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Newspaper

Morris Daily Herald

Location

Morris, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1968

Page

4

Driver Fined On 2 Tickets 3 Dismissed

David C. Root Jr. of 532 Calhoun St. faced five citations from Morris City police. He was fined 100 dollars for a second driving while intoxicated count and 25 dollars for disorderly conduct plus court costs, with three charges dismissed after magistrate court hearings.

Morrisman David C. Root Jr Calhoun St Depot St Root Morris City Robert Lynes Robert Adcock Morris Chester P. Winsor Richard Wilder Wilder

Prosecutor cites lack of offense for dismissal

The state attorney says no such offense exists in statutes. One of two driving while intoxicated complaints was dismissed at Wilder's request as impossible to prove. Arresting officers and the disorderly conduct charge would have supported the defense, Wilder explains.

Wilder

Athlete's Son Arrested in Narcotics Case

Jackie Robinson Jr., 21, son of Jackie Robinson, faces narcotics possession charges after detectives found heroin packets and marijuana in his Stamford apartment. He was arraigned and offered to plead guilty to possession and carrying a concealed weapon as a pistol was also recovered. hearing set for March 14.

Stamford Italy Dicenzo Young Robinson Jack Sr New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Robinson Jack Jr Vietnam

Spock on Ticket With Gregory In PA Ballot

Dick Gregory and Benjamin Spock will be presidential and vice presidential candidates on the November ballot in Pennsylvania. Melvin Metelus said about 15,000 signatures have been collected for the Peace & Freedom party and will be filed by the Wednesday deadline.

Philadelphia Dick Gregory Benjamin Spock Pennsylvania Peace & Freedom Party Melvin Metelus State Elections Bureau

Blood Donor Coupon Prompt for March 8 Drive

The notice invites a pint blood donation on Friday March 8. Donors should return coupons to the Red Cross in the Post Office Building or Morris Hospital or call 942-1046 or 942-2932. Donors select a noon to 5:45 pm time at the Presbyterian Church for the donation.

Red Cross Post Office Morris Hospital Gerald Bitner

Airman Titus Completes Basic Training at Amarillo AFB

Service Airman Alan L. Titus son of Mr and Mrs Harold Titus 220 Division St has completed basic training at Amarillo AFB Texas He is assigned to the Air Force Technical Training Center at Keesler AFB Mississippi for specialized schooling as a communications specialist Titus a 1967 graduate of Morris Community High School

Alan L. Titus Harold Titus Division St Amarillo Afb Tex Air Force Technical Training Center Keesler Afb Miss Airman Titus Morris Community High School

Army training at Ft Eustis details maintenance course

The 111 week program at the Army Transportation School Ft Eustis Va trained him in structural aircraft maintenance including sheet metal surfaces and fiberglass and plastic sections. His wife Joyce resides at Rte 1 Pinch Road Hampton Conn.

Army Transportation School Ft. Eustis Joyce Pinch Road Hampton Conn

Local Army and Marine recruits complete training milestones

Pvt Garry R. Poppel has finished eight weeks at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and will start two to four weeks of individual combat training before reporting to his first assignment. BM 3 Robert A. Thompson is stationed in Da Nang, Vietnam, wife in El Cajon, California, mail address Box 645, Seaport Activity, FPO San Francisco. Pvt William M. Griggs, 20, completed an airframe repair course on February 19

Garry R. Poppel Gordon F. Poppel Price St Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Calif Marine Corps Robert A. Thompson LeRoy Thompson Division St da Nang Vietnam el Cajon U. S. Naval Seaport Fpo San Francisco William M. Griggs Milford N. Griggs Rte. 3

Newark Scouts Tour Aurora Police Station

Newark Explorer Scout Post 542 led by adviser David Johnson and assistant Milton Anderson toured the Aurora Police Station on Wednesday night. Sponsored by the Newark Fire Department the post meets in the fire station. Busy Bodies 4-H Club met Friday at the high school home economics room with Kristi Hougen Shelly Cummings and Cavey Finland presenting a flour measurement demonstration. Esther Grevenstuk served lunch. LCW will skip the usual March meeting and hold an evening family night on March 13 for Lent.

Newark David Johnson Milton Anderson Aurora Busy Bodies 4-H Kristi Hougen Shelly Cummings Cavey Finland Esther Grevenstuk LCW

Speeding and traffic fines posted in local court

Traffic court records show multiple defendants from Seneca Ottawa Braidwood Rockford and surrounding areas receiving fines and court costs for offenses including speeding 80 plus miles per hour disobeying stop signs red light running improper turning and no safety sticker. Ages range from 16 to 64 with fines from 10 to 25 dollars plus 5 dollars in costs.

Raymond G. Timmons Seneca Barbara J. Litz Division Edward D. Northup Ottawa Everett D. Knott Braidwood Roy L. Johnson Rte. 1 Verona Charles E. Fenner Arlington Heights Cleophas Jackson Chicago

Strike on Desolation Island Rocks French Antarctic Outpost

Paris AP reports a strike by crew on Desolation Island in the Kerguelen group, 13 000 miles from Paris, protesting low living allowances. The workers are a small scientific mission preparing ionosphere rocket probes and seek higher pay. Desolation Island is the main landmass in the group located about 1 400 miles from Antarctica and 2 300 miles off southeastern Africa.

Paris Kerguelen Islands Indian Ocean Antarctica Africa Desolation

Food Sales Jump to About 100 Billion in the U S

United States food sales climbed to around 100 billion dollars in the previous year, up from 92.5 billion dollars in 1966, signaling a strong consumer demand and expanding market.

United States

Seneca Notes Visits Relatives and Postponed Revival

Mrs Edwin Montgomery formerly Mary Louise Marrow Clark of Fayetteville N C visited relatives here staying with Mr and Mrs Bernard Morello en route from Hawaii where her husband serves with the Green Berets Her parents Mr and Mrs Earond Marrow of Plant City Fla cared for her three sons after she left O Hare Airport Monday for North Carolina A revival at Seneca Assemblies of God Church scheduled to begin last Sunday is postponed to this Sunday Evangelist Charles Turnage from Texas will lead a week long revival at 730 pm daily Pastor Roy F Wilson leads local services READ THE CLASSIFIEDS

Edwin Montgomery Fayetteville N. C Mary Louise Marrow Clark Bernard Morello Hawaii Green Berets Earond Marrow Plant City Fla O'Hare North Carolina Seneca Assemblies of God Church Charles Turnage Texas Roy F. Wilson

Alaska House proposes rename to avoid salmonella label

Alaska House Resources Committee introduces a resolution urging Congress to stop using the terms salmonella or salmonellosis for the bacteria causing food poisoning. The panel notes the name misleads the public into linking illness with salmon, hurting Alaska’s vital seafood industry.

Juneau Alaska Alaska House Resources Committee Congress

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