03 Jan 1961
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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1961
Page
1
An editor notes the Civil War's lasting impact as Americans begin a remembrance. A four part series adapts an AP Managing Editors convention address by a leading historian, weighing whether it was a repressible conflict or avoidable.
The piece argues the Civil War arose not from a broken democracy but from unduly underused democratic processes. It reviews 1860 as the pivotal year, noting slavery’s deep economic entrenchment in the Deep South, waning in the North, and the central dispute over slavery in the territories rather than in federal limits on states. It hints at broader national tensions and the remote, yet unresolved, nature of the issue.
Voters in Vienna Norman Goodfarm Morris Saratoga Maine Braceville Goose Lake and Aux Sable townships will elect a county supervisor and vote on township clerk assessor and a new three member board of auditors in the April 4 township elections. The auditors replace the former two JP positions as part of a state law shift when the Justice of the Peace act was passed. Newly defined duties move justices of the peace and constables to county officials. Nomination papers run Jan 9 to Feb 13 and township caucuses are Feb 7.
Bruce Catton famed Civil War scholar and author of The Needless War stars in a Morris Herald profile. The Petoskey Michigan native began as a newspaper reporter and held key information posts in World War II and commerce. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1954 and the National Book Award for A Stillness at Appomattox.
A Des Moines father chose to marry his daughter during a regional football game. He brought a transistor radio to the church and stayed tuned to the play-by-play, resuming coverage at the reception after the ceremony.
The four district Republican conventions to nominate candidates for justice of the peace and constable will be held Jan 16 at 7 p.m. District I Mazon Town hall, District II Morris City hall, District III Coal City Village hall, District IV Grundy County courthouse. Precinct caucuses to follow with time and place to be announced.
Illinois Gov. Stratton outlines a 1961 highway program totaling 255.7 million dollars with 1.125 million for Grundy County. Grundy projects cover Interstate 80 completion for 29.7 miles, shoulder work, signing, landscaping, lighting at Route 47, and 206 thousand in the Gardner area on I 55 and Route 66.
Frank Lane, then Indians general manager, was named general manager of the Kansas City Athletics. The move follows Charles O. Finley’s purchase of 52 percent of the club from the late Arnold Johnson. Lane succeeds Parke Carroll, who had led the club since its 1955 move from Philadelphia.
Illinois New Year weekend traffic toll rises with 20 deaths on roads and 24 total fatalities including two fire deaths and a fatal fall. Victims include William Pounds and Rudllph Maracki in a head on near Kinkaid, Donald Carruthers and Arthur Petersons in a three car crash near Duquo, and 9 year old Theoris Washington hit in Chicago.
Cloudy cold conditions gripped Illinois with morning snow flurries melting by noon under sun. Morris reported 34 degrees on Saturday and 32 on Sunday while Collins thermometer showed 33 Monday and 11 overnight. A quarter inch of snow fell in the city early Monday and vanished by noon.
A large barn on the Milford Jorstad farm in Nettle Creek township burned Saturday afternoon. A granary and crib nearby, both filled with corn and soybeans, were saved by Morris and Seneca fire departments. The barn held about 2000 bales of hay and straw, a corn picker, and a hay rake. Faulty wiring is suspected. The wind drove fire toward the granary, but it was saved though one side burned. Jorstad has not yet estimated total loss but carries insurance.
A series of tornadoes tore roofs away and knocked out windows in Charleston prompting the Business and Professional Women's club to postpone its cleanup the streets campaign.
The New Year holiday period ended with 338 traffic deaths during the 78 hours from New Year’s Eve to Monday midnight. The National Safety Council had estimated a possible 340 deaths, while late final figures may rise slightly as reports come in. The toll eased toward the end of the weekend, avoiding a record three day total. The previous year saw 374 deaths.
Fidel Castro ordered the U S Embassy staff in Havana reduced to eleven by Wednesday night. He claimed the building housed spies directing counter revolutionaries and invited the entire staff to leave Cuba ahead of a U N Security Council session.
W. W. Short of Idabel Okla sent his 170 year old watch to the factory for a new winding key. The timepiece is described as still keeping good time.
The new Congress convened amid a liberal versus conservative clash over Kennedy’s program. Democrats seek more voice in shaping policy while House insurgents target the Rules committee with Speaker Rayburn backing a purge of Rep. Colmer. Senate Republicans re elected Dirksen. Democrats pick Mansfield as floor leader after Johnson resigns.
President Eisenhower received additional intelligence on the Laos crisis from top advisers. A White House conference followed his order for stepped up Pacific military readiness. Secretary Herter, Secretary Gates Jr., James Douglas, Allen Dulles, and General Lemnitzer led the talks, with Laos described as grave.
Government said forces recovered the northeastern city of Xiengkhouang from pro Communist rebels after paratroopers seized the area. Information Minister Bouavat Norasing announced the nighttime operation and described the regain as the first official admission of success.
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