Diary of Ghost Bomber Co pilot Lost in Libyan Desert
The diary kept by Lt. Robert F. Toner, copilot of the World War II B 24 Liberator nicknamed Lady Be Good, describes eight days in a desert ordeal after a Naples raid on April 4 1943. Five of the nine crew were later found near Libya as searchers uncovered the wreckage and diaries.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Air Force
Robert F. Toner
North Attleboro
Mass
Liberator
Naples
Italy
Desert
John
John S. Woravka
Cleveland
Ohio
Suburban Police Chief Charged in Chicago Police Scandal
Stone Park Police Chief Andrew Signorella was arrested by the state's attorney's office on bribery charges after accepting marked money from George Pfeifer. The arrest followed an undercover trap amid a widening Chicago area police corruption probe that already involved Capt. Arthur Hennig of Skokie and Lt. Sigmund Wroblewski of Evanston. Morrison’s accusations against Summerdale officers sparked the inquiry into police underworld collusion.
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Chicago
Andrew Signorella
Stone Park
Paul Newey
George J. Pfeifer
Northlake
Signorella
Pfeifer
Newey
Arthur Hennig
Skokie
Sigmund Wroblewski
Evanston
Richard Morrison
Morrison
Summerdale
North Side
Ram Butting Sends 84-Year-Old to Hospital in Alva
Mrs. Dave Miller, 84, was gored by a ram and taken to a hospital in Alva Oklahoma. She later learned at the hospital she has a diabetic condition.
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Alva, Okla
Dave Miller
Six judges remain for Cook County judge post
Six candidates still contend for the Cook County bench to succeed Otto Kerner as he moves to pursue the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Barrett said three eliminated themselves leaving Pavlik O Malley Sears Scholz Schuman Karns as the remaining contenders with a decision likely by midweek.
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Chicago
Otto Kerner
Cook County
Kerner
Edward J. Barrett
Barrett
Illinois
James M. Corcoran
Evanston
John C. Cowing
Will County
Thomas FE. Moran
Lake County
John EF. Pavlik
Calumet City
Walter R. O’malley
Aurora
Robert J. Sears
Yorkville
Kendall County
Richard F. Scholz
Quincy
Adams County
Fred P. Schuman
Granite City
Madison County
John Marshall Karns
East St. Louis
St. Clair County
Bunt Pleads Not Guilty To Indictment
Richard Raymond Bunt 24 appeared before Judge Howard C. Ryan in Grundy county circuit court and entered not guilty pleas to four counts of a reckless homicide indictment. Counts include driving while intoxicated high speed traffic signal violation unsafe lookout and invalid operator license. Case set atop jury list for Feb 29. Bunt was driving the car that struck M E Tascher Jan 30 at the Rte 1138 and Rte 47 intersection, Tascher died.
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Richard Raymond Bunt
Howard C. Ryan
Grundy County
Bunt
Atty. James Peacock
M. E. Tascher
Tascher
Picketing Restrictions Decried by Illinois Industrialist
A C Thornton for the Illinois State Chamber urges rejection of proposals to exempt unions from secondary boycott rules. He warns removing limits could let a single subcontractor trigger a project wide shutdown. Roy Fry a Chicago contractor says unfettered picketing could wipe out his waterproofing business in days.
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Washington
Illinois
A. C. Thornton
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
House
Roy Fry
Chicago
Fry
United States
Title & Composition Roofers, Damp
Graham Finds Missionary Struggles in Northern Nigeria
Billy Graham’s visit to Kaduna and talks with the Sardauna of Sokoto reveal the heavy cultural and religious barriers faced by Christian missionaries in Nigeria’s Muslim dominated north. The Sardauna warns against political meddling as Islam dominates most communities.
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Billy Graham
Nigeria
D. L. Royle
Kaduna
Sokoto
Graham
Sardauia
Queen Elizabeth Delivers Baby Weighing 7 Lbs 3 Oz
Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth II has a new son weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces at birth and both mother and child are doing very well. The palace said the royal family enjoyed a restful period after the birth as doctors signed the bulletin and crowds outside Buckingham Palace cheered.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Elizabeth
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
Wilfred Sheldon
John H. Peel
Snow Forecast Clouds Over Local Area
A bright morning gave way to a forecast of snow tonight with continuing flurries Sunday and Monday. Temperatures range from the mid teens to the low 20s with Sunday highs near 28 and colder air arriving again by Monday.
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Collins
Demos Plan 14 State Chicago Meeting on Agriculture
Democratic governors from Nebraska Iowa and South Dakota announce a 14 state gathering in Chicago within a week to ten days to discuss agricultural problems. Invited are governors and advisers from North and South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Colorado Wyoming Minnesota Iowa Missouri Oklahoma Illinois Indiana Michigan and Wisconsin. Governors Loveless and Herseth cite common midwestern farming issues and seek unified action for benefits to farmers suppliers and consumers.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Chicago
North
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Minnesota
Missouri
Oklahoma
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Herschel Loveless
Loveless
Ralph Herseth
Missouri Basin
Windsed Northeastern Snowstorm Paralyzes Western New York
Wind driven snow halted travel and caused drifts up to ten feet across western New York and nearby states. Thruway and Turnpike sections closed, power lines downed, and 16 deaths reported in five states as storms hit the Northeast.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
Pennsylvania
New England
Buffalo
Robert Hammer
New York Thruway
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Thruway
Syracuse
Williamsville
Pittsburg
Carlisle
Rochester
Berlin
N. H
Vermont
Southland
Highway Contracts Awarded in Livingston and Grundy Counties
The Charles O'Brien and Son Construction Co of Morris posted low bids on three Livingston county highway projects totaling about 37.88 miles of bituminous surface treatment with prices around 11 000 to 13 000 dollars. Arcole Midwest Corp of Evanston led for three four span prestressed concrete I beam structures over Route 80 near Seneca. Midwest Landscape Co of Ottawa won a Grundy county landscaping job on Route 66 spanning 7.68 miles from Braceville to Gardner.
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Charles O’brien and Son Construction Co
Morris
Livingston County
Springfield
Cabery
Westerly
U. S. Rte
Rte
Wing
Arcole Midwest Corp
Evanston
Seneca Road
LaSalle- Grundy County Line
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Cuba
U. S
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Moore
Lamotte
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Kerner Post
Kujama
Bob Cobb
Oklahoma City
Barbara Wagner
Robert Paul
Canada
Squaw Valley
Calif
Queen
John Peel
Demos
Great Lakes Area
Plains
Rockies
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