Illinois primary expected to exceed two million votes
Illinois voters gear up for the June primary with over two million expected turnout. Democratic Sen. Paul H. Douglas seeks a fourth term while Republican challenger Charles H. Percy campaigns vigorously. Chicago mayoral bond issue and key statewide races in treasurer and superintendent contests highlight the ballot.
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Chicago
Illinois
Senate
Richard J. Daley
U.S. Senate
Paul H. Douglas
Charles H. Percy
Kenilworth
Percy
Bell and Howell Co
Adlai E. Stevenson III
U.S
United Nations
Harris Rowe
Jacksonville
Ray Page
Springfield
Robert A. Campbell
Worth
Donald Prince
Bloomington
Illinois House
William L. Dawson
Fred D. Hubbard
Weather outlook cools with showers possible this evening
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts a chance of showers this evening giving way to partly cloudy cooler conditions with a upper 50s low. Tuesday sees sunny cooler weather with a lower 70s high and Wednesday looks fair and cool. The Collins Weather Station records a Saturday high of 83 and low of 61 with 1.45 inches of rain Sunday night into Monday. At 9 am the Moris station clocked 67 degrees while 11:30 am showed 73 with drizzle downtown.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Morris
Heavy Rain Deluges Area with Widespread Storms
A weekend thunderstorm drenched the area near Morris with 1.45 inches of rain while nearby stations logged 1.05 inches in St. Louis. Illinois saw showers with Quincy at 1.71 inches and Peoria 0.85 inches. A cold front will clear skies Tuesday with lingering risk of heavy rain and strong winds.
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Morris
Collins
St. Louis
Ray Webb
Lisbon St
U. S
Chicago
Illinois
Quincy
Peoria
Weather Bureau
Three Treated After Accident Near Morris
Three people, including two children and their mother, were injured in a two car crash on Illinois 47 near Sis's Drive-In Restaurant at 12 15 p m. Michael R Walters turning left caused the collision with Roman Junger driving a pickup truck followed by Eugene E Robinson in a 1963 Oldsmobile wagon with a homemade trailer. Douglas E and Michael 22 were treated and released. Robinson and two other children were uninjured. Junger’s truck rear was damaged and Robinsons car and trailer suffered extensive damage.
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Illinois
Sis
Michael R. Walters
Rte. 1
Morris
Roman Richard Junger
Preston
Iowa
Walters
Eugene E. Robinson
West Lafayette
Ind
Robinson
Marlene
Douglas E
Michele
Davis
Junger
Graduation Tonight for Morris Community High School Seniors
One hundred fifty two Morris Community High School seniors will graduate at 8 p.m. tonight with invocation by Rev. L G Hinderaker and the Salute to address by Jay Larson. Dr Dale Baughman will deliver the main commencement. Diploma awards by Henry Smith and the board president. The baccalaureate service drew about 1,200 at First Methodist Church with Rev Harold Dude delivering the address Discovering Gods Will for My Life.
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Morris Community High School
L. G. Hinderaker
Jay Larson
Dale Baughman
University of Illinois
Ted Morgan
Nancy Dyson
Claude Rose
Henry Smith
Board of Education
Hinderaker
MCHS
Morris Ministerial Association
First Methodist Church
Harold Dude
The
Last Minute Preparations For Primary
County Clerk Nels P. Nelson staff preps for the primary with polls open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow and voters receiving three ballots three for party ticket school trustees and a $750 000 county home proposition. Results posted Tuesday night in the courthouse lobby. Absentee ballots for the June 14 primary closed Saturday with 196 returned, near the average of previous years. The Morris Daily Herald will stay open all night to answer election re turns by calling WH 2 3221.
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Nels P. Nelson
Nelson
Morris Daily Herald
Bombay Train Wreck Kills At Least 100
In Bombay a pair of suburban trains collided during the 7 am rush hour injuring 106 and killing at least 100. Rescue teams, doctors, and police battled to reach trapped passengers as rail service halted to major destinations.
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Bombay
India
Matunga Station
Victoria Station
Chicago Police Battle Riot In Puerto Rican District
Violent street fighting broke out on Chicago's North Side after a Puerto Rican youth was shot by a policeman who said the youth had threatened him with a gun. Crowds of more than 1,000 rioters overturned and burned police cars, with dozens injured and many jailed.
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Chicago
North Side
Thomas Munyon
High Court Reverses Contempt Conviction Against Union Official
The Supreme Court unanimously overturned John T. Gojack's contempt of Congress conviction for refusing to answer House Un American Activities questions in 1955. The decision cited improper authorization and undefined subject matter as fatal defects, voiding the 1955 indictment and the later proceedings. The ruling allows possible further actions only under proper statutory framework and clear subject descriptions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Contempt of Congress
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Abe Fortas
Circuit Court
District of Columbia
John T. Gojack
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
Fortas
High Tribunal
Gojack
Boy Struck by Auto Saturday in City
An eight year old boy, Mike Durkee of 702 Douglas St., was struck on Fulton Street near Chapin Park around 11 45 a m Saturday by a car driven by Glen C Anderson 513 E Washington St He suffered a bruised hip and was hospitalized then released in satisfactory condition Police Chief Donald Ward said Anderson a volunteer fireman was en route to a fire when the accident occurred The boy was taken to Morris Hospital by Davis ambulance
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Glen C. Anderson
Washington St
Morris Hospital
Mike Durkee
Douglas St
Anderson
Fulton St
Chapin Park
Chapin St
Davis Ambulance
Donald Ward
Edison Purchases Dresden Core
Commonwealth Edison signs a contract with United Nuclear for a full core leading nuclear fuel cell for Dresden No. 1 reactor. The 464 assemblies cost $812 million and will be loaded early in 1968. Each assembly contains about 60 tons of uranium dioxide and the expected life is 7 to 8 years.
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Commonwealth Edison Company
United Nuclear Corporation
Dresden No. 1
Commonwealth Edison
Dibble Wins 725000 Suit Over West Virginia Truck Explosion
Gerald Dibble, 39, of 110 Chapin Street, awarded 725000 damages by a Cook County jury for injuries from an explosion March 4, 1960, near Charleston West Virginia while trucking for Douglas Equipment Co. The award tops Illinois personal damages at the time.
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Cook County
Gerald Dibble
Chapin St
Charleston
W. Va
Joseph Butler
Illinois
Dibble
Douglas Equipment Co
Brookfield
Ill
Federal Paper Box Co
Butler
Morris
Church Leader From Zion Set to Join Morris Church
Alvin P. Roberts of Zion joins First Methodist Church Morris as minister of education replacing Paul M. Gilbert. Roberts, 27, is married with two children and holds a AB and AM in education from the University of Michigan. He will live at 212 W Jackson and study at Garrett Theological Seminary.
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Robert Green
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Jackson
Panola County
Batesville
Miss
Green
Alvin P. Roberts
Zion
First Methodist Church of
Morris
Roberts
Paul M. Gilbert
Harold Dude
Commission On Membership and Evangelism
University of Michigan
U. S. Navy
W. Jackson St
Garrett Theological Seminary
Evanston
Supreme Court Limits Police Interrogation Without Consent
The court ruled that police may not question a suspect who is alone if he shows any indication that he does not wish to be interrogated. This decision restricts custodial questioning when a suspect asserts silence or requests to stop.
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Washington
Supreme Court
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