Grundy County turnout praised despite dull races
In Morris daily life notes, Grundy County election turnout reached about 68 percent, surprisingly high given no hot contests. The column muses on county results favoring Douglas over Percy, warns about illegal metal studded tires in Illinois, and praises Joliet Army Ammunition Plant’s vast complex and ceremonies.
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Grundy County
Illinois
Francis L. Lorenz
Illinois Division of Highways
Joliet Army Ammunition Plant
APSA
United States
Jaap
Bridal Gift Presented to Princess Margriet Bride and Groom
A beige Smyrna carpet woven by 150 children and relatives of Dutch mariners who died in World War II was gifted to Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven. The frame traveled from town to town from mid December to August for the hand knotting ahead of their January wedding.
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Soestdjik
The
Netherlands
Margriet
Pieter van Vollenhoven
Cooler, Cloudy Weather With Cold Lows Across Region
The U S Weather Bureau in Chicago predicts today will be mostly cloudy and colder with lows in the lower 20s and highs between 30 and 36. Sunday remains partly cloudy and cool. Friday’s high was 45 with a 27 low. 7:30 p m readings were 38 at the station and 40 downtown Morris. Sunrise Sunday 6 40 a m and 6 41 a m Monday. Sunset 4 34 p m Sunday and Monday.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
Collins
Morris
Methodist and EUB Church Merge Voted
CHICAGO AP Delegates of the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church approved a merger uniting more than 11 million Protestants. Methodists 749 to 40 and Evangelicals 325 to 88 endorsed the plan to form The United Methodist Church subject to regional ratification.
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Chicago
Methodist Church
Evangelical United Brethren Church
United Methodist Church
Milwaukee Man Admits Slaying Girls There
A Milwaukee man, married with a pregnant wife, admitted slaying two of three girls terrorizing the area since September. Police linked him to the Sept 4 death of Julia Beckwith and the Oct 17 death of Sherryl Thompson, after Kathleen Dreyer’s stabbing prompted a citywide manhunt.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Harold Breier
Breier
Kathleen Dreyer
Julia Beckwith
Sherryl Thompson
Diane Olkwitz
Kathleen
Charles Hurst
Gemini 12 mission canceled high altitude ride for photos
Cape Kennedy AP reports Gemini 12 pilots Lovell and Aldrin halted a planned 460 mile high engine burn due to turbine pump trouble on the Agena. The mission, part of the four day finale of the historic in space program, proceeded with docking and radar work and aimed to photograph a solar eclipse over South America.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
James A. Lovell Jr
Edwin E
Buzz) Aldrin
South America
No Trace Found of Missing Airplane Off Nantucket
Blinding rain squalls Hampered search for survivors of an Air Force Constellation missing 120 miles east of Nantucket. Debris identified as the EC121H from Otis Air Force Base. 19 crewmen listed as missing. Captain Maj Robert A Baird led the flight, with families at Otis awaiting word amid stormy seas and a prior 1965 crash in the same area that left three survivors.
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Otis Air Force Base
Mass
Atlantic
Air Force Constellation
Nantucket
Air Force
Robert A. Baird
Ayson
Utah
Constellation
551St Airborne’ Early Warning and Control Wing
Illinois Bankcharge cards mailed through Nov 18
A spokesman for Illinois Bankcharge says cards processed before November 7 face un foreseen demand and production limits, delaying mailing until November 18.
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Illinois Bankcharge
Illinois
Meade Family Plans Complete Sanford Homestead Restoration
Oswego couple Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Meade purchase the Sanford homestead on Vine Street Morris to restore it closely to its 1875 elegance. They will reuse original materials, rebuild the front porch, keep gas lighting, and preserve ornate woodwork, chandeliers by Tiffanys, and the marble fireplace focal points.
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Cently
Sanford
Vine St
Edward Sanford
Elliott Tratt
White House
Tiffany’s
New York City
Tratt
Meade
Frank
Meade’s
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