Graham Launches Fifth Week of NY Crusades
Billy Graham appeals to 37,000 at Madison Square Garden in New York to reflect on whether Jesus is the son of God or a fraud. He ties the parable of the prodigal son to prodigal sinners returning to God, saying heaven rejoices when one repents. Gov. Frank Clement attends as Graham outlines plans to extend crusade beyond July 21.
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God
Orir
Evangelist
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Graham
Ory
Toka Doe
All Heaven
Aera He -Saig
Frank Clement
Bos
Peggy Joyce 1920s Glamour Girl Dies in New York
Peggy Joyce, famed 1920s glamour figure who starred on Broadway and in Ziegfeld Follies, died of throat cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering. She was about 64. Survived by her sixth husband Andrew C Meyer of New York and Woodbury Connecticut. long history of marriages and divorces marked by public headlines.
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Pepzy Hopkins
Joyce
Memorial Center For
Andrew
C_ Meyer
New York
Woodbury
Conn
Borm
Norfolk
Margaret ‘Upton
Ion-Paire
Lumberman
Florida
French Riviera
Tired Old Ships In Military Fling
NORFOLK VA Ships of the United States and 17 foreign nations broke formation today after an international review display that showcased military grandeur. Adm Arleigh Burke praised the aging vessels noting they are obsolete yet capable of sweeping mines or sinking submarines if needed.
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Adm
Arleigh A. Burke
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Burke
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Northampton
Funeral Rites Slated For Jimmy Dorsey
Funeral services for bandleader Jimmy Dorsey will be offered at St. Patrick's Cathedral Saturday at 10 a.m. He died yesterday from lung cancer. The public may view the body today from 2 p.m. to midnight tomorrow. Burial will be in Annunciation Church Cemetery, Stenandozh, Pa, his birthplace, with Roman Catholic rites. Dorsey was divorced from Jane Porter in 1949 and never remarried.
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Annunciation Church Cemetery
Stenandozh
Jimmy
Major Railroads and Conductors Union Settle Pay Dispute
Major railroads and the 20,000 member Conductors Union settled an eight month wage dispute with a three year contract granting total hourly increases of 26 percent. The agreement, announced by the National Railway Mediation Board, includes immediate 12 percent raises retroactive to November 1, 1956, plus 7 cents in 1957 and 1 cent in 1938, with a cost of living escalator clause.
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National Railway
Leverett Edwards
Jrom
Henley Accident Causes 700 Dollars in Damages
An early today two vehicle collision near Henley in Cole County caused about 700 dollars in damage. Drivers Donald E. Jones and Dean Shorter escaped injury as their trucks collided while crossing center and forcing Jones back to his lane. The incident was reported by the State Highway Patrol.
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Dean Shorter
Elcona
Jones
Delayed Sentence for 19 Year Old in Log Bombing Case
Circuit Judge Michael J. Carrotl deferred sentencing Reginald Drant a 19 year old Ladue High School student after guilty plea on a reduced charge in the log bombing of a state trooper. A pre sentence investigation by the state probation office was ordered likely taking four to five weeks. Drant will remain free on a $5,000 bond pending the inquiry. The earlier trial ended with a conference between defense attorney Charles Shaw and Prosecuting Attorney Edward A. Carnholz, resulting in a six month county jail term for a reduced charge of common assault. A separate accident report notes a 16 pound piece of wood from an overpass struck a windshield on May 27, 1956. Dedication of a marker to memory held at Centralia.
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Michael J. Carrotl
Reginald Drant
State Probation and Parole Office
Ladue High School
Drant
Charles Shaw
Edward A. Carnholz
Shaw
Mrris
Crippled Port Mackerie Towline Secured East of Auckland
The British freighter Port Mackerie, 8,200 tons, with 673 aboard, was taken in tow by the TM Captain about 570 miles east of Auckland after drifting helplessly on heavy Pacific seas since yesterday.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Bicycles Outnumber People on Nantucket Island
Nantucket Island hosts 4,300 bicycles and about 3,510 residents as Senator Ren Mooney D Nantucket urges legislation for new bicycle paths. The island sits 30 miles off Cape Cod, highlighting the need for safe routes.
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Boston
Nantucket Island
Ren
Robert F. Mooney
Nantucket
Mooney
Cape Cod
Massacre Marker Honored Near Wabash Station
Arthur Atkinson, president of the Wabash Railroad Co., presented a marker at Centralia yesterday to honor Union soldiers killed in the Civil War massacre. The Sept 27, 1864 raid by guerrillas robbed a train and killed about 150 Union troops aboard it.
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U.S
Centralia
Arthur Atkinson
Louis
Wabash Railroad Co
Wabash Station
Seve
House Appropriations OK Lower Mississippi Flood Fund
The House Appropriations Committee approved a 58.92 million dollar flood control appropriation for the Lower Mississippi River and tributaries. The measure trims the president's 59 million dollar proposal, adding a 50 thousand dollar Bayou Meto planning fund and directing 122 thousand dollars to Memphis harbor work.
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Eisenhower
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Mississippi River
Louisiana
Mississippi
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Missouri
Tennessee
Kentuc- Congress
Allland Control
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Army Engineers
Memphis Harbor
Athletes Foot Germ Killer Claims Fast Action
An advertisement claims a strong germicide from Brandenberse Co. eliminates athlete’s foot germs in one hour. It touts instant jars used day or night and warns the product targets infected skin with a rapid killing action.
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Panarog Counter
Committee Deliberates on Budget Adjustments and Appropriation
The discussion notes a $122,600 reallocation within the total budget and states the sum is not a hike in the budget. Engineers would trim other projects to cover the amount. The committee failed to provide a breakdown for the $558,950,000 appropriation.
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Jefferson Rug CO
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