Defense rests in Verona auto crash suit against Aden Benham
The case over injuries from the October 24, 1964 Illinois 47 crash near Morris moved to trial rest after five witnesses testified about the evening and morning events. Plaintiffs seek 31200 dollars on two counts against Benham represented by attorney Robert Barron with closing arguments set for 10 a.m. Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Smith
James G. Smith
Verona
Aden Benham
Linton
Ind
Illinois
Morris
James Smith
Benham
Smith
Robert Barron
Peggy Darlene Trent
Aurora
Miss Trent
Evelyn Shevlin
Ludie Byson
Shirley Kahle
Trent
Explosion at Soap Plant Kills Worker in Detroit
An explosion at Wayne Soap Co in Detroit killed Joseph Sajewicz 48 of Southgate and injured 15 others. The blast damaged three buildings and shattered Morley Elementary School windows injuring 80 children and 27 adults while 75 more received first aid at the scene. Damages were estimated at 250000 to 300000 dollars with 85 workers employed at the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Wayne Soap Co
Morley
Joseph Sajewicz
Southgate
Soap Company
Glen Thom
Sailors win TV sets irons in new labor contract
San FranciscoAP West Coast sailors may be guaranteed shipboard 21 inch television sets steam irons and automatic ice cube machines in their tentative labor contract. The items appear in the agreement released by the AFL-CIO Seafarers Union and the Pacific Maritime Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Afl-Cio Seafarers Union
Pacific Maritime Association
Sneaky Thief Snatches Shoes in Monroe Incident
In Monroe North Carolina R C Austin awoke to a door slam. He saw the burglar's shoes outside, called the sheriff, and the thief later returned and reclaimed his shoes.
Sleet and snow sweep Illinois cold wave continues
Sleet and snow fell in northern Illinois as Chicago posted a record low of 34 degrees. Daytime highs reached the 50s and 60s in central areas while winds gusted up to 25 mph. The Weather Bureau warned of more rain and chilly conditions in the Midwest and frost advisories extended from the Carolinas to Connecticut. Damage from the Midwest cold hit fruit crops across Michigan Wisconsin Indiana Illinois and Ohio with millions in losses reported. Tornadoes touched down in Texas Kansas and Nebraska injuring two in Plainview.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Mississippi River
Rockies
Gulf of Mexico
Plains
South Dakota
Minnesota
Mercury
Carolinas
Connecticut
New England
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
New York State
Hudson Valley
Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Plainview
South Plains
Dalhart
Oklahoma
Lubbock
Morris School Board hears community input on elementary plan
About 100 residents attended a three hour Franklin School meeting Tuesday night on the proposed elementary building program. Richard Oakland led questions while Kenneth Hammer and James Baum offered advisory insights from Morris Elementary Schools and planning officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin School
Richard Oakland
Morris
Morris Elementary School
Kenneth Hammer
Morris Elementary
James Baum
Morris Planning Commission
O. H. Breidert
Avery Jacobek
Childs and Smith
Lincoln
McKinley
Center School
Jacobek
BYU to Honor Frank Stanton With Degree at Commencement
Brigham Young University in Provo Utah will award an honorary degree to Dr Frank Stanton president of the Columbia Broadcasting System at commencement exercises on May 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provo
Utah
Brigham Young University
Frank Stanton
Columbia Broadcasting System
Weather outlook with rain and chilly spell ahead
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts rain and possible thundershowers tonight with a mid 40s low. Thursday turns warmer in the 50s, with rain likely. Friday remains cloudy and cool. Collins Weather Station reported a 52 degree high Tuesday and 35 degree low with 9 am reading at 40. Snow flurries Tuesday evening and sleet early today. Morris district recorded 43 degrees at 11 am with rain.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris Business
State Official Outlines Goals of Extension Service
Jack Claar of the University of Illinois spoke to the Grundy County Board of Supervisors detailing the statewide cooperative extension service and its link to local programs. He described focus areas including youth development, home and family living, farm production, natural resources, product marketing, and community development with funding shares of 35 percent federal, 45 percent state, and 20 percent local.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Claar
Cooperative Extension Services
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Grundy County Board of Supervisors
Claar
Cooperative Extension Service
Homemakers Association
Farm Bureau
Grundy County Noted In Fastest Growing Illinois Area
A regional study shows Grundy County among the 22 northern Illinois counties expanding population from 1960 to 1965, with 6.9 percent estimated growth to 23,900 in 1966. The report, by NIU officials, highlights shifting population from rural areas and confirms the 22-county area now holds about 72.55 percent of state residents.
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Grundy County
Illinois
Martin H. Bartels
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
NIU
Bartels
U. S
Kendall County
Cook, DuPage
Kane, Lake, Will
Winnebago
DuPage
Will County
Kane
Clyde Bridger
Bureau of Statistics
Illinois Department of Health
Bridger
Tazewell
Champaign
Jackson
Woodford
Madison
Will
Lake
Cook
Boone
Bureau
Carroll
DeKal
Gunrunning Ship Broken In Viet Nam
U S ships and planes aided by South Vietnam forces drove a coastwise freighter ashore near the Ca Mau Peninsula breaking it in two A large cache of weapons and ammunition were seized some with Soviet markings The incident follows a 1965 cache found after a 135-foot vessel sunk earlier This report also notes clashes near Saigon and air battles over North Viet Nam including MIG interceptions and multiple bomber sorties with high U S and South Vietnamese casualties and rescues
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ca Mau
101St Airborne
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Dong Hoi
Mu Gia Pass
All-School Play at Morris High This Weekend
Plans for Morris Community High School all school play Home Sweet Homicide are underway in the MCHS auditorium. The show runs Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are sold by Thespians or student council members with proceeds benefiting the foreign exchange student fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Community High School
MCHS
Joanne Westland
Foreign Exchange Student Fund
ISU President Rob ert Bone to Retire in 1967
NORMAL Ill AP Dr Robert G Bone announced he will retire as president of Illinois State University in September 1967. He will be 60 in June and has led ISU since 1956 growing enrollment from 3,213 to an expected 9,400 next fall. He studied at Wooster and Illinois and taught in Egypt before joining UIUC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ISU
Bone
Springfield
College of Wooster
Ohio
University of Illinois
Alexandria
Egypt
Morris to host free Vehicle Safety Check program
Morris motorists join 53 Illinois communities for a late spring and summer free voluntary safety check. Two $6,000 inspection lanes donated by Weaver Division and Bear Manufacturing will tour the state, with equipment hauled by International Harvester trucks and masked investigators provided by the Secretary of State. The program concludes at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield August 12 to 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Illinois
W. A. Langille
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Weaver Division
Dura Corporation
Springfield
Bear Manufacturing Company
Rock Island
International Harvester Company of
Chicago
Secretary of State
McNamara: Reserves Might Be Summoned If Needed
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that political turmoil in South Vietnam has reduced U S military effectiveness but should be temporary. He noted Viet Cong and North Vietnamese fatalities fell about 50 percent in early 1960s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
South Viet Nam
U.S
McNamara
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pentagon
Viet Cong
Viet Nam
South
United States
Johnson
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Latin America
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Commonwealth Edison
Dresden
Commonwealth Edison Company
General Electric Company
Sargent and Lundy
LaSalle
Kankakee
Air Force
Guam
da Nang
Laos
U.S. Skyraider
Qui Nhon
Washington, D. C
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