Wallace Dies After Cancer Battle in Alabama Governor's Mansion
Gov. Lurleen B. Wallace dies in her sleep at 41 after a two year cancer fight. Lt. Gov. Albert Brewer becomes acting governor per Alabama law. Funeral planned at St James Methodist Church in Montgomery with a public viewing at the executive mansion and state capitol rotunda.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lurleen B. Wallace
George
Albert Brewer
Decatur
Alabama
St. James Methodist Church
Wallace
John Vickers
State Capitol
Stratton Proposes 600 Million Bond for Illinois Highways
Former Governor William G. Stratton proposes a 600 million bond issue to fund Illinois highway construction. He suggests financing via a half cent per gallon gasoline tax increase and notes no current major highway program. Stratton runs for the Republican nomination, opposing Altorfer and Oglivie, while criticizing the Democratic administration for diverting road funds and condemning a 12 million state highway building as a marble palace. He also says he opposed a state income tax.
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Alton
Ill
William G. Stratton
Illinois
Stratton
John Henry Altorfer
Peoria
Richard B. Oglivie
Cook County
Chicago
Circulation Up At City Library For Morris Year
The Morris Public Library reported a yearly circulation of 50 388 ending April 30 an increase of 6148. The board cited rising college and new resident use and proposed building plans with a total project cost around 266 000 including furnishings and fees. Members discussed funding federal aid and a possible referendum with a special May 20 meeting planned.
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Morris Public Library
Board of Trustees
Morris City Council
Frank Condon
Arthur Meadors
Robert MacDonald
Gordon Gregg
James Phillips
John B. Roth
Roth
MacDonald
Eugene Hayes
Lester Stoeffel
Illinois State Library Advisory Committee
Stoeffel
Carnegie Library
Price Dean
Conrad Weitz
Tracy Adcock
William Hynds
Weather forecast brief for Morris area
The bulletin notes showers and thunderstorms likely tonight with a low in the upper 50s. Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with a chance of morning showers and a high near 70. Thursday outlook is fair and mild. Collins Weather Station logged highs of 66 and a 47 low, with current readings at 9 am 57 and 11 am 63 in downtown Morris.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Morris
VFW Members Sell Buddy Poppies in Morris Streets
Members of VFW Post 6049 and the Ladies Auxiliary will be on Morris streets all day Friday selling Buddy Poppies. Co chairmen Reynold Turner Mrs Ladd Tedford and Mrs Mary Jane Clampitt lead the effort.
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VFW Post 6049
Ladies Auxiliary
Morris
Reynold Turner
Ladd Tedford
Mary Jane Clampitt
Work Boycott at Illinois Bell Continues During Talks
About 25 installers and repairmen at the Morris Illinois Bell office kept a work boycott as talks resumed in Chicago to avert a midnight strike. IBEW members had not crossed operators lines during a 24 day CWA strike, which won a three year contract for operators and clerks. A Chicago union spokesman said IBEW reduced demands from 20 to 18 percent over 18 months and would bargain within that framework.
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Morris
Illinois
Bell Telephone
Chicago
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Communications Workers of America
Illinois Bell
Karl E. Linnemann
IBEW
Grundy County issues three building permits for chemical plant
Grundy County Office of Building and Zoning issued three permits Monday for industrial development. Northern Petrochemical Co. Omaha Neb for a chemical manufacturing plant in Aux Sable Township. Burdett Oxygen Co. Cleveland Ohio gets a permit for a compressor shelter and control building in Aux Sable Township. Demet and Dougherty Co. receive a permit to construct a concrete block warehouse in Felix Township on land owned by Mid American Chemical Co Chicago.
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Grundy County
Northern Petrochemical Co
Omaha
Neb
Aux Sable Township
Burdett Oxygen Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Demet and Dougherty Co
Felix Township
Eileen
Mid-American Chemical Co
Chicago
Ft Gordon Soldier Buys 40 Year Old Firetruck
Spec. 4 Ray Laski, 20, a medical specialist from West Hartford Conn, buys a 40-year old fire engine for 200 dollars plus 25 dollars of equipment from Louisville Ga fire station. The truck comes with a 25 pound brass bell and six helmets including a chief's hat.
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FT. Gordon, Ga
Ft. Gordon
Ray Laski
West Hartford
Armored Troops Join Saigon Battle Amid City Skirmish
American tanks and armored personnel carriers joined the Saigon fighting as Viet Cong attacks from the southwest were halted near the Kinh Doi Canal. U.S. 9th Infantry Division armor engaged, 35 enemy casualties reported, five Americans wounded, siege operations backed by air and South Vietnamese forces.
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Saigon
U.S
South
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
9Th Division
Tan Son Nhut
Papal Swearing-In Seals Swiss Guard Loyalty
Pope Paul VI presided as 17 new Swiss Guards were sworn in at the Vatican on Monday. The ceremony highlighted Catholic Switzerland's loyalty to the Holy See.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Switzerland
Vatican
Disqualification of Derby Winner Over Drug Test
Churchill Downs announced that Dancer's Image, winner of the Kentucky Derby, will be disqualified and placed last after a urine test showed phenylbutazone derivatives. Winnings go to second place horse Forward Pass. Fran cie's Hat finished third.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Calumet Farm
Forward Pass
State Racing Commission
Dancer
Boston Auto
Peter Fuller
Francie
Center Rents Office Space To Dentist
Gardner The executive board of the Southeastern Grun dy Medical Center has agreed to rent a portion of the building to dentist Dr. Lawrence P. Coyne. He plans to open an office there soon. The center will reserve space for a medical doctor and continues seeking a physician for the facility.
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Gardner
Southeastern Grundy Medical Center
Lawrence P. Coyne
Coyne
Dwight
New Camp Resort Planned At Old Boy Scout Site
Four men including a Coal City resident join to purchase the Rainbow Council camp for development as Shab Bona Camping Resort Inc. near Morris. About 90 of 93 acres will be improved for year round public camping with a 35 by 70 foot pool, boats, recreation hall, and basic amenities. Opening day is May 29 with plans for group rates and on site caretaker.
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Coal City
Rainbow Council
Shabbona Camping Resort, Inc
Morris
Illinois 17
Jesse R. Brown
E. Third St
Brown
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Joliet
Illinois
Clyde R. Myers
Howard K. Washam
Caterpillar
Robert G. Whitley
Charles Addington
Percy Reward of 50 000 Announced for Slaying of Valerie Percy
Senator Charles H. Percy offers a fifty thousand dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Valerie Percy 19 who was stabbed and beaten to death in September 1966 in the Kenilworth Kenilworth mansion. The state police transfer jurisdiction to the state police and a special Percy Homicide Investigation unit will handle the case.
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Chicago
Charles H. Percy
Sharon
Percy
Kenilworth
Morris Public Library Announces Summer Hours Change
The Morris Public Library will close on Wednesdays all summer and early closure on Saturdays at 4 p.m. The new schedule starts June 1 with daily hours 10 a.m. to noon then 1 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday except Wednesday. Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Morris Public Library
Board of Trustees
Flood Strands 15 Men in Three Groups at Gauley Mine
Recurring floodwaters trapped 25 miners in three groups inside Gauley Coal and Coke Co No 8 mine in Hominy Falls West Virginia. Water drop allowed pumps to advance 880 feet while rescuers waited for divers from Philadelphia to reach the groups and emergency shafts to break through.
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Hominy Falls
W.va
West Virginia
Gauley Coal and Coke Co
Gauley
Gauley Mine
Mina
Frank Davis
Edward Rudd
Philadelphia
Tim Salvati
Coal Company
Acting Morris Police Chiefs Named for Chief’s Absence
Morris policemen Jack Kopezick and Glenn Johnson will serve as acting chiefs while Police Chief Donald Ward recovers from a broken foot. Kopezick handles day shifts and Johnson takes night duties as Ward recovers over six weeks after an accident at Chapin Park.
Remodeling Plans On Morris Elementary Board Agenda
Remodeling of Lincoln and McKinley Schools will be discussed at the Morris Elementary Board of Education May meeting at 7 p m Wednesday in Franklin School. Ratification of the current professional negotiations agreement or suggested changes also is on the agenda. Report on Institute Day last Wednesday is scheduled.
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Lincoln
McKinley
Morris Elementary Board of Education
Frankelin
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Illinois Department of Public Safety
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