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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1967
Page
1
U S Command says fighting has slackened to a low point this year with scattered ground skirmishes and relatively few air strikes. A Navy Crusader jet was shot down near North Vietnam. pilot survived after splashdown in the Tonkin Gulf.
A 44 year old carpenter foreman, Gordon L. Smith of Morris, died at 3 50 p m Tuesday when a pile driving crane dropped and toppled tools in an excavation. The Will County coroner ruled crushing chest injuries the cause. Smith worked for John D Simpson contracting of Joliet for 2 1/2 years and leaves a wife Bettilee Renner, a son Allen Richard, his parents, three brothers, and three sisters. Funeral set for Friday at Davis Funeral Home with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials to First Methodist Church or Morris Hospital.
The Galena City Council appointed Don F. Weih, 47, as city manager at an annual salary of 12000. Weih, then assistant city manager in Sioux City Iowa, will replace Harlyn G. Larson who resigned to take a similar post in New Hope Minnesota.
The forecast calls for near normal highs of 77 to 82 and lows of 56 to 61 with warm conditions through Thursday or Friday. Showers and thundershowers are likely tonight and Sunday, with about three quarters of an inch total precipitation. Collins Weather Station logged a high of 83 and a low of 70 on Tuesday, with 0.05 inches of rain today in Morris.
Air Force Maj. Edward G. Givens Jr. 37 died in a Tuesday car crash. A 10 a.m. Thursday memorial at Seabrook Methodist Church near the Manned Spacecraft Center will include jet flyovers by astronauts. The body heads to Quanah for a Friday service and graveside rites. Six astronauts will serve as pallbearers.
Ground was broken Tuesday for a two story apartment building to be erected at 1300 Lisbon St by Narvick Bros a Morris contracting firm on the site of the Alfred Steele residence moved to Union St. The building is due to be completed on or about Nov 1 with 10 living units.
About 6 000 St Louis area residents gathered at a Jewish community center for a pro Israel rally. A spokesman said roughly 125 000 dollars was pledged for health and welfare aid in Israel.
The United Nations Security Council, at the Soviet Union request, met for an emergency session in New York to push for an immediate cease-fire in the Middle East. Israel gave conditional acceptance while Arab states anticipated replies as Cairo Radio said they would continue fighting.
National Guard troops ceased the manhunt for 30 Spanish-American fugitives who raided a rural courthouse in northern New Mexico. About 400 guardsmen and officers were sent home while 25 state police remain to guard the area in Carson National Forest near Canjilon. Two officers were wounded and several hostages held during Monday raid.
The Illinois Commerce Commission grants Commuter Airlines authority to run service from Chicago to Rockford Peoria and Springfield. Plan three weekday round trips Meigs to Peoria and Springfield and two Meigs O Hare to Rockford routes with Saturdays providing at least one flight per route. Fares range Meigs to Springfield 19.50 Meigs to Peoria 14.85 Meigs to Rockford 12.00 and O Hare to Rockford 9.45. Five days notice required before new routes start.
TEL AVIV AP Israeli troops captured Sharm el Sheikh heights blocking Gulf of Aqaba and advanced toward Suez Canal, as Jordan sought a cease-fire echoing the widening war. UN Security Council met on emergency basis after Soviet request, while Syria and Egypt vow to continue fighting.
The Dwight Illinois Reformatory for Women reveals release practices and post release support. Superintendent Margaret Morrissey notes 32 of 192 inmates are repeat offenders and describes clothing, hospital facilities, staff, meals, and central dining hall plans.
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