Girard and Candy Prep for U S Trip After Japan Decision
William S. Girard and his wife Haru Candy Girard move to leave Japan for the United States after Maebashi prosecutors opt not to seek a stiffer penalty for the fatal shot on January 30. The Army soldier, 22, faces discharge and a four year probation. Candy plans to obtain an immigrant visa.
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Gene Kramer
Drew
Japan
William S. Girard
Candy
United States
Illinois
Maebashi
Kaname Watanabe
Naka Sakai
Watanabe
Supreme Procurator’s
Tokyo
Girard
Ottawa
Haru
Candy" Girard
Yokohama
U. S
America
Girards
Anderson
San Francisco
Dorothy Girard
Rutland Man Hurt In Route 47 Car Crash
I Miller of Rutland was treated for chest injuries and facial lacerations after his car was wrecked on Route 47 south of the Hume school corner. Investigators blamed a faulty steering gear as the car struck a culvert wall and a utility pole. the chief deputy labeled the vehicle a total loss.
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I. Miller
Rutland
Mazon
Hume School
James Bell
Four Bedroom Home Near Atomic Plant Want Ad
Four bedroom home for rent near atomic plant. Baby buggy and playpen for sale both in excellent condition. Four room apartment available now with heat and water furnished. Ironings and housework wanted.
U S Satellite Launch Nears From Cape Canaveral
Engineers at Cape Canaveral shift to final checks for America's first space satellite with dawn launch planned. They replaced a fuel cooling valve and reduced second stage noise interference to prevent wobble and possible breakup of the 72 foot Vanguard rocket. Grand Central Rocket Co. president Charles E. Bartley expressed confidence in a successful flight if the first two stages function perfectly.
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Vanguard
Cape Canaveral
Fla
U.S. Navy
America
Charles E. Bartley
Redlands
Calif
Grand Central Rocket Co
Ike Asks Adlai To Attend NATO Meeting
President Eisenhower invited Adlai E. Stevenson to join the NATO summit in Paris. Stevenson said a decision on attending the December 16 conference will take one to two weeks as he works with Secretary Dulles on Paris preparations.
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Ike
Adlai
NATO
Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
White House
Eisenhower
Paris
State Dulles
Stevenson
Joe Rowe The Toe Typist Makes A Sixth Grade Standout
Dallas student Joe Rowe, paralyzed by polio, earned straight A's last semester and skipped a grade. He attends Dan D Rogers school by telephone, typing with his toes on a special device. Teachers Ms Dress and Ms Pool praise his effort and range of activities despite his condition.
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Dallas
Joe Rowe
Pelio
Joe
San Antonio
Dan D. Rogers
Sarah Childress
Mary Pool
Sidney Rowe
Dad
Sharp probe finds promise and flaws in U S churches
A 6500 word State of the Churches report presented at the National Council of Churches assembly highlights renewed focus on eternal questions, critiques of church materialism, and the need for spiritual leadership amid rising membership and growth. The study notes high religiosity despite social ills and urges renewed emphasis on God and the Father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
National Council of Churches
U. S
Jesus Christ
Roswell P. Barnes
Winter Snow Affects Northern Illinois With Cold Outlook
Snow and freezing conditions hit northern Illinois and spread toward Grundy County this afternoon. A moving snowstorm could drop one to three inches in the area late today, with temperatures dipping to around 20 tonight. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and mid 30s, with a continued cold outlook into Thursday. Pyatt Weather Station reported 31 degrees at 9 am after a Monday night low of 24.
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Illinois
Grundy County
Pyatt
Community Nativity Scene fund reaches 1250 dollars
Morris organizations respond generously to raise funds for a life sized Nativity Scene in the business district. A committee coordinates purchase and erection with plans for carol singing and a suitable display location.
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Morris
Harold M. Kelley
Morris Ministerial Assn
Creche
Morris Methodist Church
A. J. Swansbro
Fred Heffler
Nels Nelson
H. C. Montanus
Heffler
Carpenter's Union
Governor Dwight Green In Serious But Stable Condition
Illinois Governor Dwight H. Green, 60, is hospitalized at Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago with a chest ailment. Family and doctors declined to discuss specifics while a hospital spokesman called his condition satisfactory and not much changed since admission on November 21.
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Chicago
Dwight H. Green
Presbyterian Hospital
Green
Boy Killed Playing With Rifle in Ottawa Ill
Twelve year old David Kennedy was killed in Ottawa Illinois on Sunday when a rifle he and a friend were playing with accidentally discharged.
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Ottawa
Ill
David Kennedy
Labor Leader Soderstrom Hurt in Crash
Reuben G. Soderstrom president of the Illinois State Federation of Labor, 69, of Streator, suffered severe scalp and facial lacerations when his car collided with another vehicle at a Streator intersection. He was taken to St Mary’s Hospital and advised to delay his AFL-CIO convention trip. John Hoffman 18 Dana driver of the other car was injured but not severely and faces a charge of failing to heed a stop sign.
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Streator
Ill
Reuben G. Soderstrom
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Atlantic City
Afl-Cio
Soderstrom
St. Mary's Hospital
John Hoffman
Dana
Expect to Sign First Trade Pact Between Japan and USSR
Tokyo and the Soviet Union completed two months of trade talks and agreed to exchange 56 million dollars worth of goods in the first year. The agreements are expected to be signed in Tokyo on Friday, marking the first official trade program between the two nations.
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Tokyo
Japan
Soviet Union
Stratton Unveils Record Illinois Highway Program for 1958
Gov. Stratton announced a 1958 Illinois highway program totaling 270.4 million dollars. Of this, 161.1 million funds interstate rights of way and contracts, and 109.3 million supports the primary network. Federal allotments total 185.7 million with 84.7 million from state and local funds. The plan emphasizes federal aid for interstates and urban street improvements in cooperation with cities.
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Springfield
Stratton
Illinois
Associated General Contractors of
Republican National Chairman urges GOP unity at Peoria meeting
Meade Alcorn warned Republicans who stay home or vote for Democrats risk enabling Democratic control. Illinoisan leaders echoed the call to back Eisenhower and press for a party sweep in 1958. Ralph Guyer downplayed any Democratic swing, citing prosperous farmers and no economic crisis in Illinois.
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Peoria, al
Meade Alcorn
Himsel
Alcorn
Miss Bertha Adkins
National Committee
Ler
Stratton
Eisenhower
Ilinois
Ralph Guyer
Republican State Central Committee
Illinois
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Eisenhower outlines defense budget boost and NATO plans
President Eisenhower told congressional leaders he will seek a two billion dollar increase in the defense budget focusing on missiles and anti-submarine gear. He also proposed three point nine four billion dollars in foreign aid, as NATO summit talks in Paris loom for December.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Bridges
R-Nh
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
White House
Congress
NATO
Paris
Nixon
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Hoffa Wiretap Claim Marked in Hoffa Trial
A former state trooper testified that James R. Hoffa had the telephones of Teamsters subordinates tapped to learn if they were aiding racketeering investigations. Rudolph L. Doelicke said wiretapping equipment was installed in Detroit for Hoffa with Bernard Spindel hired as the wiretapper. The trial before Judge Frederick Van Pelt Byran includes charges of illegal wiretapping conspiracy.
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New York
Hollywood
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Rudolph L.licke
Hoffa
Teamsters
Doelicke
Detroit
Bernard Spindel
Holmes
N. Y
Spindel
Michigan
Grand Jury
Bernard Brennan
Teamsters Local 337
Frederick van Pelt Byran
Voodoos Set Tokyo To Honolulu Jet Record
Four Air Force RF101 Voodoo fighters flew nonstop Tokyo to Honolulu in 6 hours 35 minutes setting a new fastest 3,850 mile Pacific route. The Air Force reported the record but did not disclose refueling details.
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Voodoos
Tokyo
Honolulu
Air Force
Pacific
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