Indira Gandhi expelled from old guard led Congress
The Congress Working Committee expelled Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for alleged indiscipline in the split ruling party. Parliament to elect a new PM. Gandhi supporters dispute the move and plan a confidence vote as Parliament opens.
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New Delhi
India
Congress Party
Indira Gandhi
Congress
Congress Working Committee
Mrs. Gandhi
Siddavanalli Nijalingappa
Gandhi
Indira
Pal Losonczi
Houde Seeks Reelection to Illinois House Seat
State Rep. Thomas R. Houde of the 42nd District announces bid for another term in the Illinois House. He has served since 1965 and sits on Appropriations Registration and Regulations and County and Township Government committees.
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Thomas R. Houde
R. Kankakee
Illinois
House of Representatives
Kankakee
Iroquois
Grundy
Ford
Will County
Houde
Cook County
Kankakee Township
Board of
5Th Army Air Force
Southwest Pacific
William Stratton
St. Rose School
St. Patrick High School
St. Bede College
Loyola and
DePaul Universities
Weather Update for Grundy County Area
Clear skies return to Grundy County with 11 AM reading of 40 degrees in Morris. Tonight brings clouds and a low around 30 to 35. Thursday stays cloudy and colder with a slight chance of light snow or rain and highs in the upper 30s. Across Thursday to Monday temperatures run about 13 degrees below normal with little precipitation expected.
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Grundy County
Morris
Fragmented Voice Reflects Guilt in Modern Age
A terse fragment argues that current times expose sins, urging action beyond idle staying at home. The line hints at accountability and visibility of moral fault in contemporary life.
Caterpillar Strike Pending in Peoria Plants
A nationwide club of 18 000 UAW members faces a potential walkout as Local 974 votes 764 to 159 to strike pending Detroit approval. The wildcat action since November involves 4000 to 5000 workers at nonunion operations, with 200 Decatur 300 Aurora and 550 East Peoria workers laid off for material shortages.
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Peoria, Ill
Peoria Area
W. J. Short
Short
Decatur
Aurora
East Peoria
Youth Burned At Country School Drive In
Vern Aldrich age 17 from Route 2 suffered first degree burns to both thighs at 6 p.m. Tuesday when hot grease splashed on him while working at the Country School Drive In Restaurant on Armstrong and Division Streets. He was transported by Davis Ambulance to Morris Hospital, treated, and released.
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Vern Aldrich
Rtc
Country School
Armstrong and
Division Sts
Davis Ambulance
Morris Hospital
State Officials Assess Morris Elementary School Program
A dozen specialists from the state Office of Public Instruction visited Morris elementary schools led by Warren Kuster to evaluate the total program and safety, with emphasis that teachers are not judged. The group, including two generalists, met at Franklin School and planned to review reports at Garfield while noting future construction and a five kindergarten intake next year.
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Illinois Office of Public Instruction
Morris
Joseph P. Cech
Springfield
Cech
State Office of Public Instruction
Visitation
Warren Kuster
Kuster
Franklin School
Bob Nooner
Victor Schmidt
Office of Public Instruction
Kenneth Hammer
Hammer
Grundy County
Arthur V. Meadors
Martha Slater
Robert F. Chord
Center School
Rice Graham
Garfield
Link suspected between Manhattan blasts and prior threats
Police investigate possible connections between Tuesday explosions at the RCA Building, Chase Manhattan Building, and General Motors Building and a prior attack on the Armed Forces Induction Center. More than 100 threatening calls were received, all unfounded.
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New York
Manhattan
Armed Forces Induction Center
RCA
Chase Manhattan
General Motors
Whitehall Street
Apollo 12 launch delayed by hydrogen tank leak at Cape Kennedy
An apparent failure in a vacuum holding area of one hydrogen tank on Apollo 12 was found during fueling at Cape Kennedy delaying the planned Friday launch. Officials investigated extent and impact while crews drained hydrogen. a solar flare forecast adds additional launch uncertainty from Boulder.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
Boulder
Colo
Space Disturbance Forecast Center
Hendrickson Enters Sheriff Race in Grundy County
Deputy sheriff George Hendrickson 39 announced his bid for the Republican nomination for Grundy County sheriff in the March 17 primary. A Joliet native and Morris resident, his 9 years in law enforcement include roles as jailer and deputy, with FBI training last year. He has served in labor leadership and community groups, and is married to Faye Ferry of Morris.
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George Hendrickson
Grundy County
Hendrickson
Ed Witt
John E. G. Olson
Richard Pierce
Pierce
FBI
Streator
Joliet
Morris
Local 444
Central Labor Council
Cedar Lodge
Medinah Temple
Orient Chapter No
Blaney Commandery
Faye Ferry
Plat Committee to Review Appeals Action on Williams Subdivision
Grundy County Zoning Board of Appeals recommended rezoning the north 330 feet of the Williams Subdivision from R-II to M-IV to allow sand mining near Morris. The county board tabled the proposal. a two thirds vote is required for passage. Residents oppose citing noise, water and safety concerns. The plat committee will meet with the zoning board. no action until December. The board approved the 1969 70 budget and tax levy amid public testimony from Louis Bottino seeking Illinois Constitutional Convention seat.
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Grundy County Zoning Board of Appeals
Williams Subdivision
Morris
County Board of Supervisors
James Button
Kenneth Yard
Art Sjostrom
Larry Lines
LeRoy Mattison
Board of Supervisors
Joliet Arsenal Funds Approved in House Action
The House Appropriations Committee approved military construction funds for Illinois for the current fiscal year. Allocations include Joliet Arsenal 4,643,000. Granite City Arm Depot 237,000. Ft. Sheridan 2,210,000. Rock Island Arsenal 597,000. Savanna Army Depot 274,000. NTC Great Lakes 2,951,000. Scot AFB Shiloh 329,000.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Illinois
Army
Four Compete for Con-Con Posts in Illinois County
Voters consider four candidates for the Constitutional Convention seat to be decided next Tuesday. Louis F. Bottino of Lockport, a Lewis College education leader, led the Sept. 23 primary with 6,683 votes in the 41st District. Daniel L. Kennedy of Joliet, a lawyer and school board member, and Arthur T. Lennon of Joliet, a deputy states attorney, also are in the race along with George E. Sangmeister of Joliet, a longtime attorney and former Will County official.
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Pri
Mary
Louis F. Bottino
Lewis College
Lockport
Bottino
Grundy County
Morris Daily Herald
Kennedy
Arthur T. Lennon
Joliet
Will County
Illinois State Bar Association
Judicial Advisory
Lennon
George E. Sangmeister
Learning Center Spotlight at ICS Open House
National Education Week events at Immaculate Conception Grade School include an open house today from 9 a.m. to noon. Sister Miriam Loretto notes teachers met with parents and will demonstrate classroom activities, featuring a new learning center with 5,000 library books and multimedia resources for student research.
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Immaculate Conception
Miriam Loretto
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Thomas Peterson
John Alexander
Elmhurst
Herald
Thomas Houde
Liberty St
N.Y
Plat
Zoning Board of Appeals
Edward W. Conley
Zoning Board of Appeals Board
Louis Bottino
Wilmington
Joliet Arsenal
School Problems Commission
State Capitol
General Assembly
Daniel L. Kennedy
Ilinois
McKeown, McKeown, Fitzgerald, Zollner, Buck and Sang
Frankfort
Mokena
Sangmeister
Circuit Court
Daniel Kennedy
Arthur Lennon
George Sangmister
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