National Guard Army End Dispute On Recruit Program
The Army and National Guard reached a compromise on active duty training for new recruits. The plan allows 11 weeks for under 18 to enlist by Jan 1, six months for those over 18, with safeguards to keep Guard strength near 1958 levels and options to recruit draftees to the Guard if needed.
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Washington
Army
National Guard
House Armed Services
Overton Brooks
D - la
Full Armed Services Committee
Brooks
Guard
Air National Guard
Snowdrops Bloom at St. Angela Academy
Snowdrops bloom on the grounds of St. Angela academy marking the start of spring. Rev. John Plaznik delivered a sample bouquet to The Herald office during his annual visit.
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St. Angela Academy
John Plaznik
Office of the Herald
Jewel Theft Reported by Italian Actress Wife of Bruce Cabot
Francesca de Scaffa an Italian actress and wife of Bruce Cabot says $320000 in jewels were stolen from her hotel apartment in Mexico City. Among the missing gems is described as the largest topaz in the world.
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Mexico City
Francesca de Scaffa
Bruce Cabot
School Board Candidates File Wednesday in Morris Districts
First day for filing petitions for Morris grade school and Morris Community High School boards. Two seats on each seven member board. Terms of David Root and Clifford Sullivan expire on grade school board. Paul Hatcher and Eugene Golimowski on high school board. Filing ends March 23. withdrawals by March 29. Elections April 13. Petitions available from Marian Maloney at Franklin School and Gladys Bright at Morris Community High School.
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Morris
David Root
Clifford Sullivan
Paul Hatcher
Eugene Golimowski
Marian Maloney
Franklin School
Gladys Bright
Morris Community High School
Februarylike February Temperatures Hint at Cool Weather
Weather outlook for the local area shows temperatures in the 40s for Wednesday with a low around 30s. Monday reached a high of 61 at the Pyatt Weather station after a night low near 37. Rain ending tonight, cloudy and cooler conditions expected, according to the U S Weather Bureau.
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Pyatt
U. S. Weather Bureau
Chapin Curb Gutter Plan Discussed by City Council
Five property owners in the 700 block of East Chapin street were assured curb and gutter construction could occur this spring. The street and alley department will determine costs and report back to the council.
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East Chapin Street
Jack Bedson
H. Ray Peacock
Illinois Inspection Bureau
Morris Community High School
Peacock
Liberty Street
Gould Park Drive
Judiciary Committee
Salary Boost Seen Needed to Meet Teacher Shortage
Harold C. Hand warned the coming decade will see a serious teacher shortage. Robert L. Clark urged improving American science education and industry use of experts while noting Soviet programs push youths toward science. Hand argued salaries must double, with some up to 15000 dollars to attract qualified physics and chemistry teachers.
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Harold C. Hand
National Assn
Robert L. Clark
National Committee For the Development of Scientists and Engineers
Clark
Hand
Charles Shuman Attacks Farm Price Supports
Charles B. Shuman president of the American Farm Bureau Federation says government price supports create a vicious circle by storing surpluses in warehouses and depressing market prices. He spoke at a two day Inland Daily Press meeting and argued farmers would have earned higher prices without government purchases influencing prices.
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Chicago
Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Shuman
Inland Daily Press
Acquaintance Of Bedwell Questioned In Grimes Sisters Slaying
Police seize William C. Willingham 26 as he leaves the House of Correction after serving a month for disorderly conduct. He is questioned about the Grimes sisters murder and denies being the person Bedwell named as "Frank" in a stalled confession. Bedwell had claimed he and Frank dumped the sisters after a week of drinking in Skid Row.
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Chicago
Edward
Bennie) Bedwell
Grimes
William C. Willingham
House of Correction
Willingham
Frank
Bedwell
Light Vote Tallied in Morris Mayor Primary
A noon tally in Morris shows 895 votes at four ward polling places with polls open until 5 p.m. Rain delay kept voters away. Ward breakdown at 1 p.m. was 147 in First Ward, 244 in Second, 328 in Third, and 176 in Fourth. Vying for mayor were H. Ray Peacock, Donald Caisley, and Walter Hundt. Contests for aldermen existed in Second and Fourth Wards.
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Morris
H. Ray Peacock
Donald Caisley
Walter Hundt
McClellan to head broad probe into union racketeering
Sen. McClellan leads a wide ranging inquiry into gangster infiltration of labor unions. The talks target racketeers in Seattle and Portland with potential spread to Philadelphia Los Angeles San Francisco Chicago Scranton Minneapolis and New York as investigators prepare to hear 20 to 25 witnesses. The probe also aims to uncover union and employer ties and impacts on civil rights and violence within the labor movement.
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Washington
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
Seattle
Wash
Portland
Ore
Robert F. Kennedy
Spokane
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Chicago
Scranton
Minneapolis
New York
Carpenters
Kennedy
Portland-Seattle
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Europe
Fire Damages Estimated at 2500 After Illinois Ave blaze
Firemen estimated damages at about 2500 for a noon Monday fire in a building on W Illinois avenue owned by Charles Bradley. Charles Clemens who ran a car undercoating business in the room where the fire started faced 1500 in equipment losses. Firemen listed 1000 in damages to the building. The blaze began in Clemens room and was blamed on an overheated furnace igniting undercoating materials and a barrel of mixture. Damage was limited to roof doors windows and interior charring.
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Illinois Avenue
Charles Bradley
Charles Clemens
Clemens
Israeli Cabinet Backs Ben-Gurion Amid Gaza Crisis
Israel's cabinet met to review Abba Eban reports on Gaza and withdrawal talks. Prime Minister Ben-Gurion won 72 to 29 in a Knesset confidence vote and urged unity against Egyptian aided violations of the UN Charter while stressing the Gulf of Aqaba shipping defense and potential UN cooperation.
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Ben-Gurion
Knesset
Jerusalem
Abba Eban
Gaza Strip-Sharm el Sheikh
David Ben-Gurion
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Ben - Gurion
Israel
U. N
United Nations
Van Doren Tied Twice By Mrs Nearing On TV Quiz
Charles Van Doren and Mrs Vivienne Nearing each tied on NBCs 21 show boosting Van Dorens total winnings. If she wins next week at 2000 a point four times the normal stake could deduct as much as 42000 from his earnings. Both answered several high point questions correctly the match ended in a tie.
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Charles van Doren
Mrs. Nearing
New York
Vivienne Nearing
van Doren
Columbia University
Nearing
Warner Bros
Pearson proposes four point plan to ease Israeli Gaza crisis
Canadian Foreign Secretary Lester B. Pearson urged the United Nations General Assembly to delay sanctions on Israel and pursue a four point plan. It calls for a pledge by Israel and Egypt to honor the 1949 armistice, deployment of UN emergency forces along the armistice line, freedom of vessel passage through the Straits of Tiran and Gulf of Aqaba, and a gradual UN administration in Gaza. The debate on sanctions broadened as Arab diplomats push for action.
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Israel
Gaza Strip
Egypt
Palestine
Gaza
Ben-Gurion
Tiran Straits
Red Sea
Aqaba Gulf
Gulf
Sinai Desert
Gulf of Aqaba
United Nations
N. Y
Lester B. Pearson
80Nation General Assembly
Pearson
U.N
Straits of Tiran
Strip
Abdel Momen Rifa'i
Assembly
Sharm el Sheikh
Rifa’i
U. N
U.S
Abba Eban
Jerusalem
Eban
Dulles
Dag Hammarskjold
Middle East
Washington
Five Grundy Men Report for Duty with Armed Forces
Five Grundy county men reported today to the Selective Service Center in Chicago for induction into the armed forces and eleven others were tested for pre induction examinations. Quota includes Robert E. Blaine and Richard A. Gilmour of Coal City, Wayne A. Gollinger of Minooka, Glenn F. Bright and Ralph Klein of Morris. Recent enlistment accompanies the group to Chicago.
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Grundy County
Selective Service Center
Chicago
Armed Forces
Robert E. Blaine
Richard A. Gilmour
Coal City
Wayne A. Gollinger
Minooka
Glenn F. Bright
Morris
Ralph Klein
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Armed Services Committee
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Shukri Kuwaily
Jordan
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Saud
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Nasser
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School Board
Chapin Curb
Charles Shuman
Sen. McClellan
New Jersey
Master Dairy Farmers Guild
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Tri- State Guild
Ben- Gurion
Lester Pearson
Max Harrelson
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