Truck driver dies as car rear-ends truck on I 80 near Grundy County
The fourth Grundy County traffic death of the year occurred Monday night on Interstate 80 near Illinois 47. Richard L. Miller 33, truck driver for La Salle Canyon Quarries, died from crushing injuries after his vehicle overturned and pinned him in the cab. Barbara J Cassidy wife of the car driver John J Cassidy Jr 39 of Ottawa sustained back and neck pains. Witness Duante R Clayed of Mead Neb described the Cassidy car passing the truck and causing the crash. Fire department crews freed Miller after about 40 minutes as he received on scene care from Dr. John B. Roth. Cassidy reported his car was struck from behind by the truck then went into the eastbound lane. Authorities continued to investigate conflicting statements on the sequence of events.
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Grundy County
Interstate 80
Illinois 47
Richard L. Miller
la Salle Canyon
Clark Davis
Morris Hospital
Barbara J. Cassidy
John J. Cassidy, Jr
Ottawa
Cassidy
Miller
Duante R. Clayed
Mead
Neb
Jack O’hagan
Morris Fire Department
John B. Roth
Illinois
Commission
Baum
Abel
Ralph Rose
E. Jackson St
Kenneth Sereno
Sereno Farm Mart
Buchanan St
James Peacock
John Maunder
E. Illinois Ave
H. Lea Wilkinson
McKinley St
A. Frank Leathers
Morris Chamber of Commerce
Donald Davidson
Barry Seng
Fred Patti
Leo Boren
Tom West
Floyd Siron
Ange Hansen
Meredith
University of Mississippi
Mississippi
Hernando
Whitley Perryman
DeSoto County
Ross Franks
Norvell
Memphis
W.L. Meredith
Hurricane Alma Aims Toward Cuba With 90 MPH Winds
Hurricane Alma moves north toward western Cuba at 5 mph with 90 mph winds and heavy rain. Honduras reports 73 dead as San Rafael town is buried in mud and floodwaters. Cuba declares emergency in Pinar del Rio Havana Matanzas Las Villas as Isle of Pines Threatens impact.
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Miami
Fla
Alma
Cuba
Honduran Weather Service
San Rafael
Honduras
Havana
Miami Weather Bureau
Cuban Weather Bureau
Pinar del Rio
Matanzas
Las Villas
Isle of Pines
Florida
Raymond Kraft
Tegucigalpa
Buddhist Crisis Grows as Hue Troops Move In
Buddhist militants defy Ky regime after exclusion from a widened junta. Tanks and marines position near Hue while militants remove street altars as protests escalate. Across Viet Nam U S forces report air and ground actions against the Communists amid a series of deadly engagements.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
Thich Tri Quang
da Nang
Tri Quang
USS
Central Highlands
U.S. Air Force
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
Buddhist Institute
Unsettled Weather Forecast With Showers Expected
The U S Weather Bureau calls for tonight partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers. Wednesday will be mainly cloudy with showers and thundershowers likely and a high in the 70s. Thursday also expects showers and thundershowers. Collins Weather Station logged a high of 81 and a low of 51 for Monday. Downtown Morris measured 70 at 9 am and 80 at 11:30 am.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris
No Injuries in Collision of Tractor and Train at Crossing
Glen Adams of Ottawa drove an Oliver tractor north toward Stockdale Road crossing at 7 15 p m when he failed to hear the train whistle and struck a Rock Island passenger train. No injuries and only front tractor damage from the side impact. left front tire blew out and counter weights knocked off. train did not stop.
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Rock Island
Stockdale Road
Dick Pierce
Glen Adams
Ottawa
Gemini 9 Crew Prepares To Orbit Gemini 10
Gemini 9 astronauts undergo postflight medical checks as Cape Kennedy crews ready the Titan 2 rocket to launch Gemini 10 pilots next month. John Young and Michael Collins will join an Agena satellite in a three day mission starting July 18 with a 50 minute space walk by Collins.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
Space Agency
John W. Young
Michael Collins
Collins
Moon
Cernan
Space
Navy
Stafford
Earth
Wasp
Atlantic
Morris Planning Commission approves Unit Development plan
The Morris Planning Commission unanimously approved a unit development plan allowing multiple dwelling types and convenient shopping in tracts over 500 units. They extended zoning boundaries, set construction timelines, discussed contractor contracts, and planned informal public workshops for June before hearings.
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Morris Planning Commission
Joseph Abel
Commission
Division St
Ilinois-Michigan Canal
Jefferson St
Pine St
Morris
Ted Conley
Lester Johnson
Nordick Corporation
Coachlite Terrace
Lisbon Road
James Baum
Carl Gardner and Associates
Waterloo Water and Sewer Project Wins Grants
Washington approved 352000 financing for Waterloo Illinois water and sewer improvements from the Economic Development Administration. An assistant secretary said 176000 grant and 176000 loan will fund new sanitary sewer lines, sewage treatment upgrades, lagoon construction, and water mains extensions with a six month completion target.
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Washington
U.S. Department of Commerce
Waterloo
Ill
Eugene P. Foley
Department
Economic Development Administration
17 Year Old Youth Dies of Gun Wounds
A 17 year old Morris High School junior, Wayne Anderson of Bradley subdivision, died from gunshot wounds after being found in Gould Park. He had earlier attended a Colt League baseball practice at Morris High School. Coroner scheduled autopsy and inquest. police investigate for foul play. He leaves a younger brother and parents Norman L. and Charlotte Anderson. Funeral services set in Davis Funeral Home.
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Gould Park
Morris Hospital
Wayne Anderson
Rte. 5
Bradley Subdivision
Morris High School
Gordon Gregg
James Gretencourt
Nettle Creek
Norman L. Anderson
General Electric Co
Dresden
Colt
W. Clark Davis
Davis
Morris
Santa Clara
Calif
Buscher High School
MCHS
Patterson
N. J
Norman L
Charlotte (Halgren) Anderson
Robert
John E. Anderson
Chehalis Wash
Gunnar Halgren
Centralia
Wash
Davis Funeral Home
Austin Gaylord
Christian Science Reader
Elm Lawn Cemetery
Elmhurst
Jury charges Norvell in attack on James Meredith in Hernando
Aubrey James Norvell of Memphis, 41, is formally charged with assault and battery with intent to kill in the shooting of James Meredith in Hernando. Meredith, 33, wounded in the back and legs, promised to return as officials stated the threat to public safety.
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Hernando
Miss
Mississippi
Aubrey James Norvell
Memphis
James Meredith
Novell
Norvell
Meredith
Jackson
Fire damages home after transformer explodes near Mazon
The Mazon Fire Department responded at 8 30 p m Monday to the home of James Lanier southwest of Mazon when a yard pole transformer blew. Minor damage was reported.
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Mazon
James Lanier
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Gordon McIntosh
Herald
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Brazil
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Katzenbach
Dick Gregory
Chicago
Gregory
Johnson
Harlem
Edward Davis
Air Force
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