Khrushchev Eyes East German Peace Treaty and Economic Boom
Premier Khrushchev said Moscow would sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany by year’s end if the West rejects a two Germany accord. He pledged rapid economic growth, detailed a broad development program, and hinted at meat and corn in future food plans while noting Germany and disarmament as key issues. He spoke from Alma Ata during Kazakhstan’s 40th anniversary observance.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
East Germany
Alma Ata
Virgin Lands
Republic of Kazakhstan
Kremlin
Russia
Alam Ata
Soviet Communist Party
Soviet Union
Berlin
Weekend Illinois Weather Shifts From Warm to Warmer
Sunshine and mild breezes expected across Illinois with an encore forecast for Sunday. Light showers occurred in Grundy county today but sunny periods return. record low chill eased after a night of 48 degrees at Collins station, with Friday’s high around 75. By 9 am temperatures rose and a high near 80 was forecast for today, with Sunday warmer and fair.
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Illinois
Grundy County
Collins
One-Minute Sentence In Drive Test Falsification Case
Melvin Douglas Jordan received a one minute sentence in Norfolk Virginia after pleading guilty to having a friend take a driving test for him. Deputy Marshal John Myers recorded the time on a stopwatch in the marshal's office.
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Norfolk
Melvin Douglas Jordan
John Myers
Hospital Donors Give $5 337 To Fund Drive
The Morris Hospital Donors association released a first list of contributors up to noon Wednesday totaling 5337 with gifts of at least 10 each. The Morris Herald will print additional donor names in later issues as the list grows.
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Morris Hospital Donors Association
Morris Herald
Aarrestad
K. J
Allan
John
Wm. E
Arneson
Harold A
Oliver
Ashamy
Ferris
Atkins
Wendell
Bailey
Ralph J. Baker
Leo J
Baker
Ruth C
Baldwin
H. E. Bare
Nora E
Barr
David M
J. W
Teresa
Barschdorf
Henry Sr
Baum
George H
Beal
N. W
Beckwith
Robert H
W. H
Beatty
Eleanor J
Bell
Marie M
Berkland
Silas
Berquist
Vincent D
Black
August B
John J
Bohannan
Ina
Borger
L. C
Bounds
Lucille P
Brisbin
Elderly fisherman survives five days lost in Adirondacks
Jay Kendall, 79, from Averill Park near Albany, survived five days lost in woods and swamps after going fishing with a friend. He drank brook water, rationed candy Life Savers, ate a raw toad, and even fed a bear with trout to escape danger. He weighed 135 to 113.7 pounds and was found near an unoccupied camp where rescuers arrived.
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Schroon Lake
N. Y
Adirondack Mountains
Jay Kendall
Fana
Nak
Uw Wiappou
Brooks
Kendall
Averill Park
Albany
Macmillan Cancels Weekend Duties With Cold in London
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, suffering a cold and sore throat, has canceled all weekend engagements on medical orders, per his office. The move comes amid routine government duties and scheduling adjustments as health concerns are monitored.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Nine Grundy County graduates win teacher education scholarships
George T. Wilkins announces nine Grundy county high school graduates awarded teacher education scholarships. The winners gain entry to training at five state universities and receive tuition and fees through the program. Names include Patricia Gunderson, David Suddick, Kathy Vignocchi, Michael Davis, Dottye Hendrickson, Evelyn Johnson, Leona M. Wren, Alan Misener, and Ann Churchill.
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George T. Wilkins
Grundy County
Wilkins
Illinois State Normal
Normal
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston
Western Illinois University
Macomb
Lillias K. Walker
Miss Walker
Patricia Gunderson
David Suddick
Kathy Vignocchi
Gardner - South Wilmington High School
Michael Davis
Dottye Hendrickson
Evelyn Johnson
Leona M. Wren
Morris Community High School
Alan Misener
Mazon Township High School
Ann Churchill
Minooka Community High School
Aerial speed check fines hit Morris on Highway 80
State troopers issued 24 tickets Friday afternoon for speeding on Highway 80 in Morris. Harvey Jenkins of Morris led with 66.18 mph in a pickup and paid 11 dollars plus costs. James Rooney of Kissimmee Florida reached 90 mph and was fined 25 dollars plus costs. Louis Gerding of Ottawa clocked at 75 mph and paid 10 dollars plus costs.
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Highway 80
Morris Area
Chester P. Winsor
Justice Winsor
Victor L. Reyniers
Pontiac
James Davis
Division Street
Rock Island
May Report Shows Leading Grundy County Dairy Herds
The Grundy county May Dairy Herd Improvement Association list ranks Powers & Sprouls with 24 cows producing 1 633.7 pounds milk and 52.39 pounds fat. Alden Thompson is next with 18 cows, 1 422.9 pounds milk and 51.77 pounds fat, followed by Hibert Drechsel with 15 cows, 1 345.4 pounds milk and 51.46 pounds fat, Fred Benson with 30 cows, 1 280.3 pounds milk and 45.57 pounds fat, and Rudy Kraft with 11 cows, 1 4 pounds milk and 45.55 pounds fat. The top cows include Art and Arthur Hornsby Viv 3 525 pounds milk 137 fat, Art and Arthur Hornsby Delores 3 474 pounds milk 129 fat, Burnette Isham Kim 2 024 pounds milk 93 fat, Art and Arthur Hornsby Dixie 3 030 pounds milk 91 fat, and Powers & Sprouls Carol 2 713 pounds milk 90 fat. The top 305 day lactation records show Donald Lowery Betty 17 044 pounds milk 613 fat, Burnette Isham Sally 14 448 pounds milk 504 fat, Powers & Sproull Petty 13 316 pounds milk 462 fat, Powers & Sproull Jason 11 778 pounds milk 448 fat, Burnette Isham Nugget 8 885 pounds milk 447 fat.
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Dairy
Art
Arthur Hornsby
Delores
Burnette Isham
Kim
Dixie
Powers & Sprouls
Carol
Donald Lowery
Betty
Sally
Powers & Sproull
Petty
Jason
Three Miners Trapped as Tennessee Mine Collapses
In Petros Tennessee a coal shaft collapse trapped eight miners high on Fork Mountain. Henry Carroll 18 survived nine hours beneath rubble. Charles Seiver 23 and Charlie Kennedy 28 were feared dead. Robert Woods 19 had a arm amputated and was hospitalized along with his father Claude Woods 47 who suffered a pelvic fracture.
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Petros, Tenn
Henry Carroll
Steve Bukovich
Charles Seiver
Charlie Kennedy
Robert Woods
Oak Ridge
Woods
Claude Woods
Fork Mountain
Cumberland Mountians
East Tennessee
Fork Mountain Mining Co
Billy Rose
Rotary Officers To Be Installed On Tuesday
The Morris Rotary club will install new officers at a Tuesday meeting in the Morris Country club after dinner at 6 30 p m. The following Tuesday July 4 there is no meeting. Installed officers include Dr Wilbur Dolezal president Burly Satterfield vice president William I Hynds secretary Tom West treasurer and Gene Baldwin sergeant at arms.
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Morris Rotary Club
Morris Country Club
Wilbur Dolezal
Burly Satterfield
William I. Hynds
Tom West
Gene Baldwin
Henkle Named Morris High Varsity Basketball Coach
Robert Ferguson appoints Robert Henkle as varsity basketball coach at Morris Community High School to replace Harold Bennett who resigned for Crystal Lake East. Henkle, a freshman-sophomore coach and instructor, moves from Havana with six years of coaching, will begin in 1959 and also serves as Industrial Arts teacher.
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Robert Henkle
Morris Community High School
Robert Ferguson
Henkle
Harold Bennett
MCHS
Crystal Lake East High School
Morris
Havana
Payson
Macomb
Western High
U. S. Air Force
Western Illinois State University
Bradley University
Linda
Maple Ave
United High School Conference
Bradley
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Mary Redfern
Red Cross
Steve Gorham
Lucius Gorham
Vienna Township
Morris Municipal Pool
Jean Caisley
Pamela Waters
Lorna Reeves
Wanda Hanson
Herald
Adirondack
Sheppard
Sam Sheppard
Ohio
Marion Correctional Institution
Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus
Shepard
Macmillan In
Cheryl
Cheryl Crane
Santa Monica
Calif
Stephen Crane
Lana Turner
Knoxville
Rotary
Walter Buckner
Aaron
New York City
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