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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1972
Page
12
Sargent Shriver rose to national prominence as the first Peace Corps director in 1961. President John F. Kennedy later tapped him as George McGovern's running mate, with a commemorative pen used to sign the Peace Corps into existence shown in the ceremony photo.
Ellen Sigward and two other women audition as bouncers at the White Horse Inn on the East Side. They describe use of wit and force, with Joanna Sigward noting judo and karate skills and Phyllis Seidman praising flipping techniques. patrons react with curiosity and some skepticism.
Agriculture Department data show soybeans likely to rise 9 percent from 1971 to a new U.S. record of 1.27 billion bushels while corn and wheat forecasts fall from last year. Illinois reports corn at 897.25 million bushels and soybeans at 247.764 million bushels.
Governor Ogilvie signed a bill by Rep. John Connolly requiring women seeking marriage licenses to file an affidavit confirming they have had a rubella immunity test. The law applies in Waukegan and surrounding counties.
In Chicago AP report, State's Atty. Edward V. Hanrahan's trial is recessed to August 15 as witnesses in the 1969 Black Panther raid case testify. Harold Bell, survivor of the raid, says he saw no occupants inside the apartment and describes shots and screams during the event.
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