Riots in Cleveland Prompt National Guard Deployment
National Guardsmen armed with machine guns patrol the battered Hough area under a state of emergency after two Black men were killed amid four hours of rioting. Troops from the 107th Armored Cavalry and 37th Infantry Division, plus additional units from Wooster, were mobilized. Police and firefighters faced extensive violence, looting, and fires with hundreds arrested as authorities pledged further action if needed.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Hough
Wooster
37Th Infantry Division
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Columbus
Fern Peterson Dies Today in Nursing Home
Fern Bernice Peterson 62 of rural Morris died this morning at Lincoln Nursing Home after a week and a half as a patient. A Grundy County educator for 40 years she retired last year and served as a substitute in Morris and Minooka schools. Survived by sister Sadie Bentson Los Gatos Calif and brothers Ralph Morris and Darwin East Peoria. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Finland Funeral Home.
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Fern B. Peterson
Morris
Lincoln Nursing Home
Finland Funeral
Fern Bernice Peterson
Saratoga Township
Edwin and
Bertha
Nelson) Peterson
Illinois State Normal University
Normal
Grundy County
Minooka
Miss Peterson
Grace Lutheran Church
Henry
Sadie) Bentson
Los Gatos
Calif
Ralph
Darwin
East Peoria
Bridge Bids Open for Stratton Park Access
Bids for a bridge over the Illinois Michigan Canal into William G. Stratton State Park on Price Street are due August 2. Announcement by Francis S. Lorenz, Illinois Public Works director, notes the span will improve access to launching ramps and parking and ease congestion at Illinois Avenue and Calhoun Street. Construction funded by the state boating fund from gas taxes.
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Illinois-Michigan Canal
William G. Stratton
No Guard Ordered to Patrol Area
National Guardsmen were withdrawn from patrols on Chicago’s West Side, easing a week of riots. Peak guard strength reached 4,200, now down to 1,700 on call. Police estimate property damage at 500000 to 1000000 dollars. no evidence of organized planning found.
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Chicago
West Side
National Guard
O. W. Wilson
Wilson
New Volunteer Plan at Center
William W. Fox Children's Center at Dwight launches a second national volunteer program for physically handicapped and profoundly mentally retarded children. An orientation starts late August with a long term training path and duties in recreation transportation and nursing. Volunteers will work three hours a day Monday through Thursday.
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Clement
Jane) Steichen
Dwight
Left
William W. Fox Children’s Center
M. Walsh
William W. Fox
M. A
Bud) Legner
Porterville
Calif
Legner
The
Red Cross
Dixon State School
Illinois
Coal City Youth Injured on Diving Board
Coal City 16 year old Robert Jett injured at 7 30 p m Tuesday when he slipped at the Coal City Miners Club No One. His left leg was torn ligaments fractured knee cap and swelling delayed setting. He was taken to St Joseph Hospital and released.
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John N. McCormick
Willie Jones
Percy Giles
Cleveland Heights
Giles
Coal City
Robert Jett
Richard Jett
Coal City Miners Club
St. Joseph Hospital
Pleasant Weather Forecast With Mild Temperatures
Fair tonight with a low in the lower 60s from the U S Weather Bureau. Thursday remains fair and pleasant with a high near 80. Friday expected sunny and warmer. Collins Weather Station records Tuesday high 80 and low 55. At 9 am today 68 at the station and 73 in downtown Mortis at 11 15 am.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Dowtown Mortis
Nurse Testimony Ties Speck To Nurse Slayings In Chicago
In Chicago the nurse Corazon Amarao identified Richard Speck as the intruder in the eight murder case. Speck, 24, lay in City Jail Hospital after chest pains and a possible prior heart attack. Doctors ordered rest and no interviews for 48 hours as tests were planned.
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Chicago
Richard Speck
City Jail
Corazon Amarao
Chicago Sun-Times
The
Chicago Tribune
Miss Amarao
Speck
William N. Norcross
Norcross
Circuit Court
Miss Amurao
C. William Ruddle
Dr. Norcross
Ruddle
Grundy County Health Department to Offer Home Health Care
A Grundy County man and his son planned a southern vacation when the father fell ill and required hospital care. Verifying Medicare status via Joliet SSA enabled a home health program under county supervision. Nursing and speech therapy will be provided in home settings, with future physical therapy hoped. services available to private patients at cost of operation.
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Grundy County
Social Security Adminstration
Joliet
County Health Department Board
Mary Reed
Health Department
Reed
Vito (Alene) Danese
Medicare
Harry Sklut
Morris
County Health Department
Blue Cross
Home Health Agency
Illinois
Grundy
Wilba A. Sandner
Joliet Social Security Office
Pilot Loren Seifert Killed in Sandwich Plane Crash
Loren F. Seifert a 24 year old cropdusting pilot from Reynolds Indiana was killed Tuesday when his single engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Sandwich Airport in De Kalb County AP report identifies Seifert as the victim and notes the crash occurred soon after liftoff from the local airfield
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Sandwich, Ir
Loren F. Seifert
Reynolds
Ind
Sandwich
de Kalb
Morris Elementary Board Cancels Tonight Meeting
The Morris Elementary Board of Education cancels a 7:30 p.m. meeting planned for today. A special meeting date will be announced later.
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Morris Elementary Board of Education
Gemini 10 to rendezvous with Agena 8 and 10 in orbital chase
Gemini 10 pilots John W. Young and Michael Collins plan a day long pursuit of the Agena satellites with an afternoon space walk. They will use a secondary propulsion to adjust orbit and attempt a rendezvous with Agena 8 and 10 while monitoring fuel and cabin air issues.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Michael Collins
John W. Young
Young
Collins
Navy
Air Force
Houston Manned Space Flight Center
Glynn Lunney
Lunney
NASA
Cabin Air
Grand Ridge Road Bids Due Aug. 5
Public works bids called for eight miles of concrete on Grand Ridge Road from west of Mazon to the county line with bids due in Springfield on August 5. The project is among 83 statewide worth about 27 million dollars listed by the Division of Highways for bid. Other local items include 19.22 miles of concrete shoulders on Interstate 80 from LaSalle Grundy line to Minooka and Joliet traffic sign installation on 4.87 miles of I 80 in Joliet. Repairs are planned for grade separation structures on U.S. 6 over U.S. 66 northeast of Channahon.
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Grand Ridge Road
Mazon
Springfield
Public Works
Francis S. Lorenz
Division of Highways
LaSalle-Grundy
Minooka
Will County
Joliet
U.S. 66
Channaon
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Agena
United States
Herald
Fern Peterson
Stratton Park
Soil Conservation Service
Ralph Knight
Knight
Conservation Service
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