Rhodesia attack leaves four dead on return convoy
Black guerrillas ambushed a Rhodesian convoy returning from Lake Kariba resort, killing four and wounding 16. The assault ended Rhodesia’s Fighters Day weekend, with total violence across the holiday tally at 25 lives. The bus driver was struck and one bus overturned, killing a mother and child among other passengers. The dead included six black civilians, a white farmer, 12 guerrillas and two collaborators.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
UPI
Kendall site nominated to National Register list grows
The Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council approved Kendall County’s Evelyn Archaeological Site for National Register nomination, with final federal approval contingent on Dr. David Kenney’s review. Pine Craig in Naperville was approved for the Illinois Register, Hofmann Tower tentatively approved, and Burnham Athenaeum nominated for consideration. Long Grove Church was rejected.
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Kendall County
David Kenney
DeKalb
Pine Craig
Naperville
Kenny
Shawneetown Bank
Gallatin County
Hofmann Tower
Lyons
Cook County
Des Plaines River
Illinois Register
Burnham Athenaeum
Champaign
Burnham
Athenaeum
Hofmann
Long Grove Church
Long Grove
Lake County
Activites
Historic Sites Advisory Council
Kenney
Marshall
Clark County
Rock Island
Schoenhofen Brewery
Chicago
Fox Lake
Belvidere
Troescher and
Hunter
Mafia figure named owner of Argent Corp casinos in Las Vegas
Affidavits in federal court allege Anthony Spilotro, a Chicago Mafia figure, secretly owns Argent Corp which runs the Stardust and Fremont in Las Vegas. Skimming revenues on a massive scale is alleged, with documents tying loans from the Teamsters pension fund and connections to figures like Al Davis Don Shula and Lance Alworth.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Chicago
Anthony Spilotro
Allen Glick
Argent Corp
FBI
Stardust
Fremont
Glick
San Diego
Teamsters Union Pension Fund
Strike Force
Jeffrey Fischer
FBI Agen
Thomas Parker
US District Court
Seach
Spilotro
Fischer
Grand Jury
Parker
Argent
al Davis
Don Shula
Lance Alworth
Oakland Raiders
Miami Dolphins
Birthplace of Joan of Arc Reexamined in Lorraine
Historical note on Joan of Arc places her birth in Domremy in Lorraine, a region not part of France at the time of her birth, highlighting shifts in national boundaries during the period. The claim prompts revisiting medieval borders and national affiliations in early 15th century Europe.
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Joan of Arc
Domremy
Lorraine
France
Notice to Subscribers at Morris Daily Herald
The Morris Daily Herald informs readers to report missed deliveries promptly and notes delivery by six o'clock each evening barring accidents. It lists subscription rates in advance for carrier weekly and annual mail service. The publisher is The Morris Publishing Company located at 122-124 East Washington Street Morris Illinois 60450.
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Illinois Corporation
East Washington Street
Morris Ilinois
Timothy J. West
Herald Office
Morris
Illinois
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