 80, and injured two officers during a gun duel before he was shot by police.
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New York
Central Park
Kiril Dimitroz
Jackson
N.J
Angelof
Rova Farms
Freehold
Queens
Dikov
Angelos
Lilah Kistler
Charles Bach
British Sailor Minimizes Solo Voyage
Alec Rose, 59, quietly dismissed his 28 500 mile solo voyage in the 36 foot ketch Lively Lady from his Portsmouth vegetable shop. After 354 days at sea he recalls loneliness and danger including a fuel fumes scare and periods of prayer, yet he downplays the homecoming despite a 250 000 crowd cheering him.
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Portsmouth
England
Alec Rose
Rose
Float Fire Doused by Fire Department in New Mexico Parade
A float in the Los Lunas July Fourth parade was set ablaze by a thrown firecracker. A fire department truck and crew in the parade quickly extinguished the flames.
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Los Lunas
N.M
Obituary of Mrs. Charles Hoerger Coal City Illinois
Mrs. Charles Dvorak Hoerger 70 died in Lincoln Nursing Home Joliet after a long illness. Survived by two daughters Lucille Luck and Evelyn Viano both of Coal City, sister Barbara Klein Joliet, brothers George Dvorak Joliet and Edward Dvorak Albuquerque NM, three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Born August 10 1897 in Diamond. Husband Charles predeceased in 1958. Funeral 9 am Monday Reeves Funeral Home Coal City to Assumption Catholic Church 9 30 am. Burial Bohemian National Cemetery Braidwood. Chapel hours 2 5 and 7 10 pm Sunday.
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Carl
Lucille) Luck
Emil
Evelyn) Viano
Coal City
Barbara Klein
Joliet
George Dvorak
Edward Dvorak
Albuquerque
N. M
Diamond
Charles
Reeves Funeral
Assumption Catholic Church
George T. Flynn
Bohemian National Cemetery
Braidwood
South Wilmington Man Harry Gaddo Sr. Dies in Chicago
Harry Gaddo Sr. 75 formerly of South Wilmington died in Chicago after a three month illness. Survived by wife Sarah two daughters Loretta Tuescher and Kay Melichar a son Harry Jr sister Mrs Albert Doglio Sr brothers Joseph and Thomas three grandchildren. Funeral 9 am Saturday at Patterson Chapel then St Lawrence Church burial Braceville Gardner Cemetery. Born Braceville November 22 1892, he was a retired coal miner who lived in Chicago 22 years.
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South Wilmington
Harry Gaddo Sr
Chicago
Sarah
Henry
Loretta) Tuescher
Amil
Kay) Melichar
Harry Jr
Albert Doglio Sr
Joseph
Thomas
Phoenix
Ariz
Patterson Funeral Chapel
St. Lawrence Church
Braceville-Gardner Cemetery
Navy
Braceville
Connolly Rites Held at Immaculate Conception Church
Funeral services for James J. Connolly were held this morning at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Rev. Warren Wols presiding. Soloist Mrs. Donald Pelligrini and organist Mrs. Christian Resler provided musical selections. Pallbearers included Leslie Redanz Jr., John Reardant, Thomas Connolly, James Lamping, Robert Lamping Jr., and David Barry. Burial followed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Wilmington.
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James J. Connolly
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Warren Wols
Donald Pelligrini
Christian Resler
Leslie Reardanz Jr
John Reardant
Thomas Connolly
James Lamping
Robert Lamping Jr
David Barry
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Wilmington
Makeshift Bomb Injures Four at Chicago Beach
Four people were hospitalized after a makeshift canister exploded on the 102nd Street Beach in Chicago. Among the injured are Jose Guevara 11 Natividad Juarez 19 and her daughter Annette 3 and Louis Gonzales 14. Police suspect black powder. The blast scarred the ground and tree bark.
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Chicago
Jose Genvara
Guevara
Natividad Juarez
Annette
Louis Gonzales
Juarez
Theft reported of bucket seats from Alpha Romato car
Saratoga Township police received a report from Carl Harmon of Lisbon Road that two bucket seats were stolen from his son’s Alpha Romato sports car parked by Gates, Inc. at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Morris
Carl Harmon
Lisbon Road
Saratoga Township
Gates, Inc
License Plates Reported Lost or Stolen in Morris
Philip Shoemaker of 433 Johnson Ave reported to Morris police at 4 25 p m Wednesday that his motorcycle license plates were lost or stolen. The plate number is 15168.
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Philip Shoemaker
Johnson Ave
Morris Police
Maddox Ordered Troopers to Shoot If MLK Marchers Enter Capitol
The book The Riddle of Lester Maddox alleges Governor Maddox told about 200 troopers to shoot and stack marchers who tried to enter Georgia’s Capitol during the MLK funeral march. Maddox acknowledged issuing a precautionary order but denied threats to bring forces to protect his Pickrick store.
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Atlanta, Ga
Lester Maddox
Martin Luther King Jr
Georgia
Capitol
Maddox
Atlanta
Pickrick Furniture
King
Galphin
Ivan Allen Jr
NEA Protests Dallas Bar Racial Refusal During Convention
The National Education Association filed protests with the State Department and urged a Justice Department probe after an African official, Mooki Vitus Molapo, said he was refused service at a Dallas bar during the NEA convention near the Municipal Auditorium. Dallas officials investigated. bar staff cited policy and law.
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Dallas
Tex
National Education Association
State Department
Justice Department
NEA
Mooki Vitus Molapo
Lesotho
Molapo
Sam M. Lambert
Washington
I. M. Jolly
Jolly
Firecracker blasts disrupt Miami police office
Miami police report several Fourth of July calls about illegal firecrackers. One incident involved a lighted firecracker tossed into a captain's office, disrupting on-duty operations on home territory.
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Miami, Fla
Miami
Prisoner on Plane Tries Hijack Plan
John Hamilton Morris, a 48 year old prisoner being transported from Leavenworth to San Francisco, slipped from guards and threatened to hijack a Trans World Airlines flight with dynamite and guns. The pilot diverted to McCarran, guards restrained him, and the plane resumed to San Francisco after a one hour delay. Morris faces a possible federal hijacking charge.
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Trans World Airlines
John Hamilton Morris
Hermosillo
Mexico
Los Angeles
C. P. Barron
Morris
U.S
Barron
Nevada
McCarran Field
Clark County
San Francisco
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Leavenworth
Kan
Las Vegas
TWA
Driver Cited By Police After Crash in Morris
Morris police reported two Wednesday accidents. Oliver Shearer, 54, Minooka, was cited for driving too fast for conditions after a collision with a parked 1966 Ford on 105 E North St. Miss Nancy Marchesi owns the Ford. Shearer’s court date is set for Monday. A second crash involved Frank Palmer backing a 1965 Buick into a 1965 Pontiac driven by Miss Claire Duket at Liberty and Main. Duket’s car sustained right rear fender damage. Palmer’s car had no damage.
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Morris
Gordon Gregg
Oliver Shearer
Minooka
E. North St
Shearer
Liberty St
North St
Nancy Marchesi
Pontiac
Claire E. Duket
Lynwood Drive
Duket
Robert Duket
Palmer
Probe Shooting On Sirhan Brother In Pasadena
Police pursue a highway shooting report involving Saidallah Bishara Sirhan brother of the Kennedy assassination defendant. Investigators lack clues to locate a white Volkswagen bus claimed to have fired at Sirhan while two .38 slugs were recovered from his car.
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Pasadena
Calif
Saidallah Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan
Gerald Wright
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Los Angeles
Kennedy
Youths Ticketed By City Police
Two youths were ticketed by Morris police. Roy Gross 17 of 1005 Spruce St was cited for illegal transportation of liquor at 11 p m Thursday while driving a 1959 Ford rudor on Illinois 47. Gross to appear 10 30 a m July 11. Jerry Sproul 16 of Mazon was cited for curfew violation and to appear 10 50 a m July 11.
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Morris
Jack Kopezick
Roy Gross
Spruce St
Illinois
Gross
Jerry Sproul
Mazon
Gordon Gregg
Sproul
Traffic Court Fines Paid In Minooka and Surrounding Areas
In the magistrate division, motorists settled fines for traffic violations on June 25 to June 29. John Foley paid 15 dollars for a stop sign violation at Mondamon and Ridge Roads. Jackie Meredith paid 200 dollars for DUI in Gard ner. William Bernard paid 17 dollars for speeding on Interstate 80. James Simpkins paid 20 dollars for speeding on Interstate 55. John Watson paid 85 dollars for driving with a suspended license and attempting to elude police. James Kennedy paid 20 dollars for speeding on Interstate 80. John McNary paid 16 dollars for speeding on Interstate 80.
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Magistrate Division
Circuit Court
Mondamon
Ridge Roads
Minooka
John Foley
Maple Drive
Orville Boss
Jackie Meredith
Dwight
Gardner
Roy Christensen
William Bernard
Clarendon Hills
Interstate 80
Illinois
William Sliker
James Simpkins
Memphis
Tenn
Ken Smothers
Braceville Road
John Watson
Coal City
Carbon Hill
Watson
Richard Lohmar
James Kennedy
Ottawa
Lawrence Dalton
Ilinois
John McNary
Lansing
Mich
Lawrence Staite
Holiday weekend traffic death toll projected nationwide
The National Safety Council estimates 700 to 800 Americans may die in motor vehicle accidents during the long Fourth of July weekend from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday, with the AP survey recording 553 fatalities in a comparable period. Showers dampen parts of the Southeast and Midwest while much of the country enjoys dry driving conditions.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
Firebombings in Minneapolis After Fireworks Display
Three firebombings were reported and windows broken by more than 100 youths most of them Negroes on the Minneapolis South Side after a Fourth of July fireworks display. Police set up a command post about 11 p.m. near the trouble area.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Minneapolis
Pieces of London Bridge unloaded in California move to Arizona
850 tons of London Bridge stones were unloaded in Long Beach as the historic structure is shipped to Lake Havasu City to be reassembled over the Colorado River. A Norwegian freighter delivered the first stones on Independence Day. The 10 000 ton bridge was bought for 2 460 000 dollars by the McCullough Oil Corp.
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Long Beach
Calif
America
England
London Bridge
Thames Bridge
Lake Havasu City
Ariz
Colorado River
McCullough Oil Corp
County Building Permits Issued in Grundy County
Two persons were issued building permits Wednesday by the Grundy County Office of Building and Zoning. Lyle Claypool of Morris paid a 10 dollar fee for a storage shed permit in Claypool Woods. Eva Constantine of Bracesville paid 56.88 dollars for a single family residence permit in Greenfield Township.
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Grundy County
Lyle Claypool
Morris
Claypool Woods
First
Eva Constantine
Bracesville
Greenfield Township
Marijuana plant found at Hamden police headquarters
A potted marijuana plant, growing from a six inch sprout to two feet, is kept at Hamden police headquarters as evidence from a narcotics raid. Mildred Higgins tends the plant regularly.
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Hamden
Conn
Nvne Tron
Mildred Higgins
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Bulgaria
Morris Dry
Court House
Charles Hoerger
Rose Dvorak) Hoerger
Lincoln Nursing Home
King Funeral
Bruce Galphin
The
Atlanta Constitution
Camelot Publishing Co
Phyllis Diller
Missouri
Universal
Morris Theatre
Don Knotts
West
Nev
R.F.D
Mark
Cary
Coset
Mark I
N. Broadway
Reeves Funeral Home
Orris, Hling
Jackson St
Leon Farrow
Husky
A. VV
Illinois Ave
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