Snags in Building McCormick Place
Chicago faces delays five months after fire wrecked McCormick Place. Dismantling continues as restoration plans stall due to heavier damage and insurer disputes. Some shows move to Cleveland and Detroit while the Railway Progress Exposition is canceled.
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Chicago
McCormick Place
Arie Crown Theater
Metropolitan Fair and Exposition Authority
Donald H. Mershon
Arie Crown
Ed Lee
Gerald G. Sanderson
Chicago Convention Bureau
One Time Zone Seen in Future World
NASA official Leonard Jaffe predicts a single world time with a 23 hour 56 minute day as satellite tech and global broadcasts shrink time differences. He notes noon would occur at different sun positions seasonally, requiring adaptation in daily life and suggesting three-shift use of roads schools and factories.
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Washington
U.S
Leonard Jaffe
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
New York
Jaffe
Tokyo
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association
Vladivostok
Scandinavia
Australia
Intelsat
Pacific
Asian
Market mixed as Middle East tension looms over week end
Stocks opened higher on overnight buy orders after Egypt accepted a cease fire but soon turned cautious amid new fighting between Israel and Syria. The Dow fell 1.70 to 871.50 at noon while the AP index held at 322.4 as autos, bonds, rails and oils showed varied moves.
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NEW York
Israel
Syria
Egypt
New York Stock Exchange
Pacific Coast Stock Exchange
Middle East
Associated Press
Texas Instruments
Eastern
United Air Lines
Polaroid
Chicago & North Western
Milwaukee Railroad
Twentieth Century-Fox
Rayette
American Stock Exchange
Backing Accident in Morris No Injuries Reported
A Morris backing collision at 8:05 p.m. on Illinois Ave near Division St caused damage but no injuries. Charles K. Enger, 41, of 840 E Jefferson St., and Dorothy L. Classon, 45, of Marseilles, were involved when Enger’s car at a stop sign was hit by Classon’s backing vehicle from the Rambler garage.
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Illinois Ave
Division St
Morris City
Charles K. Enger
Jefferson St
Enger
Dorothy L. Classon
Marseilles
Classon
Rambler
Five-Cent Illinois Gasoline Tax Exposed as Low in Nation
An editorial summary on Illinois highway finance notes the five cent per gallon gasoline tax ranks among the lowest in the nation and contributes to a large backlog of road improvements. It discusses proposed highway bills, funding gaps, and the need to raise revenues from highway users to fund pavement work over 20 years.
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Illinois
Illinois Highway Study Commission
Springfield
Wilbur Smith & Associates
Columbia
S. C
Highway Commission
Commission
American Association of State Highway Officials
AASHO
Ottawa
Ill
Navy officer promoted to executive assistant in MTMTS
Cmdr. Kreutzinger promoted to executive assistant to the Deputy Commander of Operations for the Military Traffic Management and Terminal Service MTMTS United States Navy. He previously served as field logistics representative for the Military Assistance Advisory Group in Germany. He is a Chicago native with an MBA from Northwestern and resides in Arlington with his wife Marilyn Erickson and two children Karen and David.
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Donald R. Kreutzinger
Marilyn Erickson
Morris
U. S. Navy
MTMTS
Cmdr
Kreutzinger
Germany
Chicago
Northwestern University
Williamsburg Blvd
Arlington, Va
Karen
David
Morris motorist cited for stop sign violation
Police cited Donald L. Carkhuff 18 of Rv 1 for disregarding a stop sign at Northern Ave and Lisbon St at 3 05 p m Thursday. He posted his license as bond and must appear in magistrate court at 11 a m June 22.
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Morris City
Glenn Johnson
Morris
Northern Ave
Lisbon St
Donald L. Carkhuff
Rve
Carkhuff
Funeral services for Gordon L. Smith held at Davis Funeral Home
Funeral services were held this afternoon in the Davis Funeral Home for Gordon L. Smith. The Rev. Harold R. Dude officiated, Mrs. Richard K. Crowe was soloist and Mrs. Ruth Huseby was organist. Pallbearers were Marvin Olson, William Cheshareck, George Knudson, Roland Boutet, Melvin Thompson and William Peterson. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Davis Funeral Home
Gordon L. Smith
Harold R. Dude
Richard K. Crowe
Ruth Huseby
Marvin Olson
William Cheshareck
George Knudson
Roland Boutet
Melvin Thompson
William Peterson
Evergreen Cemetery
Funeral services for John H. Sheffield held in Finland Chapel
John H. Sheffield funeral services were held this morning in Finland Chapel with Rev. L. G. Hinderaker officiating. Mrs. John Peterson played the organ. Pallbearers were E. L. Olson, Edward Peterson, B. O'Neal Enger, Les Enger, Robert Peterson and John Cheshareck. Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery.
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John H. Sheffield
Finland Chapel
L. G. Hinderaker
John Peterson
E. L. Olson
Edward Peterson
B. O’neal Enger
Les Enger
Robert Peterson
John Cheshareck
Evergreen Cemetery
Morris woman charged over lane violation and cones crash
A Maywood or Morris area case in Grundy County Circuit Court charges 18 year old Sherry Workman of Robinson Drive with failing to drive on the right side of the road near Lisbon Road and striking gas works safety cones. The incident occurred about 1 p.m. Wednesday. Police say her car crossed lanes and hit cones around a gas line crew. Beer was found in the car. Workman says the beer belongs to her father. She will appear in magistrate court on the lane usage charge and could face a 1 to 100 dollar fine.
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Sherry Workman
Robinson Drive
Charles George
Northern Illinois Gas Co
Miss Workman
Lisbon
Morris
Six From County Graduate at Northern Illinois
Six area students including three from Morris earned degrees at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. The 2 190 graduates set a new high with 1 600 bachelor’s degrees and 590 graduate degrees. Morris natives Gayle Borger Griffin Michael J Griffin and Susan L Redfern earned bachelor degrees along with Wilda J Gilbertson Betty Louise Cox and Dennis J Smith from Newark Marseilles Dwight and other communities.
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Morris
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
Gayle Borger Griffin
Fremont Ave
Michael J. Griffin
E. Washington St
Susan L. Redfern
Fulton St
Wilda J. Gilbertson
East St
Newark
Betty Louise Cox
Fillebrowne St
Marseilles
Dennis J. Smith
Dwight
Cleve Named Associate Conductor of St. Louis Symphony
The Metropolitan Symphony Society announced George Cleve will become associate conductor of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra this fall.
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ST. Louis
Metropolitan Symphony Society
George Cleve
Farm Bureau Managers Confer in Peoria
James Purdue and Roger Bruyn attended a three day Illinois Farm Bureau management conference in Peoria. The sessions aimed to strengthen administrative leadership for county bureaus and assist volunteers in building an active organization for farmers. About 125 career Farm Bureau members participated.
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James R. Purdue
Roger Bruyn
Grundy
Illinois Agricultural Association Conference Attended Nationwide
An employee from across Illinois attended the conference sponsored by the Illinois Agricultural Association.
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Ean
Illinois
The
Illinois Agricultural Association
Navy Seaman graduates basic training at Great Lakes
Vernon D. Thorson USN son of Mrs Hazel Thorson has just completed nine weeks of basic training at the Great Lakes Naval training center. Seaman Dale L. Hauge returns to the USS Dynamic after twenty days with his parents Mr and Mrs Tilfred Hauge of Minooka. His address is B-51-40-11 USS Dynamic MSO 432 FPO San Francisco Calif 96601.
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Vernon D., Thorson
USN
Hazel Thorson
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Dale L. Hauge
Tilfred Hauge
Minooka
USS Dynamic
FPO
San Francisco
Calif
Joliet Laborers Local 75 Officer Election Set
Joliet Laborers Local 75 will hold officer elections on June 15. Peter A. Cacello of South Wilmington is a candidate for recording secretary of the local.
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Joliet
Peter A. Cacello
South Wilmington
Cacello
Methodist Church Leader Elected Credit Union Head
The Rev. Earl Olson of Marseilles Methodist Church was elected to lead the Rock River Conference credit union during this week’s meeting, which concluded Thursday.
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Earl Olson
Marseilles
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Chicago Cash Grain
Perry Ricci
the Herald
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Navy
Workman
Grundy County
Northern Illinois
Cleve
Parkway
Jay
SaLowoyp
Si Go
Pion
Cardinal
Peoria
Methodist Office
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