Johnson Leads Push for Accelerated Civil Public Works
Sen Lyndon Johnson testified for a fast tracked federal public works program urging action rather than credit. He and 65 senators sponsor a resolution urging speedier civil projects costing about four billion dollars including dams river and harbor work and public buildings. He noted Eisenhower’s steps to boost the economy and urged full use of resources to fight unemployment. He also supports a separate three billion dollar military construction appropriation. He called the move an urgent first step with more proposals to follow.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
Johnson
Public Works Committee
Texan
Eisenhower
Armed Services Committee
Publi Works Committee
Frustrations Hit Vanguard Firing Delays and Mishaps
In Cape Canaveral the Navy tables a new Vanguard launch window after delays caused by a missing crane operator and a faulty weather report. Officials from the Naval Research Laboratory Martin Co and the Air Force discuss a revised firing schedule as wind concerns and umbilical disconnect issues threaten timing of a possible launch within days.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy Day
Naval Research Laboratory
Washington
Martin Co
Baltiore
Air Force Missile 1St Center
Vanguard
Navy
Fflcer
Rror
Supervisors Schedule March Meeting in Grundy County
The Grundy County Board of Supervisors will convene in March at the Court House to open bids for the Court House improvement project and consider them. The board will select a grand jury for the June term and review the auditor's report along with routine business.
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Grundy
Firemen's Ball Set for April 11 in Morris Center Gym
Plans for the Morris Volunteer Fire Department benefit ball are under way. Sponsored by the Morris Lions club and Fire Department, the event will be held Friday April 11 at Morris Center school gymnasium. Bubble's orchestra will provide music and tickets will be on sale soon.
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Morris Volunteer Fire Department
Morris Center School
Morris Lions Club
Fire Department
Bubble
Orchestra
Two Die in Headon Collision North of Joliet
Two men died in a head on car crash about 10 miles north of Joliet. John Koni cek Sr. aged 74 of Lemond and James Franke about 20 of Owners Grove were killed in the Sunday collision.
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Joliet, Ul
John Konicek Sr
Lemond
James Franke
Joliet
Indonesian Troops Attack Rebels on Sumatra Halts Oil
Indonesian central government troops landed at Bengkalis Sumatra clashing with rebels led by Lt. Col Ahmad Hussein and driving them into the jungle. Caltex halted production at its Pakanbaru oil field and evacuated the Siak River terminals as Jakarta ordered foreign firms to stop shipments and royalties.
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Sumatra
American Oil Company
Singapore
Bengkalis
Ahmad Hussein
Siak
Pakanbaru
Mai
Jakarta
Caltex
Sukarno
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara
Eleven Music Winners Advance to State Contest
Eleven Morris grade school entries in the district music contest at Westmont advanced to state competition by earning first division ratings. Second division honors went to ten entries with no third division awards. standout performers included Nancy Vogeler, JoAnn Mosimann, Jean Johnson, Phil Elliott, Mike Trucano, and others across solos, duets, trios, and wind ensembles.
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Morris
Westmont
Nancy Vogeler
JoAnn Mosimann
Jean Johnson
Phil Elliott
Mike Trucano
Bette Holderman
Sharon Winterburg
Diane Claypool
Lyn Blair
Beth Clayton
Carolyn Stallwitz
Don Hammer
Marthanne Nelson
Pamela Waters
Dawn Boss
Dave Reynolds
Dave Kuntz
Gary Rose
Tom Lois
Ruth Winans
Alvin Battersby
UAW Leader Seeks Calm in Kohler Strike Hearings
Walter Reuther writes to Senator Goldwater urging sanity in Kohler strike hearings. He says violence and political brawling harm prospects for a fair settlement while noting some UAW members violated policy amid provocation by Kohler. Goldwater criticizes imputations of outside goons.
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UAW
Walter Reuther
Sen. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Kohler Co
Reuther
Goldwater
Kohler
Senate
Shade Trees Promoted By Morris JayCees This Month
The Junior Chamber of Commerce plans a tree sale to boost shade trees in Grundy County. Sycamore will be a featured option, valued for rapid growth in fertile soil and adaptability to varying soils amid Dutch Elm Disease concerns.
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Chamber of Commerce
Morris
Grundy County
JayCees
Illinois
Holland
Herald
George Malek Files Petition for Morris Community High Board
George Malek of 551 Fremont Ave has filed a petition for election to the Morris Community High School board. He is the second filer after Glenn Reeves. two seats exist as Reeves and Arthur Leach expire. Leach will not run. no petitions yet for Grade School board. Last date to file is March 22.
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George Malek
Fremont Ave
Morris Community High School Board of Education
Glenn Reeves
Reeves
Arthur Leach
Leach
Weather Forecast For Pyatt Area Mixed Clouds And Snow
The U S Weather Bureau predicts mostly cloudy skies and cool conditions tonight and Tuesday with light snow likely in extreme southern portions. Lows tonight and Tuesday in the upper 20s, highs near 40. Sunday's Pyatt station high reached 39, dropped to 26 overnight. 9 am temperature was 32.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Pyatt
Morris JayCees Meet Tuesday at Morris Food Centre
The Morris JayCees will hold a 7:45 p.m. meeting Tuesday at Morris Food Centre led by president Kenneth Davenport. Items on the agenda include the Morris tree planting project and an Easter Egg hunt for local children.
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Morris JayCees
Morris Food Centre
Kenneth Davenport
Morris
Morris Community High Board Meeting Slated
The Morris Community High School board of education will hold its regular March meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the school office.
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Morris Community High School Board of Education
Young GOP Endorses Benson Farm Policy at Illinois Convention
The Illinois Young Republicans backed Secretary Ezra Taft Benson's farm policy shifts toward flexible price supports and approved a fair employment practices code for state employers. They also urged a law against stranger or racketeering picketing and called for anti discrimination employment protections based on race color or creed.
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Chicago
Illinois
Young Republicans
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Democratic Party
Eisenhower Nominates John S. Cross to FCC
President Eisenhower nominated Democrat John S. Cross to the Federal Communications Commission to replace Richard A. Mack who resigned amid criticism from a House subcommittee. Cross, 53, is assistant chief of the State Department telecommunications division and has 22 years in the field. Mack denied wrongdoing after allegations of loans from a Miami lawyer tied to an FCC case. Cross is a legal resident of Arkansas and a Birmingham, Alabama native.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John S. Cross
Federal Communications Commission
Richard A. Mack
Cross
State Department
White House
Mack
House
Miami
FCC
Arkansas
Senate
St Louis Hit by 9 Inch Snow and Slush After Warm Sun
A nine inch snowstorm paralyzed St Louis with many vehicles stalled on hills and in ditches. Warm sun later melted snow, though bus service faced delays. The storm stretched from early morning for six hours with over 200 city workers deployed and 300+ auto club trouble calls. In a dramatic moment a police assist delivered a baby during the crisis. Snow fell across Missouri and neighboring areas with lighter totals in Kansas City and Vandalia.
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St. Louis
Atanty Tiwaivu
St Louis
Missouri Automobile Club
Weather Bureau
Patricia Mitchell
David
Mitchells
Mitchell
Kansas City
Columbia
Farmington
Vandalia
Civil Defense Films to Have Free Showing
Free public screening at 8 p m Wednesday in the Morris Masonic Temple shows two Civil Defense motion pictures. A Day Called X covers Portland evacuation, a 30 minute color film The Role of the Warden in This Hydrogen Age runs 27 minutes. Officials, firemen, police and Civil Defense workers are urged to attend. Private showings are planned for Eastern Star and Ullrich Hall events this week.
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Morris Masonic Temple
George Reagan
Grundy
Civil Defense
Portland
Ore
Grundy County
Reagan
Eastern Star Meeting
Hume and Thum
Ullrich Hall
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Ilinois State Normal University
Normal
Judith Cleal
Stephen
St. Francis College
Mabel Kohrt
Central School
Judith
Russell Cleal
Seneca High School
Aurora
Northern Ilinois Gas Company
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