Queen Elizabeth II Visits Quebec In Royal Tour Show
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip drew huge crowds in Quebec City on a 13 hour program packed with pageantry. The couple toured in a jeep, attended a state dinner, and met 400 reporters aboard the Britannia as excitement filled the streets during their Canadian visit.
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Prince
Quebec
Relman Morin
Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
French Canada
Elizabeth
Canada
Philip
St. Lawrence
Trois Rivigres
Montreal
Eisenhower
Quebec City
Marguerite Bourgeois
Que
St. Lawrence Seaway
Illinois Victims Named in Norway Hotel Fire
The Stalheim resort fire in Norway claimed ten dead, including Pearl Howard of Chicago and Babe Johnson of Joliet. George F. Brown of Chicago was injured, while Dr. and Mrs. Carl N. Johnson of Aurora reported the women’s bodies recovered. An identification team worked amid smoldering ruins. total dead and missing eyed at 23.
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Chicago
Stalheim
Norway
Illinois
Pearl Howard
Babe Johnson
Joliet
Red Cross
George F. Brown
Carl N. Johnson
Aurora
Brown
Irene
Park L
Mae
30 Indians To Stage Dances Here
About 30 American Indians will set up camp on the John Ullrich farm near Mor ris in Grundy county. They will perform ceremonial dances in colorful authentic costumes over July 4 and 5 with teepees, cooking out, and both children and adults taking part. Admission is 1.00 for adults and 50 cents for children. bring folding chairs or blankets.
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Grundy County
John ‘Ullrich
Morris
Sue DuPuis
Want Ads Highlight Household Items and Pet Notice
One-half ton air conditioner for sale. Forty-two foot house trailer. Lost gray female cat. Wanted home for puppies.
Morris Leads Fire Dept Water Fights at Goold Park
Morris and three other departments win opening bouts in Goold Park as Morris Fire Department hosts a Summer Festival water contest. Newark defeats Coal City No 1 Braceville drowns Mazon Morris defeats Coal City No 2 Yorkville defeats Reading from South Streator.
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Newark
Braceville
Morris
Yorkville
Goold Park
Morris Fire Department
the Park
Coal City No
Mazon
Coal City No. 2
Reading
South Streator
Ransom
Marseilles
Elwood
Essex
Ottawa
Braidwood
Algerian Rebels Attack Major City Near Bone
Rebels thrust a column of uniformed troops into Bone outskirts in their first assault on a major city. A dawn battle with French soldiers, armor, and planes raged for hours with heavy casualties reported on the French side.
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Algiers
Bone
Joliet Boy Buried by Sand Near Coal City
A nine year old Joliet boy, Lester Hewitt, was buried under nearly a ton of sand when a sandbank collapsed at a strip mine near Coal City. He suffered a back injury and was freed by his father and rushed to Silver Cross Hospital.
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Joliet
Coal City
Lester Hewitt
Clyde Hewitt
Louis Rd
Frank Spotofora
Blackman Ave
Silver Cross Hospital
How Gas Ended Prison Riot at Springfield Facility
Springfield Missouri witnessed a 16 hour riot by 106 psychopathic prisoners at the federal medical center. Guards empowered with gas masks and makeshift clubs retook the unit using tear gas and a bulldozer diversion. Hostages were among those evacuated as the melee ended with guards gaining control.
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Springfield
Federal
Leonard Appleby
Settle
S. Chet Taylor
Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kan
Myrl E. Alexander
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Washington
Noah Alldredge
Ft. Leonard Wood
Hospital
North
Appleby
Army proving ground uses record player bugle
At Huachuca Arizona the Army electronics proving ground uses a time clock operated record player to sound the bugle notes each morning and evening, replacing the old fashioned horn.
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FT. Huachuca
Ariz
Rock River Conference surveys move toward integration
In Rockford Illinois a survey at the Rock River Conference annual meeting shows a majority of its 300 churches are willing to integrate. Ronald W Thompson reported thirty percent replied with 57 favoring admitting Negroes 17 opposed and 15 already integrated across twenty northern Illinois counties.
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Rockford
Ill
Rock River
The
Methodist Church
Ronald W. Thompson
Winchester
Illinois
Rojas Demands Frondizi Resign in Military Crisis
Rear Adm. Isaac Rojas calls for President Arturo Frondizi to resign amid growing military opposition. The government rejects the demand, warning of a possible ouster. Interior Minister Vitalo defends Frondizi and vows to counter revolt.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Isaac Rojas
Juan Peron
Arturo Frondizi
Frondizi
Rojas
Alfredo Vitolo
Vitalo
Mayor Caisley Opens New Morris Kroger Store
Mayor Donald Caisley snipped a bright red ribbon at the Bedford road and Division street entrance to open a new Kroger store. E T Anderson served as emcee, W F Lincer spoke for Kroger, and Robert Pioli welcomed customers as traffic was directed by Morris police. The 6,530 square foot department store is the newest Kroger in the 21 state area with bright color themes and air conditioning.
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Morris
Donald Caisley
Kroger
Bedford Road
Division Street
E. T. Anderson
W. F. Lincer
Robert Pioli
Lincer
New Mart
Arthur Olson
Food Department
Don Caisley
Morris Herald
Selective Service Office Moves to New Grundy County Location
The Grundy County Selective Service office will relocate Thursday afternoon from the Baum building to the Post Office building. It will be housed in Room 214 and customers are advised of the change.
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Grundy County
A Boss Who Backs Abilities Inc Despite Disabilities
Albertson New York. Henry Viscardi Jr runs Abilities Inc on Long Island where disabled workers, including a foreman without arms and a supervisor who works on his back, produce over two million dollars in electronics annually. Since 1947 he has built a broad rehabilitation enterprise with 421 employees and plans a gym, pool, and arts facilities.
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Albertson
WN. Y
Henry Viscardi Jr
Long Island
Viscardi
Abilities, Inc
Weather Outlook: Warm Humid with Possible Afternoon Thundershowers
Partly cloudy and warmer today with humidity and a chance of thundershowers this afternoon or evening. Highs in the mid 80s. cooler Thursday in the 70s. Winds south to southeast 10 to 20 mph, easing tonight. Pyatt weather station: 82 by day, cooled to 56 at night. 9 am reading 74 and rising.
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Pyatt
Johnson Says Nation Behind Berlin Stand
Senate leaders from both parties voiced support for Secretary of State Christian Herter backing his Berlin policies. They praised his Geneva Conference report and urged hard negotiations with the Soviets to allow free West Berlin. The talk followed Herter's 15 minute radio and TV address urging Moscow to abandon expansionist aims and seek peaceful agreement. The Reds touched off the debate as deadlock continued.
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Washington
Senate
Christian A. Herter
Berlin
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Herter
West Berlin
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
Congress
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Geneva
House
U. S
Moscow
Germany
Fire Destroys Equipment and Paper at Charles Boys Yard
A blaze at the Charles Boys paper dump on Aux Sable locks road east of Evergreen cemetery destroyed scrap paper, a dump truck, a baler, and four gasoline motors. Morris fire department fought the fire, which continued to smolder, with 20 tons of baled paper moved the day before. Insurance was not carried.
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Charles Boys Place
Aux Sable Locks
Evergreen Cemetery
Morris Fire Department
Boys
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