Ag director supports new Alton dam
John R. Block, appointed director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, urged the Kendall County Women's Republican Club to back state projects. He cited plans for Lock Dam 26 at Alton, a productivity based tax formula, and soil and water conservation, calling for new ag schools facilities and a Mississippi River dam and lock to support rising grain shipments.
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Yorkville
John R. Block
Illinois Department of Agriculture
James Thompson
Block
Kendall County Women’s Republican Club
Springfield
State Agriculture Department
Alton
Mississippi
U.S. House
Subcommittee On Water Resources
Former VA chief pleads guilty to bank fraud in Chicago
John S. Gleason Jr. former head of the Veterans Administration and ex national commander of the American Legion pleaded guilty to bank fraud. He faced three charges with a maximum 15 year prison term and a $20 000 fine. Sentencing set for August 10. A grand jury charged him June 14 with taking more than $500 000. Nearby, Grundy County deputies ticketed two youths for traffic violations and warned solicitors without permits in Gardner.
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Chicago
UPI
John S. Gleason Jr
Veterans Administration
American Legion
Gleason
Mercantile National Bank of Chicago
U.S. District Court
Alfred Y. Kirkland
Federal
Ment
Mulligan
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
First National Bank of Chicago
Army Reserve
Motorbike Stolen From Morris Pool Report
David M. Maskel of 731 E Jefferson Sr reported his 20 inch Huffy dirt bike and a baseball fielder's glove stolen from the Morris pool on Tuesday. He said the black and grey stingray type bike with a regular seat was taken, Maskel calling police at 4 55 p m.
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David M. Maskel
E. Jefferson Sr
Morris
Morris Pool
Maskel
Mitchell reports to base prison for Watergate sentence
Former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell arrives at Maxwell Air Force Base to begin a 30 month to eight year term for Watergate crimes. He is fingerprinted and issued brown prison fatigues in a minimal security, dormitory setting with limited privacy and planned light duties.
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Democratic National Committee
Mitchell
Robert Grunska
Air Force Base
Grunska
Nixon
Charles Colson
Homes Wanted for International Youth Exchange Students
Morris and Grundy County families are invited to host a Youth for Understanding exchange student for the upcoming school year. The nonprofit program places teens from 24 countries with American families and high schools, offering room and board and the chance to share family life. For details contact Mary Wilson of Seneca at 357 6137 or Youth for Understanding at 500 N Michigan Ave Chicago IL 60611 phone 312 467 1611.
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Morris
Grundy County
United States
Europe
Latin America
Asia
Africa
Mary Wilson
Seneca
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Illinois
AMA condemns Laetrile at annual meeting
At the AMA annual convention the 249 member House of Delegates rejected calls to allow over the counter access to laetrile. The body reaffirmed that laetrile has no proven value in treating cancer and warned of toxic risks from oral use.
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San Francisco
UPI
American Medical Association
AMA
House of Delegates
New York
Mexico
Trespasser checked at VonAxelson property east of Illinois 47
Grundy County Deputy Carl Luck found a red 1967 jeep on the VonAxelson property at 11 14 a m and again at 2 p m with no one around. By 3 p m Truman Wilson of Aroma Park was identified as the jeep owner and Mrs VonAxelson was advised to pursue a complaint with the Grundy County state’s attorney.
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Grundy County
Carl Luck
Ewing VonAxelson
U.S. 6
Illinois 47
Luck
VonAxelson
Mary VonAxelson
Sheriff's Department
Truman Wilson
Aroma Park
Holiday Inn Guests Escorted From Morris Motel
An employee at the Holiday Inn in Morris called police Tuesday morning to remove a group described as gypsy-types after disturbances. Ramona Wiest reported five rooms of people had refused to pay a $165 bill and stay elsewhere, but one person paid and the group departed without further incident.
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Holiday Inn
Morris
Ramona Wiest
Legend says U S flag first named Old Glory in 1824
Unconfirmed legend credits sea captain William Driver of Salem Massachusetts with giving the United States flag the name Old Glory in 1824.
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U.S
Old Glory
William Driver
Salem
Mass
Hitler Delays Invasion Of Russia Before Pearl Harbor
The piece argues Hitler postponed attacking Russia from 1941 to launch Yugoslavia operation. It cites the vast German force, harsh winter, and the turning point at Stalingrad, noting Stalin's warnings and Khrushchev’s later denials, with broader commentary on leadership memory.
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Pearl Harbor
Adolph Hitler
Russia
Hitler
Churchill
Yugoslavia
Draza Mihajlovic
Vyacheslav Molotov
Stalin
Kremin
State Department
Washington
London
Smolensk
Brussels
Baltic States
Leningrad
Moscow
Ukraine
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Kubishev
Ural Mountains
Nikita Khrushchev
Battle of the Volga
Kremlin
Semen K. Timoshenko
Voronezh
Timoshenko
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Verdun
Dear Ann Landers column letters on money, alcoholism, and family names
Readers question how to loosen a money minded son, explain wives of alcoholics face genuine grief, and whether children born out of wedlock can carry the family name. Ann Landers weighs in with views on therapy, grief, and finally promotes her Booze and You guide for teens.
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Ann Landers
Buddy
J.L.K
Charlotte
N.C
Dream interpretation by Dr. Crane explains sex symbols
In CASE L-645 Frank F., a television engineer, asks why dreams often feature deceased relatives and why he does not react to their presence. Dr. Crane describes a brain checkerboard pattern of blood supply during sleep and links dream content to active brain areas and sensory stimulation, noting sexual dreams arise when erotic hunger is triggered by late activities.
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Frank F
Frank
Crane
Nora
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