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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1968
Page
4
A survey notes how authors and studios seek catchy names to attract audiences. Examples include Marat Sade shortened for marquees, The Fearless Vampires with a long subtitle, and various titles for novels and films reflecting sex and nostalgia.
NORMAL Illinois AP The Illinois conference of the United Church of Christ backed selective conscientious objection, affirming the right of youths to refuse military service on conscience grounds. Delegates praised the Kerner Commission report for addressing racial tensions and urged churches to aid the black community. A move to debate gun control Vietnam war racism and riots failed.
Illinois has signed offers to sell 94 percent of Weston parcels for the U S Atomic Energy Commission site 30 miles west of Chicago. Gene H Graves says 140 of 181 parcels reached agreement with six homes remaining. Turnover target is October with ground breaking for a 375 million dollar accelerator project.
Bug killers Esther C. Peneck of Putney Vermont announced plans to import 15 000 praying mantises and 500 000 ladybugs to her farm to control pests. She did not disclose the shipment destination.
A sermon by Dr. Frederick B. Harris, long-time Senate chaplain, argues that peaceful rhetoric cannot shield freedoms won over centuries. He cites Jesus and history to support a strong stance against aggressors while urging Bible reading through a mailed booklet offer.
Ding Dong in Bell County central Texas derives its name from an impish sign painter. Two brothers Bust and Zoales Bell opened the town's only store and had a sign painter depict two bells with one marked ding and the other dong.
Veiled women in Sanaa win permission to attend films on two days weekly while police guard the theater to exclude men and boys over six. Women must return to the harem before sunset.
June 14 entries recall key events from 1940 Paris occupation and 1777 Stars and Stripes approval to 1811 Stowe birth and 1944 Saipan invasion. Other notes include 1934 Mussolini meeting, FDR asset freeze, Haiti coup, Morocco pullback, Soviet cosmonaut, and UN veto on Israeli troop pullback.
ABC sportscaster Jim McKay covers the U S Open at Oak Hill Rochester New York nearly from his home base in a New York City suburb. He explains his Emmy winning work ethic and homework routine while noting travel strains and jet lag as common challenges.
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals held that teachers have First Amendment rights to join and actively participate in labor unions. It reversed a district court ruling in a case by two teachers John Steele and James McLaughlin who claimed dismissal for aiding a local union. The judges remanded the suit against the Dolton Elementary superintendent, noting other workers are protected by the National Labor Relations Act.
Emile Waldteufel, 23, rode about 1000 miles from Mill Valley California to Army Reserve summer camp near Port Townsend on the Olympic Peninsula. He is a specialist fourth class in the Army Reserve and a member of the San Francisco Wheelmen Cycling Club. He plans to try out for the U S Olympic cycle team.
Dear Ann Landers offers advice on gendered fashion trends among teen dates and a reader asks about marriage, alimony, and earnings after 40. The column references evolving styles, prudent self-expression, and cautions against financial and marital risks.
Listings show a dense afternoon to evening broadcast with channels 2 5 7 9 listing programs from noon through 10 pm including News Weather Sports Movie and game shows plus specials like Hogan's Heroes Lawrence Welk Mister Ed and Mr. Roberts.
A listing of crossword clues with numbers across and down covering topics such as tools harbors weather and science terms including shovels constellations elements and measurements. The clues reference commonwealth nations grasses colors and various objects with several numeric and abbreviated entries.
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