Nation narrows pass through crippling winter storm toll
The Associated Press reports 142 deaths across the nation from a weekend blizzard stretching from Mississippi to Maine. Cold, heavy snows halted traffic and suspended business in many cities while New England and upstate New York bore the worst. Atlantic Iowa logged 34 below zero as highs struggled to rise.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Maine
Mercury
New York City
St. Louis
Upstate
New York
Atlantic
Iowa
Alabama
Connecticut
Colorado
District of Columbia
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
New England
Upper New York
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Buffalo
New York Central
Million Dollar Blaze Destroys Dixon Publishing Plant
Fire driven by printers ink razed the Dixon Publishing Co plant in Dixon Illinois. Firemen from Dixon and surrounding areas fought the flames five hours until under control. one firefighter injured. Equipment including four presses and 10 linotype machines destroyed. The plant employed about 80 people. cause likely heating system.
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Dixon, Ill
Dixon Publishing Co
Dixon
A. V. Lund
B. F. Shaw Printing Co
A Shaw
Shaw Firm
Lund
Shaw
Dixon Evening Telegraph
Chicago
Edwin Voss
Sterling
Nachusa
Conant urges ability grouping in US high schools
Dr James B Conant says schools should group students by talent across about 15 to 20 percent of gifted pupils and 10 to 15 percent who struggle. He calls for specialized instruction for slower students with reading and math difficulties and for teachers trained for this work.
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Indianapolis
James B. Conant
Harvard
Conant
National Assn. of
Emergency Run Sends Reeves and Muzzarelli to Joliet Hospitals
Emergency Squad ambulance rushed 75 year old Wilfred Reeves from 75 N Broadway to Joliet hospital after sudden illness. The same vehicle was used to transport Sam Muzzarelli to Joliet hospital where he is under treatment.
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Coal City
Wilfred Reeves
N. Broadway St
Joliet Hospital
Mr. Reeves
Sam Muzzarelli
Space test man completes seven day stay in tank ship
SAN AMOONTE Tex Airman Donald G Farrell finished seven days in a hermetically sealed space cabin at Randolph AFB proving a man can endure space flight like conditions He weighed 181 pounds losing four pounds and his diary recorded all events He said he would like to go to the moon and his Bronx parents were pleased with his return
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Donald Farrell
Randolph Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Julian Ward
Farrell
San’ Amoonte
Donald G."farrell
School of Aviation Medicine
Bronx
N. Y
James A. Far
Airport contract awarded for Morris Municipal project
Charles O'Brien and Son Morris have been awarded a $26 600 45 contract by the Illinois Department of Aeronautics for Morris Municipal Airport. The work includes grading drainage base construction and bituminous surface for runway and taxiway extension plus a medium intensity runway lighting system. Beginning as soon as weather permits.
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Charles O'Brien
Morris
Morris Municipal Airport
Illinois Department of Aeronautics
Cold snap grinds on with no relief in five days
Weather service predicts below normal temperatures through the week with little precipitation. After subzero nights, Pyatt records a low of 11 below, a 1 degree early morning reading, and highs not exceeding 10 above. Expect clear, very cold nights, fair but frigid days, and northwest winds 12 to 20 mph Tuesday.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Mercury
Pyatt
Nasser Meets U.S. Ambassador Hare at Cairo Home
President Nasser held a meeting today at his Cairo residence with U.S. Ambassador Raymond Hare who had requested the talks. The exchange focused on bilateral relations and regional concerns.
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Cairo
Egypt
Nasser
U.S
Raymond Hare
Hare
Federal Paper Board Posts Record Sales in 1957
Federal Paper Board Co Inc reports 1957 net income near the 1956 record, earning 3.92 million dollars or 4.46 a share after preferred dividends, with pre tax income of 8.293 million and sales around 60 million. The Morris Paper Mills division is one of 17 mills nationwide.
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New York, N. Y
Federal Paper Board Co., Inc
John R. Kennedy
Federal
Morris Paper Mills
Paper Board Mills
East
Midwest
Princess Margaret Guard Strengthened Over Threats
London The Daily Sketch reports Princess Margaret's bodyguard of detectives has been reinforced after she received threatening letters. The move signals heightened security around the princess as authorities investigate the threats.
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London
The
Daily Sketch
Princess Margaret
Fire Hits Waukegan Chemical Plant Damages Large
Waukegan Illinois. Nitro Chemical Co fire in a two story facility caused an estimated 300000 to 400000 dollars in damage. About 200 firefighters fought the blaze in 12 degree below zero weather. Fireman Philip Sedar was overcome by smoke and hospitalized. Civil defense and nearby North Chicago crews stood by. Cause of the blaze was not determined.
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Waukegan
Ill
Nitro Chemical Co
Philip Sedar
Chicago
Illinois' Outstanding Young Farmer is Arthur J. Cording
Beardedown Illinois Jaycees named Arthur J. Cording 34 of Galena as the state's outstanding young farmer. He farms 868 acres a beef herd of 43 cows plus feeder stock on 213 acres of pasture and serves as a church deacon and Sunday school teacher. Second place went to William S. Stetson Milan nominated by Moline Jaycees. Third place to Wayne Friedrichs sponsored by Sterling Jaycees.
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Beardstown
Illinois
Jaycees
Arthur J. Cording
Galena
Cording
Freeport Jaycees
William S$. Stetson
Milan
Moline Jaycees
Wayne Friedrichs
Sterling Jaycees
Three Plainfield Scouts Earn Polar Bear Awards
Three Plainfield Boy Scouts earned their Polar Bear awards during a 24 hour outdoor test at the Boy Scout Reservation. About 15 scouts plus leaders camped overnight, with the three awardees not in the worship group and still thawing out after the event.
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Plainfield
Boy Scout
Here
Methodist
Grundy County Farm Bureau Elects Officers
The Grundy County Farm Bureau held its annual meeting in Center School gym naming township chairmen including Vienna Bill Harley and Aux Sable Emmett Tabler among others. Two original soil and crop improvement members Charles Root and Harry P Hough were acknowledged. Paul C Johnson Prairie Farmer editor spoke on agriculture. Home Bureau ladies served lunch and presented a style show with organ music by Shirley Rehberg.
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Grundy County Farm Bureau
Center School
Vienna
Bill Harley
Aux Sable
Emmett Tabler
Maine
Elvin Wills
Wauponsee
William Limbach
Braceville
William Boresi
Mazon
Wayne Boss
Saratoga
Henry Burgess
Highland
Carroll Pierce
Greenfield
Dom Viviani
Gooselake
John Pogliano
Goodfarm
Harvey Gantzert
Norman
Don Severson
Garfield
Otis Phillips
Brienna
al Twardowski
Nettle Creek
Ron Johnson
Felix
William Schultz
Grundy County Soil and Crop Improvement Association
Farm Bureau
Charles Root
Harry P. Hough
Hough
Bureau
Paul C. Johnson
The
Prairie Farmer
Home Bureau
Shirley Rehberg
Car Battery Explosion Sends Man Flying In COAL CITY
Jack Smith was propelled about 10 feet from his car as a storage battery exploded while he warmed up the motor at Buzz' Service Station. He suffered no injuries though acid briefly touched his face before being washed away.
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Coal City
Jack Smith
Smith
Buzz
US and Britain Offer Mediation in French Tunisian Crisis
Paris reports Paris and Tunis both accepted a mediation offer from the United States and Britain to settle the French Tunisian dispute. The proposal was presented to French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau and Tunisian leaders after Habib Bourguiba announced a new U N Security Council demand over the Sakiet Sidi Youssef air raid. The Security Council debate is planned for Tuesday.
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Paris
France
Tunisia
United States
Britain
Christian Pineau
Gladwyn Jebb
U. S
Amory Houghton
Habib Bourguiba
Tunis
U. N. Security Council
Bourguiba
U. N
Mongi Slim
Sakiet Sidi Youssef
Illinois Labor Seeks Aid From Legislature
Illinois labor leaders urge Gov. Stratton to convene a special session to consider unemployment relief measures. The AFL CIO Illinois Industrial Union Council backed a resolution for a moratorium on debts and extending unemployment payments, plus a state public works program.
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Chicago
Stratton
Illinois
Afl-Cio Illinois Industrial Union Council
Joseph Germano
Samuel Bernstein
Bernstein
Raymond Hilliard
Cook County
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Henry K. Roe
William J. Trotter
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William Motter
Herbert E. Johnson
E. B. Reeves
Henry Barschdorf, Jr
Herbert Davidson
Edwin R. Phillips
Michael H. Joyce
Melvin Burkhart
Robert Stangeland
James McEvilly
Waukegan Chemical Plant
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Grundy Service Co
Marvin Williamson
J. F. Holderman
Aaron Malmquist
John Fillman
Adolph Burk
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