Petaluma Rally Raises Funds for Stricken 15-Year-Old
California community mobilizes to aid Robbie Sturla who broke a neck vertebra during football practice and remains largely paralyzed. Donations exceed 15000 with support from St Vincent’s High School, Tomales Bay High School, local clubs, a seven hour KTOB radio auction, and even a White House示 engraving bid. Robbie hopes to walk again and plans to play baseball next spring.
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Petaluma
Calif
California
Robbie Sturla
St. Vincent's
Six dead found in Charleston homes
In a fashionable Charleston neighborhood police found six dead in two nearby homes. Federal employee Robert Eder reportedly killed his wife and two children before shooting himself. Nearby Dr Charles Cottrell Jr and his wife were found shot to death in their recreation room.
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Charleston
W. Va
Lawrence Morris
Robert Eder
Charles Cottrell Jr
Abel dies. former Soviet spy Rudolf Abel passes away
Rudolf Abel, once the top Soviet spy in the United States, died of lung cancer at 68. He operated from 1948 to 1957, was exchanged in 1962 for U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, and conducted covert intelligence work from a Brooklyn studio. He was known for overseeing multiple agents and handling coded drops.
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Moscow
Rudolf Abel
United States
Francis Gary Powers
Abel
Canada
Brooklyn
N.Y
Reino Hayhanen
National Defense
Brooklyn Federal District
Emil R. Goldfus
KGB
Pravda
Molodoy Kommunist
Young Communist
Powers
Sverdlovsk
Paris
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harold Macmillan
Charles de Gaulle
Juvenile cases mount as Morris youths face court
Thirteen Morris youths and two Braceville teenagers face delinquency and criminal damage charges as state reports a record number of juvenile petitions. Delinquency youths include a 13-year-old and two 14-year-olds for BB gun shootings at vehicles. others accused of theft and property damage across Morris, Rock Island, and Gardner areas.
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Richard Wilder
Atty
Wilder
Morris
Linda Clausel
Robinson Dr
Maxine Anders
E. Washington St
Jane Sterritt
Liberty St
Herb Wyeth
Vine St
Hazel Overson
Rock Island
Fulton St
Charles Olson
Richard Peterson
Robert Roy Cameron
David Marion Hanson
Ora Titus
Ronald Car
Londo
Jack Kopezick
Douglas St
Gardner Boy
Eugene Funk
George Hendrickson
William Matay
Stephen Black
Center School
Rhonda Popvich
Bernice Berens
Richard Lewis
Braceville
Donald Pope
Illinois Weather: Rain Approaches from West and North
Rain and clouds spread toward Illinois from the west and north with a possible reach to the northwest corner by evening. Showers and storms possible overnight with lows around 40s. Wednesday to stay cloudy with light rain and highs around the mid 50s. Monday’s high reached 70 and low 38 at Dresden Island Locks. 7 AM reading was 55.
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Illinois
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
McBroom seeks re election to Illinois Senate from 43rd District
State Senator Edward McBroom Republican of Kankakee announces his candidacy for re election to the Illinois Senate representing the 43rd District which includes Ford Grundy Iroquois and Kankakee counties and parts of Champaign and Will counties. He has served since 1966 and holds several committee roles.
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Edward McBroom
Kankakee
Ford
Grundy
Iroquois
Brown
East Band
Harwood
Kerr
Champaign County
Reed
Custer
Wesley
Wilmington
Florence
Will County
McBroom
Senate
Illinois House of Representatives
Appropriations
Revenue
Highway Study Commission
Election Laws Commission
Illinois Legislative Audit Commission
Senate Committee On Elections
Kankakee County
Republican Central Committee
The
University
Morris Daily Herald Kitchen Ideas special edition
Housewives and men are urged to read and save the Morris Daily Herald special edition titled Kitchen Ideas. The one page edition offers recipes remodeling decorating and cleaning tips plus guidelines for buying appliances and utensils for future reference.
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Morris Daily Herald
UF nears half way mark in Grundy County fund drive
Grundy County United Fund has reached about 47 percent of its $56 500 goal with $26 370 donated or pledged. James R Roberts says early returns suggest meeting the goal but urges more industry participation and larger gifts to support 11 agencies served.
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Leroy
Karen) Rugg
Clarence Mosimann
Grundy County National Bank
Grundy County United Fund
Knight
Grundy County
United Fund
James R Roberts
Roberts
Vismara
Baum
Grundy Bank Begins 1972 License Plate Distribution
Beginning December 2 the Grundy County National Bank will distribute 1972 license plates for Grundy Livingston LaSalle and Kendall counties. It marks the fourth year the bank serves the four-county area. Plates will carry six-digit numbers then initials and digits on blue on white. On the first day last year 512 plates were issued. Distribution occurs during regular banking hours.
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Bank
Santa Arrives in Morris for 1:30 Parade start
Morris marks the 1971 Christmas season with a Santa visit on Friday Nov 26. A parade starts at Center School at 1 30 pm proceeding down Liberty Street to Santa’s headquarters where youngsters receive treats. Local groups including the Morris Junior High Band fire department YMCA and others escort Santa. The street decorations will be lit downtown with Christmas music adding to the mood.
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Morris
Richard Goehl
Morris Retail
Santa Claus
North Pole
Center School
Liberty St
Santa
Morris Junior High School
Morris Fire Department
Morris Ymca
Lindberg Wins GOP Backing for Illinois Secretary of State
State Rep. George W. Lindberg of McHenry County gains endorsements from 13 northern Illinois Republican county chairmen and the McHenry County GOP central committee. He chairs Judiciary II and Ethics in Government Commission and serves as vice chairman of the Illinois Board of Ethics. He sits on the Judicial Advisory Council and the Constitutional Implementation committee.
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George W. Lindberg
McHenry County
Illinois
GOP Central Committee
Office of Illinois Secretary of State
Lindberg
Illinois Board of Ethics
Judicial Advisory Council
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Jack Benny
Minooka Community High School
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Mark Donaldson
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John Besley & Associates
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LeRoy Gilmoure
Steven Raymond
James Hall
Robert Malmquist
Gilmoure
Fleming and Cooper
Chicago
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Morris Hospital
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Chicago Daily News
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