Holliday Named Gary Fire Chief in Historic Move
Gary Indiana AP reports Alfonso Holliday a 40 year veteran of the Gary Fire Department and its first Negro fire chief has been named to succeed Michael Dwight. Fire chief appointment follows William Staehle’s reappointment as planning director. Hatcher to be sworn in Monday at City Hall.
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Alfonso Holliday
Gary
Richard G. Hatcher
Holliday
William Staehle
Michael Dwight
Hatcher
City Hall
Hijackers Drive Money Truck From Parking Lot in Ohio
In Youngstown area, two guards were inside a department store when hijackers fled in an armored truck with 301000 dollars. The vehicle was abandoned early near Boardman about 1.5 miles away, leaving 39600 dollars inside. the rest shifted to a getaway car. Police note automatic truck locks were not forced and keys appeared to be in possession. Guards Steve Sulik and James Lockhart were briefly with the truck.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Boardman
Kane Secret Service Co
Steve Sulik
James Lockhart
Youngstown
Almart
Pope Paul VI resumes public audiences after surgery
Vatican officials report Pope Paul VI addressed about 6,000 people in the Apostolic Palace Benediction Hall marking his first public audience since his prostate operation on November 4. Police described a separate burglary incident where a truck was stolen, later found abandoned. investigators suspect an inside job after witnesses saw a uniformed man drive it away and two keys were needed to access the vehicle and money.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Apostolic Palace
Utes
Boardman
Don Hawkins
Hawkins
Documentary drama makes Chicago debut for Illinois sesquicentennial
A documentary drama Make Her Wilderness Like Eden commissioned by the Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission and written by Christian Moe of SIU opened at the Museum of Science and Industry with about 500 in attendance. The two part stage work covers Illinois history from 1818 through World War II featuring nine cast members and a touring plan. SIU subsidized the production and Archibald McLeod directed.
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Eden
Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission
Southern Illinois University
Christian Moe
SIU
Illinois
Theatre of the Museum of Science and Industry
Elijah Lovejoy
Alton
Joseph Smith
Church of Latter Day Saints
Carthage
Hancock County
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Lincoln
U.S. Grant
Galena
Chicago
Haymarket
John P. Altgeldt
Capone
Shelton and Birger
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Helen Tieken Geraghty
Sesquicentennial Commission
Illinois State University At Normal
Moe
Zion
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Conan A
Archibald McLeod
Zephirm Hymel
Anita Hosford
W. Grant Gray
Call
Thess
Ed Sullivan
Carbondale
N- Hingis Ave
Marion
E. Union
Herrin
Murphysboro
Walnut
P. N. Hirsch
Lily Miyata
Terry
N Terrys
P.N. Hirsch. CO
Morgan-Jones “Insulaire
Marion — Christopher
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