Northwest pilots end 14 month strike with settlement
A six hour walkout by 1,600 Northwest Airlines pilots ends as a settlement is announced by National Mediation Board chair Leverett Edwards. The agreement lowers flying time to 80 hours monthly from 85 and creates a special 747 jumbo jet differential, with pilots able to earn up to 65 000 to 70 000 dollars annually. Northwest resumes regular service as ALPA members return to flight.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Northwest Airlines
Leverett Edwards
National Mediation Board
NWA
Airline Pilots Association
ALPA
Edwards
Northwest
Ted Lieber
Lieber
South Korea sinks North Korean spy boat after trap
South Korea reports it sunk a North Korean patrol boat and killed all 15 aboard in a dawn ambush off Huksan Island. The operation aimed to rescue North Korean agent Kim Yong ki captured May 30. Two bodies were recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
South Korea
Central Intelligence Agency
Highspeed
Huksan
Kim Yong-ki
Kim
Cooler weather pushes down highs with 10 degree dip
Temperatures fell from 91 to 61 in Morris as a 30 degree drop occurred after a 55 low. The five day outlook from Saturday to Wednesday expects highs around 79 to 84 with lows near 58 to 63 and a cool end to the week followed by gradual warming. Tonight stays fair and cool with upper 40s. Saturday will be partly cloudy and cooler, high in the 60s, with a chance of showers on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Morris
Uncollectible Taxes Owed by 444 Persons
Washington AP report says more than half of 329 million dollars in uncollectible federal taxes last year came from 444 individuals. IRS list shows 102 thousand dollars in income tax withheld at source and 10.6 million wagering taxes plus 47.1 million in marijuana excise taxes written off. Largest single writeoff, 8.07 million, was from E and R Monderer with Brookyln office handling the case. Williams cited several IRS offices as having poor collection records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John J. Williams
Williams
R-Del
Congressional Record
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Brooklyn
E. and R. Monderer
Manhattan
N.Y
Austin
Dallas
Tex
New Orleans
Reno
Nev
Jacksonville
Fla
Tax Bill Short of Senate Votes in Illinois
Gov. Ogilvie faces a 3 percent income tax bill blocked by a wall of opposition. Senate Republican leader Arrington says 10 Democratic votes are required, with plans to seek cooperation from Democrats as debates pivot toward possible 2 or 20 percent alternatives.
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Senate
Springfield, Ill
Richard B. Ogilvie
Illinois Senate
Sen. W. Russell Arrington
Arrington
Sen
Alan Dixon
Belleville
Thomas A. MecGloon
Chicago
Ogilvie
Dixon
Antitrust Suit Filed Against U S Steel
The government sues U S Steel Corp in Pittsburgh charging reciprocal purchase deals to restrain trade and monopolize steel sales. A consent judgment bars such arrangements for ten years and prohibits discussing supplier relationships to sway purchases.
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Washington
U.S. Steel Corp
Justice Department
U.S. Steel
U.S. District Court
Pittsburgh
Big Steel
Nixon Administration
Asst
Atty
Richard W. MeeLaren
Series on new plant construction begins in Grundy County
Morris Daily Herald starts a weekly series on local industrial growth with a feature on Northern Petrochemical Company’s $12 million plant near Morrison. The project, six miles east of Morrison on U.S. 6, is set for completion this summer and will be shown in a Friday pictorial review.
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Morris Daily Herald
Grundy County
Northern Petrochemical Company
Morrison U.S
Second Fire Demolishes Bluebird Tap
The Bluebird Tap on Illinois 53 suffered a second major blaze late Thursday night, demolishing the tavern after an earlier Wednesday fire. Deputy Hendrickson noted a possible arson link and questioned witness Earl W. Scheidt as investigators from the sheriff's office and state fire marshal's office continue. Firefighters were on site about two hours after a passerby Leeda Mudd alerted them. Earlier damage included roof and interior destruction from the first fire. Alfred Hemm requested a state arson inquiry. Proprietor Harry Gills Jr. paid a 100 dollar fine for selling liquor to a minor, linked to Ronald Emmons, 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hendrickson
Hendrickson
Earl W. Scheidt
Braceville
Leeda Mudd
Alfred Hemm
Momenco
Division of Fire Prevention
Harry Gills Jr
Bluebird Tap
Illinois
James W. Emmons
Richard Pierce
Gills
Emmons
Ronald
Snicker A Day: Diet Fads and Public Notice
A light humorous quip contrasts dieting secrecy with social attention when breaking a diet, noting how small indulgences draw notice from others. The remark plays on public awareness of personal habits and timing of dietary choices.
Morris pool attendance, history, and UFO notes
The Morris pool sees attendance around 34 000 to 39 000 yearly with historic peaks near 1 000 daily in the late 1930s and 1940s. Built in 1922 by private citizens for about 15000 dollars, it was leased to the city later and faced debates over cost and control. George Sonny Baker, a longtime lifeguard, recalls earlier crowds. the pool’s finances show losses by 1968 despite transfers from city funds. Also notes on a delayed UFO investigation path through FAA and Air Force channels.
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Morris Municipal
George
Sonny) Baker
Morris Pool
Mabel Goold
Morris Swimming Pool Association
F. L. Stephen
Earl Kindelspire
M. H. Wilcox
Whit Miller
William Fessler
Thomas Steele
Herbert Clayton
Clayton
Federal Aviation Administration
Chicago
FAA
U. S. Air Force
U. S. Air Force Special Investigation
24Th District
755Th
Arlington Heights
Morris
Custer Air Base
Battle Creek
Mich
Air Force
Cambridge
Mass
U.S. to Withdraw Two Brigades in Vietnam Redeployment
The U.S. Command plans to pull two brigades of the 9th Infantry Division and a regimental landing team of the 3rd Marine Division from South Vietnam by late August. About 16,000 troops will be redeployed first, with 9,000 more to be replaced to reach Nixon's 25,000-man phased withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Hawaii
Nixon
Pentagon
9Th Infantry Division
South Vietnam
Marine
Dong Hai
I Corps
Demilitarized Zone
9Th Division
Vietnam
Washington
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Midway Island
United States
Saigon
Creighton W. Abrams
Project Vietnamization Task Force
Honolulu
Old Reliables
City police issue eight more ticket notices for unlicensed plates
Police issued eight additional notices at 9 a.m. for vehicles parked on Liberty and Benton streets with no state license plates. Osmanson Garage at 715 Liberty St. owned the cars cited. Nine cars were tagged Tuesday and eight Thursday after council action Monday night. all appearances set for June 20.
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Liberty
Benton St
Osmanson
Liberty St
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William Bealer
Hatcher
Woods
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Hatcher Woods
EW Conleg Éx Associates
McGloon
Paul Broyles
Mount Vernon
DOW Jones
Low
Jane
Dow Industrials
The
Baker
Morris Herald
Town Road and Bridge Fund
Methodist Episcopal
Continental
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