Five Die In One Car Crash Near Dwight Noted In Morris
A one car crash near Dwight killed Phillip E. Gordon 19 Morris resident Larry J. Jenkins 24 and Michael E. Spangler 19 of Channahon. Two Morris men Randall C. Pellegrino 20 and Joseph C. Carr 22 were hospitalized in critical condition. The 1969 Plymouth GTX left the curve at 2:50 am and plunged into a creek. Coroners planned inquests for Spangler Jenkins and Gordon, with funeral services set for Gordon and Jenkins. Spangler worked for Amax Aluminum Co. in Morris.
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Dwight
Morris
Channahan
Phillip E. Gordon
Douglas St
Larry J. Jenkins
North St
Michael E. Spangler
Channahon
St. Francis Hospital
Peoria
Randall C. Pellegrino
von Qualen
Amax Aluminum Co
Jenkins
Gordon
van Qualen
Spangler
Horace Payton
Phillip E Gordon
Finland Chapel
Donald Kocher
Mt. Carmel
Mr. Gordon
Waverly
Tenn
Ernest and
Mary
Poland) Gordon
Morris Community High School
Lisa Ann Connor
Amax
Tonya Jeanne
Ernest Gordon
Gary
Judy Kay) DeLong
Kathy Sue
Kimberly Hope
Mark Lane
Randall Brent
Willie Poland
Tennie Gordon
Jackson
Winterrowd Funeral
Streator
Cornell
Mr. Jenkins
Caldwell
Idaho
Clyde
Eula (Robinson) Jenkins
Peggy Rowe
Mark
Eldon
Edward
Daniel Roy
Long Point
Wanda Mae
Pontiac
Flanagan
U. S. Army
Vietnam
Cornell Baptist Church
Sonntag-Wylie Funeral Home
Joliet
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Minooka
Shawn
McElroy
U.S. 66
Ilinois
Waupansie St
Herald
American Education Week Observances At Morris Public Schools
Morris public grade schools plan American Education Week events across buildings and nights. Shabbana students’ families are invited to a Mini Schedule at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to experience a regular school day with shortened periods and meet teachers. Open house at Center School runs 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday featuring an art fair for grades 1 through 5, a gym orientation, and a film Make a Mighty Reach. Open houses at Garfield McKinley Lincoln and Stine run 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday with slides, classroom meetups, art displays, and two educational films in Garfield.
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Morris
Stephen Black
Center School
Garfield
McKinley
Lincoln
Stine
Max Lindsay
Harry Sklut
Ward
Charlie and the
Golden Hamster
England
Garfield School
Ransom Soldiers To Chicago For Doctor Job Fair
Ransom Illinois with 450 residents sent a 232 strong delegation to the Doctors Job Fair in Chicago seeking a physician for their town and surrounding area. Mayor James Nagle Sr led the group which toured a Chicago hotel exhibit room as part of efforts to attract a doctor noting the town has lacked a GP for four months after W R Mertes death. A society official said placements may take weeks to determine.
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Chicago
Ransom
Illinois State Medical Society
James Nagle Sr
Nagle
Streator
W.R. Mertes
Medical Society
Weather Outlook Illinois Fog Drizzle Briefly Lifts
Clouds and fog covered Illinois early today with little rain. Tonight will be partly cloudy and cooler with a mid 50s low. Tuesday will be partly sunny with a mid 70s high. Weekend temps at Dresden Island Locks and Dam reached 64/51 Saturday and 66/49 Sunday. At 7 am today the temperature was 60.
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Illinois
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Port of Chicago benefits from coast strikes lift
Port of Chicago reports import_export tonnage up 48 percent through September amid nationwide longshoremen strikes on the Atlantic Pacific and Gulf coasts. North Pier Terminal will not take new export cargo at Navy Pier this year while Calumet area remains open.
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Chicago
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
Great Lakes
John F. Hynes
Illinois Department of Business and
George Miller
Great Lakes Overseas, Inc
North Pier Terminal Co
Navy Pier
Calumet
East
Veterans Day observances mix speeches parades and protests
Veterans Day events nationwide featured speeches and parades while protests surfaced from some honorees and antiwar veterans. The date change to the fourth Monday in October sparked boycotts and controversy, with Arlington burying limits affecting VFW participation. Local ceremonies in Austin and New York drew thousands, including a Vietnam Veterans against the War contingent in the NYC parade.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Camp Mabry
New York City
American Legion of
New York County
VFW
Jim Davis
Milton Pope School Sets Special Meeting on District Units
Milton Pope School District 210 schedules a Wednesday special meeting at Milton Pope School to discuss the pending formation of two school districts Serena and Seneca High School unit districts. Curtis Jorstad, president of the Milton Pope Board of Education, will preside as residents hear how each option could affect their district.
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Seneca
Milton Pope
Serena
Seneca High
Curtis Jorstad
Milton Pope Board of Education
Five Baratta sons honor immigrant parents with honorary medical degrees
At the Pierre Hotel a dinner dance, five Baratta brothers honored their Italian immigrant parents, presenting them with honorary medical degrees. The Baratta family, believed first in the nation to have five physician sons, includes Michael an orthopedic surgeon and Anthony, Vincent, Ronald in a joint practice, and Frank a cardiologist. President Nixon and officials sent telegrams as the event featured a six course dinner and awards from medical societies.
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New York
Vincent Baratta
American Medical Association
Michael Baratta
Pierre Hotel
Michael
Canoga Park
Calif
Anthony
Vincent
Ronald
Lindenhurst
N.Y
Frank
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Nixon
Portation
John A. Volpe
Medical Societies
American Committee On
Barattas
Tighten Kosygin security in Toronto during visit
The Canadian government kept a tight security net around Soviet Premier Kosygin as his Canada tour neared end. About 200 hostile demonstrators gathered in rain outside his hotel. police raided 18 homes, seizing handguns rifles and bayonets and arresting two Toronto men.
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Toronto
Alexei N. Kosygin
Western Canada
Gerald Doyle
Kenneth Wilson
Roy Soplet
Edmund Burke Society
Kosygin
Ottawa
Alberta
Soviet Union
Golden Eagle
Canada
Cuba
Thirteen Die in Japanese Train Collision
In a head on crash in a single track tunnel between Nagoya and Osaka two Express trains collided killing 13 people and injuring 188. Police and railway workers search wreckage seven hours after the 4 p.m. crash. among the dead are the two motormen and two conductors of the trains from Kintetsu Railways Co.
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Tsu
Japan
Kintetsu Railways Co
Nagoya
Osaka
Mazon Sets Trick or Treat Hours for Halloween
Mazon officials designate 5 30 to 8 00 p m Sunday for Halloween Trick or Treating. Children should not seek treats outside these hours.
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Mazon
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Livingston County
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George W. Dukes
Phillip Gordon
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Peoria Hospital
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Karen
Sharon
Diane Chiavatero
Stacey
Phyllis Davis
Eugene Spangler
Steeleville
Mary Robinson
Clyde Spangler
Willisville
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