FBI Checks Violence in National Farmers milk action
FBI investigators review violence reports tied to the National Farmers Organization milk withholding action. Milk haulers were escorted by Wisconsin sheriffs as roving groups dumped thousands of gallons. The campaign seeks a two cent price increase to farmers across 25 states, with retail milk around 30 cents a quart in Chicago.
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Chicago
FBI
National Farmers Organization
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
U.S
Wisconsin
Burnett
Polk
Waukesha
Walworth
Pennsylvania
Idaho
New York
Cancer Drive Names Division Chairmen for 1967
Mrs. Waldo Bolen Jr. announces division chairmen for the American Cancer Society drive beginning April 1. Industry Waldo Bolen Jr.. clubs Angie Patti. insurance and real estate Ted Conley. dentists Dr Wilbur Dolezal. medical Dr Hugo Avalos. townships Mrs John C Olson. automobile dealers Guy Osmanson. lawyers Attorney Robert Adcock. Bolen expresses confidence in a successful crusade and stresses education as a key objective to save lives.
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American Cancer Society
Lyndon Johnson
Waldo Bolen Jr
Grundy County
Heavy Fighting Near Cambodia Warfront Battle Near Tay Ninh
U S forces repelled a 2500 strong Viet Cong assault near Cambodia as 423 enemy dead were reported. U S losses reached 30 dead and 109 wounded with Marines and artillery sustaining heavy fire near Gio Linh and Gia Linh as air and ground units pressed the sweep in War Zone C.
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U.S
Cambodia
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Tay Ninh
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnam
Princeton
Gio Linh
Gia Linh
Warming Trend Signals Mild Start to Spring
The Weather Bureau forecasts clearing skies late today with only small temperature changes on the first day of spring. Tonight's low should be in the 20s, with Wednesday mainly sunny and near 50 degrees. Collins Station logged 36/32 highs and lows, and Morris downtown read 39 degrees by 11 a.m. A trace of rain and snow totaled .84 inch.
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Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris
Results of Morris Elementary School District survey
A Citizens Committee meeting in Franklin School revealed survey results on the Morris Elementary School District educational situation. Arthur Leach reported 516 questionnaires returned with detailed responses on tax concerns, building plans, administration confidence, and operating costs.
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Morris
Citizens’ Committee
Franklin School
Arthur Leach
Leach
Raymond Kopstick
John C. Olson
Marilyn Zweeres
Morris Savings and Loan Association
Herald
Board of Education
Richard Bauer
Bimet Electrical Research
David Wharrie
Explosion Halts Torrey Canyon Salvage Work
A violent blast in the engine room of the stranded supertanker Torrey Canyon halted salvage operations off Land's End England. A Dutch Utrecht salvage master died from burns, while the crew and salvage officers were evacuated as a large oil spill threatened southern England beaches.
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Land’s End
England
Torrey Canyon
Royal Navy
Utrecht
Speck Slumps as Jury Questions Persist in Mass Murder Trial
In Peoria Illinois Richard Speck sits listless while prosecutors and defense attorneys press over 450 potential jurors in the fifth week of his murder trial. Defense lawyer Gerald Getty with James Doherty and James Gromenos probes for prejudice and grounds for excusal while prosecutor William Martin seeks a fair panel.
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Peoria, Ill
Richard Speck
Gerald Getty
Cook County
Chicago
James Doherty
James Gromenos
Getty
Doherty
Speck
William Martin
Herbert C. Paschen
Aids
Venireman
Plan Expansion of Mobile Home Park in Grundy County
The Grundy County Planning Commission recommended approval of a preliminary sketch for a 45 acre addition to Shady Oaks Trailer Park near Minooka to create 259 trailer spaces, lake, commercial and recreation areas, with 175-watt lighting every 165 feet and a concrete patio. The park now has 149 trailers.
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Shady Oaks
Minooka
Grundy County Planning Commission
Joe and
Frank Schmidt
Chicago
Joseph Abel
Abel
Commission
John Kinsella
Steve Ritter
Channahon
Sand Ridge Acres
U.S. 6
Morris
Goose Lake Corporation
Robert Drake
General Electric Seeks Planning Map Change for Goose Lake Site
GE seeks to reclassify Goose Lake Township land on the county comprehensive map from conserve to industrial to accommodate a planned nuclear recovery plant. R L Hartley GE industrial real estate superintendent presented the petition in a Monday night courthouse meeting, noting readiness to invest and asking steps to request the change.
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General Electric Co
Grundy County
Quintuplets Born in Sweden Five Babies Delivered Prematurely
In Vasteras Sweden Mrs. Fredrik Lars Janson 28 delivered five babies after fertility hormone treatment. One girl died soon after birth and another died hours later leaving three remaining twins in incubators. The three surviving infants include two girls and one boy weighing between 1,644 and 2,800 ounces at birth. The mother and babies faced critical days ahead. the delivery lasted about 25 minutes.
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Vasteras
Sweden
Fredrik Lars Janson
Rolf Faahreaus
Jansson
Carl Gemzell
Uppsala
Deadline Friday for Jr College Board candidates
Final day to file petitions for the new junior college district board. Filing is at the Will County superintendent of schools office in the Joliet courthouse. Twenty one people have signed, including four from the area: Dr. Barry Leng and Gerald Sampson of Morris, Atty. John Zerboglio of Coal City, and Allen Holler of rural Mazon.
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Board of Education
Will County
Superintendent of Schools
Joliet
Barry Leng
Gerald Sampson
Morris
John Zerboglio
Coal City
Allen Holler
Mazon
Johnson proposes talks with Ho Chi Minh for Vietnam peace
In February President Johnson sent a peace message to Ho Chi Minh via a U.S. representative in Moscow. Ho Chi Minh rejected the proposal, demanding an unconditional halt to bombing and all acts of war before any talks could begin.
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Tokyo
Johnson
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
Vietnam
North Vietnamese
Foreign Ministry
United States
Moscow
Vietnam News Agen
VNA
Democratic Republic of
U.S
No Decisions Reached at Guam LBJ Guam Talks
President Johnson said the two days of Vietnam talks on Guam yielded no military or major decisions. Premier Ky and Chief of State Thieu returned to Saigon where Thieu said Hanoi must join peace talks, but no reply was received. Johnson spoke at a Guam news briefing after Ky appealed for U.S. unity and support.
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Guam
Johnson
Vietnam
Pacific
Honolulu
Washington
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
Thieu
North Vietnam
Hanoi
White House
George Christian
Navy Officers Club
United American
Discover Leak in Police Department
Morris Police Chief Don Ward found a four bucket leak in the ceiling above his office after a morning discovery. He said the leak stemmed from a broken pipe in an old upstairs apartment at city hall and used four buckets to catch the water while awaiting help.
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Morris
Donald Ward
City Hall
Chief Ward
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Oscar Larson
Kenneth Allen
Robert Tesdal
Union Oil Co. of
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Rikki
Mille
Stockholm
Atty
James Peacock
A. P. Green Co
Illinois
Goose Lake Township
General Electric
Quintuplets
Jr. College
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