Police chief blamed for accidental shooting at bowling alley
DuPage County investigators probe the fatal New Year’s Eve shooting of former Illini star Tony Parrilli at a suburban bowling alley. Willowbrook Police Chief Robert Winthers said his revolver discharged as he attempted to break up a fight involving Bears end Joe Marconi, killing Parrilli in the washroom amid an NFL game argument. An inquiry continued with a grand jury possible and an unidentified witness sought as conflicting accounts emerged.
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Chicago
DuPage County
Univesity
Illinois
Chicago Bears
Tony Parailli
Robert Winthers
Willowbrook
Parrilli
Mike Ditka
Bears
New York Giants
Winthers
Joe Marconi
Parilli
Lachta
Parrili
Marconi
State
William J. Bauer
Robber puts teen in clothes dryer in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth Texas a robber forced 17 year old James Bumguardner Jr into a coin operated clothes dryer after demanding money. The teen remained trapped for over 30 minutes until another customer freed him. He was pale but unhurt.
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Fort Worth
Tex
James Bumguardner Jr
President Johnson eyes 1964 peace offensive
Associated Press reports President Johnson favors an unrelenting peace offensive in 1964. A White House source says Johnson is determined to seek new breakthroughs on peace and believes the United States should not wait until after the November election.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
White House
United States
Khrushchev Sends Personal Message in Cold War Talks
Washington reports Khrushchev sent a personal message to President Johnson amid rising East West tensions. A London-datelined report said the Soviet government is delivering notes in several Western capitals urging peaceful settlements of territorial disputes.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Johnson
London
Johnson outlines plans and policies for 1964 agenda
President Johnson plans a comprehensive housing program and expects Congress to pass a civil rights bill and an $11 billion tax cut this year. He favors elder medical insurance and aims for budget savings, while praising McNamara and Taylor. Johnson also notes talks with Khrushchev, saying 1964 should advance peace and Soviet American relations.
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Robert C. Weaver
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Congress
Robert S. McNamara
Maxwell Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
Magistrate JP Shakeup Ends Local Court Era
Sherman Bullock and three justices of the peace lose their court roles as Illinois abolishes city and JP courts. Traffic and minor cases shift to circuit court under County Judge Alvin Lacy Williams and Circuit Clerk Jerry Gott. Motorists face a state uniform traffic ticket, three day notice, and possible license suspension for no show.
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Jp’s
Alvin Lacy Williams
Circuit Court
Jerry Goit
Jerry Gott
Champaign
Wood River
Louisville
Til
Circuit Clerk’s Office
Gun attack on Ghana president fails in Accra
London bulletin reports an unsuccessful assassination attempt on President Kwame Nkrumah in Accra as he left his residence. Five shots were fired at Nkrumah as he approached his car. all missed. The assailant was immediately arrested.
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London
Ghana High Commissioner
Kwame Nkrumah
Nkrumah
Accra
Pedestrian Killed by Auto in City Intersection
Nelson Luttrell, 67, of 910 North Ninth Street, died at Good Samaritan Hospital after being struck by a car at Tenth and Broadway. Harold B. Rice of Centralia, a city council member, faced a charge of failure to yield. Police said Rice turned left from Tenth onto Broadway in a green arrow signal, driving behind another car and failing to see Luttrell crossing Broadway.
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Nelson Luttrell
North Ninth Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Tenth and Broadway
Harold B. Rice
Centralia
Rice
Tenth Street
Broadway
Jilted Suitor Uses Ax To Murder Two
In Smallwood New York a man killed Joseph McAdams by ax while he slept then murdered Florence McAdams and Judith Meddough as they slept. Florence’s sister Miss McAdams alerted police, who arrested Army private Frank Scaramuzzo nearby on first degree murder charges. Miss McAdams had broken her engagement to Scaramuzzo months earlier.
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Smallwood
N.Y
Joseph McAdams
McAdams
Judith Meddough
Miss Meddough
Florence McAdams
Miss MceAdams
Frank S. Scaramuzzo
Monticello
Leslie Vincent
Rockefeller Brothers Buy New Plane For Campaign
Gov Nelson Rockefeller and his brothers Laurance and David have jointly purchased a Fairchild 27 turbo prop plane two weeks ago to support expanded political activity. The aircraft has a 2000 mile range a top speed near 300 mph and carries 22 passengers according to a spokesman.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Laurance
David
Vandalism at St Benedict’s Church in Evansville
Burglars desecrated St Benedict’s Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday night. They stole three gold chalices with consecrated hosts, two statues from a Christmas crib, and a microphone valued at over $300. Chalices were found in bushes about a block from the church. a tabernacle on the main altar was pried open with a screwdriver. The pastor attributes the burglary to emotionally disturbed children.
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Evansville
Ind
St. Benedict’s
Alban Berling
Hearing Set On River Poisoning
In Charleston Illinois an upcoming hearing on January 31 4 charges links two men to cyanide in the Embarrass River tributary. Coles County officials filed reckless conduct charges against John Schee Mattoon Sewer Department and James Pappas of a Chicago firm with a Mattoon division. New charges name May or Henry Brown of Newton as a person endangered as Newton had withdrawn water from the Embarrass and sought wells after officials said the toxic path worsened before reaching the city.
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Charleston
Ill
Coles County
John Schee
Mattoon
James Pappas
Chicago
Henry Brown
Newton
Rend Lake funding approved for engineering work
Congressman Kenneth J. Gray announced in a telegram that $501,000 in federal funds will be available immediately to complete engineering on Rend Lake, located in Jefferson and Franklin counties. The appropriation was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson Tuesday, with Rend Lake included.
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The
Register- News
Kenneth J. Gray
Rend Lake
Jefferson
Franklin Counties
Lyndon Johnson
Plane Down in Pacific With 8 Aboard
The Air Force reported a C124 cargo plane went down about 450 miles west of Honolulu. Eight aboard included a Navy burial body. Survivors were reported among the crew amid a sequence of conflicting notices. Four aircraft were en route to the reported crash site, with two more from Hickam AFB joining.
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Hawaii
W.M. Millar
Air Force
Honolulu
Johnson Girls At Cotton Bowl
President Johnsons daughters attended the Cotton Bowl where Texas beat Navy 28-6 before 75,500 fans. Lynda Bird Johnson sat near the Navy section and cheered, while Lucy Baines sat amid Secret Service moved near the Texas side. photographers faced restrictions during coverage.
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Dallas
Johnson
Texas
Navy
Lynda Bird
University
Lucy Baines
Secret Service
Lyndal Bird
Associated Press
Miss Johnson
Three Die in Mississippi Nursing Home Fire
In Columbia Mississippi a early morning fire at a one story nursing home killed three of the 17 residents. An employee said the blaze likely started from a floor furnace. No survivors were reported injured among the occupants, most of whom were World War I veterans.
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Columbia, Miss
Mississippi
Boyd Hamm
Makarios seeks end to Turkey role in Cyprus crisis
Archbishop Makarios announced a campaign to dissolve the 1960 treaties guaranteeing Cyprus sovereignty and Turkey's special role, calling Turkish actions aggressive as fresh violence erupts on the island. Britain Greece and Turkey would all need abrogation to end the treaty framework, amid clashes that left monks dead and wounded.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Makarios
Turkey
Britain
Greece
Car plunges off road into Embarrass River deaths rise
Illinois New Year holiday toll climbs with thirteen fatalities on highways over two days. A New Year’s Day wreck near Philo in Champaign county sent a car off a road into the Embarrass River, killing driver Earl Franklin 25 and passengers Barbara Hughes 21 and Mary Carico 23. A head-on collision on Ill 114 near Trivoli claimed Gereelly of Peoria and Baker Suydam 21 of Farming. A tow incident near Depue resulted in a fatality as well.
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Chicago
Illinois
Philo
Embarrass
Earl Franklin
Ursbana
Barbara Hughes
Mary Carico
Tolono
Champaign County
Trivoli
Gereelly
Peoria
Baker Suydam
Americans killed in traffic over New Year holiday
The Associated Press reports 223 Americans died in traffic during the 48 hours of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The toll was lower than Christmas but above the seasonal average, with counts tabulated on a 48-hour basis for the first time due to the shift from a 30-hour period.
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Associated Press
Motorist fatalities reported across Chicago area and beyond
Walter Koerner, 70, of Depue, and Frank Danzer of Chicago were killed Tuesday when Danzer’s car left Chicago Avenue and struck a railroad abutment. Richard M. Parks, 22, of Lincoln, died Wednesday after his car ran off the road and hit a tie near his home. Richard Rizzo, 22, of Cicero, perished Wednesday when the auto he rode in hit a post near Elgin. Mrs Ida Lee Shakespeare, 52, of Chicago, killed Wednesday when her car struck a viaduct. Everett D. Prebyl, 37, of Milan, died in a Wednesday Rock Island collision. Harry A. Brickett, 57, of Centrville near East St. Louis, died when thrown from his car on a curve down an 11 foot embankment.
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Walter Koerner
Depue
Frank Danzer
Chicago
Chicago Avenue
Richard M. Parks
Lincoln
Richard Rizzo
Cicero
Elgin
Ida Lee Shakespeare
Rock Island
Everett D. Prebyl
Milan
Harry A. Brickett
Centreville
East St. Louis
New York Transit Strike Averted After New Year’s Day
New York commuters breathed relief as a threatened transit strike ended with a two-year contract. AFL-CIO Transport Workers Union President Michael J. Quill and Transit Authority negotiators averted a cliff-hanger after a 442 hour delay. Mayor Wagner and Governor Rockefeller backed the agreement, costing the city 38.6 to 42 million dollars. Fare stays 15 cents for a year as pay and fringe benefits rise for 35,000 workers.
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New
Robert F. Wagner
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Quill
Desmand
David L. Cole
Mayor's Transit , Tabor’ Board
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