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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1968
Page
6
Notice to subscribers to report missed deliveries The Herald urges notifying the office promptly to ensure receipt by six o clock each evening barring accidents or delays.
A AP report from Santiago describes the controversial yet popular play Introduction to the Elephant and Other Animals by Jorge Dias. The sketches lampoon US foreign aid, CIA, and Latin American leaders while provoking both Chileans and North Americans.
An Eastern Air Lines jet bound for Dallas was hijacked Saturday by a man identified as J Sanchez. He boarded in Miami, forced the crew to divert to Cuba, and Cuba allowed the seven crew and 38 passengers to return to Miami by bus after a night in Varadero.
The Government Printing Office declined to publish a 140000 word violence report from Chicago during the Democratic National Convention unless obscenities were censored. The National Commission and Chicago lawyer Daniel Walker opposed censoring, predicting paperback copies would reach newsstands soon.
In Batavia Illinois AP Glenn T Seaborg calls the National Accelerator Laboratory a catalyst for change at the groundbreaking of the worlds largest atom smasher. About 600 attendees braved snow as 14 nearby communities passed open occupancy laws since the site was announced. Three families protested peacefully with buttons and literature. Village staff count 250 workers now, rising to 2000 by 1975.
French author Jean Jacques Servan-Schreiber told NBC Meet the Press that De Gaulle's successor must undertake a major task to build Europe’s economic unity. He cited De Gaulle's nationalism as a weakness and expressed optimism about what follows.
The report argues muskox in America were wiped out because they failed to adapt when a ring of bulls tactic that historically protected herds against wolves proved ineffective against human threats. The piece examines predator–prey dynamics and the failure of ancient defense behaviors in the face of human exploitation.
A reminiscence profile praises Peter Ross and a vivid imagination exercise with a walnut tale. It argues for spiritual values over mere vitamins and highlights reading aloud, Little Men, and Christmas stories to boost morale among children and curb wallflower tendencies.
Don A. Orton 50 president of Lesley College and Leslie Ellen Feuer 20 a junior at the college married November 18 in Las Vegas. The ceremony was announced to the faculty and 650 students. Orton, who became president in 1960, has four children from a prior marriage. Mrs. Orton has withdrawn from Lesley and the couple resides at the president's house on campus.
For best results use flat cookie sheets with no sides or only partial rims on a few sides. Choose dull metal surfaces to improve browning and ensure even baking across cookies.
Television critic Cynthia Lowry surveys pre Christmas programming with Ann Margret's CBS special and Perry Como's year end program. She notes Good humor from Don Adams and Carol Burnett sketch, PBS documentary on childbirth, Miss Teenage America pageant winner Melissa Babish, and critiques the on air performances and host charisma.
Over 41 years from 1927 to 1967, 3,884 people were killed on certified domestic airlines and 25,665 died in general aviation, mainly business and private aircraft.
A reader recounts a two year battle with an abusive freeloading cousin, a recovering alcoholic measures, and a spouse who helps end a harmful dynamic. The letter notes a successful path to sobriety with counseling and AA, urging others to seek support and share outcomes.
A compact TV guide listing channels and time slots from 6:00 P.M. through 10:30 P.M. including news weather sports specials detective drama Perry Mason That’s Life and the film movie options across stations 2 5 7 and 9 with host menus and late programs.
Today in history notes multiple events on December 2 across years. Monroe enunciated the Monroe Doctrine in 1823, Napoleon crowned emperor in 1804, Austerlitz victory in 1805, John Brown hanged in 1859, Ford Model A debut in 1927, McCarthy censure in 1954, Canterbury visit to Pope in 1960, Garcia state visit to Japan ten years later, Soviet moon venture invitation, Spellman death at 78 one year ago.
Sacramento California Highway Patrol plans a test of a Lear Motor steam engine mounted in a patrol car early next year. The Reno Nevada firm says the engine can produce 450 horsepower and reach speeds of 130 miles per hour.
The puzzle line hints at a crossword clue theme with entries like Atop 25 and Star over 39. Contempo Pasteur 42. Kind of. Readers may solve by matching wordplay and numbers to common crossword patterns in the daily page.
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