Union Holds Out On Final 78 Cent Steel Offer In Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers executives delayed action as negotiators refine language on a three year package possibly worth 88 cents with wage increases of 45 cents plus 5 to 10 cent additions for other benefits. Local 5,000 leaders in McKeesport and 600 local presidents now have ratification or strike power as the industry’s proposed raise is debated.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
Anthony Tomko
McKeesport
Basic Steel Industry Conference
Joseph P. Molony
Morris Public Library sets summer reading record
Morris Public Library reports a new record for the summer reading program with 65 percent completion among 200 pre registered students in grades two through five. 177 read for credit and twelve finished 24 books in the six week period, as the Land of Lincoln Reading Club title was used. Preschool story time drew an average of 32 children per session with 64 total attendance over eight weeks led by Mrs. Thomas Wilkinson.
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Morris Public Library
Gordon Gregg
Thomas Wilkinson
Trustees Deny Morley Petition On School District Transfer
Grundy County Board of School Trustees denied the Murley transfer request moving land from Minooka District 111 to Oswego District 308. The 4-1 vote cited crowded Oswego schools and concerns over three additional Morley children.
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Grundy County
Morleys
Oswego
T. Loyd Traughber
Traughber
Board of
Dale Hoge
Minooka
Seward Township
Kendall County
Plattville Community
Intermittent Showers Forecast From Weather Bureau
Showers and thunderstorms are likely tonight with a high in the low to middle 80s Wednesday. Temperatures turn cooler in the afternoon and Thursday looks partly cloudy and cool. Collins Weather Station recorded a Monday high of 79 and low of 58 as of 9 am today was 69 degrees at 9 am and 11 am reading was Mor-
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Gary Curfew Continues as 64 Arrested in Gary Indiana
Police silenced snipers with return fire and arrested 64 people as curfews and heavy patrols restored order in Gary Indiana. Mayor Richard G Hatcher announced a 14 member Negro community commission and said the city would maintain the curfew hour by hour. Police praised rapid action by officers and state police that reduced violence.
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Gary, Ind
Gary
Richard G. Hatcher
Hatcher
Morris youth in serious condition after one car crash
Condition of James Swartz 17 of rural Morris remained serious at Morris Hospital after a 1:30 a.m. crash about 4.25 miles west of Morris on U S 6. He was reported slightly improved today with multiple injuries to arms legs and head and chest.
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James Swartz
Morris
Morris Hospital
Herd
Rusk Says U S Won’t Halt Bombing Without North Vietnam Reply
Secretary of State Dean Rusk stated the United States cannot further curtail bombing in North Vietnam until Hanoi offers a realistic response to peace efforts. He urged a credible answer on what would happen if bombing stopped, noting that 30 percent of trucks supplying the South are hit and warning that halting bombing could allow all trucks to reach their destination. Rusk also discussed North Korea's Pueblo crew's release and urged international relief for Nigeria-Biafra.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
Rusk
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
North Korea
Red Cross
Budget Deficit Hits 25.4 Billion in Fiscal Year
Washington officials said the year ending June 3 registered a 25.4 billion deficit, 5.6 billion above January estimates and 3.1 billion above March revised figures. They cited delayed tax surcharges and overspending, noting Vietnam costs were only 800 million above Johnson's March revision.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Charles J. Zwick
Bureau of the Budget
Vietnam
Johnson
Bill Exempts Postal Cuts In Manpower
Washington AP A bill to exempt the Post Office from government manpower reductions is sent to a House Senate conference committee before Friday to avert early postal service cuts. The House passed the measure as the Senate added exemptions for FBI agents and assistant U.S. attorneys amid tax bill changes.
Royal Battle of the Bands planned at Grundy County Corn Festival
The 1968 Grundy County Corn Festival will host auditions in August to select three or four finalists for a Royal Battle of the Bands. Festival chairman Rich Stump says it is a new activity this year and public attendance is encouraged. Grundy County band leaders should contact the Morris Regional Chamber of Commerce for applications. The festival runs September 27 28 and 29.
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Grundy County
Rich Stump
Morris
Ten Peoria police wounded in daytime outbreak
Ten officers and a WXCL newsman were wounded by shotgun pellets during a nighttime to early morning flare up in Peoria's Green Adams area. Police moved in to stop rock and brick throwing. three officers in fair condition, others treated and released. Thirteen detained as tear gas prepared.
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Peoria
Ill
St. Francis Hospital
Guy Gibson
WXCL
Alan Misener
Donald Misener
Mazon
Green
Adams
Robert Latham
Taft Homes
Ballot for Voter Survey in Morris County
A Morris Daily Herald voter poll surveys presidential candidate preferences this week. A coupon appears for the last time on page 1. The ballot deposit deadline by mail or in person is 5 p.m. Thursday. Results will be published Saturday.
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Morris Daily Herald
No Progress in Certifying Morris Police Reserve List
Joe Mattson, chairman of the Morris Police Board of Commissioners, says no change in processing reserve list applications. Two May 15 written-test passers have not been interviewed and were asked to contact the board. Eight applicants, including one woman, passed the written test.
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Joe Mattson
Morris Police Board of Commissioners
Morris Police Department
Mattson
Frank Kulig
Frank Welch
Matteson
the Herald
Morris City
Quiet Title on Brown Milling Property Granted
A circuit court decree confirms John Wilson of Seneca holds the Brown Milling property on W Washington St with a tax deed from March 20. Associate Circuit Judge Robert W. Malmquist ordered the deed after Wilson paid back real estate taxes. $611.99 remains due in personal property taxes dating back to 1960.
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John Wilson
W. Washington St
Wilson
Robert W. Malmquist
Sophie Thorson
Goose Lake prairie battle prompts 4 1 vote to acquire acres
Illinois Building Authority voted 4 1 to acquire 1745 acres in Goose Lake Township for a state prairie nature preserve. Opponents argued industrial use and questioned access by Clay Products. Supporters highlighted ecological value and historic significance. Gov Shapiro and others urged preservation.
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Goose Lake Township
Illinois Building Authority
Chicago
William T. Lodge
James R
Bud) Washburn
Morris
William J. Beecher
Chicago Academy of Sciences
Gunnar Peterson
Open Lands
James Wescott
A. P. Green Refractories
Illinois Clay
U. S. Gypsum Co
John Minzing
Greater Will
Lodge
Beecher
Minzing
Grundy County
Schmick
Advisory Council
The
Conservation Department
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
Chicago Sun Times
Sam Shapiro
Goose Lake Prairie
Richard Ogilvie
Otto Kerner
William G. Clark
Ilinois
Prairie State
Air Force One stewards begin training at L A X
Nineteen Air Force noncommissioned officers start today at Los Angeles International Airport to become stewards on Air Force One and other executive planes. They will train at the Continental Airlines school under Air Force guidance.
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Los Angeles
Air Force One
Air Force
Los Angeles International
Continental Airlines
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Indiana
Hilton
Central District
Terrytown
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Green Lantern Tavern
U. S
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Reagan
Humphrey
McCarthy
Wallace
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