Mao Tze-tung Reemerges After Public Hiatus in China
In Tokyo the AP reports Mao Tze-tung, aged 72, met Albanian Premier Mehmet Shehu and delegation, first public appearance since late November. The New China News Agency and Peking radio note Lin Piao and Chou En-lai attended, with Mao hosting a banquet for the visitors.
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Communist New China
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Peking Radio
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Shanghai
China
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Ghana
Lin Piao
Central Committee
Chinese Communist Party
New China News Agency
Lin
Chou En-lai
J F Redmond Named Head of Chicago Public Schools
AP reports James F Redmond, with prior posts in Kansas City New Orleans and Syosset NY, was chosen to run Chicago public schools. Frank M Whiston said the board will ratify the committee’s unanimous selection. Redmond succeeds Benjamin C Willis.
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Chicago
James F. Redmond
Kansas City
New Orleans
Syosset
N. Y
Frank M. Whiston
The
Chicago Board of Education
Select
Redmond
Frank
Edward Connor
Fred F. Fitzgerald
W. Jefferson St
James
Margaret (Reardon) Redmond
Morris
Cornelius Reardon
Otto Ludwig
Gertrude Redmond
Nhoe
Benjamin C. Willis
Whiston
Jackie Coogan to debut on New York stage in Fatty musical
Jackie Coogan will play Fatty Arbuckle in the Broadway musical Fatty. Rehearsals begin in October with a mid-December opening.
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New York
Jackie Coogan
Fatty Arbuckle
Coogan
Fatty
Frost Damages Flowering Buds Across Morris Grundy Area
Frost and freezing temps mon night threatened flowering crops and shrubs in Morris and Grundy County. Collins Weather Station logged 27. Al Pilch noted variable damage to fruit trees and gardens, with lilacs and oats at risk depending on growth stage. Forecasts predict cooler days with low frost chances and gradual warming ahead.
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Morris
Grundy
Collins
al Pilch
Pilch
Weather outlook and temperatures across regions
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts fair and mild tonight with a low in the upper 30s. Wednesday will be partly cloudy and warmer with a high in the upper 50s. Thursday looks for showers and little temperature change. Collins Station logged 44/27 Monday and 9 am reading was 40. Heavy frost overnight and Morris district noon reading at 49.
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Alaska
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Lansing
Marquette
Mich
Key West
Fla
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Chicago
East Dubuque
Moline
Peoria
Champaign
Quincy
Rockford
Springfield
Vandalia
Belleville
U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris Business
Resume Trial Tomorrow of Damage Suit
The plaintiff's attorney rested after one witness in the damage suit for Helen Smith administrator against Aden Benham. Patricia A. Weinhold testified about James Smith's relationship with his children. Judge Dixon granted a dismissal and resumption at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
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Helen Smith
James Smith
Verona
Aden Benham
Linton
Ind
Atty
August Black
Patrica A. (Smith) Weinhold
Joliet
Weinhold
Smith
Walter Dixon
Public Hearing on School Space at Franklin School
The Morris Elementary Board of Education will hold a public hearing at 8 p.m. today at Franklin School to discuss providing added classroom space and educational facilities.
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Morris Elementary Board of Education
Franklin School
Grundy County Hears New Health Board Appointments
The Grundy County Board of Supervisors approved an eight member county health board at the May meeting. Lawyers, physicians, a dentist and four citizens were named including Dr. Barry Leng Dr. John Walter Dr. Leslie Tibbitts Earl Bingham Paul Kruse Mrs. Jean McCoy Arthur Allaben and Robert Breisch. The board will oversee a county health department to provide home health nursing services under Medicare beginning July 1 funded mostly by state and federal sources. A public hearing on the proposed county home is set for May 19 at 8 p.m. in the circuit court room. The June primary will carry the county home issue requiring four signs per precinct posted 30 days before the election. Chief Circuit Judge Walter Ryan reappointed Democrat William V. Peterson to the board of review. The session adjourned for a 1:30 p.m. resumption with a University of Illinois speaker scheduled.
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Minooka
Arthur Allaben
The
Morris Hospital
Robert Breisch
Verona
County Health Board
County Health Department
Burl Gonham
County Home Committee
Circuit Court Room
Gonham
Gotham
Ernest Moore
Nels P. Nelson
Nelson
Illinois motor fuel tax allotment to Morris listed
The Illinois Department of Finance reports Morris received 4175 dollars as its share of the 4 647 936 dollars in motor fuel taxes paid into the state treasury by Illinois municipalities during April.
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Morris
Illinois
Illinois Department of Finance
Developers Seek Annexation Here
City Council studied plans for Morocco Industrial Park a 17.20 acre site east of Illinois 47 near Roosevelt and Hoover Streets. Developer James E. McElwain proposed annexation with city sharing about 15000 of 45547 in street water sewer costs to spur small industries and future city revenue.
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Morocco Industrial Park
McElvain
Illinois 47
Roosevelt and
Hoover Sts
McElwain
Lester Johnson
Judiciary Committee
Atty. Eugene Hayes
Jean A. McCoy
West Jefferson
Morris Community High School
Donald Caisley
Atty. Hayes
Carl Hauser
Walter Deuchler
Aurora
Hauser
Broadview
Chicago
Illinois Department of Health
Morris Chamber Votes to Buy Yale Decorations
The Morris Chamber of Commerce approved purchasing about $5,000 in new Christmas decorations for the retail division. The directors will cover $2,500 over five years and seek $2,500 from the City of Morris. They also invite the City Council to appoint a representative to the Chamber board. Six industrial committee members plus A. Frank Leathers will attend a state industrial development meeting in Peoria. Directors will study the proposed grade school bond issue without taking a position.
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Morris Chamber of Commerce
Morris
Chamber Board of
A. Frank Leathers
State Chamber of Commerce
Peoria
Ted Conley
John George
William Norton
Walter Hundt
Atty. S. J. Holderman
Arthur Hornsby
Revamp Plan for Illinois Public Schools Proposed
The Illinois Task Force on Education recommended sweeping changes to finance and organize public schools. A nine member state board of education would appoint a new superintendent, regional school boards would replace county superintendents, and 200 district units would be created. State funding would rise from 330 to 600 dollars per pupil, boosting annual aid from 244 million to 461 million.
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Chicago
Illinois Task Force On Education
Board of Education
Superintendent of Public Instruction
William MccLure
McLure
Educational Research Bureau
University of Illinois
State Board of Education
Otto Kerner
State Senate
Kerner
State General Assembly
Dirksen Injures Hip in Hospital
Senator Everett M. Dirksen Republican leader of the Senate fractured his right hip at Walter Reed Army Medical Center during a routine checkup. The 70 year old aide said he fell from his bed at about 3 30 a m and will undergo surgery to reduce the fracture with a hospital stay of several weeks expected.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Dirksen
Senate
Walter Reed
Five Killed In Saigon Mine and Shootout
Viet Cong mine exploded in central Saigon triggering a fierce gunbattle as U S sentries fired on crowds. Five people died and 29 to 32 were wounded, including a policeman, three women, and a child. Eight Americans and at least 21 Vietnamese civilians were injured.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. Army
Hai Ba Trung
Guam
USS
Air Force
Navy
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Viet Nam
Mu Gia Pass
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Plan to survey Mazon Creek this year for pollution study
Illinois plans a year long survey of six streams including Mazon Creek to assess pollution effects and aid recreational planning. Other sites include upper Vermilion Mackinaw and South Fork of the Sangamon Shoal Cahokia Creeks with prior work on Rock Kishwaukee Sangamon and lower Kaskaskia. The study requires sampling fish, occasionally killing a few in a small section with a non toxic chemical, a negligible share of the population.
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Mazon Creek
William T. Lodge
Illinois Department of Conservation
Illinois
Mackinaw
Sangamon
Kaskaskia
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