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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1967
Page
8
A columnist Dr. Crane urges wives to self reflect and lose weight to regain marital ardor. He mocks readers especially women past 40 who protest his column and calls for readers to request a booklet by sending a stamped envelope and 20 cents to obtain dieting guidance from the newspaper.
The AP reports that higher Social Security benefits and taxes fuel arguments over fairness and overall value. A simplified math example shows a young worker paying about $20,000, with $3,000 for Medicare, yielding $323 monthly for a couple by 2013, and roughly 3.5 years to break even.
Oakland police arrested 207 anti draft demonstrators at the Oakland Army Induction Center as they sought to block entrances and stop buses. Those arrested were booked on trespassing and related charges. four posted bail. U.S. Marshals arrested five for non possession of draft cards and FBI probes to follow.
Anthony J. Scherer Jr. of Des Plaines, Illinois, sued for 100000, claiming federal agents blocked him from staying at his home near President Johnson’s motel visit on October 7, 1964. The Justice Department said he could stay if he gave temporary custody of weapons, including rifles, a machine gun, and a cannon.
In Stockholm the pastime was taught to Swedish youths by a group of interned American airmen. A spectator quipped that the aviators likely marry after. The scene captures light wartime cultural exchange during 1944.
Plattville grade school students perform The Story of Silent Night a musical with narration by James Berg at 7 30 p m in the school gym The Story of Silent Night explains how the world famous carol was written Grades 1 7 perform Christmas songs and the eighth grade presents Tomorrow is Christmas directed by Mrs Mary Westphal with Carlton Gabel as accompanist
Tissue and blood from three members of a Peru family who died under unclear circumstances were sent to the Illinois State Laboratory in Chicago after post mortems failed to reveal the cause. Peter Pine 34, his son David 9 were found dead in their home and Virginia Ann 8 died in a hospital. Coroner James Thompson suggested poisoning as a possible cause. Pine worked as assistant personnel manager for the New Jersey Zinc Co in DePue.
TV critic Cynthia Lowry reviews CBS and NBC offerings noting Flanders Swann comedy hour and Danny Thomas special while praising and critiquing their execution. The piece discusses television staging, audience reach, and a Lyndon Johnson interview mentioned as notable. Also mentions the first gas-powered horseless carriage with a Stuttgart 1897 debut.
The column recounts a dog scuffle where a owner tried to spank a large German shepherd and faced public scorn from nearby teens. It also features letters from readers about loneliness, marriage, and dating, with Ann Landers offering blunt responses and guidance.
Local listings show a full prime evening with news Weather and sports segments across stations 2 5 7 9. Featured programs include dramas comedies westerns mysteries and a Perry Mason courtroom episode concluding with late night movies.
In Houston at the Armco steel mill, 30 tons of molten pig iron spilled from a ladle into an open hearth, killing Leo Bell and Houston H. Kreuger and later Norman F. Doss. About 30 others were injured, with 17 remaining hospitalized in critical condition as officials blamed a bent arm and crane equipment.
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