Lightning Sparks Fires and Floods Across Morris Area
Heavy rains from one to three inches drenched Grundy county while a severe electrical storm caused widespread damage near Morris Joliet and Chicago Heights. Trees and antennas toppled roofs blew away floods darkened homes and a lightning strike sparked a barn fire near Circle A Hereford farm. The Joliet bridge power loss delayed the Rocket train and rainfall totals varied by station from 1.31 to 2 inches with unofficial reports higher. Public Service outages and candle use marked a long stormy evening.
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Grundy County
Morris
Joliet
Hereford
Public Service Co
Chicago
Rock Island
Rock Island Draw
Des Plaines River
Collins
Morris Herald
Ray Webb
St. Louis Weather Bureau
Lisbon Road
Continental Grain Co
Midway Airport
Schiller Park
Chicago Heights
Riverdale Chemical Co
Deerfield
Highland Park
Libertyville
Car Dangles From Bridge After Mishap
Ivey Lee Mason a 29 year old soldier from Sandwich stationed at Ft Campbell Ky lost control on wet pavement on Route 47 three miles north of Morris spun through a guard rail and ended with the car hanging by its back bumper. He escaped serious injury though a deep cut opened his lip. The front end was badly damaged. Grundy County sheriff Edward J Wilt investigated.
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Ivey Lee Mason
Sandwich
Ft. Campbell
Morris
Mason
Grundy County
Edward J. Wilt
Weather Outlook Warms as Showers Return This Weekend
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts more showers tonight and Saturday with warm humid conditions. Highs in the 80s and 60s at night. Friday expected to be mostly sunny and warm. Collins Weather Station logged 85 Wednesday, 63 overnight, 68 this morning, with 1.53 inches of rain Wednesday night.
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U. S
Little Girl Mauled by Collie in Saratoga Township
Charlotte Wren three sought treatment at Morris hospital after a bite on the mouth and cheek from a black border collie owned by the Floyd Jones family. The dog was taken to the local veterinary hospital for observation after the incident at the Jones home where she had visited with her sister.
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Charlotte Wren
Wilson Wrens
Saratoga Township
Morris Hospital
Floyd Jones
Wrens
Charlotte
Jones
Measure of Acreage Set By Grundy County Committee
Frank J. Barr announces measuring of corn and diverted acres for 1060 farms in the Feed Grain program. Reporters will measure with farmers or their representatives present and will notify producers with excess or insufficient diverted acres to adjust.
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Frank J. Barr
Grundy Asc County Committee
Seven Days For Vagrancy Given In County Court
Hugh Hale aged 58 was sentenced to seven days in the county jail after pleading guilty to vagrancy in a hearing before Justice of the Peace Chester P. Winsor. Hale was arrested Wednesday evening by Grundy County Sheriff Edward J. Vilt.
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Hugh Hale
Justice of the Peace
Chester P. Winsor
Hale
Grundy
Edward J. Vilt
Woman leaves 5.5 million to charity and friends
Katherine Clifton 67 died in an automobile crash near Winona Missouri May 22 leaving an estate valued at about 5.5 million. Cash bequests total 335000 to 28 friends. Co executors Ivan Looker Watseka and First National Bank Chicago receive the California home and furnishings. Land near Watseka funds a new courthouse while Oklahoma property supports hospitals and a community chest. The Iroquois property and cash dominate the estate. Clifton died without children. husband William had died in 1957.
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Watseka
Ill
Katherine Clifton
Winona
Ivan Looker
First National Bank of Chicago
Troquois County
Iroquois Hospital
Oklahoma
Iroquois County
Clifton
Ilinois
Texas
William
Khrushchev and Kennedy Confer on Berlin and Crises
President Kennedy told congressional leaders that Khrushchev raised his voice over Berlin during Vienna talks and cited it as a bone in the throat. The briefing covered Berlin as a foundation of U.S. security, UN roles, Cuba and Castro, Laos, and the risk of nuclear war with Khrushchev predicting conventional force advantages.
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Washington
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Vienna
West Berlin
Fidel Castro
United States
East
West Germany
Berlin
Kennnedy
U. S
U. N
West
Cuba
Castro
Soviet Union
Kennedy Reports New Back Injury During Canadian Trip
President Kennedy suffers a lumbo sacral strain first diagnosed May 16 in Ottawa while planting a tree. White House secretary Pierre Salinger says there is no serious concern, no ruptured disc, and Kennedy may use crutches briefly as doctor Janet Travell treats the condition.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Janet Travell
Pierre Salinger
Ottawa
Government House
Canada
Salinger
Hyannis Port
Mass
Paris
Vienna
London
Travell
No Indictments In Kankakee Election Inquiry
KANKAKEE Ill A Kankakee County grand jury investigating alleged vote fraud in the April 4 township election found no basis for indictments. It offered recommendations to Circuit Judge David C Oram emphasizing strict residency proof and affidavit requirements for challenged voters.
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Kankakee
Ill
Kankakee County
David C. Oram
Chicago mayor backed sales tax hike passes Illinois House
Police guarded the chamber as Republicans and Democrats clashed during a 17 hour filibuster before the Illinois House approved a bill allowing a one half cent city sales tax increase. The measure moves to the Senate where a similar bill faced opposition.
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Springfield
Ill
House
Paul Powell
Senate
Revenue Committee
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Powell
GOP
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Morris Area
Leo J. Baker
Fremont Ave
Presbyterian Church
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Academy
Collie
Buffalo
N. Y
Bell Aerosystems Co
Army Transportation Research Command
NEA
Khrush
JFK
Nikita
By Jack Bell
United Nations
Congo
Dag Hammarskjold
Laos
Tomah
Wis
Naval Academy
Ronald Lowe
Wisconsin
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