Condon Jr Elected President of Rainbow Council Scouts
Frank Condon Jr of Morris was elected president of the Rainbow Council Boy Scouts of America at the Joliet Arsenal cafeteria annual council meeting. He succeeds Clarence D. Stallman and has long been active in scouting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Condon Jr
Morris
Rainbow Council
Boy Scouts of America
Joliet Arsenal
Condon
Frank Condon Sr
Grundy
Elmer Grohne
Joliet
E. F Meyer
Edward P Murphy
National Council
Clarence Bergeron
Kankakee
Clifford Hathway
M. A Hollingsworth
Alfred Levering
Shabbona Instrict
Pras Wea
Tie Reve -Chfere Guison
de. F. W. Graham
Leonard Jofimas
B. B. Hursh
Everett Lois
George Malek
Arnold Varland
William Wallin
Thomas West
Erwin Godfrey
Eugene Golimowski
Walter Penn
Shabbona
Cecil P. Daniels
William Howard Jr
Walter Hundt
Fred Kavenda
Ward Sisler
August Black
William S. Hynds
Henry Rossi
William Stratton
Egypt Sudan dispute heads to United Nations Security Council
Khartoum says Cairo talks fail and Egypt and Sudan clash over two border areas. Egypt claims territory north of the 22nd parallel and wants voting rights in the upcoming plebiscite as Sudan holds elections a week later. Troop movements were reported amid denials by both sides.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Egypt
U. N Security Council
Cairo
Mohamed Mahmoub
Nasser
Red Sea
Nile Valley
United Arab Republic
Syria
Mu 1
Hel helicopters back for more rescue work
Army helicopters that rescued about 60 people from snowbound northern Indiana farm homes return for more missions. Lt Paul Whitman piloted one helicopter to reach the Carson infant near Westville, saving a life, as crews endured hairy landings in drifting snow and limited visibility.
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Chicago
Indiana
Mich
Valparaiso
Annette Carson
Paul Whitman
Scranton
L Whitman
Carson House
Westville
Porte County
Verne Bruse
Whitman
Michigan City
Bruse
Hospital Board Gets 2 New Members
W. H. Beckwith and Eugene Baldwin were elected to the Morris Hospital Board at a stockholders meeting. Beckwith returns to fill the late F. W. Gebhard’s seat, while Baldwin takes the unexpired year of P. Matteson who resigned after forty years of service including long tenure on the finance committee.
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W. H. Beckwith
Eugene Baldwin
Morris Hospital
Beckwith
F. W. Gebhard
Baldwin
P. Matteson
Weather shifts from cold to milder with possible snow
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts a change from cold to inclement weather with snow or drizzle likely by Friday afternoon and into Saturday. Winds from the southwest bring warmer air and a high near the 30s, with lows around 20.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Gulf
Pyatt
Border Clash Kills Israeli Soldier on Jordan Border
One Israeli soldier died in a clash on the Jordanian border. The army said the body was recovered today after Jordanian outposts opened fire on an Israeli patrol during a routine inspection inside Israeli territory.
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Jerusalem
Fire Strikes Downtown Canton Club and Auto Firm
A downtown Canton blaze destroyed the three story Canton Works Club and damaged the Ash Motor Co. causing an estimated 325000 in losses. Firefighters from Canton and three neighboring communities battled the flames with some injuries and two firefighters briefly trapped by collapsing walls.
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Canton
Canton Works Club
Lewiston
Farmington
Fyatt
Clifford Waddell
Ash Motor Co
Motor Company
Waddell
Jet Stream Shift Drives Extreme Cold Across Eastern U.S.
The Weather Bureau explains that a jet stream shift has turned into northerly winds across the central United States, allowing Arctic air from Canada to spill into the Plains and Florida. A warm West and a northern cold air ridge create ongoing freezing conditions for the eastern two thirds of the country for weeks.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
United States
Canada
Atlantic
Plains States
Florida
Gulf
Arctic
Rockies
Beck Sr. Teamsters chief sentenced for theft
Dave Beck Sr a retired Teamsters leader was sentenced to up to 15 years in prison for stealing 1900 from his union. His son Dave Beck Jr earlier paid a 2000 fine and had a three year deferred sentence for taking 4650 from the Teamsters. The judge and prosecutor indicated a three year term likely.
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Seattle
Dave Beck Sr
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck Jr
Teamsters
Washington
State Board of Prison Terms and Paroles
Superior Court
George H. Revelle
Charles ©. Carroll
Beck Sr
Five room lower unfurnished apartment in Mazon for rent
Short want ad notes a five room lower unfurnished apartment in Mazon for rent plus a modern three room apartment and a three room furnished unit. Also lists a 1950 automobile for sale.
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Mazon
Touhy Granted Parole For Kidnapping In 1959 Release Plan
Roger Touhy 60, once a Chicago gangster, won parole on his 99 year kidnapping sentence for the 1933 Factor case. He still faces one third of a 3 year term for a 1942 prison escape before final parole consideration in August 1959.
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Springfield
Ill
Roger Touhy
Chicago
John
Jake the Barber
William G. Stratton
Touhy
Stateville
U.S
Gustav Schaefer
Factor
Kator
Schaefer
Cantata by DuBois to be sung by Morris church choirs
Charles Southard directs combined Protestant church choirs in Morris for The Seven Last Words cantata at Bethlehem Lutheran church on Sunday evening March 30. Mrs. Dale Steffen to accompany. First rehearsal 3 p.m. Sunday at Bethlehem Lutheran. Open invitation to all singers in the area.
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Charles Southard
Morris Community High School
Morris
DuBois
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Dale Steffen
Southard
Ship Explodes in Persian Gulf Killing 53
The 7,440-ton British freighter Seistan, carrying 150 tons of explosives, exploded at anchorage in Manama Bahrain after entering the Persian Gulf from Liverpool. 53 people were killed and 19 injured as the ship burned.
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Manama
Bahrain
Persian Gulf
Liverpool
214 Miners Die in India Coal Mine Blast
An explosion at the China Kuri colliery near Calcutta killed about 214 miners with only seven survivors reported. The disaster occurred in India’s most modern coal mine, prompting emergency responses and ongoing rescue efforts.
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India
Calcutta
Chinakuri
Viewpoints Split on Timing of Economic Upturn
Democrats and Republicans clash over when the business upturn will begin. White House aide Hauge says Eisenhower’s March remark was misread and March employment gains would signal gradual improvement. Keyserling suggests real unemployment may be much lower than 4 million, with many changing jobs or out of work temporarily.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Eisenhower
Leon Keyserling
Truman Economic
Gabriel Hauge
White House
State Broadcasting Association
Hauge
Cow Case Settled Out of Court in Morris Circuit Court
A Morris Circuit Court jury trial over a cow collision on Route 6 near Morris was cancelled after the parties settled. Amos Coleman and wife Elsie with daughter Linda sued Herbert Davidson for injuries after a September 19, 1956 crash involving a Davidson cow.
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Amos Coleman
Morris
Elsie
Linda
Herbert Davidson
Senate Finance Panel Approves Five Billion Debt Hike
The Senate Finance Committee backed a five billion dollar rise in the debt ceiling to 280 billion, over Byrd's bid to cap at three billion. The move, supported by Douglas and Gore, follows House passage and awaits floor action next week.
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Senate Finance Committee
Washington
Eisenhower
Byrd
D-Va
House
Senate
Treasury
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Sens
Douglas
D-Ill
Gore
Dtenn
Leopold Paroled After Job and Home Plans Probed
Nathan Leopold, surviving member of the 1924 Franks Loeb murder duo, was granted a definite sentence parole by the Illinois Parole Board. He must undergo investigation of his location and occupation before release from Stateville Penitentiary Joliet, with hopes to work at a rural hospital in Castaner Puerto Rico.
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Springfield
Nathan Leopold
Illinois Parole and Pardon Board
Leopold
Division of Parole Supervision
Bobby Franks
Touhy
Roger Touhy
Chicago
Stateville Penitentiary
Joliet
Ill
Elmer Gertz
Parole Board
Church of the Brethren
Castaner
Puerto Rico
Young Franks
Richard Loeb
Loeb
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Towboats Move Slowly on Illinois River Through Dresden Pool
Towboats on the Illinois Waterway move slowly upstream toward Chicago with limited ice. Dresden lock operators report two coal tows recently, one at 4:30 p m Wednesday and another at 2 a m today. A third tow of coal left Marseilles lock at 11 a m today. Ice forms nightly in the Dresden pool but passes downstream, while Kankakee River is frozen to 16 inches and watched closely for potential trouble.
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Illinois
Morris
Seneca
Chicago
Dresden Island
Dresden Lock
Marseilles Lock
Dresden
Kankakee
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Mahatma Gandhi
U. S
United Nations
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