Supersonic Bombers Will Be Retired Amid Base Cuts
The Pentagon announced a sharp cut in U S air defenses and retirement of the nation’s only supersonic bombers as 307 bases close or shrink. Some defense shifts to the Air National Guard and cuts hit Florida and Alaska. About 37 800 military and 27 000 civilian jobs to go as part of a $3 billion savings plan.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Air National Guard
Florida
United States
Alaska
Soviet Union
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Europe
Vietnam
Thailand
Korea
State Seeks Damages To Highway From 1964 I 80 Accident
William F. Cellini filed two circuit court suits for damages to Interstate 80 over an October 30 1964 accident at 4 40 a m Four parties face a 3148 02 claim including Scherer Freight Lines Rock Island Transit Westring and Westring and Sons Norway Truck Lines and Schiverman Trucking are named in a 2569 99 suit The collision allegedly caused a chain rollover and flammable liquid spill four miles east of the LaSalle Grundy County line Illinois Attorney General William J Scott represents the state and people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Cellini
State of Illinois
People of
Illinois
Scherer Freight Lines
Rock Island Motor Transit Lines
Westring and Sons, Inc
Norway Truck Lines, Inc
Schiverman Trucking Co
Rock Island
Norwalk
LaSalle
Grundy County
Cellini
Thinois
Tlinois
William J. Scott
Playground Concussions Prompt Garfield Policy Review
Supt. Kenneth Hammer says he will review Garfield School playground policy after two pupils suffered concussions within a week. One child hospitalized after an asphalt playground accident. another injured October 17 from a fall off equipment.
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Kenneth Hammer
Garfield School
Homer Carr
Rte. 1
Jeff
Morris Hospital
Carr
Morris Area Weather Forecast From Collins Station
Tonight mostly cloudy and warmer with a low near 40. Thursday clouds with a chance of rain and a high in the mid to upper 50s. Temperatures through Monday near normal highs 53 to 57 and lows 34 to 39. Rain totals about half an inch Thursday and possibly Sunday. Collins Station reported 48 high and 26 low Tuesday. downtown Morris was 36 at 9 am and 46 at 11 am.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Morris
Violence erupts in Fiat plants as Italian strikes spread
In Turin and other cities violence erupted as metal workers attacked Fiat offices and a MiraFiori workshop. General 24 hour strikes cripple several cities, part of a union calendar amid a seventh week of cost of living protests.
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Rome
Fiat Auto Works
Turin
Naples
Italy
Fiat
Mirafiori
Trento
Ancona
Como
Asti
Ascoli Piceno
Macerata
Benevento
Mantova
Novara
Water intake permit sought near Morris and Grundy sites
Reichhold Chemicals of Morris filed with the Illinois division of waterways for a water intake on the left bank of the Illinois River east of Morris. Illinois Bell Telephone Co applied for two permits to install a cable under and across a stream southwest of Gardner and one at Thunder Creek southwest of Mazon. All locations are in Grundy County.
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Reichhold Chemicals, Inc
Morris
Illinois Division of Waterways
Illinois River
William F. Cellini
Springfield
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Joliet
Gardner
Thunder Creek
Mazon
Grundy County
Snicker A Day The Difference In Spelling Noted
A brief note comments on the subtle distinction between oat selling and oat selling with a dash. The piece plays on typography and punctuation in everyday language.
County Development Talk Highlights Northeastern Grundy Growth
Joe E. Arado of EJ&E told 275 at the Morris BPW Club dinner that Grundy County’s Morris Minooka Coal City triangle yields a strong economic base. He cited Interstate 80 and 55 access Illinois River power and large-site availability as drivers for an attractive industrial complex. EJ&E traces growth to 1884 with connections to Chicago rail lines and a fleet of 103 diesel engines and 1 000 freight cars servicing 400 industries in nine counties.
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Grundy County
Joe E. Arado
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
Morris Business and Professional Woman’s Club
VFW Hall
Morris-Minooka
Coal City
Arado
Illinois River
EJ & E
Chicago
Ej&e
Illinois
Gardner - Coal City
A. L
Tony) Novak
Jack Vismara
Morris Bpw
Novak
Rex Buckner
Helen Hoge
Larry Anderson
Roy Hamburger
Mes Mulhall
June Anderson
Gladys Funk
Roy Bannon
Lois Paxton
William Allan
Jessie Whitman
Edna Shea
Fern Johnson
H. Johnston
Alden Kvernes
AFL CIO Aid Sought in GE Strike Amid Picket Violence
The AFL CIO Executive Council meets in Washington to back a 13 union strike against General Electric in its third day as GE says it will not raise its offer. About 132 000 unionists are on strike, with 125 000 out per GE figures. violence erupts at several city picket lines.
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Associated Press
Afl—Cio
Washington
General Electric Co
Minneapolis
Minn
George Meany
United States
Schenectady
N.Y
Bloomington
Ind
Lynn
Pittsfield
Mass
Collingdale
International Union of Electrical Workers
United Electrical Workers
Fred J. Borch
Herman Weiss
Borch
George P
Recipe Book for Old Witchcraft Tales Surface in Ann Arbor
The article reports on Marcello Truzzi and his book Cauldron Cookery dated in Ann Arbor Michigan. It describes medieval witchcraft recipes including invincibility invisibility and werewolf transformation as claimed by the author. It notes the author is a sociology professor and outlines sensational formulas involving nails, cat fat, and other arcane steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Michigan
Marcello Truzzi
Truzzi
Woman Sues For 1.6 Million Over 1967 Car Crash
Aurora resident Mrs. Colleen Clausen files a Grundy County suit claiming a defective headlight repaired by Ed Fanning Chevrolet and mechanic Kenneth Hoebble caused a 1967 crash south of Morris that left her permanently blind. Four others were injured in the Oct 30 accident on Illinois 47 near Morris. Hearing date not set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Morris
Frank
Colleen) Clausen
Grundy County
Ed Fanning
Stevenson Announces Candidacy for U S Senate in Illinois
Illinois state treasurer Adlai E Stevenson III declares his bid for the U S Senate and the risk of a open primary while aiming to unite the Democratic Party. He rejects revolving-door labels for downstate and Chicago lawmakers and urges leaders to bridge divides.
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Springfield
Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson III
United States Senate
Stevenson
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
United States
Cook County
Illinois
Charles H. Percy
Everett M. Dirksen
Pekin
Ralph T. Smith
Alton
Alan Dixon
Dbelleville
R. Sargent Shriver
U.S
France
Paul Simon
Lebanon Battles Near Syrian Border as Beiruts Students Clash
Lebanese Army units and Arab guerrillas fight across Rashaya and nearby ridges while in Beirut pro and anti guerrilla students clash at the American University. In Israel Golda Meirs government faces electoral shifts as hawks gain and Labor coalition loses its Knesset majority.
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Associated Press
Beirut
Pro
Antiguerrilla
American University
Rashaya
Lebanon
Israel
Defilea
Rashasya
Aiha
Kfar Kouk
Mt. Hermon
Arts and Science
Proguerrilla
Independence
Che” Guevara
Golda Meir
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Mideast
Morris Elementary School Dist
Morris Community High School
Tri- City Masonry of
Wilmington
Narvick Bros
Herald
Teresa
Supt
Hammer
First Communion
Liberty Sf
Northern Petrochemical
AMAX
Cardox
Commonwealth Edison
Burdett Oxygen
General Electric
Reichhold
R. J. Schick
Ann Arbor
Mich
U.S. Senate
Louie Eliakis
Cemetery Road
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