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Morris Daily Herald

Location

Morris, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1968

Page

3

Kendall County Primary Polling Places and Ballot

Kendall County voters head to six polling sites in Little Rock Township on Tuesday with 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. hours. Republican and Democratic ballots list candidates for U.S. District, state offices, and party delegates in the 33rd District, including incumbents such as Charlotte Reid and Thomas Hanahan Jr. and several named contenders.

Plattville Kendall County Little Rock Township Bristol Kendall Oswego Big Grove Fox Lisbon Na- Au-Say Seward Pollis Second Howard K. Kellett Congress 15Th Charlotte T. Reid Clifford D. Carlson Edmund B. Thornton William M. Damisch Robert F. Greenaway John Alexander Jr Lester Cunningham John B. ‘Jack’ Hill Frank E. Barkley C. Robert Ohse Viola M. Swanson Everett M. McKeown U. S Benjamin P. Alschuler Daniel McMullen Clarence J. Ruddy Frederick J. Steffen Virgil Lee Emmett J. Slings Frank ©. O'Rourke James A. Spear Henry A. Florek Clifford P. Bunton General Assembly Thomas J. Hanahan Jr Arthur Louis Herman L. Earl Bradford Troy Dean Smith Eugene L Campbell Ellouise B. Cooper Alonzo Sharp

Night shelling of Saigon claims civilian lives in third straight attack

Viet Cong rockets shattered Saigon in a pre-dawn barrage, killing six civilians and wounding six after nine 100 pound blasts. On the northern front near the DMZ, tensions rose as a possible new clash loomed around Khe Sanh, the siege site from earlier in the year.

Saigon Demilitarized Zone Khe Sanh

Nunns Nickel circulates as tax takes effect in Hopkinsville

Kentucky 5 percent sales tax went into effect on April 1 as Gov. Louie B Nunn pushed the measure. In Hopkinsville residents passed around wooden coins featuring a buffalo image and the caption Nukns Nickel signaling the tax change.

Hopkinsville Kentucky Louie B. Nunn

Market Soars After Mixed Start As Kennedy Death Deemed Unlikely

The New York stock market rose sharply with the AP average up 2.0 to 337.9 at noon and the Dow Jones up 3.43 to 910.85. Gains appeared across sectors with Control Data Xerox Polaroid IBM and American Smelting among leaders while Ken­nedy's death was noted as traders paused briefly.

Robert E. Kennedy Associated Press Dow Jones Control Xerox Polaroid IBM ACF Industries Bunker-Ramo Brunswick Glen Alden Schenley Goodrich Armour Occidental Petroleum Ashland Oil Hooker Chemical Squibb Beech- Nut Fairchild Hiller Parke Davis Kennedy New York Stock Exchange

Butter and Eggs Market Prices Chicago AP Summary

Mercantile Exchange quotes show butter at 93 score AA 66, 92 A 68, 20 B 6314, 89 C 6012. Eggs grade A whites 31, medium 24, standards 25. Also note cars 90 B 641 and 89 C 62 in the trading list.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Grain futures prices from Chicago market round up

Chicago cash grain report lists Wheat No 2 hard at 1.39 per bushel No 2 soft red at 1.33 Corn No 2 yellow 1.15 No 4 yellow 1.10 No 5 yellow 1.061% Oats 6 2 heavy white 79 Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.7316 Soybean oil 8.09 per unit.

Chicago

Jurors Hear Alleged Rape Case in House Break-In

The 26 year old alleged victim testified again that the defendant raped her in the bathroom after forcing entry and threatening her with a pool cue. The struggle included objects being thrown and Hamilton stumbling without his glasses which were broken during the confrontation with three men.

Hamilton

Rubber Tire Repairers Keep NYC Fleet Moving

The 14,000 worker New York Department of Sanitation relies on 20 Rubber Tire Repairers who fix about 25,000 tires yearly. These specialists work full time to keep the motor vehicles rolling.

New York Department of Sanitation

Driver Veers Into Ditch to Avoid Collision

A 19 year old Woodstock driver Scott A Steagall swerved into a left ditch on Illinois 47 in Mazon to avoid a crash with Edgar Mosier 63 of Watseka. Mosier pulled onto the southbound lane from the east side of the road the sheriff said Steagall’s Pontiac sustained only minor damage while Mosier was uninjured. A separate accident near Minooka sent Myrle Wickert 23 to Morris Hospital after her car missed a curve and hit a telephone pole. Five passengers escaped injury. In Morris a Clifton man Ronald Edwards 29 had his 1964 Chevrolet scraped by Curtis Mitchell 19 on Chapin and Wauponsee Streets.

Woodstock Scott A. Steagall Illinois 47 Mazon Sherman Hexdall Steagall Stanley Steagall Edgar Mosier Watseka Hexdall Mosier Myrle K. Wickert Mooseheart Drive Morris Hospital Minooka Wickert Mike Princiville Saratoga Heights Dale Ryder Rte. 1 Vern Thorson Preston Heights Mollie Marshall Rural Morris Vicke Ness Gordon Gregg William Strum Ronald M. Edwards Clifton Chapin and Wauponsee Sts Edwards Chapin St Curtis B. Mitchell Rte. 4

Diaz Pays Fine in Traffic Court for 88 in 70 Zone

Alfonso M Diaz 37 of West Chicago paid an $18 fine and $5 costs in magistrate court for a May 11 charge of driving 88 mph in a 70 mph zone on Interstate 80. Trooper William Wylder issued the citation.

Alfonso M. Diaz West Chicago William Wylder

Plattville Notes Vacation Bible School and Circles Schedule

Vacation Bible School at United Methodist Church from June 10 to 14 and 17 to 21 for nursery through sixth grade with 9 30 to 11 30 a m sessions. Registration by calling Mrs Dennis Austin. All church picnic June 23 at the church with Commission on Education as sponsor. Circle meetings set for June 12 and 8 p m in homes with program leaders and devotions listed. Kendall County VFW Auxiliary to Post 8234 meets 8 p m Monday at the post home with social hostesses named.

United Methodist Church Dennis Austin Commission On Education Donald Horton Edward Leifheit Pledge and Study Circle WSCS Cora Stephenson Harold Dirst Merle Coop Noble Miller Orion Circle Robert McCoy Donald Marley Kendall County VFW Plattville Tracy Skinner Joe Allen

Morris Youths to Participate in Scout Show

About 250 Morris youths join 400 Scouts from 30 packs troops and posts for the Sesqui Expo Scout Show in Wilming ton at North Island by Shabbona District. Illinois statehood 150th anniversary theme with log cabins a mill race a keelboat and displays on Lincoln Eagle Scout and Canal history. Show opens 2 p.m. Saturday ends with outdoor campfire at 9 p.m. Roughly 2 000 attendees expected.

Morris North Island Wilmington Shabbona District Boy Scouts of America Illinois S. Ray Mitchell Gardner Channahon Lincoln

Scout Camporee Open To Public At Island Location

Scout troops and Explorer posts will camp on the island from Friday to Sunday for skill contests. Mitchell invites the public to view all phases of the Scout show and tickets are available from any Cub Scout, Boy Scout or Explorer.

Mitchell

House Poised to Pass Pistol Sales Ban Bill

The House, backing late Senator Kennedy's push, appears ready to ban interstate mail order pistol sales. Kennedy allies urged broader rifle and shotgun limits, but the Senate blocked such expansion. A Los Angeles shooting spurred rapid House action to move the bill forward.

House Washington Robert F. Kennedy Senate Sen Kennedy William T. Cahill R-N.j Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass Los Angeles

NRA opposes gun bill as Congress debates restrictions

Outside NRA headquarters in Washington pickets demand action on gun legislation. Franklin Orth, NRA executive vice president, denounces the Kennedy shooting as a terrible tragedy and a senseless act while opposing the proposed restrictions being discussed by Congress.

National Rifle Association Washington Congress Franklin Orth NRA Orth

Body recovered from Saline River in Junction

The body of Charles R. Nelson aged 69 of Junction Gallatin County was recovered Wednesday by two Harrisburg volunteer firemen who dragged the Saline River.

Junction, Ti Charles R. Nelson Junction Gallatin Harrisburg Saline

California concealed weapon laws failed to deter gunman

The speaker doubted prior measures could have prevented the shooting. He noted Kennedy's age and stated the assailant violated several California laws by carrying a concealed, unlicensed, loaded weapon, but these laws did not stop him.

Kennedy California

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