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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1965
Page
3
A guide to thoughtful gifts that go beyond price tags. Suggestions include gourmet box subscriptions, museum memberships, piano lessons, a player piano, a hostess gown, nanny services, a scrapbook of grandchildren, school program mementos, exotic cookbooks, palm reading books, spoof poetry, finger paints, or a child’s flute. The aim is memorable, personalized presents that delight recipients.
Four drivers paid fines for speeding in a magistrate court session on Interstate 80 near Illinois 47 and on nearby routes. Richard L. Taylor 17 of Newark was fined 45 dollars after a 100 mph stop. Charles Brown 59 of Chicago and Jan Kook 45 of Chicago paid 20 dollars each for 85 and 80 mph in 70 mph zones respectively. James Ainsworth had no valid registration dismissed. La Verne Barry 19 had three charges continued.
The Morris Rotary Club will host a Christmas program at Morris Country Club Tuesday evening. Rev. L. G. Hinderaker of Bethlehem Lutheran Church will speak after dinner, presented by Gene Baldwin, with dinner at 6 30 p.m.
Charles de Gaulle won a seven year term with 55.18 percent in a run-off against Francois Mitterrand amid an 84 percent turnout. Mitterrand called the result mediocre and vowed focus on November 1967 legislative elections. De Gaulle faces market talks with the European Common Market and NATO reform, with a potential French withdrawal by 1969.
Advertises government job openings within the next year with starting pay up to $504 monthly. Claims easy entry for many positions, requires passing a test, and notes keen competition. Lincoln Service promotes test prep services since 1948, offering free information by mail and urging immediate action.
A Pekin reader from Lincoln Service requests free information on U.S. government jobs. They seek a list of positions and salaries and guidance on how to qualify for federal employment. The note is dated with a name partially obscured and age listed as 4.
The Thanksgiving Eve explosion and fire at Keokuk National Guard Armory killed 21 people. Joan Smith, 39, of Keokuk died overnight, and Betty Harnetiaux, 41, of Hamilton Illinois, died earlier after severe burns from the blast during a square dance.
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