County awards road contracts for blacktop work across townships
The county highway committee awarded contracts totaling 108 777 35 to Charles O’Brien and Son Koerner Construction of Coal City and Greno McCann Construction Co of Ransom. The courthouse parking lot contract went to Charles O’Brien and Son for 3813 with bids spread across seven townships for seal coat materials and asphalt surface work.
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Charles O’brien
Aux Sable
Charles O’brien and Son
Felix
Koerner Construction Co
Goodfarm
Glenn McCann Co
Highland Township
Maine
Mazon
Nettle Creek
Charles O
Garfield
Goodfarm Township
Vienna
Glen McCann Co
Courthouse
Michigan Legislator Dies as Fire Forces Lansing Hotel Evacuation
A blaze at the Roosevelt Hotel in Lansing forced 118 guests to evacuate. State Sen William Romano collapsed and died of a heart attack, while Rep Robert Mahoney and 14 other lawmakers fled smoke and were treated. A deaf woman and a blind legislator were among those injured or requiring care after the seventh floor fire started in J C McDaniels room then spread rapidly.
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Lansing, Mich
Lansing
Roosevelt Hotel
William Romano
Margaret Sawaya
Toledo
Ohio
Robert Mahoney
William Ryan
J.C. McDaniels
Mark Keeney
McDaniels
General Tells Of Regiments In Cambodia
Army general Maj. Gen. Stanley R. Larsen said there is evidence that up to six North Vietnamese regiments may be massed in Cambodia for a possible drive into South Vietnam. The Defense Department disputed the claim, stating no strong evidence exists to confirm any regiment in Cambodia at this time.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Cambodia
South Viet Nam
Defense Department
Stanley R. Larsen
Larsen
United States Military Assistance Command
Pentagon
Lottery Tickets Seized From Mail in New Orleans
About 5 000 packages of lottery tickets from England and Jamaica arrived by mail and were seized by postal officials in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
England
Jamaica
Unseasonably cool weekend forecast for Morris area
The U S Weather Bureau and Collins Weather Station report cool conditionsEsta weekend with Saturday sunny and a high near 60 degrees while Sunday stays fair and cool The Friday report notes a high of 88 and a 9 pm temperature around 58 with falling readings.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Morris
Collins Weather Station
Mercury
Gemini 9 Flight Delayed to Wednesday for Tests
The Gemini 9 launch is postponed 24 hours to Wednesday to allow launch pad technicians more Atlas rocket testing after a previous failure. Astronauts Lt. Col. Stafford and Lt. Cmdr. Cernan plan a spacewalk on day two, with a phantom rendezvous if needed and a shortened three‑day mission.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Thomas P. Stafford
William C. Schneider
Air Force
Stafford
Navy
Eugene A. Cernan
Space Agency
Earth
U S Military To Stay In Germany Rusk Says
U S officials reaffirmed the defense posture in Europe with Secretary of State Rusk stating the United States will maintain troops in Germany. The report notes ongoing tensions over incidents at the Guantanamo base and Cuban claims about the Ramirez Lopez killing.
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Rusk
U.S
Germany
Washington
Guantanamo
Havana
Latin America
U.S. Naval Base
Defense Department
Cuba
Luis Ramirez Lopez
Fidel Castro
Ramirez
Raul Castro
US Defense Department
Drivers Mindful As Holiday Traffic Reaches Peak
The Associated Press reports motorists are more aware of road dangers as Memorial Day weekend begins. National Safety Council estimates 460 to 540 traffic deaths in the period, with 87 million vehicles in motion and about 9.4 billion miles driven. Last year saw 49,000 street deaths in the first quarter, with Memorial Day fatalities reaching a record 474. A nonholiday three day weekend totaled 376 deaths.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
United States
State Official Promises NATO Allies Support
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the United States will keep large forces in Germany and seeks solid progress in revamping NATO after France's pullout. He warned Congress about a broader review of NATO and defense posture while stressing allied duties beyond defense.
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NATO
Stolen Cars Recovered In Coal City Crime
Two vehicles were stolen Thursday night from Perona Chevrolet and Oldsmobile in Coal City. One, a 1964 turquoise Chevrolet Tudor, is missing. A white El Camino and another 1959 Oldsmobile were involved. a Wilmington resident reported a pursuit but the escape car eluded capture. FBI fingerprint checks are underway.
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Coal City
North Island
Wilmington
Dick Pierce
Jim Smith
Pierce
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Absentee Ballot Requests Filed in June Primary
58 people have applied for absentee ballots in the June 14 primary per County Clerk Nels P. Nelson. The deadline to apply by mail is June 9 and the last day to apply in person is June 11.
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Nels P. Nelson
Temple Fire Destroys Historic Nishiarai Daishi in Tokyo
A Tokyo fire consumed the Soji temple Nishiarai Daishi one of Japan’s oldest wooden structures. Built by the Buddhist Saint Kobo more than 1,000 years ago the temple once revered as a protector against fire disasters burned this week with cause undetermined.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kobo
Italians Spend Vast Sums on Espresso Coffee
Italians spent 960 million dollars on espresso last year, official statistics show. The figure nearly matches expenditures on cigarrettes and equals about twice the amount spent on general amusements.
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Rome
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Woman’s Relief Corps
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Lark Ventress
Farrer Borchett
Clara Button
Violet Davidson
Ralph Harper
Bertha White
Nellie Foster
Noah Norris
Herald
Michigan
The
Roosevelt
Wells Fargo
San Francisco
Dean Rusk
France
America
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
South
Congress
Europe
West Germany
Charles de Gaulle
Red China
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Ile
Bill
Pat Sanders
Morris Daily Herald
Harry Sanders
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