Farmers Lose Battle With Giant Mosquitoes in Illinois
In Stonefort and Franklin Williamson counties a mosquito invasion cripples dairy output and forces residents indoors. An Illinois House bill seeks 10,000 dollars for control, while health officials urge draining swamps and spraying insecticide the main obstacle being funding.
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Illinois House of Representatives
C. L. McCormick
Marion Poggas
Franklin
Franklin County
Poggas
Zeigler
West Frankfort
Opera Singer and Mistress Die in Apparent Pact
Coroner ruled a prominent Charlotte opera singer shot his married sweetheart in a hotel room and then killed himself. Harold Swift Daniels 46 left a death by own action note but its contents were not disclosed. Both Daniels and Estelle Billings Goudey 30 were in the First Methodist Church choir and had attended choir practice hours earlier.
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W M . Summerville
Summerville
Harold Swift Daniels
Daniels
Estelle Billings Goudey
Goldwater Draft Push Expands at Washington Headquarters
Supporters of Barry Goldwater intensify activity in Washington with a new National Draft Goldwater Committee HQ near the White House. The operation, led by Peter O Donnell Jr and Jane Harrington, features petitions, brochures, and a July 4 rally at the National Guard Armory. Prominent speakers include Sen. John Tower Rep. John Ashbrook Gov. Paul Fannin and actors Walter Brennan William Lundigan and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Tickets and bumper stickers are in demand as volunteers number about 80 and mail runs 350 to 400 letters daily. Goldwater aides insist he would answer the call if drafted.
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UPT
Goldwater
National Draft Goldwater Committee
White House
GOP
Democratic National Committee
Arizona
Texas
Peter O'Donnell, Jr
Indiana
National Guard
John G. Tower
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Ariz
Paul Fannin
Hollywood
Walter Bren
Elderly Woman Survives Robbery After Climbing From Well
A 73 year old woman crawled 45 feet up a rocky abandoned well wall after being robbed and left for dead. Sheriff says a 17 year old boy Richard Stanton was arrested after two boys saw the incident and he confessed to grabbing the woman on a rural road and throwing her into the dry well.
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Adams
Young GOP President Backs Goldwater at Convention
Donald E. Lukens won the National Young Republicans chair with 318 votes on the second ballot over Charles McDevitt amid fights and sergeants at arms. Lukens pledged 100 percent support for Goldwater, aligning with the Liberty Amendment and U.S. withdrawal from the United Nations. Robert Gaston shifted votes to Lukens, signaling California’s backing, while McDevitt kept neutral on presidential favorites.
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San Francisco
UPI
National
Young Republicans
Barry Goldwater
United States
United Nations
McDevitt
Robert Gaston
Los Angeles
California
Lukens
House
Federal Jobs In Decrease
A Congressional report shows civilian federal payroll in May at 2,491,792, down 3,555 from April. Civilian agency employment totaled 1,437,479, down 1,418, and civilian workers in military agencies reached 1,054,313, down 2,137 from April.
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Washington
UPT
Strange Object Triggers Bomb Scare at Museum
A maintenance worker at the American Museum of Natural History spotted a device in the African Room and prompted a bomb scare. About 200 visitors were evacuated as police removed the object, later identified as a harmless parachute flare from an Arctic exhibit.
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New York
UPS
American Museum of Natural History
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