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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1957
Page
1
A strong tremor hit Sahneh between Hamadan and Kermanshah injuring thousands and killing hundreds. Government aid rushed to frozen areas as snow worsened conditions. Hamadan reportedly spared with little damage.
Gerald Fannin age 19 received 10 days in Grundy county jail a $100 fine plus costs and license revocation after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated in Grundy county court Thursday. Judge R J Sears presided over the case arising from a December 3 accident on the Illinois river bridge that claimed Edward Wren also 19 as a passenger. Fannin, home on Navy leave, will be released December 22 and must report back to his ship two days after Christmas on the east coast.
The United States accepted Japanese requests to speed up release of 45 Japanese war criminals held in Sugamo Prison. A three member Japanese board will recommend clemency or parole, with recommendations likely to be approved, according to an American source.
Found on Route 47: truck tire and rim. Girls' Chicago rink skates for sale like new. Three houses for rent close to atomic plant.
Gov Stratton defended State Revenue Department officials who set higher county tax assessment multipliers affecting 80 of 102 counties. He announced a review with Revenue Director John Lyons and cited a 11 percent average increase to align local assessments with fair cash value. He noted a 1958 township based plan and constitutional rewrite as long term fixes.
Nobel chemist Harold C. Urey says Britain may have tapped heavy hydrogen in sea water as an unlimited power source. He notes deuterium fusion could supply all energy needs, referencing British progress and Prime Minister Macmillan’s remarks on a potential new power source.
Oslo appoints Paul Gruda Koht as ambassador to Washington, succeeding Wilhelm von Munthe af Morgenstierne in a Saudi era of diplomacy.
Charles B. Shuman of Sullivan Indiana is re-elected president by acclamation at the Farm Bureau convention. Delegates backed a platform favoring reduced government role in agriculture and free market farm prices, with labor reform and anti racketeering measures urged, and calls for federal farm policy changes to expand farmer freedom and price determination.
Residents describe a moon sized fireball Sunday evening seen across the area. Capt. Haynes and others examined a 15 inch hole on the William Wakeman farm and found no solid debris or radioactivity. Witnesses say the object appeared as a colorful fireball traveling southwest with possible fragment readings.
The Mazon Verona Kinsman High School bands and choruses will present their annual Christmas concert at 8 p.m. Saturday in the school gymnasium. The public is invited to attend.
The Theatre Men a ten member ensemble led by Bernard Izzo will perform at 8 15 p m Monday in the Morris Community High School auditorium for the Morris Community Concert Association. The program blends Verdi Bizet Romberg Rogers and Hammerstein folk songs and ballads with a Chicago Opera company soprano and Ralph Dodds at the piano Izzo noted for 200 city tours and collaborations with major orchestras.
Rep Mason of Illinois argues a 1958 tax cut is possible but requires House adoption of Hoover Commission economies. He claims current taxes push America toward a socialist welfare state and urges cutting foreign aid to ease the burden on taxpayers. He cites the tax load as excessive worldwide and contrasts low versus high income brackets.
ELKTON Md Four persons were killed and several injured in a Thiokol Chemical Corp plant explosion on U S 40 near Elkton at 1025 p m State police reported Union Hospital in Elkton treated three accident room patients Thiokol rockets used in Project Far Side relied on fuel developed at the plant The Far Side rocket rose 4000 miles above the Pacific after launch to 100000 feet by balloon
A powerful windstorm in Alto Fonte, Sicily, collapsed a two story schoolhouse at 9 30 a m trapping 30 kindergarten children. Eleven children died including Sister Giuseppina Giordano head mistress of the convent school Eleven youngsters aged 3 to 6 were injured four critically Soldiers firemen and volunteers removed victims as 75 mile per hour winds lashed the area damaging the roof and interior.
Dwight H. Green former Illinois governor and Republican chief executive from 1941 to 1949 was reported in good spirits despite a serious chest illness. At Presbyterian Hospital since November 21 he received chest X ray treatment and mild pain is controlled by medication.
Three bombs struck American zones in Athens injuring four U S Air Force personnel and a Greek worker and igniting a fire that destroyed the U S Information Service library. Officials cite terrorism with possible Communist involvement or retaliation for a U N speech by Ambassador Lodge opposing union with Greece over Cyprus.
Sycamore Sheriff Alf Deisz says a sex deviate is responsible for 7 year old Maria Ridulph's disappearance. He discards kidnap theories and questions ex convict Donald Arbuckle. Blood near a creek prompts police to plan drag operations pending ice thaw.
William M. Holaday told the Senate Preparedness subcommittee that the United States can launch a 1,000 pound satellite and possesses the thrust to lift such payloads. He stressed missiles remain the priority while satellite work continues and cited procurement hurdles and interservice rivalry as roadblocks.
Bright sunshine lifted Illinois temperatures from a frigid two days to near 40s by noon. The five day outlook calls for above normal warmth with light rain possible Tuesday or Wednesday. Pyatt Weather station logged 23 degrees Thursday, then rose to 19 after a late night dip, and 41 degrees by 10:30 a.m. today. The forecast from the U S Weather bureau predicts mostly sunny today and Saturday, partly cloudy but mild Sunday.
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