Thieu Opposes Coalition Government as Kissinger Meets
Kissinger met Thieu twice in Saigon to discuss Paris peace talks as the South Vietnamese president reiterated opposition to a coalition including the Communists. A government spokesman read a communique noting Thieu’s stance and ongoing consultations with Vietnamese officials and National Assembly members.
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U.S
Kissinger
Ellsworth Bunker
Thieu
Vu Khanh
Information Ministry
Saigon
Viet Cong
South Vietnamese Information Ministry
Nists
National Assembly
Supreme Court
Paris
Nguyen Thanh le
Hanoi
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Argonne blast injures three engineers at lab
A chemical explosion at Argonne National Laboratory released uranium and plutonium residues. Three engineers were slightly injured with minor cuts, radiation tests negative, and 200 evacuees screened showed no contamination. The glove box blast affected a 600 square foot room, with Pellets remaining from prior fuel work.
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Chicago
Argonne National Laboratory
Nuclear Study Center
Robert Jackson
University of Chicago
Atomic Energy Commission
Jackson
Unseasonably Cool Weather With Mixed Conditions
The forecast shows continued cooling with a high near 40 and a very cool night in the upper 20s. Friday trends toward sun and warmth with a high around 50 while recent readings include 41 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam and 26 low, with 28 at 7 am and 36 downtown Morris by midmorning and precipitation of 0.03 inches.
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Dresden Island
Morris
Snow in Chicago Snow in Chicago
Metropolitan Chicago was in a snow belt 21 miles wide causing slick expressways and hundreds of fender-bending accidents. State salt trucks entered service to keep routes passable as traffic tied up, especially into northern Indiana. The band stretched from 20 miles northeast to 15 miles south of Chicago and moved southwest at 15 mph.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Indiana
Five Die in Palos Hills Crash After Police Chase
A teenage driver fled police after a stop sign violation and red light run in Cook County. His car struck a northbound Palos Hills family vehicle, killing Sotiris Papadopoulos his wife Stella their sons Thomas and Peter and mother in law Athena Mantanakis. 7 year old Michael Papadopoulos survived. John Giustino Jr. faces five counts of involuntary manslaughter and four traffic violations.
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Chicago
Palos Hills
John Giustino Jr
Oak Lawn
Sotiris Papadopoulos
Stella
Thomas
Peter
Tananakis
Chicago Ridge
Michael Papadopoulos
Palos Heights
Bedford Park
Giustino
Cook County
U.S. 45
95Th Street
Papadopoulos
Veterans Day schedule causes local confusion in Illinois
Observances differ with federal and state plans. Morris Post Office will close for mail delivery on Monday, with limited window service 9 to 10 a.m. for lockbox customers. lobby hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Outgoing mail at 3 and 6 p.m. and box pickup at 4 p.m. (white star boxes).
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Illinois
Morris
William V. Martin
White Star
Pontiac Woman Killed in U S 66 Collision
Mrs. Mary Gula a 56 year old San Jose California resident was killed Wednesday in a crash involving an automobile driven by her husband Adam Gula 57 and a truck on U S 66 south of Pontiac Illinois Autoworker death report notes Mary Gula perished in the collision with her husband at the wheel of the car and the truck driver remained unidentified in initial AP dispatch
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Pontiac, Ill
Mary Gula
San Jose
Calif
Adam
U.S. 66
Pontiac
Morris MCHS Homecoming Weekend Set With Parade and Dances
The Morris Community High School hosts Homecoming with the theme Elect For Victory. Activities begin Friday at 3 p.m. with a pep assembly crowning queen and king. A flag football game and dance follow. Saturday features a parade and football games, plus an alumni tea and semi formal dance.
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Morris Community High School
MCHS
Anne Taylor
Robin Cohenour
Joseph Corsello
Holly Prenzler
Barb Connally
Melanie Connor
Jill McNulty
Tom Haas
Tom Grindstaff
Neal
Talks to reopen SALT nuclear limit talks in Geneva
The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to resume the second round of strategic offensive arms talks on November 21, 1972 in Geneva. Ambassador Girard Smith will lead the U.S. delegation as discussions focus on a permanent curb for long range missiles and other offensive weapons. Geneva chosen to avoid travel burden between Helsinki and Vienna.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Geneva
White House
Nixon
Moscow
Ronald L. Ziegler
Girard Smith
U.S
Ziegler
Ussr
Switzerland
Senate
Congress
Helsinki
Vienna
Search resumes for Boggs plane missing in Alaska
Anchorage guided search for Hale Boggs and three others aboard a missing Cessna 310 continues with 35 to 40 aircraft. Weather hampers operations as Coast Guard cutters patrol rough Gulf waters and a mountain rescue team plans further alpine scans along Portage Pass and near Juneau.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Hale Boggs
Air Force
Juneau
Coast Guard
Gulf of Alaska
Portage Pass
Boggs
Nick Begich
Begich
Russell
Pound sinks to 22 month low amid market selling
The British pound dropped to its lowest level in 22 months under heavy selling by continental centers. In two hours of frantic trading it slid 1.5 cents to about 2.394 dollars, its weakest since December 1970, pressured by inflation and the threat of a national power strike. Sterling has fallen more than 15 cents since June 23 when it was freed to float.
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Morris
William V. Martin
Richard C. Broderick
Herald
London
U.S
Britain
Five Rural Mailboxes Knocked Down by Pumpkins
Deputy Roy Christensen reports five rural mailboxes along Rod and Gun Club Road were knocked down Wednesday evening by large pumpkins. Pumpkin pieces were scattered near the mailboxes, owned by Russel Davidson Steve Eliakis William Rehberg Gerald McKinney and an unnamed box. Mrs Davidson first phoned in the incident at 9 45 p m Wednesday.
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Rod and Gun Club Road
Sheriff’s Department
Roy Christensen
Russel Davidson
Steve Eliakis
William Rehberg
Gerald McKinney
Davidson
Illinois 47 improvement meetings set for Morris
Public informational sessions on Illinois 47 from I 80 to Illinois Ave in Morris run November 8 and 9 from 2 30 to 4 30 pm and 7 to 9 pm in the First National Bank meeting room. A public hearing is planned for 7 pm November 15 at Grundy County Courthouse with doors open at 6 pm to view exhibits.
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Wauponsee St
Roger Chamlin
First National Bank of Morris
Illinois 47
Interstate 80
Illinois Ave
Morris
Division of Highways
First National Bank
Grundy County
Department of Transportation
U.S. 6
Park Drive
Ottawa
Robert H. Blasius
Rock Island Railroad
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South Vietnam
Khanh
Morris City Hall
Morris Daily Herald
Argonne
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