Jury sworn for retry of Samuel Sheppard murder case
A 12 member jury was sworn in Cleveland to retry Samuel H Sheppard for the 1954 slaying of wife Marilyn Sheppard. The panel included Frances Grodzinski the widowed great grandmother who nearly objected and the group ranged from 27 to old age with varied occupations. The retrial follows a Supreme Court ruling that the first trial was unfair due to media coverage and courtroom conduct.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Common Pleas
Francis J. Talty
Frances Grodzinski
Tally
Grodzinski
Federal Revenue
Iron and Steel Industry
Sheppard
Marilyn Sheppard
Bay Village
Ariane Tebbenjohanns Sheppard
Dusseldorf
Ohio
U.S. Supreme Court
Farmers Burn the Midnight Oil for Harvest in Morris Area
The Morris Daily Herald notes farmers in rural areas work hard under ideal harvest conditions as corn fields benefit from continued good weather. machinery and efficiency shape modern farming while zoning ordinances in Morris gain credit. a four county planning push is discussed by J W Stephens of Jones and Laughlin Steel with a broader regional economic view. Florence Smith reports from Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Planning Commission
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
J. W. Stephens
Putnam
Bureau, Marshall and LaSalle
County Judges of Election Instruction Sessions Planned
The county schedules training for election judges next week at 7 30 p m at three sites. Coal City Grade School hosts Braceville and other precincts on Tuesday. Grundy County Court House hosts Erienna and related precincts on Wednesday. Mazon High School hosts Highland Vienna Norman and others on Thursday. Instructor is Grundy County Clerk Nels P Nelson.
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Coal City Grade School
Braceville
Felix
Maine
Garfield
Greenfield
Grundy County
Erienna
Nettle Creek
Saratoga
Aux Sable
Morris
Mazon High School
Highland
Vienna
Norman
Goodfarm
Mazon
Wauponsee
Goose Lake
Nels P. Nelson
Weather Outlook For Weekend With Cool Temperatures
Generally fair and cool today and Sunday with possible rain and cloudiness. Highs in the low to mid 60s, overnight lows 37 to 42. Sunday expected sunny and cool. Readings: 55 in downtown Morris Friday evening. Collins Weather Station shows Friday high 74, low 46, 8:30 p.m. temperature 42.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Morris
Collins
Christmas stamps bring mass turnout to Christ mas
Thousands are expected in Christmas Michigan on November 1 to obtain about 700000 first day cancelations of the 1966 Christmas postage stamp. The stamp reproduces Hans Memling’s Madonna and Child with Angels from the 16th century.
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Mich
Upper Peninsula
Hans Memling
Vermont Protests Draw Fire From Commandant Greene
U S Marine Corps Commandant General Wallace M Greene Jr a Vermont native called antiwar demonstrators hypocrites and phonies and urged them to serve in Vietnam carry stretchers. He spoke during appearances at two colleges in Burlington Vermont.
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Burlington, Vt
U.S. Marine Corps
Wallace M. Greene Jr
MIT and Harvard urged to ease Cambridge housing shortage
MIT president Howard W. Johnson says the two universities must help relieve housing shortages in Cambridge caused by their expansion. The statement places responsibility on MIT and Harvard to address community housing needs amid growth.
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Cambridge, Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard University
MIT
Howard W. Johnson
Koontz Takes 17 Orphans in Duty at SCS Offices
Raymond Koontz begins work as a U S Soil Conservation Service conservationist in Grundy and Kendall Counties Morris offices. He succeeds Joe Barkley and is paired with George Hinman, serving with the Morris sub-office and district staff. The family includes wife Phyllis and four children two sets of twins Rita Benita Darrel Deanna.
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Raymond Koontz
Morris
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Grundy
Kendall
Joe Barkley
Fairfield
Wayne County
Koontz
Nashville
Ill
Washington
Harrisburg
Mt. Carmel
Pakistan
International Farm Exchange
Flora
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
George Hinman
Grundy County
Rte. 4
Kendall County
Yorkville
SCS
Kankakee
Ralph Knight
Phyllis
Rita
Benita
Darrel
Deanna
Stolen Alaskan totem pole shocks Kenosha neighborhood
Kenosha police were alerted after N. J. Alsilisch reported a mysterious eight foot totem pole carved with a large black beard red mouth yellow teeth red rimmed black eyes wings and three heads was taken from his back yard.
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Kenosha
Wis
N. J. Alsilisch
Fatal Collision Near Grand Ridge Claims Life
Ola M. Brownfield, 55, of rural Grand Ridge, died in a Friday car crash near Grand Ridge. Harold D. Leonard, 32, of Dwight, the driver of the other vehicle, escaped with minor injuries.
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Grand Ridge, Ill
Ola M. Brownfield
Grand Ridge
Harold D. Leonard
Dwight
Defense Summons Crash Engineer Testimony in Coal City Trial
Attorneys for Coal City Trucking Co pressed their defense on Friday in a jury trial over a collision between Wilbert Dearth’s truck and a sheriff’s squad car. Witnesses discussed a wet kit worth about 350 to 600 dollars and a maroon car allegedly speeding at up to 130 mph. University of Wisconsin crash reconstruction expert Archie Easton faced a legal challenge to testify as the court weighed admissibility.
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Coal City Trucking Co
Pierce-Coal City Trucking Co
Kevin Kelley
Eugene Hayes
Alfred Dearth
Coal City Trucking
Wilbert Dearth
Richard Pierce
Gerald Allee
International Harvester Corp
Kankakee
Dearth
Allee
Wilbert
Atty
August Black
Black
John
Pierce
University of Wisconsin Civil and Mechanical Engineering
Archie H. Easton
Easton
Attys
August
John Black
Howard C. Ryan
Judges Attend 13th Illinois Judicial Conference at U of C
Illinois state courts close November 10 and 11 for the 13th annual Illinois Judicial Conference at the University of Chicago. About 350 judges including justices from the Supreme Court and Appellate Court districts join hundreds of circuit judges to study law and administration with a report due to the legislature.
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Illinois
Illinois Judicial Conference
University of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Illinois Appellate Court
New President Takes Office at American Dietetic Association
Evelyn A. Carpenter has taken office as president of the American Dietetic Association in Boston, marking a leadership change for the nutrition group.
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Boston
Evelyn A. Carpenter
American Dietetic Association
King hosts Johnson at royal Bangkok dinner
In Bangkok the Thai king hosted President Johnson and Mrs. Johnson at a six course royal dinner with champagne and a diplomatic corps reception. The king praised U.S. aid and partnership as Thailand strives for peace and freedom. The event featured palace guards, a navy orchestra, the king’s jazz compositions, and a royal theater performance.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Johnson
U.S
Asia
Bhumibol Adulyadej
United States
Johnsons
Diplomatic Corps
Chakri Line
Rama I
National Theater
Back to School Night Planned at Morris Community High
Morris Community High School invites parents to Back to School Night on Monday November 7 at 7 30 p m The event opens with a gymnasium assembly then follows students schedules visiting homeroom and seven classes for eight minutes each Refreshments will be provided in the cafeteria and the class treasury gains a cash gift for the highest attendance percentage
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Morris Community High School
Morris Pub Library to display 200 new children's books
About 200 new children's books will be displayed next week at Morris Public Library for National Children's Book Week. Librarian Mrs Gordon Gregg announced the event inviting children and parents to browse the children's department. The books will go into circulation the week starting November 7.
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Morris Public Library
Gordon Gregg
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Russell Wakeman
Maine Township
Coal City
Dan Zilm
Zilm
Wakeman
Herald
Michael
Donna) Payton
Allan Furniture Co
W. Washington
Allan
Morris Daily Herald
Saturday Review
Arthur Kelly
Joliet
Charlotte Reid
Carbon Hill Area
Kelly
Carbon Hill
City of
Bureau County Republican
Record
Princeton
Leonard Hoffman
Ray I. Klingbiel
Florence Smith
Grafton
N.D
Harlow
North Dakota
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Friedereich
Ernest Harlow
Park River
Willis Puppe
Drayton
John Fay
Defense
Toast Johnson
MCHS
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