Morris City Finance Report Details 1960 Year End
Ronald Evans of Seely and Evans presented the Morris annual audit for the year ending April 30 1960. Total revenues were 312597.77 with expenses of 250570.69 leaving no fund balance due to transfers into the sewage treatment fund for Lisbon Street work. Major income came from water department 115901, sales tax 67029.85, general taxes 61490.23, licenses 20335, fines 8212.85, parking meters 21836.46, swimming pool 12757.60, and miscellaneous 5034.76.
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Morris
Ronald Evans
Seely and Evans
Morris Council
Evans
Town Road and Bridge
Lisbon Street
Water Department
Public hunger for goods in Soviet Union noted
William L. Ryan reports Moscow sees rising demand for imported items as tourists swell, with opportunistic buyers reselling American pens and West European watches. He notes Khrushchev's regime faces persistent inflation and domestic supply constraints fueling price scares and domestic discontent.
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William L. Ryan
Associated Press
Soviet Union
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
King and Queen of Thailand Arrive for U S State Visit
President Eisenhower greets King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit on arrival at National Airport with 21 gun salute and full military honors aboard Columbine III. The royal couple, visiting for five days, flew in from Pittsburgh and were hosted as guests.
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Washington
Thailand
Eisenhower
King Bhumibol
Queen Sirikit
National Airport
Columbine III
Pittsburgh
Weather Outlook With Scattered Thunderstorms Likely
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts scattered thundershowers this afternoon and tonight with a new chance Wednesday. Thursday looks fair and cooler. Daytime highs reach the 80s and nights drop into the 60s. At Collins Weather Station the high was 84 and the low 62 overnight. Early today the temperature was 72 with .11 inch of rain recorded.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Senate to hold two days of public hearings on aged medical care bill
The Senate Finance committee voted for two days of public hearings on the House bill to provide limited medical care for the aged. Welfare Secretary Flemming will open testimony Wednesday with hearings continuing Thursday. Witnesses are limited to 10 minutes. The measure would cover about 1.5 million older persons and inform proposals to extend medical benefits to all 16 million people over 65. The Senate plans to send a tax extension and debt ceiling measure to President Eisenhower, while the House passed a related compromise.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Senate
Welfare
Arthur S. Flemming
Flemming
Eisenhower
House
Fight Over B and O Control Heats Up With Offers
New York Central Rail Road directors vote to acquire 1 550 000 shares of Baltimore and Ohio stock and exchange 1 percent of Central stock plus 9 dollars cash per B and O share. Chesapeake and Ohio has also offered to buy B and O stock. The bid expires September 26 1960 unless extended.
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New York
America
Baltimore & Ohio
New York Central Railroad
B&o
Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad
Central
Alfred Perlman
The
Road
Central Common
Perlman
Howard Simpson
Chesapeake & Ohio
Roads
C&o
Baltimore and Ohio
C&o and
Johansson Says Next Fight Will Be His Last
Ingemar Johansson of Sweden announced in Copenhagen that his upcoming bout would be his absolutely last fight. The former heavyweight champion, dethroned by Floyd Patterson in New York on June 20, said the decision would hold even if he lost his third bout with Patterson.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Sweden
Ingemar Johansson
Floyd Patterson
New York
Johansson
Park Ridge Man Dies in Dwight Crash
J H Sachs of Park Ridge died at the VA hospital from injuries after a collision at the intersection of Route 47 and U S Highway 66 near Dwight. Katy Wilhelm of Le May Missouri was seriously injured in the same crash. State Trooper Harold Donovan found Peter Wilhelm turned onto Route 47 in front of Sachs. Sachs died of multiple injuries. his body was taken to Von Qualen funeral home for an inquest by county coroner Vernon Von Qualen.
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Dwight
J. H. Sachs
Park Ridge
Katy Wilhelm
le May
Harold Donovan
Peter Wilhelm
Sachs
von Qualen
Vernon von Qualen
Livingston County
Cupid Fails Casper Wedding as Groom Is Arrested
Tommy E. Loving was to wed on Sunday but was arrested on Saturday for passing a no account check used to pay for the wedding ring. Sheriff's officers charged him with the fraudulent payment in Casper Wyoming.
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Casper, Wyo
Tommy E. Loving
Loving
Grundy County JP Setup Plans Discussed by Board
A Grundy County Board of Supervisors justice of the peace committee met in the County Court room Monday night at the request of chairman Sidney C. Carr to gather information on salaries territories and new JP offices. No decisions were made. Attending were committee members Carr Hansen Bar ron Dunn and Burgess and JP witnesses including Winsor Dix Johnson Savage Unger Allen Finn and Rockis.
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Justice of Peace Committee
Grundy County
Supervisors
Sidney C. Carr
Ray W. Hansen
Morris
Russell Barron
Goodfarm
Francis E. Dunn
Highland
Henry Burgess
Saratoga
Glenn Allen
Coal City
Edward Finn
South Wilmington
Joseph B. Rockis
Braceville
Weather vane on Marion County jail shaped like key
In Marion Ohio a weather vane atop the county jail is shaped like a large key, drawing local attention to the historic building.
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Marion
Ohio
Marion County
Dinner Opens Sen. Douglas Campaign Dinner in Chicago
In Chicago about 1,000 Illinois Democrats attended a testimonial dinner for Senator Paul Douglas as he launched his bid for a third term, with Adlai Stevenson Allan Nevins and others praising his re election effort and fundraising at $50 a plate. Stevenson criticized the Eisenhower record while Nevins urged a national interest in Douglas return to the Senate.
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Chicago
Illinois
Democratic Party
Adlai Stevenson
Allan Nevins
Paul Douglas
Samuel Witwer
GOP
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Webster Nevins
Tillinoisans
Douglas
Senate
United States
Masssachusetts
Daniel Webster
Favorite Sons Consider Open Convention Plan
Four Democratic governors Meyner Brown Loveless and Docking at the 52nd governors conference discussed merging efforts to keep the 1960 convention open and avoid a Kennedy-dominated roll. They stressedDeliberation over rubber stamping and indicated they oppose a single-candidate convention while not ruling out Kennedy support.
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Jack Bell
Glacier National Park
Mont
John F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
Kennedy
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
California
Herschel C. Loveless
Iowa
George Docking
Kansas
Meyner
Eisenhower Says Free World Strengthen Trip Still Possible
President Eisenhower defended his personal diplomacy and signaled openness to another goodwill tour if needed to strengthen free world unity. He noted Japan’s ratification of a security pact as a key victory against communism and urged not to blame the United States for Tokyo riots.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Eisenhower
Japan
Tokyo
United States
Free World
America
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
John Sparkman
Dala
Dirksen
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Teens Rescue 15 Month Old At Channahon Lagoon
Three Chicago teenagers Frances Witcezak Ronald Ward and Ray Carpenter saved 15 month old James Anderson Pope from water in Channahon State Park South Lagoon. They administered artificial respiration and rushed the child to St Joseph hospital Joliet staying with him until his parents arrived. The infant was cared for by nuns and nurses and later telephoned the hospital to verify the status.
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Channahon
Channahon State Park
Chicago
James Anderson Pope
Charles E. Pope
Harvey
Frances Witcezak
Ronald Ward
Ray Carpenter
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
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Switzerland
David Ormsby-Gore
Berne
Ryan
Russia
King
Queen
Havana
Cuba
Harbor Area
Hotel
Seville Biltmore
Cupid
Lehigh Valley
Pennsylvania
Allentown
John Hicks
Mich
Sen. Douglas
Loveless
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