Kerner Resigns as Governor to Join Federal Bench
Gov Otto Kerner will resign at midnight May 19 to take a seat on the U S Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago where Chief Judge Hastings will swear him in May 20 Shapiro will become acting governor immediate ly and faces a state in financial crisis and a July 15 legislative reconvened session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Til
Otto Kerner
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Kerner
Samuel H. Shapiro
Chicago
John S. Hastings
Shapiro
Illinois
Senate
Johnson
Win G. Enoch
Indiana
Wisconsin
Cook County
U.S
Otto Kerner Sr
Kankakee
Lester Sellers
Marseilles
Grundy County
Richard Wilder
Sellers
Wilder
Richard Pierce
Morris City
Morris
Salvation Army to Collect in Morris Next Week
Salvation Army will collect furniture and clothing in Morris next week. County unit chairman Earl Kay outlined a schedule with area blocks and noted rural drop sites and a suitable collection container are to be announced. Trucks start at 8:30 a.m. and continue until full, with residents asked to place bundles in front of houses for easy pickup.
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Salvation Army
Morris
Earl Kay
Liberty St
Illinois Ave
Rock Island
Kay
Illinois physicist injured in I 47 crash. wife killed
Professor William Bertram 31 a University of Illinois physics research assistant in fair condition after a two car collision at 1145 p m Saturday on Illinois 47 south of Sis Drive Inn. His wife Karin 29 died. her body to be shipped to Germany next week per Grundy County coroner W Clark Davis.
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William Bertram
University of Illinois
Morris Hospital
Bertram
Illinois 47
Sis’ Drive Inn
W. Clark Davis
Grundy County
Karin
Gerpany
Rockefeller Wins Massachusetts Primary in Write-In Victory
Gov Nelson A Rockefeller of New York led a Massachusetts Republican write-in surge to win a share of 34 delegate votes on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention. Senator Eugene J McCarthy topped the Democratic ballot with about 114 thousand votes and led in the early reporting.
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Boston
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Massachusetts
Rockefeller
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Robert F. Kennedy
John A. Volpe
Volpe
Nixon
Reagan
Kennedy
Johnson
Humphrey
Sen. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Strikers Ineligible For Compensation In Illinois
CHICAGO AP The Illinois Division of Unemployment Compensation ruled that Communications Workers of America strikers against Illinois Bell are ineligible for benefits. Administrator Samuel C. Bernstein said the ineligibility covers workers under bargaining jurisdiction of the striking unions and those not reporting due to picket lines or support for the strike, following Illinois Supreme Court rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois Division of Unemployment Compensation
Communications Workers of America
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Samuel C. Bernstein
Illinois Bureau of Employment Security
Bernstein
Illinois Supreme Court
Blood Battle at Dong Ha Heats Up Across Northeast Vietnam
In a three day fight near Dong Ha and Hue, U S and South Vietnamese troops report 616 enemy killed, with 43 Americans and 221 wounded and allied forces pressing near the DMZ. Vietnam leaders vow to defend territory as B52s strike in the A Shau Valley.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
3Rd Marine Division
Marine
Dong Ha
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Hue
Quang Tri City
Annexation for Weston Site Ruled Illegal
A DuPage County Circuit Court judge ruled the Weston village annexation of 156 acres illegal. The land was intended for a $375 million atomic accelerator site, but proper fire district notification was missing. Weston Mayor Art Theriault said the board will meet to decide next steps.
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William Guild
West Chicago
Warrenville
DuPage County
William Hopf
Art Theriault
Weston
Rockefeller Promotes Change in Vietnam Policy
Nelson Rockefeller called to reverse the Americanization of the Vietnam war and urged a conference of Asian nations to foster economic progress and stability. He proposed empowering Saigon’s government, broadening South Vietnam’s political life, and seeking a negotiated settlement within world relations.
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Philadelphia
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Council of Asian Nations
New York
Saigon
Vietnam
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
Lbj Rockefeller
Johnson
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Washington D.C
Great Crescent
Japan
India
Iran
China
United States
Albany
Massachusetts
John A. Volpe
Parking Meter Plan is Tabled in Morris City Council
Morris City Council this morning heard arguments for and against widening parking stalls on E Washington Street between Liberty and Wauponsee Streets. Business owners Frank Welch and William Allan urged caution and need for space, while the plan to widen stalls drew support for improved access. The council voted to table the issue for further study and approved a new squad car and police applicant process.
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Morris City Council
E. Washington St
Liberty
Wauponsee Sts
Washington St
Frank Welch
Kindelspire
W. Washington St
William Allan
Allan
Welch
James Baum
Grundy County National Bank
Wilson Chevrolet
Morris Police Department
Morris City
Lester W. Johnson
First Ward
U S Accepts Ship Site for Peace Talks
The United States accepts Indonesian proposal to hold preliminary peace talks with North Vietnam aboard a neutral naval ship in the Gulf of Tonkin. White House spokesman says the plan is acceptable and notes both sides have ambassadors in Indonesia. North Vietnam’s stance remains unclear.
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Washington
White House
North Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
Indonesia
Jakarta
George Christian
United States
Christian
Committee Votes $18 Million Cut
The House Appropriations Committee approved an 18 billion cut in appropriations including a 4 billion cut for next year to break the tax and economy stalemate. Chairman George H. Mahon said the move should help advance the tax bill after a White House session with House leaders and top budget officials.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
White House
House
Appropriations Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
Fowler
Charles J. Zwick
Weather outlook with mild nights and warm days ahead
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts continued mild conditions tonight with partly cloudy skies and a low near 50. Thursday will be partly cloudy and warmer with a chance of brief showers or thundershowers and a high in the upper 70s. Friday looks fair and cooler with a Collins Weather Station note of 177 degrees for a high and 43 for a low.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Morris
Morris City Council Delays Police Committee Formation
The Morris City Council tabled a proposal to form a police committee amid debate on the department’s expanding duties. Mayor Aage Hansen urged committee formation, while some aldermen favored keeping police matters under judiciary, and the resolution moved to May 13 for further discussion.
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Morris
Aage Hansen
Hansen
Charles Roseland
Second Ward
Judiciary Committee
First Ward
Lester W. Johnson
Tracy Adcock
Fourth Ward
Roseland
Robert G. Wren
John B. Roth
Hans A. Hexdall
Clinton A. Darling
Donald Ward
Gordon Gregg
Glenn E. Johnson
James L. Anderson
William Button
James L. Gretencord
Jack Kopezick
Robert L. L
Induction Report for Weathersby Melvin Leave for Induction
Mrs. Bernice Heggen executive secretary of the local Selective Service System states two men Gary L Weathersby of Morris and Ronald J Melvin of Wilmington departed today for induction into the armed forces. A total of 28 men reported for armed forces physical examinations.
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Bernice Heggen
Selective Service System
Gary L. Weathersby
Morris
Ronald J. Melvin
Wilmington
Armeed Forces
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Soviet Union
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Rocky
A Shau
da Nang
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
New
Philadelphia Zoological Garden
Petal
Marjorie F. Warren
Myron Stangland
Frank W. Kulig
Butler Sr
Police Commission
Joseph M. Mattson
Frank W. Welch
Adcock
Donald Davidson
Stine
Floyd Siron
Lester Johnson
John Nelson
Roseland and
Walter Hundt
Nelson
Hundt
Siron
Davidson
John Truty
Robert Coleman
Willard Olson
L. Ernest Osmundson
Melvin Werden
Raymond
Jennie Aspel
Irene Koehler
Hazel
Helen Pawlowski
Erman Johnston
Henry P. Briscoe
Merle Koehler
George
Dorothy
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