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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1960
Page
3
CARE assistant chief Herman L. Strouse described the Chile earthquake crisis as overwhelming. He said one third of the population was affected, villages buried, millions homeless, and exposed to cold winter weather as aid efforts began.
CARE launches three mobile medical units with antibiotics blankets and tools to treat disaster victims in Chile. Supplies come from regional CARE missions and the United States with support from the American and Chilean Red Cross. Contributions are requested to CARE for Chile at 1 South State Chicago Illinois.
The City Council continued discussions on road work and accepted petitions from Boss and George Subdivisions. William E. Donahue received permission to move his house to the northeast corner of Douglas and Kiersted streets after meeting insurance and bond requirements. The water and sewer committee was authorized to plan a new water storage tank and financing. Bills against the city were approved for payment.
The U S manufactures forty million tin cans each year to preserve food supplies.
The Grundy County Board of Supervisors held a two day session in the courthouse as they created a new office and discussed a November ballot proposal to fund tuberculosis care through a county tax. John H. Gilchrist became the Maine township supervisor, and officials consider grand juror selection and committee assignments before adjournment. Gilchrist, a Danville native and Air Force veteran, is a farmer and marina club president, married with two daughters.
Mrs. Vogeler reports at the meeting that the association now has 435 donor members contributing $9,968. She notes Florida could almost be self sufficient except for minerals and metals as its farms ranches and fishing resources meet most needs while tourism funds other expenses.
President Eisenhower and General MacArthur rode in a long convertible through Manila crowds swelling two million Filipinos. Heat and humidity felt like a steam bath as spectators cheered with banners and We Love Ike placards while Hagerty compared the reception to New Delhi. Eisenhower arrived after Anchorage and Wake Island layovers, landing at Clark Air Base before continuing into the city.
Kennedy states that allies and people were misled into believing a summit could yield more than a status quo, that charm and public relations might cajole the Russians, and that there was no real success the summit could have achieved. He assigns blame to Khrushchev.
Harold Dolling landscape engineer with the Iowa Highway Commission estimates landscaping the interstate system in Iowa costs between 8000 and 10000 dollars per mile. He notes plantings are essential to control erosion and protect the roads and that beauty is a pleasant by product.
Tucson police reported a man stopped for driving under the influence proudly admitted he had six bottles of beer and four glasses of vodka, saying he would not lie about his intoxication.
The subject, a Wheat on College and Northwestern Law graduate, served as an Army lawyer and captain overseas in South America. He later became assistant state's attorney in DuPage County, then was elected state’s attorney twice before winning the 1958 judgeship bid, pronouncing his name to rhyme with wild.
In 1912 Dr. Alexis Carrel became the first American laureate in medicine and physiology for his work on blood vessel surgery.
Two men crawled into a car to sleep and were found with Berta in the back seat near a filling station in Gard ner. They were picked up by state police and jailed in Grundy County. Both were released after paying fines and costs.
Nearly two-thirds of the rise in United States exports in the second half of 1959 came from agricultural commodities. The data highlights agriculture as a key contributor to the overall export upturn during that period.
Four youths from Joliet were charged with possession and illegal transportation of intoxicating liquor in a vehicle in the court of Justice W L Dix. Officers arrested Ernest Leeds 19 Robert Milligen 76 Jerry Milligen 18 and Joe Adosta 19 who paid fines totaling $224 plus costs.
A reader shares personal relief after recovering from extensive muscular soreness and joint pain linked to rheumatoid arthritis. The note invites free information from Mrs Lela Wier of Jackson Mississippi at Arbor Hills Drive and P O Box 26095.
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