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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1968
Page
8
A winter system moves across the western third of the nation bringing rain in California Arizona and parts of Oregon and snow in the Intermountain region from Montana to northern Arizona. The East warms while western cold holds.
Former Florida governor LeRoy Collins announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate to succeed retiring Sen George Smathers. He has served as NAB president and as first director of the Community Relations Service, challenging Attorney General Earl Faircloth for the nomination.
Carl Morris Jr aged 49 of Peoria formerly Herrin died early Thursday at his home from an apparent heart attack. Born June 13 1918 in Benton, he drove a taxi in Herrin and later worked as a janitor in a Peoria housing project. He leaves his father and stepmother in Herrin wife Diane Martin daughters Shirley Rae Sharon Minton and Michelle and sons Danny Donnie and Jimmy five grandchildren. Funeral 2 30 p m Saturday at Wilton Mortuary Peoria with visitation 5 to 8 p m today.
Ed Ames and bandleader Harry James will headline a two act concert at SIU Arena on February 23. Ames, a Boston native and former Ames Brothers singer, has sold over four million records with hits like Try to Remember and My Cup Runneth Over. Tickets priced 1 to 3 dollars go on sale February 7 at the University Center desk or by mail or phone 453-5341 in Carbondale.
Four city representatives from Joliet Chicago Heights Park Forest and Kankakee endorse a Green Garden Township site for the third Chicago area airport. The 12000acre plan near U S 30 54 and 45 places the facility within 38 miles of Chicago Loop and close to I 80 and I 57, with a steering group formed to promote it.
Chicago Sun-Times reports a poll of a dozen Cook County committeemen loyal to Mayor Daley shows they favor Sargent Shriver for the Democratic U S Senate endorsement. They view Adlai Stevenson III as effectively out of contention and expect Shriver to face Republican Everett Dirksen in the primary race.
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