Tornado Strikes Ravenna Church Injures Many Children
A Kentucky twister ripped through Ravenna collapsing a church where 28 children studied the Bible. About 50 people injured, with 9 year old Betsy Bush among those saved by dropping to the floor. No deaths reported in this event.
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Ravenna
Here
Kentucky
Betsy Bush
Betsy
Floyd Bush
Bush
Estill County
Irvine
Kentucky River
Bellpoint
Valerie Hope Collins
Columbia
Wide Creek
Weather Bureau
Collins
Newport
Brad Collins
Daniel Collins
Pleasant Weekend Outlook With Warm Weekend Highs
The forecast from the U S Weather Bureau says sunny and warm today with a high in the 80s. Tonight will be partly cloudy with possible thundershowers and cooler Sunday with light showers possible. At Collins Weather Station the mercury reached 79 Friday and fell to 62 overnight, with 0.09 inch of precipitation by 9 am today.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Mercury
Collins
Gas Tax Sign at Athol Service Station
An Athol spring sign at a service station proclaims the business collects federal, state, and local taxes and notes that gasoline is sold as a sideline.
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Athol Spring
Trucano and Borowski Selected for Summer Science Course
Morris Community High juniors Peter Trucano and Leon Borowski are chosen by the National Science Foundation to attend an eight week summer program at St Olaf College Minnesota. They join 60 Midwest students in physics chemistry and mathematics courses with 20 in each field.
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Morris Community
National Science Foundation
Minnesota
Peter Trucano
Leon Borowski
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
Morris
Midwest
Trucano
Borowski
Peter
Peter J. Trucano
East St
Leon
Leonard Borowski
North St
St. Olaf
Laos Parley Break Hinted In Geneva Talks
U S Ambassador Harriman delivered a Kennedy approved note to Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko signaling a possible move to resume the 14 nation talks on Laos. Gromyko offered no concrete concessions while British Foreign Secretary Home planned to meet him. Violations by pro Communist rebels led to a postponement after Padong fell near Xieng Khouang. Khrushchev and Kennedy stressed cease fire in Vienna.
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Carl Hartman
Geneva
Laos
U. S
W. Averell Harriman
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kennedy
Harriman
Gromyko
Lord Home
London
Swim Class Registration Set for June 23 and 24
Mrs. Albert Hume water safety chair announces Grundy county Red Cross registrations at Morris pool on June 23 and 24 from 9 to 11 a.m. Miss Jean Caisley will lead classes starting June 27 for six weeks on Tue Thu and Fri mornings. In Coal City Mrs. Gerald Barnhart to run seven week sessions with over 350 registrations. Mrs. Clyde Hiney to oversee Red Cross life saving instruction for Grundy County Red and Gun Club children at its beach.
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Albert Hume
Grundy County
American Red Cross
Morris Municipal
Jean Caisley
Coal City
Gerald Barnhart
Clyde Hiney
Red Cross
Red and Gun Club
Two Fined For Reckless Motorboating
Gordon Sonny Kingman of Morris and William N. Lewis of Verena pleaded guilty in Justice Chester P. Winsor's court to operating boats on Memorial Day on the Illinois river in a manner that interfered with navigation. Each man was fined 35 dollars plus 10 dollars costs and their boats were grounded for two weeks. The case arose from a complaint by Mr and Mrs DeWitt.
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Gordon
Sonny) Kingman
Rural Morris
William N. Lewis
Verena
Chester P. Winsor
Illinois River
Winsor
DeWitt
Kennedy Back Injury Improves Under Rest and Therapy
Dr Janet Travell reports Kennedy's back improving with rest swimming and crutch use at seaside villa. White House aide Andrew Hatcher says outcome uncertain for crutches on Sunday Washington trip while messages of support arrive including from Canada Prime Minister Diefenbaker.
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Palm Beach
Flo
Janet Travell
White House
Andrew T. Hatcher
Kennedy
Washington
Ottawa
Firm Buys Land At Minooka For Development
E Wunderlich Investments Inc purchases 24 acre tract on Interstate 80 east of Ridge Road cloverleaf in Minooka. Zoning is business. Company also buys 50 more acres along Ridge and Holt for a 100 lot subdivision.
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Minooka
E. Wunderlich Investments Inc
Ridge Road
Minooka Road
Holt Road
Feeney Farm
Rialto Square
Joliet
Ernest Duvall
Checkers of the Year Donna Welcher Wins Honors
Mrs. Donna Welcher of Osceola Iowa, a blue eyed mother of three, named 1961 Checker of the Year among 30,000 supermarket checkers in the U.S. and Canada for courtesy and proficiency. She won a mink store, two Hawaii tour tickets for two weeks, and a golden statuette.
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Donna Welcher
Osceola
Hawaii
U.S
Canada
Dozens of Aggressive Dogs Euthanized at Illinois Farm
Ed Gavin and his sister kept 29 fully grown nearly savage dogs in a house near South Wilmington Illinois. Deputies described unsanitary conditions with refuse on the floor. The dogs were disposed of by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies after concerns raised by a Chicago-based brother. The couple rarely left their home and soon may be moved to a rest home.
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Ed Gavin
Grundy County
Chicago
Edward Vilt
Gerald Bitner
Anton Vilt
South
Wilmington
Bitner
Pontiac
Missouri
Morris
Eitner
Miss Gavin
Wilt
Gavin
Robin Hatches Eggs on Hospital Fire Escape
A robin perched near the obstetric ward of a Des Moines hospital hatched her eggs on a fire escape outside the maternity area. The unusual nest location drew attention from staff and visitors.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Signup Day Set For Morris Girls Recreation Program
The Morris Chamber of Commerce announces a girls recreation program directed by Eleanor Cook and Louise Norris. Signups begin June 19 at Goodwill Park at 9 a.m. for ages 6 to 14, with activities including softball volleyball badminton basketball and crafts through August 12. Subsequent signups are allowed if June 19 is missed.
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Morris
Goodwill Park
Bob Royle
John Black
Morris Chamber of Commerce
Eleanor Cook
Louise Norris
End of a Bridge Brings New Span To Two States
In Eaton Ohio the Preble County Commissioners and Indiana Union County officials agree to replace a 70 year old covered bridge straddling two states with a modern steel and concrete span.
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Eaton
Ohio
Preble County
Indiana
Union County
Radar Arrests Hit Madison Drivers in Recent Sweep
Police using radar arrested several motorists in Madison. One detained driver was Reidar Strand, whose first name is pronounced ray dar, reflecting the ongoing enforcement efforts.
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Madison, Wis
Reidar Strand
Raydar
Missing NSA clerk Covington sought by FBI and Maryland police
Police and FBI search for William Hyter Covington 28 a National Security Agency clerk missing since Monday after sick leave and two days work. NSA officials say he had no access to secret material and his whereabouts remain unclear with sightings in Laurel Md and possible locations in Charles Town W VA and Arlington Va.
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Washington
National Security Agency
FBI
William Hyter Covington
Maryland
NSA
Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Vernon F. Mitchell
William H. Martin
Defense Department
Covington
Ft. Meade
Security Agency
Covingtons
Laurel
Charles Twen
W. Va
Arlington
Good Investment in Backyards Grows Food for Budget
Chicago readers learn that a 26 by 30 foot plot can yield about 90 pounds of fresh vegetables. With canning and storage, winter meals stay stocked as crops like peas tomatoes parsley spinach cabbage and more prove home gardening is economical. Bureau spokesperson Carol Dietz notes vegetables valued at about 127 dollars can be produced from 5.36 dollars of seed and fertilizer.
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Chicago
National Garden Bureau
Carol Dietz
Bureau
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Twister
Bible School
National Foundation
Padong
Xieng Khouang
Nikita
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Vienna
Robert Price
Lynchburg
Jimmy Phelps
Price
JFK
Karl Ff
T. Bauman
Supermarket
Checkers
Sister
Pop
Jack Klein
Westlake
Daly City
Calif
San Francisco
Westlake Improvement Association
Klein
Superior Court
Coares
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