Waist worries and weight loss trends in America
A collage of trivia and notes opens with obesity rising as a social concern with seven million seeking help yearly and one in four people facing a girth issue. It shifts to light items on driving tips, Alamo origins, marriage advice, and medical wonders from the sea, including coral life studies and historic relics like Kenyapithecus Wickeri.
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New York
Randolph Ray
Hirohito
Japan
Africa
Kenyapithecus Wickeri
William Wordsworth
Thomas de Quincey
Samuel Johnson
William Hazlitt
Henry David Thoreau
William T. Sherman
Market rally lifts stocks on tax surcharge hopes
The New York market climbed as prospects for a tax hike linked to a $6 billion spending cut boosted confidence. The Dow rose to 901.83, trading heavy with gains led by steel and savings and loan shares amid forecasts of tax and credit policy shifts. New activity centered on Imperial Corp of America and Occidental Petroleum with broad advances across sectors.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Dow Jones
Wall Street
Johnson
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Steels
Associated Press
Imperial Corp. of America
Great Western Financial
First Charter Financial
California Financial
U.S. Steel
IBM
Xerox
du Pont
Raytheon
Control Data 2
Merck
Sperry Raw
Zenith
Alcoa
American Smelting
Phelps Dodge
Eastman Kodak
Grain Quotations and Market Terms Consolidated
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Butter and Eggs Market Report from Chicago
Mercantile Exchange telegram shows butter prices with grades AA 66 and AA 93 for 93 score, A 66 for 92, B 63 for 90, and C 60 for 89. Eggs grade A whites fetch 28, mediums 23, standards 24.
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Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
Chicago grain prices and soybeans report
Chicago market update lists wheat No 2 hard 1.434 per bushel, No 2 soft red 1.3634, corn No 2 yellow 1.17, No 4 yellow 1.1154, No 5 yellow 1.0844, sample grade yellow 1.00. oats No 2 extra heavy white 82.4. soybeans No 1 yellow 2.73. soybean oil 8.50.
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Chicago
Crashes and outdoor deaths marked long holiday weekend
The report notes 488 highway fatalities in a four day period from 6 p.m. May 15 to midnight May 19, with 12 beating deaths and 32 drownings in outdoor accidents. It also advises removing white ribs and seeds from green peppers before use.
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Associated Press
Young offenders put on probation in two break ins
Delinquency petitions against Dace Keeling a 16 year old of Benton Street and a 15 year old Channahan youth were heard by Associate Circuit Judge Robert Malmquist. Keeling faced charges for the Jack's Supermarket break-in with Michael Crase while Crase and the 15 year old were linked to Osmanson's Garage. Keeling and the Channahan youth go on probation for one year with weekly probation officer reports and quarterly court appearances. Crase remains unheard as he is a patient at Manteno State Hospital.
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Dace Keeling
Benton Sr
Channahan
Robert W. Malmquist
Jack’s
Liberty St
Osmanson’s
Keeling
Michael Crase
Mazon
Crase
Osmanson's
Malmquist
Manteno State Hospital
First Heart Transplants Reported in Canada and Argentina
A 59 year old Canadian and a 54 year old Argentinian received hearts from stroke victims, marking the first transplants in their countries. In Montreal Albert Murthy received a donor heart from Mrs Gerard Rondeau, and in Buenos Aires Antonio Enrique Serrano received Emilio Tomasetti’s heart at Clinica Modela. The procedures raise the world total to 19 transplants.
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Montreal
Albert Murphy
Montreal Heart Institute
Paul David
Gerard Rondeau
David
Buenos Aires
Antonio Enrique Serrano
Emilio Tomasetti
Clinica Modela
Arias Wins Panama Presidency Third Time
Dr Arnulfo Arias was declared Panama's president for the third time after the May 12 election. He led rival David Samudio by 41 545 votes with National Guard backing, while Samudio challenged the count arguing force influenced the result. An electoral tribunal ruled the board's tally valid, nullifying Samudio's claim without Guard support.
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Panama
Arnulfo Arias
David Samudio
Arias
The
National Guard
Samudio
National Election Board
Lost items turned in to Morris police
Three items found and turned over to Morris police on Thursday include a black AM FM transistor radio and a minnow bucket found near the Stratton State Park boat dock at 4 p.m. A pair of black horn rimmed glasses in a brown case found on U S 6 near Union Street were turned in at noon.
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Morris Police
Stratton State Park
Union St
Curfew Violation Fine for 17 Year Old Keeling
Keeling, 17, of 808 Wauponsee, paid a $15 fine and $5 costs for an April 18 curfew violation cited at 2 15 by Morris officer William Strum. He was also cited April 22 for a curfew violation.
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Dace Keeling
Wauponsee
Keeling
Morris
William
Direct Flights Link Miami Guadalajara Mexico City
Aeronaves de Mexico now offers direct service from Miami to Mexico City and Guadalajara. Guadalajara, a major Mexican city, is noted for its climate and hospitality and serves as a gateway to Puerto Vallarta, an emerging seaside resort.
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Miami
Fla
Aeronaves de Mexico
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Mexico
Puerto Vallarta
Navy investigates Brandy Wine voice in mystery broadcast
The Navy suspects a non military vessel may have broadcast a voice identified as Brandy wine on Wednesday. Coast guard teams search potential vessels while family members of the Scorpion crew endure crank calls from supposed Navy officers.
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Navy
Schade
Coast Guard
Continental Shelf
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Helicopter downed as Viet Cong activity escalates in Indochina
Reports from the central highlands say enemy forces moved 100mm Soviet artillery along the Ho Chi Minh trail into Laos and Cambodia. Military sources record North Vietnamese artillery firing 10 rounds at a U S 4th Infantry Division base ten miles west of Dak To and near the Vietnam Laos Cambodia border junction.
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Central Highlands
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Cambodia
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Dak To
Vietnam
Three Accidents Mar Memorial Day in Grundy County
Three minor crashes during the Memorial Day weekend in Grundy County left three youths and two adults with minor injuries. A pickup with a camper rolled after hitting a gravel hole near Gardner injuring a 15 year old passenger. A two car rear end on the Illinois River Bridge near Illinois 47 injured four people with sprains and damage to both vehicles.
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Grundy
John Olson
James Bozne
Gardner
Danny Hipple
Illinois River Bridge
Illinois 47
Pontiac
Steven C. Wix
North St
Chevrolet
Nelson L. Stephens
Box
Braidwood
Carol Stephens
Marie Spuris
Stephens
Morris Hospital
Wix
Tractor Fire at Peacock Farm Near Stockdale Road
Morris volunteer firemen were called at 11 50 a m to the Arthur Peacock farm north of Stockdale Road when wiring on a tractor caught fire. The blaze was extinguished before firemen arrived.
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Morris
Arthur Peacock
Stockdale Rd
Traffic Court Fines Paid In Circuit Court Division
John J. Gorman Jr. of Hinsdale paid a $10 fine and $5 costs for driving 79 in a 70 mph zone on Interstate 80 near Minooka Road. Henry G. Braun of Joliet paid a $10 fine and $5 costs for disobeying a stop sign at Interstate 80 and Minooka Road.
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Magistrate Division
Circuit Court
John J. Gorman Jr
Hinsdale
Gorman
Forrest
Interstate 80
Minooka Road
Henry G. Braun
Joliet
Steve Riley
Revoke Kenneth Grove's License
The license of Kenneth L. Grove of 216 E. Washington St was revoked for driving while intoxicated according to a release from Secretary of State Paul Powell. Also listed for revocation were Winfred D. Young and James D. Wallace with suspensions following multiple violations. Gary A. Egeland's license was suspended for curfew violation.
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Kenneth L. Grove
E. Washington St
Paul Powell
Winfred D. Young
Rte. 3
Wilmington
James D. Wallace
N. School St
Braidwood
Gary A. Egeland
Rte. 1
John Nolte Dies at 84 in Nursing Home
John Nolte aged 84 died at 1 p.m. at Morris Lincoln Nursing Home after a week there. He was father of Mrs. Arthur Peacock of 890 Armstrong Street. He previously lived with the Peacock family. Funeral arrangements are pending at Dysert Funeral Home in Granville.
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John Nolte
Arthur Peacock
Armstrong St
Morris Lincoln
Peacocks
Dysert Funeral Home
Granville
Graham urges safe driving during Memorial Day meeting
Evangelist Billy Graham urged motorists to drive unto others as you would have them drive unto you at a Memorial Day gathering in Raleigh. Graham, whose home is in Montreal North Carolina, spoke at the North Carolina Church men's Committee for Religious Concern for Traffic Safety event.
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Raleigh, N.C
Billy Graham
Graham
Montreal
N.C
North Carolina
Churchmen’s Committee For
Powerful T-4-L foot germ killer ad claims overnight relief
An advertorial notes T-4-L as a powerful antiseptic for itchy sweaty feet and foot odor. It promises overnight relief and a full 48 cent back guarantee if not satisfied, available today at all drug stores.
Child Rescuer Beth Mason Saves 2-Year-Old Guy Gibson
In Covington Tennessee Beth Mason aged 3 pulled 2-year-old Guy Gibson from a water filled septic tank near their home on Wednesday. Mrs Gibson the boy's mother praised her for thinking to grab his hand avoiding both drowning.
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Alamo
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el Alamo
American Stock Exchange
Cope
Econe
BORDA
Chicago Cash Grain
Marseilles
Scout de France
Rue de Ponthieu
Paris
Kenneth Grove
Hornsby’s
Sycamore Lawn
Briggs & Stratton Engines
Bedford
Remington
Selektronic
Remington Boo Selectro
Hire
Liberty
Walgreen
Selectro
Sperry
Rand Corporation
Chrysler Motors Corportion
Plymouth
Ford
Chevy
Grundy Motors, Inc
Division Street
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