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Newspaper

Morris Daily Herald

Location

Morris, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1968

Page

7

Senate Considers Expanded Police Wiretap Powers Amid House Opposition

The Senate weighs a wiretap and electronic surveillance expansion with White House opposition looming. Senate action could undo Supreme Court limits on confessions and eyewitness testimony, while House Chairman Emanuel Celler threats to drop the bill. Ron Santo led the Cubs in hits RBIs and homers last season with a .300 average 98 RBIs 31 HRs.

Washington Senate House White House Emanuel D. Celler D-N.y House Judiciary Committee Supreme Court of Power Celler Senate House Johnson Congress Ron Santo Chicago Cubs

Market shows quiet trading ahead of weekend

Stocks wavered on light volume well below the prior session as gains barely outnumbered losses on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow dipped 0.23 to 896.56 at noon while the AP index gained 0.2 to 330.5 as AVCO eyed Seaboard stock and merger talks influenced several issues.

New York Wall Street New York Stock Exchange Dow Jones Associated Press Seaboard Finance AVCO Seaboard Aeroquip Libbey-Owens- Ford Houdaille Industries Glen Alden Youngstown Sheet Zapata Pittston Co Hooker Chemical Chemway Royal Crown Cola Amerada Baker Oil Tool IBM American Stock Exchange

Grain Market Quotes From Cort.ee Wats v c0c0

Grain quotations show bean prices around 1.09 with 63 and 2-66 figures. The fragmented OCR reads like market summaries with bean and corn values and uncertain seeds or recesed data.

Butter and Eggs Prices and Grain Market Notices

Chicago Mercantile Exchange closes with Butter at 93 and 92 for AA and A grades, 90 for B grade, and 89 for C. Eggs grade A whites listed at 28, with mediums 23 and standards 24. Cars futures show 90 B at 641 and 89 C at 62.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Chicago Grain Prices Reported By Commodity Exchange

Chicago cash grain figures list wheat No 2 hard at 1 43 4n and No 2 soft red at 1 37 4n, corn No 1 yellow 1 1742 and No 2 yellow 1 17 with other yellow grades, oats No 1 extra heavy white 194, No 2 82n, soybeans No 1 yellow 2 74 5n and No 2 2 70 14, soybean oil 8 54n.

Chicago

Civil rights protest ends with singing near police line

Police warn demonstrators outside a city hall area that singing and kneeling violate the law. Dr George A Wiley chief of the National Welfare Rights Organization urges restraint and urges those willing to risk jail to sing while others move aside.

George A. Wiley Wiley National Welfare Rights Organization

Trade union leaders push broad wage demand plan

Ministers leaders of the three major trade union federations proposed a broad list of demands that would raise national wage costs by millions of dollars. They warned overcoming paralysis in postal delivery transportation business and industry requires far more than a few thousand returning workers amid growing shortages of food cash and gasoline.

Judgments on Old Parking Tickets Today

Five defendants in Morris County magistrate court were judged for non payment of parking tickets. Darrell Shannon owed 21 dollars plus 6.50 costs, Robert Foster 3 dollars plus 6.50 costs, James E. Knott 6 dollars plus 6.50 costs, Julius Peterson 9 dollars plus 6.50 costs, and James D. Prusek 30 dollars plus 6.50 costs. Robert FE Chapman’s case was dismissed on an oral motion. none appeared.

Morris City Robert Wren Darrell Shannon E. Illinois Ave Robert Foster Rve James E. Knott Cedar St Julius Peterson Division St James D. Prusek Newark Robert FE. Chapman Lisbon St

Three Area Students to Graduate From Augustana Academy

Three area youths along with Cheryl Sandvick of Akron Iowa graduate Sunday from Augustana Academy in Canton South Dakota. David Wigtil and Joyce Tweedt, both members of the academy choir, will tour the Eastern United States for a month after graduation following last year’s West Coast tour. The choir will give a concert in Morris on June 21 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

Augustana Academy Canton S. C Donna Berkland LeRoy Berkland Rural Morris Joyce Tweedt Vernon Tweedt Plattville David Wigtil Norval Wigtil Cheryl Sandvick Akron Iowa James Sandvik United States West Coast Bethlehem Lutheran Church

Local Residents To Attend Mass for New Priest Chojnacki

The Rev Anthony Chojnacki son of Mr and Mrs Roman Chojnacki of Chicago will be ordained with 26 others by Bishop Romeo R Blanchette at 10 am Saturday in the Cathedral of St Raymond Joliet His first Mass is at noon Sunday at St Florian s Church Chicago A reception follows in the church auditorium Mrs Rose Cain and several families will attend from Morris and area

Anthony Chojnacki Roman Chojnacki Chicago Romeo R. Blanchette Joliet St. Raymond, Joliet St. Florian’s Church Chojnacki Morris Rose Cain Stella Slovick Fran Niewinski Edward Pack

Van Gogh Portrait of His Mother Set for Auction

A key Van Gogh painting depicting his mother will go on sale at Christie's in London on June 28. The work, the artist's only portrait of his mother, is being sold by Rev. Theodore Pitcairn of Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, whose Monet fetched a world record at a Christie’s sale last December.

London Vincent van Gogh Christie’s Art Auction House van Gogh Theodore Pitcairn Bryn Athyn Christie's

Husband hands out flowers on 20th anniversary in St Louis

In St Louis on the 20th wedding anniversary of J. Robert Devons his wife Mrs. Devous received nonstop calls as he stood on a downtown street corner giving flowers and asking strangers to phone and wish her well. A passerby noted his obvious romance and Mrs Devous replied that he must be in love.

ST. Louis J. Robert Devons Anniversa Mrs. Devous

Pierard Ernest J 71 Coal City official and veteran obituary

Ernest J. Pierard 71 of Coal City died Wednesday in St. Joseph Hospital Joliet born September 3 1895 in Coal City. Survived by wife Talia daughter Alice Fedash three sons Ernest D Edward and David eleven grandchildren two brothers and two sisters. Former Coal City village clerk for 28 years road commissioner and Republican precinct committeeman funeral Saturday 9 am Jeeves Funeral Home Coal City to Assumption Catholic Church. Burial Braceville Gardner Cemetery. Chapel hours today 7 10 pm and Friday 2 5 and 7 10 pm.

Coal City Ernest J. Pierard St. Joseph Hospital Joliet Ile Talia Thomas Alice) Fedash Ernest D Morris Edward David Louis William Laura) Swanson Braceville Eleanor Pierard Victor Clara Berta Moose Lodge Hillsboro Braceville Township Jeeves Funeral Assumption Catholic George T. Flynn Braceville- Gardner Cemetery

Police Report Two Accidents Wednesday

The Morris police logged two crashes on Wednesday. A 1966 Plymouth convertible owned by Sandra Berkland, 21, Seneca, had rear left fender damage after an unknown vehicle backed into it on N Liberty Street at 7 30 p.m. A 1957 Ford driven by Nancy Carroll, 16, 118 E North Street, struck a 1963 Chrysler driven by Douglas Macdonald, 17, 715 W Jackson Street at Liberty Street during a left turn at 3 50 p.m. Carroll’s car is Owen Carroll's property and Macdonald's car is owned by Robert S Macdonald. Damage details: Carroll car right front fender. Macdonald car front end.

Morris Jim Gretencord Sandra Berkland Seneca N. Liberty St William Button Nancy Carroll E. North St Liberty St Chrysler Douglas Macdonald W. Jackson St

Illinois Public Junior College Act Deemed Constitutional

Circuit Court Judge Victor Cardosi ruled the Illinois Public Junior College Act constitutional in a decision tied to bond financing for junior colleges. The ruling allows an appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court and asserts education as a public service with broad legislative power.

Kankakee, Ill Circuit Court Illinois Supreme Court Victor Cardosi Ilinois Cardosi

Stephen Foster Singers eight new members chosen

Darlene Zeman and others posted typing speeds with eight new Stephen Foster Singers selected by Dale Wise after tryouts May 9. Arion Award winners Sigrid Pohl and Gloria Tascher were announced. John Czuryak dedicated the 1969 yearbook to David Seafasci. senior athletic and cheerleading awards were presented. class officer ballots and student council installation marked Honors Day.

Donna Doss Laurie Ford Carla Hansen Karen Avalos Ellen Bossert Cheryl Larson Barb Mitchell Teresa Pellegrini Rhonda Frisby Helen Taylor Betty Crocker Diana Avalos Lynn Burkett Cherry Pie Linda Telfer Jim Hume Karen Feeney Gary Sereno Jane Haas Melba Johnston Keith Salems Dave Hartmann

Texaco Service Station Permit in Garfield Township Approved

Texaco Inc. received a permit for building a service station at the intersection of Illinois 53 and Gardner Road in Garfield Township. The fee for the permit was 96 dollars.

Texaco Inc Lockport Illinois 53 Gardner Road Garfield Township

Traffic Court Fines Reported In Circuit Court Docket

The magistrate division records traffic fines paid today by listed defendants cited by state and local police. Bradley A. Herendeen paid 25 dollars total for speeding on Illinois 47 near Morris. Benjamin V. Doman paid 18 dollars total for speeding in South Wilmington. Steven Compton paid 110 dollars for driving without a license near the high school. Patricia Williams was fined 23 dollars for speeding on the Mazon River bridge. Kenneth C. McCoy paid 20 dollars for tire squeal. Arden FE Wills Jr. paid 15 dollars for failing to reduce speed causing an accident on Illinois 47.

Thomas Watson Bradley A. Herendeen DeKalb Illinois Morris Benjamin V. Doman South Wilmington Third Ave Charles Christensen Union St Steven Compton Rte. 2 Glenn Johnson Compton Mazon River Patricia Williams Essex Daniel Ahrens Mazon William R. Mount Kenneth C. McCoy North St Arden FE. Wills Jr Coal City Wills

Antidraft Demonstration Filmed At Boston Church Rally

Newsreels shown by WHDH-TV from October 16 protest depict youths burning draft cards before an altar during an antidraft rally led by figures including Rev Dr Coffin. The broadcast captures counsel and resistance themes amid government concerns.

Whdh-Tv Boston Coffin

Computer School Opens in Joliet with IBM System 360 Training

The Computer Programming Institute affiliate will operate in Joliet from August with classes starting September 16 at Stadium Plaza 13 Fairlane Drive. Building under construction. Courses based on IBM equipment and methods. IBM System 360 to be used for training. Applicants need a high school diploma or equivalent.

Computer Programming Institute of Chicago Computer Programming Institute of Delaware Joliet Stadium Plaza Fairlane Drive

Omitted Name in Saratoga Grade School Eighth Grade List

Karen Moberg's name was unintentionally omitted from the list of eighth graders at Saratoga Grade School in Wednesday's Herald.

Karen Moberg Saratoga Herald

Permit issued for single family dwelling in Richards Park

The Grundy County Building and Zoning Office issued a building permit to Glenn Mattes of Rte. 4 for a single family dwelling in Richards Park subdivision, Wauponsee Township. The permit cost $62. A building permit was issued.

Grundy County Building and Zoning Office Glenn Mattes Rte. 4 Richards Park Wauponsee

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