Morris Illinois Bell installs Cama long distance equipment
About 25 workers at the Morris Illinois Bell plant install Cama a centralized automatic message accounting unit for direct distance dialing. Two refrigerator sized units moved to Morris central office will track calls to Morris Lisbon Verona Newark Mazon Coal City and Gardner noting called numbers call duration time of day and charging status with operator input for uncompleted or misdialed calls.
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Morris Illinois
Morris
E. Jefferson St
Larry A. White
CAMA
Lisbon
Verona
Newark
Mazon
Coal City
Gardner
Morris One
Heart OF
Bernard Danielson
Illinois
Bell Telephone
Karl E. Linnemann
Danielson
Herald
Public Meeting on Election Issues Highlights Proposed Amendments
A University of Illinois lawyer John Henderson Jr. will discuss pros and cons of the proposed revenue amendment at a county extension service meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the courthouse. The amendment heads to voters in the November 8 general election. Joe Mattson of the Illinois Bankers Association will discuss the banking amendment at the same gathering. The public is invited.
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University of Illinois
John Henderson Jr
Joe Mattson
Illinois Bankers Association
Morris Herald Publishes Specimen Ballots for November General
Specimen ballots for the November 8 general election appear in the Morris Daily Herald on pages 10 and 11. Readers are urged to save these for future reference. In addition to the regular ballot, voters will be presented with three proposed amendments.
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Morris Aily Herald
Floating Dummy Reported in Frenchman Bay Maine
Police investigated after townspeople reported a body in Frenchman Bay. Patrolmen followed a boat to the scene and found only a dummy floating in the water.
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Bar Harbor
Maine
Frenchman’s Bay
China reports guided missile nuclear test
The New China News Agency said China successfully conducted a guided missile nuclear weapon test over its territory. The test reportedly fired normally with the warhead hitting the intended distance and effects announced as a nuclear explosion.
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Tokyo
China
New China
NCNA
C. of C Names Speaker for Fall Meeting
Fred A. Hollenback, GE project manager at Dresden sites, will speak at the Morris Chamber of Commerce fall meeting on Nov. 16 at Morris Country Club. His talk is titled The Key Role of the Midwest Nuclear Facilities in the Rapid Growth of Nuclear Power. Tickets are $3 including tip.
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Fred A. Hollenback
Dresden No. 2
Morris Chamber of Commerce
Morris Country Club
General Electric Co
San Jose
Calif
Midwest
General Electric
Commonwealth Edison
Dresden No
Dresden No. 1
Grundy
Morris
Chamber
Gardner Bank cashier resigns amid minor discrepancy
Ralph G. Stevenson resigns as cashier of the Gardner Exchange Bank after a minor discrepancy in the records. The loss is fully covered by insurance, and Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. has been engaged to audit the bank.
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Gardner Exchange Bank
Ralph G. Stevenson
Exchange Bank At
Gardner
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co
Weather Outlook and Temperatures Across Local Districts
The Weather Bureau forecasts fair skies tonight with a low near 50. Friday brings partial clouds and a cool high around 60, followed by cooler Saturday. Collins Station logs a Wednesday high of 63 and low of 31. Early readings note 43 degrees at 9 am and 59 in Morris at 11:30 am. Sunrise Friday is 7 20 am and sunset 5 53 pm.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris Business District
State Tourists Spend Nearly $2 Billion
Gov. Otto Kerner announced a two year study showing Illinois tourism spending reached 2 030 000 000 in 1965 a 9 ½ percent rise from 1964. Out of state motorists accounted for 1 200 000 000, with 52 million travelers by car 5 668 000 by plane and 1 768 000 by rail. Tourism supported 294 300 travel-service jobs and added 84 million to state revenues.
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Chicago
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Kerner
Illinois Department of Business and Economic Development
Marseilles Dispute Triggers Walkout at Plant Site
In Marseilles Illinois construction workers from Local 1393 International Laborers and Hod Carriers Union staged a walkout of about 80 at the Marbon Chemical plant after alleging non metallic pipe work fell under their jurisdiction. James Van Ness the site supervisor said roughly 100 extra workers from 12 unions honored the picket lines.
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Marseilles, Ill
Marbon Chemical
Marseilles
Eleven jurors seated in Sheppard murder retrial
In Cleveland eleven jurors were seated with four still subject to challenge as Samuel H. Sheppard's murder retrial opened a fourth day. The state and defense each used a peremptory strike to remove two tentative female jurors, leaving two challenges each. replacements were named, including Hyman Eisenberg. The defense removed Mrs. Helen Uhrin, with a replacement pending, and Bailey hinted at naming another possible killer of Sheppard's first wife Marilyn, prompting sustained objection from the prosecutor.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Lillian Denk
Sheppard
F. Lee Bailey
Boston
Bailey
John T. Corrigan
Common Pleas
Francis J. Talty
Four West German Ministers Quit Erhard Government
In Bonn four Free Democratic ministers resigned from Chancellor Ludwig Erhard's cabinet over opposition to tax hikes to fund U.S. arms. The move endangers the coalition, with Erhard facing pressure amid budget disputes and military scandals including the F104G Starfighter incidents.
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Bonn
Germany
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Bundestag
Free Democratic Party
Herbert Wener
Christian Democrats
Socialists
Erich Mende
Free Democrats
Christian Democratic Party
United States
Pierce Trial Reveals Speed and Injuries in Collision Case
In the Pierce-Coal City Trucking Co. lawsuit, Dr. John B. Roth testified to extensive injuries and the shock treatment after a Morris Hospital admission. Deputy Cole man described a 30 foot skid mark and the speedometer reading of 25 mph. Witnesses displayed x rays and photos while defense contends skid marks predated the crash. The jury of six men and six women heard testimony over three days and heard Pierce claim speeds of 50 to 60 mph at impact.
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Pierce-Coal City Trucking Co
John B. Roth
Morris Area
Richard Pierce
Pierce
Morris Hospital
Roth
Attys
John
August Black
Robert Coleman
Coleman
Atty Eugene Hayes
Atty Kevin Kelley
Defense
John E. G. Olson
Defense Council
Coal City Trucking Co
Wilbert Dearth
Hayes
Phylis John
Dinah Gleghorn
Bryl Gotham
Lois M. Brooks
Henry Burgess
Agnes Gardner
Earl S. Allen
Donald Brown
Blanchard Thorsen
Herschel Sowards
George T. Male
Robert McCluckie
Olson
Frank H. Hedges
Joliet
Kevin Kelley
Illinois
Kelley
Coal City
Atty
Eugene Hayes
Atty. Hayes
Johnson lauds Manila summit as united step toward peace
President Johnson reports from Bangkok on his Viet Nam tour praising the Manila meeting of seven nations as a unified effort to curb aggression, raise living standards, and seek peaceful reconciliation. He stresses U.S. resolve to support South Viet Nam and notes possible troop drawdown within six months after peace conditions are met.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Johnson
United States
Viet Nam
Manila
White House
Seven Nations
Asia
U.S
Camh Ran, Bay
South Viet Nam
North
South
Collect 66 Pints of Blood at Grundy Unit
The Red Cross Bloodmobile toured Morris at the First Methodist Church yielding 66 pints from 73 donors. Twenty two first timers joined the Grundy County effort. Volunteers logged 146 hours, with six nurses and four doctors assisting. Next drive is Thursday December 29 in Coal City.
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Red Cross
Morris
First Methodist Church
Grundy County
Darrell Fox
Sherman Berkland
Eugene Miller
Robert Grona
J. W. Kales
Hugo Avalos
Barry Seng
John B. Roth
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Morris Community High School
Nancy Moore
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