Drop Charges On Brown in Assault Case
Hollywood authorities have dropped the assault case against former NFL star Jimmy Brown over insufficient evidence. A battery charge against a police officer remains possible, with a complaint to be filed if new evidence arises. The model Eva Marie Bohn-Chin is hospitalized in fair condition after the incident.
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Eva Marie Bohn-Chin
Mueller
Brown
West Hollywood
Cleveland
Brenda Ayres
Two Vehicle Crash on Pine Bluff Road
Deputy Sheriff Jim Bell reported damage to the left side of Ed Knapp 28 of 3214 Division St after a two car collision on Pine Bluff Road Monday. The other driver was Marvin E. Bailey 30 with no address. Both cars were westbound.
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Pine Bluff Road
Jim Bell
Ed Knapp
Division
Theother
Marvin E. Bailey
False Alarm Strikes Morris Lincoln Nursing Home
Morris volunteer firemen rushed to the Morris Lincoln Nursing Home at 7 25 a m when an automatic alarm sounded. The alarm apparently tripped when Commonwealth Edison interrupted service in the area to boost voltage.
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Morris
Morris Lincoln Nursing Home
Commonwealth Edison
Stock Market Buoys Up In Afternoon Trading
The Dow rises 5.71 to 919.09 at noon as the AP average gains 1.8 to 343.4 with industrials up 3.3 and rails up .9. Volume leaders include Great American, General Development, Taft Broadcasting, and Addressograph with mixed results across motors and aircraft stocks. The market prepares for a three week run of closure days to clear back office paperwork.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Great American Holding
Taft Broadcasting
Chrysler
Boeing
United Aircraft
Raytheon
du Pont
IBM
Polaroid
Xerox
American Stock Exchange
Ray faces appeal steps in murder case linked to King's death
The text outlines Ray's possible appeal routes to the High Court and potentially the House of Lords, with months-long timelines. It recounts his two month flight from the US after King's assassination, including travels to Canada, London, and Lisbon, as authorities hunted associates and traced forged identities used to contact Toronto men.
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Ray
High Court
House of Lords
King
Memphis
Tenn
United States
Canada
London
Lisbon
Toearn
Toronto
Almases
Johnson forms violence study commission to probe abuses
President Johnson, at the White House with a 10 member panel, signs the order creating a one year commission to study violence in America. He seeks Congress to grant subpoena powers and asks networks to cooperate as the panel examines causes of disorder and safety of campaigning.
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Washington
America
Johnson
White House
Congress
Robert F. Kennedy
California
Commission
Milton S. Eisenhower
New York
NBC
CBS
ABC
Lloyd Cutler
NLRB Finds Hamilton Press Inc Guilty Of Unfair Practices
The Hamilton printing firm Hamilton Press Inc was charged with unfair labor practices by the NLRB. The finding cites layoffs and threats against employees who sought union organization with Quad Cities Local 257, Lithographers and Photo Engravers International Union. Employees voted to join the union on Oct. 19, 1967. The examiner based the ruling on 1966 and 1967 events and ordered back pay for losses and a halt to such actions.
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Hamilton Press Inc
Quad Cities Local 257
Lithographers and Photo Engravers International Union
New Area Pastors Assigned to Methodist Churches
The Rev. David L. Bulte meier was assigned today to the Methodist Church in Gard ner by Bishop Lance Webb of Springfield. The Rev. Michael Hurt was assigned to the Verona Mazon Methodist Church according to announcements released this morning.
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David L. Bultemeier
Gardner
Lance Webb
Springfield
Michael Hurt
Verona-Mazon
Girl Ticketed After 3 Car Collision
At 10 15 a m Monday in the 500 block of Fremont Ave City police report a three car crash injuring two. Susan Silk 16 handed an ice cream to a boy in the back seat of her Rambler before rear ending Gerald Jacobson 537 Fremont Ave whose Buick struck a 1958 Pontiac driven by David Hextell 535 Fremont Ave. Six year old Jimmy Tabler and Silk sustained minor injuries. Silk was ticketed by Morris Officer Jack Kopeck for failure to control her car.
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Fremont Ave
Susan Silk
Jefferson St
Gerald Jacobson
Jacobson
David Hextell
Traffic Court Fines Daily in Magistrate Division
In the magistrate division the following drivers were fined on various dates. Edward Burns 34 Monmouth paid 12 and 5 for 67 in a 55 on I-80 near Minooka Rd cited by Trooper Riley. Valerie Horsel 60 Chicago paid 18 and 5 for 89 in a 70 near IL 47 cited by Trooper Wills. Patrick Conner 24 Minooka paid 25 and 10 for wrong side on Wabena Ave. cited by Chief Attebery. Edwin Albert 45 Joliet paid 100 and 10 for illegal liquor at Buchanan and Division cited by Officer Gretencord. John Shaw 41 Aurora paid 20 and 5 for permitting an unauthorized driver cited by Officer Anderson at IL 47 and I-80. Roy Owens 30 had costs for driving Shaw's car without a license cited by Anderson.
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Magistrate Division
Circuit Court
Edward Burns
Monmouth
Interstate 80
Minooka Road
Steve Riley
Valerie Horsel
Chicago
Minooka
E. G. Attebery
Edwin Albert
Joliet
Buchanan
Division Sts
Morris
Jim Gretencord
John Shaw
Aurora
James Anderson
Illinois 47
Shaw
Roy Owens
Anderson
Boat tachometer theft reported in Foster Ford Cove area
Robert Howard of 175 Lawton Lane Lemont reported to Morris Police at 9 30 p m Monday that a tachometer was stolen from his boat parked in Foster Ford Cove. Police note the area is becoming a trouble spot and will be patrolled more often after last week when mud and rocks were thrown on boats.
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Robert Howard
Lawton Lane
Lemont
Morris
Foster Ford Cove
Illinois Drops Suit Over Mine Workers Insurance
Carlinville Illinois AP report says the Illinois attorney general’s suit against Florida Coal Co. operator of Little Dog Coal Mine in Gillespie was dismissed in Circuit Court. The mine closed mid-April, about 190 workers idle, relief sought via injunction to halt operations.
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Carlinville, Ill
Illinois Attorney General
Little Dog
Gillespie
Illinois Industrial Commission
Florda Coal Co
Morris Police Report Two Vehicle Accidents In Morris
Police logged two Monday accidents. Walter Pobidinski’s parked 1952 Chevrolet truck in Morris Community High School lot suffered a left rear fender dent. Kathleen Kulpf backed into Carol Murphy’s 1964 Oldsmobile on Liberty Street. Murphy’s car sustained right rear damage while Kulpf’s car had no damage.
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Morris
William Button
Walter P. Pobidinski
Robinson Drive
Morris Community High School
Liberty St
Carol Murphy
Coal City
Fines Levied on Five Sportsmen by Conservation Inspector
Five individuals paid fines in a magistrate court for conservation citations issued by James Darkhuff. George Budka of Chicago paid 10 dollars plus 5 in costs for lacking a life safety device on the Illinois River near Morris. Eric Johnson Jr. of Coal City paid 25 dollars plus 10 in costs for fishing without permission at the Boy Scout camp near Goose Lake Township. Vernon R. Hicks of Joliet paid 10 dollars plus 5 in costs for insufficient life jackets on the Illinois River near Morris. Ronald J. Kopec of Oak Forrest was fined 25 dollars plus 5 in costs for skiing without an observer.
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James Darkhuff
George Budka
Chicago
Illinois
Morris
Eric Johnson Jr
Coal City
Goose Lake Township
Vernon R. Hicks
Joliet
Hicks
Illinois River
Ronald J. Kopec
Oak
Grove Fined for Threatening Call in Saratoga Township
Kenneth Grove of Saratoga Township was fined $25 and charged $5 costs after a magistrate court complaint filed by Shirley Grove alleged that on May 16 he made a threatening phone call with the intent to annoy her.
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Kenneth Grove
Saratoga Township
Shirley Grove
Grove
Gov Levander Pays Tax On Coaster Purchase
Gov Harold Levander toured a North Side school shop class exhibit in Minneapolis and bought two coaster sets for 1 from a pupil. The student reminded him that sales tax must be included as the money was handed over.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Harold Levander
North Side
Blaiberg Rebounds After Surgery and Home Recovery
After surgery he was discharged on March 16 and has since returned to the hospital twice weekly for checkups. He spent a week in the general ward last month for routine tests and said he felt fine with no cause for concern.
Hueytown Fire Dept Drops Cat Rescue from List
Hueytown Alabama fire chief says the department will no longer handle cat rescues after too many calls while crews are on calls. He notes they still rescue children from trees but will not waste time on cats, trusting cats to come down when hungry.
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Hueytown
Ala
John Bradley
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