Social Security office visit announced for Morris
Larry A. Meter says the Social Security representative will be at Eagles Hall in Morris on Tuesday July 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. Applicants for retirement or Medicare should bring birth or baptism certificates or other age evidence. W 2 forms for earnings or latest tax return for self employed. Wives or widows need proof of age plus marriage certificate or other proof of marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry A. Meter
Social Security
Joliet
Morris
Eagles Hall
Battery complaints filed in Diamond case
A Diamond altercation led to battery complaints signed by Jim Kutzschebauch against Richard Jacklich and Robert Baston. Both men appeared in Magistrate Court seeking two week continuances with bonds set at 200 dollars. Bastin was remanded for failing to post his bond while Jacklich was released on 200 dollars.
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Diamond
Richard Jacklich
Carbon Hill
Robert Baston
Indiana
Jim Kutzschebauch
Joliet
Kutzschebauch
Jacklich
Bastin
Dairy Castle Tastee
Chester P. Winsor
Greece
Winsor
Two Wilmington Teens Fined for Midnight Swim Trespass
On June 12 at midnight Grundy County Sheriff Richard E. Pierce cited Lynn T. Allott, 19, and Michael Van Duyne, 19, both of Wilmington, for trespassing. They received a $30 fine plus court costs in magistrate court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Grundy County
Richard E. Pierce
Lynn T. Allott
Michael van Duyne
Market shows slight gains before long weekend
Blue chips edge into positive territory as investors hedge ahead of a long weekend. Kennedy Round tariff cuts draw complaints from affected firms while debates over rates, taxes, and an economic upturn add hesitancy. AP index up .2 to 323.4, Dow at 862.29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall
Associated Press
Dow Jones
du Pont
Union Carbide
Eastman Kodak
American Cyanamid
International Harvester
Sears Roebuck
Xerox
IBM
American Stock Exchange
Saskatchewan
Amex
Two youths fined for trespassing in McIntosh subdivision
In a Pierce County case Magistrate Chester P. Winsor fined both young men ten dollars each and imposed twenty dollars in court costs on each trespassing charge for swimming in a private residence pool in the McIntosh subdivision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McIntosh Subdivision
Pierce
Chester P. Winsor
Driver Fails To Appear in Accident Case
Morris man John D. Larsen, 24, of 420 Lincoln St., was fined 50 and costs 10 after failing to appear at a coroner inquest into the Feb 26 Illinois 113 crash that killed Michael A. Current. Ex parte action blocks license redemption until payment.
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Morris
John D. Larsen
Lincoln St
Michael A. Current
John H. Palliva
Joliet
Current
Illinois 113
Illinois 47
Larsen
Chester P. Winsor
Hong Kong crash survivor recalls emergency water landing
A foggy rainy day ended with a plane landing in water. A passenger describes panicked evacuation as the aircraft submerged, she and her husband escaping with a lifejacket while others rushed for exits. Mrs Whitlock stayed uninjured but in shock.
Soldier from Dwight participates in Operation Francis Marion in Vietnam
Service S/Sgt Charles R Fieldman 22 son of Mr and Mrs Lyle Fieldman Rte 1 Dwight serves with Company A 3rd Battalion 8th Infantry 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam. He leads rifle squad during search and destroy missions in Central High lands named for Swamp Fox. Operations began in early April.
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Charles R. Fieldman
Lyle Fieldman
Dwight
Vietnam
4Th Infantry Division
Fieldman
8Th Infantry
Highlands
Parcel Weight Increase Announced for Long Distance Mail
Morris Postmaster Henry Verfuth says starting Saturday mailers can send 25 pound parcels between first class post offices 150 miles apart, with further annual increases planned to reach 40 pounds by 1971. 40 pound parcels remain allowed for shorter distances and Alaska Hawaii routes stay at 70 pounds and 100 inches.
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Morris
Henry Verfuth
Verfuth
Alaska
Hawaii
Teachers bias blamed for boys lag in classroom
Dr. Gwen Nelson of the South Central Education Laboratory told a college convocation that teachers assume gender does not affect learning yet behavior problems are mostly among boys. She noted girls consistently earn better grades and argued boys are not allowed to reach the same level of achievement.
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Little Rock, Ark
Gwen Nelson
South Central Education Laboratory
Little Rock
Damage Suit Filed in Fatal Crash
James and Faye Coley of Streator sue two taverns for a total $30,000 claiming alcohol served to Charles Limbach caused a fatal crash on Illinois 113 near Coal City on July 2, 1966. The plaintiffs seek $10,000 for James and $20,000 for Faye for injuries from the collision.
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James and
Faye Coley
Grant St
Streator
Raymond J. Aspel
Bud’s
Wauponsee St
Lawrence
Edna Duvall
Larry’s
S. Broadway St
Coal City
Illinois
Illinois 47
Grundy County
Charles E. Limbach
Braceville
The
Coley’s
Limbach
Coley
James Coley
McNamara and Kamm
Oak Lawn
Ky and Minh Power Struggle Shapes South Vietnam
Ky named ambassador at large in 1964 after generals ousted him. Minh's running mate Tran Ngoc Lieng, former welfare minister, said Minh would return to South Vietnam this weekend, but the Armed Forces Council signaled he cannot come back for security reasons. Ky, a Buddhist from the north, and Thieu, a Catholic from the central region, highlight religious and regional divides in politics.
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Minh
Tran Ngoc Lieng
South Vietnam
Armed Forces Council
North Vietnam
Thieu
Central Vietnam
Weston Atom Smasher Design Funds Authorized
The House approved 7.3 million dollars to start design work on the Weston atom smasher in Illinois. Rep. Conyers failed to strike the funds 104 to 7 amid arguments on open housing for Negro employees. Civil rights leaders urged locating the plant in a state with open housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weston
Ill
House
John Conyers Jr
D-Mich
Conyers
Atom Smasher
John N. Erlenborn
R- Ill
Illinois
Chet Holifield
Calif
Holifield
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Erlenborn
Wheaton
Glen Ellyn
Chicago
Sugar in Gas Reported to Police
David W. Hartmann, 17, of 135 Robinson Drive told city police at 6:50 p.m. Thursday that someone put sugar in the gas tank of his 1967 Pontiac two door hardtop with Illinois license 372672. He could not provide an exact date but said the act occurred during the week of June 15.
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David W. Hartmann
Robinson Drive
Hartmann
Illinois
Fire Claims Worker at Armour Soap Plant in Montgomery
A flash fire at the Armour and Co soap plant in Montgomery Illinois killed one workman and injured another. The two men were trapped in an 80 foot deep tank they were cleaning and were not immediately identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery, Ill
Armour and Co
Charge Cyclist After Accident
No injuries were reported after a crash between a car and a motorbike on Liberty Street near Main Street at 12 40 p m Thursday Morris City Police Chief Donald Ward said. Joseph M Smaja 53 Joliet drove the car and Willard B Akin 16 Center Street Mazon operated the bike. Smaja signed a complaint charging Akin with failing to have his motor bike under control causing an accident. Both parties must appear at 10 a m July 7 in magistrate court.
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Liberty St
Main St
Morris City
Donald Ward
Joseph M. Smaja
Joliet
Liberty
Main Sts
Willard B. Akin
Center St
Mazon
Akin
Car Truck Crash Kills Passenger Near Mount Pulaski
A two-vehicle crash on U.S. 54 near Mount Pulaski left one man dead and eight others injured, including five members of a Decatur family. William Sebastian, 49, of Rural Imperial Missouri, died as a passenger in a truck driven by Francis Connner, 52, of Kirkwood Missouri. Darrell Munyon 29 of Decatur drove the auto with his wife Judith 24 and daughter Julie 6 among the injured. Family members Robert 1 and Christopher 4 were treated and released. Judith Julie and Terry Gray remained in serious condition. The seventh car occupant was not identified in the available report.
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Mount Pulaski, Ill
U.S. 54
Mount Pulaski
William Sebastian
Rural
Imperial
Sebastian
Francis Connoer
Kirkwood
Conner
Lincoln
Darrell Munyon
Decatur
Robert
Christopher
Judith
Julie
Terry Gray
Neighbor Judith Ann Brown Treated and Released
Judith Ann Brown, a neighbor of the Munyons, was treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Ann Brown
Munyons
Illinois lawmakers back off raises after Kerner veto threat
Illinois legislators faced the finance backlash from Republican economy cuts. They moved to separate the $3,000 yearly salary increases from the standard $9,000 pay and amend the bill after Gov. Otto Kerner advised keeping them in a separate appropriation to allow a potential veto. Sen. Alan Dixon reported Kerner’s warning.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Alan Dixon
Belleville
Dixon
Kerner
Georgia Power plans $100 million nuclear plant in Georgia
Plan announced by Georgia Power Co to build and operate a nuclear fueled electric generating plant with capacity from 500000 to 800000 kilowatts. The project cost pegged at about $100 million and underscores expansion of power capacity in the region.
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Atlanta, Ga
Georgia Power Co
Student Killed in Urbana Motorcycle Crash at Intersection
Billy Leon Smith aged 18 of Mount Erie Wayne County a University of Illinois student died after a motorcycle collided with a car at an Urbana street intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana, Ill
Billy Leon Smith
Mount Erie
Wayne County
University of Illinois
Urbana
Morris Retailers Plan Moonlite Madness Promotion Dinner
The Morris Chamber of Commerce retail division will hold its regular monthly dinner meeting at the Colonial House at 6 30 p m on Wednesday. Final plans for the Moonlite Madness promotion will be discussed by Jerry Fostvedt chairman.
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Morris Chamber of Commerce
Colonial House
Jerry Fostvedt
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Cash Grain
AMAX
Amax Aluminum Company
A. Frank Leathers
Morris Chamber
Hong Kong
First National Bank
F.d.1.c
Auponsee Street
Morris, Illinois
B.T.A
R.C.A
Kenmore
Roper
Robert Royle
E. K
Butch) Olson
Wes Chapman
Jim Stine
Frank McArdle
Marseilles
Freedom
S& What
Levines
New Freedom
U.S
Treasury Department
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