Violence flares in Los Angeles after protest
Police reported two violent incidents in South Los Angeles following a demonstration near a police station. Newsweek editors Karl Fleming and David Morberg were knocked down by youths while accompanying a colleague. A separate band smashed a liquor store window and fled with bottles and food amid tensions over the fatal shooting of Leonard Deadwyler by a police officer.
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Los Angeles
Oficers
77Th Street
Watts
Karl Fleming
Newsweek Magazine
Newsweek
David Moberg
Fleming
Moberg
Phil Hager
Leonard Deadwyler
Strike of Operators Deadlocked in Illinois Construction
A complete deadlock in talks to end a strike by 4500 heavy equipment operators paralyses road and home building across 12 northeastern Illinois counties. Federal mediators say major movement is needed to avoid extending the walkout beyond the season. The walkout began April 11 over work rules and wages, affecting about $1 billion in road work and 85 percent of home construction. IUEO seeks $1.65 extra per hour over four years. management offers $1.05 over three years. Workers average $4.30 hourly.
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Chicago
Illinois
International Union of Operating Engineers
Water drains from canal west of Morris after 10-foot break
Heavy rains caused a 10-foot gap in the Illinois-Michigan Canal bank four miles west of Morris. Water levels fell six feet by noon, risking fish loss and sanitation issues. Officials from the canal office in Lockport said crews would repair multiple breaks, including one near Channahon, Morris being the next stop.
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Illinos-Michigan Canal
Morris
Illinois-Michigan Canal Office
Lockport
Herald
Morris Herald
Illinois-Michigan
SBA Official Arrives In Morris For Temporary Help Center
SBA regional director Thomas E. Gause arrived in Morris to establish a temporary office at the fire station on Friday. A loan officer will assist disaster victims in applying for flood damage loans not covered by insurance, with 3 percent interest and up to 30 years for repayment. Residents should bring original item costs and replacement costs and call the city clerk to schedule appointments.
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Thomas E. Gause
Small Business Administration
Chicago
Morris
SBA
Gause
Weather Outlook Turns Cooler Tonight Across Region
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts fair and cooler conditions with a low in the mid 40s. Thursday and Friday appear fair with minimal temperature changes and highs in the upper 60s. Collins Weather Station logged 70/55 with .18 inch precipitation and 9 am 59 degrees, noon 69 in the business district.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Junior College Applications Due July 1
Arthur V. Meadors, county superintendent of schools, notes Illinois junior college tuition aid requires an intent form filed at the high school before July 1, 1966. Eligible students for the 1966 67 year must submit the form by the deadline, including graduates of 1967 attending summer term. The July 1 due date is mandated by state law.
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Illinois
Board of Education
Arthur V. Meadors
County Superintendent of Schools
Meadors
Heavy rainfall floods Central and Southern Illinois highways
Hillsboro reported more than three inches of rain in 24 hours causing mudslides that restricted Illinois 16 near Hillsboro and Witt to single lanes. Creeks in Montgomery and Macoupin counties overflowed into farmland while a Kaskaskia River tributary flooded some basements in Vandalia.
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Hillsboro
Ill
Illinois
Illinois 16
Witt
Montgomery
Macoupin
Kaskaskia
Vandalia
Brownstown
Pontiac
Weather Bureau
Governor approves funds for Channahon shop project
Gov. Otto Kerner approved 16600 dollars to the Illinois Department of Conservation for general work on a shop and equipment building at Channahon Parkway in Grundy and Will counties.
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Illinois Department of Conservation
Otto Kerner
Channahon Parkway
Grundy-Will Counties
Final Morris Hospital plans face final approvals
Morris Hospital officials anticipate state and federal clearance by next month to begin construction on the $1,650,000 addition. Financing includes a $700,000 loan, a $405,000 federal grant, and $577,177.72 in pledges. plans revise brick exterior, basement fan room, and enlarged first floor to accommodate more services and up to 74 beds.
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Morris Hospital
U. S. Department of Public Health
Chicago
Illinois Department of Public Health
Hill Harris Federal
Arthur Allaben
State Hospital Advisory Board
State Department of Health
Hill-Harris
Allaben
Illinois
Hospital Association
Waverly St
Nettle Creek
Three men hold up Joliet K Mart
Three men robbed the Joliet K Mart Dis count Store after dark and escaped with about $20 000. They lured assistant manager Sheldon Lyman to the office using a code number then produced guns and demanded cash. A bystander was shot at and the suspects fled in a stolen car found four blocks away.
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Mart
Recess in Menard Prison Murder Trial
The Circuit Court murder trial of four Menard Prison inmates was recessed after Judge Creel Douglass denied a mistrial. Attorneys argued that dismissing 32 of 37 prospective jurors for opposing capital punishment could deny the defendants a fair jury. The defendants are charged with killing three prison guards.
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Springfield
Ill
Menard
Creel Douglass
Richard Shaikewitz
Alton
Two Men Injured In Crash At U S 6 Stockdale Road
Two men were injured in a two car crash at 8 a m on U S 6 at Stockdale Road in Grundy County. Wayne A Johnson 38 Marseilles is in critical condition and Ernest Gordon 36 1205 N Liberty St is in guarded care at Morris Community Hospital.
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Morris Community Hospital
Stockdale Road
Wayne A. Johnson
Marseilles
Morris Hospital
Ernest Gordon
N. Liberty St
Grundy County
U.S. 6
The
Mor
Petition Seeks Dismissal After Officer Assault Case
Raymond Welch 23 of 707 East North Street petitions for dismissal claiming self defense against City Policeman Gordon Gregg who allegedly grabbed and struck him. Welch faces a battery charge for striking Gregg and blinding his eyes after a trio of traffic charges against Michael Griggs 21 of 425 East Main Street at the station. A hearing on the motion is set for June 1 with State's Attorney Richard Wilder to respond.
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Raymond Welch
E. North St
Gordon Gregg
Welch
Gregg
Michael Griggs
E. Main St
Griggs
Atty
Richard Wilder
High Court Rules For Tape Access
Illinois Supreme Court clears way for a legislative commission to hear tapes tied to bribery in the 1965 legislature. The court denied a rehearing petition, allowing private access if released, with petitioners from the Chicago Currency Exchange Association named.
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Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
Legislative Commission
High Court
Albert E. Jenner Jr
Chicago
Currency Exchange Association
John E. Cassidy Jr
Dpeoria
Legislative Commissions
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Lower
David Maslowsky
Sam J. Kaplan
Irving L. Gottlieb
Chicago Currency Exchange Association
Man Shot in Attempt to Escape Police
In Shade Gap Pennsylvania a kidnap suspect died after a highway stand off as he tried to escape with 17 year old Peggy Ann Brodnick. Deputy Sharp was wounded and a 15 year old farm boy fired the shotgun that wounded Hollenbaugh. Peggy Ann was found unharmed and taken for medical care.
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Man
Shade Gap
Peggy Ann Brodnick
William Diller Hollenbaugh
Jack Conmy
William W. Scranton
Larry Rubeck
Hollenbaugh
FBI
Tuscarora Mountains
Harrisburg
Peggy Ann
Francis Sharp
Conmy
Sharp
Rubeck Farm
Young Rubeck
Young Larry
Lorentz
Peggy
Eugene Brodnick
Mrs. Bradnick
Bradnick
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Washington
Dick Pierce
Channahon
Channahon Funds
Joliet K-Mart
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