Bulletproof protection planned for Sirhan Kennedy case
Los Angeles officials authorize unlimited spending on bulletproof armor and protective barriers for Sirhan Bishara Sirhan as he faces murder charges in the Kennedy assassination. The plan includes armor plate, glass and a sealed passageway with heavy shielding for the courtroom.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
County Board of Supervisors
Kennedy
Sirhan
Hall of Justice
Superior Court
Donald R. Wright
Kenneth Hahn
New County
Russell E. Parsons
Public Defender
Bridge project spans Kwai headwaters in Thailand
The missions board of the Christian Churches Disciples of Christ will rebuild a small bridge over the River Kwai headwaters near the Burma border village of Sangkla in Thailand. The effort aims to aid local access and aid distribution in the border region.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Missions Board of the Christian Churches
Disciples of Christ
Kwai
Thailand
Burma
Sangkla
Zoning Workshop Held By Grundy County Commission
A zoning workshop will be held at 3 p.m. Friday by the Grundy County Regional Planning Commission in the courthouse to review proposed ordinance regulations. The meeting is open to the public.
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Grundy County
Sheriff seeks extra deputy for Grundy County night patrol
Sheriff Richard Pierce urged the Grundy County Board of Supervisors to hire a full time deputy to cover night patrols as a new record-keeping system arrives. He noted Morris PD has eight officers while the sheriff's department has four for the county. The board postponed action to allow the courthouse and jail committee to seek answers on the proposal.
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Richard Pierce
Grundy County
Pierce
Morris
Sheriff’s Department
Weather and county bids: patrol, bailiff, and insurance update
The forecast calls for cloudy breezy conditions tonight with showers and 50s. Temperatures reach upper 60s to 70s across the week. County notes a 2.5 million three year county employee liability insurance policy approved with a $3625 premium to be paid in one sum saving $750. Officials discussed staffing after midnight with no deputy on duty and a need for a full time bailiff to free deputies for other duties. A new record system was deemed essential by Supervisor Burl Gonham though it will not solve manpower shortages. Break-ins in the county were reported and jail and patrol arrangements updated.
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U. S
Collins
Morris
Pierce
Burl Gonham
Vienna Township
Sheriff's Office
Board of Supervisors
Ted Conley
Grundy County Insurance Agents Association
Floods Close County Roads Sixty Inches River Rises
Floodwaters from the Illinois River reaching sixteen feet flood many county roads in Grundy and Livingston counties. High water blocks highways near Ralph's Bridge and Baker's Bridge while Illinois 53 north of Gardner and Illinois 47 sections experience closures. McTague and Bradford report rising flows, washed-out shoulders, and water across bridges as crews monitor the Mazon and Illinois rivers and record rainfall totals tops 3.83 inches since Monday.
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Grundy County
Illinois
Mazon
Richard McTague
Ralph’s Bridge
Illinois 47
Highland Township
Baker’s Bridge
Goodfarm Township
Livingston County
Campus
McTague
Earl Bradford
Morris
Illinois 53
Gardner
Mazon River
Illinois 113
Bradford
Dwight
Collins
Record heroin seizure sets U S history high
Federal agents seized 112 kilograms of heroin valued at 22.4 million dollars hidden in a foreign car shipped to New York from France. An American suspect, Arthur Benvenuto, and four Frenchmen were arrested on conspiracy charges. The case involved U S and French narcotics agencies and ongoing investigations.
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New York City
Atty. Gn
Ramsy Clark
Clark
France
U.S
Paris
Henry L. Giordano
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Central Narcotic Bureau of
U.S. Customs
New York State
Arthur Benvenuto
Justice Department
Pier 88
Jacques Bousquet
Andre Malibert
Rene Guigi
Paul Mestressat
Mauricio Rosal
Netherlands
Belgium
Atlanta
Giordano
New York
Benvenuto
Bizerte
Tunisia
United States
French Line
Tentative Pact On Rail Contract Reached
A tentative nationwide rail contract ends the threat of a strike after late negotiations between the railroads and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen representing 140000 members. Details were not disclosed as ratification by members is pending and key issues include wages and a no strike pledge through January 1 1970.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railroad
National Railway Labor Conference
North Vietnam Accused of Record Infiltration Push
U S officials say North Vietnam increased troop infiltra tion into South Vietnam to a May high of 29 000 men and signal an abnormally high rate for June Ambassadors Vance and Thuy clash over cease fire bombing and ongoing Paris talks as Washington seeks a path to peace while ensuring North Vietnam does not gain from any halt in bombardment.
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United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Cyrus R. Vance
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietnam
Vance
Southeast Asia
U.S
Mother Tells Of Arsenal for Chicago Gang
Mrs. Annabell Martin testified she is mother to eight members of Chicago gang the Blackstone Rangers and said a minister allowed his First Presbyterian church to be used as a gang arsenal and for marijuana parties. The minister Rev John R Fry denied the claim and called for a Justice Department probe.
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Washington (Ap
Annabell Martin
Chicago
John R. Fry
First Presbyterian Church
Justice Department
Senate
Eugene Hairston
Blackstone Rangers
Fry
Bomb Shatters Windows at Hebrew College
An exploding black powder bomb shattered six large windows in a study room at Hebrew Theological College in Skokie near Chicago. No injuries reported as three students nearby were unharmed. Police and Chicago bomb investigators searched for clues. no witnesses found. The Jewish University of America occupies the same campus area.
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Skokie
Hebrew Theological College
Chicago
Anna Sarah Katz
Melvin Goodman
Jewish University of America
Theological School
Grundy County Tax Bills Rise 19 Percent for 1968
County Treasurer Sophie Thorson reports a 19 percent tax rate increase for Grundy County, with the 1967 rate at 0.372 per 100 and the 1968 rate at 0.441 per 100 assessed valuation. Bills mailing by July 15. four staff rising to five to meet deadline. Average payment at 4.41 per 1,000 and 44.10 per 10,000 assessed valuation. school, corporate, and township taxes excluded. Delinquent penalty 1 percent monthly. Sept. 1 payment deadline retained.
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Grundy County
Sophie Thorson
Morris
Thorson
Joliet Junior College
New Gardner
Goodfarm
Mazon
Garfield
Greenfield
Maine
Braceville
Minooka
Aux Sable
Kinsman
Verona
Nettle Creek
Hume
Saratoga
Gardner
South Wilmington
Newark
Seneca
Dwight
Coal City
Reddick
Thornberry Nominated To Vacancy
President Johnson announced the resignation of Chief Justice Warren and named Abe Fortas to replace him. He also nominated Homer Thornberry of Texas to the Supreme Court seat vacated by Fortas, sending both nominations to the Senate for confirmation. Fortas turns 58 on June 19. Thornberry, 59, served 14 years in Congress before judgeships.
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Johnson
Earl Warren
Abe Fortas
Warren
Homer Thornberry
Austin
Tex
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
Supreme Court
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Thornberry
Senate
Wareren
Supreme Court of the United States
New Deal
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
United Nations
Congress
Texas
John F. Kennedy
Hippies seize live New York TV interview
A group of 20 to 40 hippies invaded a live Newsfront program on WNDT in New York, shouting obscenities and assaulting staff. Seven demonstrators, six men and a woman, were arrested after police responded to five calls. the takeover continued as guests like John Glenn stayed on set.
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New York
WNDT
John Glenn
Lee Hayes
Newsfront
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