Floods Hit West Virginia Ohio And Pennsylvania
Heavy weekend rains caused widespread flooding across parts of West Virginia Ohio and Pennsylvania. Two children drown in the Guyandotte River at New Richmond W Virginia when a boat ferrying them to a school bus overturned. Evacuations occurred in Clarksburg Portsmouth and several towns along the Monongahela River as the Ohio River neared flood stage.
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West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Guyandotte River
New Richmond
W. Va
Dianne Hatfield
Billy
Vesta Hatfield
Ohio River
U. S. Weather Bureau
Cincinnati
Gallipolis
Louisville
Weston
West Fork
Clarks
Clarksburg
Scioto County
Portsmouth
North Moreland
Eden Park
New Boston
Monogahela River
Pittsburgh
Monogahela
Allegheny
Car Crash Near Morris Leaves Driver Unhurt
Charles Arnold aged 20 of Morris escaped injury when his car went off Route 6 about eleven miles east of Morris turning over several times after crashing through a fence at 8 45 p m Sunday. Sheriff John E G Olson investigated the accident.
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Charles Arnold
Rt. 2
Morris
Rt. 6
Arnold
John E. G. Olson
Thieves Break Into Local Apartment on East Washington
Charles Slovick’s apartment at 124% East Washington Street was entered Sunday afternoon. A thief or thieves took a small quantity of eggs cigarettes and other provisions while the Slovicks were away about two hours. Some eggs were smashed outside the door.
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Charles Slovick
Washington St
Slovicks
Want Ads Today Morris Area Listings
Want ads note jobs in Morris area seeking men to service accounts. For sale a corner lot 85 by 100 feet on the west side. An experienced single man is wanted for general farm work. Four room upstairs apartment for rent in Mazon.
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Morris
Mazon
Three Breakins Reported Here
Three break ins were reported with items stolen from Lee's Gulf Service Station and American Bulk Oil Company Service Station on North Division Street. Loot at Lee's totaled about $100, while small quantities of cigarettes gum and a hand warmer were taken at the Bulk Oil station. Burglars also entered Hatcher's Motors boiler room but found the main area secured with a fire door. nothing was stolen.
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Lee
Gulf
N. Division St
Ralph Lee
Arthur J. Olson
American Bulk Oil Company
Everett Carnett
Olson
Hatcher's Motors
John E. G. Olson
Thugs Attack Rob George Liberace
Bandleader George Liberace was slugged and robbed while returning to a Near North Side hotel after a nightclub appearance. He lost a violin worth $25,000 insured, $50 cash, and a diamond violin shaped ring valued at $1,500. He suffered three deep head lacerations requiring 16 stitches and was listed in good condition at Wesley Memorial Hospital. Two men jumped from behind a parked car and fled as he walked to the hotel.
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Chicago
George Liberace
Near North Side
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Liberace
Political Crisis in Rome Over Segni Cabinet Rift
Prime Minister Antonio Segni confronts a grave crisis as the Socialist Party weighs quitting the cabinet to rejoin former left wing members breaking their alliance with the Communists.
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Rome
Antonio Segni
Auto Damaged in Route 66 Mishap
A car licensed to D. Jackson of Chicago was badly damaged when it skidded on ice and left the highway shoulder, ending in a ditch at the Coal City black top and highway 66 intersection. Three passengers escaped serious injuries and were taken to Joliet by passing motorists.
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Braceville
D. Jackson
S. Michigan Ave
Chicago
Coal City
Jackson
Joliet
White storekeeper who killed Negro leader shot dead
Luke Flowers a 55 year old white Columbus storekeeper who killed NAACP leader Dr. Thomas H. Brewer in February 1956 was found fatally shot in the head today near his store in downtown Columbus. Det Chief H T Whitley said a .32 caliber pistol was found nearby and that several shots were fired. Flowers had earlier claimed self defense after Brewer threatened him.
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Columbus
National Assn. For
Luke Flowers
Flowers
Columb
H. T. Whitley
Whitley
Thomas H. Brewer
Muscogee County
Grand Jury
Brewer
Eisenhower and Macmillan Plan Bermuda Conference
President Eisenhower will meet Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in Bermuda March 21 to 24 with a Washington talks set February 27 with French Premier Guy Mollet. The aim is to heal US Britain France tensions from the Suez crisis as Israel withdrawal efforts continue.
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Plan Bermuda
Thomasville
Eisenhower
Bermuda
Harold Macmillan
Great Britain
Washington
Guy Mollet
United States
Britain
France
Israel
Egypt
James C. Hagerty
White House
Macmillan
Anthony
Eden
Hagerty
An Macmillan
Macmillan Announces Ike Meeting in Bermuda March 21–24
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan drew cheers in the Commons as he announced plans to meet President Eisenhower in Bermuda from March 21 to 24. He said the talks would cover a very wide scope with many world questions to discuss.
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Commons
London
Harold Macmillan
House of Commons
Eisenhower
Bermuda
House
Eisenhower Plans Quiet Weekend Amid Israel Egypt Tensions
The press secretary said Eisenhower would attend the Eisenhower Mollet meeting while monitoring the Israeli Egyptian crisis. He hopes for more quail hunting at Humphrey’s plantation and possible golf, pending official papers from Washington. The President spoke with Secretary of State Dulles for the third time since Friday as reports surface of a new U N strategy or a fresh appeal to Israel to withdraw troops from Egypt.
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Eisenhower-Mollet
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Washington
Senate
Secretary of
Dulles
White House
United States
Israel
Egypt
U. N
Argument Over Pheasant Ends in Shooting at Aurora
In Aurora Illinois a pheasant dispute led to gunfire between hunter James Malloy and Triple Creek Game Farm owner Anthony Hawamiee. Malloy, 30, was wounded slightly in the left hip while Hawamiee was seriously wounded in the legs and chest. Both men faced assault with a deadly weapon charges and $5,000 bonds.
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Aurora
James Malloy
Chicago
Anthony Hawamiee
Triple Creek
Malloy
Hawaniec
Plan Pilgrimage To Lincoln's Tomb Tuesday
Abraham Lincoln birthday observance in Springfield includes the American Legion pilgrimage to Oak Ridge Cemetery with wreaths and a speech by National Commander W. C. Daniel. Gov. Stratton leads a motor caravan to New Salem State Park after ceremonies.
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Springfield
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
American Legion
Oak Ridge Cemetery
National Legion
W. C. Daniel
Stratton
New Salem State Park
Lincoln
San Zamon County
Illinois
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Marine Corps League
Herman Knell
Ilinois
Eisenhower
King Saud
United States
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Knell
Chicago
U.S
Saud
Weather Outlook With Mild Warmups Across Five Days
Temperatures will run four to seven degrees above normal for the next five days with little precipitation. Tuesday brings milder readings in the mid 40s, followed by a warming trend and lows in the 30s. Wednesday will be partly cloudy and cooler with a high around 42 after a 40 degree Sunday. Last night’s low was 26 and at 9 am today it was 30.
Reds Pledge Support for Desegregation Move
The American Communist party at its first convention in seven years pledged full participation in the anti segregation movement in the South and to broaden the fight for unfettered suffrage. It called for equal employment across industries and desegregation of public schools. The convention also discussed its relation to the trade union movement and rejected forming a non party political action group.
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New York i
American Communist Party
South
Communist Party
Five Die In Foggy Illinois Route 3 Collision
Five people were killed in a head on crash on Illinois Route 3 near Waterloo, about 25 miles south of St. Louis. Charles Sligar and his wife Natalie were traveling from East St. Louis to St. Petersburg, Florida, with three teenagers in the other car all from Missouri suburbs of St. Louis.
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Waterloo
Ill
St. Louis
Charles Sligar
Natalie
East St. Louis
St. Petersburg
Fla
Daniel Lee Reed
Robert Lee Brown
James Mason
Missouri
Government Land Value Reaches 40.3 Billion Across U S
A Senate committee report shows the federal government holds 774 million acres valued at 40.3 billion dollars in real property. The inventory, prepared by the General Services Administration, notes increases from new calculation methods and expanded programs in atomic energy defense and reclamation. It lists 34.3 billion within the continental United States, 3.6 billion in territories, and 2.4 billion abroad with Defense owning the largest share at 21 percent.
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Washington
Senate
Appropriations Committee
General Services Administration
Atomic Energy, Defense
Reclamation
United States
Defense Department
Michigan
Ohio
Tennessee
Government Lost 3 Billion on Farm Price Props
A Commodity Credit Corp report shows the government lost 2.894 billion supporting farm prices during the four Eisenhower years. The net loss for the prior 20 years is 1.111 billion, totaling 4.005 billion since 1933. Wartime sales reduced earlier losses. recent years saw deficits as surpluses grew.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Commodity Credit Corp
CCC
Hammarskjold Warns U N Steps Could Complicate Middle East
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold warned that any U N move to punish Israel could complicate the Middle East. He said no progress on Israel's withdrawal from Egypt and the Gaza Strip had been made and offered no new plan beyond continuing talks with Israeli and Egyptian officials.
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Israel
Tel Aviv
United Nations
Sinai
Ygal Alon
Labor Party
Egypt
Gaza
Middle East
N. Y
Dag Hammarskjold
U. N
General Assembly
Hammarskjold
Gaza Strip
Fiscal Reform Bills Ready For Hearing
Gov Stratton introduces fiscal reform bills in Illinois to create a department of financial institutions supervise banks and private firms and implement uniform bidding contracts for agencies. House Executive Committee to hear measures Wednesday. Senate Judiciary to hear lobbyist registration and filing. Joint session marks Abraham Lincoln's birthday with Sen Fred J Smith addressing.
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Springfield
Ill
Stratton
Hodge
Illinois House
Department of Financial Institutions
State Auditor
Insurance Department
House Executive Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Abraham Lincoln
Fred J. Smith
Chicago
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Suez Canal
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