Kennedy Bid for McCarthy to Join Camp
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy captured 51 percent in Nebraska's Democratic presidential primary and urged rival Eugene McCarthy to join him. McCarthy trailed with 31 percent. Nixon led Republicans with 70 percent, while Reagan won 22 percent. Democratic delegates favored Kennedy, with 17 of 19 pledged/leading, and 9 uncommitted holding sway for delegation seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Robert F. Kennedy
Nebraska
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
New York
McCarthy
Johnson
Humphrey
Kennedy
Minnesota
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
National Committee
Nelson A. Rockefeller
12th Heart Transplant Dies in Texas
John Stuckwich, the world’s 12th heart transplant recipient, died Tuesday night in Houston. Doctors cited preexisting ailments. he had received a heart May 7 from 32 year old Clarence Nicks, who died after injuries in a tavern fight ruled a homicide.
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Houston
Tex
John Stuckwich
Stuckwich
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Clarence Nicks
Everett Claire Thomas
Phoenix
Ariz
James Cobb
Alexandria
Pupil protests shake campuses across United States
The article describes unrest at multiple colleges as students demand changes. Florida State University president John Champion resigns after faculty vote. 14 Miami students are arrested for occupying the president’s office demanding black studies and increased Black enrollment. Roosevelt University suspends 21 students over sit ins. Arkansas demonstrators target a campus printing plant to protest coverage of a Black student letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Florida State University
United States
Georges Pompidou
France
University of Miami
Tallahassee
FSU
John Champion
Champion
Miami
Henry King Stanford
Roosevelt University
Chicago
Staughton Lyndh
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
Southern Student Organizing Committee
Black Americans For Democracy
Martin Luther King Jr
Police Tests Scheduled At Morris Community High
Eight applicants including one woman filed applications to take the written police exam at 4 p.m. today at Morris Community High School. The deadline was extended to noon on request of Joseph Mattson, one of the police commissioners. Those who pass the written test will have other qualifications reviewed before designation to the police reserve list.
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Morris Community High School
Joseph Mattson
Three Man Board of Police Commissioners
Weather outlook and station report for Morris area
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts showers and storms tonight with a low near 60. Thursday will be partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the 70s. Friday looks fair and cooler. Collins Weather Station logged a Tuesday high of 80 and a low of 57, with 9 am readings at 75 and 11 am at 80 in downtown Morris. Precipitation measured .43.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris
Supervisors Debate Grundy County Water Survey Plan
Grundy County supervisors heard a push for a county water survey with William C. Ackerman of the Illinois Water Survey Board to assess Grundy County water issues. John T. Anderson was appointed to the water committee and Joliet Edison officials discussed Will and Kankakee county water problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-county Water Committee
Kankakee
Will
William C. Ackerman
Illinois Water Survey Board
Grundy County
James Peacock
Grundy County Board of Supervisors
Peacock
John T. Anderson
Saratoga Township
Anderson
Grundy
Skokie Robbers Obtain $150000 In Possessions
Three masked robbers invaded a Skokie home at gunpoint around 5 a.m. taking about $150,000 in furs jewelry cash and a 600 pound coin collection. Albert Cada and his wife Mazie were tied with tape while the intruders used a two way radio and fled in Cada's 1967 car after cutting telephone lines.
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Skokie
Ill
Albert Cada
Cada
Mazie
Insolata Found Guilty of Theft
A Grundy County jury found Anthony Insolata guilty of stealing a 1967 Ford station wagon from the Coffeehouse Restaurant lot near Dwight on January 3. The verdict followed 45 minutes of deliberation after closing arguments by defense lawyer S J Holderman and State's Attorney Richard Wilder.
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Grundy County
Anthony Insolata
Insolata
U. S. 66
Illinois 47
Dwight
S. J. Holderman
Richard Wilder
Wilder
John Enger
Enger
Bloomington
Leonard Wirtz
Illinois State Police
Insciata
Lexington
John Olson
Inso
Zoning In Effect In Aux Sable Township
Grady County Building and Zoning Officer Eugene Sorensen says Aux Sable Township zoning ordinances are in effect until county rules apply. He urges consult before building changes and notes no current charge for zoning applications. He cannot confirm future appeal or board fees.
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Grady County
Eugene Sorensen
Aux Sable Township
Sorensen
Aux Sable
Zoning Board of Appeals
Car Crash Kills Husband. Wife Critical in Champaign
Mrs Gerald Zeedar 27 of Champaign remains in critical condition at Morris Hospital after a one car crash near Gardner early Sunday. Her husband, 28, was killed in the same accident.
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Gerald Zeedar
Champaign
Morris Hospital
Gardner
Fire damages Dog & Suds on U.S. 6
A fire caused about $1,000 damage at the Dog and Suds on U.S. 6 today. The unoccupied building is owned by Mrs. Hazel Cooper of Sheridan. Flames appeared to originate from electrical wiring on a hot plate, spreading up a wall to the roof. Morris volunteer firemen arrived at 12:30 p.m. and stayed about 45 minutes after a Greenway Pontiac employee alerted them.
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U.S. 6
Hazel Cooper
Sheridan
Morris
Greenway Pontiac
Doctor Shot Five Times Delays Aid in San Francisco
In the Tenderloin a 57 year old Alaska public health official Dr Ralph Williams was shot five times in the head after a night out. He delayed seeking help for 15 hours thinking he had only been roughed by two assailants. Williams is director of laboratory services for the Alaska Department of Health and Welfare. He walked back to his hotel after a movie when he was knocked down. Police and doctors described his condition as serious but not critical.
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San Francisco
Ralph B. Williams
Tenderloin
Williams
Alaska Department of Health and Welfare
Sorensen Sets Rules for Trailers in Grundy County
Eugene Sorensen Grundy County Building and Zoning Officer says trailers may be kept only in existing trailer coach parks. He spoke after the Grundy County Board of Supervisors tabled a 106-space request for Treasure Island Trailer Coach Park No 2 in Aux Sable Township. The park cannot operate without supervisors approval and zoning ordinance passage.
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Eugene Sorensen
Grundy County
Sorensen
Board of Supervisors
Treasure Island
Aux Sable
Prairie Center preserves prairie life minus rattlesnakes near Denver
Dr. John C. Johnson leads Plains Conservation Center Association which leases 1920 acres near Denver for an outdoor laboratory in natural state. The area hosts coyotes antelope and 40 bird species and will remove rattlesnakes for child protection while preserving other wildlife. Johnson, founder of the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, retires from Edinboro State College.
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Denver
John C. Johnson
Johnson
Colorado
Plains Conservation Center Association
Plains Center
Colorado State University
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
Crested Butte
Colo
Edinboro
State College
Poor People Plan to Congress Faces Funding Hurdles
Leaders of the Poor People's Campaign met 70 lawmakers on Capitol Hill to urge jobs housing and antipoverty programs potentially costing up to 30 billion dollars. Abernathy pledged nonviolence and called the closed door session a good start as protests near Lincoln Memorial encampments gather.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
Ralph David Abernathy
Lincoln Memorial
Abernathy
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Senate
Congressional
Charles H. Percy
R-Ill
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Fred T. Harris
D-Okla
Carl D. Perkins
D-Ky
North Vietnam presses halt to attacks in DMZ talks
In Paris, North Vietnam demands the United States and allies stop artillery fire into the DMZ and withdraw forces as talks proceed. Ambassador Thuy links this to halting all bombing and other war acts before discussing other issues. Harriman urges restoring the DMZ as a neutral buffer and notes five shared interests including peace and reunification by peaceful means.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
Demilitarized Zone
Xuan Thuy
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Thuy
North
South Vietnam
Harriman
William Jorden
Jorden
South
Cambodia
International Control Commission
Northwestern trustees back administration after student protests
Northwestern University trustees endorsed the agreement with Negro students who seized an office building for 38 hours to press demands. They warned future disruptions will trigger legal and disciplinary action as the university moves to recruit more Black students, expand dormitories, increase aid, and hire Black counselors.
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Evanston, Ill
Northwestern University
J. Roscoe Miller
Tilden Cummings
Continental Illinois Bank & Trust Co
Gardner Village hires treasurer and awards well contract
Gardner Village Board met with Mayor Hahn and approved Charles Brownlee as village treasurer to fill the vacancy created by Mrs. Harlow Larson. Layne Western Co. of Aurora won the bid to drill a new well. Starting June, meetings move to the village garage near East Side Park amid salesmen complaints and credential checks.
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Gardner
Ford
Orville Hahn
Charles Brownlee
Harlow Larson
Layne Western Co
Aurora
East Side Park
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Dmz
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