Chicago teachers strike nears settlement to reopen schools
Negotiators announced a tentative agreement after 20 hours of talks behind closed doors in Chicago aimed at reopening 523 closed schools. Mayor Daley and Gov. Ogilvie expressed hope as state aid and a wage hike were linked to a key vote by the 19,000 member Chicago Teachers Union, with classes expected to resume Monday if ratified.
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Chicago
Chicago Teachers Union
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Illinois General Assembly
John E. Desmond
House of Representatives
James F. Redmond
Board of Education
Sirhan Secretly Moved to San Quentin Death Row
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, Kennedy assassin, arrived at San Quentin Death Row after a predawn helicopter flight from Los Angeles. He was placed in Cell 33 two levels above the gas chamber, joined 77 other death row inmates, with execution possible years away.
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San Quentin
Calif
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
San Quentin Prison
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Hall of Justice
van Nuys
State of California
San Francisco
Herbert Walker
US Sergeant Flees With Stolen C130 From England
U S ground crew chief Sgt Paul A Meyer stole a four engine C130 Hercules from Mildenhall Air Base after a night of drinking and flew toward the English Channel. About 12 hours later the Air Force said the turbo prop is presumed down at sea out of fuel. Meyer contacted his wife in Virginia during the flight and gave no response to authorities.
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London
England
U.S
3Rd Air Force
Air Force
Mildenhall Air Base
Paul A. Meyer
Poquoson
Meyer
English Channel
Cherbourg
France
Virginia
Weather Outlook With Mild Weekend Temperatures Ahead
The forecast calls for a fair night with a mid 40s low and a Saturday high in the lower 70s. Sunday looks partly cloudy and cooler, with a Thursday high of 55 and low 40 at Collins Weather Station. Expect 3 to 6 degrees below normal through Wednesday, with 0.1 to 0.3 inches of rain mainly Sunday and Monday.
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Collins
Morris
Morris Police Civil Service Question Continues
Morris daily review explains whether policemen are subject to annual appointments or civil service after a six month probation, notes the chief is an appointive official, and mentions a delayed examination for a new pay scale. Also covers school kindergarten plans and district space issues.
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Morris
Police Commission
Frank Welch
Welch
Grundy-Kendall County
LaSalle Bank Wins Bond Bid for Coal City Schools
LaSalle National Bank of Chicago announced it was the successful bidder for 140000 dollars of Coal City Unit District No bonds for school buildings. With 85000 dollars still to be sold from the original 1.5 million issue, the remainder will be auctioned in December or January 1970.
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LaSalle National Bank of Chicago
Coal City Unit District No
Graduation at Center School Honors 8th Grade Class
Graduation for 115 graduates at Center School Morris June 6 at 7:45 pm with diplomas presented by Principal Robert F. Chord. Arthur Meadors, Grundy County superintendent, delivers remarks. Processional by Miss Barbara Bruder. invocation by Rev. Andrew Siedsma Jr. Choir sings. American Legion awards given by Frank B. Kuntz. List includes named special honors students and 8th graders with full roster.
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Arthur Meadors
Grundy County
Barbara Bruder
Andrew Siedsma Jr
American Legion
Frank B. Kuntz
Morris Post
Robert F. Chord
Kristie Jo
Kathleen Sue Allen
Dale W. Ansell
Eddie Ansell
Deborah L. Black
Kristie Jo Black
Nancy Jane Black
Dennis L. Bloomfield
Gail Ellen Brady
Donna Jo Bright
Edward
Martin R. Cooper
Rita Faye Corlew
Bernard Eugene Corwin
Lorraine Marie Countryman
Janice Fay Crumb
Linda Ann Cryder
Joan Ellen Dale
John Michael Davis
William Edward Donahue
Kevin Egeland
David L. Eltrevoog
Bruce Erickson
Robert Charles Evans
Steven T. Evans
Valerie Kay Fannin
Scott F. Farmer
Donna Sue Finch
Robert A. Fisher
Richard Allen Fleetwood
Vickie Sue Flynn
Lois Ann Fosen
James P. Finland
Eugene Terry Gang
Sheryl Sue Garling
John W. Gilbertson
Gary Allan Gillette
Denise Ann Granger
Mark Allan Granger
Tony Graves
Deborah Ann Gray
Larry D. Grieff
Thomas Grindstaff
Marcia Ann Guard
Brent Arnold Hansen
Dana Hansen
David M. Hansen
Donna Mae Hauge
Ted Allen Heibecker
Marsha Leigh Helland
Andrew J. Hiles
Melinda Kay Hodgson
Mary Jo Hummel
Bruce Hunter
Pamela Lynn Hutchings
Randy Hutchings
Duane E. Johnson
Jayne Ann Jones
Joyce Lynn Jones
Connie R. Jomlin
David Keeling
Connie Lynne Kiger
Paul J. Kneller
Karla Jean Kociss
Neal Andrew Kukman
David Lee Larson
Gregory Lee Larson
James Larson
Deborah Lee LaVarier
Gina Marie Leach
Charles Daniel Leading
Breathalyzer tests in Grundy County police demo
District 5 State Police deploy a Breathalyzer at Morris City Police Station. The $700 device measures blood alcohol from breath using potassium dichromate and sulfuric acid. Readings below .10 often avoid charges. operators require weeklong training and annual recertification.
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Herschel Gohen
Morris
Morris City
Herald
District 5
Grundy County
State Department of Public Health
Public Health Department
Herschel Goken
Joliet
Guardsmen Clear NC A&T Campus After Gunfire and Fire
About 600 National Guardsmen and police swept the North Carolina A and T University campus in Greensboro routing dozens from dorms with gunfire and tear gas. One Guardsman and multiple officers and students were injured. campus buildings were secured except one on fire.
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Greensboro
N.C
North Carolina A&t University
James Leon Sutton
Glenn Jackson
Heyerdahl Delays Start of Voyage in Papyrus Boat
Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl postpones the Ra transatlantic voyage from Safi Morocco until winds calm. The seven man crew has no experience with papyrus craft and seeks to learn sailing before departure. He last crossed the Pacific 20 years ago on the Kon Tiki raft, testing ancient Egyptian seafaring theory.
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Safi
Morocco
Thor Heyerdahl
Atlantic
Heyerdahl
Pacific
Mexico
Apollo 10 crew set up lunar landing plan and countdown to return
Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas Stafford John Young and Eugene Cernan studied potential landing sites and lunar landmarks as they orbited the moon. They reported a smooth landing site and demonstrated the LEM’s capability while preparing for Apollo 11's July 16 launch toward the Sea of Tranquility. The crew planned the 54 hour return to splash down near Pago Pago Monday afternoon.
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Mission Control
Cernan
Pacific Ocean
Pago Pago
Space
Stafford
Moon
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin A. Aldrin
Sea of Tranquility
Crater
Moltke
Illinois House Reconsiders Earmarked Funds Transfer Bill
The Illinois House first passed then reconsidered a bill allowing a fiscal board to shift earmarked funds to general revenue to prevent a cash crisis. Rep. C L McCormick warned funds for highways could be diverted and the motion to reconsider won 99 to 13.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois House
State Treatrer
C.L. McCormick
Vienna
McCormick
House
Treaurer
Adslai E. Stevenson
Treasury
Snicker A Day In Prosperity Periods
In prosperous times people tend to earn more than they do daily and spend beyond their means. The saying notes a pattern of higher income and higher expenditure relative to earnings.
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Gould Park
Walter Hundt
Man of the Water and Sewer Committee
Charles O’brien
Fiddlers 'Comtest
É. W Conleyor
Liberty
The
Morris Daily Herald
Gordon Gregg
Kenneth Hammer
State Office
Hammer
Garfield School
Opdyke
Illinois State Medical Society
Sherman House
Lawrence J. Lawson Jr
Department of Ophthalmology
Northwestern University Medical School
Lawson
Center School
Ronald Bell
Darlene Kay Matuszewski
Michael Matuszewski
Jill Price McNulty
James R. Messer
James Richard Miller
Cynthia Joanne Mooney
Diane Joan Morgan
John Michael Nelson
Pamela Ann Newell
Michael A. Niles
Kathleen Mae Norris
Robert Henry Norris
Richard Craig Olson
Rose Marie Palmer
Rochelle J. Peredetto
Mark Allen Peterson
Laura Lynn Pilch
Deborah Jean Pitts
W. James Pohl
John Clark Powers
Holly Ann Prenzler
William Douglas Ragan
Terry
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