Admiral Kimmel Dies of Heart Attack at 86
Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel former commander of the U S Pacific Fleet who faced Pearl Harbor blame died at his Groton home at age 86. The 1941 disaster left 3 435 Americans dead and led the United States into World War II.
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Conn
Husband E. Kimmel
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Japan
US S
Kimmel
America
U.S. Navy
Chief of
Naval Operations
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Army
Walter C. Short
Washington
U.S
Short
Fleet Adm
Ernest J. King
Adm
Harold R. Stark
Army and Navy Boards of Inquiry
Hawaii
Stark
Dallas
Tex
Naval War Plans
Richmond Kelly Turner
South China Sea
Turner
Senate House Investigating Committee
Roosevelt
Kimmel’s Enduring Postwar Reflections and Naval Legacy
Three years after a congressional hearing, Kimmel stated he had made all cognizable facts available to the public. He is survived by widow Dorothy Kinkaid Kimmel and two sons, Edward and Navy Captain Thomas H. Kimmel. One son was killed in World War II. Thomas K. Kimmel Jr. graduated from Annapolis in June 1966.
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Kimmel
Dorothy Kinkaid Kimmel
Edward Kimmel
Navy
Thomas H. Kimmel
Thomas K. Kimmel Jr
Annapolis
Plan Swedish Festivals At Monticello
Plans for a series of ethnic festivals at the Illinois Pioneer Heritage Center Monticello announce the Voorhies Swedish Festival scheduled for Saturday and Sunday and May 25 and 26. The event features a barbershop quartet Swedish musical groups and continuous entertainment with Swedish Newcomers Club of Chicago dancers led by Per-Hugo Kristenson and star Dora Lindgren performing as Jenny Lind at Voorhies Castle near Bement.
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Illinois Pioneer Heritage Center
Monticello
Voorhies
Voorhies Castle
Bement
Seth Thomas
Nels Larson
Larson
Christianstadt
Sweden
Heritage Center
Swedish Newcomers Club of
Chicago
Per-Hugo Kristenson
Kristenson
Swedish Cultural Society
Dora Lindgren
Jenny Lind
Dresden Installs Giant Nuclear Turbine Generator
Commonwealth Edison begins installing the world’s largest nuclear driven turbine generator at Dresden Unit 2 in Chicago area. General Electric built the 810 000 kilowatt unit, transported by GEX80000 railcar to be operational in 1969 with a second unit planned for 1970.
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Commonwealth Edison
Dresden
Morris
General Electric
Schenectady
N. Y
Com
Nwealth Edison
Chicago
No Regular Mail Delivery May 30
The Morris Post Office will observe Memorial Day on May 30 with no regular mail delivery or window service. Special delivery will be available and mail will be collected on holiday schedules from deposit points. Lobby access to lock boxes remains open.
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Morris Post Office
Schnauzer Dog Show At Lombard
The Chicago Miniature Schnauzer Club will host a combined conformation and obedience match at Lombard Community House. Entries at the door. obedience judging starts at noon, conformation at 2 p.m. with classes for various age groups. dogs with AKC majors ineligible. public invited.
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Chicago Miniature Schnauzer Club, Inc
Lombard Community House
St Charles Road
Grace St
Lombard
William Claude
Elmhurst
Lanny Hirstein
Washington, Ill
Fifth Annual South Wilmington Art Show Opens to Public
A grade school art workshop in South Wilmington runs 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday in the school gym. Fifth and eighth graders display samples and demonstrate print making ink drawing sponge painting scratch board and projections. The students have earned over 40 awards this year.
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South Wilmington
Population Within 500 Miles Of Cleveland Cited
A report notes that fifty three percent of the U S population lives within five hundred miles of Cleveland Ohio highlighting regional reach.
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United States
Cleveland
Ohio
Eleven More Arrests at Roosevelt U Prompt Sit-In Demands
Roosevelt University faced student protests as 21 more suspensions were announced and 16 expulsions enacted amid sit-ins and a hunger strike outside President Rolf A Weil’s office. Debates over tenure and student voice continued with faculty proposing a Roosevelt Free University to aid disciplined students.
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Chicago
Rolf A. Weil
Roosevelt University
Weil
Staughton Lynd
Lynd
Johnson
Paul Shain
Roosevelt Free University
History
Chicago Originates Major Share of U.S. Air Cargo
About 15 percent of America s air cargo originates in Chicago highlighting the city s role in national freight connections.
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America
Chicago
Illinois Sesquicentennial Medallions Arrive This Week
The Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission announces medallions marking 150 years of statehood. Bronze $1 and large bronze $5 with silver versions at $7.50 and $30. Designs feature Indian tepee Fort Dearborn Chicago Water Tower locomotive plowman railsplitter and Great Seal surrounded by 21 stars. Medallions available at banks and savings and loan associations statewide.
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Illinois
John Hancock Center
Fort Dearborn
Chicago
Malvin K. Hoffman
Commission
Contracts Awarded for Scott Air Force Base Projects
The Army Corps of Engineers awarded contracts for Scott Air Force Base Belleville and Rock Island Arsenal. Priester Construction Co Davenport Iowa won 2 108 039 for a small arms firing facility and helicopter simulator building at Rock Island. Robinson Steel Construction Co St Louis won 103 000 for a vehicle refueling shop at the base.
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Chicago
Army Corps of Engineers
Scott Air Force Base
Belleville
Rock Island Arsenal
Priester Construction Co
Davenport
Towa
Rock Island
Robinson Steel Construction Co
St. Louis
Eisenhower Improves After Mild Heart Attack
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower is progressing satisfactorily after a mild heart attack suffered April 29. He was transferred by air from March Air Force Base in California to Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington. He was at his Palm Desert home when the attack occurred and was accompanied by four doctors during the flight.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Walter Reed
March Air Force Base
California
Palm Desert
Calif
Air Force
Coal City Notes Briefs Celebrate Cedar Falls Couple
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Furness of Cedar Falls Iowa celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Harry Melby of Morris and Mr. and Mrs. Don ald A. Potts of Coal City. Visitors included Mrs. Donald Williams of Morais Ohio and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Knibloe of Fillmore New York. Mrs. Martha Piper of Peotone visited in the Fred Brunner and John Brunner homes Sunday.
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Harry Melby
Morris
Donald A. Potts
Coal City
Bert Furness
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Donald Williams
Morais
Ohio
Keith Knibloe
Fillmore
N. Y
Portugal Offers Miniature Vacation World For Sports Fans
The article describes Portugal as a compact vacation world with sports options from Serra da Estrela in the north central region for skiing to year round beaches in the Algarve for swimming. It highlights a contrast with India and emphasizes accessible year round recreation.
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Portugal
Indiana
Serra da Estrela
Algarve
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Bill Youngquist
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