Tunisia Demands France Withdraw Troops After Sakiet Sidi Youssouf Bombing
Tunisia demands France pull all troops from the country to restore friendly ties after a 339 to 179 French National Assembly vote backing Premier Gaillard over the Sakiet Sidi Youssef bombing. Tunisian troops blockaded 15,000 to 20,000 French soldiers while France airlifted supplies. The Bourguiba government threatened to close Bizerte base, pursuing a U N Security Council appeal.
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French National Assembly
Felix Gaillard
Sakiet Sidi Youssef
Tunisia
Bizerte
Mediterranean
Habib Bourguiba
Tunis
National Assembly
NATO Council
Paris
France
Norway
Lincoln Ceremonies Mark Lincoln's Birthday Across Illinois
In Springfield and across Illinois ceremonies honored Abraham Lincoln on the 149th birthday. National Legion Commander John S. Gleason Jr. spoke at Oak Ridge Cemetery praising Lincoln as a timeless symbol of freedom while noting the ongoing global struggle for human rights.
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Springfield
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Oak Ridge Cemetery
American Legion
National Legion
John S. Gleason Jr
Chicago
United States
Gleason
Legion
Ice Locks Illinois Waterway Traffic Amid Deep Freeze
Sub zero temperatures freeze Illinois river to four to nine inches hindering barge movement from Marseilles to Chicago. The P. G. Gerow tows eight coal barges, splitting tow to pass Starved Rock, while Coast Guard cutters fight ice fl ows. Dresden Island lock remains navigable though ice builds downstream toward Chicago. The Chicago river lock gates were blocked by jammed ice delaying operations.
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Illinois River
Marseilles
Peoria
TY Sarre
Ferro Tere Ular
P. G. Gerow
Havana
Chicago
Starved Rock
Ottawa
Marseilles Lock
Gerow
Coast Guard
Metropolitan Sanitary District
Pay hike recommended for Morris Community High School staff
Principal Dale S Steffen proposed a 200 across the board raise for Morris Community High School teachers at the board meeting. He noted starting salaries: Morris Grade schools 4000 and high school 3767, citing competition with nearby towns and Chicago suburbs for teachers. The board tasked committees to draft a plan, while instructor Charlotte Crumbaugh announced her resignation at year end.
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Morris Community
Dale S. Steffen
Steffen
Morris
University
Chicago
Charlotte Crumbaugh
Crumbaugh
Eisenhower Seeks 2 Billion for Postal Modernization Plan
President Eisenhower sent a two billion dollar postal modernization program to Congress to finance by higher postage rates. The plan aims to modernize post offices and services over three to five years, with private investment funding most construction under lease arrangements. The move follows a spike in unemployment and faces uphill congressional battle.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Labor and Commerce Department
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
Sen. Bush
R-Conn
Sen. O'Mahoney
Cold snap to persist with below average temps for five days
The U S Weather Bureau warns of continued severe cold with temperatures averaging 10 to 14 degrees below normal for five days. Last night at Pyatt station the mercury stayed just above zero for the first time since Friday. Highs around 13 with morning readings near eight above. Tonight will be sunny and cold then partly cloudy with light snow flurries possible. Thursday expected fair with a high near 20 and Friday partly cloudy and cold.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Pyatt
Scouts Solve Dog Problem at Morris Scout Banquet
The Boy Scouts on the City Council agreed to handle the stray dog issue by making dogs easily reclaimable rather than eradicating them. The Morris Community High School banquet featured Walter Hundt as toastmaster and Mayor Don Caisley welcoming attendees. Eagle Scout Rich Winsor was honored for reaching the rank of Eagle. This was Morris Scout Government Day's fifth edition.
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Ricky Ferri
Rich Winsor
Larry Mendenhall
Don Cockream
Gary Osmanson
Morris Herald
Morris Community High School
Walter Hundt
Don Caisley
Eagle
Morris
Radioactive scare ends as sinker misleads search
In Garland Texas a Geiger counter alerted authorities at a school triggering ambulances police and an Atomic Energy Commission team from Dallas. The AEC confirmed the suspected lost radioactive isotope was a harmless lead fishing sinker and the search was called off.
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Garland
Tex
Atomic Energy Commission
Dallas
AEC
World Events, Baseball Fan Dies at Age 102
Mary Jane McCoy a 102 year old Cleveland Heights resident known for keen interest in world events and baseball died Tuesday at a niece's home. A Brooklyn Ill. native she would have turned 103 July 22. Funeral services and burial will be in Macomb Ill.
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Cleveland
Mary Jane
Jennie) McCoy
Eva L. Jackson
Cleveland Heights
Brooklyn
Ill
McCoy
Macomb, Ul
Noted Farm Editor Will Speak Here
Paul C. Johnson editor of Prairie Farmer will headline the Grundy County Farm Bureau annual meeting at Center School gym on Saturday at 10 a.m. A noon lunch, awards, and a 2:30 p.m. session follow with the Grundy Service Co. meeting and officers reports. Johnson, Minnesota dairy roots and longtime editor of Prairie Farmer, will give the featured address.
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Paul C. Johnson
Farm Bureau
Grundy County Farm Bureau
Center School
Home Bureau
Grundy Service Company
John Fillman
Grundy Service Co
James F. Holderman
IAA
Prairie Farmer
Johnson
Minnesota
Worthington
St. Olaf College
Service Company
Revivalists welcome Billy Graham with mass parade
Organizers of Billy Graham revival meetings in Guatemala urge public support with a mass demonstration and parade to greet the U S evangelist today.
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Guatemala
Billy Graham
U. S
Federations Talks Under Way Between Iraq and Jordan
Final draft of a federation uniting Iraq and Jordan being drawn up in Amman. King Faisal and King Hussein with top ministers discuss a single army and foreign ministry while keeping thrones. Uncertain issues include Saudi entry and Iraq’s status in the Baghdad Pact.
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Iraq
Jordan
Tom Masterson
Amman
Faisal
Hussein
United States of America
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Pakistan
Iran
Britain
U. S
Eisenhower Seeks Hope Amid Unemployment Rise
President Eisenhower expresses deep concern over unemployment after a rise to nearly 4 percent last month and says March should bring an economic pickup. He outlines government steps to combat the recession and vows further measures if needed, stressing Americans’ duty to work toward renewed growth.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Fire destroys Phelps home on Nicholson farm in Goose Lake
Mrs. Dwight Phelps told the Herald the family lost all furniture and clothing in a Monday fire at the 10 room frame house on attorney Dale Nicholson’s Goose Lake township farm. They had just left for Utica to stay with relatives. a coal heater and an oil heater were in use. Fire seen from Dresden Nuclear Power plant, Morris fire department arrived as flames were out of control and the roof collapsed. The family planned to move to a Missouri farm this spring with Mr. and Mrs. Sutton taking over the Nicholson property.
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Dwight Phelps
Atty
Dale G. Nicholson
Juliet
Goose Lake Township
Phelps
The
Herald
Utica
Marine Corps
Missouri
Sutton
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