Illinois lawmaker to seek 1961 bingo referendum
State Rep. W. J. Murphy proposes a statewide referendum on legalizing bingo for charity with local option after a community vote. Support cites charitable campaigns helped by bingo while critics note strict enforcement harms such programs and church opposition reduced backing.
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W. J. Murphy
R.antioch
Illiinois General Assembly
Will County
Murphy
Illinois
Robert McClory
Lake Bluff
Will
Joliet Township plans large evening adult education enrollments
Enrollment for Joliet Township High Schools evening adult education is expected to exceed last year’s 5 002 registrations as the 57th program begins the week of Sept 19. About 125 subjects will be offered with 115 instructors, including four new law courses and DePaul University small business management.
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Floyd Tompkins
Joliet Township High School
Joiet
Tompkins
DePaul University
National Secretaries Association
Saratoga
Bus driver arrested after crash at Western and Center
Joliet City Lines bus driver Edward Gowrylish, 28, was arrested for traveling too far for conditions after the bus slid on wet pavement and hit a car driven by Harless Alfrick, injuring four passengers who were later said to be unhurt. Gowrylish was to appear before Police Magistrate Martin Jackson.
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Alfrick
Sgt
Breen
Gawryfish
Martin Jackson
Drivers license restored for Odell Flowers in Chicago
Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier announced the Drivers License division has rescinded the suspension of Odell Flowers, 24 S., Chicago, after review showed he was not convicted of a traffic violation.
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Charles F. Carpentier
Odell Flowers
Chicago
Flowers
Chicago boy confesses to killing Betsy Benham
Harold Dalibozek, 13, confessed killer of 5 year old Betsy Benham, rejected his parents when they tried to console him in Cook County. A seiche and 75 mph winds battered Chicago’s lake front causing heavy damage. Katanga’s secessionist government threatened war to bar UN troops, but the UN Congo command announced entry as planned. The United States accused Russia of slow disarmament talks and resorting to propaganda to confuse the world.
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Chicago
Harold Dalibozek
Betsy Benham
Cook County
Anga
United Nations
UN Congo
Katanga
Washington
United States
Russia
Storm hits Joliet as WJOL goes off air
A severe thunderstorm struck Joliet causing WJOL to go silent for over an hour. A seven year old boy was briefly treated after a lightning strike near Park Drive, while a transformer on Scott Street smoked and power was cut to nearby buildings. Police directed traffic at Ruby and Broadway as nearly an inch of rain fell since 5 PM.
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Scott Kropf
LaVerne Kropf
S. Reed Street
St. Joseph Hospital
Park Dr
WJOL
Scott St
Crowley Ave
Martin Oil Co
Jackson
Scott Sts
Summit St
LeRoy Schmitz
N. Reed
Ruby and
Broadway Sts
Joliet
Kenney to Lead World Congress Preparations for Christian Brothers Alumni
John Kenney former Jolietan now vice president of the Chicago 7-Up Co leads preparations for the International Federation of Christian Brothers alumni World Congress in Rome September 13 15 following the Olympic Games Kenney Illinois unit president with 19 000 members coordinates with Dr Leon Gardner Raynor Joseph Gimpel Walsh and Louis Moroni Joliet delegates join US officials in shaping agendas on parental delinquency educational aid and natural law before an audience with Pope John XXIII.
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Ident
Kenney
Chicago
World Congress
Leon P. Gardner
Raynor
Joseph F. Gimpel
Walsh
Louis Moroni
Taylos
The
Christian Brothers
Lewis College
H. Basil
F.S.C
International Federation
U. S
Harry J. O’haire
Serra International
M. J. McDermott
United States
John Anton
Richard DeGrood
Rome
O’haire
Christian Brother
Staru
Holy Father
John XXIII
John E. Kenney
Joliet
7-Up Co
Chicagoland Christian Brother Boys Association
Richard J. Daley
Cook County
Dan E. Ryan
Mother undergoes surgery after gunshot self harm attempt
Mrs. Betty Jo Andrews 35 of Capri Marycrest underwent morning surgery for shotgun injuries ruled personal safety related. Police say she tried to kill herself in her bedroom despite pleadings by her daughter Connie and husband Ardell who stopped her. a 12 gauge blast grazed her forehead.
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Betty Jo Andrews
Capri
Marycrest
Census Bureau to Run Health Insurance Survey
The U S Census Bureau announces a special health insurance survey to be conducted with the August Current Population Survey. Director Theodore F Olson of the Chicago regional field office disclosed the plan for the U S Public Health Service.
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U. S. Census Bureau
Theodore F. Olson
Bureau
Chicago
U.S. Public Health Service
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