Prom Night Tragedy Claims Seven In Shelbyville
On May 15 1959 in Shelbyville Illinois seven teens Irene Moon Jerry Hayes Judy Keen Dorothy Thomas Lyle Pfeiffer Lorraine Pfeiffer and others die when their car is struck by the Louisiana Express train at a crossing after prom festivities. Ivan Moon survives with injuries.
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Saul Pett Profile Highlighted by AP News Features
AP News features writer Saul Pett is celebrated for covering a wide range of assignments from polar explorers to beatniks in San Francisco. His work focuses on the human element behind events and includes profiles of Eisenhower Hoffa Goldfine Salk and other notable figures. Pett, born in Passaic New Jersey, 40 years ago, is a Missouri School of Journalism graduate who joined AP in 1946 after six years with INS. He is married with three daughters.
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