City Gun Vandal Warning by Police Chief Enger
Police Chief B O Enger warned gun vandals to stop shooting within city limits. He cited damage to Public Service Co lines feeding Morris Paper mills and Self Locking Carton plant along Rock Island tracks, with at least 25 insulators broken. He urged citizens to report shooters and said arrests and gun confiscation would follow.
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B. O’neal Enger
The
Public Service Co
Rock Island
Morris Paper Mills
Enger
Illinois River
I. and M. Canal
Rock Island Tracks
Lincoln Street
Benger
Holstein Show at Kankakee County Fairgrounds
The Kankakee District Black and White club hosts its annual Holstein show at Kankakee county fairgrounds July 11 starting at 10 a.m. Breeders from Grundy Will and Kankakee counties participate with Robert Rasmussem of Elmwood Farms Lake Forest judging. Awards go to senior and junior exhibitors with fitting and showmanship contests for juniors.
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Kankake
Kankakee County Fairgrounds
Grundy
Will
Kankakee Counties
Robert Rasmussem
Elmwood Farms
Lake Forest
Ottawa Youth Drowns in Lake
Wayne Reynolds, 17, of Ottawa, drowned Thursday in Maple Leaf park lake near Earlville while swimming with relatives. His body was recovered.
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Earlville
Wayne Reynolds
Ottawa
Maple Leaf Park Lake
Warm weekend predicted with 90s high and thundershowers
The Weather bureau forecast a warm weekend with highs in the 90s and overnight lows near 70. After a Thursday high of 96, Collins Weather station recorded 67 during the night and 83 by 9 a.m.
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Weather Bureau
Collins
Coal City Furniture Store Fire Strikes Allivi Brothers
Four fire departments battled a noon blaze at the Allivi Brothers Furniture store in Coal City. Discovered at 11 45 a.m. the fire started on the second floor in a heavily stocked building. Broadway Street was blocked off as crews feared spread to nearby blocks.
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Coal City
Allivi Brothers
Braidwood
Braceville
Morris
Ex Top Red Wins Release From Prison
President Kennedy ordered the release from prison of Henry Winston former organizational secretary of the Communist Party USA Winston who is blind faces possible brain surgery and has credit for good behavior He was among 11 top communists convicted in 1949 of conspiracy to advocate forcible overthrow of the government Winston later hid and failed to surrender in 1951 to begin a five year term He surrendered March 5 1956 and received an additional three year term for contempt The Justice Department noted he would have completed his sentence January 4 1962 at age 50 Winston has recently been confined to the U S Public Health Service hospital Staten Island N Y A hospital spokesman said official notification had not been received and he could not be released until arrival of the president's action Green Gilbert Green is now in Leavenworth and due to complete term July 7 Other top 11 included Eugene Dennis John Gates and others.
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Kennedy
Henry Winston
Communist Party
U.S.A
Justice Department
Winston
New York City
U. S. Public Health Service
Staten Island
N. Y
Gilbert Green
Illinois
Green
Federal
Leavenworth
Kan
Eugene Dennis
John Gates
Iowa Balloon from Bettendorf Found on Farm
A blue gas filled balloon released June 22 during Bettendorf’s 1961 playground opening was found by George Rix in a soybean field 2% miles north of Kinsman. A note signed by Diane Halford explained each registrant could release one balloon and requested the finder’s details.
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Bettendorf
Iowa
George Rix
Kinsman
Diane Halford
Eighteenth St
Diane
Mr. Rix
Coal City Prep Weeklong Homecoming July 1 8
Coal City hosts a week of events from July 1 to 8 featuring a Lions club dance, crowning of a king and queen, a boat and water ski show, a carnival at the high school grounds, a July 4 parade at 10 AM, a Little League tournament, a talent show, water fights with regional fire departments, a soap box derby, street dancing, and a fireworks display to close the celebration.
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Coal City
Lions Club
Sam Gervase
Orchester
Grundy County
Morris
Mazon
Bomb injures three in Vedado parking lot
A bomb exploded in a parking lot in Havana's Vedado district injuring three people. Police reported the blast near CMQ radio station caused no injuries to others.
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Havana
Vedado
CMQ
Illinois House approves half cent sales tax hike
The Illinois House voted 122 to 21 to approve a half cent increase sought by Gov. Otto Kerner. The measure moves to a Republican Senate, which has opposed the plan in past form, risking its fate without Senate approval. The session also advanced hundreds of millions in budgeted public aid and higher education funding.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois House
Otto Kerner
General Assembly
Senate
House
Kerner
Assembly
Daley
Richard Daley
Chicago
Senate Democrats
Fox and Mattoon Elected to City Offices at Boys State
Matteson and Fox named to city posts in McCauley D Olier county during Springfield Boys State session sponsored by Morris post American Legion. Fox alderman and Matteson city treasurer. Matteson also named State trooper. Citizens’ practice and campaigns under $5 expenditures preceded state officer nominations.
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Larry Fox
John Matteson
Springfield
Morris Post
American Legion
McCauley
D’olier
Fox
Matteson
Boys State
Flag Campaign Honors Morris Merchants for Patriotic Displays
The Morris Chamber Retail Division received an American Legion citation for placing flag holders and uniform flags along Morris streets. Robert Lindsay praised merchants for cooperation during installations and flag purchases. At the meeting plans were discussed for a sidewalk sale on Wednesday July 12.
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Morris Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
United States
Robert Lindsay
Morris
Officials Plead For Caution In Motoring
Traffic limits will stay in effect from 6 p m today as Illinois officials urge extreme care for the 102 hour July Fourth holiday. Gov Kerner asks voluntary speed reductions of five miles an hour below posted limits to reduce accidents during the Freedom From Accident campaign. Police and sheriffs urge early travel and use of driving lights as forecasts anticipate heavy holiday traffic and up to 500 deaths from traffic incidents and drownings.
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B. O’neal Enger
Edward Wilt
Otto Kerner
Illinois
National Safety Council
Open occupancy pledge gains 12000 signers in elite NY area
An interracial relations group reports 12 000 supporters for open occupancy pledges allowing Negroes to buy or rent expensive homes in near NECK New York, an exclusive residential area.
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Near Neck
N. Y
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