Music Boxes Highlight Antique Show at First National Bank
Outstanding exhibits at the Art Antique and Hobby Show in the First National Bank building featured 30 music boxes owned by Robert Koerner and Ed Chada of Coal City and a roller organ owned by Mr. and Mrs. Everett Wallace of Mazon. The Grundy County Historical Society sponsored event drew about 250 people and showcased the Illinois Valley Museum display of Norwegian settlers artifacts.
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First National Bank
Robert Koerner
Ed Chada
Coal City
Everett Wallace
Mazon
Grundy County
Gordon
Killian Winsor
Union St
England
John Wray
Goose Lake Township
Robert Chord
Wauponsee Township
Ray Osmanson
Harry Melby
Ray Winsor
Oak St
The
Historical Society
Winona Canaday
E. Washington St
Harry Willis
Robert Trotter
Art Hornsby Sr
Wauponsee St
Geraldine Babcock
E. Main St
John Ullrich
Wau
Lemont Cab Driver Stabbed Near Cook County Line
Lemont police found Lockport taxi driver Floyd Ortendahl fatally stabbed after he radioed about driving to Lemont to pick up a passenger toward Chicago. Officials say robbery was the apparent motive. body found on Illinois 53 near the Cook County line.
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Lemont, Ill
Lemont
Lockport
Floyd A. Ortendahl
Chicago
Yellow Cab
Illinois
Cook County
Snicker A Day Woman in Sermon Gaffe Sparks Service Laughs
A woman in a church service shakes hands with a clergyman, praising the sermon as timely and saying it applies to someone she knows. The moment drew smiles and light humor among attendees.
Honor Airman For Bravery
S Sgt. Donald W. McCullough of Morris received a $500 award from the American Fighter Aces Association for bravery in Vietnam. The presentation to the 33 year old airman came at a dinner with World War II veterans Richard Alexander and Kenneth Giroux.
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Donald W. McCollough
Morris
Richard Alexander
Piper City
Terry Tripp
U.S. Air Force
Donald W. McCullough
Fighter Aces Association
Vietnam
Kenneth Giroux
Kankakee
McCullough
Mary
Reynold Turner
Colonial House
Turner
Tri- County Council
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Walter Reed Medical Center
Cam Ranh Bay
South Vietnam
McCollough
Great Lakes Naval Hospital
Walter Reed
Colorado Springs
Colo
American Fighter Aces Association
American Air Fighter Aces Association
S Sgt. McCullough
Air Force
The
Chuck
City Council Meeting To Discuss Building Code And Halloween Hours
Copies of the citys recently adopted building code based on the county ordinance will be ready for tonight’s City Council meeting. A total of 100 copies were ordered. The council meeting starts at 7 30 p m in the Council Chambers at City Hall and will set Halloween hours.
Weather outlook with cooling and warming trend this week
Cold tonight under fair skies with a low in the upper 20s. Tuesday through Saturday will average 4 to 7 degrees below normal highs of 54 to 60 and lows of 34 to 40. A midweek warming trend then a colder finish expected with 0.5 to 1 inch of rain late week. Temperatures reached 55 Saturday at Collins Weather Station, 40 overnight, Sunday high 52 and low 25. Today at 9 am 33 at the station and 11 am 36 in downtown Morris.
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Collins
Morris
Vandals Damage 11 Cars in Lot at Wilson Chevrolet
Eleven vehicles were damaged in a city lot across from Wilson Chevrolet by scratch marks from a sharp instrument. Wendell Wilson reported the incident to Morris police, with two pickup trucks and nine other cars affected. The cars were parked facing the First United Presbyterian Church on Jackson Street.
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Wendell Wilson
Wilson Chevrolet
Jackson St
Wilson
Morris
First United Presbyterian Church
E, Jackson St
Tricking Hours Set For Braceville Halloween
Braceville Mayor Glenn Hammond announces trick or treating hours from 6 to 8 30 p m Friday in the village. The timing guides families for Halloween activities and safety.
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Braceville
Glenn Hammond
Morris Community High Names 152 On Honor Rolls
Morris Community High School reports 152 students named to the first six week honor roll. The A honor roll includes senior Pamela Olson and freshmen Donna Finch Ann Marie Struck and Dan Wacks. B honor roll lists seniors and sophomores with numerous named students across classes.
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Morris Community High School
Pamela Olson
Donna Finch
Ann Marie Struck
Dan Wacks
General Electric Strike Expands Across 133 US Cities
Mass picketing marks the start of a walkout by unions representing 147000 GE workers. The AFL CIO and 13 unions push for higher wages and cost of living protections as negotiations stall. Most production staff join the strike. several plants report rapid responses while some sites stay open.
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New York
General Electric Co
Paul Jennings
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
General Electric
Morris
Dresden
Midwest
Schenectady
N.Y
Lynn
Mass
United States
Labor Coalition
International Union of Electrical Workers
Afl-Cio
United Electrical Workers
United Auto Workers
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Pittsfield
Elmira
Syracuse
Bridgeport
Fort Wayne
Ind
U S Plans Massive Base Closures Across Nation
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird announced 307 military bases in the United States and overseas will be shut down or reduced, aiming to save about 609 million dollars annually. The plan, part of a broader defense budget cut, will take effect after closures are completed, potentially beyond the current fiscal year ending June 30. Details on which installations will close are to be announced Wednesday morning.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
United States
Laird
Congress
Pentagon
U.S
Await Word On POW Release From Viet Cong
In Saigon the U S Command awaited further word from the Viet Cong on plans to release three American soldiers Spec 4 Willie A Watkins James H Strickland Jr and Coy R Tinsley The Viet Cong broadcast offered the detachments as a sign of lenient human policies The three men from the American Division were missing since Jan 8 9 1968 near Que Son valley and near Quang Ngai City Tinsley one of 14 children in Cleveland Tennessee disappeared March 9 The U S Command noted the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese have released 18 Americans since February 1967 and 413 of the 1319 missing or captured are known prisoners in North Vietnam
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Saigon
Viet Cong
Liberation Radio
U.S. Command
Willie A. Watkins
Sumter
S.C
James H. Strickland Jr
Dunn
N.C
Coy R. Tinsley
Cleveland
Quang Ngai City
Watkins
Strickland
Que Son
196Th Light Infantry Brigade
U.S
North Vietnam
Move License Examining Station Here
The Illinois drivers license examining station in Morris moved to Bedford Road near Illinois 47 in a remodeled building adjacent to Bedford Liquor store. The rent remains 250 monthly, hours 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays with two examiners and one clerk.
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Illinois
Morris
Bedford Road
Paul Powell
Bedford Liquor Store
Powell
Division St
Bedford
William Sklut
Laundromat Coin Changer Stolen at Gardner Trailer Court
A coin changer valued at $945 and $406 in change were reported stolen from the Bookwalter Trailer Court laundromat in Gardner. The theft occurred between 1 am and 7 am Friday, with 2:30 pm Friday notice to the sheriff. Three or four boards were torn from the back room wall to remove the device.
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Bookwalter
Gardner
Dave Ingersoll
Sheriff's Office
Fire damages Dad and Lad Manufacturing Co building
A fire at the Dad and Lad Manufacturing Co in New Lenox Illinois damaged a one story, unoccupied building with damages not yet estimated. origin of the blaze was undetermined.
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New Lenox, Ill
Dad and Lad Manufacturing Co
Court to Hear Challenge on Obscene Mail
The Supreme Court agreed to review a 1968 federal law requiring mailers to stop sending obscene advertisements to unwilling recipients. The case, brought by mailers, argues the law infringes free speech and press rights while the government contends privacy in the home can justify limits on advertising.
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Washington
Supreme Court
California
U.S
Arab Leaders Press to Ease Crisis in Lebanon
Arab leaders sought to ease the Lebanon Palestinian guerrilla crisis as Tripoli remained under 24 hour curfew. Reports said curfews eased in Tyre Baalbek and Nabatiyeh while clashes persisted in Tripoli and nearby villages. Egypt Syria and Libya urged negotiations and a cease fire with mediation moves by Dr Hassan Sabri El Kholi.
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Lebanon
Tripoli
Old City
Tyre
Baalbek
Nabatiyeh
Egypt
Syria
Libya
Israel
Cairo
Middle East
Palestine
al Ahram Said
Hassan Sabri el Kholi
Gamal Abdel Nasser
el Kholi
Jordan
Hussein
Damascus
Noureddin Atassi
Yasser Arafat
Moussa Ahmed
Robbery at Lake Holiday Nets $3000 in Cash
Three masked gunmen invaded a Lake Holiday residence Sunday night binding four couples and fleeing with about $3,000. The home belonged to Mike Fiorito, club operator, who said the money came from nightclub receipts. Victims included Fiorito and his wife, and the Pellegrinos and Lands families from Somonauk.
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Ottawa, Ill
Lake Holiday
Mike Fiorito
Fiorito
James Pellegrino
William Land
Harry Land
Somonauk
Public Hearing on Zoning Variance by Mor ris Zoning Board
A Mor ris Zoning Board of Appeals hearing is set for 7 30 p m Thursday at City Hall on Elmer Thompson 745 Second Ave seeking a 4 foot from the lot extension to his home though code requires 5 feet The board will hear statements for and against before making a recommendation to the City Council
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Morris Zoning Board of Appeals
Thorne
City Hall
Wariance
Elmer Thompson
Second Ave
Appeals Board
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