Morris Hospital Building Fund drives for $40 000 pledge drive
The Morris Chamber of Commerce town meeting kicked off a $40 000 campaign to finance hospital modernization. George Baum urged all Morris area residents to pledge via employers or the Morris Herald. Pledges may be sent to Grundy County National Bank First National Bank Morris Building and Loan or The Morris Herald. The plan favors payroll deductions—about $1 weekly for 25 or 50 weeks—with $110 000 already raised. The effort seeks bed space a new kitchen an elevator and more storage as part of a $150 000 modernization.
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Morris Hospital
Morris Chamber of Commerce
First Presbyterian Church
George Baum
Chamber of Commerce
Morris
Morris Herald
Baum
Grundy County National Bank
First National Bank
Morris Building and Loan
Dee Elsome
Robert W. Beckwith
Hosptal
Paul Hatcher
House of Mercy
Beckwith
S. J. Holderman
William Hynds
Penn
F. W. Gebhard
P. C. Matteson
W. E. Allan
Baum, Hatcher
A. C. Varland
Earle O. Finland
Morris Building & Loan
Bergman and Dean Top Oscar Contenders in 29th Nominations
Ingrid Bergman the Hollywood exile and James Dean, the only actor nominated twice posthumously, head the field for best actress and actor as the 29th Academy Awards nominees are announced. Giant leads best picture with four other contenders including Around the World in 80 Days and The King and I.
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Hollywood
Ingrid Bergman
James Dean
Miss Bergman
Carroll Baker
Katharine Hepburn
Nancy Kelly
Deborah Kerr
The
Anastasia
Dean
East of Eden
Oil Wildcatter
Yul Brynner
Kirk Douglas
Rock Hudson
Sir Laurence Olivier
Cecil B. de Mille
Charlton Heston
Moses
Mickey Rooney
Robert Stack
Mildred Dunnock
Baby Boll
Eileen Heckart
Mercedes MacCambridge
Dorothy Malone
Patty McCormack
Two Weizmann Institute researchers killed by mine in Gaza
Police sources say two members of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot were killed when their jeep struck a mine in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Jeusalem
Weizmann Institute of Science At
Rehovot
Gaza Strip
Want Ads Highlight Local Home Farm and Pets
Almost new two bedroom home in Mazon for sale. Wanted married man for year around work on stock and grain farm. Bortles collie puppies for sale.
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Mazon
Bortles Collie
Daniel Boys Held for Gas Station Theft
Daniel Boys aged 17 of Saratoga Township is held on a 500 dollar bond after a gas station theft at Bates Service Station in Coal City. With two companions, he allegedly pocketed about 50 dollars from the register while another theft occurred nearby at Ladds Service Station. A preliminary hearing was held before Justice Louis J. Piano and state attorney August B. Black. the case is continued to Saturday.
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Daniel Boys
Saratoga Township
Coal City
John E. G. Olson
Bates
Boys
Robert Boys
Gary Cornelison
Council Bluffs
Charles Suydan
Suydan
Ladd
Jefferson St
Morris
Olson
20 Motorists Caught In License Plate Sweep
Four investigators from the secretary of state office surprised Morris motorists at the Rt 47 Washington street intersection for failing to display 1957 plates. Twenty motorists were cited before Justice Ches ter P Winsor, with fines totaling 10 dollars each. Four drivers exempted for awaiting January plate orders. others fined for late or missing 1957 plates.
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Secretary of State
Charles Carpentier
Morris
Rt. 47
Washington Street
Aurora
Yorkville
Troy
Chester P. Winsor
Glen Wolfe
George Heap
Donald Dix
John Bols
Wilbur Varland
Eugene Montanus
Osmund Bjelland
Morris Goodlet
Kenneth Shannon
Russell Davidson
Fred Class
Harry Glover
al Claire
All Morris
John Buehler
DeKalb
Howard Prior
Calumet City
Eunice Smith
Martin Storm
Khrushchev affirms no shift in Soviet foreign policy
In Moscow Khrushchev asserted that changes among foreign ministers do not alter strategy. He praised Stalin and said Gromyko will carry out policy, defending Sh epilov's stance while observers expect a tougher negotiating era under the new minister. The Bulgarian delegation visits to sign another unity pact.
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Moscow
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Andrei Gromyko
Dmitri Shepilov
Shepilov
Supreme Soviet
Moscow Radio
Gromyko
Pravda
Khrushchev
Stalin
Bulganin
Communist Party
Kremlin
Bulgarin
Anton Yugov
Imre Nagy
United States
Nagy
Budapest
Ike urged action on Illinois water diversion from Lake Michigan
Chicago congressman O'Brien expresses shock that the State Department has not opened talks with Canada on diverting water from Lake Michigan into the Illinois waterway. Eisenhower vetoed prior bills for a 1000 cfs test. current 1500 cfs rate set in 1930. Army engineers warn the three year diversion would lower lake levels by five eighths of an inch.
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Chicago
O’brien
de Ili
State Department
Lake Michigan
Illinois Waterway
Department of State
Canada
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Army
Army Engineers
Lakes Michigan
Huron
Senator Seeks Two Million For Free Illinois Polio Vaccine
Senator Daniel Rostenkowski proposes an emergency 2 million dollar appropriation to purchase Salk polio vaccine for free distribution in Illinois. The state has bought over 4.6 million doses at 3.1 million dollars, mostly federally funded, with most distributed free.
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Springfield
Ill
Daniel Rostenkowski
Chicago
Illinois
Rostenkowski
State Health Department
Roland R Cross
Yankees Acquire Shantz and Ditmar in 13 Player Deal
Kansas City Athletics trade Bobby Shantz Art Ditmar Cletis Boyer Wayne Belardi Jack Mamahan and a player to be named later to New York. In exchange the Yankees give Tom Morgan Mickey McDermott Rip Coleman Billy Hunter Milt Graff Ry Noren and a young player to be agreed upon by both clubs.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Athletics
Bobby Shantz
Art Ditmar
New York Yankees
A's
Cletis Boyer
Wayne Belardi
Jack Mamahan
Tom Morgan
Mickey McDermott
Rip Coleman
Billy Hunter
Milt Graff
Ry Noren
Hansen Triumphs In Caucus Race
Hansen wins a three way Republican nomination for Morris township supervisor over B O Enger and Walter Greenfield in a spirited six precinct caucus. About 500 voters cast in one hour. Annie F Wilson nominated for assessor and Melvin J Hamilton for township clerk. Five man race for Justice of the Peace sees W L Dix Irvin L Day Chester P Winsor and George R Dix win. Merton L Dunn defeated. Four constables nominated Myron Jack Bartlett Emery Wise William Strum Everett Mitchell William Gang defeated. The note mentions popular and electoral votes of the candidates.
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Greenfield
Enger
Ray Hansen
Morris Township
B. O'Neal Enger
Walter Greenfield
Ores
Annie F. Wilson
Melvin J. Hamilton
Justice of the Peace
W. L. Dix
Irvin L. Day
Chester P. Winsor
George R. Dix
Merton L. Dunn
Myron
Jack) Bartlett
Emery Wise
William Strum
Everett Mitchell
William Gang
Hansen
Assessor Wilson
Hamilton Ventre
Justice of Peace
Dix (Lee
Winsor
Dix
Geo.) Dunn
Constable
Bartlett ‘Wise
Gang T
Strum
Mitchell . Oeeivvoe
Mass marriage near New Delhi amid child marriage concerns
Reports from New Delhi describe a mass wedding at Bikaner involving 750 couples, many aged between four and sixteen. Officials acknowledge the practice is illegal, yet child marriages persist in India.
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New Delhi
Bikaner
India
Soya Maru Icebound Off South Pole With 119 Aboard
The 2400 ton Japanese icebreaker Soya Maru is trapped in Antarctic ice and may spend the winter off the South Polar continent. The vessel carries 119 crewmen and scientists and a year’s supply of provisions.
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Tokyo
45 000 Striking Dockworkers Idle in Week Long Tieup
In a seven day strike 45000 dockworkers from Maine to Virginia remain idle as Baltimore and Norfolk disputes stall a general return to work. Union leaders hedge on resuming until all ports reach local contracts and a coastwide wage settlement.
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New York
Maine
Virginia
Baltimore
Norfolk
William V. Bradley
International Longshoremen’s Assn
Portland
Hampton Roads
Bradley
Philadelphia
John R. Murray
Trade Association
Soviet Premier Blasts U.S. World Domination Claims
Bulganin warned at a Kremlin gathering that insane U S plans for world domination could drive the Middle East into atomic war. He called Eisenhower doctrine a colonial trap tied to oil monopolies and urged Arabs to resist potential enslaving powers.
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Moscow
Bulganin
Middle East
United States
Kremlin
U. S
Bulgarin
Van Doren Meets Match In Woman On Quiz Show
Charles Van Doren boosted his winnings to 143000 dollars on NBC Twenty-One but was halted by Manhattan attorney Vivienne Nearing who matched him on two multipoint questions. Van Doren had earlier defeated Kenneth Gould of Scarsdale to add 5000 dollars. The two return next week to continue the contest with 500 dollars per point, increased to 1000.
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New York
Charles van Doren
Manhattan
Vivienne Nearing
van Doren
Columbia University
NBC
Kenneth Gould
Scarsdale
N.Y
Grundy County Cold Front Drops Temps This Week
The Grundy county area saw a 35 degree drop from a high of 45 to a low of 10 on Monday. Fair cold conditions persist through Thursday with Wednesday partly cloudy and highs in the 20s and nights near 15. Tonight's low near 10. Pyatt Weather station records 16 at 9 a.m. Thursday outlook shows partly cloudy skies with little temperature change.
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Grundy County
Pyatt
French claim in Algeria 66 rebels killed or captured
French authorities said in two mop-up operations in eastern Algeria's mountains over the past 24 hours they killed wounded or captured 66 nationalist rebels. The claim covers mountainous areas and cites ongoing counterinsurgency efforts by French forces.
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Algiers
Algeria
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