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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1958
Page
3
In Los Angeles a novelty firm markets Genuine Los Angeles Smog in sealed cans as souvenirs. Actor Carleton Young endorses the gimmick while the firm promotes the scent of the city to tourists and convention crowds, claiming profits from the hype.
The story notes a man’s burning desire to eliminate city smog and his plan to form a business to ship pollution away. He recalls staring at the smog over the city with streaming eyes and declaring the idea to pack it up and ship it somewhere, then moving to draw up the articles of incorporation.
A governor's commission announced plans for a new physical and therapeutic hospital to treat civilian paraplegics and similar long term disabilities. The panel, including five Illinois state senators, five representatives, and five gubernatorial appointees, made the statement after visiting Hines VA Hospital’s paraplegic center.
Devon Smith, 32, an auto assembly worker from Elwood, Pennsylvania, arrived in Miami on his self described inter planetary itinerary. He has already visited Star Mississippi, Mercury Texas, and Sun Louisiana and aims to be the first to visit all listed stars without leaving Earth. He spent two weeks studying guides to map his route with his final stop Earth Texas.
State Auditor Elbert S. Smith announced that 662 licensed currency exchanges in Illinois issued a total of 663,764,157 money orders in the year ending last September. The figure reflects activity across the state's currency exchanges.
London Moscow radio reports say a Soviet scientific party had to abandon observations as a “hot” radioactive rain fell 1800 miles west of the Marshall Islands where the United States conducted atomic tests begun April 28 at Eniwetok. The Soviets detected increased radioactivity in rain on May 23. In Brookfield Zoo a tawny colt named Louis, three feet tall, joins its mother Gerta in the forest horse exhibit. Louis, bred to resemble primitive horses, is kept with sire Charlemagne.
Lebanon today rejected an Arab League plan to pause charges that the United Arab Republic aided the fighting. The proposal would have sent a fact finding mission to Lebanon over the month-long clash that has killed hundreds as government and opposition forces battle.
A colt at Brookfield Zoo is described as resembling primitive horses that roamed Eurasia thousands of years ago. The unusual offspring draws interest from visitors and researchers alike as zoologists compare its features to ancient equine types.
French diplomatic sources report Premier de Gaulle will appoint Jacques Soustelle as ambassador to the United States. The move would please moderates and leftists while angering far rightists and Algeria loyalists who seek power roles. Soustelle led the civilian effort in the Algerian insurgency that helped restore De Gaulle.
In a New York speech Robert B Anderson, secretary of the Treasury, said his 17-year-old son reads his speeches and offers sharp feedback. The son commented that some smart remarks cannot be spoken at home.
Idaho State College in Poca Tello reports a student body of 654, about 32 percent of total enrollment.
Roy Utah officials call on residents to donate trees or shrubs for three recently opened parks. City council members promote the program and invite donations via the classified phone line 20.
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