New Methods For Action by Government In National Goals
Analysis by Clark Kerr explores balancing government participation with democratic rights to meet public needs. Proposals include expanding the Council of Economic Advisors role, government aid to industries during adjustments, easing automation costs, and early government leadership in crucial industrial development and national emergency planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Economic Advisors
Atomic Energy Commission
Morris Elementary Christmas Choral Concert Sunday
The Morris elementary schools present their annual Christmas choral concert Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Center school gymnasium. Directed by Fred E. Block the program titled The First Christmas features the Mixed chorus performing Star of the East and O Holy Night while the Girls chorus sings O Come O Come Emmanuel. A cast will portray figures in the Christmas story and a freewill offering will be collected at the door to cover expenses.
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Morris Elementary
Center School
Fred E. Block
Emmanuel
Head Lock Dam Operator Retiring After 32 Years
Robert W. Lindsay of 748 Armstrong St retired from Dresden Island Lock and Dam after 32 years of service near Morris. A leaving party at Sis's Drive In was hosted by Dresden lock employees and C. L. Bolland, Joliet Project Office engineer, will present an award from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chicago district.
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Robert W. Lindsay
Armstrong St
Dresden Island
Morris
Lindsay
Sis
Dresden Lock
C. L. Bolland
Joliet
U. S. Army Engineers District
Chicago
Corps of Army Engineers
Four Area Scouter Committees Named by Rainbow Council
Rainbow Council of Boy Scouts of America announced appointments: Camp Development committee with Morton H. Hollingsworth as chairman and members Judge Leonard Hoffman John E. Corssen Louis R. Peyla Sr. Robert McQueen and Robert J. Herschbach. Nomination committee members listed with Clifford N. Hathway as chairman. Recognition Dinner committee includes Carl Kepner as chairman and Jacek O'Meara Art Silk Ray Perron Edward Rinehart Harry Dandelles Robert Malmquist. Silver Beaver committee chaired by Frank E. Condon with Hollingsworth Peyla Vollmer and Strasma. Rainbow Council covers Grundy Kankakee and Will counties.
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Rainbow Council
Boy Scouts of America
Robert J. Herschbach
Morton H. Hollingsworth
Leonard Hoffman
John E. Corssen
Louis R. Peyla Sr
Robert McQueen
Clifford N. Hathway
Robert Nichols
Gene Shutts
Russell Dagon
Alfred Levering
Willard Perkins
Kenneth Fredlund
Carl Kepner
Robert Leckrone
Jacek O'Meara
Art Silk
Ray Perron
Edward Rinehart
Harry Dandelles
Robert Malmquist
Frank E. Condon
Edward Vollmer
Edward Strasma
Grundy, Kankakee
Will Counties
Secret Sky Spy Satellite In Orbit
A Discoverer XVIII satellite carrying space reconnaissance gear circled the globe from Vandenberg AFB. The 2100 pound satellite launched with a strengthened booster and Agena B second stage, orbiting every 94 minutes at altitudes between 150 and 450 miles. It carried tissue samples and biological materials to study radiation effects for future space missions.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Discoverer
Pearl Harbor
Arctic
Air Force
Pacific
Hawaii
Space
Sky Spy
Midas
Samos
Thor
Globe
Art Discovery Reveals Davenport Dog Sketch in Oregon Wall
West Stayton residents uncover a sketch by Homer Davenport hidden behind wall boards in a former railroad car yard warehouse. Davenport, famed early 20th century American cartoonist who died in 1912, praised his dog Duffy in a life book and is buried in Silverton, Oregon.
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West Stayton
Ore
Homer Davenport
America
Duffy
Southern Pacific
Davenport
Silverton, Ore
Military Take Over Laos Capital Today
Laos capital Vientiane faced a brief military takeover as neutralist government forces moved to secure the city. Pro Communist Pathet Lao fled. clashes and large deployments were reported before normalcy returned by noon. A three cornered meeting was planned among Souvanna Phouma followers, rightists, and the Pathet Lao.
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Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
Phoumi Nosavan
Namkadinh
Pakadinh
Paksane
Kong le
Souvanna
Laotian Youth Association
Hal Osmanson Morris Auto Dealer Dies
Hal Osmanson a Morris automobile dealer for many years died at Morris hospital around noon. The body was taken to Davis Funeral home where services are pending.
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Hal Osmanson
Fremont Ave
Morris Automobile
Morris Hospital
Davis Funeral Home
Two Hurt as Gas Truck and Car Crashed Near Lisbon
A Cities Service Gasoline truck collided with a car one mile west of Lisbon at 10 a m. Porter C Arneson 48 Sheridan Ill the truck driver is in critical condition with severe chest and other injuries LeRoy E Mueller 48 Ontaraville Ill the car driver is in poor condition with back and possible internal injuries Both drivers were trapped in their vehicles until Grundy and Kendall County deputies helped them to Finland ambulance with Chief Deputy Gerald Bitner and Deputy Myron Bartlett investigating the crash.
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Lisbon
Porter C. Arneson
Sheridan
Morris Hospital
Lloyd E. Mueller
Ontarioville
LeRoy E. Mueller
Ill
Arneson
Mueller
Grundy County
Kendall County
Sheriffs
Finland
Gerald Bitner
Myron Bartlett
Woman Finds Stolen Books Hidden Textbook Among Loot
Mrs. Lucille Sikes of Phoenix kept $50 in a seldom used textbook for safety. While the family was away on a Sunday outing a thief entered the house and stole a stack of books including the hidden textbook.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Lucille Sikes
Phoenix
Urges Drivers Pedestrians to Be Careful in Holiday Traffic
Acting police chief B. O'Neal Enger urged careful travel in the Morris business district during the Christmas shopping season. Pedestrians should cross only at intersections and obey green lights. motorists must yield to crossing pedestrians. He warned following traffic rules may delay a few moments but can prevent hospital stays over the holidays.
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Morris
B. O'Neal Enger
Enger
Will Sue For Recount In LaSalle County Auditor Race
Alfred Morandi, Democrat candidate for La Salle County treasurer, says he will seek a recount in county court after a discovery recheck of the November 8 election showed 1,000 ballots without judge initials, a result that could shift the outcome in the La Salle County auditor race against Elva Heiman. If those ballots are invalidated, Morandi claims he would win by 128 votes.
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Ottawa
Alfred Morandi
Peru
la Salle
Elva Heiman
Morandi
Rusk Emerges As Top Secretary of State Possibility
Dean Rusk, 51, rated a leading possibility for secretary of state, met with President elect Kennedy for about 45 minutes to discuss foreign policy and government organization. White had earlier spoken with Kennedy about working together, as Rusk remains among several candidates for the post. Rusk, reared in Atlanta, built a career from Mills College professor to State Department official and Rockefeller Foundation head.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
John F. Kennedy
Rusk
Rockefeller Foundation
New York
Kennedy
White
Byron Leslie
Whizzer) White
State Department
Sen
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John J. McCloy
Defense Department
David K. EB. Bruce
Germany
Chester Bowles
D-Conn
India
Atlanta
Georgia
Mills College
Oakland
Calif
Army
Burma
War Department General Staff
International Security Affairs
Robert P. Patterson
Office
United Nations Affairs
Truman
Weather forecast for the region with cold nights
The forecast calls for fair and cold weather tonight with a low near 10. Friday will be sunny but cold with a high in the upper 20s. Northerly winds 15 to 22 mph today shift to west tonight. Saturday looks partly cloudy and slightly warmer. Collins station records show a Wednesday high of 35 and a 22 night low. at 9 am today temperatures had risen only one degree.
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Collins Weather Station
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Clark Kerr
University of California
Prentice-Hall
Eisenhower
Commission On National Goals
Rey Cromley
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
the American Assembly
Morris Grades
Stewart L. Udall
Udal
Interior
Udall
NEA Tele
Secret Sky Spy
Morris Auto Dealer
LaSalle
Poe
Tokyo
UPI
Japan
United States
Hiroshima
NEA
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