Thieu Ready to Meet With NLF Special Committee to Study City Planning
A joint meeting of Morris City Council planning officials and zoning boards set for April 7 at 7 30 p m to review a 200 monthly contract with Carl Gardner and Associates. Aldermen voted March 10 to discontinue after April 30 amid criticism of the consultant.
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Morris Planning Commission
Zoning Board of Appeals
City Zoning Officer
Carl Gardner and Associates
Tracy Adcock
Devel Wer
Floyd Siron
Charles Roseland
Donald Davidson
Planning Commission
Barry Seng
Kenneth Sereno
Donald Gilchrist
Eugene Sorensen
William Norton
Downtown Planning Committee
Siron
Seng
Willard Olson
Lester Johnson
Arthur Hornsby Jr
Hornsby
Morris
Abel
Roseland
Leslie J. Davidson
Rte. 3
Morris City Council
Housing and Urban Development
North
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Illinois
Morris Plan Commission
Plan Commission
Hundt
Adcock
Pakistan Army takes over as Ayub resigns in martial law
President Ayub Khan resigns and hands control to Gen Yahya Khan who proclaims martial law. Yahya names deputies from the air force navy and army while Ayub says the center is too weak and the streets decide issues. The broadcast notes a shift to a federal parliamentary system though Ayub cannot back a weakest center.
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Karachi
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Pakistan
Yahya Khan
Yaha
Ayub
Five Arrested In Glenview Narcotics Raid
Federal narcotics agents arrested three Glenview youths and two Chicago men after a failed marijuana purchase in Harms Wood Forest Preserve. James Steele and George Hildreth were wounded when they allegedly threatened agents during the chaotic scene.
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Glenview, Ill
Glenview
James Steele
George Hildreth
Chicago
Cook County
Howard Hayes
Jeffrey Hall
Steele
Hildreth
Weather summary for Morris region forecast and temps
Cloudy and windy tonight with light snow flurries and a low in the mid 20s. Wednesday remains mostly cloudy and cold with a high in the 30s. Thursday should be partly sunny with little temperature change. Col in's Weather Station recorded 1.14 inches of precipitation on Monday. high 56 and low 30. Temperature was 30 at 9:30 a.m. and 32 downtown Morris at 10 a.m.
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Collin
Morris
Boston Transit Power Plant Hit by Blast
An explosion at a power plant in South Boston knocked out MBTA electric service during the morning rush. Trains stalled in tunnels, riders evacuated, and buses carried passengers as repairs began. One injured electrician, John Dorian, was treated and deemed not seriously hurt. Officials cited water seepage shorting a transformer as the cause.
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
South Boston
MBTA
John Dorian
Living costs rise in February driven by clothing and housing
February consumer prices climbed four tenths of one percent with housing up five tenths and clothing up four tenths while grocery costs fell two tenths. Despite weekly earnings near 111 dollars for many workers, purchasing power eroded as prices rose across most major categories. Wholesale prices also advanced four tenths with lumber up 37 percent and plywood up 95 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Heart Fund totals reach 6262.47 in Grundy County drive
Grundy County Heart Fund receipts amount to 6262.47 for the 1969 campaign as reported by Howard Temple president. They break down to Coal City 1022.05 Gardner South Wilmington 148.06 Mazon area 733.90 Minooka area 440.65 Morris NW townships 3917.81. Delegates chosen for Illinois Heart Association silver anniversary meeting in Peoria May 23.
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Grundy County Heart Fund
Howard Temple
Coal City
Gardner-South Wilmington
Mazon
Minooka
Morris
Northwest
Illinois Heart Association
Peoria
Eisenhower's Condition Stays Guarded Amid Heart Trouble
Washington AP Army doctors report former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains guarded as he battles recurrent congestive heart failure at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Brig. Gen. Hughes says the 78-year-old appeared to plateau after a new crisis, with John Eisenhower visiting and Mrs. Eisenhower in contact.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Frederic J. Hughes Jr
Eisenhower
John Eisenhower
Belgium
New York
Mamie
Milton Eisenhower
Nixon
Walter Reed
Gen. Hughes
Palm Sunday Faces Palm Frond Shortage Across Churches
A Florida palm supplier says labor shortages will leave many churches short of palm fronds for Palm Sunday. Florists and suppliers nationwide report limited supply as 1.5 million fronds were ordered, with shortages affecting observances.
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MIMS
Fla
Florida
J. F. Grottendick and Sons of
Baltimore
Higginbotham
Plano Youth Gifford Is Sentenced On 2 Charges
An 18 year old Plano youth Howard Gifford was sentenced to Kendall County Jail for six months on resisting arrest ninety days for reckless driving and fined one hundred dollars for property damage The sentences run concurrently and restitution for jail damage is ordered.
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Plattville
Plano
Howard Gifford
Kendall County
Robert Sears
Yorkville
Plano City
Gifford
Candidate Wins Without Running In Colbert Oklahoma
Ollie Weger, 67, and incumbent W. W. Brockett, 68, tied with 118 votes each for a seat on the Colbert City Council. The election board chose Weger by lottery after a proposed foot race was ruled unlawful. Weger’s name was drawn from a hat Monday.
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Colbert, Okla
Ollie Weger
Morris Public Library bond issue approved by council
An ordinance authorizes 218000 in bonds for a new Morris Public Library with 5 percent maximum interest. Bonds dated April 1 1969 schedule payments through 1988. Sale negotiations pending.
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New Morris
Wren
Charles O’brien
Gould Park
James McElwain
Valley Builders of
Spring Valley
E. Swenson
Joliet
J. D. Simpson
Richard Schweickert
Walter Hundt
Water and Sewer Committee
Richard DePung
Lindsay Soft Water
Lester Johnson
Judiciary Committee
Johnson
Adcock
Finance Committee
Donald Caisley
Charles Roseland
Health and Sanitation Committee
Morris
Armstrong St
Tom Sheppard
Thieu proposes private talks with Viet Cong in Paris
Saigon President Nguyen Van Thieu said his government is ready to hold private meetings with the National Liberation Front without conditions. He noted talks could occur alongside the Paris peace conference and expressed hope for a favorable NLF response.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Paris
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
NLF
United States
Thieu
Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Front
Hanoi
Joliet Jewelry Store Robbery Attempt Ends with Shooting
Police responded to a downtown Joliet jewelry store robbery in progress. George J. Ellis, 43, of Chicago, was shot by officers and admitted in serious condition at Silver Cross Hospital. The House of Diamonds owner said Ellis entered with a gun.
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Joliet, Il
George J. Ellis
Chicago
Joliet
Ellis
Silver Cross Hospital
House of Diamonds
Ray Plans Plea Change In King Killing Case
James Earl Ray will switch his plea to not guilty and seek a new trial in the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. NSRP officials Edward Fields and J. B. Stoner said Stoner will represent Ray in court. Ray previously pleaded guilty March 10 and received a 99 year sentence in the Memphis slaying.
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Savannah
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
National States Rights Party
Edward R. Fields
NSRP
J. B. Stoner
Stoner
Ray
Tennessee State
Nashville
Fields
King
Memphis
Tenn
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Lake City
Boston Transit Power
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Heart Campaign
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Ralph Sligginbotham
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