Ogilvie and Altorfer Lead Grundy County GOP Nominees
In Grundy County a light turnout produced 23 percent participation with Ogilvie winning the GOP gubernatorial nomination and Altorfer securing the county’s GOP race. Altorfer led with 842 votes to Ogilvie’s 768, Stratton 708, and Sutton 41 as voters also chose various state and county offices.
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Ogilvie
Weslie W
Wes’? Olson
Terrel E. Clarke
Supreme Court
Earle Benjamin Searcy
Justin Taft
Louise Emerson
U. S
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Roy C. Johnson
Robert A. Dwyer
Scott
William J. Scott
William G. Clark
U. S. Senate
Altorfer Ogilvie Stratton
Sutton Aux Sable I
E Aux Sable I
Braceville I
Braceville II
Braceville III
Braceville IV
Morris VI
Morris ViI
Morris VIII
Nettle Creek
Norman
County GOP officeholder race tight in Grundy County
Three Grundy County Republican officeholders ran unopposed Tuesday and finished within 24 votes of each other in unofficial tallies. State's Attorney Richard Wilder led with 2 059 votes, Coroner W Clark Davis had 2 040, and Circuit Clerk Robert T Williamson had 2 032.
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Aes
Samuel H. Shapiro
Robert T. Williamson
Richard Wilder
W. Clark Davis
Grundy County
Coroner
Leonard Kodat
Felix I
James Reeves
Felix II
III
Morris III
Dunn
Saratoga II
Wilder
Reeves
Braceville I
Braceville IV
Wauponsee I
Earle Finland
Pat Hougas
Morris VI
Williamson
Mazon Township
Morris IV
Norman
Blood donation drive nets 93 pints at Eagles Hall
The Red Cross Bloodmobile visit attracted 130 donors to the Eagles Hall on Tuesday. A total of 93 pints were collected with nine first timers and 37 rejects. Donors earned milestone pins from Aubrey Shene fiel, Ralph Peterson, Al den Kvernes, Ernest Osmonson, Donald Severson, Walter Pobidin ski, Mrs. Gladys Enger, Edward Conley and Hazel Gill. Thirty‑eight volunteers assisted, including seven nurses, and doctors J B Roth Barry S Leng W Olson and W F Breisch. Federal Paper Board Co men unloaded the truck and Morris volunteers reloaded equipment. Canteen and calls to county residents were run by Morris Hospital staff.
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Eagles Hall
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Aubrey G. Shenefiel
Ralph S. Peterson
Alden N. Kvernes
Ernest Osmonson
Donald K. Severson
Walter Pobidinski
Gladys Enger
Edward W. Conley
Hazel M. Gill
Red Cross
J. B. Roth
Barry S. Leng
W. Olson
W. F. Breisch
Federal Paper Board Co
Morris
Morris Hospital
Springfield approves strengthened fair housing ordinance
The Springfield City Council adopted a new fair housing ordinance with tougher enforcement, aligning the local rules with provisions of the federal fair housing law enacted in April.
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Springfield, Ill
Springfield
Dixon appoints first Negro city councilman
Dixon Illinois city commissioners approve unanimously the appointment of James R. Dishman Sr. to complete the term of the late C. Lyle Ballard. Dishman, 42, becomes the first Black member of the Dixon city council by mayor George Lindquist’s nomination on Tuesday night.
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Dixon, Ill
Dixon
James R. Dishman Sr
George Lindquist
C. Lyle Ballard
Man Hurt as Hog Truck Crash Closes I 80 East
One man injured and at least four hogs killed in a rear end collision on Interstate 80 near Marseilles at 2:30 a.m. Dan Grier of Andover, 21, admitted to Ryburn Memorial Hospital in Ottawa with knee abrasions and a cut elbow in fairly good condition. Dale Blusser of Archbold, Ohio, escaped injury. Grier ticketed for driving too fast for conditions. Damages estimated at $20,000 to the hog truck. $600 to the other truck. Wreckage removed by Penoyer Trucking. Trooper D. R. Wills investigated.
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Marseilles
Dan Grier
Andover
Ryburn Memorial Hospital
Ottawa
Grier
Dale Blusser
Arch Bolo
Ohio
Blusser
Penoyer Trucking
Seneca
D. R. Wills
Cooler Weather in Grundy County After Heat Wave
Grundy County saw pleasant conditions today following seven days of 90 degree highs. The U S Weather Bureau expects clearing skies and a low in the 50s tonight, with sunshine and a 70s high on Thursday and warmer but sunny conditions Friday. Collins Weather Station logged 93 for the high and 61 for the low, while Morris downtown reported 67 degrees at 11 a m.
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Grundy County
U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Morris
Reid Wins Grundy County Lead for 15th District Nomination
Incumbent Charlotte T Reid of Aurora led the Republican ticket with 2 257 votes in Grundy County primary for the 15th District U S Representative seat unopposed for the nomination. Benjamin Als CHuler of Aurora topped the Democratic tally with 648 votes.
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Charlotte T. Reid
Aurora
U. S
15Th
Grundy County
Benjamin Alschuler
Reid
Mazon Township
Morris IV
Morris VII
Norman Township
Alschuler
Aux Sable I
Morris VIII
Grundy
Kane
LaSalle
DeKalb
Kendall
Voting Totals Flag Washburn In Tight GOP District Race
Incumbent James D. Washburn led in four of five counties in the 42nd District no contest primary with 21 649 votes from Grundy Iroquois Kankakee Ford and Will counties He trailed in Kankakee where Thomas R Houde led with 22 187 votes Callahan topped Hamilton for the district total amid a small turnout in the GOP slate Democrats had earlier indicated Joe W Russel would not seek reelection.
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James D. Washburn
Morris
Grundy
Kankakee
Ford
Iroquois
Will County
Will
Kankakee County
Thomas R. Houde
GOP
Washburn
Houde
Joseph Callahan
Milford
C. R
Russ) Hamilton
Joe W. Russel
Piper City
Morris High School Firemen's Festival Matinee
The annual Firemen's Festival continues in the Morris High School parking lot with the Gold Bond shows. A Saturday matinee offers rides at 15 cents each, with a bicycle given away to a girl and a boy. The Morris Lions Club lunch stand sells hotdogs for 10 cents each.
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Morris High School
Morris Lions Club
First Negro Elected in Grundy County Precinct Morris
Elections for precinct committeemen in Grundy County produced a historic result as Elmo Ray Younger, 46, defeated LeRoy Shannon to become the county’s first Black precinct committeeman. Younger, a youth counselor, won 86 votes to Shannon’s 40 in Morris 7 precinct. He praised hard work, honesty and confidence and urged lawful change amid national tensions.
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Grundy County
Elmo Ray Younger
Price St
LeRoy Shannon
First St
Morris 7
Younger
Shannon
Illinois Youth Commission
Aux Sable I
Clyde Heap
James Mea
Braceville IV
John Novak
S. Broadway
Coal City
Fannie Vota
Goodfarm
Reuel Hoffman
Joseph Sereno
W. R. Wallin
Mazon
Paul L Gilmour
Ban on Street Demonstrations Sparks French Unrest
Paris reports a government order banning all street protests across France and dissolving seven far left groups after two nights of student clashes. The ban runs through the election campaign and June 30 National Assembly voting as injuries mount. Danny the Red Daniel Cohn Bendit was abroad amid the crisis.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Bordeaux
Toulouse
Strasbourg
de Gaulle
St. Nazaire
Yves Guena
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Danny the Red
Cohn-Bendit
Sorbonne
London
Europe
United States
British Broadcasting Corp
BBC
Frankfurt
Ogilvie Leads Ticket in Kendall Co
Kendall County unofficial returns show 3 034 votes with 2 559 Republican and 475 Democrat ballots. GOP leads include U S Senator Everett Dirksen 2 378 and Governor John H Altorfer 992, with Ogilvie at 1 277 for lieutenant governor 2 249 and other statewide and local GOP candidates listed. Democratic totals include U S Senator William G Clark 398 and Governor Samuel H Shapiro 422 among others.
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Plattville
Kendall County
U. S
Everett Dirkson
Roy C. Johnson
John H. Altorfer
Richard B. Ogilvie
William G. Stratton
S. Thomas Sutton
Robert A. Dwyer
Donald D. Carpentier
Bryan B. Duff
William C. Harris
Weslie W
Wes) Olson
Terrell E. Clark
William J. Scott
Supreme Court
Justin Taft
Louise Emerson
Earle Benjamin Searcy
Second Judicial District
Howard K. Kellett
15Th
Charlotte T. Reid
15Th Congressional District
Clifford D. Carlson
Edmund B. Thornton
William M., Damisch
Robert F. Greenaway
John Alexander Jr
General Assembly
Lester Cunningham
John B
Jack) Hill
William M. Damisch
Frank E. Barkley
C. Robert Ohse
Viola M. Swanson
Everett M. McKe
Ogilvie Wins GOP Governor Nomination in Illinois
Richard B. Ogilvie won the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Illinois, defeating Peoria industrialist John Henry Altorfer by 292,488 to 243,335 votes. Ogilvie, 44, also heads the Cook County Board of Commissioners and stated the victory is a mandate for unity and November victory, aiming for progress and prosperity for all Illinois citizens.
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Chicago
Richard B. Ogilvie
Illinois
Ogilvie
John Henry Altorfer
Peoria
Cook County
Altorfer
Samuel Shapiro
Shapiro
Cook County Board of Commissioners
Robert Dwyer
Winnetka
William J. Scott
Evanston
Dwyer
Scott
Paul Simon
Troy
Francis S. Lorenz
Simon
Lorenz
William Stratton
S. Thomas Sutton
Elmhurst
Stratton
Sutton
Democratic Organization
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Paul Powell
Michael J. Howlett
Fannie G. Jones
Davis
Firmen, Bell
Morris Volunteer Fire Department
Myron L
Jack) Bartlett
E. Main St
Howard Fread
Wauponsee
Earl T. Johnson
City Hall
Herald
Cis A
Charlotte Reid
Callahan
Troquois
Joseph Kowalczyk
Betty J. Parish
Morris 8
Aux Sable II
Gail V. Coop
Herald D. Hadaway
Ernest J. Pierard
Wayne Pierard
Democrats
Horrace Gray
Braceville
Thomas Parks
Donald McKinney
Louis J. Piano
Brienna
S. J. Holder
Kendall Co
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