North Korea holds three U S airmen as talks stall
North Korea demands an unconditional apology and a written assurance that the helicopter crew were on a criminal mission before releasing three U S airmen. The United States maintains the helicopter strayed into North Korea accidentally during a training flight with no weapons aboard. The captives are pilot W O Malcolm Loepke and crew members Capt David H Crawford and Spec 4 Herman H Hofstatter, all injured in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panmunjom
Korea
North Korea
United States
Lee Choon-sun
Military Armistice Commission
U.S
Arthur H. Adams
Gilbert H. Woodward
State Department
W. O
Malcolm W. Loepke
Richmond
Ind
David H. Crawford
Pooler
Herman H. Hofstatter
Lowpoint
Ill
Armistice Commission
Lee
Crawford
Hofstatter
Loepke
Enrollment climbs at Morris elementary schools
Schools Superintendent Kenneth Hammer reports 1,405 pupils enrolled on the first full day of classes, up from last year’s 1,365. Final count may rise by 10 to 15 before the official tally for the Illinois Department of Public Instruction, with attendance figures due to the board of education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Elementary
Kenneth Hammer
Hammer
Illinois Department of Public Instruction
Board of Education
Belleville
Belleville High School
Belleville College
Granite City
Benton
West Frankfort
Teamsters
Joliet
Reavis
Mazon Farmer Injured in Farm Machine Accident
John Tyrrell age 60 a Mazon farmer is in fair condition at Morris Hospital after a Wednesday morning accident. He suffered severe cuts to his left hand when he caught it while cleaning a dryer blower at about 10 a.m. on his farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tyrrell
Morris Hospital
Snicker A Day Theme at Ballgame Seats
A lighthearted observation notes fans always sit between the hot dog seller and the avid buyer, wryly commenting on seating quirks at ballgames.
Ho Chi Minh Dies Marking North Vietnam Mourning Week
North Vietnam declared a week of mourning after Ho Chi Minh died of a heart attack at 79 and planned a state funeral. Hanoi said the ceremony would be solemn and the party appealed to the army and people to translate sorrow into revolutionary acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Radio
Hanoi
Hanoi Radio
Paris
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
le Duan
Communist Party
Truong Chinh
National Assembly
Pham van Duong
Vo Nguyen Giap
Tan Duc Thang
First Services For Church Here Sunday
Grace Baptist Church on High Street east of Illinois 47 in Morris will hold its first services Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Kenneth Dalton leads the church with temporary meetings in the Union Hall Building, owned by Local 292. The Daltons, with one child, will live in Morris as plans for a new sanctuary proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Baptist Church
High St
Illinois 47
Morris
Kenneth Dalton
Union Hall
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and
Dalton
Oswego Baptist Church
Moody Bible Institute
Aurora College
Grant G. Rice
Ashburn Baptist Church
Chicago
Daltons
Weather outlook with showers and warm humidity
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts showers or thundershowers tonight with a low in the upper 60s. Friday will be partly cloudy and warm with a chance of thundershowers and a high in the mid 80s. Collins Weather Station logged 84 high and 66 low on Wednesday, with 71 at 9 am and 73 downtown Morris at 11 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Morris
Youths Face Court Over Fatal July Crash Near Mazon
Five traffic citations dated Aug 20 were filed in the magistrate division over a July 23 crash two miles west of Mazon that killed Darryl W. Osmunson. Raymond Bannon 21 of Mazon drove a 1965 Dodge that hit Osmunson’s 1969 Oldsmobile. Bannon, Sproull 17, and Osmunson died in the fiery collision. Bannon and Sproull are to appear Sept 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darryl W. Osmunson
Rte. 2
Marseilles
Magistrate Division
Circuit Court
Raymond E. Bannon
Mazon
Sherman Hexdall
Jerry C. Sproull
Bannon
Osmunson
Osmundson
Sproull
Public meeting on state taxes and revenue
Ken McMillan of the Illinois Agricultural Association will speak on state and local government revenue at a special meeting about taxes at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Farm Bureau building. The event is open to the public and Farm Bureau members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken McMillan
Legislative Scm
Illinois Agricultural Association
Farm Bureau
Hurricane Francelia Rips Guatemala Hills Coast
The hurricane struck Guatemala hills and southern British Honduras with winds near 110 mph and heavy property and crop damage. The National Hurricane Center warned rainfall up to 20 inches and high tides threatening coastal villages along the Gulf of Honduras. A Radio Belize spokesman cited widespread damage as Francelia moved ashore near Punta Gorda.
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Miami
Francelia
Guatemala
British Honduras
National Hurricane Center
Gulf of Honduras
Punta Gorda
Radio Belize
Teachers At Bradley School Strike
About 40 000 pupils gained extra vacation time as teachers statewide in downstate Illinois and the Chicago area walked off the job over wage demands. In Bradley Bourbonnais district 7 000 students faced a 30 day delay as talks continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Downstate
Illinois
Chicago
Oscar Weil
Illinois Federation of Teachers
Blue Island
Oak Lawn
Bradley - Bourbonnais
Kankakee County
Zoning Permits Issued for Morris Middle School and Extras
Narvick Brothers of Morris received a zoning permit to build the Morris middle school on Union Street. Other permits include a 200 foot fence for Matteson Hardware near Liberty Street and U.S. 6, a lawn shed for William Czura at 1280 Hi Park Drive, a porch addition for Robert O'Dell at 1046 Hoge Street, a carport plan for William Donahue at 911 Kiersted, two temporary trailers for Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad in Bell district for 50 days, a wall sign for Liberty Walgreens in BIT district, and a new garage for Wesley Haag at 600 Wallace in Rel district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matteson Hardware
Liberty St
U.S. 6
William Czura
Hi Park Drive
Hoge St
Robert O'Dell
William Donahue
Kiersted
Stan
Rte
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Bell District
Liberty Walgreen Drug Store
Bit
Wesley Haag
Wallace M
Priest Injured in One Car Crash Near East Brook lyn
The Rev Orville Munie 51 pastor of Sacred Heart Church Campus is at St Marys Hospital Kankakee with injuries after his 1965 Buick overturned on a gravel road two miles south of East Brooklyn at 410 pm Thursday A deputy sheriff said accelerator stuck and the car went into a ditch then overturned about 80 feet from the intersection resting on its left side in a cornfield Friends transported him to the hospital with no serious injuries recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Hospital
Kankakee
East Brooklyn
Orville Munie
Sacred Heart Church
Campus
Tax Changes Listed Under Reform Plan
Treasury released a table showing how the 1972 tax bill for a married couple with two dependents would differ under present law House passed revisions and Treasury proposals. The table includes three columns for gross incomes from 3,000 to 25,000 dollars and tax amounts under current law the House plan and the Treasury plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
House
Treasury
CROP Campaign Planned in Morris Area
A CROP canvass is planned in Morris from 6 to 8 p.m. on September 15 led by Rev. Arthur Johns. The United Presbyterian Church hosts, with Morris church members gathering at 6 p.m. and refreshments served afterward. Funds support global hunger relief, especially Malawi and Biafra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Arthur Johns
First Baptist Church
United Presbyterian Church
Malawi
Biafra
Oak Lawn student shot during crossfire dies after investigation ordered
Oak Lawn state prosecutor orders inquiry into the death of 17 year old Lawrence McCarthy who was killed in a field crossfire during a burglary pursuit. Oak Lawn police say the suspect carried a pistol and shotgun from a factory prompting the chase. McCarthy, an honor student at Brother Rice High School, planned to study engineering at Purdue University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Lawn, Ill
Atty
Edward V. Hanrahan
Oak Lawn
Lawrence P. McCarthy
McCarthy
G. A. Hein
Hanrahan
Fred Dunke
Brother Rice High School
Purdue University
Record Rainfall Strikes New York and New Jersey
Record rains flood New York and New Jersey causing widespread flooding and transit disruption. By 9 a.m. the Weather Bureau reported 5.88 inches since Wednesday, with 2.47 inches in nine hours and no letup, nearing the 1913 September record of 3.48 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Weather Bureau
Helicopter Shot Down Across Cambodian Border Amid Clashes
U S and South Vietnamese troops clashed with enemy forces inside Cambodia after an American helicopter was shot down near Kien Tuong Province. One South Vietnamese and two enemy combatants died, two Americans and three South Vietnamese were wounded. The crash was one of three downed aircraft as battlefield deaths declined slightly nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Cambodia
U.S. Command
U.S
Song Be
Kien Tuong
AMAX Engineer Burns In Joliet Plant Accident
An AMAX engineer, Kes Stallions, 52, of 417 W Jefferson St, is in serious condition in the ICU at St Joseph Hospital Joliet after a hydraulic fluid line burst beneath him during inspection at the rolling mill area. He escaped after flames engulfed the equipment and was airlifted as his wife travels to join him. Stallions has 14 years with the company and no prior serious incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMAX
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Kes Stallions
Jefferson St
Morris
Stallions
Tce
St. Joseph's Hospital
Amax Co
Stalelions
Tarrisburg
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Dorset
Corfe
Corfe Castle
Parliament
Farmer
FORD
Borens Ford Inc
Bradley
Narvick Brothers of Morris
Morris Middle
Union St
Donald Gilchrist
Gilchrist
Arabian Gulf
Dubai
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