Oceanography Vessel to Probe Record Ocean Depths on 18 Month Voyage
AP reports the Glomar Challenger and Scripps Institution of Oceanography ship aim to drill 40 to 60 holes as deep as 2 500 feet in Atlantic and Pacific waters to uncover oil clues minerals and ancient sediments. The expedition begins June 15 from Orange Texas with 75 scientists and crew aboard.
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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National Science Foundation
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Coal City Notes and Youth Band Actions
Baptism at Assumption Church for Janet Lynn Bianchetta with sponsors Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ruffatti. Coal City Band Boosters elect officers Melvin Dearth president and others. Upcoming awards night June 3 and summer band plans including parade return for Carbon Hill Homecoming on July 14. Hospital updates list several patients and recent births in area.
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Janet Lynn Bianchetta
Donald L. Bianchetta
Assumption Catholic Church
Donald O’connor
Louis Ruffatti
Coal City Band Boosters
Melvin Dearth
Richard Elberts
Sheridan Bailey
Sam Fulton
Carbon Hill
The
Roosters
Jack McMillin
Gordon Bleifield
Longtime Ashburnham Scoutmaster Receives Eisenhower Certificate
ASHBURNHAM Mass AP John Briggs began as temporary scoutmaster in 1910 and remained in post for decades. His prized keepsake is a certificate of merit signed by President Eisenhower for rescuing two boys from icy waters about 20 years ago when he was 71.
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Ashburnham
Mass
John Briggs
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Weekend Television Listings Snapshot
A dense schedule listing noon to 10:30 PM programs across channels. Includes News 2 News Weather Sports Rowan & Martin Flintstones Gidget Mission Impossible Biography Bonanza and late night Carson and Bishop among many.
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Johnny Carson
Joey Bishop
Lunch Menu at MCHS Week of May 20 24
The menu lists daily items for May 20 to 24 at MCHS. Monday features hamburger on a bun with creamed potatoes and green beans. Tuesday offers hamburger spaghetti casserole with cabbage salad. Wednesday serves orange juice, oven fried chicken, potato salad and corn. Thursday presents orange juice, barbecue on a bun, chips and peas. Friday includes orange juice, fish sticks or creamed dried beef on toast, macaroni and cheese, salad and a cookie.
Buffalo Site Named for 1969 Farm Progress Show
The James Cravens farm at Buffalo Illinois 12 miles northeast of Springfield selected as 1969 Farm Progress Show site. Prairie Farmer president George R. Cook announced sponsor status and described the event as the worlds fair of agriculture with dates September 30 October 2. The Cravens farm offers nearly 1000 acres in one block and a modern family operation producing corn soybeans beef and hogs.
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Buffalo
Springfield
George R. Cook
Prairie Farmer Magazine
Cravens
Sangamon
Clause Bros
Grand _ Junction
Iowa
Clause
Milord Johnson named student body president at St Olaf
Fifty years ago Milton Johnson son of Ole S. Johnson and Mrs Johnson was elected president of the St Olaf College student body in Northfield Minnesota. Dr Paul Anthony travels to Springfield for Illinois Medical Society convention and will present a rheumatic treatment paper at the alumnae dinner. Sheriff to enforce 1918 license plate rule on all motor vehicles amid town information. Prime Minister Winston Churchill faces bipartisan demand to halt attack on Germany and strike Japan.
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Ole S. Johnson
W. Jackson Sr
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
St. Olafs
Paul Anthony
Springfield
Illinois Medical Society
Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery
Winston Churchhill
Germany
Europe
Japan
Rescue on Mazon River Cable Car Sparks Credit to Helpers
Henry Patterson of Maine Township nearly drowned after falling into the Mazon River while in a homemade cable car on John Small’s farm four miles east of Mazon. John Small and Paul Reuter saved him with first aid assistance and quick actions. Marilyn Gebbard married Dr. James Mackay McCord in a formal Federation Church ceremony conducted by Dr. Adolph Bohn of Chicago. They plan to live in Cincinnati.
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Henry Patterson
Maine
John Small
Paul Reuter
Mazon
Patterson
Marilyn Gebbard
James Mackay McCord
Federation Church
Adolph Bohn
Chicago
Cincinnati
Ohio
Morris Piggly Wiggly to Open Ahead of Bedford Plaza Dedication
Bedford Plaza near Chicago is planned as a modern shopping center to be completed. The Morris Piggly Wiggly store will have its first opening Tuesday signaling the new development. A dedication and open house for Morris Fire Station is scheduled for Saturday, June 21, following a Fire Department Building Corp. meeting.
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Chicago
Morris
New
Morris Fire Station
Fire Department Building Corp
Coast Guard boat to patrol Illinois River near Morris this weekend
A 17 foot U S Coast Guard mobile boarding detachment boat will patrol the Illinois River in the Morris area this weekend to enforce federal regulations and spot check boats for required equipment. George Winterbottom of Minooka used a crane to level a one story stucco house formerly occupied by the Herbert Sparks family for Grundy County Bank’s new electronic auto TV bank and parking lot. John Tibbett and Ron Hamburger named winners of the Arion award for 1967 at Morris Community High School.
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Illinois River
Morris
George Winterbottom
Minooka
Herbert Sparks
Grundy County Bank
Electronic Auto-Tv
John Tibbett
Ron Hamburger
Morris Community High
Schoo
Dear Ann Landers Advice and Family Dilemmas Column
Readers ask about nursing math requirements and career paths. A reader seeks algebra guidance for nursing. Ann explains math is essential for dosage calculation and licensure paths. Other letters discuss family tensions and introductions of in law after a death, with advice on fairness and clear wording.
May 18 in History Highlights Across Years
On May 18 various events are noted from 1804 Napoleon's proclamation as emperor to 1968. Highlights include Lincoln's 1860 Republican nomination, Vicksburg siege start in 1863, The Hague peace conference in 1899, TVA creation in 1933, Italy's Ethiopian surrender in 1941, UN HQ move in 1951, a 1968 Casablanca airliner crash, JFK on civil rights in 1963, and Egypt requesting UN troop withdrawal in 1966.
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Students vote on issues in school homerooms
A school survey posted in homerooms shows 51 percent support 18 year olds voting while 49 percent doubt a Republican president this fall. Riots are feared by 72 percent and 75 percent oppose school discipline methods or limiting morals to home and church.
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MCHS
Dres den nuclear station site shines at dusk
An inspirational and restful sight at Commonwealth Edison’s Dresden nuclear station site appears in early evening light. The vast complex sits quiet and well illuminated, offering a tranquil panorama of industrial scale.
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Commonwealth Edison
Dresden
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