Death Rate Increases Slightly in 1957
NEW YORK Statistics compiled by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. show the national death rate rose to 9.6 per 1 000 in 1957 from 9.4 in 1956. The rise is linked to the Asian flu outbreak, with health surveys noting about half the population had a day sick from acute respiratory diseases since September. The influenza and pneumonia death rate reached 34 per 100 000, the highest in a decade.
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New York
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Insurance Company
Hillary Heads Overland Toward the South Pole
New Zealand adventurer Sir Edmund Hillary races toward the South Pole with about 325 miles remaining. He plans to reach the pole overland first since 1912, while coordinating with Dr. Vivian Fuchs whose British team trails due to crevasses and tractor troubles.
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Auckland
N. Z
Edmund Hillary
South Pole
Hillary
Mt. Everest
Vivian Fuchs
Fuchs
Antarctic
Hilary
McMurdo Sound
New Zealand
Antarctica
Pole
Eisenhower Family Christmas Observed at White House
The President hosted kin on Christmas with a turkey dinner in the second floor living quarters. The Eisenhowers skipped church services but had attended a pre Christmas service the day before. John S. Eisenhower and his wife, with their four children, arrived late in the afternoon.
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Eienhowers
Eisenhower
First Lady
National Presbyterian Church
Mas
John S. Eisenhower
Three Fined for Washington Street Traffic Violations
Three motorists charged with traffic violations on Washington Street between Franklin and Division appeared before Justice Chester P. Winsor this week and paid fines of 2 dollars plus 1 dollar costs each. Mrs. B. N. Myrick Mrs. Ernest Suttle and Daniel Harrington were named. both women pleaded guilty to parking headed against traffic. Harrington’s car was ticketed for parking in a yellow zone at the east end of the block on the south side. Police Chief Arthur Olson urged compliance with traffic rules to keep flow toward Route 47, and noted a new rule prohibiting left turns by westbound cars in the block.
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Washington Street
Franklin
Division Streets
Chester P. Winsor
B. N. Myrick
Ernest Suttle
Daniel Harrington
Harrington
Rte. 47
Division Street
Arthur Olson
Olson
Funeral services for Conille Creety
Conille Creety 75 died in St. James Hospital Pontiac with services at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Rev. M. A. Tracy will officiate and burial follows at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Rosary at 8:30 p.m. Friday in Van Qualen funeral home. Survived by sister Mrs. Marie Labarence Lockport and several nephews and nieces. He never married. He was born in Switzerland January 20, 1882 and came to live with his nephew Francis J. Metroz in Pontiac from Utica a year and a half ago. Preceded in death by two brothers.
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Dwight
Conille Creety
St. James Hospital
Pontiac
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
M. A. Tracy
Mt. Olivet
van Qualen
Mr. Creety
Switzerland
Francis J. Metroz
Utica
Marie Labarence
Lockport
Three Die Christmas Auto Crashes Across Illinois
An Illinois holiday string of fatal car crashes claims multiple lives. Erwin Molnar of Champaign dies when his car hits a Middlefork River bridge near Danville. Magnus L. Brown of Centreville Township is crushed recharging a battery at a garage. Quent in V. Denney of Orangeville, Leighton R. Tomlinson of Sterling, and Kenneth H. Lovell Jr. of Libertyville die in separate accidents on Christmas Eve. Police search river for a second passenger.
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Prairie View
Erwin Molnar
Champaign
Middlefork
Danville
Magnus L. Brown
Centreville
East St. Louis
Brown
Quentin V. Denney
Orangeville
Marengo
Leighton R. Tomlinson
Sterling
Kenneth H. Lovell, Jr
Libertyville
Lake Forest
Convicts and Guards Clash in Prison Tunnel
In Washington State Penitentiary a group of inmates tried to tunnel out when guards discovered their 60 foot shaft. The ensuing fight left one guard beaten, no knife wounds, and seven prisoners identified as participants after a search of Wing 7.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Washington State Penitentiary
Wing 7
Gyroscope Based Guidance System Promises Precise Targeting
MIT unveiled a new inertial guidance system using a four inch gyro spinning at 12 000 rpm with sapphire bearings. Dr Charles S Draper and Dr Walter Wrigley led work begun in 1939 under Sperry and U S Navy Bureau of Ordnance. By aligning the gyro axis to an imaginary star the system can direct any controllable object to a pre determined target.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Charles S. Draper
Walter Wrigley
Sperry
U. S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance
Dirt Reveals Crime Suspects Amidst Clean Fingertips
Investigators note trace amounts of dirt on hands and hair point to suspects in a case, suggesting recent contact with ground or soil. Police say physical evidence aligns with statements and timelines, guiding the investigation forward.
AVCO pioneers shock tube tests for missile nose cone design
AVCO Manufacturing of Everett Massachusetts refines the shock tube under an Air Force contract to simulate re entry conditions for Titan missile nose cones. Dr Arthur Kantrowitz leads gas dynamic research creating a cannon like tube that yields microsecond shock waves to model atmospheric heating effects.
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Avco Manufacturing Corp
Everett
Mass
AVCO
Air Force
Martin Co
Baltimore
Massachusetts Laboratories
Arthur Krantrowitz
Kantrowitz
Cone to Meet Military Needs With Blunt Rounded Nose
AVCO announced a cone design that meets military requirements. The cone is described as blunt and rounded with a needle projecting outward to break the sound barrier while traveling at speeds near 18 000 miles per hour and temperatures exceeding 15 000 degrees.
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AVCO
Dance Slated at Morris Youth Center Tonight
A teenage record dance is planned at the Morris Youth Center from 8 30 p m to 1 a m. The event aims to provide an all evening youth social with a focus on popular music and dance.
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Morris
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