Overpopulation and unsettled politics in Mauritius
A 1968 AP survey notes Mauritius facing a crowded future, a one crop economy, and ethnic strife. Ramgoolam leads a three party coalition amid U. S. and Soviet interest, British ties, and a state of emergency as tensions rise. Unemployment tops 20 percent with 215,000 Creoles and 127,570 Muslims among 800,000 residents.
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Britain
Suez
Mauritius
China
Yekxing
Formosa
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Peking
Diego Garcia
London
Port Louis
King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
Pakistan
Rhode Island
South Africa
Australia
Ramgoolam
Island
Traffic Court Records From Illinois And Nearby States
A Springfield traffic court list details offenders with ages, residences, and fines. Cases include speeding 80 mph in a 70 zone, improper parking, loud mufflers, no protective headgear, and excessive noise with varying costs from $5 to $45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Stickal
Springfield
Carl E. Lithander
Chicago
Raymond E. Hood
Antioch
William D. Goolsby
Royal Oak
Mich
Evelyn A. Martey
Champaign
Terry Allen
DeKalb
Charles Long
William E. Zielman
Ottawa
Terry Allison
Gardner
Raymond L. Gibson
Streator
Kent P. Poundstone
Rte
John W. McChurch
Barstow
John H. Pitts
Robert A. Tucker
Willard B. Akin
Mazon
Illinois Mother Of Year Named
Granite City AP reports Marie Laun White of Greenview Illinois was named Illinois Mother of the Year for 1968. The 18 year old is mother of three and will compete for national honors in New York. Her selection was announced by Dr Felicia Koch state chair of the American Mothers Committee. Dr Koch noted White was widowed with young children and active in community affairs after remarrying in 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granite City
Marie Laun White
Greenview
Frejow
White
New York
Felicia Koch
American Mothers Committee, Inc
Koch
Briefs from Felix Notes in Oak Lawn and surrounding towns
Mr and Mrs Ray Reevers of Oak Lawn visited with his sister Mrs William Schultz. Emmett L Joneson is a patient at St Joseph Hospital Joliet. Miss Roberta Gubelman stayed with Miss Arlene Evans in Evergreen Park. Mrs Robert Braddock returned to Eldorado after a two week visit joined by her sister Mrs Schultz and brother William Keevers. James Calcaterra and Douglas Baker returned from a week in the Bahamas. Mrs Evelyn McCallister and grandson Dean Davite spent the weekend in Centralia with Mrs Murray Heard and sons Richard and Randall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Reevers
Oak Lawn
William Schultz
Emmett L. Joneson
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Roberta Gubelman
Arlene Evans
Evergreen Park
Robert Braddock
Eldorado
William Keevers
James Calcaterra
Douglas Baker
Bahamas
Evelyn McCallister
Dean Davite
Centralia
Murray Heard
Richard and
Randall
Weekend TV Rush Hour Lineup Highlights Classic Programs
A dense grid lists noon to late night schedule segments across networks with shows such as News and Weather sports, Meet the Press, multiple movies, and iconic programs like Bonanza Gunsmoke I Love Lucy The Tonight Show and The Ed Sullivan Show. The log spans 12:00 PM to 10:30 PM with a mix of news, entertainment, sports, talk, and drama.
Fined for Illegal Transport of Deer
Michael Sinchak of Braceville was fined 100 dollars for illegally transporting a deer after a vehicle struck it. Magistrate Chester P. Winsor added 5 dollars in costs on a criminal complaint by James D. Kharkuff, with the incident dated March 15 on Pine Bluff Road east of Illinois 47.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Sinchak
Braceville
Chester P. Winsor
Illinois
James Darkhuff
Pine Bluff Road
Illinois 47
Sinchair
Police Seek Higher Pay in Robinson Township Force
Pittsburgh AP reports 10 officers from Robinson Township placed a newspaper ad offering the police department for hire with the line have gun will travel. They requested a raise to bring salaries from 4800 to 5700 a year, seeking at least 100 more per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Robinson Township
Police Department
Cuban Education Reform Broadcast Report
Havana radio says 163 young Cubans finished three months in sugar cane fields to re educate them morally. The Miami monitored broadcast offered no reason for the re education but used language similar to that about opponents of Fidel Castro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami, Fla
Havana Radio
Miami
Residents fund oil for dust control on three Morris streets
Wauponsee Fulton and Calhoun residents each contributed 50 dollars to buy oil for dust suppression on their streets this spring. Names of subscribers include H. H. Baum D. A. Mathews Hendley Hoge Henry Weitz Fred Gebhard William Gebhard S. S. Marvick and Dr. F. C. Bowker. A fire at Richard Peart farm Goose Lake Township was checked by Morris Fire Department after a daylong effort. Dr Saul Fortunoff named manager of Dwight Veterans Administration Hospital succeeding retired Dr Warren L. Fleck.
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Wauponsee
Fulton
Calhoun Streets
H. H. Baum
D. A. Mathews
Hendley Hoge
Henry Weitz
Fred Gebhard
William Gebhard
S. S. Marvick
F. C. Bowker
Richard Peart
Goose Lake Township
Morris Fire Department
Saul Fortunoff
Veteran’s Administration Hospital
Dwight
Warren L. Fleck
Warmest March 30 on record noted by E G Cryder
The warmest March 30 in 30 years reached 79 degrees as E G Cryder reported. Morris Hospital births in March totaled 43, including 23 boys and 20 girls, surpassing the prior month’s 41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G
Cryder
Morris Hospital
New Grandy County Chest Board Elected for 1967
Four new directors David Sutton Tracy Adcock Morris Orville Dodd Coal City and Gary Grandy Verona elected to the Grandy County Community Chest board for the 1967 fiscal year. Morris volunteers choose L C Berger president and others for the coming year. About 27 sidewalk cafes operate in Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Sutton
Tracy Adcock
Morris
Orville Dodd
Coal City
Gary Grandy
Verona
Grandy County
Combine Dough Scraps For Efficient Batch Rolling
When rolling biscuit or cookie dough in multiple batches, gather all leftover scraps into a ball and roll out together in one go. This method saves time and effort versus re rolling scraps after each batch.
Rehearsals For All School Play Under Mrs Peterson
Rehearsals for Double Doors the all school play to be shown April 9 in the Center School auditorium progress nicely under the direction of Mrs Francis Peterson dramatic teacher in the school.
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Center School
Francis Peterson
Bald Knob Foundation Raises Funds for Mountain Cross
The Bald Knob Foundation gathers 60000 dollars to begin construction of a large cross atop Bald Knob Mountain. A hog raising program contributes an extra 3000 dollars each month toward the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bald Knob Foundation
Bald Knob Mountain
Not So Smart Yet Affected by Family Plans
A reader questions being moved ahead grades and forced college prep to please adults. Ann Landers advises pursuing college to improve secretary skills, not just algebra, and warns against dropping out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann
Miss Einstein
Miss E
Today in History March 30 1968 highlights and events
On March 30, 1968 specific historic markers include Seward and the Russian minister agreeing to Alaska’s purchase for 7.2 million dollars. Other noted dates commemorate Francisco Goya’s birth, Florida’s territorial government, the Treaty of Paris ending the Crimean War, and the 15th Amendment’s ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
William H. Seward
United States
Alaska
Francisco Goya
Florida
Paris
U.S
Japan
China
Austria
Israel
Syria
New Hampshire
New Orleans
Military returns and family notices from Coal City
Ronald J. Maland received an honorable discharge after 16 months at Camp Page Korea and arrived home by plane Tuesday. Rick Maland left for the Army March 18 and is stationed at Ft. Leonard Wood Missouri. Jacquie Marie Anderson underwent surgery Monday at St Joseph Hospital Joliet and is a patient in Room 535. Mr and Mrs Robert Tummel welcomed second daughter Karyn Jill born March 14 at St Joseph Hospital. Grandparents include Mr and Mrs C K Tummel Verona and Mr and Mrs James Harlow Morris Rural.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service
Ronald J. Maland
Armed Forces
Camp Page
Korea
Rick Maland
Army
Ft. Leonard Wood
Rose Foster
Jacquie Marie Anderson
Ervin L. Anderson
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Robert Tummel
Karyn Jill
C. K. Tummel
Verona
James Harlow
Morris
Grain Quotations and Door-to-Door Sales Figures
Door-to-door sales of various products total about 2.5 billion dollars annually in the United States. The note lumps grain quotations with consumer selling figures and hints at broad market activity nationwide.
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United States
Crossword Clues Across and Down Listed
A compact listing of crossword clues for Across and Down entries with numbers and hints such as Applaud and True Goddess of peace, plus measures and names like Measure of land and Man s name, ending with Bait for fish.
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Morris Daily Herald
Morris Publishing Company
Illinois Corporation
East Washington Street
Thomas E. West
Herald Office
Mauritius Island
Kenneth L. Whiting
Indian Ocean
Soviet Union
Africa
Cape Kennedy
Edward R. Northcraft
Irving
Felix
Brawler
Corrigan
Meet the Press
Kiplinger
Frontiers of Faith
Issues
Investor’s Forum
Winston Churchhill
Frank McGee
Flipper
Amazing Dunninger
Gentle Ben
Ed Sullivan
Smothers Brothers
Flintstones
Alfred Hitchcock
Andy Griffith
Danny Thomas
Felony Squad
Peyton Place
Carol Burnett
Big Valley
Johnny Carson
Joey Bishop
Billy
Morris Folk
Lee T. Wilson
H. Allen Heller
Arthur V. Bostrom
Minooka
Board of Education
Tricounty Junior College
Grundy
Will
Kendall
Central Citizen’s Committee
Morris Volunteer Firemen
L. C. Berger
Charles Ayers
Robert Coleman
Fred Ferguson
Howard Fread
Earl Johnson
Washington, D.C
Ann Landers
Ellen
Nick
River
Coal City Notes
Daily Crossword
Baltic
Bering
E.T.A
Aegean Sea
E. Ind
Tez
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