Apollo 12 prepares for lunar landing on Ocean of Storms
Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad Alan Bean and Richard Gordon circle the moon in orbit and prepare to land Intrepid in a 400 foot wide patch on the Ocean of Storms. The crew aims for a early Wednesday touchdown with color TV broadcast.
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Space Center
Houston
America
Moon
Lunar
Charles
Pete’” Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Alan L. Bean
Bean
Intrepid
Earth
Conrad
Gordon
Space
Apollo
Light turnout at Grundy Con Con runoff amid drizzle
Intermittent rain and overcast skies marked a slow start for the Constitutional Convention runoff in Grundy County with eight Morris precincts reporting 220 ballots by 11 15 a m. The district includes all Grundy and most of Will County. Sixteen percent of voters statewide backed the September primary. Polls close at 6 p m and unofficial returns were awaited.
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Grundy County
Morris
Dist
Will
Springfield
Louis F. Bottino
Wilmington
George E. Sangmeister
Frankfort
Arthur T. Lennon
Daniel L. Kennedy
Joliet
Morris I
Morris II
City Hall
Morris III
Baptist Church Annex
Morris IV
Masonic Temple
W. Jefferson St
Morris V
Franklin School
Morris VI
Hexhall’s
Wauponsee St
Morris VII
Telfer’s
Pine St
Morris VIII
VFW
McKinley St
Cold front brings snow flurries and icy air in Illinois
A cold front sweeps through Illinois with temperatures dropping from the 40s and 50s to the mid 20s tonight. Light snow or flurries are possible tonight and again Wednesday with a high in the upper 20s. Morris records 46 degrees at 11 a.m.
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Illinois
Morris
Americans Spend More Than They Sell In Third Quarter
The Commerce Department reports that Americans spent more on imports than they earned from exports in July through September, but the third quarter deficit shrank to 2.5 billion dollars from 3.8 billion in April to June. Officials credit a healthier trade balance and reduced overseas bank lending.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Commerce
Revoke Bonds on Convicted Men in Chicago Drug Ring Case
Eight men freed on 35 000 bond while appealing their 1968 narcotics convictions face return to jail after U.S. District Judge James B. Parsons orders. The ring, led by Auckland Holmes and involved in heroin sales, was cited as doubling its operations with an estimated 4 million dollars a month from drugs. Defendants include Wilbert Holmes Earl Williamson Earl Matthews Boysie Stephens Nathaniel Westbrook and James L Oliiver, all Chicago residents.
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Chicago
James B. Parsons
U.S. District Court
Parsons
U.S
Thomas A. Foran
Nov. Ll
Auckland Holmes
Wilbert
Earl Williamson
Earl Matthews
Boysie Stephens
Nathaniel Westbrook
James L. Oliiver
Coal City to open bids for new high school mid January
Bids for a 60 000 square foot Coal City public high school could open between January 12 and 16 with completion set for July 1 1971. Total contracts estimated at 1 350 000 for general electrical plumbing heating and air conditioning, with water and sewer bids separate. Architect Healy said drawings and specs would be ready by December 15 and a December 8 board meeting may approve final plans.
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Coal City
Watson Healy
Healy Moore & Associates
Healy
John Tuiner
Joseph Skubic
Josephine Tira
Robert Pogliano
Alfred J. Dearth
Leslie Ross
Elvin Wills
Tuiner
Tira
Dearth
Eugene Hayes
Illinois
Lawrence R. Grant
Joseph de Gulie
Second Longest Heart Transplant Patient Dies
PITTSBURGH AP Ben Anolik the world s second longest living heart transplant patient died at 47 after 14 months and six days with the donor heart from a traffic crash on Aug 31 1968. A Presbyterian Hospital spokesman said he died from an infection caused by rejection-preventing drugs. He had returned to the hospital July 1 for drug complications.
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Pittsburgh
Ben Anolik
Anolik
Presbyterian Hospital
Snicker A Day Mother Nature Quote on Kids
A playful line notes Nature gives 12 years to foster love for children before they become teens, blending humor with parental sentiment.
Witnesses Testify In Grain Storage Damage Suit
In circuit court Mrs. Irene Finks of Morton and Mr and Mrs William Limbach and Robert Limbach of Wauponsee Township pursue a sum from Country Mutual Insurance. Plaintiffs allege about 2600 bushels were removed from three Saratoga Township bins using an electric auger.
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Country Mutual Insurance Company
Irene Finks
Morton
William Limbach
Robert Limbach
Wauponsee Township
Atty
Eugene Hayes
Richard Malone
Saratoga Township
John Hynds
Hynds
Finks of
Robert Limmach
Hayes
Finks
Steven Jeffry
Behlen Manufacturing Co
el Paso
Ill
Jeffry
Atty. Hayes
Limbach
Leonard Hoffman
Robert
Kennedy patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy dies at 81 in Cape Cod
Joseph P. Kennedy dies at 81 after an eight year battle, at his Kennedy compound seaside home on Cape Cod. Rose Kennedy and son Edward are with him along with extended family including Eunice Shriver and Sargent Shriver. Kennedy built a vast fortune and served as U S ambassador to Britain from 1938 to 1940. His life spanned banking, stock market, real estate, liquor trade and motion pictures, with ties to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Hyannis Port
Mass
Joseph Patrick Kennedy
Kennedy
United States
U.S
Kennedy Compound
Cape Cod
Rose
Edward
Joan
Eunice Shriver
Joan Smith
Patricia Lawford
Sargent Shriver
Ann Garegan
Joseph Garegan
Palm Beach
Fla
John
Robert
Joseph P. Jr
Boston
Harvard College
Columbia Trust Co
Bankin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Securities Exchange Commission
Maritime Commission
Court of St. James
Physical Therapy Aids Many At Morris Hospital
Arlene Wardal reports Morris Hospital's physical therapy department serves 15 daily patients on average with capacity for 25 to 30. Therapists from Joliet provide weekly visits, while local staff oversee care when away. Treatments focus on neuromuscular and muscular skeletal issues from arthritis, strokes, and injuries with patient referrals only.
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Arlene Wardal
Morris Hospital
Joliet
Gene Shea
Shea
Northwestern University
Ilinois
Newsome
Chiltiardhl
Helen Hynds
Children Visit Morris Library During Book Week
Kindergarten children from First United Methodist Church visited the Morris Public Library today and Bethlehem Lutheran Church children are set for Thursday tours. A special display of books will be available next week, highlighting the 1969 theme Book Power and emphasizing the importance of good books for children.
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Morris Public Library
First United Methodist Church
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Gordon Gregg
U S Production Falls Six-Tenths Percent in October
U S industrial production declined six tenths of one percent in October marking the third straight monthly drop. The index stood at 173.3 percent of the 1957-59 base, down from 173.9 in September, with the auto industry seeing the largest decline and durable goods also easing.
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Washington
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Au Mobile
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North States Oil CO
Rte
C.C
Elkhorn
Wis
the Limbachs
Country Mutual
William Lund
Robert Gottlieb
Hiynds
James D. Green
Herald
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