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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1968
Page
4
Readers share family conflicts and remedies with Ann Landers. The letter-western style column discusses a meddling mother in law and a daughter facing a pregnancy while husband is abroad, asking for guidance on separation and support.
On May 3, 1802 Washington DC was incorporated. Other notes include Columbus reaching Jamaica in 1494 and naval secretary Stoddert’s appointment in 1798. The history column also cites 1919 air travel, 1923 aviation achievement, 1944 quinine production, and 1945 Elbe surrender.
A compact clue list for a daily crossword with across and down items. Includes subjects like school abbr rodent ready money and terms such as cuckoos earthen jar irrigation and various numbered entries. Presents abbreviated and expanded crossword prompts and potential solutions across fields.
A psychologist warns drugs including tranquilizers tobacco and alcohol can dull male erotic response. He notes alcohol and sedatives may suppress arousal and urges men to seek his booklet How to Prevent Platonic Marriage for remedies and marital guidance via the newspaper.
Pvt Baldev Singh Purewall of Fresno California a 19 year old born in India follows Sikh custom requiring uncut hair and a turban. The Army allows the practice but requires a steel helmet over the turban when needed.
Police were called to investigate a man praying on church steps in northeast Denver after the church was found locked. The man told officers he wished to pray. A nervous neighbor likely alerted authorities.
AP Television critic CYNTHIA LOWRY assigns a tepid review to NBC’s Hall of Fame adaptation The Admirable Crichton starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna. Crichton leads a shipwrecked party from aristocrats to servants and back, but the 90 minute teleplay feels dated and lacking wit despite lavish sets and costumes.
James McKinley becomes the first Negro named to Carthage Tennessee town council in a 6 member election. The town has about 2,500 residents. The election occurred Thursday.
A partial listing shows a dense lineup from noon to ten PM with channels 2 5 7 and 9 presenting news talk sport dramas comedies and sports events including the Kentucky Derby and dogged nightline style programs. The schedule emphasizes variety across news sports movies and game shows across multiple networks.
Chickamauga Georgia mayor Frank Pierce, 44, was hospitalized after a skateboard mishap in his driveway. He said he was riding smoothly when he landed awkwardly, breaking his leg and twisting his legs under him.
At Cape Kennedy experts discuss creating a UN space agency to supervise satellites and a space court to settle disputes. They cite the 1966 space treaty and safety accords while exploring where free space begins and how lunar samples and antisatellite actions would be treated under international law.
About 200 Amish men from a 150-family colony in eastern Randolph and Pennsylvania built a barn in one day to replace a fire-destroyed structure. They worked dawn to dusk under Moss Miller, who designed it for his father-in-law Menno Herschberger, while women prepared a large farm dinner at noon.
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