Bridge work advances as surface repair nears phase one completion
Favorable weather allows completion of the first phase of surface repair on the Illinois River Bridge south of Morris. Traffic will switch lanes in the middle of the structure Monday if the schedule holds. Final surface material could be applied to the north half of the north lane and ready for traffic by Monday. Work will start removing old concrete Monday on the north half of the southbound lane.
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Illinois River
Morris
Dean Foltz
Foltz
Bridge repair in Ottawa aims to finish before winter
Ottawa engineers report 80 percent of the south half of the northbound bridge lane poured with concrete and the final surface to be completed with bituminous mix next weekend. One-way traffic will remain. completion hinges on weather with a November 15 deadline.
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Ottawa
Illinois Division of Highways
Foltz
James E. McElwain
Grand Grundy County Corn Festival Sees Big Parade
A large parade lineup includes the Golden Grenadiers of Chicago and Miss Andrea Simpson dairy princess of La Moille. Wentworth Indians from Wentworth Military Academy perform. Morris hosts football opener against Pontiac, with festival events in the Lasser building and Center School Auditorium.
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Crack Precision
Grundy County
Don Barkley
Golden Grenadiers
Chicago
Illinois
Andrea Simpson
la Moille
American Dairy Association of Illinois Inc
Wentworth Indians
Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington
Ramond Miller
Center School
Lasser
Morris Community High School
Pontiac
Gardner - South Wilmington High School
Coal City High School
Minooka High School
Mazon High School
Morris
Second Youth Pays Fine in Incident Near Seneca
Douglas Norwood 18 of 1119 Wauponsee St paid a 55 dollar fine plus 5 dollars costs in La Salle County Circuit Court for illegal possession of liquor. A second charge of illegal acceptance of liquor was dismissed after a crash near U S 6 and Illinois 170 as police pursued a speeding car. Phillip Collins Jr 19 of Route 4 paid the same fine earlier. Three others, Leslie Matheny 18 Steven Johnson 18 Richard Seaman 19, await a hearing in Marseilles division court Wednesday.
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Douglas Norwood
Wauponsee St
la Salle County
Seneca
Illinois 170
Phillip Collins, Jr
Rte. 4
Marseilles
Magistrate Court
Leslie Jmatheny
Division St
Steven O. Johnson
Morris
E. Chestnut St
Chicago
Richard Seaman
Rte
Weather Report Indicates Clear Skies This Weekend
The forecast calls for clear skies and warmer temperatures today and Sunday. Collins Weather Station records 64 degrees with a 49 degree low on Friday, and Morris business district shows 57 degrees at 8 p.m. Friday.
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Collins
Morris Business District
Withhold Funds From Chicago
WASHINGTON AP The Office of Education said complaints of racial discrimination in Chicago public schools must be resolved before the city may receive new federal education aid. Ray Page Illinois superintendent was notified. A preliminary investigation finds evidence of non compliance and the probe continues.
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Washington
Office of Education
Chicago
Ray Page
Illinois
West Berlin to name street after President Lyndon
Expressen reports West Berlin plans a Johnsonstrasse in honor of the U.S. President with the working name Unter Den Lyndon. The plan reflects postwar ties and symbolic naming by the German city authorities.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Expressen
West Berlin
Johnsonstrasse
U.S
Nasution Emerges as a Leading Indonesian Power Figure
General Abdul Haris Nasution, Indonesia's defense minister famed for quashing a revolt, is portrayed as pro Indonesian though viewed by some Westerners as leaning pro West. The Moslem Sumatrans and a former 34 year old retiree who rose to top command, Nasution navigates postwar turmoil and a turbulent drive toward parliamentary elections.
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Abdul Haris Nasution
Indonesia
Zoning Limits on Fixing Rock Island Crossing
Planning consultant Joseph Abel states zoning governs land use, not maintenance. He notes only the Interstate Commerce Commission could compel railroad improvements, so zoning cannot force the Rock Island or any railroad to make fixes.
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Joseph Abel
Abel
Rock Island
Interstate Commerce Commission
Loyal Forces Retake Jakarta in Indonesian Crisis
Jakarta radio reports loyalist forces under Gen Abdul Haris Nasution retook the capital from Lt Col Untung who formed a revolutionary council. Undeterred fighting spreads to central Java as Jakarta and Malaysian broadcasts conflict over casualty and allegiance details.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Sukarno
Indonesia
Jakarta
Abdul Haris Nasution
Central
Java
Untung
Revolutionary Council
Council of Generals
American Central Intelligence Agency
Armed Forces
Jakarta Radio
Naustion
Siliwangi
Suharto
Radio Jakarta
Radio Malaysia
Javana
Suhirman
Nasution
Omar Dhani
East Java
Surabaya
Sumatra
Celebes
Communist Party
Dr. N. Aidit
Pope Paul VI Arrives for U.N. Visit in New York
Officials and church leaders rush final preparations for Pope Paul VI’s U.N. visit and meeting with President Johnson. The Pope will address the U.N., meet leaders of faiths, pray at St. Patrick's Cathedral, attend Mass for peace at Yankee Stadium, view the World’s Fair Vatican Pavilion, and travel a 24 mile motorcade route including Harlem.
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New York
Paul VI
United Nations
Johnson
United States
Monay
U.N
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Yankee Stadium
Vatican
John F. Kennedy International Airport
St. Patrick's
Pontiff
Chicago
Denial of CIA Role in Indonesian Coup Unfounded
State Department official says CIA involvement in Indonesia's upheaval is untrue and calls the situation extremely fluid and confusing. The focus remains on President Sukarno's health and safety, with experts noting potential power struggles if his condition worsens.
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Washington
State Department
Central Intelligence Agency
Indonesia
Robert J. McCloskey
CIA
Jakarta
Sukarno
McCloskey
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