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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1959
Page
1
A brisk field observation of Liberty Street traffic reveals a spectrum of driver types common on sunny Sundays. The piece playfully catalogs behaviors from affectionate couples squeezing close to the wheel to stylish poseurs and various self indulgent postures and grooming habits observed behind the wheel.
T. J. Shanks, 58, owner of Shanks Packing Co., died after being found unconscious in his blood spattered office. Two men in butchers coats robbed, fatally beating him as he surprised them. A $200 billfold was found on one discarded coat, with a delivery truck abandoned nearby. Investigators note stolen torch and truck from Arcola. Shanks survived by his son R. E. Shanks and wife Madge.
U S veterans revisited Omaha and Utah beaches in France to remember D-Day operations. Edward Green sought the exact landing spot at 8 30 a m while memorial services across the coast marked the 15th anniversary of the Allied invasion with 10724 casualties and Eisenhower at Gettysburg.
A World War II B24 bomber with nine crewmen was found in Libya 380 miles south of Benghazi. The plane, still intact and radio working, landed in the desert with no trace of its crew. Questions linger about whether the crew bailed out at sea or perished on impact, as relatives await official word from the Pentagon.
The theft of a 12 foot aluminum Aerial Craft boat and a gray 1956 Balko trailer with license W-59510 was reported to police. The crime occurred between 1 30 a m and 5 a m three miles east of Morris on the south side of the S and M canal. James Kenney of 740 East Jefferson Street reported the loss after returning from fishing.
FBI and police probe the disappearance of 113200 dollars from an armored car after a six hour route. Deliverymen Weiss and Kitchen took cash to Bank of America vaults and branches. five stops left the truck unguarded. Investigators see no robbery evidence. lie detector tests were taken.
U S District Court in Atlanta ordered the city to stop operating segregated public schools and to submit an integration plan within a reasonable time. The ruling held segregation illegal but did not fix a target end date and noted state law could trigger loss of funds or school closure.
Illinois enjoyed sunshine with scattered clouds and highs from the high 70s in the north to the upper 80s in the south. Friday peaked at 85 degrees with a 58 degree low. 9 am reading was 73. Sunday forecast calls for warmer, pleasant conditions and higher temperatures than Saturday.
A state trooper shot and killed 25 year old Bobby Jenkins Jr during an arrest attempt amid eastern Kentucky strike related violence over a 1959 contract. In the same episode Chester Blair was wounded as sniper fire targeted nonunion truckers at Sassafras near Kodak Coal Co. in Perry County.
Don L. Dise announces Craft Way Inc plans to purchase 32 lots from Morris Moose Lodge in the Moose subdivision on Rte 47. E J Irwin of Ottawa will build Crafts Way homes with sewers streets water curbs and sidewalks. first model now under construction.
In Paris Premier Debre seeks a nonpartisan approach to the French school question a long standing clash over aid to Catholic schools. The left demands state control while the right pushes more subsidies for church education. Debre aims to delay a vote and avoid widening ties with the Communists.
Andrei Gromyko and the foreign ministers of the United States Britain and France opened a secret session in Geneva on West Berlin access. Officials said the discussions yielded little and a follow up meeting was set for Monday as four powers push for a Soviet guarantee of free access to West Berlin.
The 3rd District Appellate Court in Springfield Illinois deleted references to whether county judges may practice private law. The April opinion had raised concerns about judges in small counties taking private work to supplement salaries. The court noted the question was not presented to the trial court and is not before them on review.
Dwight police arrested Lewis Ayers after a pursuit along Route 66 at high speed. Ayers fled, hid in weeds, and faced charges of careless driving and excessive speed before Justice Joseph B. Rockis. He was released on a $25 bond.
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