Rites Monday For Drowning Victim In Joliet
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in Joliet for Laura Kaye Newberry an eight year old Romeoville girl who drowned Memorial Day in the Illinois River near Stratton State Park Burial was in Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery Joliet The coroner said the body was recovered about a half hour after she disappeared after being swept into the river while with companions near the boat dock ramps Her mother was not present and her father operates a local Gulf service station She is survived by her parents two brothers Frank and David and a sister Janice The coroner has not set an inquest date This is the first drowning in the Illinois River this season.
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Joliet
Romeoville
Stratton State Park
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Laura Kaye Newberry
Raymond Newberry Jr
Ilinois
W. Clark Davis
Morris Fire Department
Park View School
Hampton Park
Frank
David
Janice
Helen Varcoe
Ray Newberry Gulf Service
Jefferson St
Davis
Illinois River
Melbourne hits Australian destroyer in Pacific collision
The Australian destroyer Evans split in two after a collision with the carrier Melbourne. The bow sank within minutes while the aft section was towed, and survivors were taken aboard the Melbourne. The Melbourne sustained a 4 foot by 12 foot hole and damaged flight deck.
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Evans
Melbourne
U.S
Everett F. Larson
Navy
Voyager
Australia
Clive Kelly
Adelaide
Board Faces Backlash Over Diploma Decision
Davenport says 15 boys admitted drinking and will receive their diplomas Tuesday in the superintendent's office. He notes further involved students may exist and acknowledges angry parental calls, while defending the school's non expulsion stance and urging patience for the outcome.
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Davenport
U Thant seeks six month Cyprus peacekeeping extension
Secretary-General U Thant plans to ask the Security Council to extend the U S Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus for six more months beyond June 15. He met privately with delegates from Australia Austria Britain Canada Denmark Finland Ireland and Sweden who contribute to the force.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
Security Council
U.S
Cyprus
Australia
Austria
Britain
Canada
Denmark
Finland
Ireland
Sweden
Obituary: Mrs Arthur Johnson 54 of Morris
Mrs Arthur Johnson 54 of 510 West Ave Morris died suddenly Monday night in her home. Funeral services Thursday at Reeves Funeral Home 9 a.m. and Immaculate Conception Church 9:30 a.m. burial Mt Carmel Cemetery. Visitation Wednesday at Reeves in Morris. Born Oct 6 1914 in Morris daughter of Stanley and Harriet Chapkowskis. Survived by husband Arthur a son David Madison Wis two daughters Alice Regan Forest Knolls Calif and Ardyce Flatness South Chicago Heights three grandchildren four sisters and several relatives. Charter member of Loyal Order of the Moose Auxiliary.
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Arthur
Felicia A.) Johnson
West Ave
Reeves Funeral Home
Immaculate Conception Church
James Kinzig
Mt. Carmel
Morris
Stanley
Harriet Chapkowski
Arthur Johnson
Joliet
David
Madison
Wis
Alice Regan
Forest Knolls
Calif
Ronald
Ardyce) Flatness
Chicago Heights
James
Sophie) Adams
Winfield
Stella) Kirinich
Robert
Veronica) Scully
Virginia) Costello
Ridgewood
N.J
Margaret Nordquist
Chester
Johnson
Loyal Order of the Moose
Mrs Olson Morris Hospital Death Obituary
Mrs William Olson 60 of 510 Narvick Ave died today at Morris Hospital. Born September 7 1908 in Grinell Iowa she earned AB from Grinell College and a master’s in child nutrition from the University of Chicago. Survived by husband four daughters two sons five grandchildren and three sisters. Funeral plans set with James and Schalinske Grinell. Davis Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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William H
Mary Frances) Olson
Narvick Ave
Morris Hospital
Grinell
Iowa
Roy E
Katherine (Buchanan) Bates
Grinell College
University of Chicago
William H. Olson
Chicago
Morris
Lutheran Church
Jerome
Judith) Silence
Indianapolis
Ind
Joseph P
Mary) Magro
Denver
Colo
Johanna
Deborah
Anton J
Detroit
Mich
William H. Jr
Toronto
Canada
Davis Funeral Home
James and Schalinske Funeral Home
Claude K. Tummel Funeral Services Held at Davis
Funeral services for Claude K. Tummel were held this afternoon at Davis Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Hurt officiating. Mrs. Ruth Huseby played organ. pallbearers were Robert Wooden, Leonard Gilmoure, Robert Motter, Russell Whittemore, Howard Finch and George Sutton. Burial followed at Ward Cemetery.
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Claude K. Tummel
Davis Funeral Home
Michael Hurt
Ruth Huseby
Robert Wooden
Leonard Gilmoure
Robert Motter
Russell Whittemore
Howard Finch
George Sutton
Ward Cemetery
Gordon Pierce Funeral Services Planned in Yorkville
Funeral services for Gordon Pierce who died Sunday at his home in Yorkville will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Davis Funeral Home with Rev. Bruce T. Salter officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation begins after 7 p.m. today at Davis Funeral Home.
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Gordon Pierce
Yorkville
Davis Funeral Home
Bruce T. Salter
Evergreen Cemetery
Holy Cross College Aims For 650 Freshmen
Holy Cross College Worcester expected 650 freshmen for fall but sent more acceptance letters to cover declines. A total of 780 accepted students submitted $100 deposits by the deadline, prompting officials to cite a quiet campus as a factor in the higher acceptance rate. The college has moved to give students more voice by adding voting membership on tenure committees and similar reforms.
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Worcester
Mass
Holy Cross College
Holy Cross
Stocks Slip as Market Extends 1969 Decline
The Dow fell to 932.01 led by broad losses as 60 stock average and Dow each moved lower. Trading opened briskly but ticker delays and big declines in British Petroleum and Standard Oil Ohio reflected ongoing thin money and Vietnam worries.
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NEW York
Associated Press
New York Stock Exchange
Vietnam
Standard Oil
Ohio
New York Exchange
British Petroleum
American Exchange
Ohio Standard
Pacific Coast Exchange
Reading & Bates Leads Oil Hours After Delay
Reading & Bates rose 175 percent on Monday after opening down 2 percent at 45 on 84 000 shares. The stock had been delayed since May 23 amid news of acquisitions in Indonesian oil fields. Ashland and Natomas climbed, while utilities and chemicals fell and general oils stayed active.
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Ing & Bates
Reading & Bates
Ashland
Natomas
Borman Talks Potential Arizona or U S Senate Run
Apollo 9 astronaut Frank Borman, now a space program field director, says he has discussed a possible future in politics but does not foresee running for governor or the Senate. He met with Rep. Morris Udall to discuss such a path while focusing on his space duties. Paul Mellon’s Rokeby Stable led owners by purse money at Hialeah last winter with 160 525.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Frank Borman
Arizona
U.S. Senate
Borman
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Paul Mellon
Rokeby Stable
Hialeah
Carpenters Reject Offer of 6.31 An Hour in Strike
Carpenters in Rock Island reject a two year raise plan that would yield 6.31 dollars per hour after two years. About 1,500 workers seek a one dollar per hour yearly wage rise. the old 4.68 rate expired Sunday as large local projects pause with unions guarding picket lines.
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Rock Island, Ill
Carpenters District Council
Carpenters
Quad Cities Builders Association
Laborers Union
Identify Youth in Shooting Charge
A Madison police officer identified a Southern Illinois youth Monday as the person he said shot another person in a shooting incident in Madison Wisconsin. The report cites an AP dispatch with limited details on motives or charges and provides only the suspect's stated origin.
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Madison
Wis
Southern Illinois
Service Pvt Larry D Brooks Graduates From Basic Training
Pvt Larry D Brooks son of Mr and Mrs Mickey Brooks Route 2 was graduated from basic training May 16 at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri He was assigned to the 4th Engineers AIT Brigade in training as a Cat specialist in heavy equipment His address listed as US54841358 Company B 1st Battalion 4th Engineers AIT Brigade Specialist Class 45 Fort Leonard Wood Missouri
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Larry D. Brooks
Mickey Brooks
Rte. 2
Ft. Leonard Wood
4Th Engineers Ait Brigade
4Th Engineers
AIT Brigade
Agnew backs tidelands sale to Maryland developer
Ocean City Maryland AP report details how Spiro Agnew then governor signed deeds December 20 1968 handing 190 acres of tidelands to developer James B. Caine. Despite agency objections the board approved with misgivings and set a stricter future formula. Caine paid $100 an acre and 10 cents per cubic ton of dredged fill with total costs estimated at $300000.
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Ocean City
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Agnew
Maryland Board of Public Works
James B. Caine
Board of Public Works
John A. Luetkemeyer
Caine
Real Estate Touts Large Land Division Into 2000 Plus Lots
A developer converted state and adjacent land into two subdivisions with over 2000 lots. Prices range from 4000 to 8000 dollars per lot as sales staff set the figures. A reporter found only 89 lots left in one subdivision during a spring visit.
Lyons Village President Under Insurance Scrutiny
An Illinois investigation into the Lyons village president William G. Smith, liquor control commissioner, centers on his insurance firm insuring many Lyons taverns. State's Atty. Hanrahan ordered seizure of records and delivered a subpoena. Critics urge Smith to resign or quit selling insurance to taverns he regulates.
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Chicago
Lyons
Atty
Edward V. Hanrahan
William G. Smith
Illinois Liquor Control Commission
Hanrahan
Smith
Better Government Association
Richard Friedman
Nurseries Added to Expand U S Apple Plum and Pear Stock
The Agriculture Department says nineteen foreign nurseries have been added to the thirty one already eligible to ship disease free propagating material for apples plums and pears. The new certified nurseries are located in Canada the Netherlands and West Germany.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Canada
Netherlands
West Germany
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Morris Theatre
Eugene Funk
William Olson
Liberty Walgreen
Liberty St. Morris
Seneca Pool
Ray W. Clark Memorial Swimming Pool
Seneca
Earl Wicks
Don Sheedy
Gary Thorsen
Donna Myer
Barb Rooney
Ann Lowery
Sue Kaufmann
Martha Gorham
Beth Lowery
Wicks
Herald
Chicago Cash Grain
Keith Hackett
Circuit Court
Kenneth R. Melvin
Herrin
Hackett
Melvin
Conrad Schwingle
Rte. 47
Liberty
Waverly
Tiberline
T. TH. West
Morris Riverside Marina
North River Road
Tideland
Liberty St
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