06 May 1967
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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1967
Page
1
A Tuesday flood from Little Nettle Creek at Morris Hospital drew anglers of all ages to the banks after the waters carried in a carp run from nearby strip mines. Myron Green, a longtime Herald fisherman and patient, reports the fish vanished the same night as the river rose.
Morris State Garage received a safety plaque for the best personal injury safety record in District No. 3 for 1966. Presentation by James Alexander noted the Morris storage area had one accident and no lost-time incidents, outpacing four other maintenance sites. Eleven-county district includes Grundy, LaSalle, Kendall, Will, and Putnam areas.
The New Orleans States Item reports District Attorney Jim Garrison will argue Oswald acted as an undercover CIA agent aiding anti-Castro Cubans. The piece says evidence increasingly links CIA activities to Kennedy's death, contrasting Warren Commission findings that Oswald acted alone and was not a Communist.
Temperatures stay cool with rain possible as overcast skies prevail. Highs reach the 50s with a slight warmup expected Sunday and more sun. Friday recorded a 51 degree high at Collins Weather Station with a 34 low and 42 at 6 15 p.m. Noisy precipitation totaled 32 for the 24 hour period ending 6 p.m. downtown Morris reading was 43 degrees.
AP Hong Kong reports wall posters in Canton claim Mao Tse tung offered to let Liu Shao chi keep the presidency if Liu publicly confesses sins and supports Mao. Posters signed by pro Mao Red Guard claim Mao would make a deal to settle their power feud, while experts doubt or suspect faked signs.
Auditions and rehearsals underway for the second annual Morris area grade school band festival. More than 300 children from Gardner Mazon Coal City Morris Seneca Marseilles and Nettle Creek will perform under guest conductors and two bands directed by Joe Ciontea and John Kinnison. Tickets available at the door.
President Johnson received the first weekly report from new Vietnam ambassador Ellsworth Bunker. The document highlights election progress in villages, a price drop, reduced Saigon congestion, and fewer civilian casualties and kidnappings. Bunker cites 8,948 selected for 984 councils and 2,511,455 voters turnout at 77 percent.
The Olin Foundation of New York City donates 2.5 million to Bradley University for a new building named the Olin Hall of Science. Charles L. Horn, foundation president, presents the gift and envisions a 40 million endowment to support Bradley's future needs.
Morris reflects on Gebhard Brewery once a modern, well equipped plant spanning four buildings at Washington Street. Prohibition changed it to Brown Milling Company, now abandoned. city to consider condemnation as plans to reopen a flour mill stall. Brown contemplates revival but no progress since.
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