Bombers Strike Infiltration Routes Near Dong Ha
U S warplanes raid North Vietnamese forces south of the demilitarized zone. B52s hit infiltration routes and supply areas 20 miles southwest of Dong Ha and 18 miles northwest, as Marines press a valley post capture and report 51 enemy dead. U S and South Vietnamese forces increase numbers and conduct widespread bombing missions. Premier Ky rejects Viet Cong participation in peace talks and notes no official U S stance.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
North
South
Viet Nam
Dong Ha
North Viet Nam
Reds
Nguyen Cao Ky
United States
Speck Undergoes Brain Wave Test in Mental Competency Review
Richard Speck, 24, faced a brain wave test as part of a psychiatric study to assess his mental competency for trial on eight murders. Electroencephalogram performed by Dr. Edward J. Keleher at the Psychiatric Institute, with Speck removed from Cook County jail for the session.
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Chicago
Richard Speck
Speck
Edward J. Kelleher
Cook County
Psychiatric Institute
Jack Johnson
Glove Key Link in Percy Murder Case
A black leather-faced blood stained glove is the main link to the intruder who killed Valerie Percy in her bed on September 18. The crime lab linked wool fibers from the glove to specimens from Valerie’s room and the screen cut by the killer. Police search for the glove mate and await a full lab report next week on all evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenilworth, Ill
Valerie Percy
Crime Laboratory
Valerie
Charles H. Percy
U.S. Senate
Percy
Daniel Dragel
Chicago Crime Laboratory
Braidwood Bank Stock Sale To Joliet Morris Group
Lord James Barnett, president of the State Bank of Braidwood, announced the sale of the bank's majority stock to a Joliet and Morris group led by Fran J Turk C D Oberwortmann Andrew Barber and William B Norton. Norton said the group looks forward to aiding Braidwood's growth and financial development. Oberwortmann is a director of the First National Bank in Morris and Norton is president.
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James Barnett
State Bank of
Braidwood
Joliet and Morris
Fran J. Turk
C. D. Oberwortmann
Andrew Barber
William B. Norton
Norton
Oberwortmann
First National Bank
Morris
Weather outlook and temperatures for Morris area
The Weather Bureau predicts cloudy skies tonight with a chance of brief showers and a low in the lower 40s. Saturday will be partly sunny and cool with a high in the upper 50s. Sunday expected to be cloudy and cool with possible showers. Collins Station reported 64 high and 43 low. Morris downtown was 52 at 11 a.m.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris
Inez Ravages Cuba as Caribbean Death Toll Mounts
Hurricane Inez hammered eastern Cuba with 138 mph winds and high tides blighting Guantanamo Bay. Haiti and the Dominican Republic face floods and a rising death toll while Florida eyes a safer, northerly turn as the storm threatens Bahama waters.
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Miami
Fla
Inez
Cuba
Haiti
Gordon Dunn
Dominican Republic
U.S. Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Oriente
Fidel Castro
Tain Ranges
Barahona
Tiburon
Port au-Prince
Dunn
Guadeloupe
U.S
Bahamas
Florida
Castro
Jacmel
CATV service inaugurated as Morris Cable TV expands
Illinois Bell completes 23 miles of underground CATV cable for Morris Cable TV Inc. The system connects seven Chicago stations and one in Champaign via a 300 foot receiving tower. Bell provides distribution facilities while Morris Cable TV operates the service for about 300 customers with future expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Bell
Community Antenna Television
Paul G. Splain
Morris Cable TV Inc
Bell
Morris Cable TV
Chicago
Champaign
CATV
Splain
Coal City Lad Injured in P.E. Class
Coal City David Finger fifteen son of Edward and Mrs. Finger remained in fair condition at St Joseph Hospital Joliet after a football mishap in Coal City High School P E class. A teammate fell on him during play and he was rushed by ambulance. He was admitted at 2 45 p m with internal injuries.
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Coal City
David Finger
Edward Finger
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Coal City High School
Arrest Youth In Slaying Of Arizona Coed
An 18 year old Tempe youth, David Mumbaugh, was arrested on suspicion of homicide in the knife slaying of Arizona State University coed Laura Bernstein, 20. Bernstein, an art major from Fair Lawn New Jersey, had been stabbed multiple times near a Tempe hotel. Rushed to police headquarters, Mumbaugh claimed to have found her body. He faced an upcoming arraignment as police pursued charges.
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Tempe
Ariz
Arizona State University
Bill Hill
Mumbaugh
Justice of the Peace
Miss Bernstein
Hill
ASU
Bradley University
Peoria
Ill
Farley
Arizona
Howard Trilling
Chicago
Glendale
Jhan Livingston
Casa Loma
Argentine British talks near on return of hijacked airliners
The Argentine government and Britain's ambassador agreed in principle to the return of 48 Argentines aboard a hijacked airliner landed in the Falklands. Police were to arrest the 18 hijackers on the mainland. President Ongania stated the hijackers will face trial and reaffirmed Argentina's claim to the Falklands.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Britain
Falkland Islands
Jorge Mazzinghi
Michael J. Creswell
Mazzinghi
Rio Gallegos
Islands
Juan Carlos Ongania
Ongania
Falklands
Morris Library Extends Weekend Hours Next Week
Morris Public Library will open two hours earlier on weekends and a half hour earlier on Saturdays after a board vote. New hours Monday through Friday are 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., 1 to 6 p.m., and 7 to 9 p.m., with Saturday hours 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the children's room from 3 to 6 p.m., 7 to 8 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays.
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Morris Public Library
Board of Library Trustees
Morris
Patrol of Negro volunteers calms riot zone in San Francisco
In Hunters Point volunteers wearing police armbands patrolled business streets to prevent renewed violence amid racial tension. Mayor John Shelley urged curfews and worked with federal officials to address unemployment blamed for the rioting. National Guardsmen remained on alert and curfews were enforced in Hunters Point and Fillmore with no major arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Bayview Community Center
Third
Newcomb Streets
Hunters Point
John Shelley
Shelley
Johnson
White House
Joseph A. Califano
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Sargent Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
Fillmore
Haight-Ashbury
Edmund G. Brown
Los Angeles
San Francisco Bay Area
Thomas Cahill
Illinois Air Pollution Board acts to regulate new plants
The Illinois Air Pollution Control Board moved to require all new plants to install anti pollution devices while delaying rules for existing sources. The plan would cover the state except Chicago, with public hearings planned before final adoption next year. Local 70507 leader Reinke urged investigations into firms that shut down briefly amid the action.
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Chicago
Illinois Air Pollution Control Board
Jack Bregman
Illinois
Associated Press
Monsanto
Howe Criticizes Desegregation Guidelines Before Congress
Commissioner Harold Howe testified before the House Rules Committee that federal guidelines for school and hospital desegregation do not require racial balance or immediate faculty integration. He noted only 37 of 2,000 districts lost funds due to desegregation issues, with 73 more cited. HEW will review activities under the Civil Rights Act amid mixed signals from leaders on pace and scope.
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Washington
Harold Howe
Howe
House Rules Committee
Congressional
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
John W. Gardner
Senate
Johnson
Bill D. Moyers
The
Public Health Service
Tomato Picker Sentenced to Six Months in State Farm
Jose Araiza a 27 year old itinerant tomato picker was sentenced in Vandalia circuit court to six months at the state farm after pleading guilty to a deceptive practices charge. The forgery count was amended to deceptive practices and he was ordered to repay the money from cashing a fraudulent check.
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State Farm
Vandalia
Jose Araiza
Phillip Collins
Leonard Hoffman
Araiza
Richard Wilder
Wilder
Atty
John Zerboglio
Hoffman
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Boeing
Renton
Braidwood Bank
Coal City Lad
Morris Library
Linois Air Pollution Board Acts
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