Israelis Down Egyptian MIGs and Push into Jordan
Israeli jets and ground forces shot down three Soviet MIG21s near the Suez Canal and an Israeli motorized unit rolled into central Jordan to hit a guerrilla base south of the Dead Sea. Cairo reported no Israeli losses. Amman noted Israeli and Jordanian casualties in separate exchanges. Defense Minister Dayan said Nasser’s position makes a major summer attack unlikely.
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Associated Press
Suez Canal
Jordan
Dead Sea
Tel Aviv
Canal
Port Said
Great Bitter Lakes
Cairo
Amman
Jordan Valley
Moshe Dayan
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Fortas Ethics Ruling Finds Canon Violation by Fortas
The American Bar Association Ethics Committee ruled that former Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas violated Canon 4 of judicial ethics in his relations with financier Louis Wolfson. The 5-2 decision about publicizing the finding was reported as the Justice Department probe continued.
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Washington
American Bar Association
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Louis E. Wolfson
Fortas
Earl Warren
Wolfson Family Foundation
Justice Department
Floyd B. Sperry
Bismarck
N.D
Charles W. Joiner
Wayne University Law School
Detroit
Chicago
ABA
William T. Gossett
Association
John J. Williams
R-Del
Goose Lake Prairie Project Schedule Hints Press Update
Conservation director William Rutherford’s secretary says a news release on Goose Lake prairie status will appear within ten days and no press conference is planned. Illinois tourism chief Robert C. Ellsworth reports a press conference expected this week or next. Open Lands Project shows $500,000 pledged toward a $600,000 private goal.
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Goose Lake Prairie
William Rutherford
Robert C. Ellsworth
Mlinois
Grundy County
Matthews Bail Deposit Explained
Lorenzo Matthews 41 of Chicago posted a $100 bail for release from Grundy County Jail shortly before his death on April 12. If his widow does not claim the bond, funds go to affidavit holders under estate proceedings. weapons charges were dropped April 14. Matthews died from facial and neck lacerations after leaping through a plate glass Mor ris Automotive store window following release.
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Lorenzo Matthews
Chicago
Grundy County
Richard Wilder
Matthews
Wilder
Lorenzo
Morris Automotive
City Mowing Rules Alert for Street Cleanliness
William Strum city street superintendent requests residents who mow near streets to remove all cuttings or place them in containers for hauling away. He says grass clippings block water catch basins and cause street flooding during rain.
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William Strum
Naperville Votes to Replace Commission Government
Naperville residents approved a switch to a city manager by a 2487 to 1776 margin. The city of more than 16000 near Chicago currently operates with a mayor and four commissioners and must complete the changeover within 60 to 120 days.
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Naperville, Ir
Naperville
Chicago
Weather Outlook With Rain Tonight And Cooler Days Ahead
The weatherman forecasts rain tonight with lows in the mid 40s. Thursday will bring occasional showers and cool conditions with highs in the 40s. Friday looks to be shower likely and cool. At Collins Weather Station Tuesday high reached 72 and low 40, with 9 am 54 and 11 am downtown Morris 55. Temperatures Friday through Monday are expected 5 to 10 degrees below normal, with normal highs 70 to 76 and lows 50 to 55. Overall, cool conditions persist with a brief warming expected around Sunday.
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Collins
Morris
Daley Tries to Halt Chicago Teacher Strike
Mayor Daley and city leaders seek to avert a public school teachers strike set to begin at 6 a.m. Thursday. Chicago Teachers Union president John Desmond says no halt is possible without a 24 to 48 hour window for a member referendum, while Chicago Board of Education members and Superintendent James Redmond discuss school closures if the walkout proceeds.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Chicago Teachers Union
John E. Desmond
Sesson Desmond
Thomas Murray
Chicago Board of Education
James F. Redmond
Redmond
Desmond
River levels rise along Illinois at Morris
The Illinois River at Morris rose slightly over the past week. Weather observer Ray Webb of the St. Louis Weather Bureau reported May 14 the river was three feet above normal, and current levels are about one to one and a half feet above normal.
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Illinois River
Morris
Ray Webb
St. Louis
Minooka Votes to Extend Garbage Contract and Raise Fees
Minooka village approves a one year garbage collection contract with Banner Disposal Co and plans a June fee increase to 1.75 per month to cover billing and spring cleanup costs. A public relations committee is formed led by President Clyde Heap with several appointed trustees and citizens.
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Minooka
Don McCoy
Minooka Village
Banner Disposal Co
Joliet
Clyde Heap
Raymond Offerman
Dave Derick
Richard Thompson
Heap
Rodger Haga
James Bretsch
Charles Griffy
Richard McLaughlin
Authorizes Three Zone Certificates in Bedford Plaza area
Morris Zoning Officer Donald Gilchrist issued three zoning certificates since May 8. William Sklut received a certificate for a 38 foot square addition at Bedford Plaza formerly Hornsby store in a B III zone. A March 14 permit tear down a gas station behind Bedford liquor store. Sign addition at Illini Sports Shop Liberty Street B II district and carport at 722 First Ave B IL zone authorized.
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Morris
Donald Gilchrist
Gilchrist
William Sklut
Bedford Plaza
Hornsby
Bedford Liquor
Illini Sports
Liberty St
S. S. Viland
First Ave
Emergency Planning Night to distribute booklets Morris
A free booklet In Time of Emergency will be handed to every Morris home next Monday night. Mrs James Gretencord leads the effort with volunteers from the Morris Junior Woman's Club to promote civil defense awareness and shelter planning for tornadoes floods and nuclear events. The drive aims for 100 percent civic participation with doors to door distribution in one evening at 6 p m in the First National Bank community room.
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Morris
James Gretencord
Civil Defense
Morris Junior Woman’s Club
Office of Civil Defense
U. S. Department of Defense
Grundy County
Civil Defense Office
Mae Reagan
First National Bank
Gretencord
Morris Junior Woman's Club
Daniel R. Carty
Jerry Fostvedt
Fine imposed for theft of cigarettes by Blue Island man
Dale F E Smith age 20 of Blue Island was fined 500 dollars plus 40 dollars court costs after pleading guilty to theft of about 40 dollars worth of cigarettes February 26 from an A and P Supermarket in Morris. Smith appeared before Associate Circuit Judge Robert Malmquist at 11 a.m. today. Chaffin 20 of Blue Island originally pled not guilty. bond forfeiture was ordered and a hearing set for June 20.
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Dale FE. Smith
Blue Island
Morris
Smith
Robert Malmquist
Edgar James Chaffin
George J. Murtaugh
Chicago
Malmquist
Chaffin
Apollo 10 Slips Toward Moon In Twilight Zone Drift
Apollo 10 astronauts Stafford Young and Cernan enter the equigravisphere as they speed toward the moon. Ground control plans a 4 45 p m engine burn to place the craft 69 miles above the surface and prep for a two day lunar flyby ahead of Apollo 14.
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Stafford
Moon
Cernan
Young
Earth
Apollo 10
Mission Control
Houston
Last Bloodmobile Visit on June 2
The Red Cross bloodmobile comes to Morris at the Masonic Temple on June 2 for its final fiscal year visit. Donors can give from 11 30 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. with a quota of 125 pints. Call the Red Cross office or Morris Hospital to book.
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Red Cross
Morris
Masonic Temple
Morris Hospital
Iranian IFYE student visits farm near Mazon in exchange program
Azad Sarhadian from Rezaiyeh Iran, 23, stays with the John Fillman family in rural Illinois as part of the International Farm Youth Exchange. The visitor, who speaks Persian and Turkish, will tour eight American farms over six months, learning local farming methods and noting the vast productivity of equipment compared with Iran.
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International Farm
National
4-H Club Foundation
Cooperative Extension Service
United States
IFYE
Azad Sarhadian
Rezaiyeh
Iran
John Fillman
Mazon
Sarhadian
Azad
Fillman
America
Illinois
Wmntead
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Illini Sports Center
Miss Bjelland
Liberty Loan Corp
Herald
Charge Fortas
Goose Lake
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Toddlers & Tots
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Daley
Springfield
Richard
Richard B. Ogilvie
City of
General Assembly
Apollo Craft
William
Man
Eastern State University
Jay
Kristin
Mazon High School
Aes
Jobe Fillman
Grundy Coun
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