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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1957
Page
1
Indonesia begins expelling Dutch subjects in its campaign to seize West New Guinea. Reports say Dutch workers and families are ordered out and Dutch businesses are being seized across the island.
The Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors backs a 114.652 million dollar expansion of the Illinois waterway locks between Chicago and Grafton. Additional 110 by 1,200 foot locks would be built as traffic demands rise, with 339 thousand dollars yearly for operation and maintenance. Local interests would own and run a new bridge at Brandon Road’s lower approach.
Cuban police announced the arrest of 16 men and a woman on charges of terrorism activity and possession of arms and explosives. No further details were provided.
Morris area will start converting to dial telephones from Monday with operator-assisted calls continuing until the official cutover in 1959. New dial instruments will be installed for new service and changes, followed by door to door work to prepare all phones in Morris and rural areas.
A passenger train entering the Zagrab station at full speed collided with a stationary freight train, killing at least three people and injuring twenty two, five of them seriously.
Atlantic City N Y convention votes to expel the Teamsters for persistent corruption as James Hoffa and George Meany clash over resignation hints. The 14-page report cites domination by corrupt influences and the two-thirds roll call required for expulsion.
Soviet party chief Khrushchev charged that part of the first Sputnik booster landed in the United States last Sunday and accused Americans of not returning it. He told correspondents at a Finnish Embassy reception that if a Sputnik ever lands in Soviet soil, Moscow will return it promptly to the United States.
Police and hundreds of volunteers search Sycamore Illinois area for 7 year old Maria Ridolph who vanished after talking with a young slender blond man. FBI agents, deputies and state investigators interview suspects and inspect homes while local officials stress this as a local crime.
The forecast predicts rain or snow tonight with light drizzle starting this evening. Saturday is expected to be much colder with highs in the mid 30s and possible precipitation. Thursday reached 44 degrees at Pyatt Weather station and the night stayed mild with a 41 degree low, while 9 am temperatures stood at 52 degrees.
The Committee on Christian Rural Overseas Program extended the CROP campaign deadline to December 16 in Grundy County. Campaign director Clyde Burkhart of Mazon announced over $600 reported to treasurer Walter G. Penn, with expectations of rise as canvassers finish their rounds. He thanked participants and stressed gifts aid the neediest overseas via missionaries and church personnel for food clothing and medicines.
Morris volunteers battled three fires Thursday night including a tarpaulin fire atop the Illinois Grain Corp elevator under construction. Firefighters also checked an overheated oil space heater and extinguished a shed fire at 1020 Lisbon street damaging a 1953 car and threatening a nearby house.
In Cape Canaveral the 72-foot test rocket toppled near the pad after a 10 46 a m firing. No injuries among the 42 in the area. The Navy Army Vanguard effort blamed loss of chamber pressure and the device was destroyed beyond repair. A Jupiter C missile stands ready on another pad as the U S contemplates a new attempt in months. President Eisenhower was informed but will not comment.
Earth tremors from dawn to noon rattled residents in a dozen central Italian villages in Grosseto area. There was little damage and no injuries reported.
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