Excessive Heat Blamed for Hastened Deaths
Chicago AP reports 30 elderly patients died at Alton State Hospital last month due to excessive heat in wards. Pathologist Alex G. Zeghy said deaths were natural but hastened by high temperature and humidity. State advisory board urged more air conditioning, immediate insect control, $500,000 for more nurses, and closer monitoring by Dr. Robert Steck of Zone Seven.
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Chicago
Alton State Hospital
Alex G. Zeghy
Otto Kerner
Board of Mental Health Commissioners
Alton
Department of Mental Health
Illinois
Mental Health Department
Robert Steck
Zone Seven
East St. Louis
Medium orange rind and juice yields described
A medium orange typically yields 1 to 2 tablespoons of grated rind and about one third of a cup of juice.
Engagements and Service News From Coal City Area
Patti Tunner to wed Bill Wills at Assumption Church August 27 at 3 PM with reception at Lions Hall. Karen Lynn Cleal to marry Douglas John Farrell August 27 at St Patrick's Church Ransom followed by church parlors reception. Local service members Pfe Ronald L Hutton, Pvt Frank Jisa Jr, Sp4 Melvin Burt awaiting overseas or assigned duties. others on leave or travel.
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Coal City
John Tunner
Patti
Bill Wills
Elmer Wills
Assumption Catholic Church
Lions Hall
Russell Cleal
Ransom
Karen Lynn
Douglas John Farrell
John Farrell
St. Patrick’s Church
Pfe
Ronald L. Hutton
Ft. Meade, Md
Frank Jisa Jr
Fort Ord
Calif
Melvin Burt
San Francisco
Viet Nam
Leonard Fioritto
Air Force Base
Arizona
Major Interstate Crash Near Madison Traps 200 Cars
About 200 cars were involved in accidents along 29 miles of I-90 I-94 as heavy rain hit Sunday. Sixteen people were hospitalized. authorities closed a 20 mile southbound stretch linking Wisconsin Dells to Madison, Milwaukee, and Illinois. Most injured were from the Chicago area.
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Madison
Wis
State Highway Patrol
Wisconsin Dells
Madison Area
Milwaukee
Illinois
Chicago
Fulton Lewis Jr Dies of Heart Attack
Washington broadcaster and columnist Fulton Lewis Jr. dies at 63 after a heart attack in a Washington hospital. He hosted two Mutual newscasts and wrote the Washing ton Reports column carried in over 200 papers. Survived by wife Alice, daughter Alice Elizabeth, and son Fulton Lewis III. services set for Tuesday at St. David's Episcopal Church.
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Fulton Lewis Jr
Washington
Lewis
Old Washington Herald
Hearst
Universal Service
International News Service
Mutual Broadcasting System
Fulton Lewis III
Alice
Alice Elizabeth
St. David's Episcopal Church
Plan for Cupid in Bryant Park Move Draws Interest
New York Parks Commissioner Thomas Hoving proposes a computerized matchmaking system in Bryant Park Manhattan using an established dating service. The plan aims to upgrade the park while enforcing a curfew and discouraging loitering. The city would not be responsible for date outcomes or activities resulting from the matches.
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New York
Midtown Manhattan
Thomas P.F. Hoving
Hoving
Bryant Park
42Nd Street
Fifth Avenue
Cyclist Injured In Saturday Collision On Division Street
A 17 year old Honda rider, Larry A. Brooks of Route 4, sustained a hip injury after colliding with a 1964 Chevrolet driven by Carol D. Rose of 401 W. Washington St. The accident occurred at 5 20 p m on Division Street when the motorcycle could not stop for a turning car. Brooks was treated at an area hospital and released the next day. both vehicles suffered damage. Patrolman William Button investigated.
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Honda
Larry A. Brooks
Rte. 4
Division St
McKinley St
Chevrolet
Carol D. Rose
Washington St
Brooks
Morand
William Button
Charter River Service Company Incorporation Issued
A charter of incorporation is issued to River Enterprises Inc 1015 Douglas St to build repair and service marine equipment and supplies. Principals are Donald J Crowder Foster M Ford and Richard A Peterson authorized to issue up to 1000 shares par value 100. Atty August B Black of Black and Black handles correspondence.
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River Enterprises, Inc
Douglas St
Paul Powell
Donald J. Crowder
Foster M. Ford
Richard A. Peterson
August B. Black
Black and Black
Debra Smith Found Safe After Catskills Ordeal
Debra Smith, 7, was found alive after nearly 48 hours lost in dense Catskill woods five miles from the Maryland family's picnic spot at the Catskill Game Farm near Cairo. Volunteers located her on a ledge atop North Mountain about 4:30 pm Saturday. she told her father she was all right and showed only a few scratches and a cold.
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Watervliet
N.Y
John R. Smiths
Maryland
Debra
Catskill Mountains
Catskill
Cairo
North Mountain
John R. Smith
Andrews Air Force Base
Two boaters Cited on Illinois River by Inspectors
Conservation Inspectors James Darkhuff and Woodrow Barrett cited two boaters on the Illinois River Sunday. Arthur Naggs of Plano faces a fire extinguisher violation for operating a boat and John Peacock of Downers Grove is cited for pulling a skier without an observer.
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Illinois River
James Darkhuff
Woodrow Barrett
Arthur Naggs
Plano
John Peacock
Downers Grove
Seneca Falls to Become Eisenhower College Town
Seneca Falls in the Finger Lakes expects a 1,500-student college, Eisenhower College, to begin in September. The project includes 30 buildings on a 215-acre lakefront campus, with $1.5 million pledged and $5.2 million in federal grants and loans, and a national campaign planned for the Golden Wedding anniversary of President Eisenhower.
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Seneca Falls
N.Y
New York
Finger Lakes
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower College
John C. Rosenkrans
Eisenhowers
Rosenkrans
Lake Cayuga
Earl J. McGrath
U.S. Commissioner of Education
University of Kansas
Robert Bokelman
U.S. Office of Education
Joseph D. Coffee
Columbia University
McGrath
Bokelman
Coffee
Migrant Charged With Forgery
A criminal complaint names Jose Arisa in a forgery case filed by Phillip C. Collins. Arisa allegedly forged a $250 check in Collins' name, prompting a Grundy County sheriff's report. Suspected of traveling to Litchfield, Kentucky, he was arrested there and held awaiting transfer back to Morris for prosecution.
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Jose Arisa
Phillip C. Collins
Arisa
Collins
Grundy County
Boat overturns after car skids on I 80 east ramp
A 1955 Mustang towing a boat and trailer skidded on wet pavement at 4:30 p.m. Sunday on the east ramp of Interstate 80. Driver Donald R. Baudino, 26, of Joliet, said his car slid causing the boat to come loose and overturn. Damage affected the car’s rear lower panel and hitch as well as the boat’s bottom and motor.
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Interstate 80
Donald R. Baudino
Joliet
Sheriff’s Office
Krug and Fisk Waive Indictments in Coal City Case
Jerry Krug and Kenneth Fisk, both 18, of Coal City waived grand jury indictments in circuit court this morning. They were arrested Aug. 13 for burglaries in the Coal City business district on July 28 and are currently out on bond. Hearings are set for September.
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Jerry Krug
Kenneth Fisk
Coal City
Krug
Fisk
Board of trustees backs new leadership with Strauss at helm
The board of trustees is led by Adm. Lewis L. Strauss, former Atomic Energy Commission chair. Members include James C. Hagerty, Eisenhower's press secretary and ABC executive, and Dr. Kevin McCann, former Defiance College president and Eisenhower speechwriter.
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Adm
Lewis L. Strauss
The
Atomic Energy Commission
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
White House
American Broadcasting Co
Kevin McCann
Defiance College
Driver Cited After Crash On Liberty St
Wayne J. Sampson 41 of 422 E Illinois Ave was cited for driving while intoxicated after his 1958 Oldsmobile rear ended Edward D. Slater 22 of Rte 2 Newark’s 1964 Chevrolet on Liberty Street at 10 45 p m The Slater car mounted the curb and struck a parking meter damaging it
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Wayne J. Sampson
Illinois Ave
Sampson
Liberty St
Edward D. Slater
Rte. 2
Newark
Slater
Sampson Held Overnight Then Released After Bond Posting
Sampson was held overnight in the city jail Saturday and transferred Sunday to the county jail. He posted a $100 cash bond Sunday and was released.
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Sampson
Car fire damages 1959 Chevrolet in Jefferson Street blaze
Roy Walker’s 1959 Chevrolet caught fire at 3 15 p m on Cemetery Road near Evergreen Cemetery causing extensive motor damage. Morris Fire Department responded to extinguish the blaze on the south side of the cemetery.
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Roy Walker
Jefferson St
Evergreen Cemetery
Cemetery Road
Morris Fire Department
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