Defense chief orders halt to hazardous military drinking rites
Secretary McNamara demands immediate review of all initiation style ceremonies across the Army Navy and Air Force to prevent harm to service members following the death of Lt Ronald Greer Reeves at Ft Bragg from alcohol related asphyxiation after a prop blast. Reeves a Clemson graduate and nondrinker died after consuming vodka during a so called prop blast. Local release notes prop blasts are linked to airborne units dating to World War II and each unit sets its own rules.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Army
Navy
Air Force
Ronald Greer Reeves
Reeves
Clemson University
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Fr. Bragg
Airborne
Migrant dies after truck crash in Grundy County
James Munroz, 46, of Big Wells Texas, died at St James Hospital Pontiac from injuries after a truck rollover on U S 66 near Dwight Tuesday. He was among 21 migrants traveling from Big Wells to Palatine to begin work. Next of kin notified. funeral plans not set.
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Grundy
Dwight
St. James Hospital
Pontiac
James Munroz
Big Wells
Texas
U. S
Illinois
Munroz
Palatine
Morris Lions Award 36 Members for Perfect Attendance
Perfect attendance pins were awarded to 36 Morris Lions Club members Thursday night. Retiring Lions president Elvin Matteson presented County Clerk Nels P. Nelson with a 20 year pin and Lion Howard Matteson received a 10 year pin. Five year pins went to Chuck and Charles Anderson and Bob Johnston. Thirty-one members received one year pins. Outgoing President Matteson pinned the president’s pin on incoming president Ronald Harseim, who then pinned the past president’s pin on Matteson.
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Morris Lions Club
Lions
Elvin Matteson
Nels P. Nelson
Lion Howard Matteson
Chuck
Charles Anderson
Bob Johnston
Matteson
Ronald Harseim
Lion Matteson
Kerner hears county group oppose Goose Lake state park
Gov. Otto Kerner met May 23 with Sidney Carr and a seven member delegation including Goose Lake Township Supervisor John Hauschild to study opposition to a proposed Goose Lake area state park. The group urged further study and no immediate action while county supervisors also opposed additional conservation development.
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Otto Kerner
Goose Lake Township
Sidney C. Carr
Carr
John Hauschild
Neeleen Ness
Nettle Creek Township
Hauschild
Housing Loan Approved for 40 Unit Project in Illinois
The Department of Housing and Urban Development approved a $664,443 loan to Christian County Housing Authority for 40 units of low rent housing in Pana Tl. The agreement aims to support construction of the affordable units.
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Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Christian County Housing Authority
Pana
Five day forecast for Morris area with mild conditions
The period through Wednesday should bring near normal highs around 77 to 81 and lows 54 to 60. Expect warmer Sunday and cooler Tuesday or Wednesday with one half to one inch of rain from showers after Sunday. The Weather Bureau cites fair cool nights and highs near 80 on Saturday. The Collins station logged 72/46 Thursday, with 67 at 9am and 75 downtown at 11am.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris
Split Top Battalion in Saigon Area Fight Kills 150
A South Vietnamese task force attacked a crack Viet Cong 708th Mobile Battalion near Dong Ha and claimed about 150 enemy killed. Meanwhile Marines near Con Thien and Camp Carroll engaged dug-in North Vietnamese forces with air and artillery as fighting intensified below the demilitarized zone.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
17Th Parallel
Dong Ha
Quang Tri City
Con Thien
Camp Carrol
South Vietnam
Quang Ngai
U.S. Army
Mekong
Tan An
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Speck Scheduled for Sentencing in Peoria
Richard Speck, 25, is slated for sentencing Monday in Peoria after a jury convicted him of eight nurse murders and recommended the death penalty in the electric chair. Judge Herbert C. Paschen set the date, with mitigation hearings and mental tests discussed but ultimately rejected.
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Chicago
Richard Speck
Peoria
Herbert C. Paschen
Paschen
William Koeppel
Peoria County
Cook County
Illinois Supreme Court
Speck
Getty
Vietnam
Special Morris City Council Session on Water and Sewer Needs
A special Morris City Council meeting is scheduled for 7 30 p m today in the chambers to address water and sewer line issues. The agenda may include plans to upgrade the disposal unit with secondary treatment facilities.
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Morris City
NAACP Demands Weston Siting Halt Over Housing Law
The NAACP urged the federal government to scrap Weston as the site for a multimillion dollar atom smasher unless Illinois passes a fair housing law this year. A direct action program including picketing and sit-ins could be used if the General Assembly fails to act, with a march on Weston likely and focus on Du Page County.
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Chicago
NAACP
Weston
Illinois
General Assembly
Sydney Finley
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Finley
du Page County
John Pastore
D-R. I
Joint Atomic Committee
Glenn Seaborg
Atomic Energy Commission
Legislative
W. Russell) Arrington
State Senate
Otto) Kerner
Ilinois
MCHS Senior Baccalaureate Preparations Schedule
Mor ris Community High School seniors prepare for baccalaureate with a 7 20 p m report to the cafeteria and an 8 00 p m service. Practice is 8 20 a m Monday in the gym with report cards at 10 35.
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Morris Community High School
Minooka Seniors Graduate Tonight
Minooka Community High School prepares 67 seniors for diplomas at 8 p.m. in the school gym. Valedictorian Cathy Jones and salutatorian Pearce Brooks headline a program with speeches, honors, and performances led by Principal Alton L. Mattingly and Superintendent Rex A. Siron.
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Cathy Jones
Pearce Brooks
Minooka Community High School
Jones
Ellis Jones
Rte. 1
Minooka
Brooks
Allen Brooks
Rte. 3
Joliet
Ralph Coop
Ana Heathcoat
Jacqueline Hess
Michael Hoyland
Carol Hulbert
Jo Ann Karr
Sharon Keplar
Michael Korele
Edward Kruger
Ronald Leslie
William Lorraine
Terri Sue Lund
Norman Marlow
James McCauley
Kenneth Miller
Mark Miller
David Marley
Terry Overton
Marla Pearson
Deloris Peterson
Diana Peterson
Diane Phillips
John Phillips
Dana Piercy
Evelyn Piercy
Dennis Randolph
Ted Richardson
Catherine Roberts
Richard Robinson
Ruth Rushton
Dean Sage
Darlene Seamen
Laura Schellenberger
Sharon Sharpton
James Seehafer
Gayle Stalker
Robert Stirniman
Sandra Teague
Sharon Thorsen
Cynthia Todd
Linda Winyard
Patricia Wallin
Gael Weigerding
Mary Wirth
Halls of
Ivy
Gail Coop
American Legion
Donald Bolte
James Bretsch
Woman’s Club
Charles Wheeler
Alton L. Mattingly
DAR
Rex A. Siron
Diana Richards
Arthur Jaun
Truck Driver Injured in I 55 Collision Near Reed Road
Forest Heinz a 44 year old Argenta resident was listed in fair condition at St Joseph Hospital Joliet after a head on collision on Interstate 55 two miles south of Reed Road Will County. Heinz was northbound in a 1965 White semi trailer and struck the left rear of a 1963 Dodge driven by Ronald Smith 28 of Streator who was parked on the shoulder while trying to reenter traffic. Estimated damage was about 300 to the Smith trailer with the Heinz tractor totally demolished. Heinz was transported by Patterson Ambulance Joliet to St Joseph Hospital and his tractor removed by Hileman Wrecker.
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Reed Road
Will County
Will-Grundy
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Forest Heinz
E. Park St
Argenta
Heinz
Ronald Smith
Second St
Streator
Smith
Patterson Ambulance
Braidwood
Hileman Wrecker
Color Girl Chosen for 1967 Naval Academy Graduation Week
Barbara Jerry a 20 year old nursing student from Syracuse New York is named color girl for the 1967 graduation ceremonies at the U S Naval Academy. She was selected by Midshipman John Mark Griffin 22 commander of the 1st Company which won the year long competition in academics sports professional competence and extracurricular activities.
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Annapolis, Md
Barbara Jerry
Syracuse
N.Y
U.S. Naval Academy
John Mark Griffin
Mrs. Harder resigns as Grundy County Red Cross secretary
Mrs. John Harder, executive secretary of the Grundy County American Red Cross for five and a half years, resigns to take fulltime community work. The office closes until a new secretary is hired with emergency calls handled by Arley Munts during the day and Mrs. Harder assisting after 5 p.m. until replacement.
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John Harder
Grundy County
American Red Cross
Fred Hefler
Hefler
Arley Munts
Harder
License Revoked for Nagengast and Others in State Notice
The driver's license of George J. Nagengast from Route 4 was revoked for driving while intoxicated per a release from Secretary of State Paul Powell. Three other area licenses were suspended for three violations: David M. Barr of 759 E Washington St, Keith G. Flatness of Minooka, and James E. Anderson of 911 N Joliet St, Wilmington.
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George J. Nagengast
Rte. 4
Paul Powell
David M. Barr
Washington St
Keith G. Flatness
Minooka
James E. Anderson
Joliet St
Wilmington
Border clash kills two Israelis and a Syrian
In a border clash with Syria on the Israel frontier, two Israelis and a Syrian were killed. The incident followed Gen. Moshe Dayan's appointment as defense minister amid ongoing Middle East tensions. The skirmish occurred near Kfar Hanassi as a patrol encountered four armed Syrians returning to Syria.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Syria
Middle East
Moshe Dayan
Egypt
Dayan
Kfar Hanassi
United States
De Gaulle Says France Won’t Back First to Fire
President Charles de Gaulle warned that any nation opening fire in the Middle East crisis would have France’s disapproval and no support. He urged Britain and France to seek agreed resolution and said all states in the region have the right to live. The worst outcome would be hostilities.
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Syraias
Syria
Syraian
Israel
AERA
Jordan
Jerusalem
Charles de Gaulle
Middle East
France
de Gaulle
Paris
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
Washington
London
Egypt
Suez Canal
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf
Elath
Levi Eshkol
David Ben-Gurion
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Johnson Wax Company
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Hears County
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Patricia Briscoe
Patricia Brooks
Stanley Burchell
Daniel Byers
Berry Cardott
Jayne Clennon
Dana Clower
Ralph Coleman
Janet Crenshaw
William Doyle
Larry Flatness
Bonnie Frederick
Robert Friant
Theresa Galloway
Paul Georgantas
Karol Gollick
Douglas Halkyard
Kay Lynn Hall
Andrea Hammond
Mrs. Harder
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