Surtax Defeat Delays Nixon Extension Vote
Washington AP report notes House postponed action on Nixon surtax extension after head counts showed likely defeat. Bill would extend 10 percent surtax six months and five percent six months, with repeal of investment tax credit and relief for 13 million taxpayers. Debates over future tax reductions and expedited committee action follow the delay.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
City Police Written Exam Planned July 12 in Morris High
A written exam for city police applicants is set for 9 am July 12 in Room 140 at Morris Community High. The Board of Police Commissioners aims to fill a short staffed unit with a reserve list. Applicants must reside in Morris or within five miles and face tests including physical, interview, and written sections.
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Morris Community High School
Board of Police Commissioners
Morris
Judiciary Committee
Man Charged in Death of Wife and Seven Children
In Jersey City a 40 year old grocer Rafael Torres was arrested after calling his brother to confess killing his wife Maria 40 and six daughters plus one son. Victims listed include Lillie 9 Annie 10 Fay 12 Carrie 17 Ann 19 Maria 20 and the hospitalized Ray 15 with three stab wounds. Rafael 14 was with his grandmother and another son was visiting.
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Jersey City
N.J
Rafael Torres
Maria
Lillie
Annie
Victor
Fay
Carrie
Ann
Ray 1
Jery City Medical Center
Rafael
Waddell Wins Election to State House
Republican R Bruce Waddell of Dundee won the Illinois House seat for the 33rd District with 14 324 votes to Democrat John Wineland 11 803. Waddell carried four of five counties in the district and serves on the Kane County Board of Supervisors.
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Plattville
Lisbon Township
Kendall County
R. Bruce Waddell
Dundee
Waddell
John Wineland
DeKalb
Boone
Kendall
McHenry
Kane
John B. Hill
Wineland
Northern Ilinois University
Kane County Board of Supervisors
Taskmaster
Tax payments deadline and distribution details noted
Grundy County treasurer Mrs Sophie Thorsen says tax fund distribution to county taxing bodies will start around July 20. She reports a strong response to tax bills mailed in late May and notes the first deadline approaches Tuesday.
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Sophie Thorsen
Grundy
Thorsen
Warm stretch with showers and a cooling trend ahead
The forecast calls for temperatures 2 to 6 degrees above normal from Thursday through Monday with warm conditions into Sunday or Monday. Rain is likely several days, tonight partly cloudy windy and warmer with thunderstorms and a mid 70s low. Thursday will be hot humid with a high near 90 and likely storms, Friday stays warm and humid with chances of thundershowers. The Collins Weather Station recorded a high of 70 and a low of 59 yesterday.
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Collins
Judy Garland Death Ruled Accidental Barbiturate Overdose
London coroner's inquest finds Judy Garland died from an inadvertent overdosage of barbiturates at her Chelsea home. Verdict rules out suicide. path shows long habituation to barbiturates. Deans testifies she slept poorly, drank little, and had a history with sleeping tablets. Public viewing planned at Campbell Funeral Home with James Mason delivering the eulogy.
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London
Judy Garland
Chelsea
Judy
MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Deans
Miss Garland
Gavin Thurston
Thurston
New York
Frank E. Campbell
Madison Avenue
81St Street
James Mason
Liza Minnelli
Illinois Senate sends $550 school aid bill to floor
Illinois Senate Appropriations Committee moved a $915.6 million item to fund state aid for common schools at the 550 per pupil level. Gov Ogilvie backs 520 while ADM is opposed by Senate leaders. the bill heads to the Secretary of the Senate desk with no recommendation.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
W. Russell Arrington
Evanston
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ray Page
Page
Peru raid nets gambling equipment seizure and arrests
State police FBI agents and sheriff's deputies raided Becker and Curries Smoke Shop in Peru and confiscated about 1000 dollars in gambling equipment. Hugh Curries is charged as keeper of a gambling house and Joseph Oblman is charged with gambling. A warrant was issued for Wilmer Becker, Curries’ partner, who was out of town.
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Peru
Til
FBI
Hugh Curries
Becker and Currie
Joseph Oblman
Currie
Wilmer Becker
Snicker A Day Says Statistics On Life Expectancy
A quirky note claims that statistics show single people live longer than married women, followed by a hopeful adage about life and optimism.
Black Panther Reports Cuban Detentions and Isolation
Raymond Johnson a Black Panther lieutenant from Alexandria Louisiana said in Havana that he and other Panthers have been isolated imprisoned and banned from Havana with some sent to labor camps. He accused Cuban authorities of racial discrimination and said the party seeks to alert the U S. He noted his own 21 day jail term after hijacking a National Airlines jet to Havana in 1968.
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Havana
Cuba
Eldridge Cleaver
Raymond Johnson
Alexandria
Johnson
Black Panther Movement
Panther
Panthers
Black Panther Party
United States
United Nations
National Airlines
New Orleans
Southern University
Baton Rouge
Motorist Killed Near Tinley Park
Ted Vanover 29 of New Lenox died in a one car crash on Interstate 80 near Tinley Park at 1 a.m. today. The westbound 1959 Volkswagen ran off the south shoulder, rolled three times, and landed upside down. Vanover was thrown clear and found on the shoulder. He died on arrival at Silver Cross Hospital. About $600 damage to the car was reported.
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Ted Vanover
New Lenon
Tinley Park
Illinois District 5
Joliet
Vanover
Silver Cross Hospital
McDivitt Retires From Active Apollo Flying To Lead Lunar Studies
James A. McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander and Air Force colonel, resigns from active space flight to head Lunar Landing Operation Studies at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston. He follows Apollo 7 and Apollo 8 veterans in stepping back from flight to new agency roles.
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Manned Spacecraft Center
McDivitt
Navy
Walter M. Schirra
NASA
Denver
Colo
Air Force
Frank Borman
Appollo 8
Spacement
Space Agency
William Anders
The
National Space Council
26 Protest Assessments Filed With County Board
A total of 26 complaints on 1968 real estate tax assessments have been filed with the county supervisor of assessments. The Board of Review met for the first time Tuesday to study the complaints and will mail results to taxpayers. An spokesman said the response is average for the period, with more objections expected on personal property assessments. Members include Milton Carlson, William Peterson, Sidney C. Carr, and James Yatuni.
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County Board of Review
Board of Review
Milton Carlson
Milton Carlson, County Supervisor of Assessments
William Peterson
Morris
Sidney C. Carr
James Yatuni
Gardner
Hippies Arrested For Hitchhiking In Illinois
Five New York youths were cited for hitchhiking on Interstate 55 by Trooper Ken Smothers. They paid fines of 10 dollars plus 5 dollars costs each and were released. Cited were Lewis G. Bayers 18 Brooklyn Ellen W Kaplan 16 New York Robert Franks 16 Brooklyn Robert Freeman 19 Manhattan and a 15 year old from New York.
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New York
Grundy County
Ken Smothers
Lewis G. Bayers
Brooklyn
Ellen W Kaplan
Robert Franks
Robert Freeman
Manhattan
Coeds Invade Harvest Fields In Oklahoma Wheat Work
Four Kansas college girls work with combines in northwest Oklahoma during the wheat harvest. They earn college money, bossed by Larry Paul of Shields, Kansas, and report better reception than expected with many male applicants for field jobs.
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Carmen
Okla
Kansas
Oklahoma
Larry Paul
Shields
Kan
Pam Behring
Beth Dondlinger
Mary Becker
Kathy DeWitt
Kathy
Goddard
Wichita
Pam
Kansas University
Chicago Architects Oppose Lake Michigan Airport Feasibility Study
Chicago architects urged a six month feasibility study before a lake site airport is built, citing potential damage to Lake Michigan and impact on residents. Spencer B. Cone said prior work ignored ecological and social effects, while Lewis Till announced plans for the new study covering ecology weather transport economics and aesthetics.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Spencer B. Cone
American Institute of Architects
Cone
Bewe
Lewis W. Till
Hill
Commandos Reinforce Ben Het Camp in Vietnam Fight
Hundreds of American led South Vietnamese commandos arrived by helicopter to reinforce Ben Het Special Forces camp near Dak To. A 15 minute clash occurred with North Vietnamese forces south of the camp while another brief fight unfolded northeast of the camp as 2,000 South Vietnamese infantrymen defended Highway 512. Casualties reported: one American killed and four wounded. enemy losses unknown. North Vietnamese artillery continued bombardment. A second allied supply convoy reached the camp. one American killed, two wounded in a prior attack. Over 1,500 North Vietnamese and 300 South Vietnamese troops have died since May 1. 64 U.S. Navy river gunboats were handed to the South Vietnamese navy in a major transfer reflecting broader force shifts.
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Saigon
Ben Het
U.S
Dak
U.S. Command
Acros
Laos
Cambodia
Dak To
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Republic of Vietnam
Abrams
Grand Opening of Mor-Quick Drive In in Morris Illinois
Mor Quick announces the opening of a new drive in restaurant on Illinois 47 near I 80 at the north edge of Morris. The contemporary building will mirror the Pontiac Mr Quick style and offer hamburgers fish fries shakes and drinks with drive in service. Officers include President John D Wilson Jr Vice President Eugene St Johnson Sr Secretary Duncan R Funk and Treasurer John A Bola.
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Illinois 47
Interstate 80
Morris
John D. Wilson Jr
Mor Quick
Mor-Quick, Inc
Eugene St. Johnson Sr
Duncan R. Funk
John A. Bola
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John McCormack
Ways and Means
Wilbur D. Mills
Dark
Aiken
S.C
Jim Baum
Morris Retail Division
Herald
Liberty St
Mickey Deans
Black Panther
Pratt, Kan
Paul
Lake Airport
South Vietnam
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