Leaders for Poor People Leave Motel
The Poor People's Campaign leaders huddled in seclusion after vacating the Negro owned Pitts Motel as demonstrators fanned out to three government agencies seeking audience with officials. A mule train with 27 mules 4 horses and 13 wagons arrived for Wednesday Solidarity Day as about 150 campaigners were refused access at the Agriculture Department and other agencies amid no appointments and absent officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Abernathy
Resurrection City
Lincoln Memorial
Pitts
Marks
Miss
Alexandria
Atlanta
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Dean Rusk
Nicholas Katzenbach
Rusk
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Morris Summer Program collects record $693 77
Contributions gathered Saturday during a tag day in downtown Morris raised the Summer Youth Recreation Program total to a new high of 693 77 dollars. Committee chairman Paul Finland notes the effort backs a little league sponsored by the Morris Regional Chamber of Commerce at various local parks with age groups from 9 to Pony League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Paul Finland
Morris Regional Chamber of Commerce
McKinley and
Goodwill Parks
McKinley
Morris Community High School
Bob Ciota
Terry Baker
Jim Olson
Chamber
W. Washington
GE Dedicates Reactor School at Dresden Center
The General Electric training center near Morris unveiled the Boiling Water Reactor Training Center dedicated to simulating nuclear plant control rooms. The facility aims to cut training time and costs, teaching supervisors and operators with a 12 week program at 18000 dollars per person, training about 200 operators annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden Complex
Morris
G. L. Irvine
General Electric Co
A. E
United States
Commonwealth Edison Company
Dresden
BWR
U. S
Commonwealth Edison
L. F. Fisher
E. Schubert
Nuclear Energy
Donald Davidson
Illinois
Irvine
Lischer
Apollo Systems
Daytona Beach
Fla
Dresden I
Dresden II
Quad Cities I
Cordova
San Jose
Calif
Schubert
Weather Outlook With Showers Diminishing
Brief forecasts show tonight's showers or thunderstorms continuing with a mid 60s low. Wednesday brings partly sunny skies and cooler highs around the upper 70s. Thursday stays partly sunny with little temperature change. Collins Weather Station logged a high of 79 and a low of 59. at 9 am today the station read 66 and downtown Morris at 10:30 am registered 68.
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Collins
Morris
Homecoming Festivities Planned for July 10 to 14
Coal City Carbon Hill announces a five day homecoming starting Wednesday July 10 and ending Sunday July 14. Drago Amusements will provide rides. A parade is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday July 14. Those wishing to enter floats or units should contact Mrs. Robert King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal City
Carbon Hill
Drago Amusements
Robert King
No Rules on Camp Trailers Within County
Grundy County faces unregulated use of camping trailers outside approved parks. County Building and Zoning Officer Eugene Sorensen outlined plans for an ordinance within the proposed county zoning code. Classification as travel trailers or mobile homes will drive needed park or use regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Sorensen
Grundy County
Herald
Sorensen
Five Youths Escape From Channahon Camp Trigger Massive Search
An intensive three county search is underway for five youths who escaped at 2 30 a m from Channahon State Boy s Camp east of Morris. The escapees are identified as Robert Aby Michael Coady Jesse Davis Clarence Witcher and Stephen Wright all of Chicago. Police from Grundy Will and Kendall counties and state police joined the search. Two cars stolen near Morris and Minooka are believed used by the escapees. one wrecked near Cemetery Road the other taken from Minooka. The Grundy County Sheriff halted the search at 6 30 a m after learning of the second stolen car. The escapees are considered armed and dangerous though there is no indication they carry weapons.
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Morris
Joseph Chiapetto
Channahon State
Stephen Wright
Chicago
Grundy
Will
Kendall
District 5
Minooka
Raymond Seamen
Saratoga
Leon Steffes
Cemetery Road
George Hendrickson
Stanley Younker
Younker
Grundy County
Pierce
Hendrickson
Chiapetto
Induction List For Grundy County Shifts 11 Men
Local Board No. 132 announced 11 men were forwarded today for induction into the armed forces. The Morris and Coal City residents named include George F. Mary Gary L. Krug William J. Murphy Gary E. Rotell Jeffrey L. Peterson Earl K. Benson Jr. Ronald W. Strait Dennis A. Minarich Larry J. Freeman Barry W. Jaicomo and Richard A. Lee. Thirty four men were sent for armed forces physical examinations with Grundy County's July call including one induction and 24 examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Heggen
Selective Service System
George F. Mary
Gary L. Krug
William J. Murphy
Gary E. Rotell
Coal City
Jeffrey L. Peterson
Earl K. Benson Jr
Ronald W. Strait
Dennis A. Minarich
Larry J. Freeman
Morris
Barry W. Jaicomo
South Wilmington
Richard A
GE NAMES RICHARD GRIDLEY PLANT MANAGER FOR NEW REACTOR CENTER
Richard L. Gridley named plant manager for GE nuclear reactor training center. He hails from San Jose California and brings GE training, plant startup, and construction site experience from Hanford Big Rock Point Garigliano and other projects. Gridley earned a BS in general engineering from the University of Portland and joined GE after graduation. He lives in Joliet with his wife and four children. He coauthored Simulation with Ferguson and Masche for the American Nuclear Society meeting in July 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Gridley
BWR
Beverly) Underwood
General Electric
Richard L. Gridley
San Jose
Calif
Portland
University of Portland
Gridley
Hanford
Wash
U. S
Atomic Products Equipment Department
Big Rock Point
Michigan
Garigliano
Italy
Murphy Acres
Black Road
Joliet
Edward Underwood
J. H. Ferguson
G. C. Masche
American Nuclear Society
Ike Improves No Recurrence Of Chest Pains
Washington AP Dwight D. Eisenhower aged 77 shows very encouraging progress after his latest major heart attack at Walter Reed Army Hospital. A 10 a.m. bulletin reports no chest pains, a comfortable night, and restricteds visits to family as doctors prepare another update about his condition.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
California
Associated Press
Fire Destroys Garage and Damages House on Cemetery Rd
A garage was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin and a house damaged Monday afternoon. The Paul Lampman family home on Cemetery Rd, half a mile west of Channahon State Boys Camp, was unoccupied. Morris volunteer firefighters were summoned at 3:30 p.m. to fight the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Lampman
Cemetery Rd
Channahon State Boys Camp
Morris Volunteer
Rose Beats Ottawa Jail Trust An Alleged Incident
LaSalle County State's Attorney's office investigates an alleged beating of a jail trusty at the LaSalle County Jail in Ottawa by Donald Rose 26 of Morris. Charles Moody 30 of Streator is in satisfactory condition after surgery at Ryburn Memorial Hospital Ottawa. Rose awaits transfer after a burglary conviction and sentencing from one to two years at the Illinois State Penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaSalle County
Charles Moody
Ryburn Memorial Hospital
Ottawa
Floyd Conklin
Trusty
Rose
Moody
Curley
Seneca
Illinois State Penitentiary
Committee Approves Gun Mail Sales Ban Bill
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee backed a Johnson urged bill to ban mail order sales of shotguns and rifles. The panel adopted one amendment tightening restrictions on destructive devices, voting 9 to 0 to report to the full committee after rejecting a rival measure 6 to 3. President Johnson has until Wednesday midnight to act on the omnibus crime control bill and gun control section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Judiciary
Johnson
Judiciary Committee
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Mass surrender near Saigon yields 121 soldiers
In Gia Dinh suburb on the outskirts of Saigon, 121 enemy soldiers surrendered to South Vietnamese marines after loudspeaker broadcasts. They turned over 50 rifles and six larger weapons, many with wounds, as U S reports noted helicopter activity and air attacks near the DMZ and a downed MIG21 incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Gia Dinh
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Pae Goda
South Vietnam
Bronze Star Awarded to Channahon Soldier in Vietnam
Spec. 4 Gerald F. Goggins 21 son of Mr and Mrs James Goggins of Channahon received the Bronze Star with V device for valor while serving with the 1st Infantry Big Red One in Vietnam. He graduated Minooka High in 1965 attended Joliet Junior College before draft in 1966. He returned from Vietnam in February and is stationed at Hunter Liggett near Monterey. Born in Joliet he moved to Channahon with his parents building a home there. He wrestled for Minooka High and has an older brother in Channahon. his father works as a conductor for the Gulf Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald F. Goggins
James Goggins
Channahon
1St Infantry
Vietnam
Minooka High School
Spec. Goggins
Joliet Junior College
Hunter Liggett Military Resereation Jalon
Monterey
Calif
Joliet
Barry
The
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
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Poor People’s Campaign
Placques
A. E. Schubert
L. F. Lischer
Commonwealth Edison Co
Ike
Hobart
Dmz
Spec, Goggins
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