Annual Class Night at Dwight High
Dwight Township High School hosts its annual class night program at 8 p.m. in the auditorium with Mrs. Anton Kress as sponsor. Senior baccalaureate is set for 8 p.m. Sunday and commencement for 8 p.m. June 7 in the gym. About 80 seniors will graduate including Terry Adams and Karen Andrea sen.
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Dwight
Dwight Township High School
Anton Kress
Terry Adams
Thomas Adams
Karen Andreasen
Sharman Anselment
Cathrine Eggenberger
Michael Battrell
Terry Beiswanger
Gonza
John Holohan
Carol Houck
Kenneth Howard
Charles Johnson
Linda Kime
David Kinkade
Terry Kiper
Peggy Kohrt
Kenneth Lauritsen
Charles Lucas
Margene Lund
Paula McKinney
Raynice Male
Irvin Masching
Mike Metzke
Michael Million
John Monferdini
Stephen Monferdini
Mary Movement
Gary Neville
Sherry Neville
Susan O’brien
Maynard Olsen
Rita O’neill
Richard Parker
Julie Patterson
Denise Riccolo
Gene Perschnick
James Redmond
John Riccolo
William Rohifs
Mike Ryan
Charlotte Weaver
Gary Sassenger
Bonnie Schulz
Mary Sinnott
Patricia Stevenson
Richard Sulzberger
Dan Swyndro
Terry Tambling
Richard Tock
Jerry VanDeVoort
Mike Walsh
Darryll Weikum
Douglas Weller
John Weller
Liana Wheeler
Sally Wiemken
David Zschau
Coal City Notes Briefs Reflect Local Neighbors and Travels
Mr and Mrs Ed Zelinko and sons Pvt James Zelinko finished basic training at Fort Leonard Wood MO and returned home for a 14 day furlough. Mrs Mike Sadie and Mrs Dale Pallisard with Dale Paul visited in the Paul Hines home. Ant on Wieczynek family celebrated a 40th wedding anniversary in Oglesby. George E Trotter learned of cousin C R Voris’s death in Fairbury. Visitors included Walter Taylor Caroyle and Sadie Murray of New Lenox at Mrs Walter White’s. Others called on Alex Thom, Otto Malikowski of Chicago visiting Alex Muir. Sam Douglas visited Walter Rothlisberger in Bloomington and James Moyer in Pontiac. Alice Spellman and Ione McInnes returned to Albany NY after ten days with relatives.
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Ed Zelinko
John
James Zelinko
Fort Leonard Wood
Mike Sadie
Kankakee
Dale Pallisard
Dale Paul
Bourbonnais
Paul Hines
Anton Wieczorek
Jack Raine
Jessie Wharrie
Coal City
Ralph Davis
Morris
Esther Campbell
Pleasant View Lutheran
Ottawa
Alex Thom
Wilbur Thom
Champaign
T. S. Cumming
Tommy Orendorff
Heyworth
Otto Malikowski
Chicago
Alex Muir
Sam _ Doglas
Walter Rothlisberger
Bloomington
James Moyer
Pontiac
Alice Spellman
Ione McInnes
Albany
N. Y
Memorial Day Services Held at Saratoga Cemetery
About 50 people attended a Memorial Day service at 2 p m in the Saratoga Cemetery sponsored by the Saratoga Cemetery Aid. Mrs. Tyler Hagent presided as reading was given after the group sang America Rev Norval Wigtis delivered the guest speech. Instrumental numbers were performed by Steven Tom and Jerry Knobelock.
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Saratoga Cemetery
America
Tyler Hagen
Norval Wig Tis
Steven, Tom
Jerry Knobeloch
Parnell Peterson
Fiery Criswell Heads Dallas First Baptist Bigger Than Most Cities
Rev. Dr. W. Amos Criswell leads the First Baptist Church of Dallas, a sprawling multi block complex with an annual budget of 1.9 million and more than 15 000 members. The church operates an 11 story education building a skating rink a bowling alley and a large sanctuary. It is the largest and richest Southern Baptist church and Criswell is tipped for the denominations presidency. He advocates a change of heart on race and Catholicism and says integration will come in God's time. The church hosts 5 000 average Sunday attendees and 9 500 in Sunday School with 75 staff and 2 000 choir members.
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George W. Cornell
Dallas, Tex
Dallas
W. Amos Criswell
First Baptist Church of
Southern Baptist Church
Houston
Dr. Criswell
Rome
John F. Kennedy
America
Criswell
Eldorado
Okla
Chickaska
Muskogee
Marine Guilty of Manslaughter
Marine Cpl. Stanley J. Luczko Jr., 22, convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the 1966 shooting of Nguyen Thi Co near Chu Lai. Eight-officer court-martial to set sentencing. maximum 10 years and dishonorable discharge. Luczko alleged reflex action after a patrol altercation. body burned as a warning to Viet Cong.
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Quantico
Stanley J. Luczko Jr
Luczko
Luezko
Gardner
Mass
da Nang
Vietnam
Navy Board of Review
Nguyen Thi Co
Chu Lai
Mayor and city manager duel in Lake Decatur event
May or James H. Rupp faced City Manager W. Robert Sample in a canoe jousting match on Lake Decatur during Memorial Day celebrations. Sample won the nonpolitical battle, defeating Rupp in the lakefront display.
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Decatur, Ill
James H. Rupp
W. Robert Sample
Samples
Rupp
Lake Decatur
AmEx to Acquire Fund American in Stock Swap
American Express Co. plans to acquire Fund American Cos. in a stock exchange valued at more than 500 million dollars. The deal signals a major consolidation move in the financial services sector with both firms agreeing to the transaction terms.
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New York
American Express Co
American Cos
Grain Program Plan Reminder
Edward H. Burnham chair of the Grundy County ASC announces that 1968 wheat and feed grain program participants may report acreages after planting. Final payments will be computed by the New Orleans Data Processing Center. Farmers are urged to report timely and accurately. county offices offer measurement service. penalties exist for incorrect reports.
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Edward H. Burnham
Grundy County
Morris Teacher Receives Indiana State Summer Fellowship
Ed Harris a junior high special education teacher in Morris Illinois has been awarded a two eight week summer fellowship by the State of Illinois. He will begin study June 17 at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and will receive tuition fees plus 80 dollars weekly for expenses. Harris has two years service with the Morris district.
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Ed Harris
Morris
State of
Illinois
Ray Page
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Harris
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
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W. C
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George St. Morris
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