Waters of Aswan Dam Drive Nubians From Their Homeland
Nubians, a long displaced Negroid people, see 50 000 in mud huts submerged as Lake Nasser forms behind the Aswan Dam. The government resettles many in Kom Ombo while some return to Cairo. Cultural shifts persist as traditional councils, drums, and rituals adapt to new settlements and economic constraints.
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Aswan
Egypt
Nubia
Ethiopia
Lake Nasser
Kom Ombo
Cairo
The
American University
Braceville Youths Participate and Scout Banquet Highlights
Braceville notes show MYF members worshipping at Braceville Methodist Church with Steve Jones delivering a sermon. Friendly Club met at Mrs. Everett Neuman’s home with prizes to Mrs. Hazel S. Pope and Mrs. Flora Tyler and refreshments served. The Blue and Gold banquet for Pack 495 Den 1 occurred in Community Hall with guests from Bourbonnais Gardner Morris and Braceville. Jack Tyler presided. awards went to Larry Zilm Jimmy Horrie Gerald Grell Dale Tyler Clyde Byerley John Zilm Russell Huston Jr and others. John Zilm received multiple titles and a winter camporee patch and certificate and joined Pack 462 in Gardner. Additional social notes mention visits with relatives and hospital patient Mrs. Andrew Namehick.
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MYF
Braceville
Steve Jones
Cheryl Basham
Janet Huston
Brad
Doug Seaman
Everett Neuman
Hazel S. Pope
Flora Tyler
Eugene Seaman
Bourbonnias
Roy Fielde
Gardner
Skip Wagoner
Morris
Russell Huston Jr
Jack Tyler
Dale Tyler
John Zilm
Skiu Wagoner
Larry Zilm
Jimmy Horrie
Wolf
Gerald Grell
Silver Arrow
Clyde Byerley
Webbes Ceput
Rusell Huston Jr
Lecturch
Tyler Anto
Ellison
Sporanin
Welles
Deus Tolbert
Webbes
Joliet Man Held on Assault Charge in Braceville
Howard W. Morgan of Joliet was held in Grundy County Jail on a assault charge after allegedly being abusive at a Braceville service station. The 12:30 p.m. incident involved Morgan threatening the complainant with a sharp scraper used for paint removal. He was held in lieu of $1,000 bond.
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Joliet
Grundy County
Braceville
Howard W. Morgan
Rte. 1
Forrest Gray
Morgan
Safe Water and Drainage Problems Discussed at Morris High
Dr Ralph Ayes of the University of Illinois will present a discussion on safe water and drainage problems Monday at 7 30 p m in the Agriculture Building at Morris Community High School. The program is sponsored by the Cooperative Extension Service and the Morris Wong Department and targets home construction in rural areas. All interested persons are invited.
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Morris Community High School
Ralph Ayes
University of Illinois Department of Agricultural Engineering
Cooperative Extension Service
Morris Wong Department
Canada eases stance on Asian-origin immigration follow East Africa cases
Ottawa AP Canada immigration minister Jean Marchand said the department will process additional entry applications from Asian-origin people blocked by Britain’s new quota. He told MPs there has been no real increase so far in such applications.
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Ottawa
Canada
Jean Marchand
House of Commons
East Africa
Britain
Weekend TV Schedule Highlights Dense with Classic Shows
A dense listing details Saturday and early Sunday network lineups across channels 2 5 and 9 featuring news programs dramas comedies sports and movies. Notable entries include CBS programs like Mannix Hogan's Heroes and Petticoat Junction plus sports on 5 and 9 including Pro Basketball Pro Hockey and the Pro-Bowlers Tour with a wide roster of public affairs and educational programs.
Television Schedule Listing for Flintstones to Peyton Place
A TV guide snippet shows primetime slots and programs including The Flintstones Gunsmoke Monkees Cowboy in Africa Lucy Danny Comedy Hour Rowan and Martin Lucille Ball Rat Patrol Alfred Hitchcock Andy Griffith Danny Thomas Felony Squad Family Affair Peyton Place Carol Burnett I Spy Big Valley News and Weather
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Rowan & Martin
Carol Burnett
Big Valley
Turning Back the Pages of the Morris Daily Herald
Fifty years ago the post office issued orders letting mailable items including parcel post to prisoners of war go free in international mail. County Clerk Greghorne ordered 1,500 dog tags amid about 1,200 dogs in the county with 300 more possibly added by a new tag law. A winter storm was forecast as the weather reader noted a new storm approaching.
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Post Office Department
J. H. McGrath
Greghorne
Secretary of State
Morris School Board Members File for Re election
Four Morris Grade School Board of Education incumbents Robert Beckwith Dr John Roth Dr Wayne Graham and Eugene W Hayes filed petitions for re election set for April 12. Arthur Leach, Morris Community High School Board member, will not seek re election. A Morris business place was burglarized last night raising the count to four burglaries in about 56 hours.
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Morris Grade School Board of Education
Robert Beckwith
John Roth
Wayne Graham
Eugene W. Hayes
Morris
Arthur Leach
Morris Community High School Board of Education
Three Defendants Plead Guilty in Tabler Jewelry Burglar Alarm
In Circuit Court this morning three defendants on trial for a Tabler Jewelry Store burglary last October changed pleas from not guilty to guilty. Jury selection for the Richard Speck murder trial continues amid numerous challenges with 291 prospects questioned over nine days. four jurors have been approved. Members of the Morris Lions Club toured the Morris Herald during their weekly meeting program.
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Tabler
Morris Lions Club
Morris Herald
Richard Speck
Ann Landers letters on generosity and etiquette
A reader cites a selfish husband who refuses minor help and asks how to raise generous children. The column advises responding with personal generosity while allowing others to act as they wish. Additional notes cover yoga safety and phone manners, urging clear identification and polite inquiry.
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Ann Landers
Harold
Circle Two Holds Meeting at New Hope Church
Mrs. Robert Trotter hosted Circle Two of New Hope United Presbyterian Woman's Association with 14 members attending dessert and coffee. Devotions were led by Mrs. Gubelman who collected the least coin. circle chairmen were named by Mrs. Trotter for co chairs, treasurer, fellowship, publicity, and program.
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Circle Two
Robert Trotter
New Hope United Presbyterian Church Woman’s Association
Robert Gubelman
Trotter
Frank Testa
Jesse Brown
H. O. Cromer
G. E. Trotter
Today in History March 2 1968 event highlights
On this date in history multiple events are noted: 1836 Texas proclaimed independence from Mexico. 1793 Sam Houston born. 1853 Washington Territory organized. 1861 Dakota Territory organized. 1899 Mt Rainier National Park established. 1949 B 50 superfortress lands in Fort Worth after first nonstop world flight. other items reference diplomacy and a plane crash.
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Associated Press
Texas
Mexico
Sam Houston
Washington Territory
Dakota
Congress
Mt. Rainier National Park
Washington
Fort Worth
Tex
United States
Britain
France
Tunisia
Mindanao Island
Philippines
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
North Vietnam
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues
Crossword clues list across and down with definitions including Spouse Strike Tumult Farinaceous Spoken Logging Relative Soapstone Norse god Uninjured Pay attention Compass point Blake Alcott Teases Wall decorator Stupefy Beam 6th tone Monkey Non Jewish month Satellite Rosary bead Regenerated Reduce Plump Recipient of a gift Sauce Insects Leather neck Mortify Distant prefix Elevated 11 15 20 train Spirit Door openers Coin of Thailand Irritated Warrant officer Requires Former heavyweight champion Snare United Goddess of healing Place Shower Aster Belong to the hand Mississippi embankments Mountain crest Contam inate Food leavings Snake Put on Proscutor abbr
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Thailand
Snare
United Goddess of Healing
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