Escape and refuge fate of Hungarian teens in 1956
In 1956 three Hungarian teens fled communism, were captured, and imprisoned before a successful crossing. Steve Sagi, 17, arrived in the United States via refugee channels, lived with foster families, and faced legal peril after a disorderly conduct arrest. The case highlights gaps in guardianship for unaccompanied refugee youths.
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Hungary
Steve Sagi
Catholic Committee For Refugees
Camp Kilmer
New Jersey
Steve
Catholic Welfare Conference
Midwest
Steve Ritter
Channahon
Gary
Ind
Grundy County
Minooka
United States
Ritters
98 Pints of Blood Donated in Grundy County Drive
Grundy county residents donated 98 pints of blood to the Red Cross in a drive aimed at 100 pints or more. Of 127 volunteers, 29 were rejected for various reasons. Donor pins awarded included Two Gallon to Raymond and Lynn Paulson, One Gallon to Bill Bishop, Wendell Wilson, and Donald Barkley.
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Grundy County
American Red Cross Blood Bank
Raymond Paulson
E. Jefferson St
Lynn Paulson
Wauponsee St
Gladys Misener
Gray
C. A. Shaw
Vernon Harrod
Fred Kavenda
Bernard Sharp
Marguerite Bright
Raymond Sullivan
Joseph Roberts
Lester Sullivan
F. Wayne Graham
Charles Mitchell
X-L Radio
Beatrice Mainey
Arthur Johnson
John Donahoe
Effie McKindley
Eerie sky with lightning and aurora cheers early morning weather
An eerie mix of lightning and northern lights appeared early today with scattered showers. Morris noted a light shower at 4 a.m. while Collins Weather Station recorded no precipitation. Temperatures rose to the high 80s with southwesterly winds, and thundershowers were expected to ease by nightfall with cooler Sunday weather.
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Morris
Collins
Mercury
Illinois Miss America hopefuls compete in Mount Vernon
Illinois entrants rehearse for the Miss America finish as 38 hopefuls vie for ten finalists. Organizers note missing escorts caused disruptions in bathing suit and evening gown segments while judges evaluate personality and poise at a garden party ahead of tonight’s decision.
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Mount Vernon
Ill
Illinois
Walter Ray Randall
Randall
Beardsley Rites Monday In Chicago
Funeral services for Attorney General Grenville Beardsley will be held Monday at St Barnabas Church in Chicago. Beardsley who died after emergency brain surgery following a heart attack at home was 62 and served as attorney general since 1954. Governor Stratton praised his legal service and wartime patriotism. Beardsley’s vacancy will be filled by GOP leaders. Stratton noted his conscience and character.
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Grenville Beardsley
Illinois
Hale and Hearty
Washington, D. C
Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Elbert Smith
Public Accounts
Ardsley
Charles F. Carpentier
Samuel Witwer
Republic
U. S. Senate
Dirksen
Noah Mason
Chicago
St. Barnabas
Beardsley
William G. Stratton
Beardley
Stratton
Latham Castle
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Castle
Animals Shipped Through Heifer Project Aid
Through Heifer Project Inc Christian farmers last year sent 501 cattle 84 goats 391 sheep 522 pigs 28128 chicks 5500 hatching eggs 113 rabbits 10 pigeons eight turkeys and two geese to needy brethren in 29 countries from Upper Darby Pennsylvania.
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Upper Darby
Heifer Project, Inc
Khrushchev Accepts Cuba Visit Amid Latin Push
Washington diplomatic observers see Khrushchev’s invitation as a bold bid to export Castro's democracy, risk hostility from Cubans wary of communism, and signal a broader Latin American tour if invited. Officials foresee anti Eisenhower rhetoric and possible attacks on U S policy over Guantanamo.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Khrushchev
Latin America
Moscow
Paris
United States
Anastas Mikoyan
Castro
Eisenhower
Guantanamo
Soldier on leave hurt by freight train in Streator
Soldier Donald Mathis 22 of Streator was crippled on his first day home when his motorcycle was struck by a freight train Friday. He lost his left leg below the knee and part of his right foot and is in serious condition at St Mary's hospital. Mathis, an Army private from Ft Leonard Wood Missouri, was visiting his parents.
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Streator
Ill
Donald Mathis
St. Mary’s Hospital
Mathis
Ft. Leonard Wood
$20 000 Crash Suit Filed Here
Helen Marie Tascher executrix of Marl E. Tascher seeks 2000 796 50 dollars from Earl Emanuelson and Peter Pastore over a Jan 29 crash at the Routes 47 1138 intersection that killed Tascher after liquor was allegedly sold to Richard Bunt Morris. The suit claims four children and Mrs Tascher suffer loss of support and property damages and asks 20 000 for damages and 796 50 for car damage. Attorneys Hynds Dunn and Hayes represent the plaintiff.
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Helen Marie Tascher
Marl E. Tascher
Grundy County
Earl Emanuelson
Bill and Syls
East Division St
Coal City
Peter Pastore
Tavara
Lew Weed
Bunt
Murl Tascher
Tascher
Atty. William I. Hynds
Morris
Demonstration Opposes Ike Visit To Tokyo Embassy
More than 15 000 left wing students workers socialists and communists protested outside the U S embassy in Tokyo demanding President Eisenhower cancel his visit. The three hour march targeted Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi and the U S Japan alliance with chants of Yankee go home and Ike don t come.
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Tokyo
Japan
U. S
Eisenhower
White Stone
Nobusuke Kishi
Ike
Khrushchev Plan Adds Two Potential Disarmament Steps
U S officials report Khrushchev's revised disarmament plan adds two new points. The State Department promises close study and invites Moscow to consider Western May 16 proposals. Notes potential risks to West retaliatory power and calls for an international peace force and delivery system controls.
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Washington
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
State Department
Khrushchev
Moscow
U. S
Eisenhower
U.S.S.R
France
U. S. Nore
United Nations
Dialogue Deepens Faith Ties Across Denominations
In America the term dialogue gains religious meaning as clergy from Catholic Orthodox and Protestant faiths exchange views. It prompts better understanding, with recent dinners and coffee gatherings illustrating informal interfaith talks. Catholic interest rises after Pope John XXIII announced the ecumenical conference inviting separated communities toward unity.
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John B. Sheerin
New York
Boston
Paulist Center
Commonweal
America
Father Sheerin
John XXIII
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Moutal
Will
Nikita
John Scali
Princess
Margaret
British West Indies
Dominica
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Mervyn Evans
Patrick Maloney
Morrison Rve
San Francisco
Evans
Ottawa
Joliet
Edward Meredith
U.S
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