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Newspaper

Morris Daily Herald

Location

Morris, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1976

Page

3

Democrats on Hill debate Hays chair removal vote

House freshmen press for action on Rep Wayne Hays chair under sex scandal cloud while Speaker Carl Albert favors delaying a decision a week Hays remains hospitalized after an overdose and doctors warn rest is needed. Other lawmakers seek disciplinary steps to protect Congress image.

Washington UPI Capitol Hill House Democrats Wayne Hays Hays House Administration Carl Albert Ohio Albert Virginia Jack Anderson Byrd

Obituary notices Alvin C. Hextell 66 Newark resident

Alvin C. Hextell 66 of Newark died this morning at Sandwich Community Hospital. Born November 11 1909 he married Vera Graff in 1935 and was a member of Helmar Lutheran Church and Local 150 Operating Engineers Joliet. Survived by wife son Wayne mother and several siblings. funeral 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Helmar Lutheran Church with burial in Helmar Cemetery. visitation Friday at Larson-Gabel Funeral Home Newark.

Alvin C. Hextell Newark Sandwich Community Hospital Hans Cora Weeks) Hextell Vera Graff Helmar Lutheran Church Joliet Wayne Glendale Calif Hextell Pleasant View Luther Home Howard Larson-Gabel Funeral Home

Memorials for Mrs Harvey Varness Read in Obituary

Memorials for Mrs Sarah Varness of Sheridan may be sent to Campus Crusade Norway Lutheran Church Building Fund at Pleasant View Luther Home. A Wednesday obituary misread Campers Crusade as Campers Crusade.

Harvey Sarah) Varness Sheridan Norway Lutheran Church Building Fund Pleasant View Luther Home Campers Crusade

South African rioters clash with police in Soweto

Police fired into a crowd of about 10 000 protesting government education rules in Soweto killing five black students and one white officer. At least 33 people were hospitalized, 19 with bullet wounds, as rioters burned vehicles and attacked police cars amid ongoing disturbances.

Johannesburg South Africa UPI Soweto

Bomb blast damages Naperville area plant with 20 pounds explosives

A Tuesday morning blast at Union Contracting and Materials Co west of Naperville caused at least 150000 dollars in damage. Police say about 20 pounds of military type explosives were used. The 100 ton asphalt mixing tower was left standing on two legs after two legs were blown away. Officials from Brighton Krug Contractors and the plant superintendent expressed confusion. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms joined the investigation.

Naperville, Ill UPI Union Contracting and Materials Co Naperville George Krug DuPage Brighton- Krug Contractors Chicago Jack DeFrancesco DeFrancesco U.S. Treasury Department S Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Tobacco

Six die in Illinois family fire during infant's birthday party

A flash fire on the upper floor of a two story house in Hoyse ton Ill. killed six members of a family gathered for an infant first birthday. Firemen suspect a faulty attic electrical connection. The survivor is ten year old Timothy Mauck who slept on the ground floor. The dead include Carl Mauck 33 Patricia 33 Julie 14 Amy Jo 1 Naomi Mauck 67 Kathryn Jackson 64. Grandmothers visited for a family reunion.

Hoyseton Ill UPI Washington County Centralia Carl Mauck Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Patricia Julie Amy Jo Mauck Naomi Mauck Hudson Kathryn Jackson Bloomington Timothy Carl Mauck Doris Rommelman Hoyleton

Joliet Market Cattle Steady to Weak as Hogs Dip

In Joliet Illinois cattle receipts around 5000 with steers mostly steady and heifers weak to 50 lower. High range steers 38.00 to 39.50 and 39.50 to 40.50 for top grades. Heifers 39.00 to 40.00 for best, no canner or cutter cows. Hog yard 1700 with 75 to 1.00 lower. weights 200 to 290 pounds priced from 49.00 to 52.25 per hundredweight. Thursday totals: cattle 50 and hogs 900 projected.

Joliet, Ill UPI

Grain Prices Mixed on Board of Trade Midmorning

At Chicago through 11 a.m. corn rose to 2.83 with beans at 6.30 as wheat climbed sharply. Early quotes at 10:35 a.m. show wheat gains of about 3.6 percent with December near 3.84 while corn and soybeans moved differently in the session.

Chicago UPI Board of Trade

Deadly ticks mailed to insurer may cloak extortion plot

FBI and federal investigators examine a batch of ticks mailed in a plain envelope to Combined Insurance Co of America amid suspected nationwide extortion. The note names two ticks Exxon and La Metralla and warns of a hidden bacteria lab. A separate traffic stop in Joliet issued a speeding ticket to Rusty Stroud.

Denver Washington, D.C Ted Rosack FBI Combined Insurance Co. of America Texarkana Tex UPI Exxon and Metralla B. A. Fox

Three motorists cited for speeding on Lisbon Road

Morris police issued speeding tickets to Kathleen Holman James Close and Marilyn Neushwander on Lisbon Road. Each driver faced court on July 8 after posting bond. Holman 41 in a 25 mph zone 1800 block. Close 45 in a 25 mph zone 1700 block. Neushwander 44 in a 25 mph zone 1700 block.

Morris Police Lisbon Rd Kathleen Holman Rte. 4 Middle Rd Kurt Salems James Close Johnson Ave Salems Marilyn Neushwander Nelson Rd

Bicycle theft and mailbox vandalism reported in Grundy County

Grundy County Sheriff's Department investigated Tuesday a bicycle theft valued around 70 dollars from a Carbon Hill residence and vandalism to a mailbox on Snell and Scully Rds Highland Township. A knocked over stop sign at Jackson and Rice Roads near South Wilmington was noted during patrol.

Grundy County Ken Shannon Jackson and Rice Rds Wilmington Gerald Rohlfs Snell and

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