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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1973
Page
9
The Agriculture Department prepares a midyear hog report to update 1973 projections by USDA economists. It notes reduced pork output in January–April, expectations of a pickup later in 1973, and price swings from over $40 to around $37 per hundredweight, with higher costs constraining expansion.
Washington report says President Nixon and Soviet leader Brezhnev planned a midday White House signing of a secrecy cloaked declaration aimed at reducing nuclear war risk. A Moscow summit in 1974 targets permanent limits on arsenals as SALT efforts continue.
The Agriculture Department reports 5.77 billion eggs produced last month, down three percent from May 1972, with four percent fewer laying hens. Yet production per hen rose one percent year over year. About 287.6 million hens were present on June 1, averaging 64.1 eggs per 100 birds versus 63.5 in 1972.
More than 200 banks plan to withdraw from the Illinois Bankers Association after the IBA opposed branch banking. The move comes as the new Association for Modern Banking forms and draws many institutions seeking flexibility amid competition. 149 dues paying members exist, with potential membership rising to 217.
A volunteer group led by two businessmen and a lawyer formed Citizens for the Defense of Otto Kerner, Inc to raise money for the defense of former Illinois Governor Otto Kerner who was convicted on multiple counts tied to race track stock dealings. The organizers said many offered help and planned letter writing phone calls and personal visits to solicit gifts as Kerner remains on leave from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Gary Charles Welsh, 33, formerly of Harvard, Illinois, receives a 60 to 100 year prison term for the murder of Marlene Casteel, committed in November 1962 while he was babysitting the child. Welsh had been held as incompetent to stand trial until competency rulings shifted in 1972. Prosecution says he sexually abused the girl before smothering her with a pillow. The Casteel parents died in separate car accidents within three years of their daughter's death.
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