Morris Summer Recreation Program Tag Day Planned
The Morris Chamber of Commerce leads a tag day on Saturday June 14 to cover a 58750 shortfall in the 157750 budget for youth recreation. The program funds Little League Pony League and other activities at Goodwill Playground with support from civic and religious groups and local leaders.
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Morris
Goodwill Playground
Morris Chamber of Commerce
Donn Black
Chamber of Commerce
Tom West
al Swansbro
W. Robert Ferguson
County Board Meeting Set For Monday
Grundy County Board of Supervisors will convene for the regular June meeting Monday to hear committee reports and conduct business. Semi annual reports of the County Clerk Circuit Clerk and Sheriff will be made along with quarterly County Treasurer report and annual sanitarium board budget for approval. Grand jury for September term of court will be selected.
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Grundy County Board of Supervisors
Sanitarium Board
Burglar Prevention Week Advice From Police Chief
Chief Arthur Olson urges year round burglar prevention highlighting frequent house breaks across the country. Lock all doors and windows when leaving home and keep entrances secured even for short trips. Lighting at night helps deter intruders and keep homes safe.
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Arthur Olson
Set Hearing On Problems Of Counties
The Commission to Study County Problems will hold a public hearing in the Court House in Pontiac Illinois at 10:00 a.m. CDT on June 17. Citizens of Grundy Kankakee Livingston Marshall Putnam Tazewell and Woodford Counties are invited to attend and help inform the commission. Groups should bring a spokesman and copies of statements for the members. The commission created by the last legislature includes 15 members from both houses and appointees including four county officials.
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Court House
Pontiac
Illinois
Grundy
Kankakee
Livingston
Marshall
Putnam
Tazewell
Woodford
Illinois Senate
Illinois House of Representatives
Stratton
Soviet Paper Accuses West of Masking Macmillan Visit Goal
Moscow Izvestia accuses British and U S ruling circles of masking the purpose of Prime Minister Macmillan's U S visit. It says he will try to halt a drive by American monopolies to squeeze British markets and that American monopolies are pushing allies from markets.
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Moscow
Izvestia Today
U. S
Macmillan
United States
London
Yale Chaplain Lovett Grows Religion Class From 3 to 300
Rev Sidney Lovett, Yale chaplain since 1928, sees religion study expand from three students in 1932 to 300 at his retirement in 1954, with one sixth of undergraduates enrolled. He notes rising curiosity about religion and nonsectarian services at Battell Chapel. After retiring, he heads to Hong Kong to help expand New Asia College funded by Ford Foundation and oversees Yale China projects including a dining hall and art center for 300 to 400 students.
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Carl F. Bissell
New Haven, Conn
Sidney Lovett
Yale
Freilpien
Mr. Lovett
Sid
Battell Chapel
Ily
Lovett
Boston
Hong Kong
New Asia College
Cancer Drive Tops Goal in Grundy County
The Grundy county Cancer society campaign exceeded its $2,400 goal by raising $3,928.70. Kenneth Davenport, campaign chairman, and Walter Stundt, county chairman, expressed gratitude to all contributors and helpers for the success.
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Grundy County Cancer Society
Kenneth Davenport
Davenport
Walter Stundt
The
Cancer Society
Ryan elected president of ISNU Alumni Association
Miss Helen K. Ryan of Coal City was elected president of the Illinois State Normal University Alumni Association. A 1943 ISNU graduate, she is a field assistant for the Illinois Education Association and a director for the National Education Association. her office is in Springfield.
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Helen K. Ryan
Coal City
Illinois State Normal University Alumni Assn
Ryan
ISNU
Illinois Education Assn
National Education Assn
Springfield
Weekend Grundy County Forecast Looks Warm With Sun
Sunny and warm this after noon with a high near 80 and partly to mostly sunny days ahead. Chance of light showers Sunday night or Monday with a slight cooling on Monday. Tonight’s low in the upper 50s and Sundays high in the 80s. Pyatt weather station reports Friday high 71, low 45 and 9 am today 60 and rising.
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Grundy County
Pyatt
Kennedy Says Labor Bill Is Adequate
Senate favors a labor bill deemed adequate to curb union abuses. Kennedy cited support from Sen. McClellan and a 12-1 Labor Committee vote as the measure heads for floor action next Tuesday. The plan strengthens union financial reporting, secrecy in elections, trusteeship limits, and bans extortionary picketing.
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Kennedy
Washington
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Rackets Investigating Committee
Senate Labor Committee
William F. Knowland
California
Knowland
De Gaulle Cabinet Endorses Algeria Reform Plan
France's cabinet backed De Gaulle's Algeria program and crack down on the insurgent junta. It named Gen. Raoul Salan as official representative in Algeria with a civilian secretary general aide. A referendum on constitutional reforms was set for Oct. 5. The move includes admitting an Algerian Muslim into the cabinet and calling city elections in Algeria to test Moslem and French voting parity.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
de Gaulle
France
Raoul Salan
Salan
Rash of Accidents Injures Six
A Friday string of mishaps sent six people to Morris hospital for injuries with one person remaining. Carrie Applebee of Seneca fractured her foot when a hog ran into her in a yard. The Thorsens of Addison suffered shoulder injuries when their car overturned and were later discharged. Jerrald Watson of Coal City fractured his left arm after a fall from a tree. Virginia Frelk of 403 E Illinois Ave was treated for an ankle injury after catching her foot in a bicycle wheel and no fracture. Terry White, five, sustained a forehead cut from a stone and returned home in Bradley subdivision.
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Morris Hospital
Carrie Applebee
Seneca
Herbert Thorsen
Diane
Addison
Thorsen
Jerrald Watson
Coal City
Virginia Frelk
E. Ilinois Ave
Terry White
Bradley Subdivision
Rebels Stage Hit and Run Raid on Port City
A band of Algerian rebels carried out a hit and run raid on the eastern port city of Bone Algeria, just over a day after Premier Charles de Gaulle spoke there.
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Bone
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
Stratton studies new figures on exhaustion of jobless pay
Springfield Ill Gov William G Stratton reviews new Illinois unemployment compensation figures as he considers a possible late month special session. May saw 15 235 benefit exhaustions 2 243 more than April with IPAC noting potential relief funds and four million dollars deferred to Cook County. Public aid allocations for June total 16 053 015 versus 15 925 709 last month.
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Commerce and Labor Department
U.S
Stratton
Springfield
Ill
William G. Stratton
Illinois
I Illinois
Ulinois
Chicago Assn. of Commerce and Industry
Iinois Manufacturers Assn
Illinois Retail Merchants Assn
Illinois State Chamber
Cook County
General Assembly
Cahill
IPAC
Senate approves 3.7 billion foreign aid bill 51 to 17
The Senate passed a 3.7129 billion foreign aid program after rejecting cuts and a ban on further assistance to Poland and Yugoslavia. Final tally 51 to 17 with 26 Republicans and 25 Democrats for the bill. House version 110 million smaller. next step conference committee.
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Washington
Senate
Poland
Yugoslavia
Eisenhower
House
Senate House
Appropriations Committees
Appropriations
Foreign Relations Committee
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Ellender
Benson Calls for Realistic Dairy Pricing at Harvard Festival
Secretary Benson told the Harvard Milk Festival that higher income for dairymen comes from promoting dairy products, not government price supports. He noted milk consumption has declined since 1949 and urged aggressive marketing and self-help over reliance on government programs.
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Harvard
Benson
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Wernher von Braun
U.S. Army
Heuss
Wernher
Oks de Gaulle
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