Thieu inauguration triggers U S troops alert in Vietnam
In Saigon a weekend gray alert ordered 202,000 American troops to restrict movement and stay to essential duties amid feared attacks during President Nguyen Van Thieu’s inauguration. Officials warned of possible terror and rocket actions while North Vietnamese and Viet Cong releases offered cautious hope for peace.
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Saigon
USS
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
U.S. Command
Richard Gardner
U.S
National Assembly
Thieu
Defense Ministry
South Vietnam
Newark Grade School PTO Hosts Open House
About 175 parents and children attended an open house Tuesday night at Newark Grade School. The sixth grade chorus directed by Dan Sharp performed songs, with refreshments provided by seventh grade and kindergarten mothers. Dennis Gjerde, Kendall County special education director, will speak at the November 27 meeting. PTO officers are Mrs. Ernest Van Joske president, Mrs. Robert Christian vice president, Mrs. Forrest Johnson secretary, and Mrs. Paul Wickert treasurer.
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Newark
PTO
Dan Sharp
Dennis Gjerde
Kendall County
Ernest van Joske
Robert Christian
Forrest Johnson
Paul Wickert
Man seeks jury trial in multiple charges
An Aurora man, Herman Lynch, 41, pleaded not guilty on three charges and requested a jury trial in magistrate court. He was charged with reckless driving, driving without lights, and unlawful use of weapons after Deputy Charles Marketti found him with an automatic pistol and metal knuckles. A theft charge against Clifford and Donna Spiller was dropped for lack of probable cause.
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Aurora
Herman Lynch
Charles Marketti
Lynch
Ted Haynes
Robert Wren
Haynes
Rte. 5
Clifford
Donna Spiller
Youth Fined 250 On Four Charges In Morris Court
A Morris youth, Marvin Aldridge, 19, was fined 50 dollars plus 10 costs for fleeing police 100 dollars plus 10 costs for illegal liquor transport 55 dollars plus 10 costs for speeding 90 in a 35 zone and 10 dollars plus 5 costs for improper passing after pleading guilty to four charges from an October 11 chase. He will pay 20 dollars weekly. A passenger, Donald Aldridge 17, pleaded innocent to illegal possession of liquor and paid 10 dollars plus 5 costs for a curfew violation.
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Morris
Marvin Aldridge
Benton St
Donald R. Aldridge
Division St
Theft at Herman Dell Mobile Home at Barr Farm
Merchandise valued at nearly 450 dollars stolen from the Herman Dell Mobile home south of Morris. Entry by breaking glass in the door. Items missing include an alternator swimming masks fins and a Coleman lantern reported at 6 am. Two weeks earlier six trailers were burglarized at the Dell camping area with about 750 dollars in goods stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Dell
Barr Farm
Morris
Dell
Charles Marketti
Obituary of Truman Lee Fowler 67 of Mazon
Truman Lee Fowler 67 of Mazon died shortly before noon at Morris Hospital after being taken there by the Coal City Emergency Squad. He was a former engineer for the Arco Pipe Line at the Monee Station. Funeral arrangements are handled by the Frank Ward Home at Pleasant Hill Hi.
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Truman Lee Fowler
Mazon
Morris Hospital
Coal City
Arco
Monee Station
Frank Ward
Pleasant Hill
Morris Grade School Board Special Meeting Canceled
The Morris Grade School Board of Education canceled their special meeting on Wednesday afternoon due to lack of a quorum. The session was to discuss board policy changes and no alternative date was scheduled.
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Morris Grade School Board of Education
Joliet Market Cattle Receipts Mixed As Slaughter Trend Fails
Joliet market reports 1,200 cattle expected Friday. Receipts show 33 head, not enough slaughters to establish a trend. Cows are 25 to 50 lower, bulls steady, utility and commercial cows 19.50 to 22.50, canners and cutters 18.00 to 20.50, bulls 25.50 to 29.00.
Suit Filed Over Contract With Two Cook County Firms
A four count fifty thousand dollar complaint was filed in the circuit clerk's office. Plaintiffs Jack and Helen Barry accuse Lok-In Products of Cook County and Lok-In Inc. of failure to complete a 1965 contract, to supply usable block molds, and to pay damages from lost profits. The case is represented by the Morris law firm. A second filing seeks a writ of injunction to stop Ronald Jack Moyers from building a parking lot on Gardner's addition to Minooka, claiming trees will be destroyed.
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Cook County
Circuit Clerk's Office
Lok-In Products
Lok-In, Inc
Jack
Helen Barry
Midwest Silo and Block Co, Inc
Morris Law Firm
Dunn and Hayes
Barrys
Ronald Jack Moyers
Gardner
Minooka
Elzie G Atteberg
Richard Wilder
Appointment shakeup on county zoning board and budget items
The county supervisors approved Robert Breisch for the Zoning Board of Appeals and accepted David Root's resignation from the board. They also approved a space rental contract for the driver’s license station and a reappointment letter for Richard McTague as county superintendent of highways. A tax committee report excused Braceville Gardner Cemetery from taxes and reduced assessments for four property owners.
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Robert Breisch
County Zoning Board of Appeals
Carr
Atty
David Root
Gotham
Bozue
Board of Supervisors
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Richard McTague
Braceville Gardner
Two motorists cited by police on Illinois 47
A Morrisman was cited for no valid registration and a Lincolnwood youth for improper lane usage. John F. Jones, 26, of 691 Lincoln St., received the ticket at 2:20 p.m. near the Saratoga Inn by Officer Alan Love and posted bond for a court date. Edward M. Applebaum, 19, of Lincolnwood was cited at 4:25 p.m. after leaving Clark Gas for Shay's Gamble Store and posted license for a court appearance.
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Morrisman
Lincolnwood
John F. Jones
Lincoln St
Illinois 47
Saratoga Inn
Alan Love
Jones
Edward M. Applebaum
Syd Reeve
Illinois
Clark Gas
Shay
Gamble Store
Morris
Dan Hill
Charles Daigger
John Jones
Grain futures wrap up mixed trading in Chicago
Markets report from Chicago shows Wheat No 2 hard red at 1.68n and No 2 soft red at 1.56n, Corn No 2 yellow at 1.08 and oats No 2 extra heavy white at 0.74, Soybeans No 1 yellow at 3.10 and Soybean oil at 18.15. An unrelated comment about intelligent life appears after the market figures.
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Chicago
Burglary Interruption At McIntosh Subdivision Lodge Explained
Sheriff's deputies investigated a break in at the McIntosh Subdivision Lodge after a custodian interrupted the thief as he exited through a window. Mrs. Marilyn Conroy alerted police about possible missing items, and Culbert McIntosh reported the incident around 1 50 a.m. In a separate case, vandalism was reported at Material Contracting Corp trucks at the old county fairgrounds in Mazon with a radio removed, oil spilled, and a water cooler emptied into a gas tank.
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McIntosh Subdivision
John Loughnane
Charles Marketti
Marilyn Conroy
Material Contracting Corp
Old County Fair Grounds
Mazon
Dismissed disorderly conduct charges in multiple cases
Several defendants had charges dismissed or pled to lesser terms in a magistrate court. Lynn Harris paid $10 costs after a disorderly conduct complaint against him was dismissed. John Yarnell’s profanity charge was dismissed after the witness refused to testify. Kathleen Chronister’s disorderly conduct charge was dismissed on motion. Other citations resulted in fines, bonds, or future court appearances.
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Lynn Harris
Rte. 1
Billy Stuckey
Rte. 5
Harris
Romines
Stuckey
Ronald Jensen
Division St
John
T. Yarnell
Armstrong St
Yarnell
Jensen
John Harrop
Ben Residori
Harrop
Plainfield
Aux Sable
Orville Boss
William Birthisel
Mary Bedford
Gary D. Williams
Price St
Harold Carlson
Carlson
Paul E. Steen
Wauponsee St
U. S
Liberty St
Bedford Plaza
Alan Love
William E. Talmadge
Seneca
James Gretencord
Reed and Higgins Road
Joseph Topper
Gardner
William Balek
Interstate 55
Illinois
Kathleen Chronister
Pleasant St
Janie Lannal
Three-Truck Intersection Collision In Illinois City
Three-truck crash at Illinois Ave and Wauponsee St left no injuries as Harry Benner 51 halted at a stop sign and was hit by Maxwell Collins 59 driving an eastbound Ford. Collins struck Allan Berlett 74 in a Chevrolet causing damage to Perkins Chatsworth vehicle and Benner’s front end. No tickets issued.
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Illinois Ave
Wauponsee St
Robert Lynes
Harry T. Benner
Jackson St
Maxwell Collins
Oswego
Collins
Benner
Allan J. Berlett
Piper City
Ellery Perkins
Chatsworth
Berlett
Oswego Grain and Supply
Tow Bar Break Triggers I 80 Accident In Minooka
Two Middlebury residents escaped injury when a pick-up towing another vehicle veered into the median and struck a guard rail on eastbound Interstate 80 near Minooka. Driver Clayton Abey, 63, and passenger Richard Abey, 42, reported $200 damage to the towed vehicle’s left front fender and tire. No tickets were issued.
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Minooka
Clayton Abey
Middlebury
Ind
Richard Abey
Abey
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Truman L. Fowler
Joliet Market
Newark Youth
FFA
David Carlson
Rte de Newark
Future Farmers of America
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Robert Meyer
Hanna City
James Elliott
Burnt Prairie
Emil Nattier
Patoka
Stephen Miller
Flat Rock
Donald Ahrens
SIU
Outer Space
Arthritis Clinic
Ottawa General Hospital
East Center Street
Ottawa
J. C. Ennis
Scotts
Greg McCarter Morris
Mrs
Wm. V. Peterson
Matteson
Liberty
Michael S. Massutti
Rte. 3
Rte
Waverly
OVO
Hornsby’s Family Center
Waverly St
Morris, Illinois
Grundy County
N. Broadway
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