Tornado Toll Rises Across Illinois Missouri Arkansas
Severe winds and heavy rains lashed the region with tornadoes dropping deaths in Illinois Missouri and Arkansas. Nine people died in Murphysboro Illinois with other fatalities near DuQuoin Mount Vernon and Sand Ridge. Magnolia Arkansas reported two deaths and eight injuries. Utility damage and flooding hampered cleanup as rivers rose and roads flooded.
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Murphysboro
Illinois
Missouri
Arkansas
Magnolia
Ark
Sunfield Y
DuQuoin
Mount Vernon
Sand Ridge
Elkville
Royalton
Pankeyville
Waltonville
Johnston City
Weather Bureau
Ilinois
Hung Jury in Hoffa Wiretap Case Ends With Deadlock
A lone juror held out against the 11 to 1 conviction mood and produced a hung verdict in the Hoffa wiretap conspiracy trial. U S Attorney Paul W Williams said a retry would occur soon. Juror Earle T MacHardy, 49, of Yonkers, stated he found no proof beyond a reasonable doubt of a conspiracy. Trial began November 22 with James R Hoffa, Teamsters Union president elect, and two others facing charges.
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New York
James R. Hoffa
U. S
Paul W. Williams
Earle T. MacHardy
MacHardy
Refined Syrups & Sugars, Inc
Yonkers
New York City
Faw
Teamsters Union
Two Morris Boys Charged With Petit Larceny
Two Morris boys ages 14 and 15 were charged with petit larceny and released to their parents under $1,000 bond each by Acting County Judge Robert Sears. Their case was continued until Monday. Complainant Charles Muffler Sr. of Paramount Roller Rink reported the theft of about $30 and cigarettes between 4:30 and 7 pm last Saturday, with $20.80 found on the youths and returned.
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Morris
Robert Sears
Charles Muffler Sr
Paramount
Muffler
Weather Update From Pyatt Station Sees Warmer Fall Day
Rain may mix with snow this afternoon then stop tonight as cold air moves in. Friday brings clear skies and temperatures in the upper 20s tonight, with Saturday expected fair and in the 40s. Sunday outlook is partly sunny with little temperature change. Thursday peak 58 degrees, low 46, 9 am reading 46, precipitation 0.40 inch.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Pyatt
Chinese shells fire on Nationalist islands near Formosa
Taiwan's National Defense Ministry reported 92 shells were fired Thursday by Chinese forces at Nationalist islands near the mainland. The ministry said there was no damage and the Nationalists did not return fire.
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Taipei
Formosa
National Defense Ministry
Girard Seeks Ordinary Life After International Legal Mentions
Ottawa, Ill. ex GI William Girard, 22, discharged from Ft. Sheridan, wants to be an average citizen and good husband. He shot a Japanese woman near Tokyo, was convicted in Japan with a suspended sentence, and says he did not see her. He plans to live quietly with his brother in Ottawa and pursue any lawful work.
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Ottawa
Ill
William Girard
Girard
U. S. Army
Ft. Sheridan
Naka Sakai
Tokyo
Sartono Sworn Acting President of Indonesia
Parliamentary Speaker Sartono, 57, was sworn in as acting president of Indonesia to serve while President Sukarno rests abroad. Sukarno watched the ceremony from Parliament as Sartono assumed the duties in a closely guarded building.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sartono
Sukarno
Canonization proposal for four Illinois River Valley missionaries
Four missionaries who worked in the Illinois River Valley in the 17th century are among 116 priests proposed for mass canonization by the Roman Catholic Church. The group includes two Franciscans and two Jesuits linked to La Salle and early colonial expeditions. Their deaths occurred across Illinois territory and adjacent regions amid clashes with Native tribes.
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Ottawa
Ill
Illinois River Valley
John Mark Gannon
Erie
Sacred Congregation of Rites
Vatican
Illinois
Father Gabriel de la Rthourte
Robert de la Salle
Henri de Tonti
de Tonti
Canada
Great Sini
Starved Rock
Father de la Ribourde
Zenobe Membre
Texas Gulf Coast
la Salle
Claude Gravier
Illinois Valley
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Sebastian Rasle
Maine
Jewels stolen from Chicago home of local company president
Chicago police report a theft at 6858 Chappel Ave in the South Shores district. David Borowitz says jewels valued at about 99 000 and furs worth 10 000 were taken after a five hour absence. one brooch linked to Queen Marie Antoinette and a 25000 diamond bracelet were among the missing pieces. The collection had spanned 30 years and some pieces are a century old. The jewels were insured.
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Chicago
Chicago Lamp Manufacturing Company
South Side
David Borowitz
Anne
Chappel Ave
South Shores
Borowitz
Robert Burns
Queen Marie Antionette
France
Morris Police Clear Two Youths in Night Home Visits
Morris police concluded their investigation into nocturnal door knocking and visits to several homes. Sylvia Boys and Larry Kenney were eliminated as suspects while Danny Boys faced reckless driving and disorderly conduct charges and posted a $100 bond pending a December 28 hearing.
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Morris
Sylvia Boys
Larry Kenney
Arthur Olson
Grace Bowers
Kenney
Danny Boys
Chester P. Winsor
Soviet Scientist Warns Against Overestimating Progress
In Moscow Alexander Nesmeyanov, chairman of the Soviet Academy of Science, urged realism in Soviet science and called for higher funding. He noted plans to raise science spending about 11 percent next year, versus 12 percent in the United States, and criticized wasteful expenditures and duplication.
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Moscow
Russia
Soviet Union
United States
Alexander N Nesmeyanov
Soviet Academy of Science
Supreme Soviet
Nesmeyanov
U. S. National Science Foundation
Arseny Zverev
Ministry of Defense
U. S
Eisenhower
Defense Ministry
Antarctic Territorial Claims Not Yet Made
The Russian headquarters in Antarctica informs U S officials it plans extensive shore surveys along an unclaimed Antarctic area. No date given. The United States has explored the continent more than any other nation but has not laid claim to territory and Washington does not recognize other countries claims.
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Mcmurdo Sound
Antarctica
Antarctic
U. S
United States
Washington
Living Costs Rise Again Substantially in November
Washington reports living costs rose four tenths of 1 percent in November, lifting the index to 121.6 percent of the 1947-49 average and signaling a five cent per hour wage boost for about one million workers in January. Auto prices drove most of the rise. food costs edged down slightly.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ewan Clague
Labor
Clague
French Assembly backs Gaillard budget with 264 to 190 vote
The National Assembly gave preliminary approval to Premier Felix Gaillard's 1958 government budget by a 264 to 190 confidence vote. The plan anticipates a deficit near 1.4 billion dollars and moves to the Senate for review.
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Paris
National Assembly
Felix Gaillard
Returns To Washington From NATO Trip
President Eisenhower returned to Washington at 9 33 a m EST after a week in Paris where 15 NATO allies drafted a blueprint for coping with the missiles age. His plane Columbine III faced 80 mile headwinds and refueling stops at Keflavik and Harmon AFB. Nixon led the American group at the airport as Ike spoke with Drizzle. The NATO talks backed 1500 mile range missiles and warheads with plans to keep talks open with Russia on disarmament. Spaak summarized the policy line of defense and dialogue.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Paris
NATO
Columbine III
Keflavik
Iceland
Harmon Air Force Base
Newfoundland
Eastwest
John S. Eisenhower
Nixon
White House
European
Russia
Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgium
Gaither Report Exposes US Grasping for Nuclear-Scale Defense
Washington Post outlines a top secret Gaither study warning the United States is in grave danger from a Soviet missile threat. It urges rapid military spending increases through 1970, a civilian shelter program, Pentagon reorganization, and a focus on fighting limited wars in the Middle East and Asia.
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Washington
The
Washington Post
United States
Soviet Union
the Post
H. Bowen Gaither Jr
Ford Foundation
Gaither
Office of Defense Mobilization
National Security Council
White House
Pentagon
Middle East
Asia
Post Office To Shut Window 1 p m Saturday
The Morris post office will close its window service at 1 p m Saturday and at noon on Dec 24. Mail to reach by Christmas should be mailed special air. The office faced heavy mail but stayed close to the regular schedule with extra staff. The post office closes Christmas Day with no mail deliveries. lobby open for lock box holders.
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Morris Post Office
John T. Donahoe
Donahoe
Morris
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