Second Grade School Bond Issue Defeated in Morris
Morris area voters rejected a $611000 bond plan for Garfield and local schools by 831 to 444, with precinct I Franklin School 774 no 315 yes and precinct II Wauponsee 129 to 57 in favor. The board will canvass the vote at 4 30 p m Wednesday at Franklin School.
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Precinct II
Precinct I
Garfield
van Peterson
Pine Bluff Road
Morris Community High School
Lincoln
McKinley
Kenneth S. Hammer
Board of
Richard Oakland
Franklin School
Edwin Neary
Donald Nelson
Robert Lundy
Wauponsee Town Hall
Dorothy Glenney
Clarence Z
Motorcyclists Create Havoc Near McHenry
Bands of riders from Chicago and Milwaukee disrupted a sanctioned race near McHenry Illinois. About 150 motorcyclists harassed and fought spectators for over two hours causing officials to halt events. Three injured in a car crash linked to the trouble victims named Roselyn Young Kay Sonnenberg and Gary Vincent.
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Mchenry
Ill
Chicago
Milwaukee
Chicago Outlaws
McHenry County
Clinton Raven
Fox Valley Riders
Milwaukee Group
Roselyn Young
Kay Sonnenberg
Gary Vincent
Amarillo
Tex
Tree Fire Responders Called to Norman Township
The Morris Fire Department was dispatched at 9 55 p m Saturday to John Newman’s farm in Norman Township where a large tree was burning. The cause is not known.
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Morris Fire Department
John Newman
Norman Township
Ky says 80 percent vote turnout signals end for Communists
In Saigon Premier Nguyen Cao Ky hailed an 80 percent turnout in South Viet Nam elections as the beginning of the end for the Communists. Gen Thang announced 4.27 million of 5.29 million eligible voters cast ballots amid protest blank ballots. Thieu warned Hanoi will rethink its stance as civilian government begins.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
South Viet Nam
Mai
Tay Minh
Saigon
Nguyen Duc Thang
Thang
Seasonal Temperatures Foresee Pleasant Week Ahead
A short range weather note reports tonight partly cloudy with a low in the lower 60s and southeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Tuesday will be partly sunny with highs in the 80s and light variable winds tonight. Wednesday brings mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers and temperatures near seasonal norms. The Collins Weather Station logged 84 highs and 52 lows Saturday, 85 and 53 Sunday, with 66 at 9 am and 74 at 11:30 am in the Morris district.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris
Fire in Braceville house causes $1000 damage
Braceville volunteers battled a six room house fire on Mitchell Street at 5 15 am a passerby John Yeary found the blaze State Deputy Fire Marshal Alfred Hemm investigated saying the fire was set and started in a couch The living room suffered heavy damage with blown out windows and a damaged roof The unoccupied house belonged to the Clemen Euratis estate listed as of April 1965 Investigations continue
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Braceville
Mitchell St
Clemen Euratis
Fowler Backs LBJ Tax Plan Emphasizing Suspension Over Repeal
Secretary Fowler urged House Ways and Means to approve a 16 month suspension of the investment credit, defending the move as a needed countercyclical measure. He stressed the credit should remain permanent in the tax structure, with no repeal. Commerce Secretary Connor supported the suspension as compatible with growth, while business leaders vary in stance ahead of testimony. Johnson signed a mortgage market bill to free funds for lending, and Fowler announced a freeze on new federal borrowing and delayed multibillion dollar loan sales.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Congress
Johnson
Fowler
House
Ways and Means Committee
John T. Connor
Chase Manhattan Bank
United States
Ways and Means
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Federal National Mortgage Association
FNMA
FHA
Veterans Administration
World Journal Tribune Debuts In New York
The World Journal Tribune launched its first edition after a four and a half month delay due to labor issues. Mayor Lindsay missed the start button moment as the 900,000-copy press run began. Page one proof presented. the paper sells for 10 cents today and 30 to 35 cents on Sunday in city and suburbs.
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NEW York
World Journal Tribune
Matt Meyer
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Riots Continue In Atlanta Sunday Night
Rioting in a predominantly Negro area of Atlanta continued for two nights with light injuries and several arrests. Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. opened his office to Negro leaders and urged talks to solve the violence. a $10,000 reward was offered for information on the death of Hubert Warner, 16.
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Atlanta
Ivan Allen Jr
Allen
Hubert Warner
Program of Country Music Planned for Corn Festival
Uncle Johnny Barton and His Country Music Gang from Radio Station KHOW Clinton Ill will be featured at the Grundy County Corn Festival this year. The program begins at 8 p m September 22 in Morris Community High School auditorium. Admission is by possession of a 1966 Corn Festival button costing 25 cents. Barton described as champion of Country music in the Midwest has been with KHOW since 1951. Pretty Mary Blue will be among the members singing a number of country songs.
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Johnny Barton
KHOW
Clinton
Ill
Grundy County
Morris Community High School
Midwest
Pretty Mary Blue
Jury Indicts Two Here for Burglary
The Grundy County Grand Jury indicted Jerry A. Jones and William Nelson for attempted burglary of Dr. John B. Roth’s office at 107 W. Jefferson St. last June 25. The panel of 23 heard the charge from Judge Walter Dixon with State's Atty. Richard Wilder as adviser and Chief Deputy Sheriff Richard Pierce attending.
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Grundy County
Jerry A. Jones
William Nelson
Robert T. Williamson
Walter Dixon
Leo Borens
Dixon
Richard Wilder
Richard Pierce
Jones and
Nelson
John B. Roth
W. Jefferson St
Hotel Fire Kills 13 in Anchorage
An early morning fire destroyed the Lane Hotel in Anchorage leaving 13 dead, including two women. Fire swept through the two story 33 room site amid rain, two hours to control, with victims found mainly on the second floor and basement areas as investigators began identification efforts.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Vic Bernasconi
Street Closure at U S 6 Intersection Near Union Town
Union Street will be closed at the U S 6 intersection beginning Tuesday for one week, per an announcement by Charles O’Brien Construction Co. The temporary road work affects local traffic and detours are expected.
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Union St
Charles O’brien
Quake Shakes Wide California Nevada Region
An earthquake rattled a broad area of California and Nevada with tremors felt in Stockton South Lake Tahoe Reno and the Bay Area. In Reno tiles rattled and a few plaster pieces fell in Carson City while Sacramento State House employees sheltered.
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California
Berkeley
Calif
Nevada
Stockton
Central Valley
Lake Tahoe
Reno
San Francisco Bay Area
Sue Morrow
Tahoe Daily Tribune
South Lake Tahoe
Carson City
Nev
State House
Sacramento
Warning Issued On Barricades In Morris Area
Acting Chief of Police James Gretencord urged Morris motorists to use extreme caution around ongoing construction. Drivers should observe barricades and avoid driving behind them unless necessary to reach home or business, proceeding at the lowest expedient speed if required.
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James Gretencord
Morris
Gretencord
Gemini 11 Captures Agena in One Orbit Before First Circle
Gemini 11 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. and Richard F. Gordon Jr. achieved a record quick rendezvous docking with the Agena target satellite about 185 miles above the Pacific, reaching a near first-orbit capture and signaling a milestone for the Apollo program with onboard navigation and inertial guidance tests. The dock occurred around 11 15 a m EST over the United States after a Titan 2 launch from Cape Kennedy.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Charles Conrad Jr
Pacific Ocean
Point Arguello
Calif
Conrad
Navy
Cmdr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
United States
Gemini
Beliver
Mission Control
Pete
Gordon
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