Two Killed In Southeast Coal City Head On Collision
Two Grundy County residents Albert Watson 25 of Braceville and William McLuckie 19 of Coal City died in a head on crash on Reed Road southeast of Coal City at 11 20 p m. Coroner W Clark Davis pronounced them dead at the scene. Firemen fought a post crash fire and deputies investigated. Funeral services for McLuckie were held at Reeves Funeral Home in Coal City with burial in Braceville Gardner Cemetery. Watson funeral services followed at Reeves Funeral Home with burial in Braceville Gardner Cemetery. Watson survived by wife four children and eight siblings. McLuckie survived by parents two brothers and two sisters. He resided in Coal City and worked at Caterpillar in Joliet. Memorial gifts to the Coal City Methodist Church requested.
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Grundy County
Reed Road
Coal City
Albert W. Watson
Rte. 1
Braceville
William Lee McLuckie
DeWitt Place
W. Clark Davis
Watson
MecLuckie
Braidwood
McLuckie
Joliet
Robert Putnam
Andrew Verodna
William L. McLuckie
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Braceville- Gardner Cemetery
Wanda
Wilson W
Roger W
Sheila Jo
Clyde Watson
Mazon
Carl
Robert
Alan
Billy Jo
Paducah
Ralph
Eleanor) Dockery
Commuter Train Crash Kills Two in Skokie Ill
Two men died and one was injured after a collision involving their cars and the Swift, a high speed commuter train. Donald Mack 28 of Northlake and Earl Murphy of Chicago died in one car. Robert French 47 of Northfield survived and was hospitalized. The Swift derailed but no aboard casualties were reported.
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Skokie, Ill
Skokie Swift
Donald Mack
Northlake
Earl Murphy
Chicago
Robert French
Northfield
St. Francis Hospital
Evanston
Swift
Howard Street
Chicago Transit Authority
Dempster Street
Skokie
Carl Winters to Speak at Civic Dinner
Dr. Carl S. Winters a leading inspirational speaker and humorist will headline a civic dinner at 6 30 p m November 29 at the Morris Moose Home. Russell Tendall of Seneca is soloist. event by Morris Business and Professional Woman's Club and Morris Rotary Club for members and guests. Reservations due to Mrs. John Zingre by Friday.
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Carl S. Winters
America
Morris Moose
Russell Tendall
Seneca
Morris Business and Professional Woman’s Club
Morris Rotary Club
Dr. Winters
General Motors Corporation
London
Paris
Rome
Cairo
Hong Kong
Calcutta
New Delhi
Bangkok
Rangoon
Leopoldville
Rio de Janeiro
Manila
Tokyo
Honolulu
John Zingre
Plans boat harbor and dike on Illinois River
Foster M. Ford of 101 Spruce Street has filed with the Illinois Division of Waterways in Springfield for a construction permit to build a small boat harbor and dike on the right bank of the Illinois River in Morris. Francis S. Lorenz, public works director, released the information.
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Foster M. Ford
Spruce St
Illinois Division of Waterways
Springfield
Illinois River
Morris
Francis S. Lorenz
Podgorny Returns From Austria Opposes Market Ties
Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny returned to Moscow after a weeklong visit to Vienna where he urged against Austrian moves toward closer ties with the European Common Market.
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Vienna
Austria
Nikolai Podgorny
Moscow
Strike Closes Ohio Schools in Youngstown and Hubbard
Forty-eight schools in Youngstown and Hubbard shut down as a teachers strike draws support from bus drivers and truckers. About 2,000 parochial pupils faced transport disruption while students at Hubbard attended classes briefly with rival union members. Superintendent Wanamaker urged radios notices for students to stay away from classes.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Hubbard
Hubbard High School
J. Harry Wanamaker
Youngstown
Christmas Seal Totals Reach $3 385
Grundy County raises 3385 dollars in Christmas Seals through the county health and tuberculosis association. President Herbert Weitz notes totals trail 1965 by 71 dollars for the same date and early gifts will cover mail follow ups and address corrections.
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Grundy County
Herbert Weitz
Weather Summary for Morris Area This Week
Southerly winds brought milder, sunny weather today with cloudy and warmer conditions tonight and a low near 40. Tuesday mostly cloudy with a high around 50 and a chance of light rain. Wednesday remains cloudy and mild with possible showers. Observations: Collins station high 42, low 24 on Saturday. Sunday high 38, low 29. 9 am today 31. downtown Morris noon 44 with partly cloudy skies. heavy fog in county earlier today. Sunrise Tuesday 6 50 a.m. Sunset 4 28 p.m.
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Illinois
Collins
Morris
U S Rejects Seating Of Red China At UN
At the United Nations General Assembly the United States again rejected seating Red China while backing a plan by Italy and five others for a full high level study of the China question. Ambassador Arthur Goldberg urged the two thirds vote and affirmed support for expelling Nationalist China only after study conclusions.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Italy
China
U.N. General Assembly
Arthur J. Goldbert
U.S
Peking
Republic of China
121-Nation Assembly
Republic of
Assembly
Goldberg
Albania
Cambodia
Report on shoddy building at Eastern Illinois University
State Sen. Richard R. Larson and State Rep. James P. Loukas will file a Wednesday report alleging deficiencies in the Andrews Hall project at EIU Charleston. The subcommittee of the legislative audit commission cites faulty concrete, missing steel, defective drains and electrical trouble amid an ongoing clash with the Board of Governors.
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Chicago
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston
Andrews Hall
Eastern
Richard R. Larson
R-Galesburg
James P. Loukas
Dchicago
State Legislative Audit Commission
Loukas
Chicago Daily News
Larson and Loukas
Illinois Teachers College South
Illinois Building Authority
Stephenson
Illinois State University, Normal
Jr. Wroan Co
Normal
Illinois State
Coleman Hall
S.M. Wilson Co
Granite City
Biological Sciences
Nationalist Party Gains in West Germany
In Bavaria and Hesse elections the National Democratic Party rose to 7.4 percent and 7.9 percent respectively, winning 15 and eight seats. The results heighten fears of renewed right wing radicalism and pressure for a grand coalition to resolve Bonn’s government crisis.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Christian Democrats
Socialists
National Democratic Party
Bundestag
National Democrats
Hesse
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Reich
Alfons Goppel
Erich Mende
Free Democrats
NPD
Georgia election frozen as Supreme Court to hear Dec 5
The Supreme Court paused a three judge ruling that Georgia cannot choose between two top governor candidates, freezing the race until at least December 5. Neither Maddox nor Callaway met the required majority after the November 8 election, with Arnall’s write-ins preventing a clear winner.
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Georgia
High Court
Atlanta
Lester G. Maddox
Howard
Bo) Callaway
Maddox
Callaway
Supreme Court
Ben W. Fortson
Fortson
High Tribunal
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Howard Callaway
Lester Maddox
Ellis Arnall
Arthur K. Bolton
Washington
Charles Morgan
The
Bolton
Second Loss for American Motors Corp
AMC reports a 12 month loss of 12.6 million for the year ended Sept 30 1960. The deficit follows a 25.4 million loss in 1956 and prompts the board to omit the quarterly dividend for the fifth straight quarter. Chairman Robert B Evans and President Ray Abernethy note the $12.65 million loss is below expectations with some fourth quarter improvement.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
AMC
AMC Tost
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Robert B. Evans
Ray Abernethy
Worker Injured at Material Service Corp in Everett Egeland Fall
Everett Egeland of 1212 Lisbon Street was injured shortly after 6 30 a m when he fell at work at Material Service Corp. He was transported by Davis ambulance to Morris Hospital where at 11 a m he was listed in fair condition.
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Everett Egeland
Lisbon St
Material Service Corp
Davis Ambulance
Morris Hospital
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