Parties Trade Blows at Paris Strike Soviet Antiaircraft Guns Near DMZ
During a weekend of heavy fighting near Saigon and the DMZ, U S forces reported major losses for North Vietnamese units, including an overrun of a Dak To base, with 14 American KIA and 56 WIA. Elsewhere 16 Soviet antiaircraft guns were destroyed in air strikes as negotiations in Paris continued despite renewed hostilities.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Hanoi
Paris
Dong Ha
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Dak To
Highlands
Bus Driver Charged After O’Hare Accident In Heavy Rain
A Continental Air Transport bus carrying passengers to O’Hare overturned on the Kennedy expressway during a downpour injuring 22 people. Driver Patrick Hayes 31 was charged with driving too fast for conditions. Three passengers were seriously hurt.
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Chicago
Patrick Hayes
Hayes
Continental Air Transport Co
O'Hare
Lucille Haddad
Cambridge
Mass
Carl Robinson
Aston
Wyo
Mariz Munoz
Milford
Stage Protest On Dismissal Of Instructors
About 30 Waubonsee Community College students planned a protest and final exam boycott in Aurora Illinois to push for reinstatement of instructor Robert Harris and coach Howard Scheidt. They cited Harris's Viet Nam war views and Scheidt’s alleged missed practices. The faculty association backed a resolution condemning the administration.
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Aurora, Ill
Waubonsee Community College
James Nelson
Robert Harris
Howard Scheidt
Harris
Nelson
Scheidt
Chicago
Federal Paper Board Strike Settled With Three Year Pact
No Information Available on Federal Paper Board No Information was available today from union or company spokesmen on settlement of a threatened strike at Federal Paper Board Co Negotiations teams discussed a new contract until 1 a.m. Saturday before agreement was reached on a three year pact Local 292 International Brotherhood of Pulp Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers voted on the proposal Sunday afternoon It was reported they approved the new contract Clark W Fisher Midwest general manager for Federal Paper Board was at the plant today.
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Federal Paper Board Co
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers
Clark W. Fisher
Midwest
Federal Paper Board
Weather Forecast and Readings From Collins Weather Station
The Weatherman forecasts a partly cloudy night with a low near 50. Tuesday should be partly sunny and warmer with a high around 70. Wednesday stays partly sunny with little temperature change. Collins Weather Station logged a high of 63 and a low of 55 on Saturday with .18 inches of precipitation. Sunday reached 72/53 with 10 inches of precipitation. At 9 am today the station read 53 and at 11 am downtown Morris showed 55.
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Collins Weather Station
Morris
France Reaches Wage Pact as 11 Day Strike Winds Down
Paris and other cities report mixed reactions to a wage agreement aimed at ending an 11 day strike. Union leaders say decisions must be ratified by about 10 million workers while factory workers reject the settlement at Renault and Citroen plants. Paris faces scattered power cuts as protests continue and student demonstrations unfold seeking university reforms.
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Paris
Lyon
Marseilles
Nantes
Gas and Electricity Company
Renault Automobile Works
Citroen
Charles de Gaulle
Georges Seguy
General Confederation of Workers
Georges Pompidou
Deci
de Gaulle
France
Pompidou
National Students’ Union
Interior Ministry
Students’ Union
Communist Party
Men in Bus Overcome by Exhaust Fumes
Two Davenport men were among 23 Elks Club members on a chartered bus to a Cubs game who were overcome by carbon monoxide on Interstate 80 near Walkers Corner. They received oxygen at a service station and Morris Hospital later admitted two for observation. the group returned home by bus.
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Davenport
Iowa
Morris Hospital
Robert Burlingame
W. Rushome
Raymond Lucht
Tenth St
Elks Club
Cubs
Chicago
Interstate 80
Walkers Corner
Morris
Seneca
Davis Ambulance
John B. Roth
Towa
Boy Electrocuted on Rural Road in Clinton
Theo dore S. Glasson, 14, of Clinton, was electrocuted after touching a downed power line on a rural road Sunday. His companion was uninjured.
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Clinton, Ill
Theodore S. Glasson
Clinton
Campus board to hear Joliet Junior College schematic design
Illinois Junior College District 525 will review a campus schematic design at an 8 p.m. Monday board meeting. The session at Joliet Junior College student lounge 201 E Jefferson St is open to the public.
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Illinois Junior College District 525
Joliet Junior College
Jefferson St
Library Issue To Be Heard By City Council
Morris Public Library representatives will request a referendum for a new building. Acting Mayor Donald Davidson said the matter will come up after a finance committee report. City Hall meeting starts at 7 30 p m.
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Morris Public Library
City Hall
Donald Davidson
Finance Committee
Davidson
Water and Sewer Committee
Richard Schweickert
Walter Hundt
Tracy Adcock
Morris Pool to Open Thursday in Gould Park
The Morris municipal swimming pool in Gould Park will open at 1 p.m. Thursday if conditions are favorable. It runs Memorial Day through June 5 from 1 to 9 p.m. daily, with summer hours starting June 6.
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Morris Municipal
Gould Park
Steve Benz
Benz
American Red Cross
Wayne Hodgson
Andy Anderson
Dick Lois
Mike McKibben
Rick Purdue
George Waris
Jud Brown
John Osmundson
Janis Borger
Mary McNeely
Judy Gregg
Memorial Day Parade in Morris Led by VFW Post 6049
Memorial Day events in Morris include a 10:30 a.m. parade starting at Center School led by the VFW Post and Auxiliary with bands, scouts and local groups. Dr. F Wayne Graham will speak at the courthouse wreath ceremony after a welcome by Acting Mayor Donald Davidson. Taps and volleys accompany the observance.
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VFW
Reynold Turner
VFW Club
Liberty St
Donald Davidson
Graham
Dick de Pung
Ehrler
Legion Hall
Goldwater Enters Race to Return to Senate
Phoenix Arizona Barry Goldwater formally opened his campaign to reclaim a U.S. Senate seat as Carl Hayden retires at 90. Hayden’s aide Roy Elson seeks Democratic nomination with Robert Kennedy rumored to oppose. no GOP primary challenger yet for Goldwater.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Barry Goldwater
U.S. Senate
Senate
Goldwater
U.S
Carl Hayden
Arizona
House
Hayden
Roy Elson
Robert Kennedy
Pageant Relives Grundy County Roots at Church Event
A crowd of over 300 filled Fellowship Hall at First Methodist Church to watch the Grundy County Historical Society pageant by the Morris Woman's Club. Written by Mrs. Everett Lois, it staged pioneer to early 20th century life with scenes like the Little Red Schoolhouse and 1921 beach episode.
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Fellowship Hall
First Methodist Church
Grundy County
Morris Woman's Club
Morris Factory
John Ullrich
The
Historical Society
Floyd Siron
Roy Hamburger
Milton Carson
John Olsom
Pick Jurors for Hamilton Case
A Grundy County petit jury panel convened early today as the trial began for Kenneth Hamilton a 26 Highland Ind who is accused of burglary and rape The charges stem from the Jan 28 break in of a rural Morris home and the rape of a young mother States Atty Richard Wilder and defense attorney James Fleming were involved in jury selection this morning Hamilton formerly a Morris resident was set to be tried May 20 but Circuit Judge Walter Dixon continued the trial to today to allow one witness in the service to be discharged so he could testify.
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Grundy County
Kenneth Hamilton
Highland, Ind
Morris
Atty
Richard Wilder
James Fleming
Hamilton
Walter Dixon
Halas Announces Retirement as Bears Coach
Chicago Bears head coach George S Halas, age 73, announced his retirement today. He indicated his successor would likely come from the Bear staff and be named Tuesday. Halas coached the Bears for 39 of the 49 years he owned the team, a surprise to sports writers at the news conference.
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Chicago
George S. Halas
Chicago Bears
Bear
Halas
Bears
U S Accused of Rejecting Bombing Talks
Paris reports say North Vietnam charged the Paris peace talks fail as the United States refuses to discuss a halt to bombing. Harriman told Xuan Thuy the talks should cover more than a bombing cessation while Hanoi pressed for a broader cessation tied to other issues. The session ran 4 hours 10 minutes with Cyrus Vance planning to return to Washington.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Cyrus R. Vance
Washington
Johnson
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Harriman
Court Upholds Law on Draft Card Burning
The Supreme Court, in a 7 to 1 decision, upholds a 1965 federal law making it a crime to burn or destroy draft cards. Chief Justice Warren writes the majority opinion while Justice Douglas dissents. The ruling centers on Congress power to raise armies and enforce laws under the Necessary and Proper Clause.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
William O. Douglas
Thurgood Marshall
Warren
U.S. Circuit Court
Boston
Congress
Douglas
Break-in reported at Clyde and Shag's Tavern
Grundy County sheriff's office logged a Sunday break-in at Clyde and Shag's Tavern in Eileen. Entry came through a window, $50 in cash was stolen, and the culprit fled via a back door.
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Grundy County
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Jens Ohrvald
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Morris Pool
James Kinzig
Warren Wolf
Ronald Hamburger
Harry Henderson
Mazon
Robert Macdonald
Bulletin
Harrisman
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