Daley Seeks Settlement in Long Illinois Bell Strike
Chicago officials report talks between Illinois Bell and IBEW toll workers, held with Mayor Daley hosting, yielded satisfactory progress but no settlement. A repeat session is planned Saturday as fears grow the strike could disrupt the Democratic National Convention set for August at the International Amphitheatre.
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Chicago
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Richard J. Daley
James W. Cook
Utility
Robert A. Nickey
Illinois Bell
International Amphitheatre
Joseph O’brien
Robert Nickey
IBE
Nickey
John Monahan
Monahan
Sirhan Subjected to Tight Security Ahead of Appearance
Security at Los Angeles County Central Jail surrounds Sirhan Bishara Sirhan as he arrives for a chapel courtroom appearance in the Kennedy assassination case. His attorney seeks a three week continuance while prosecutors review a grand jury transcript and the five assault charges. Paul Schrade of the UAW is listed among victims. his recovery is noted.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Central
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan
Russell E. Parsons
Parsons
Paul Schrade
United Auto Workers Union
Hall of Justice
County Board of Supervisors
Authority Joins Goose Lake Site Visit on Preserve Plan
The Illinois Building Authority will tour Goose Lake Township about 10 miles east of Morris to assess flora and fauna before deciding on a bid by the Illinois Conservation Department to buy 1800 acres for a proposed preserve. The panel deferred action to gather expertise and will likely act at the July meeting. Franklin Schmick chairs Chicago with William Ford and William Lodge among participants.
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Goose Lake
Morris
Illinois Building Authority
Illinois Conservation Department
William Ford
Franklin Schmick
Chicago
Ford
Illinois Conservation
William T. Lodge
Authority
Goose Lake Township
Grundy County 4-H Talent Wins State Fair Spot
The Ma zon Merry Makers 4-H Club novelty act 1818 Happy Birthday earns Grundy County a state fair representation at the Illinois State Fair August 9 18 after Tuesday night judging at the Grundy County Share the Fun Festival at Coal City High School. First alternate is Oz's Tired by Minooka Agricultural 4-H Club and A Walk in the Park by Coal City Community 4-H Club is second alternate. Mark Trotter earns MC duties and Myrtle Weikum named first alternate. other ratings list names such as Francis Schmitt Jr Donald Pfeifer Jr and Mary Beth Harper.
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Mazon Merry Makers
Grundy County
Coal City
Minooka Agricultural
Mark Trotter
Myrtle Weikum
Goselake Go
Donald Pfeifer Jr
Goodfarm Boys
Marybeth Harper
Hillcrest
Mix and Stitch
Jack and Jill
Gooselake Jr
Minooka Ag
Mazon
Weather shifts to sun after week of clouds and showers
Collins Weather Station reports a high of 60 and a low of 50 with .10 inch precip. Today at 9 am Morris measured 63 degrees and at 11 am 65 downtown. Temperatures through Wednesday stay 5 to 7 degrees below normal highs 82 to 87 and lows 62 to 66.
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Collins
Morris
County Road Bids Opened in Grundy County
Six bids were opened and accepted by the county highway committee. Charles O'Brien and Sons of Morris won four contracts including 1968 maintenance on Patrol No 1 in Aux Sable and in Brienna Township, with bids of 2000.47 and 1601.92 respectively.
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Grundy County
Charles O’brien and Sons
Morris
Aux Sable Township
D. Koerner, Inc
Coal City
Trico Paving, Inc
Brienna Township
Glenn McCann Co
Trico
Highland Township
Saratoga Township
Charles O’brien and
M.F.T
Glenn McCann
Trico Paving
Urge Delay in Firearms Law Enforcement
A letter to Grundy County Sheriff Richard Pierce asks Illinois officials to delay enforcing the Firearm Owners Identification Law until September 1. Director Ross V. Randolph requests postponement to give gun owners time to register. The law requires registration of firearms and ammunition with a $5 fee, with forms available at local and state agencies.
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Illinois
Grundy County
Richard Pierce
Ross V. Randolph
Illinois Department of Public Safety
Two Car Crash Injures Nine Children and Three Adults
A 10 04 a m collision on Illinois 71 near Newark Kendall County injures nine children and three adults. Notable victims include 4 month old Brian Fink in satisfactory condition, 3 month old Donald Sebens with a fractured leg, and Barbara Bennett in critical condition with internal injuries.
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Illinois
Newark
Kendall County
Brian Fink
Big Rock
Copley Memorial Hospital
Donald Sebens
Plano
Sandwich Community Hospital
Sandwich
Barbara Bennett
Helen Sebens
St. Joseph Hospital
Aurora
Sandwich Hospital
Bryant
Bruce
Pamela
Douglas
Sebens
Fink
Robert
Maria
Joseph Bennett
Kenneth W. Kloss
Lincolnwood
Heart Transplant Performed in Montreal Institute
A 49 year old electrical designer with a third heart attack received a heart transplant at the Montreal Heart Institute. He was given the heart of a 23 year old man who died in a traffic accident. The operation is the 22nd worldwide. Four recipients remain alive including Dr. Philip Blaiberg of Cape Town who received a heart Jan. 2. The wife urged families to donate if possible, saying it could save a life.
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Montreal
New Scout Camp Opens Sunday Near Morris
More than 100 Rainbow Council Boy Scouts will begin a nine week summer camping season at a 755 acre new reservation 7 miles southeast of Morris in Goose Lake Township. Youths ages 11 to 13 will participate with 61 troops from Grundy Will and Kankakee counties.
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Rainbow Council
Grundy
Will
Kankakee
Pine Bluff Road
Illinois 47
New Reservation
Morris
Goose Lake Township
Shabbona
Grundy County
Skip Wagoner
Burton Jolley
Recommend Replacement For Loop L Subway Plan Approved
Chicago Plan Commission approved a 600 million dollar subway project to replace the 70 year old Loop Elevated. The city must fund about one third with a downtown special taxing district. federal funds would cover the rest under the 1964 Transportation Act. Mayor Daley warned against delaying financing and said construction could start before July 1969.
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Chicago
Chicago Plan Commission
Loop
Downtown
Richard J. Daley
Daley
San Antonio Gun Control Measure Fails in Council Vote
A proposed handgun sale ordinance by Councilman Pete Torres failed in the San Antonio City Council for lack of a second. The bill would ban sales to the insane and mentally incompetent, felons, those with moral turpitude crimes, and people with police records as drug addicts. City Attorney Howard Walker questioned its legal viability.
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San Antonio, Tex
San Antonio
Pete Torres
Howard Walker
Presbyterian Church defends Fry amid Senate probe
The United Presbyterian Church criticizes the Senate investigations subcommittee over alleged smear tactics against Dr. John R. Fry who faces accusations of aiding Chicago youth gangs. Church leaders defend Fry and accuse Congress of disregarding needs of the poor while probing gang related programs.
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Washington
United Presbyterian Church Today
John R. Fry
Chicago
Capitol
John Coventry Smith
The
Presbyterians
John Fry
Fry
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Blackstone Rangers
Curtis
Kenneth G. Neigh
Church
Board of National Missions
Congress
Viet Cong infiltration increases near Saigon
Saigon braces as Viet Cong infiltration rises within 25 miles of the city and defenses bolster with machine guns sandbags and increased patrols. Captured officials provide tactical data as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces prepare for a possible late June to early July strike in the capital.
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Saigon
U.S
Cholon
Gia Dinh
Hanoi
Paris
Warning to Teachers on Militancy
Denver AP report on a Education Commission of the States convention closing with fears of militant teachers. Dr. Nathan P. Feinsinger warns against strikes and public pressure, urging mediation and arbitration instead. Albert Shanker supports teachers using picket lines to push for positive change.
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Denver
Colo
Education Commission of the States
Nathan P. Feinsinger
University of Wisconsin Law
Commission
Feinsinger
Albert Shanker
New York
Shanker
United Federation of Teachers
Living Costs Rise in May and Wages Hit New High
The Labor Department reports a 0.3 percent May rise in living costs continuing a 4 percent annual pace. Clothing and food lead price gains while average nonsupervisory wages climb to 106.03 dollars weekly. purchasing power remains below last year.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Arnold Chase
Bureau
Chase
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