Mekong Delta clash leaves 169 Viet Cong dead in one night battle
U S forces push into the Mekong Delta near Saigon and clash with Viet Cong. The fighting ends with 28 American infantrymen killed and 126 wounded, four helicopters shot down, as U S air and naval units support a heavy river and canal assault. Other actions leave 13 Americans killed in related engagements in Binh Dinh and northern I Corps.
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Saigon
Mekong
U.S
Rach Hui
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
1St Corps
Binh Dinh
North Vietnam
Hanoi
1St Cavalry
Joliet Teachers Fined for Court Contempt in Strike
Judge Michael A. Orenie fined Local 604 of the American Federation of Teachers and 12 Will County teachers $7500 and $200 respectively for willful contempt of court. The ruling cites violation of a temporary injunction restricting picketing on Joliet school campuses during the District 205 strike. 233 other striking teachers had charges dismissed.
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Orenie
Joliet
Orenic
Goose Lake School Will Remain Same
Coal City Unit No 1 Board of Education approved purchasing three warning radio receivers for the high school and Goose Lake Grade School. Enrollment figures for Goose Lake Grade School were reviewed and a plan to lease two kindergarten rooms at $3.50 per student per month was authorized. Salary increases of seven percent were granted to custodians secretaries and cafeteria staff.
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Coal City
Coal City Unit No. 1 Board of Education
Goose Lake
Harold Voss
Howard W. Voss Associates, Inc
Voss
Pete DiPaolo
DiPaolo
John Marchi
Goose Lake Corp
Marchi
Board of Education
John Tuiner
Weather Outlook: mild cooling tonight then warm midweek
Forecast calls for fair conditions with a low around 60 tonight and a high in the lower 80s on Wednesday. Collins Weather Station logged 81 high and 67 low Monday. today’s morning readings were 73 at the station and 78 in Morris district by late morning.
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Collins
Morris Business District
Committee to Study Zoning Formation Moves Forward
A six member committee from the Morris Planning Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals was appointed to set a public hearing. The group will meet next Monday at 7 30 p m to hear building certificate requests and clarify issues. Sheriff Pierce won an septic tank permit with a six month hookup requirement to future city sewer lines. The Downtown Planning Committee plans a fundraising drive with a total cost of 19141 and a federal grant of 12734.
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Morris Planning Commission
Zoning Board of Appeals
Ted Conley
Planning Commission
James Baum
Tom West
Barry Seng
Ken Sereno
Willard Olson
William Stangland
Appeals Board and Planning Commission
Richard E. Pierce
Gebhard Woods State Park
Don
Ald Davidson
Baum
Sheriff Pierce
Downtown Plan Group Sets Meeting on Funding Drive
Mor ris businesses contributed 1 455 toward a 3 183 goal to fund a downtown planning program. The drive aims to match city funds and a 12 734 federal grant for a 19 141 project. James Baum reported 180 letters mailed June 5 at a Morris planning joint meeting. A Downtown Planning Committee session will be held at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Morris Savings and Loan building.
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Morris
Grundy County National Bank
Downtown Planning Committee
Planning Commission
Morris Savings and Loan Association
Four Grundy County Men Inducted for Service Today
Mrs. Bernyce Heggen announced four Grundy County men left Morris for Chicago induction into the armed forces. They are Robert L. Wright of Gardner Gary L. Hyslop of Verona Richard D. Mickelson of Minooka and Thomas H. Thompson of Morris. The July call will be six for induction and ten for physical examinations.
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Bernyce Heggen
Selective Service Board
Grundy County
Morris
Chicago
Armed Services
Robert L. Wright
Gardner
Gary L. Hyslop
Verona
Richard D. Mickelson
Minooka
Thomas H. Thompson
Armed Forces
U.S. proposes five point peace plan for Middle East
The United States proposed a five point peace program for Arab Israeli negotiations with third party help. The plan demands mutual recognition of borders, free maritime passage, fair refugee solutions, armament limits, and recognition of sovereign states. Ambassador Goldberg urged a new foundation for peace at the United Nations session.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States Today
Middle East
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Israel
Johnson
Goldberg
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
United Nations
County Road Contracts Awarded Totaling $178 609 21
The county awarded 22 road contracts Monday totaling 178609.21 to bidders for maintenance and blacktopping across Aux Sable Garfield Good farm Greenfield Highland Mazon Nettle Creek Norman Saratoga Vienna and Wauponsee townships. Charles O'Brien and Sons secured 15 contracts with several other firms Nolan McCann Stahl Koerner and Davis also bidding.
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Charles O’brien and Sons
Morris Construction
Aux Sable
Charles O’ Brien and Sons
Stahl Construction Co
DeKalb
Glenn McCann Co
Ransom
Garfield Township
Koerner Construction Co
Coal City
Goodfarm
Goose Lake
Greenfield Township
Highland Township
Mazon
Nettle Creek
Norman
Davis Construction Co
Saratoga Township
Charles O'Brien and Sons
Saratoga
Stah! Construction Co
Vienna Township
Wauponsee
Wauponsee Township
Charles OQ
Man in Critical Condition After Boating Accident
Jack Major, 36, of Coal City, was injured in a boating accident on the Kankakee River near the Grundy Will line at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday. He suffered a bruised cheek fractured left arm and left clavicle and possible internal injuries after the boat struck two pilings. Major, a Local No. 75 construction worker, is at Morris Hospital with nonreported official details pending.
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Jack Major
Rte. 1
Coal City
Morris Hospital
Kankakee
Grundy-Will
Blood Drive Totals at Red Cross Center
At 1 30 p m today 34 pints of blood were collected at the American Red Cross bloodmobile in Kenrick Hall. A county quota of 200 pints must be reached by 5 30 p m today with 166 pints still needed.
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American Red Cross Bloodmobile
Kenrick Hall
Illinois 47 resurfacing bid listed for July 7
A project to resurface 2.65 miles of Illinois 47 south of the Illinois River is among 112 bids due July 7. The Division of Highways at Springfield, led by Francis S. Lorenz, says the section will receive bituminous resurfacing.
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Illinois 47
Illinois River
Division of Highways
Springfield
Francis S. Lorenz
Illinois Public Works
Autopsy Sought on Grundy County Drowning Victim
A 16 year old from Plainfield Township, Marion Carroll, drowned at Grundy County Red and Gun Club beach east of Morris. An autopsy was ordered as coroner W Clark Davis noted the cause remains unexplained. Carroll, a football basketball and track athlete, swam with a Joliet church group. lifeguards and emergency crews recovered his body about 2 pm.
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Marion Carroll
Plainfield Township
Grundy County
Red and Gun Club
Morris Fire Department
Herald
Will County
Morris
Marion O. Carroll
Ann Drive
Joliet
W. Clark Davis
Carroll
First Southern Baptist Church
Davis
Brown
Norton
Minooka
Joann Dzuryak
Union St
Relatives Sought for Injured Man in Illinois Auto Crash
Grundy County authorities search for Farrell relatives after a Sunday Illinois 47 collision. Michael Paul Farrell 67 poor condition at Morris Hospital, hurt when thrown onto the road shoulder. He was a hitchhiker in a crash vehicle driven by 17 year old Lawrence Meyers Jr of Cary. deputies sift through Farrell possessions for a home address, finding only a 1953 Chicago card and a leather valise with cooking items.
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Grundy County
Morris Hospital
Michael Paul Farrell
Hallard
Sheriff's
Farrell
Illinois
Morris Airport
Lawrence T. Meyers, Jr
Cary
Meyers
Sheriff's Deputies
Chicago
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