Expenses Records Reopened for Public Inspection in Congress
House expense accounts are to be reopened for public view after a period of secrecy ends. Speaker Sam Rayburn imposed conditions to guard the files, banning photography and removal while ensuring newsmen may copy verbatim if desired. The move follows prior incidents of photoing the records and embarrassment from magazine and press publication.
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Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Rayburn
House
Ralph Roberts
Rare Wood Ducks Stir Morris Neighborhood
James Darkhuff of the state Department of Conservation rounded up a brood of wood ducks on Wednesday afternoon near Morris to the State Game Farm in Yorkville. The Russell Warland family at 834 Fremont Ave had long suspected a duck nest in their tree and found the yard filled with ducklings as the tree was cut. The mother duck frantically gathered her brood.
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James Darkhuff
State Department of Conservation
Morris
Yorkville
Russell Warland
Fremont Ave
Warmest Spot in Illinois Reaches 88 Degrees
Grundy county reported the state’s warmest reading at 88 degrees at the Collins Weather station while Moline tied as a top warm area with 86. A cold front moved in bringing cooler air and partly sunny conditions with highs in the 70s and upper 50s lows. Thundershowers Wednesday evening dropped only a trace in many areas with a 61 degree low and 67 degree reading by 9 am today.
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Grundy County
Illinois
Collins
Moline
U. S. Weather Bureau
Farm Election Boards Named in Grundy County
Burl Satterfield announces community election boards selected for all Grundy County communi ties. Members will take office August 1 1960 and serve until next year. Mail voting June 24 to July 5 to boost participation. Detailed list of township boards and officers follows.
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Burl Satterfield
Grundy County
Aux Sable Township
Orville Bols
Edwin Bols
William Clennon
Braceville -Maine
Joseph Berta III
Dominic Lenzie
Leonard Francois
Garfield - Greenfield
Orville Sorenson
Thomas Maher
Clarence Jacobsgaard
Goodfarm
Peter Ruffatti
Reuel Hoffman
Donald Householder
Goose Lake - Felix
Earl Dirker
Abey Named President Elect Of Rotary International
Joseph A. Abey of Reading Pennsylvania was chosen president elect for Rotary International for 1961 62 at the 51st convention in Miami Beach The event drew more than 12 000 Rotarians and guests from 10 500 clubs with about 500 000 members in 116 countries Abey has led newspapers in Tennessee Virginia and West Virginia and now serves as circulation director of the Reading Eagle Times He is a former director of the New York State Circulation Managers Association
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Miami Beach
Fla
Joseph A. Abey
Reading
Rotary International
World-Wide Service Organization
Rotary
Abey
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Reading Eagle Times
New York State
27th Annual Grundy County Flower Show in Coal City
The 27th Grundy County Flower Show and tea were hosted by the Coal City Woman's Club at New Hope Presbyterian Church in Coal City with Miss Hazel Burkhart as federation garden chair. Awards were announced for roses peonies iris flowering shrubs and arrangements, with judges from Wilmington and local club members presenting trophies.
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Grundy County
Tt Nty Federation of Women’s Clubs
New Hope Presbyterian Church
Coal City
Barbara Emmanuelson
Floyd Calcaterra
Debby Trotter
Carla Cantu
Karen Drnce
Arthur Trotter
B. J. Campbell
Summer Youth Program Starts June 13 in Morris
The Morris Community Summer Recreational program opens June 13 at Good Park with Little League and Pony League baseball. Bob Ferguson will lead the 10 week program, with morning sessions after an opening afternoon kickoff. nearly 300 youths are already registered.
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Morris Community
John Black
Morris Chamber of Commerce
Goodpark
Bob Ferguson
Morris
Ferguson
Midnight pet shop break ends with missing cockatoo skunk and monkey
In Miami a night break in at a pet shop yielded a rare Australian white cockatoo a deodorized skunk and a monkey stolen. Parrots flew loose in the morning as cages were opened and the owner suggested the birds may have bitten the burglars.
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Miami
Fla
Gates cites alert as prudent step amid Khrushchev plan
Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates Jr testified to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he ordered a communications alert from Paris after learning Khrushchev's stated aim to wreck the summit. He defended the move as prudent and essential, noting it did not shift forces or pull personnel from leave while allowing rapid action if needed. He also said U2 flights yielded valuable data shaping military programs and readiness.
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Washington
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Paris
Nikita Khrushchev
Gates
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Senate
Morris Hospital Earns Joint Commission Accreditation
Morris Hospital has been accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals after remodeling completed in 1959 and a March survey, with final approval in May. The one year accreditation requires ongoing improvements and adherence to safety and patient welfare standards, with the hospital led by Miss Dee Elsome and governed by a board responsible to the community. The hospital meets essential criteria including a dietary department medical records pharmacy radiology and a medical staff accountable for care quality.
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Morris Hospital
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Joint Commission On Accreditation
Miss Elsome
Can
College of Surgeons
American Hospital Association
American Medical Association
American Hospital Assn
Morris
Church Council Criticizes Mass Media Image Of Man
The National Council of Churches commission reports mass media images of man deviate from Christian ideals. It cites materialism and moral disease, urges local FCC review boards and public hearings to evaluate radio and TV station performances in the public interest.
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Church Council
New York
National Council of Churches
Federal Communications Commission
Tibetan Guerrilla Resistance Resumes in Western Tibet
The dispatch from Bhuta n reports severe clashes between Tibetan guerrillas and Chinese forces in south central Tibet near Gyantse and Lhasa. Nighttime transport brings Chinese casualties into Gyantse as both sides clash near Nepal and Sikkim fronts with nomadic tribes and bands involved.
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Parc
Bhutan
Tibet
Gyantse
Lhasa
Ladakh
Nepal
Sikkim
Blood Drive at Morris Presbyterian Friday
Red Cross blood mobile will visit Morris Presbyterian Church Friday from 11 30 a m to 5 30 p m donors urged to give blood to reach a 100 pint goal. Donors should avoid fatty foods four hours before giving and meals will be served. Grundy County is 70 pints short to May 1.
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Red Cross
Morris Presbyterian Church
C. E. Carr
Carr
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