Obituary for Ben Bernstein 65 of Florida former Morris resident
Ben Bernstein 65 of Pompano Beach Florida died Tuesday evening. Born August 20 1912 in Chicago he moved from Bloomington to Morris where he ran Mardens Incorporated for 31 years. Survived by his wife Dorothy two daughters Janet Bernstein and Cheri Todd a son Joseph and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Ben Bernstein
Pompano Beach
Fla
Morris
Florida
Chicago
Joseph and
Sara (Weintraub) Bernstein
Bloomington
Marden’s Incorporated
Dorothy Balkin
U.S. Army
Patton
Bernstein
Moses Montifiore Temple
Morris Lions Club
American Legion
VFW
Janet Bernstein
New York
Steven
Cheri) Todd
Miami
Joseph
Arkansas
Jack
Dorothy) Bernson
Ormond Beach, Fla
Martin
Davis Funeral Home
Eviction Suit Filed Over Gardner Property
Everett and Dorothy Severson of rural Gardner filed in Grundy County Circuit Court an eviction suit against Joseph Winnicki. The action seeks a court order for Winnicki to vacate the property near Christensen and Scully Roads south of Gardner and payment of $100 rent for April and May.
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Everett
Dorothy Severson
Gardner
Grundy County
Joseph Winnicki
Winnicki
Christensen and
Scully Rds
Fuel allotments for Morris Grundy Kendall counties
The City of Morris receives 8710 dollars as its April motor fuel tax allotment from the state treasury. Grundy County shares 21856.22 dollars and Kendall County 20487.64 dollars. Grundy County townships and road districts total 23943.32 dollars and Kendall County 17152.18 dollars.
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Morris
Illinois
Joliet Market Cattle and Hogs Steady to Higher
Joliet Illinois live cattle market reports 3,000 head with steers steady to 25 higher and heifers steady. High choice steers 58.00 59.00, choice 56.50 57.75, good and choice 55.00 56.50, heifers 56.50 57.00, 54.00 56.50 for choice, strong hogs 1,900 with Nos 1-2 210-240 lb at 51.00 52.00 and Nos 2-3 250-270 lb 48.50 50.00. Thursday receipts cattle 25 hogs 1,200.
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Joliet, Ill
UPI
Grain Prices At Noon On Chicago Board Of Trade
At noon wheat was irregularly higher while soybeans and corn were mixed on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat May 3.22 up 1. July 3.23 1/4 up 2 1/2. Sep 3.26 up 2. Corn May 2.62 1/2 off 1. July 2.57 up 3. Sep 2.559 up 1 1/4. Soybeans May 7.23 off 35. July 7.16 off 1. Aug 7.02 up 1. Prices reflect midday market activity on grain futures.
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Chicago
UPI
Board of Trade
Flooding Forces Hundreds From Homes in Wyoming and Rockies
Torrential rain and a mid spring snowstorm triggered widespread travel hazards across the central Rockies. About 300 people along Deer Creek near Glenrock were ordered to evacuate as waters rose past riverbanks. A pickup truck was washed from a bridge with two occupants stranded for two hours. Roads including U S 20 and Interstate 25 were flooded or washed out while shelters opened in schools and churches. A flash flood watch extended to the Colorado front range as storms delivered damaging winds, hail, and snow in parts of Wyoming, Colorado and Utah.
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United Press International
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Deer Creek
Glenrock
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Wyoming
National Weather Service
Converse County
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Interstate 25
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Orin Junction
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Aurora
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Gulf Coast Region
Southern
Indians charge federal prison with racism
A cross country protest by about 250 American Indians halted outside Marion Illinois prison grounds to denounce alleged racist policies after forbidding inside religious ceremonies. They support AIM leader Leonard Peltier who is serving two life terms for the 1975 FBI agents’ deaths. The march continues toward Washington with plans to break camp Thursday and resume along I 70 toward Effingham.
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Marion
Ill
UPI
Vic White
Leonard Peltier
Chaplin's body recovered. thieves arrested in Switzerland
Swiss police recovered Charlie Chaplin's coffin and remains ten weeks after the theft from Corsier above Lake Geneva. The robbers were arrested and the case deemed solved, with further details to be released at a forthcoming news conference.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
UPI
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin
Corsier
Lake Geneva
Oona
Charlie
England
Hollywood
Playright
Eugene O'Neill
Nixon visits Pat Nixon in Long Beach hospital
Pat Nixon, hospitalized with acute viral bronchitis at Long Beach Memorial Hospital, received get well wishes from former presidents. Richard Nixon visited for an hour, joined by daughter Julie Eisenhower, while Tricia Nixon Cox stayed in New York. Doctors report good condition and progress, with past stroke effects fully recovered and ongoing therapy noted.
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Long Beach
Calif
UPI
Pat Nixon
Richard
Long Beach Memorial Hospital
Gerald Ford
Nixon
San Clemente
Julie Eisenhower
Tricia Nixon Cox
New York
Mexican plane hijackers surrender in Mexico City
Two former railroad workers hijacked Aeromexico DC9 with 99 aboard to gain publicity for a labor dispute. They surrendered at Benito Juarez Airport after the jet landed. Police identified the pair as Raul Armendariz Guadarama and Aurelio Lucero Dominguez, recently dismissed by Chihuahua Pacific Railroad.
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Mexico City
UPI
Aeromexico
Raul Armendariz Guadarama
Aurelio Lucero Dominguez
Chihuahua Pacific Railroad Co
Mexico
Benito Juarez
Ciudad Juarez
el Paso
Texas
Torreon
Francisco Yarza
Chihuahua
Guadarama
Lucero
Armendariz
First lone climber conquers Mount Everest
Austrian climber Franz Oppurg, 26, reaches the summit of Mount Everest in the first solo ascent, arriving around noon after departing from Camp V. Josh Knoll, 54, halted by oxygen problems near the summit. Messner and Habeler had earlier reached the top without supplemental oxygen.
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Everest
Karmandu
Nepal
UPI
Foreign Ministry
Franz Oppurg
Edmund Hillary
Kenzing Norgay
Oppurg
Josh Knoll
Knoll
Peter Habeler
Reinhold Messner
When youth fades to work fatigue and late nights
A reflection notes how staying awake all night during youth contrasts with aging when fatigue and obligations force sleep loss. It contrasts personal resilience with unavoidable sleep disruption as one grows older.
Dominican president faces uncertain days after coup rumors
Dominican troops seized the electoral commission's HQ as Antonio Guzman led Balaguer by about 100,000 votes. Military leaders deny a coup, while reports say at least one faction refused to act and Balaguer urged a peaceful transition. PRD officials called for discipline and a central committee decision as the country reeled from the crisis.
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Dominican Republic
UPI
Electoral Commission
Antonio Guzman
Joaquin Balaguer
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Balaguer
Juan Rene Beauchamps Javier
Police
Neil Rafael Nivar Seijas
Guzman
Dominican Revolutionary Party
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Javier
Beauchamp
Sen
Jorge Blanco
Jose Fracisco Pena Gomez
Seijas
Blanco
PRD
Central Committee
Towboat Slams Barge in Illinois River Collision
A towboat pushing about 15 barges struck an anchored barge near a river seawall in Beardstown Illinois causing an estimated 100000 in damages. The accident occurred after clearing a bridge and navigating a river bend. No injuries were reported. The Logsdon Sand and Gravel barge was involved and pilings were damaged. The towboat operated by Flowers Towing Co. of Greenville Mississippi.
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Beardstown
UPI
Illinois River
Burlington Northern Railroad
Logsdon Sand and Gravel Co
James French
Leland, Miss
Flowers Towing Co
Greenville
Miss
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