Bizarre Group Arrested in Tower Bombing
Investigators say ex builder Bernard Brous and mining engineer Dale Jensen admitted an $850000 bombing of three Utah Nevada communications facilities to publicize the American Republican Army. Mexican authorities detained associates and handed them to the FBI. Arraignment set for Tuesday.
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San Diego
Calif
Utah - Nevada
Ensenada
Mexico
Here
Bernard Jerome Brous
Dale Chris Jensen
U. S
Brous
Tijuana
FBI
San Diego U. S
Minnie
Robert Gerald Bertoli
Reno
Peru
Bertoli
Jensen
Big Business
Robert L. Curry
Redondo Beach
South Bay Daily Breeze
Curry
Weekend cool snap reaches Grundy county with storms
The forecast calls for a cool spell with highs in the 60s and lows in the upper 50s from tonight through Wednesday in Grundy county. The Collins Weather station recorded 84 degrees Sunday and 56 by night, with 9 am reading at 72 degrees.
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Grundy County
U.S. Weather Bureau
Collins
LaSalle Man Dies in Crash
Robert C. Rosenkranz, 35, of LaSalle, died after his car left a rural road north of LaSalle and struck a tree on Sunday. He was taken to the LaSalle hospital where he died of his injuries.
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LaSalle
Ottawa, Ill
Robert C. Rosenkranz
Log Removed From Railroad Right-of-Way
Roger Wilson of Morris reported to Morris police around 8 30 p m Sunday that he removed a seven to eight foot log from the west bound main tracks of the Rock Island railroad near Union street crossing. Officers investigated and a small boy seen nearby was not believed capable of placing the log. A passenger train had passed minutes before the discovery. The log could derail a train according to officers.
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Roger Wilson
Morris
Rock Island Railroad
Union Street
Gordon Gregg
Charles Button Jr
Bennett Quits Coaching Post
Harold Bennett, Morris Community High athletic director and coach, resigns to join Crystal Lake East High School in Cary Illinois as head football and cage coach. He previously led Earlville to strong football and basketball records and builds a brief Morris era with a 21 6 basketball season.
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Harold Bennett
Morris Community High School
Crystal Lake East High School
Cary
Ill
Bennett
Dale Steffen
Supermerry
Earlville Panthers
Fox Valley
Earlville
Morris
MCHS
Cage
United High School
Marquette
Ottawa
Elevator Fund Reaches 1743 For Grundy County Home
A total of 1743.70 raised by Grundy county Royal Neighbor camps and turned over to the Board of Supervisors funds installation of an elevator at the Grundy County Rest Home. Carpenter work is finished. only cage installation remains to allow most second floor patients to reach the dining room.
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Grundy County
Board of Supervisors
Ruth Baker
Morris
RNA
Engraving Duo Father Son Showcase Tiny Masterpieces
Larry Roe and son John, master engravers from multiple states, travel to Morris to engrave weapons and jewelry with minute scripts. They claim 41 years in the trade, can inscribe in under 30 seconds, and have engraved the Lord’s Prayer on a pinhead. They will appear on the Jack Paar show in three weeks.
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Larry Roe
John
Roes
Morris
Kansas City
Martinsville
Ind
Peoria
Roe
Larry
Rapid
Stratton
Eileen
Chicago
Jack Paar
Rees
Lincoln Park
Grapes Have Long Cultivation History Across Civilizations
The article notes grape cultivation dates back thousands of years with origins unclear. It cites ancient Egypt and wine making about 6,000 years ago and references to grapes in Hebrew, Greek, and Roman writings.
Tag Day Nets 600 for Morris Little League
The Morris Chamber of Commerce Youth committee reports about 600 dollars raised over two days for Morris Little League. Volunteers and 28 named canvassers contributed, with Friday totaling 429 dollars and Saturday adding about 170 dollars before final tally.
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John Black
Morris Chamber of Commerce Youth Committee
Morris
Morris Little Leaguers
Dennis Knapp
Chuck Olson
Jim Olson
Frank Black
Mike Graham
Pete Erie
Jim Struck
Gary Cassem
Gary Fleetwood
Jim Behrens
George Bryant
Larry Brooks
John Thorson
Keith Laughary
Steve Fannin
Bob Kezerle
Jerry Walker
Jim Narvick
Tim Connor
Norval Galloway
Mike Barr
Hobart Bloomfield
John Trucano
Bill Lang
Ricky Shannon
Joe Carr
Kevin Woolridge
Jeff Wix
Andrew Anderson
Bill Norris
Phillip Gordon
Lester Crazy
Fred Warner
Leonard Butler
Russell Farmer
Jay Conley
Richard Lois
Don
Truck wedged underpass halts Lisbon St traffic
A Narvick Brothers Construction Co. dump truck became wedged under an underpass on Lisbon Street after its dump box elevated and trapped the vehicle against four I beam supports beneath the Rock Island railroad tracks. The driver, Arthur Narvick, escaped injury though the truck suffered extensive damage to the box and hoisting mechanism.
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Narvick Brothers Construction Co
Douglas St
Lisbon Street
Arthur Narvick
Oft-Broken Windows Again Are Targets
Horace Harrod of the Harrod and Chally Print shop reported to Police Chief B O Neal Enger that several panes were broken from shop windows after 1 30 p m Sunday. Police believe boys are the likely culprits and are investigating the repeated damage amid prior incidents.
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Horace Harrod
Harrod and Chally
Armstrong Street
B. O’neal Enger
Harrod
Weger Murder Trial Delayed To January Start
The second murder trial of Chester Weger for the Starved Rock killings is postponed to January 15 next year. Weger, 22, already serving a life term for the murder of Mrs. Lillian Oetting, faces charges in the deaths of Mrs. Mildred Lindquist and Mrs. Frances Murphy from March 1960. The delay aims to await Illinois Supreme Court ruling on evidence and a U S Supreme Court confession opinion. Weger is held at Stateville penitentiary.
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Ottawa
Ill
Chester Weger
Starved Rock State Park
Howard C. Ryan
la Salle County
Weger
Mildred Lindquist
Lindquist
Lillian Oetting
Illinois Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Starved Rock State Park Lodge
Park
Frances Murphy
Stateville Penitentiary
Festival Ends as Morris Fire Dept Awards Bicycle Prizes
The Morris Summer festival at Goold park ended Saturday night with cleanup by noon Sunday. A matinee on Saturday afternoon offered discounted rides. Bicycles were awarded to Norma Jean Rogers Morris and Larry Hougas Morris route and Patty Anderson received a teddy bear.
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Morris
Morris Fire Department
Goold Park
Norma Jean Rogers
Rte. 1
Larry Hougas
W. High St
Patty Anderson
E. North Street
County Allots $8 645 From Fuel Tax to Townships
Grundy county townships and road districts were allotted 8 645 as their share of 1 179 686 in motor fuel tax into the state treasury during May according to the Illinois Department of Finance.
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Grundy County
State Treasury
Illinois Department of Finance
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Herald
Crystal Lake East
Grundy County Home
Laos
Zurich
Souganna Phoupro
Boun Oum
Soupanouvong
National Union
Larry, John Roe
Adlai Stevenson
Kennedy
Manuel Prado
Lima
Stevenson
Washington
Lisbon St
Ryan
Robert J. McPhee
Washington, D.C
George Washington
Randolph Rains
Hyman Rickover
Russia
U.S
McPhee
Navy
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