Chamber Tour Planned to Four County Farms
Morris merchants will tour four area farms July 6 as part of a Chamber of Commerce Urban Relations program. The itinerary covers dairy advances at Russell Benson's farm, hog production at Robert and Kenneth Hunt's, and crop farming methods at William Limbach's. Lunch is provided. transportation by chamber members.
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Chamber
Russell Benson
Wauponsee Township
Benson Farm
Extension Council
Robert and
Kenneth Hunt
William Limbach
Wauponsee Townships
Khrushchev Sees East West Clash Grow After Vienna
Khrushchev told a Moscow rally a peace treaty with Germany will be signed by year end and warned of an immediate Soviet nuclear response if the United States resumes atomic testing. He outlined a Berlin timetable giving East Germany control of access. Secretary Rusk planned to present U S views at a Washington news conference. Western powers oppose recognizing East Germany and see the move as a push to oust them from Berlin.
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Washington
U. S
Khrushchev
Dean Rusk
Moscow
Germany
United States
Berlin
Vienna
Kennedy
East Germany
Weather forecast preview from Collins Weather station
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with a low in the mid 50s. Friday and Saturday look fair and warm with highs in the 70s. Today’s readings include 78 high, 57 low, and 66 at 9 am.
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Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Paralytic Polio Still Menace
The Will Grundy medical society urges universal polio immunization noting polio remains a public health threat. With oral live vaccine unavailable before summer 1961, the Salk vaccine should be given to all adults under 40 and all children in a five dose schedule with boosters every two years. Public health data show low vaccination rates and that most severe cases occur in children under five and young adults.
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Will- Grundy Medical Society
Hitch Hikers Slaying Takes New Twist
Investigators probing the murder of Austin Nev. teacher Frederick G. Robbins learned the victim was hitchhiking across the country. Initial police belief that Robbins was killed after picking up a driver en route from Nevada to Maine was revised as authorities traced his Cross country trek starting June 15 from Lone Pine California.
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Tuscola
Ill
Austin
Nev
Frederick G. Robbins
Nevada
Maine
Sherriff Gene Miller
Douglas County
Robbins
Lone Pine
Calif
Ring Found Inside Cow After Years Long Loss
In Amelia Virginia Ronnie Miller recovered his wedding ring a year and a half after it vanished in a hay manger. A cow disease case led to X rays in Richmond where the ring was found inside the cow’s stomach and returned to Ronnie.
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Amelia
Ronnie
Janet Miller
Richmond
Burglars Target Storage Garage in Coal City
Grundy County Sheriff Ed ward Wilt and Chief Deputy Gerald Bitner investigated a Coal City break in at a storage garage owned by James Murphy. A truck starter was taken from a dump truck and parade float paper was cut from the float used in recent Wilmington and upcoming Coal City Homecoming parades.
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Grundy County
Edward Wilt
Gerald Bitner
Coal City
James Murphy
Sheriff's Office
Murphy
Wilmington
Appearances Cancelled for Morris Community High Band
Morris Community High School will have no summer band program and the band will not appear at local events or the state fair. Director Gerald Eisold cited a near total lack of interest from parents and students and said only 15 members attended a recent rehearsal. He will lead again if enough students organize a creditable band.
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Morris Community High School
Riverview Park
Chicago
Gerald Eisold
Eisold
Morris
Eichmann Testifies Madagascar Plan Was His Idea
Eichmann told the Jerusalem court he drafted the Madagascar home for Jews plan in 1940 but it remained only on paper. He said other actions followed only under orders and that he acted against his will in the Gestapo Berlin headquarters.
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Adolf Eichmann
Europe
Madagascar
Gestapo
Eichmann
Israel
Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Reinhard Heydrich
Berlin
Czech Delegate Flees to Escape Deportation
Miroslav Nacvalac, a 39 year old Czech U N delegate, planned to fly home with his wife and two sons to avoid deportation as a suspected spy. Washington revoked his U N mission status, labeling him illegally in the country, and offered voluntary departure.
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N. Y
U. N
Miroslav Nacvalac
Nacvalac
U. S
Czechoslovakia
U .S
Washington
Czecholovakia
United States
Two Boys Admit Stabbing Puppy Near Liberty Street
Two boys aged eight and nine were questioned after a woman reported seeing them stab a puppy near 1122 Liberty Street. The pup survived a shoulder wound treated at Connor Veterinary Hospital. boys were released to their pastors with no charges filed.
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George Hoge
Liberty Street
Hoge
Connor Veterinary Hospital
George Weeks
G. Todd Roberts
Kennedy Ill With Mixed Bacteria and Viral Infection
President Kennedy fell ill with a mild mixed bacterial and viral infection during the night. His temperature rose to 101.6 degrees but later returned to normal, and doctors expect a two day course. Dr. Janet Travell announced at a White House briefing that newsmen could question her for the first time.
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Washington
Kennedy
Janet Travell
White House
Travell
Hull House Spared as Memorial on University Campus
University of Illinois trustees approve preserving Hull House as a memorial to Jane Addams on the Champaign campus while rejecting a bid to save six additions. The move accompanies a $10 per semester fee hike to 115 dollars campus wide and a similar rise at Chicago schools.
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Hull House
Champaign, Ill
Jane Addams
Chicago
University of Illinois
University
Social Service
Russell Ballard
Champaign
Appeal for Baby Crib and Stroller Still Needed
A Morris mother and her eight month old son still need a baby crib and stroller to complete their present needs. Mrs. Arley Munts of the American Red Cross said a prior appeal for clothing and furnishings drew a quick response, leaving only these two items. Contact the Red Cross office or Mrs. Munts at home to donate.
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Morris
Arley Munts
The
American Red Cross
Vote Needed To Overturn Committee On City Sales Tax
In SPRINGFIELD Illinois Democratic leaders seek 30 Senate votes to override a Revenue Committee veto on a half-cent city sales tax measure. Republicans would need four to join 26 Democrats after a 10-7 committee vote that followed Mayor Daley pleas and earlier filibustered passage in the House. The bill would let cities approve an extra sales tax if voters approve a referendum, a provision opposed by Senate Democrats.
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Springfield
Ill
Senate Revenue Committee
Senate
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Downstate
A. L. Sargent
Illinois Municipal League
Sargent
Arthur Sprague
R-La- Grange
Donald O’brien
Egbert Green
Pekin
Truck Hits Automobile in Joliet Parking Lot
William Tucik of Joliet reported to city police that his truck backing from a West Washington Street stall struck Wendell C. Ashcraft’s car at 209 West Washington. Tucik said damage was slight and a settlement was arranged between the motorists.
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William Tucik
Joliet
West Washington Street
Wendell C. Ashcraft
West Washington St
Tucik
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