East German auto traffic harassed during Heinemann election
East German authorities again closed the autobahn between Berlin and Helmstedt and then all West Berlin access roads as Gustav Heinemann was elected West German president. West German convoys were seen. no air corridor disruption reported. The move followed weeks of warnings of reprisals and aimed to undermine the presidential vote.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
West Germany
Helmstedt
U.S
Federal Assembly
Gustav Heinemann
New Left
Heinemann
Dwight Church contracts awarded for new St. Patrick's design
Contracts let for Dwight Illinois St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church construction at Mazon Avenue and Prairie Street. William F. Bills as general contractor with Holohan Heating and Sheet Metal McGlynn and O'Brien James H Cronin and Robert Weile as architects. Work to begin after site house is removed and finish in about 261 working days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight
St. Patrick’s
Mazon Ave
Prairie St
William F. Bills
Streator
Holohan Heating and Sheet Metal, Inc
McGlynn and O’brien
Chicago
Fogarty Electric
Pontiac
James H. Cronin
Robert Weile
Casualties Hit 10 Month High in Viet Cong Offensive
U S and South Vietnamese forces logged heavy losses in the first week of the spring Viet Cong offensive. U S killed 453 and wounded 2 593, with 1 051 of the wounded hospitalized, while Saigon reported 521 military deaths and allied commands tallied 6 752 enemy deaths. Civilian toll rose with 208 killed and 677 wounded. Saigon suffered its worst shelling of the campaign as rockets and missiles struck a dense slum, killing many civilians. The pace followed President Nixon warning of retaliation and plans to resume bombing if ordered, with guidance awaited from Defense Secretary Laird.
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Saigon
U.S
Nixon
United States
U.S. Air Force
Navy
North Vietnam
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Plan to regulate door to door solicitation in Morris region
Morris Regional Chamber of Commerce meeting at Seven Gables Restaurant reviewed a proposed solicitation control program. It would require registration and ID cards for door to door sales, with police and sheriff’s support and merchant enforcement urging citizens to demand IDs. Jerry Fostvedt was named co chair of the Retail Division.
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Morris Regional Chamber of Commerce
Seven Gables
Morris
Jerry Fostvedt
Fostvedt
Weather Outlook and Temperatures Reported
Cloudy skies and very light snow expected tonight per the U S Weather Bureau. Friday will be largely cloudy with highs near 35. Saturday. partly cloudy with little temperature change. Collins Weather Station logged 43 high 27 low for Wednesday. At 9 am today 38 degrees at the station and 10 am 38 in the Morris business district.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Morris Business
Patriarca in Federal Custody On Way To Prison
Raymond L. S. Patriarca 61 first named as New England Cosa Nostra chief in Senate testimony is now in federal custody en route to a five year term. Judge Ford ordered his arrest after Supreme Court refused review of his case. Patriarca had posted $25,000 bail. He was convicted last year of conspiracy to murder Willie Marfeo 41, a gambler, in 1966.
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Providence
R.I
Raymond L. S. Patriarea
U.S. Senate
New England
Cosa Nostra
Francis J. W. Ford
Boston
Patriarea
Patriarca
U.S. Supreme Court
Willie Marfeo
Gold rush builds in Europe on franc devaluation fears
In London and Zurich a new gold rush forms as belief grows that the French franc will be devalued. Zurich bullion hits a record 43.40 to 43.70 per ounce amid heavy buying. London fixes near 43.25 and climbs to 43.60 as demand shifts, with France supplying much of it and smuggling money abroad to buy gold.
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London
Zurich
Switzerland
France
Bolen Files For Board As Moris School Elections Open
Waldo E. Bolen Jr. filed a petition to run for a three year term on the Morris elementary board of education. Don E. Marth also filed a three year term petition on the opening day February 26.
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Waldo E. Bolen Jr
W. Jackson Sr
Morris Elementary Board of Education
Don E. Marth
Lisbon Road
U S Threatens Consequences On Shellings
The United States protested the indiscriminate shelling of Saigon and warned North Vietnam and the Viet Cong that consequences are their responsibility. Ambassador Lodge urged peace talks to start with military questions and a de militarized buffer zone. The talks met four hours with a plan to resume next Thursday amid mutual accusations of defeat.
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Paris
United States
Saigon
National Liberation Front
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nixon
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Front
Hanoi
Lodge
North
South Vietnam
Tran Buu Kiem
Kiem
Bodies of Missing Women Found in Provincetown Woods
The dismembered bodies of Patricia Walsh and Mary Ann Wyssocki were unearthed near the site where an unidentified teen was found on Feb. 4. Provincetown carpenter Anton Costa, 25, was arrested in Boston and charged with murder.
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Provincetown
Mass
Dist. Atty
Edmund Dinis
Antone Costa
Boston
Dinis
Patricia Walsh
Mary Ann Wysocki
Rhode Island College
Providence, R.I
Water Delivered To Trapped Miner In Utah Mine
Rescue crews drilled through 35 feet of rock to deliver water to William Buck Jones, trapped five days in a zinc lead mine in Lark Utah. He described his enclosure and aided rescuers as crews inch toward freeing him, while his two sons visited and spoke with him through the rock.
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LARK
Utah
Bill Hawes
William
Buck’’ Jones
Jones
Hawes
John Borden
Clifford
Glen
Parking Lot Variance Backed By Morris Zoning Board
The Morris Zoning Board of Appeals recommended a 20 foot setback variance for aImmaculate Conception Church parking lot at Pine and North Streets. The board also granted a canopy and sign variance for Gunnerson Texaco at 304 KE North Street. Votes were 5 1 and 5 0 respectively.
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Morris Zoning Board of Appeals
Pine and
North Sts
Immaculate Conception Church
Gene McArdle
Kenneth Sereno
William Stangland
Arthur Narvick
Willard Olson
William Norton
Gunnerson
Texaco
North St
Sereno
Appeals Board
R. L. Long
J. A. Crinklaw
Texaco Co
Lockport
Robert Gunnerson
Stangland
Sheriff Removes Controversial Flag Painting in Decatur
In Decatur Illinois deputy sheriff removed a controversial art piece titled Flag in Chains from the Decatur Art Center. State's Attorney Basil Greanias charged center officers Marvin Klaven and Edward Lindsay with improper display of the flag under the Illinois Flag Destruction Act. The work by Marc Murrell was part of Patriotic Images in American Art, a traveling exhibition.
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Decatur, Ill
Decatur
Basil Greanias
Marc Murrell
Greanias
Marvin Klaven
Edward E. Lindsay
American Federation of Arts
Greanius
Laird warns on war escalation after Saigon rocket attack
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird arriving in Saigon said enemy forces must be prepared to accept consequences if they continue attacks on South Vietnamese cities. He stated the United States will not tolerate any escalation of the war after a rocket barrage on the capital.
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Saigon
U.S
Melvin’ R Laird
Schweickart Completes Spacewalk Outside Apollo 9
Astronaut Russell Schweickart stepped from the lunar module onto the front porch of space inside the Apollo 9 mission. He moved in a bulky suit with golden slippers, tethered by a 25 foot line while Col. James McDivitt photographed and Col. David Scott observed from the command ship.
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Schweickart
Air Force
James A. McDivitt
McDivitt
LEM
Scott
Moon Schweickart
U.S
Mechanic Injured When Auto Falls Onto Leg
Francis Morgan, 67, of 1211 Butler St, was admitted to Morris Hospital after a left front fender fell onto his right leg at Wilson Chevrolet. He was working under a car supported on jacks when a porta power lift shifted, causing the engine to drop and crush his leg. Davis Ambulance transported him to the hospital.
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Francis Morgan
Butler St
Morris Hospital
Wilson Chevrolet
Jackson SM
Morgan
Wendell Wilson
Wilson
Chevrolet
Mortgan
Davis
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Dwight Church
Vietnam
Europe
Bolen
Franklin School
John Hynds
Ray Christensen
E. Chapin Sr
Morris Community High School Board
Henry Smith
Saratoga Township
Paul Nolte
Fairmont
Minn
William Jones
Norton
Morris City Council
Alex Crowder
C C Roofing
Laird
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