Rumored rift between Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh
Baltimore Sun reports London gossip of a growing split between the Queen and Prince Philip. The dispatch notes possible overlong royal touring, Gibraltar to Lisbon plan, and a state visit to Portugal with their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne cited as context.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
London
Case Society
Queen Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Sun
Joan Graham
Baron
Gibraltar
Britannia
the Sun
Portugal
Lisbon
Duke
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
Airliner hit by downdraft injures five near Chicago
Eastern Air Lines Super Constellation plunged about 200 feet south of Chicago en route from Miami to Chicago. Five aboard—crew members and passengers—were injured. two crew members were thrown from the aisle as the plane battled turbulence amid scattered thunderstorms reported by the Weather Bureau. Injured include Emmett Hanson Estelle Moore Yolanda Priebe Andrew Giancana and Mrs Selma Probst. flight details note a stewardess was tossed and the purser reported ceiling contact as passengers were aided.
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Chicago
Eastern Air Lines
Super Constellation
Miami
Fla
Harold Riker
Holy Cross Hospital
Emmett Hanson
North Miami Beach
Estelle Moore
Miami Springs
Yolanda Priebe
Elmwood Park
Ill
Andrew Giancana
Forest Park
Selma Probst
Four Plead Guilty In Shooting Of Illinois Patrolmen
Four men pleaded guilty to assault with intent to murder state patrolmen Robert Go lightly and Glen A. Nichols after a traffic stop near Lincoln on October 22 1956. Charles Young Donald Johnson William Wilfong and Arvid Jopp received prison terms ranging from 1 to 14 years. Nichols remains hospitalized after being shot three times.
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Pontiac
Ill
Hubert H. Edwards
Charles Young
Chicago
Donald Johnson
William Wilfong
Joliet
Arvid Jopp
Robert Golightly
Glen A. Nichols
Lincoln
Nichols
Postmaster's Pens Targeted by Thieves in Los Angeles
Los Angeles postmaster Otto K. Olsen faced theft as 2,000 ball point pens with chained securing mechanisms vanished after last September. He issued grim signs warning that stealing government property may bring a $500 fine and a year in jail. The pens remained in place at nightfall, or so the report states.
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Los Angeles
Otto K. Olesen
Reds Oust Two U. S. Attaches
In Moscow a Soviet order expelled two U S military attaches, Marine Capt Paul R Uffelman and Navy Lt William S Lewis, as retaliation for alleged spying. Uffelman leaves for Berlin with his wife. Lewis goes to West Germany on leave. The U S Embassy disputes the accusations and says the men were on a routine visit with Soviet approval.
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U. S
State Department
Russia
Paul R. Uffelman
Marine Corps
William S. Lewis
Leningrad
Department
Moscow
Fort Wayne
Ind
Navy
Guthrie
Oklo
United Eentin Se Rsay
Clales
Lewis
West Germany
Uffelman
Berlin
United States
America
Hubert Tansey
Alexandria
Charles Stockell
Jacksonville
Fla
Andrei Gromyko
Charles E. Bohlen
Foreign Ministry
East Germany Campaign to Purge Disloyal Students
Berlin reports that Communist East Germany has launched a campaign to remove disloyal students from its universities. The effort targets academics deemed politically unreliable as the regime tightens control over higher education.
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Berlin
East Germany
Burglars Take $25 From Hansen’s Poultry House
Police report a break in at Hansen's Poultry House at 124 West Washington Street. Thieves accessed the back door and stole about $25 in silver from the cash register overnight. The shop was found secured at 7:30 a.m. by owner Lowell Hansen. merchandise remained untouched.
Sweden Expels Three More Soviet Embassy Officials
An authoritative source says three more Soviet Embassy officials have been expelled from Sweden over a recent Communist spy case. The Swedish Foreign Office refused comment. More than twenty Communist diplomats have been ousted since the war on espionage charges.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Dope Charges Against Japanese Growers Near Yokohama
Three Japanese were arrested today for producing marijuana cigarettes for American servicemen in Yokohama. Police say the gang had collected about $27,000 since last spring at 60 cents per cigarette from GIs.
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Yokohama
Officials Seek Passport for U.S. Reporter in Budapest
American reporter William Worthy who toured Red China is asked to surrender his passport for a return trip to the United States. Worthy, 35, of the Baltimore Afro-American, may protest or seek a hearing. The legation in Budapest proposed four options including surrender or protest.
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U.S
Red China
Budapest
U. S
United States
William Worthy
Worthy
Baltimore
China
U.S. State Department
Moscow
Richard R. Shelby Jr
Washington
Groundhog forecast questioned as warm spell nears storm risk
Weather observers note temperatures May rise to around eight degrees above normal for the next five days with light rain possible Sunday or Tuesday. Pyatt Weather Station recorded a Thursday high of 37 and a night low of 32, while 9 am readings today show 36 degrees amid cloudy skies and steady mild trend into Saturday with chances of light rain.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Pyatt
Mercury
Mrs Ahern Dies In New Orleans
Mrs Leo Ahern of 4084 Liberty Street died unexpectedly about 10 30 a m in New Orleans Louisiana while leaving a motel with her husband. No funeral arrangements had been made. The Aherns and Mr and Mrs R F Sharp of 418 Nettle Street had recently left Morris for a winter vacation in the south.
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Leo A’hern
Liberty St
New Orleans
A’herns
R. F. Sharp
Nettle St
Morris
South
Grand Jury considers rail theft case in Grundy County
New case against Charles William Hayes 22 of Chicago for stealing railroad rails and malicious mischief. three earlier cases include arson, attempted rape, and multiple burglaries plus auto theft by Amill Smith Lester Johnson and Clinton Studgvin. Grand Jury hearing witnesses as State's Attorney Black leads proceedings. Hayes held on 2000 dollar bond after being captured by Santa Fe Railroad agents and sheriff.
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Grundy Counsty Grand Jury
Charles William Hayes
Chicago
Hayes
Amill Smith
Butler St
Lester Johnson
Clinton Studgvin
Coal City
August B. Black
Santa Fe Railroad
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Justice of Peace
Chester P. Winsor
B. D. Sanders
William Burnham
John E. G. Olson
Sanders
Burnham
Pit 9
Illinois State Penitentiary
Local Want Ads Seek Clerk Typist and Rentals
Local company seeks a clerk typist. Three-room upstairs apartment for rent for adults only. Wanted to rent a three bedroom home with fireplace. A boy’s 20 inch bicycle is for sale.
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Boy’s
Senators Hear Oil Industry Side On Gas Price Rises
Senate Antimonopoly Public Lands subcommittee reviews the fuel oil and gasoline price hikes tied to Europe aid. Sen Barrett notes industry spokesmen may justify increases unrelated to the Suez Canal. Prices rose since January with crude up 35 cents a barrel and gasoline up 1 cent per gallon.
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Washington
Sen
Barrett
R-Wye
Suez Canal
Congress
Europe
Senate
D-Tex
Sen. O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Thailand Opens Massive Chainet Dam To Boost Rice Output
King Phumiphon Aduldet opened Thailand’s new Cha inet dam on Thursday night. One of the world’s largest, the project will raise national rice production by more than one million tons, about fifty percent of the current crop, at a cost of 58 million dollars.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Phumiphon Aduldet
Chainet
Illinois School Problems Commission pushes 14 million revolving fund
The Illinois School Problems Commission recommended a 14 million dollar revolving fund to help poor districts borrow for school construction. The plan would be overseen by a governor appointed board and loans would be non-interest bearing to be repaid in 16 years. The commission also proposed doubling state aid for 17 junior colleges to 200 per student amid enrollment growth.
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Chicago
Illinois School Problems Commission
Commission
Orville Alexander
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Alexander
State Retirement Board
Police Check Story Grimes Girls Seen With Four Men
Chicago police reviewed a report that Barbara Grimes 15 and Patricia Grimes 13 were seen with four men after 11 p m on December 28 the night their nude bodies were later found in a snowbank near a rural road southwest of Chicago Stanley Zdiarski an auto salesman reported seeing the girls with two men on the sidewalk and two in a car near his home at 4002 Archer Ave the witnesses described their clothing matching newspaper descriptions following the bodies discovery.
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Chicago
Barbara Grimes
Patricia
Étinla Alenamannaman
OL Wit Alp
Stanley Zdiarski
Archer Ave
Zdiarski
No Room for More Retreat Says Eytan
Foreign Ministry reports a deadlock with U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold over withdrawal from Sharm El Sheikh and the Gaza Strip. Walter Eytan says Israel stands firm for security and will not retreat further. He favors guarded evacuation if guarantees protect shipping. intends to keep Gaza under administration with police but rejects full annexation. Simon Peres notes French support possible.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Foreign Ministry
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Sharm el Sheikh
Gaza Strip
Walter Eytan
Eytan
Gulf of Aqaba
Egypt
Egyptian Sinai
United Nations
Gaza
Hammarskjold
Simon Peres
Defense Ministry
Jerusalem
France
Morris Township GOP Caucus Set for February 18
A Republican township caucus for Morris Township is scheduled Monday night from 7 to 8 to nominate candidates for the April 2 township election. Nominations include supervisor, assessor, town clerk, four justices of the peace and four constables with filing by February 14 to Roy Shannon.
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Morris Township
Roy Shannon
Court House
Goodwill Playground
Masonic Temple
Suttle
Hexhall
Wauponsee
High Streets
Morris Township Central Committee
Factory Explosion in Formosa Kills Two, Injures Six
A firecracker factory in Taipei Formosa exploded killing two workers and injuring six others. Fire teams battled the blaze as authorities investigated the cause and extent of the damage.
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Taipei
Formosa
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