Morris County Tax Bills Rise Five Percent For 1968
County treasurer Sophie Thorson said Morris residents will pay 5 percent more in 1968 tax bills due in 1969, with a total Morris rate of 4.504 compared to 4.065 last year. The district notes delayed timing due to Illinois Junior College District 525 computations and outlines changes across county, township, grade and high school rates.
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Morris
Grundy County
Morris Township
City of Morris
Il Feeasines
Anl
Sophie Thorson
Joliet
Will County
County Bridge Fund
Wall Township
Road & Bridge
Morris Corp
Jr. College
Illinois Junior College
la Salle Junior College
Ogelsby
Kankakee
Kinsman
Hume
Braceville
Lisbon
Seneca
Verona
Bombers Enter Dong Ap Bia Mountain Battle
Six U S B52 bombers joined the assault on Dong Ap Bia as paratroopers fight to take the mountain looming over the A Shau Valley. U S losses total 37 killed, 209 wounded. North Vietnamese dead estimated at 325 by officials and 125 in the latest clash.
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Saigon
Strategic Air Command
Dong Ap Bia
U.S
A Shau
America
Associated Press
Jay Sharbutt
101St Airborne Division
Weldon Honeycutt
Columbus
Charlie
Burial at Sea Granted for Navy Mother's Grave Request
The mother of Navy man Alexander Hilton Jr, who died when a patrol plane crashed near Guam in 1944, has been granted burial at sea near his overboard location. Mrs. Hilton of Aurora Illinois saw her request approved and the body of her son was never recovered.
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Washington
Pacific
Navy
Alexander Hilton
Aurora
Lil
Guam
C. Alexander Hilton Jr
Pentagon seeks 22300 draftees in July
The Pentagon announced a July draft call for 22,300 men, the smallest draft pool so far this year.
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Washington
Pentagon
Reward Offered For Bin Vandalism At Kinsman CCC Site
A $50 reward is offered by government officials for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for vandalism at a Commodity Credit Corporation installation in Kinsman. The incident damaged 10 bins spilling corn, 37 empty bins opened, a 1965 International truck damaged, and parts stolen. The act occurred Sunday in a fenced government area on the southwest corner of Kinsman.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Kinsman
Thomas Zuber
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Sheriff's Office
John E. G. Olson
Olson
Unsettled Weather Expected Through Week With Showers
The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions tonight with a low around the low 50s. Tuesday mostly cloudy with a chance of light showers and highs in the upper 60s. Cooler by midweek with additional showers likely. Saturday at Collins Weather Station reached 75/42 with .08 inches of rain. Sunday high 51 low 47.
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Collins
Morris
Five Die in Illinois Crash Near Rochelle
Five people were killed Sunday in a two-vehicle collision on U S 51 south of Rochelle. Victims included Melvin G. Mershon 19 of Rochelle John E. Dean 60 of Rockford and Dean's wife Marie 60 and relatives Carrie Thompson 55 Melvin L Clarke 27 all of Rockford.
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Rochelle
Illinois
Melvin G. Mershon
John E. Dean
Rockford
U.S. 51
Mershon
Dean
Marie
Carrie J. Thompson
Carrie J. Thompson, About 55, and Mrs. Dean’s Son, Melvin L. Clarke
John L. Thompson
Alton
Philip E. Batterton
Ipava
Fulton County
Jerald Lee Easley
Centralia
Illinois 3
Hartford
Madison County
Daley seeks to head off Chicago teacher strike
Mayor Richard J. Daley met with Board of Education president Frank M. Whiston and schools superintendent James F. Redmond to avert a threatened strike by the Chicago Teachers Union. CTU members voted 2 to 1 to walk out affecting 600,000 students in 523 schools. union president John E. Desmond announced a later meeting with the negotiating committee.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Chicago Teachers Union
Board of Education
Frank M. Whiston
James F. Redmond
Whiston
Board
CTU
John E. Desmond
Richard B. Ogilvie
Springfield
Desmond
Ogilvie
David Harrison
Cochairman
Operation Breadbasket
Harrison
Breadbasket
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Trial Begins for Georgia Kidnapping Case in Live Burial Abduction
Gary Steven Krist goes on trial in DeKalb County charged with kidnapping Emory coed Barbara Mackle who was buried alive for a $500,000 ransom. Krist, 24, a former car thief, faces possible death penalty or life if convicted as details of the abduction and ransom emerge.
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Decatur
Gary Steven Krist
Barbara Jane Mackle
Krist
DeKalb County
Erist
California
Ruth Eisenmann-Schier
Emory University
Miss Schier
Miss Mackle
Robert F. Mackle
Coral Gables
Fla
FBI
Liberty Under Law Dinner Promotes Enforcement Duty
Law enforcement officers and their spouses from the region attended the fourth annual Liberty Under Law dinner dance at the Eagles Hall sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Capt Robert W Georgantas of Illinois State Police spoke on enforcement as a shared responsibility and Gordon Gregg received a 20 year service award with a local business check. About 45 couples from state police county sheriff and Morris police departments attended.
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Eagles Hall
Order of Eagles
Seville Lovel
Eagle Lodge
Russ Fosen
James Darkhuff
Richard Warner
Robert W. Georgantas
Illinois District 5
Joliet
Georgantas
Gordon Gregg
Morris City
Morris
Cancer Kits Due Urged Return From Grundy County Drive
Volunteers in the Grundy County fund drive for the American Cancer Society are urged to return their kits immediately. Art Leach, a board member, announced the call for prompt submission of the cancer kits.
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Grundy County Fund
American Cancer Society
Art Leach
Minooka Village Board Set Special Meeting Time
A special Minooka Village Board meeting will be held at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the fire station to consider garbage collection bids for the village.
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Minooka
Leary Conviction Overturned by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court unanimously voided Timothy F. Leary's 1966 marijuana conviction citing self incrimination concerns. The ruling, by Chief Justice Harlan, holds that federal controls and taxation schemes could trigger state prosecutions, impacting marijuana regulation nationwide.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Timothy F. Leary
John Marshall Harlan
Leary
Apollo 10 Crew Reports Water Chlorination Complaints
Apollo 10 astronauts report water chlorine burning mouths and a mild nuisance from thruster noise during their 107000 mile flight toward the moon. Ground controllers admit a misprocedure caused high chlorine concentration and instruct how to correct it.
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Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
Eugene Cernan
Stafford
John
Bruce McCandless
Charles Duke
Tom
Duke
Virgo
Cernen
America
Space
Moon
Inmate Escapes Pontiac Prison
A 20 year old fugitive from Pontiac State Prison escaped after breaking a skylight in the power house, climbing the roof and slipping over the wall. Jimmy Roberts of Rock Island, serving one to three years for armed robbery, was described as a model prisoner prior to the escape. His wife and mother had visited him earlier Sunday.
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Pontiac, Ill
Pontiac State
Jimmy Roberts
Rock Island
Goose Lake Prairie Fund Nears Half Million in Private Donations
The Open Lands Project reports over 500000 raised privately toward a 600000 goal to buy the 1490 acre Goose Lake Prairie for 2086000. Donations include gifts from individuals, foundations, and organizations across Illinois plus messages from children and students.
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Save
Goose Lake Prairie
Open Lands Project
Chicago
William L. Rutherford
State Department of Conservation
Gunnar A. Peterson
Open Lands
Rutherford
Peterson
of Illinois
Ilinois Federation of Sportsmen
Izaak Walton League
The
Audubon Society
Sierra Club
Kankakee
Limestone
Ill
Goose Lake Prairie Fund
W. Jackson Blvd
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Gardner
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Coal City
Eagles
Robert Georgantas
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Gregg
Herald
Texaco
Tim Leary
Abe Fortas
High Court
United States
Mexico
Pontiac
Prairie Fund
Nears Goal
Mount Prospect
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