Traffic Problem At Alton Lock Forces Action
Towboat operators and shippers press for replacing Lock 26 at Alton Illinois as delays and capacity strain mount. The Army Corps of Engineers weighs a two 1200 foot lock plan and interim 600 foot expansion while costs and timetable loom.
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ST. Louis
Alton, Ill
Upper Mississippi
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Congress
Corps
Alton
Mississippi Valley Association
MVA
Mva-National Waterways Conference
Rock Island
Ill
Midwest Towing Co
Scoggins
Midwest
Wesley F. Peel
Mississippi
James L. Williams
Southern Towing Co
Memphis
Harold Rogers
Northern States Power Co
Minneapolis
Cargo Carriers, Inc
Cargill, Inc
Corps of Engineers
Col. Peel
Peel
Mrs Kennedy to Stop Campaigns
Rose Kennedy rules out campaigning for her son Edward as he considers a presidential bid. She notes she will not campaign for a third time and cites age and timing as factors while reflecting on past efforts for John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy.
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Mrs. Kennedy
Los Angeles
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Rose Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Edward
Postpone Grad Party Until Summer Lull
New York AP feature describes a post graduation party idea with a costume theme. Students imagine outfits representing careers from forest ranger to minister to model while the host contemplates a dance or career focus. A remark notes five percent of US common salt coming from San Francisco Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Brown
UP News
NEW York (Ap
The
United States
San Francisco Bay
Navy Wasted 5.9 Million in Nonstandard Repair Parts
GAO investigation finds the Navy produced excess nonstandard aeronautical parts at four naval air stations totaling 5.9 million dollars in waste. About 2.2 million worth were disposed of for a penny on the dollar, with the excess stock tied to uncertain demand and long lead times for standardization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Naval Air Stations
General Accounting Office
GAO
Congress
Quonset Point
R.I
Jacksonville
Fla
North Island
Calif
Alameda
Omitted Names in Gardner-South Wilmington Senior List
The Morris Herald reports that graduating seniors at Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School had two names Judy Harrop and Mary Kay Yatuni unintentionally omitted from a recent list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Harrop
Mary Kay Yatuni
Morris Herald
Gardner-South Wilmington Township
South Wilmington eighth grade graduation tonight
The Rev. Eugene Seaman speaks on I Am An American at 8 p.m. for South Wilmington Grade School eight grade graduation exercises. Mrs. Charlotte Finn leads the processional and recessional for 21 graduates. diplomas awarded to Diane Elizabeth Walker and others listed by name.
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South Wilmington
Eugene Seaman
Charlotte Finn
Victor Rudden
Ellyn Doglio
Karen Tjelle
Terrence L. Sorensen
Louis Naretto
Board of Education
Diane Elizabeth Walker
Karen Beth Tjelle
Cindy Lee Simms
John David Schultz
Larry Anthony
Legislators Visit William W. Fox Children’s Center
Illinois Legislative Commission members led by Sen. Frank Ozinga and Sen. William Lyons met at Dwight’s William W. Fox Children’s Center to review budget and facility needs. Attending staff included Dr. T. P. Crane superintendent and Cecil B. Martin personnel officer among others.
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William W. Fox Children’s Center
Dwight
Illinois Legislative Commission
Frank Ozinga
Evergreen Park
William Lyons
Gillespie
Robert S. Juckett
Park Ridge
Lester Cunningham
Belvidere
Lyrel Berdell
Newark notes resignations and new hires in 1968 school staff
Robert E. Glenn resigns after ten years as Newark Community High School and Community Consolidated Grade School superintendent to pursue a doctoral degree at Illinois State University. He will fulfill duties through June and oversee high school staffing changes as Richard Dunn, Joyce DeWinter, and Rolf Schmit join the faculty. New cheer leaders and class officers are announced for 1968-69.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Glenn
Newark
Community Consolidated
Illinois State University, Normal
Glenn
Richard Dunn
William Decker
Dunn
PawPaw
University of Illinois
Joyce DeWinter
Kay Sutton
DeWinter
Northern Illinois University
Batavia
Rolf Schmit
Sue Crull
Schmit
Ball State
University of Indiana At Muncie
St. Francis College
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Sandwich
New Idea
Bernie Moe
Presi
Student Council Officers Listed by Class
The text lists student council officers by class. Juniors include Keith Brown as president and Roger Swenhaugen as vice president with Karen Koetz as secretary and Tim Qualm as treasurer. Sophomores show Jim Johnson as president and Terry Sue Johnson as vice president with Connie Christian as secretary.
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Cheri Bounds
Gordon Hatteberg Student Council
Nursery Summer Schedule Opens at Kiddie College
The Church of the Nazarene at 705 E Washington St announces a summer session for its Day Care Center. Licensed in Illinois the center has operated nearly two years serving working parents and will expand to include school aged children with a breakfast program. Rev Merle Bright is director. Contact 942-5070 by day or 942-1238 at night.
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Kiddie College Nursery
Church of the Nazerene
Washington St
Ilinois
Merle Bright
Fire destroys Shield drug store in Pontiac center
An early morning fire gutted the Shield drug store in the Pontiac shopping center north of Belleville. Firemen said firewalls prevented spread to nearby grocery and cleaning establishments. cause and total damage were not immediately known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville, Ill
Shield Drug
Pontiac
Belleville
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Thomas K. Harvey
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Stockholm
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Jeanne Olson
Rhonda Hauge
Chris Peterson
Ridell Carlson
Sandra Christian
Rte
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Chrysle Motors Corporation
Chrysler Newport
Ford Ltd
Ford
Grundy Motors, Inc
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