Army on alert for arrival of Poor People campanha
Washington area troops will be put on alert ahead of the Poor Peoples Campaign weekend march. The Pentagon cites prudent actions as 82nd Airborne units and District of Columbia National Guard prepare for possible riot duty and rapid movement if needed. Authorities monitor crowd size and leadership amid fears of violence despite nonviolent aims.
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Washington
Pentagon
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
District of Columbia National Guard
D.C
Army
Congress
Capitol Hill
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
Mine Rescue Ongoing After 25 Trapped In West Virginia
Two men freed after crawling half a mile through a flooded passage to reach 13 survivors. The remaining 10 trapped since a wall breach flooded the mine are presumed dead. Rescue officials pursue pumps and an alternate tunnel as the ceiling in places is only 36 inches high.
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Hominy Falls
West Virginia
W.va
Frank Davis
Edward Rudd
C. E. Richardson
Maust Coal and Coke Co
C. E. Sundstrom
Coast Guard Plans Weekend Safety Patrol on Illinois River
A Chicago based mobile Coast Guard unit will operate from Morris this weekend for boat safety checks and equipment enforcement on the Illinois River from Joliet to the Marsh isles. At Stratton State Park ramp, a guardsman will answer questions Saturday from noon to 4 pm, with literature at local dealers and marinas. Violations carry fines up to 100 dollars for equipment or up to 50 dollars for registration, plus 100 dollars for reckless operation. patrol covers boats from 16 to 65 feet with specific gear requirements.
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U. S. Coast Guard
Chicago
Morris
Kent Flowers
Coast Guardsman
Illinois
Coast
Mlinois
Joliet
Marsh Flies
Flowers
Cold front brings cooler temperatures and cloudy weekend
Temperatures dropped Thursday as a cold front moved in. Tonight will be cloudy with a low in the upper 40s. Saturday remains cloudy and cool with a chance of rain and a high near 60. Collins Weather Station logged 75/35 for Thursday. At 9 am today the station read 54 degrees. downtown Morris recorded 62 at 1 am.
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Collins
Morris
Jury Convenes to Hear Two Grady County Criminal Cases
The Grundy County Circuit Court petit jury meets Monday to try two cases. Anthony Insolata of Chicago faces a 10:30 a.m. trial for a January 3 theft of a 1961 Ford leased to Donico Vending Inc. at the Coffeehouse Restaurant parking lot on U S 66 and Illinois 47. Kenneth Hamilton Jr. of Highland Indiana is set for trial May 20 in a January 28 burglary and rape of a Morris-area mother of two.
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Grundy County
Anthony Insolata
Chicago
Insolata
Ford
Donico Vending Inc
Illinois Ave
U. S. 66
Illinois 47
Dwight
Kenneth Hamilton Jr
Highland
Ind
Hamilton
Morris
Old Brown Mill boarded for protection in Morris case
Workmen boarded up dangerous access points at the old Brown Mill at the west end of Washington Street. The move follows a demolition suit won by the city of Morris on January 15 against the Brown Milling Co and others for disrepair that endangered health and safety.
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Brown
Gebhard Brewery
Washington St
Morris
Brown Milling Co
Illinois
Student Charged in Slaying Near University Campus
Chicago AP reports junior Jessie Davis, 17, charged with murder in the April 22 death of Roy Gutmann, 21, a University of Chicago student shot near campus as he walked from his job to his apartment.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Jessie Davis
Roy Gutmann
Five Die As Texas Floods Hit Three Regions
Rain and floods across Texas caused five deaths and extensive damage. Sixteen near Dallas and East Texas communities faced high water, with a train derailed in Dauphin and bridges washed out in Athens. Teens drowned in Corpus Christi, and additional fatalities occurred from a car pileup near Centerville.
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Dallas, Tex
Texas
Dauphin
Athens
Midland
R. D. Lemon
Corpus Christi
Trinity River
Dallas
Corsicana
Malakoff
Weather Bureau
Herbert D. Neighbors
Lubbock
Debbie Doughty
Rafael Galvan III
Lamar Park
Robert R. van Dine
Centerville
Clean Up Campaign Schedule Details Citywide Pickup
The city continues its annual clean-up drive with pickups west of Division Street to Nettle Creek on Jackson North Chipin and Benton Streets. Waste collection extends north of the railroad tracks on Wednesday and Thursday. Next Friday is the final day with trash collected west of Nettle Creek to the city limits.
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Division St
Nettle Creek
Jackson
Chapin and
Benton Sts
First Violence in People's March
The first violence tied to the Poor People's Campaign occurred when a self-styled Polish freedom fighter was stabbed outside the Boston SCLC offices as marchers boarded buses for Providence. Joseph Mrot-Mroz, 43, of Salem, Mass., was taken to Boston City Hospital with a stab wound. he is listed on the danger list. The incident coincided with a memorial service at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s graveside in Atlanta where marchers reflected on King’s legacy.
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Associated Press
Boston
Joseph Mrot-Mroz
Salem
Mass
Boston City Hospital
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Providence
R.I
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
Washington
Joseph Boone
King
SCLC
Indiana
Tennessee
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
King’s College
Morris to observe mayor funeral with business closures
Funeral rites for Mayor Aage Hansen set for 11 a m at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Downtown Morris closes 11 to 11 30 a m, including seven aldermen pallbearers and banks and supermarkets joining observance.
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Aage Hansen
Morris
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
L. G. Hinderaker
Evergreen Cemetery
First National Bank of Morris
Grundy County National Bank
Morris Savings and Loan Association
Eagle, Kroger and
National
Harp solo highlights MCHS spring concert in Morris
Wilmington High School junior Sandi Bittermann 17 will perform Handel harp in B flat major at the Morris Community High School spring concert. Guest conductor Carlos Santucci of Ottawa leads the 67 piece band in Anchors Aweigh. Concert Thursday May 16 8 p.m. in the MCHS auditorium.
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Wilmington High School
Morris Community High School
Sandi Bittermann
Handel
MCHS
Carlos Santucci
Ottawa
Anchors Aweigh
Santucci
Dale Wise
Miss Bittermann
Lawrence Bittermann
Rte. 1
Wilmington
Park Forest
Interlochen
Mich
Linois Valley Symphony
Illinois Valley Symphony
Wise
Guermo
Welke
Richard Wells
Hayden
Reed
Aage Hansen
Walters
Scapade
Yoder
Jeanette Raeddal
Clarinet Caner
Sue Chouinard
Sue Ansell
Barb Mitchell
Betty Vaks
Peace talks prep in Paris as negotiators meet
In Paris U S and North Vietnamese representatives agree to begin preliminary peace negotiations at 10 30 a m Monday after a Saturday meeting on arrangements Ambassadors Cyrus R Vance and Xuan Thuy led discussions An orderly crowd lined Avenue Klber watching arrivals as talks focus on procedural questions and a halt to bombing before broader political issues are tackled.
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W. Averell Harriman
Cyrus Vance
Andrews Air Base
Washington
Paris
Harriman
U. S
Kleber
Arc de Triomphe
Internatonal Conference Center
U.S
Xuan Thuy
William Jordan
Cyrus R. Vance
Philip Habib
State Department
Vietnam
International Conference Center
Majestic Hotel
United States
North Vietnam
Johnson
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Fire guts car on Robinson Drive in Morris
A 1953 Chevrolet owned by Rocky Flynn with no insurance burned at 2 30 p m Thursday at 326 Robinson Drive the home of Leonard Goodwin. Firemen from Morris responded after a neighbor found the blaze no one was home at the time.
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Leonard Goodwin
Robinson Dr
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Perkins
Rodgers and Hart
America the Beautiful
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