Indicted Soviet Spy Abel Topped New York Case
Federal prosecutors accuse Rudolf Abel a 55 year old colonel of Soviet State Security of intelligence work in the United States. The Brooklyn based spy ring allegedly used microfilm hidden in everyday items and short wave radio to pass data to Moscow.
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Brooklyn
Rudolf Ivanovich Abel
United States
American Central Intelligence Agency
Brookyn Federal
Abel
Soviet Russia
Two Auto Crashes Injure Seven Near Morris
Seven people including three women a boy and three men received minor injuries in two crashes. At 8 a.m. four were hospitalized after a two car collision at routes 6 and 47 near Morris injuring Charles Phillips 76 Irving Abrams 45 Margaret 42 and Timothey 13. Abrams family released after treatment Phillips remained for shock. Abrams car westbound on 6 hit Phillips northbound on 47 according to sheriff. Another crash involved Leo Justice 42 and Lois Kingman with no further details.
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Morris Hospital
Morris
Charles Phillips
Irving Abrams
Chicago
Margaret
Timothey
Leo P. Justice
Verona
Lois J. Kingman
Two Bedroom Apartment for Rent in Mazon
Today’s want ads note a two bedroom four room apartment for rent in Mazon. A 1950 automobile is for sale due to overseas relocation. A wrist watch has been found and may be claimed.
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Mazon
George Franks Elected Alderman in Morris Special Election
George Franks of 518 Wauponsee Street won the Morris second ward alderman seat in a special election Tuesday with 226 votes, Fred Patti receiving 95. A canvass next week will formalize his oath. Franks will serve two years until May 1, 1959, and join three committees: Building and Maintenance chair, License and Inspection, and Street and Alley.
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George Franks
Wauponsee St
Morris
Mlaovilil Luimmpic
Franks
Fred Patti
Wauponsee Street
Donald Caisley
Robert Ryder
Walter Greenfield
Caisley
Weather Outlook Maintains Fair Spell Then Showers
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts continued fair weather today with a chance of showers by Sunday or Monday. Temperatures stay near normal or slightly above for five days as a 53 degree low gave way to around 60 tonight. 9 am reads 70 and Tuesday's high near 79. Thursday expected warmer with minor changes thereafter.
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Mercury
Pyatt
Defect in One TV Set Cited as Probable Cause of Boy's Death
A Chicago coroner's jury ruled a portable television set caused the death of 6 year old Howard Erenstein by electric shock. The jury found a defective wiring float between cabinet and ground. General Electric officials said the accident is the first of its kind and GE will seek to prevent recurrence.
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Chicago
Howard Erenstein
General Electric Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Skokie
Herbert Riegelman
General Electric
Eisenhower weighs Civil Rights Bill fate after Congress acts
President Eisenhower said he will wait to see Congress final action on the Civil Rights bill before deciding to veto or accept. He argues early statements could harm the process and notes he would veto if the Senate version stands unchanged. Debate centers on a jury trial amendment and its impact on federal courts and enforcement.
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Eisenhower
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Senate
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Knowland
California
Johnson
William Rogers
Sen. Saltonstall
R-Mass
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Saltonstall
Rogers
Carbon Hill Homecoming Opens Tonight
Carbon Hill hosts a multi day homecoming in the village park from tonight through Sunday with baseball games featuring Yankees against Dodgers and Cubs against White Sox, an Illinois Pony League matchup, oldtimers versus Coal City, and a 6 30 p m soccer clash between Atlas Club Mexican team and Lithuanian S C.
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White Sox
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Coal City All-Stars
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John Dzuris
Bob Newberry
Milford Heintz
Sam Fulton
Elmer Emanuelson
Spike Togliatto
Soppie Endist
Giggie Price
Eddie Washburn
Tommy Clayton
Morris
Jack Major
Atlas Club
Lithuanian S. C
Chicago National Soccer League
Morris Bands to Compete at Riverview Park Tournament
Morris Grade and High School bands have been selected to perform at Riverview Park on August 22 and 23 under Floyd B. Wilson. Grade school members visit August 22 and high school on August 23, with buses transporting the ensembles. The annual River view Park event caps ten weeks of rehearsals, featuring parade evenings along the midway with multiple bands from the four state area.
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Floyd B. Wilson
First Lady Doing Fine After Operation
Washington Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower rests in a three room Walter Reed suite after a two hour gynecological operation. White House press secretary James Hagerty said her condition is fine and she has slept much of the afternoon while President Eisenhower visited and left with a wax paper package.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Hagerty
Eisenhower
Man Fines Himself $2.80 After Slapping Lord Altrincham
A 64 year old ex soldier and merchant seaman Philip Kinghorn Burbidge pleaded guilty in Bow Street Crim inal Court to striking 33 year old Lord Altrincham who had criticized Queen Elizabeth II. He was fined one pound for the offense.
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Elizabeth II
Philip Kinghorn Burbidge
Bow Street
Altrincham
Burbidge
Laurence Dunne
League of Empire Loyalists
Prince Philip
Kingsway Avenue
Burbridge
Flooded Areas Eligible for Emergency Farm Loans
Illinois designated Grundy Iroquois Kankakee and Will counties as flood disaster areas eligible for Farmers Home Administration emergency loans at 3 percent. The designation runs through June 30, 1958 after heavy rains and floods damaged crops. FHA supervisor Vincent Brandal will coordinate loans from his office at 224 Liberty Street.
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Iroquois
Kankakee
Will
Illinois
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Ariculture Department
M. E. Tascher
University of Illinois Extension Service
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Farm Bureau
James F. Holderman
Tascher
Vincent Brandal
FHA
Kendall
LaSalle Countes
Liberty Street
Grundy County
Illinois Crop Report Service
Illinois River
Thousands of Chinese High Schoolers Riots Mark Uprising
Report from Peiping via HK News Agency states over 1,000 students in Hankyang and nearby Wuhan area rioted on June 12 and 13 against the Communist party. They beat Communists, kidnapped officials, damaged offices, and attempted to seize an ammo depot while chanting anti party slogans. Ringleaders were arrested.
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Hongyang
China
Communist Party
Red New China News Agency
Peiping
Hankyang
Wuhan
Hupeh
Kuomintang
Chiang Kai-Shek
Formosa
Mao Tze Tung
Mao
Soviet Syria aid accord signed after lengthy talks
Moscow reports say the Soviet Union pledged extensive economic and technical assistance to Syria under a new agreement signed Tuesday night after two weeks of negotiations.
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Soviet Union
Syria
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