Ray to Fight Extradition on Murder Charge
James Earl Ray appeared in Bow Street Court for a brief hearing on the murder charge against Martin Luther King Jr. He indicated he would fight extradition and asked the court to appoint a lawyer. He was ordered held without bail for a June 18 court date as authorities pursue extradition to the United States.
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Ray
London
James Earl Ray
Bow Street Court
U.S
Martin Luther King Jr
America
United States
Memphis
Tenn
Ramon George S
Tornado Watch and Rainfalls Reported Across Counties
Sporadic thundershowers and damaging winds swept Grundy Kendall and surrounding areas. A tornado touched down north of Seneca near Interstate 80 at about 8 p.m. Morris remained under a tornado warning at 8 30 p.m. with no sightings. Three inches of rain fell in Mazon and Yorkville saw no rain. Supreme Court upholds 1966 federal wage law for state workers. 6 2 ruling.
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Grundy
Kendall Counties
Andrews
District 5
Joliet
Seneca
Interstate 80
Morris
Coal City
Gerald Bitner
Herald
Mazon
Kendall County
Civilian Toll Mounting in Saigon Attack
The Saigon rocket and mortar bombardment by Viet Cong has raised civilian casualties past 500. Gen. Westmoreland, leaving to become Army chief of staff, lamented the indiscriminate fire as 15 of 100-pound rockets hit central districts killing and wounding dozens.
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Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Westmoreland
Washington
Morris Community High School Board Meeting Agenda
The Morris Community High School Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the high school office. Items include appointment and bond approval for a treasurer and designation of a depository, plus bids for dairy products and fuel oil and a report on teacher contracts and vacancies.
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Morris Community High School Board of Education
Weather Outlook: Thunderstorms Tonight Into Tuesday
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts thunderstorms tonight with a low near 70. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and warmer with a chance of storms and highs in the mid to upper 80s. Winds from the south to southeast 8 to 15 mph, locally gusty in storms. Wednesday looks partly sunny and warm. Collins Station recorded Saturday high 93, low 67,Sunday 97/67, 9 am 79 at the station and 10 am 8% downtown Morio.
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U. S
Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Moria
Missing Woman's Body Found in Coal City Shed
Mrs. Marjorie Anderson 47 was found in an outboard boat inside a storage shed near her home at 485 Mazon St. after a 24 day disappearance. Pathology tests were ordered. police and volunteers scoured the area. Funeral services planned at Coal City Methodist Church.
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Coal City
Robert
Marjorie) Anderson
Mazon St
Marlin Schukar
Center St
Wayne Roseland
Anderson
Roseland
Schukar
W. Clark Davis
Robert T. Anderson
Plainfield
Mothers Study Club
Michael
Cindy) Berta
Elmer DuPree
Richard DuPree
Overland Park
Kan
Reeves Funeral Home
Coal City Methodist Church
College board to discuss courses and nursing degree in Joliet
The Illinois Junior College District 525 board will meet at 8 p.m. in Joliet Junior College student lounge room 243 to discuss law enforcement curriculum and an associate degree in nursing. Bids for photography and yearbook printing are due.
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Board of Illinois Junior College District 525
Joliet Junior College
Moose Charges Car Near Aston New Hampshire
Mrs. Robert Wentworth driving to the store in Aston New Hampshire avoided serious injury after a 600 pound moose charged her car. She and her 4 month old daughter sustained cuts and bruises while the moose was killed in the encounter.
Suits Cleared For Parochial Aid Challenge
Supreme Court invalidated a 1923 barrier that barred individual taxpayers from suing over federal aid to church related schools. Eight-one ruling by Chief Justice Warren opens door for seven New Yorkers and potentially others to challenge federally funded programs under the First Amendment.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Justice Department
High Court
Erwin N. Griswold
Death probe in drowning of William T. Kenney in Illinois River
Coroner reports Morris man William Thomas Kenney 28 apparently jumped from a river bridge early Saturday. His body was recovered by four boaters near the bridge with help from Morris Fire Department. Funeral arrangements set at Frnland Chapel with burial at Evergreen Cemetery.
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William Thomas Kenney
Washington St
Illinois River
W. Clark Davis
Kenney
Tim and
Kenny Jacquess
Cecil Jacquess
Rte. 5
R. W. Jacquess
Rte. 2
Morris Fire Department
Davis
Carson Hotel
Liberty St
Morris
Lawrence
Marjorie (Keating) Kenney
Morris Paper Mills
Site Purchase on Board's Agenda
The Morris elementary district 54 board meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Franklin School to discuss buying the middle school site near Morris Community High School and building plans. Also on the agenda are Garfield School equipment purchase, bank depository, treasurer appointment, Garfield progress, summer bank survey, and teacher situation. Citizens Committee members are invited.
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Morris Community High School
Board of Education
Morris Elementary
Franklin School
Garfield School
Citizens Committee
Hendrickson Appointed Grundy County Jailer
George Hendrickson age 37 was appointed by Sheriff Richard Pierce to serve as jailer at the Grundy County Jail. Deputy James Bell acted as temporary jailer for about two weeks after Pierce and his wife moved. Details on salary and other employment features will be announced by Pierce after his vacation. Hendrickson previously served as chief deputy from 1965 to 1966 and has since been a part time deputy on call.
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George Hendrickson
Richard Pierce
Grundy County
Herald
James Bell
Pierce
Hendrickson
Interruption Planned for Morris Area Power Service
Commonwealth Edison crews will interrupt electrical service about 30 minutes from 7:30 to 8 a.m. Tuesday in Morris to increase voltage. The affected area includes U. S. 6 and Illinois 47 near Bedford Plaza and service stations, with lines from McKinley Street to Union Street and south to the Illinois River.
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Morris
Commonwealth Edison
Clifford Allen
Illinois 47
McKinley St
Union St
Illinois River
Bedford Plaza
State Atty Wilder Admitted To Morris Hospital
Treating Wilder State's Attorney Richard Wilder was admitted to Morris Hospital early Sunday with a sore back and arm. His secretary said he is suffering from neuritis and was taken to the hospital at 4 30 a m.
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State
Wreck East of Morris Claims Two Victims
Two people died and a third injured when a 1965 Chevrolet driven by Richard Kenney left U.S. 6 west of Morris and struck a culvert at about 10 p.m. Sunday. Miss Bonnie I. Harrell died at Morris Hospital. Kenney died en route. Roel Yberra was treated at Morris Hospital. Funeral services were set for Kenney and Harrell with burial in local cemeteries. Kenney had Navy service and worked for Federal Paper Board.
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Morris
Richard Kenney
E. Jefferson St
Bonnie Harrell
Seneca
Herald
Jefferson St
Kenney
Bonnie I. Harrell
Main St
Liberty St
Morris Hospital
Sherman Hexdall
Arthur Mitchell
Mitchell
W. Clark Davis
Miss Harrell
Yberra
Richard Alan Kenney
Finland Chapel
Warren Wolf
Mt. Carmel
Bernard
Wilma (Lykins) Kenney
Navy
Federal Paper Board
Sharon Lewis
Joliet
Donald Olson
San Diego
Calif
Kathleen
Arlene Werden
Jolliet
Denise Werden
Patrick Kenney
Mason Lykins
Vanceburg
Bonnie Lou Harrell
S. Main St
Harold Dude
Saratoga Cemetery
Aurora
George
Charlotte (Egeland) Harrell
Mary Ann Amemons
Lana Haverell
Marjorie Genavese
Peoria
Rosemary Miller
Chicago
Sharon Talsbert
Florida
George Harrell Jr
Fatal Collision Near Colchester Involving Deer
Larry C. Bloomfield, 24, of Colchester, was killed when his car struck a deer on U.S. 136 near Colchester. Police said the car skidded 450 feet and crashed into a concrete abutment after hitting the animal.
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Colchester, Ill
Larry C. Bloomfield
Colchester
U.S. 136
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