Church leaders demand Walter apology over church infiltration claim
Six major Protestant leaders totaling about 18 million members call on Rep Francis E Walter to retract his accusation of Communist infiltration in churches and urge Air Force Secretary Sharp to repudiate the related manual. Walter invites leaders to testify before HUAC as leaders pledge cooperation with truth-seeking government agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
Walter
House Committee On un-American Activities
Air Force
Dudley C. Sharp
Sharp
United Presbyterian, Methodist
Episcopal
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Defense
Thomas S. Gates Jr
National Council of Churches
Symington Speaks in Peoria on Grain Storage Waste
Senator Symington toured northern Illinois denouncing the Benson grain storage program as wasteful. He spoke at 7:30 p m in Morris High School auditorium and planned a Democratic gathering at 6:30 p m in the high school cafeteria, criticizing Department of Agriculture surpluses and profits while leading a Senate subcommittee probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
Stuart Symington
Symington
Ezra Taft Benson
Department of Agriculture
Benson
Senate
Agriculture Department
Hospitalized After Auto Accident
Marvin Shorty Rasmusson of 1240 Liberty street was admitted to Morris hospital at 1 35 am after an auto crash on Bedford Road near Lisbon Road. He sustained a head laceration and shock from a skid on ice. he was alone in the vehicle. Officers Davis and Popidinski investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin
Shorty) Rasmusson
Liberty Street
Morris Hospital
Bedford Road
Lisbon Road
Rasmusson
Rasmussen
James Davis
John Popidinski
Coal City Unit Vote Planned for March 12
Citizens of Coal City and nearby areas will vote March 12 on forming a community unit school district for grades one through twelve. Precincts cover Coal City, Eileen, Diamond, Carbon Hill, Goose Lake, Sulphur Springs, Hume, and surrounding areas with designated polling places and a 12 noon to 7 pm voting window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal City
Lillias K. Walker
Coal City Community
Grundy County
Illinois
Eileen
Diamond
Carbon Hill
Goose Lake
Sulphur Springs
Hume
Coal City Township
Ilinois
Joseph Elberts
East Division Street
Sitdown Protests Spread Across The South Over Segregated Lunch Counters
Negroes in Winston Salem and nearby towns join a boycott movement against segregated lunch counters. Hampton Institute students march in silent protest carrying signs like Khrushchev can eat here but we cant. Demonstrations extend from Greensboro to Henderson Orangeburg and Montgomery with sitdowns and a bomb hoax closing stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Winston- Salem
N. C
South
Hampton Institute
Queen St
Hampton
Winston-Salem
Henderson
Orangeburg
S. C
Montgomery
Ala
Rose
Kittrell College
F. W. Woolworth
Woolworth’s
Greensboro
North Carolina
Virginia
South Carolina
Florida
Tennessee
Alabama
The
National Assn. For
Carl Matthews
Orange
Princess Margaret Wears Ring Ruby Surrounded by Diamonds
Princess Margaret shows off her ruby engagement ring set in diamonds as she smiles with Antony Armstrong-Jones at the royal lodge near Windsor. The 29 year old photographer is the couple’s chosen fiancé as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother hosts a weekend visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Margaret
Alvin J. Steinkopf
London
Royal Lodge
Windsor
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Armstrong-Jones
Queen Elizabeth
Margaret
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Crossman Pleads Guilty to Two Kendall County Charges
William Wesley Crossman 25 of Morris pleaded guilty to two Kendall County informations charging statutory crimes from attacks on two Joliet women last December. Judge Cassius Poust set March 8 for aggravation and mitigation sentencing. Crossman remains jailed in Yorkville as authorities review stronger penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wesley Crossman
Morris
Kendall County
Joliet
Cassius Poust
Sycamore
Yorkville
Poust
Crossman
Will County
Jerome Nelson
Frank H. Masters Jr
Weather Forecast Weekend Snow Possible in Central State
The temperature slipped to two above at Collins Weather Station overnight and rose to eight by 9 a m. The day’s high should reach the low 20s with a low around five above. Snow may fall in the central region this weekend though the far north may stay dry. Friday’s high was 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Weather Bureau
Will Urge Duplication of Locks
A plan to duplicate seven Illinois waterway locks along the waterway from Lockport to Grafton at over 100 million dollars will be pushed in Washington in March. John L. Killian of the Calumet Region congress says the project is needed to meet future traffic, with a first federal cost estimated at 114.7 million and annual charges near 4.6 million. The Chicago District Army Engineers had outlined anticipated transportation savings from the upgrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Waterway
Washington
Senate
House Public Works Committees
Lockport
Grafton
John L. Killian
Calumet
Chicago District Army Engineers
Fire at Flying Saucer restaurant car on Division street
Morris Fire Department responded to a car fire at the Flying Saucer restaurant on Division Street at 8 a.m. The blaze damaged the upholstery in the front seat of Clement Vacca’s car but was confined to the interior. A lighted cigarette is believed to have started the smoldering fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Fire Department
Flying Saucer
Division Street
Clement Vacca
Armstrong-Jones Known For Humor in London Social Circles
A Pimlico neighbor and pub owner describe Tony Armstrong-Jones as mischievous yet friendly. The 29 year old society photographer, linked to Princess Margaret, is noted for his humor and fondness for casual studio work in a basement near a laundromat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Margaret
Tony Armstrong-Jones
Buckingham Palace
Pimlico
Arthur Nurse
Armstrong-Jones
Nurse
Sandroyd School
Eton
Jesus College
Cambridge
Baron
Tony
Major Churches Find Death Penalty Largely Unjustified
Several denominations oppose capital punishment citing moral and social reform reasons. The Methodist and United Presbyterian churches condemn it, while the Protestant Episcopal Church defers to divine providence. The Catholic conference in Canada reiterates state rights with caution, and Lutheran groups study the issue with no unified stance yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Protestant Episcopal Church
Ence
Catholic Bishops
Canada
Catholic Church
United Lutheran Church In America
Rocky Mountain Synod
Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod
tumultuous welcome at Mar Del Plata for Eisenhower
President Dwight D. Eisenhower received a tumultuous greeting in Mar Del Plata as thousands lined the oceanfront arriving for a weekend in Bariloche. He rode with President Arturo Frondizi, received the city key, and urged stronger U S Argentina ties amid earlier bombings and protests in Buenos Aires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mar del Plata
Argentina
Eisenhower
Atlantic
Argenta
Bariloche
Andes
Buenos Aires
Arturo Frondizi
Provincial
United States
Frondizi
Columbine If
Ocean Front
U. S
Sunday Is Heart Sunday In Morris County
Heart Sunday will be observed in Morris tomorrow under the Grundy County Heart association to raise funds. Volunteers visit homes, give envelopes for contributions with no amount recorded, and then seal them. Mrs. R. E. Canaday, campaign chair, said weather delays may affect canvassing and urged volunteers to finish the drive quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart
Morris
Grundy County Heart Association
R. E. Canaday
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