Man Led Double Life for 27 Years Across Illinois and Florida
Chicago lawyer Joseph Imburgio Bulger, who died in a 1966 Midway crash, maintained two families across Illinois and Florida. He married Elsie Tomm in Melrose Park, built wealth as a young man, and was linked to Chicago crime circles while working weeks in Chicago and commuting to the South on weekends.
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Unione Siciliana
Tony
Big Tuna
Accardo
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Ricca
Better Government Assn
Sallee Bulger
Elsie
Western Northwest Forest Fires Surge Across Region
More than 400 new fires flare in Idaho Oregon Montana and British Columbia as hot dry weather and lightning threaten the Northwest. Fire crews race to curb major blazes with manpower shortages and vast timberland burnings reported.
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British Columbia
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International Woodworkers of America
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South Dakota
California
Pickup Leaves Road Kills Olin Man
Leslie H. Schroder, 49, of rural Olin, died from fatal head injuries after his pickup left a gravel road 40 miles south of Wyoming around 1 15 am Tuesday. Patrolman Tom Toner and Deputy Arnold Latuska said he apparently lost control on a curve, the vehicle veered into a ditch twice, and Schroder was thrown from the truck. Funeral arrangements were set to transfer from Hayden funeral home in Wyoming to Didesch in Dubuque.
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Tom Toner
Anamosa
Arnold Latuska
Monticello
Schroder
Hayden Funeral Home
Didesch Funeral Home
Dubuque
Rain Drenches Northern Iowa As Cedar Rapids Totals Rise
showers and thundershowers crossed northern Iowa, reaching southern counties. Mason City saw 1.8 inches of rain as Cedar Rapids recorded .67 inches by noon Tuesday, pushing August total to 7.43 inches versus 2.97 normal. Year-to-date precipitation stands at 25.20 inches.
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Sinkhole Swallows Teen and Horse Near Trenton
Rescue teams frantically dug to reach a 50 foot sinkhole believed to trap Cecil Davis, 19, and his horse after a collapse that left six feet of water at the bottom. Deputies reported hoofprints and horsehair at the edge as workers enlarged the entry and a dragline was used. About 100 searchers combed the area amid fears a violent storm had stranded them.
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Alden Akins
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Peace Corps Moves Nigerians to Lagos from Midwest
In a Tuesday announcement a Peace Corps spokesman said volunteers previously stationed in midwestern Nigeria have been relocated to Lagos the capital city. The move follows security and operational reassessments affecting several regions.
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Time To Belt Chinese
Retired Gen. Mark Clark urged military action against Red China at the Veterans of Foreign Wars awards banquet in New Orleans. He warned that unchecked nuclear development would cause more headaches and said only force would bring the communists to the conference table. He cited 50,000 U.S. and 300,000 South Korean troops on the DMZ and warned against backing down in Vietnam.
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British Bar Exit of Peking Envoys
London bans all Chinese Communist diplomats and staff from leaving Britain after protests near the British mission in Peking. Demonstrators reportedly set fire to the mission office with staff inside, though Foreign Office says contact with the mission is disrupted.
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Two 17 Year Olds Held After Asthmador Intake
Two 17 year old youths were arrested for drunkenness and remained jailed Tuesday recovering from effects of Asthmador capsules. A citizen found them in a drunken condition in the 500 block of Twelfth Avenue SE and turned them in. Three capsules of Asthmador powder were found with one boy. The powder, containing stramonium and belladonna alkaloids, is used for asthma relief but was reportedly taken to get high. The pair showed enlarged pupils incoherence and hallucinations upon arrival at the city jail.
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Two Jets Downed in Red China During Vietnam War Actions
Saigon dispatch reports a heavy Monday raid cost the U.S. six planes, with two jets reportedly downed in Red China while fleeing MIGs and SAMs. Other strikes targeted Hanoihaiphong areas. communists claimed eight U.S. planes shot down.
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Air Power Key to Vietnam War Outcomes McConnell Testifies
General John McConnell told a Senate subcommittee that air attacks on North Vietnam foiled an enemy plan to split South Vietnam. He warned lack of airpower could have required 800,000 more U.S. troops and $75 billion, while praising bombing gains in Hanoi’s war effort. He noted air power gives Washington initiative in the conflict.
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John McConnell
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Vietnam
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Hanoi
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Guardianships flagged to skirt school residency rules
The Cedar Rapids School Board warned against using legal guardianships to evade residency requirements after reports of high school students, including some athletes, changing guardians to transfer schools. President Ernest Pence urged guardians to supervise and attend meetings, while board members emphasized avoiding circumvention of policy 5117.
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Kennedy School
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Kennedy
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Trickey
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