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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1958
Page
1
In Algiers Casbah a merchant in a narrow shop notes slow business as French Zouaves pass with tommy guns. The district, long a rebel stronghold, bears memories of paratroop clashes and recent upheaval as Moslem fighters press against colonial rule.
Mrs. George Reagan announces Mazon in Grundy county completed its civil defense survey detailing trucks station vans nurses and spare rooms. She praises William Reed civil defense director and the school superintendent and crew and notes a meeting of all assistant directors at 7:30 p.m. at the courthouse.
Boat taken from Mazon Creek reported. A double sixteen foot garage door is for sale. A brown dog with collar has been found. A telephone solicitor is wanted for ads and inquiries.
The Morris Chamber of Commerce plans a Saturday tag day to raise funds for the Morris Summer Youth Program. Little and Pony League baseball and other supervised activities at Goodwill Park serve 260 boys this summer. John J. Black chairs the youth committee directing the drive and donations by mail are urged.
Bloomington residents oppose tearing down the old brick structure where Abraham Lincoln delivered his lost speech on May 29, 1856. City officials plan a parking lot to replace six nearby buildings, including Majors Hall, provoking debate over preserving Lincoln’s legacy and the site’s historical value amidst a partially fire-damaged, multi-use building currently housing a grocery and apartments.
Venezuelan authorities continue to probe the mob attacks on Vice President Nixon in Caracas a month ago but offer no findings. Arrest numbers and punishments remain unclear, with officials and locals noting possible Communist involvement.
Airmen from Bunker Hill AFB battle a flood wall erosion as the Wabash River rises to 23 feet threatening Peru Indiana. Evacuees seek shelter in churches and the high school gym while trains halt in nearby yards and downstream towns brace for more high water.
The U S Weather Bureau predicts cloudy skies and warmer temperatures this afternoon with ongoing showers tonight. Showers likely through Friday and Saturday. Pyatt station reports 72 at day, 46 at night. 62 this morning. Highs in the low 70s through Saturday, then cooler.
The State and Federal Agricultural Departments project a winter wheat crop of 58 million bushels, about one third above the average.
Seventeen physically handicapped graduates join 2 958 in Saturdays commencement at the University of Illinois. Marcus W. Orr of Texarkana Ark will be the first wheelchair student to earn a doctorate. H Edward Reeves of Joliet a quadruple amputee holds a psychology bachelor degree.
The Illinois River fell from 14.20 to 12.35 feet by 8 am, with a normal level near 5.8 feet expected after several days. Damages at the Boy Scout Reservation near Rainbow Council are estimated at 3000 dollars, including two boats and facilities. Farm hay losses from the rains further impact local crops and farmers, while camping proceeds as scheduled.
Western Air Lines grounded by a 108 day strike, forty stewardesses married during the stoppage. The carrier resumed service with about twenty percent fewer stewardesses than prior to the strike.
Grundy County Democratic Central Committee chair Louis J. Piano announced a $5-a-plate dinner at Lions Hall in Coal City on June 18. Speakers include Joseph Lohman for state treasurer and George Wilkins for state superintendent, with Dororthy OBrien, Thomas Dunn, John Gorman, John McKinley, Clifford Burton, and W. R. Ferguson as other Democratic candidates attending.
A festival of anti American films opens this Saturday in Hanoi, capital of North Viet Nam. Hanoi Radio reports more than 30 feature movies from Russia, Communist China, Hungary, East Germany and Japan are on the program including a Russian film exposing acts of racial discrimination in the United States.
Grundy County nurse Mary C. Reed presents the year end report to the Board of Supervisors detailing three main programs Tuberculosis Control Child Health and Health Education. The tuberculin testing program runs in county high schools with funding from the Public Health Association via Christmas Seals.
Defense Secretary Neil McElroy told Harvard Alumni that the United States may need drastic peacetime sacrifices to outpace the Soviet Union. He cited Soviet economic growth and education as areas where Moscow gains, while U S output benefits consumers more, urging higher funding for education and higher taxes or contributions from parents.
Morris grade schools averaged 870.1 daily attendees from 968 enrollment, about two more than 1957 and reduced by winter flu. Paint work progresses, glass block installation at Center school to start next week. Salaries run high at initial levels but lag at top, versus larger districts. Stanford test gains show pupils scoring near one year above national average.
Nobusuke Kishi, 61, member of the Liberal Democrats, was re elected prime minister by the new lower house. He defeated Socialist Moaburo Suzuki by 290 to 162 in the parliamentary vote.
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