Six Die As Cuban Grand Prix Ends In Tragedy
Cuban race concludes with six dead and thirty two injured after Armando Garcia Cifuentes’s car struck the crowd on Malecon Boulevard. Oil on the street and alleged sabotage sparked claims of foul play while Juan Manuel Fangio, briefly abducted, was released unharmed. Authorities disputed sabotage findings and blamed loss of control for the crash.
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Havana
Cuba
Armando Garcia Cifuentes
Cifuentes
Larry Allen
Juan Manuel Fangio
Fangio
Malecon Boulevard
National Sports Commission
Fulgencio Batista
Juan D. Peron
Roberto Mieres
Argentina
Jury Dismissed as 13 Cases Disposed In Court
The Circuit Court jury was dismissed after deciding one case and contributing to settlements of 12 others. Judge Howard C. Ryan noted 12 of 17 docketed cases settled due to the jury presence. The Swaim vs Storm verdict cleared Tracy Storm of Gardner of negligence. The ill witness halted Hodge vs Hansen. Jurors will face questionnaires to determine availability and save county funds.
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Circuit Court
Howard C. Ryan
Ryan
Hodge Vs. Hansen
Three Service Stations Hit but Nothing Stolen
Chief Art Olson reports three Division Street stations were broken into after midnight. Lee's Service Station, Elmer's Service Station, and American Bulk Co. saw broken windows and jammed locks but no cash or items taken. safes remained untouched. Burglars entered Lee's from a north window and attempted entry at American Bulk Co. via a ladies room.
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Division Street
Art Olson
The
Herald
Lee
Elmer's
American Bulk Co
Lee’s
James Carnett
the Herald
Elmer Wiechen
Elmer
Plot Smashed in Vienna by Communist Government
Vienna reports the 10th anniversary of the government’s rise to power as authorities announce a busted armed plot to overthrow the regime. Police arrested former army officers and Nazi collaborators in the crackdown.
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Vienna
Austria
Czechoslovakia
French suffer heavy losses in Algiers clashes
French headquarter reports costly fighting with Algerian rebels in Algiers for the second day. In two engagements, authorities say 21 French dead, 33 wounded, and 3 missing. Rebels' losses are typically unreported by Paris.
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Algiers
Six Die in SnowBlocked Japanese House Fire
In Osaka Hamabe Japan six people burned to death when a flaming house trapped by heavy snow blocked doors and windows, trapping occupants inside before firefighters could reach them.
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Oshamambe
Japan
Want Ads Through a Keyhole Furnished two room apartment for rent
Two room furnished apartment with bath offered for rent along with a two bedroom modern home with basement. A man’s brown billfold has been lost and may be found by returning it to the advertiser.
Sunny Illinois warms to 50s before rain returns midweek
Weather today brought sunny skies and mild temperatures across Illinois with Grundy county readings approaching the 50s. The U S Weather Bureau warns of rain starting Wednesday, a turn to cooler conditions Thursday, and another warm spell in the 50s ahead of the cold snap. Pyatt station reports a high of 45 and a low near 29, with 9 am temperature at 40.
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Illinois
Grundy County
U. S. Weather Bureau
Pyatt
Train Strike Paralyzes Ceylon Rail Service
Passengers in Colombo's rail system stage a Gandhi style protest by occupying tracks near Ganemulla, demanding abolition of railway class divisions after arrests of third class travelers for using second class.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Ganemulla
Law violations alleged for Mack and Whiteside
Rep Harris accused Federal Communications Commissioner Richard Mack and Miami lawyer Thurman Whiteside of violating the Federal Communications Act. Testimony described unregistered insurance stock tied to Mack and a stock stake for Whiteside, with Whiteside denying prohibited interests and efforts to assist National Airlines’ Miami channel 10.
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Washington
Harris
D-Ark
Federal Communications
Richard A. Mack
Thurman A. Whiteside
Miami
Aca
Theaw
House
Whiteside
Mack
National Airlines
FCC
Public Service Television, Inc
Public Enemy No 1 Turned Over to Venezuelan Authorities
Caracas reports that Miguel Sanz, political director of the national security police under Marcos Perez Jimenez, was handed over to Venezuelan authorities by Colombia's ambassador Gen Francisco Tamayo. He was removed from the Colombian Embassy by a squad of soldiers for trial.
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Caracas
Venezuela
No. 1
Colombia
Francisco Tamayo
Miguel Sanz
National Security Police
Marcos Perez Jiminez
Britain Hit by Blizzards and Record Cold
Bitter weather blanketed Britain with up to 12 inches of snow and abandoned vehicles. Snow and ice disrupted roads as the north faced the worst conditions while Oslo reported 13 below as Scandinavian regions also felt the chill.
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London
Britain
Oslo
Cost of Living Hits New Peak in January
The Labor Department reports a 0.6 percent rise in the consumer price index from December to January, reaching 122.3 percent of the 1947-49 average. Food costs climb due to freezes in Florida and rains in Texas, with meat supplies rising too. The jump boosts wages for about 1.35 million workers tied to the index, including auto workers receiving a three cent raise and 350,000 in farm implement, electrical and aircraft industries getting two cents or about one percent.
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Washington
Forida
Texas
Labor Department
Senate Debates 4 or 5 Cent Mail Rate
The Senate opened a long delayed floor debate on proposed higher postal rates focusing on whether the letter rate should be 4 or 5 cents. President Eisenhower has pressed for higher rates since 1954 to curb Post Office deficits, with the House having passed rate increases previously.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Post Office
House
Bloodmobile To Visit Minooka
The American Red Cross Blood mobile unit will visit Minooka on Monday from 11 30 a m to 5 30 p m at the American Legion hall. Minooka Red Cross branch will handle the day with Mrs Charles Greenbeck as blood chairman assisted by Mrs Glen Johnson. Additional helpers include Allen Starnes Mrs Ray Falkenberg Mrs Littlefair Miss Audrey Bell and others. Red Cross Sunday will be observed with literature distributed at area churches. A chapter board meeting is set for 10 a m March 4.
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American Red Cross
Minooka
James Davis
Blood Service
Grundy County
American Legion
Audrey Bell
Clarence Knudson
Elmer Tabler
Red Cross
Gray
Arley Munts
Two Die In Head On Collision Near Shobonier
Two persons were killed in a head on collision near Shobonier Illinois on Monday. Victims were Marcus A. Rubin 37 of Hoffman Tennessee and Pearl Melda Meyer 52 of Shobonier. Meyer's son Nelson D. Torbeck 23 a soldier at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri was injured and taken to Fayette County Hospital Vandalia.
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Shobonier
Marcus A. Rubin
Hoffman, TN
Pearl Melda Meyer
Morris City Council approves bridges and street lights plan
The Morris city council held a routine meeting approving a state lease to maintain a foot bridge over the J M canal and noting state approval for a highway bridge over the canal at Armstrong street. They discussed a site-use request for a mix plant, agreed to add three new park lights, and considered trees for parks with the Jaycees offering up to 25 trees for replacement greenery.
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Morris
Arthur Stinchcomb
Chester P. Winsor
State of Illinois
J. & M. Canal
Cedar Street
Armstrong Street
Gould Park
Black Street
Judiciary Committee
Powers-Thompson Construction Co
Lincoln Street
Newkirk Co
Robert Ryder
Morris Jay- Dees
JayCees
Douglas Seeks $275 Million to Aid Depressed Areas
Sen Douglas announces hearings on federal aid for depressed regions now numbering 45 nationwide, up from 19 in 1957. He proposes a $275 million loan package for public works and new plants, with Prof Walter J. Wills urging farmer credit and tech adoption to raise earnings.
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Sen
Douglas
Washington
D-Ill
Senate Production and Stabilization Subcommittee
Walter J. Wills
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Wills
Truman challenges GOP with new economic war ideas
former President Truman urged the Eisenhower administration to present fresh ideas to counter Russia’s economic offensive during a luncheon at a nonpartisan foreign aid conference. Adlai Stevenson and Secretary of State Dulles backed broader foreign aid, stressing jobs and sustained planning.
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Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
Russia
Dulles
Adlai E. Stevenson
Europe
Congress
U.S
Stevenson
Morris to Vie In High School Music Contest
Morris Community High school competes in the 1958 Illinois High School Association District Music contest at Lyons Township High School LaGrange on March 1. Two piano soloists and ten vocal events join fourteen instrumental events with hearing announced for 7 p.m. in the band room. Names: Carol Mercer Janet Ward Nancy Gobert Laurel Kelley lla June Brown Nancy Peterson Beverly Broderick Joan Olson Joan Reitzel Barbara Beckwith and ensembles include a woodwind quintet and an oboe duet.
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Lyons Township
LaGrange
Morris Community High School
Wayne Phillips
Charles Southard
Carol Mercer
Janet Ward
Nancy Gobert
Laurel Kelley
Lla June Brown
Nancy Peterson
Beverly Broderick
Joan Olson
Joan Reitzel
Barbara Beckwith
Linda Borchett
Janet Swanson
Carole Curtis
Judy Olson
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Arturo Frondizi
Elena
Buenos Aires
Frondizi
G. T. Baker
Baker
Bloodmobile
City Council
Gop
Warren Rogers JR
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