Rioting In Ohio Penitentiary Sets Eight Fires
Inmates armed with bats and knives set eight buildings ablaze at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus. At least 20 people injured, 92 to 100 inmates and staff hospitalized, and order gradually restored with National Guardsmen and local law enforcement aiding.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ap) G
Ohio
Ohio National
Ernie Maxwell
Maury Koblentz
Maxwell
Koblentz
Ohio National Guardsmen
State Highway Patrol
Morris Elementary Board Sets Special Meeting
President John Hendrickson calls a 7 p.m. special Morris Elementary Board meeting at Franklin School to open bids on Lincoln and McKinley safety survey work and bids for the treasurer's bond.
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John Hendrickson
Morris Elementary Board of Education
Franklin School
Lincoln
McKinley
Wheeler's Store to Close Aug
Wheeler's Apparel at 306 Liberty St plans to close about the first of August, with Tablet Jewelry expanding to absorb the extra space. Mrs. Walter Wheeler will move to Joliet after closing. her future plans are unclear. Wheeler opened the dress shop in 1959 after her husband started a jewelry store in the same building.
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Wheeler’s Apparel
Liberty St
Walter
Sophia) Wheeler
Tablet Jewelry
Wheeler
Joliet
Tabler
Morris
Weather forecast and temperatures for Morris area
The Weather Bureau expects tonight to bring thunder and a low near 70. Tuesday remains hot and humid with possible thunder showers and highs in the upper 80s. Collins station logged a Saturday high of 87 and low 54, Sunday’s high 96 and low 64, with 9 am readings at 75 and 83 in Morris downtown by 11 am.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Morris
Accident Kills Mother of Five in Will County Crash
A two car collision on Illinois 113 near Coal City Road leaves Mrs. Sue Lewis 28 of Savannah Ga dead and several others injured. Preston Graham 34 and Paul Kovalcik 21 face charges. Kovalcik held for reckless homicide awaiting court. Lewis is the 34th Will County traffic fatality of 1968.
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Will County
Illinois 113
Coal City Road
St. Joseph Hospital
Sue Lewis
Savannah
Cora Forsythe
Wilmington
Preston G. Graham
Paul M. Kovalcik
Cornell
Kovalcik
Lewis
James LeRoy Kavanaugh
St. Joseph
Bonnie F. Williams
Coal City
Graham
Graham Auto
Alice Ann Graham
Krista Volt
Rte. 1
Phillip C. Steinhouser
Mineola
N. Y
Great Lakes Naval Hospital
Navy
Paul Volt
Preston Graham
Seek Ranger for Stratton Park in Grundy County
A park ranger I position in Grundy County is announced by the Illinois Department of Personnel. The monthly salary ranges from 423 to 593 dollars with duties assisting Gordon McIntosh, a park ranger II, at Stratton State Park. Interested applicants should contact Robert P. Gosnell, recruitment supervisor, Department of Personnel, Springfield Illinois 62706.
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Grundy County
Illinois Department of Personnel
Gordon MclIntosh
Stratton State Park
Robert P. Gosnell
Department of Personnel
E. Adams St
Springfield
Food Stamp Program Delayed In Grundy County
Mrs Mary Vismara Grundy County public aid head says U S Department of Agriculture informed extension of Federal Food Stamp to 35 northern Illinois counties including Grundy is postponed with no new start date set to fund the next fiscal year. Nan cy Moore county extension adviser led a class for 59 authorized cases while officials met in DeKalb with the Illinois Department of Public Aid.
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Mary Vismara
Public Aid
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Grundy County
Kankakee
LaSalle
Livingston
Will
Kendall
Nancy Moore
Wismara
Fred Sibbles
DeKalb
Illinois Department of Public Aid
Police Clear Resurrection City as Campaign Ends
Police with shotguns and tear gas moved through Resurrection City and took possession of the protest encampment. About 50 demonstrators were arrested at the site after a 9:42 a.m. ultimatum, including Rev. Ralph David Abernathy on Capitol grounds violations. no serious violence occurred amid the orderly clearance.
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Washington
Resurrection City
Capitol
Ralph David Abernathy
Abernathy
William Rutherford
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Metropolitan
Braceville approves Bookwalter Woods sewage facility plan
Plans and specifications for a contact stabilization sewage treatment plant with emergency bypass polishing lagoon and chlorination were approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health for Bookwalter Woods Mobile Home Park Braceville Township. Owner John W Bookwalter plans 30 acres for 168 trailer spaces and discharge to the Mazon and Illinois Rivers after treatment.
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Bookwalter Woods
Braceville Township
Illinois Department of Public Health
Division of Sanitary Engineering
John W. Bookwalter
Mazon River
Illinois River
Bookwalter Woods Park
Grundy County Board of Supervisors
Social Security Benefits Reviewed for Grundy County Board
The Grundy County Board of Supervisors heard a presentation from Wilba Sandner on Social Security and Medicare requirements and payment categories across retirement disability survivor and Medicare divisions. The meeting noted insurance and audit items, with court orders, book promotion plans, and CPA audit arrangements discussed.
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Grundy County
Neeleen R. Ness
Nettle Creek
Ness
Morris Hospital
Burl Gotham
Ray Hansen
Hansen
Nelson
Howard C. Ryan
13Th Judicial District
William D. Peterson
Morris
De Gaullists Gain Majority In Assembly
Paris AP reports Charles de Gaulle's forces likely secure a large majority in the National Assembly after first round gains. Leftists vow battle continues as runoff looms next Sunday. Gaullist candidates lead in about 142 seats with 150 districts favorable for the runoff.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Victim Pronounced Dead After U S 6 Crash Near Morris
Patrick F. Sterritt 21 of Morris died at Morris Hospital after his 1952 Chevrolet left the road on U S 6 near Stockdale Road and rolled over. Gary Lee Brooks 16, driving a 1964 Ford, was treated for minor injuries and released. Coroner cites crushing internal injuries.
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Patrick F. Sterritt
Joliet
Stockdale Road
Sterritt
Morris Hospital
Morris
Jasper St. Joliet
Gary Lee Brooks
Union St
Grundy County
Robert Coleman
Brooks
Coleman
Mark Washburn
North St
W. Clark Davis
Davis Ambulance Service
Olson
Patrick Francis Sterritt
Francis and
Louise
Martin) Sterritt
Morris Community High School
Barbara Knott
Wilmington
David Michael
James Edward
Francis Sterritt
Gayle
Jane
Nancy
Susan
Timothy
James Sterritt
Patricia
Emil Martin
Immaculate Conception Church
Warren Wolf
Mt. Carsmel
Finland Funeral Home
Housing strain noted as Morris sees rapid industrial growth
A Morris survey shows housing shortages as industry expands. Chamber of Commerce leaders propose a committee to study the problem while developers push for a $16 000 to $22 000 single family subdivision near the city. Real estate voices warn the boom could shift to permanent workers and families seeking affordable homes.
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Kay Lindsay
Morris
William Lumry
Morris Regional Chamber of Commerce
Lamry
Ronald Fister
Fister Real Estate
Fister
John Marchi
Marchi Brothers
Morris area housing shortage slows middle management moves
Developers and brokers in Morris report a shortage of homes for middle management and families as new plants in the area attract workers from Joliet and Chicago. Realtors warn that limited in town lots push buyers to outskirts. demand centers on 3 bedroom rentals around 125 to 150 dollars monthly.
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the Evergreens
Morris
Marchi
Evergreens
Joliet
Caterpillar
Richard Taylor
Taylor Farm Management and Realty
New Chamber of Commerce
Taylor
Dresden
Northern Petrochemical Co
Taylors
Art Narvick
Narvick Bros. General Contractors
Robert Drake
Goose Lake Corporation
Goose Lake
Pine Bluff Road
Chicago
General Electric
Commonwealth Edison
John Black
Ted Conley
Conley and Associates
Taxe Wise
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Patrick Sterritt
Ohio Penitentiary
Patrick Gore
Associated Press
Stratton Park
Resurrection City of People
Khe Sanh
Harry Henderson
Gonham
Russ Barron
Nels P. Nelson
Robert D. Williamson
Richard Pierce
Sidney Carr
Greenwood, Roarty and Hinman
Cpas
Pontiac
de Gaullists
Assembly
Morris Area
Middle Management Group
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