Plane Crash Kills 16 on Tennessee hunters flight
A DC3 charter plane carrying 27 aboard from Memphis to Belize crashed in fog while landing at New Orleans International Airport. Coroner Dr. Charles B. Odom confirms 16 dead. 11 survivors rushed to hospital, with six or more bodies reported in wreckage earlier.
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New Orleans
New Orleans International
Charles B. Odom
Jefferson Parish
Odom
William Mancuso
Kenner
Ochsner Foundation Hospital
Jay Charrier
General Aviation Corp
Memphis
Belize
British Honduras
Kankakee Crash Kills Three People
A two car crash at U S 54 and Interstate 57 near Kankakee Illinois killed three people including Margery Newman 23 Mrs Linda J Krenek 20 and her five month old son Scott all of Kankakee The other car driven by Joseph Rivard 18 of Bourbonnais carried seven youths who sustained minor injuries Both vehicles were demolished and the crash occurred as one vehicle exited Interstate 57
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Kankakee
Ill
U.S. 54
Interstate 57
Margery Newman
Linda J. Krenek
Scott
Joseph Rivard
Bourbonnais
Rivard
Lawsuit Demands 40000 Over Brake Repair
A personal injury suit seeking 40000 was filed in Grundy County Circuit Court against Herb Gunderson owner of Herbs Mobil Service Station in Rochelle. The action is brought by Clifford and Ruth Wyatt.
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Herb Gunderson
Herb
Mobil
Rochelle
Grundy County
Clifford
Ruth Wyatt
Weather Mixes Spring Start With Cooler Forecast
The first day of spring began at 1 08 p m but spring like warmth faded. Tonight brings variable cloudiness and colder temps with a low in the upper 20s. Friday should be partly sunny and cool with a high around 40. Collin s Weather Station logs Wednesday s high at 70 and low at 38 with morning rain. At 9 30 a m it was 41 at the station and 42 downtown Morris at 11 15 a m.
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Collin
Morris
Laird Defends ABM as Shield Against Soviet Attacks
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the modified ABM Safeguard system aims to deter nuclear war by preventing attacks in the first place. He described it as a peacebuilding step and a path to arms control, while noting it could deter both Soviet and Chinese missiles if negotiations fail.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
United States
Laird
Soviet Union
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sen
John Stennis
D-Miss
Nixon
Predict Flood Crests Along Mississippi
The Weather Bureau released forecasts for flood crests along a 200 mile Mississippi stretch from Grafton Illinois to Cape Girardeau Missouri. The latest outlook places crests at 23.5 to 27 feet at Grafton well above flood stage, with preparations underway in several areas.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Grafton
Ill
Cape Girardeau
Gratton
Area Business News Column Launch
Beginning Friday the Morris Daily Herald will start a weekly column titled Area Business News. It will feature stories and items of general interest about local businesses industries and plants. Submissions are due to Area Business News by Thursday morning.
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Morris Daily Herald
Area Business News
Goose Lake zoning hearing on state park and prairie preserve
About 75 people attended the Grundy County Zoning Board meeting as the Illinois Department of Conservation backed a plan to acquire roughly 1,490 acres for a state park and to negotiate for about 1,450 more. The proposal aims to preserve virgin prairie while providing recreation space, drawing counterpoints from local officials and developers concerned about tax base and land use.
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Grundy County
Joseph Arado
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
Arado
Prairie Preserve
Jones
Illinois River
Illinois
William Rutherford
Illinois Department of Conservation
Prairie
Rutherford
Lawson
Robert Drake
Morris
Goose Lake Township
Drake
Goose Lake
John Hauschild
Richard Pierce
Pierce
Trend Would Surpass Total Korean Count
SAIGON AP The U S Command reports 351 Americans killed in action in Vietnam last week lifting U S battlefield deaths to 10 112 in 10 months since the Paris talks began and to 33 063 in more than eight years of war The toll last week was up 15 from the prior week with 1 140 American deaths in the first three weeks of the spring offensive and the total expected to exceed the Korean war toll by month end U S wounded were 1 401 while South Vietnamese losses reached 325 killed and 1 156 wounded The enemy toll reached 119 100 killed since Paris talks began and 465 479 since U S entry in 1961 Da Nang and surrounding bases faced heavy rocket and mortar fire as U S forces reported over 20 rounds landing near Camp Tien Sha killing two civilians and wounding six others.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Paris
United States
da Nang
South Vietnam
U.S. Navy
Camp Tien Sha
Navy
Marine Air
State Approves Nine Million for Treatment Plants
The Illinois Sanitary Water Board approved about 9 million dollars for wastewater treatment projects in 23 counties. Carbondale and East Peoria plan nearly 6 million in sewage works while six Illinois River and Rock River municipalities will spend over 3 million. No state funds are involved and tax increases or service charges may be used to pay the improvements. limited federal grants may delay construction.
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Springfield, Ill
Illinois Sanitary Water Board
Clarence W. Klassen
Illinois River
Rock River
Klassen
Carbondale
East Peoria
County Waterway Permit Requested
A Grundy County resident Jack D Woodall Route 1 Wilmington applied to the Illinois Division of Waterways Springfield for a permit to construct a causeway and finger slips on the Des Plaines River south bank southwest of Channahon. Robert J and Ardis B Thorpe of Seneca seek permission to dredge an entrance channel place sheet pilings around the entrance channel and wood pilings beside a dock southwest of Seneca.
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Grundy County
Jack D. Woodall
Rte. 1
Wilmington
Illinois Division of Waterways
Springfield
Des Plaines River
Channahon
Robert J
Ardis” B. Thorpe
Seneca
Experts urge early counseling to help drug hooked youths
A panel of experts from Yale Harvard and other institutions argues that when youths experiment with mind altering drugs, family friends counselors and health professionals should provide nonjudgmental support. They stress honest information emphasis on care and example setting to reduce curiosity and peer influence.
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Alton Blakeslee
Associated Press
Kenneth Keniston
Yale University
Dana Ld. Farnsworth
Harvard
Stanley Yolles
National Institute of Mental Health
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Judy Laing
Morris Paint & Drapery
Holly
Avion Corporation
West Tennessee Sportsmen's Association
Mississippi
Helen
Thomas Panas
Athens
Greece
O’hare International Airport
Harry
Libby) Skopes
Jefferson St
Skopes
Anastasia
Mike
Heidi
Panas
America
Herald
Albert Lawson
Rte. 2
Minooka
Zoning Commission
Camp
Tien Sha
John Finlater
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Morris E. Chatetz
Harvard Medical School
Younsters
Donald Bo Louria
New York City
Finlater
Bureau of Drug Abuse Control
Pin
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Henry Giordano
John E. Ingersoll
Dr. Kentston
David Gottlieb
Pennsylvania State University
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