Moscow aims to shape Iraq as a Middle East communist foothold
U S dispatches from Beirut report Baghdad fears a calculated Kremlin gamble to curb Iraqi Communists while Moscow pursues a long term plan to gain control in Iraq and widen influence across the Arab East. The piece notes strong communist strength in Iraq and possible splits within the party as Moscow weighs a gradual takeover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Ryan
Middle East
Baghdad
Ryan
Beirut
Iraq
Lebanon
Kremlin
Moscow
World
Persian Gulf
Arab East
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
Warm Illinois Weather Holds Steady With Thunder Showers
Warm weather continued in Illinois with temperatures near 90. Outlook calls for increasing clouds and likely thunderstorms on Tuesday. Sunday's high reached 92 at Pyatt Weather station, with a night low of 65 and 9 am temperature around 80.
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Illinois
Pyatt
Want Ads: Home for Kitten Needs and Rentals
A brief want notice offers a good home for a kit ten s. A bungalow is available for rent and a hay crimper is also for rent.
Ex Braceville Man Stabbed in Godley Police Investigate
A former Braceville resident Delmar Scrogham, 25, was found stabbed in front of a Godley tavern early Sunday. He was taken to Morris hospital with 376 stitches and is reported in good condition. No witnesses identified the attackers. Further sheriff investigations continue.
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Braceville
Godley
Godley Tavern
Eddie of
Wauruvill
Delmar Scrogham
Bourbonnais St
Kankakee
Morris Hospital
Scragham
X15 Glides Successfully in First Test Flight
At Edwards Air Force Base California the X15 rocket ship completed its first glide test after being released from a B52 at 38 000 feet. Scott Crossfield piloted the craft which landed on a dry lake bed without fuel on skid gear following four captive flights. Later in the year jet engine tests and next year propelled rocket flights are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Scott Crossfield
Beefs Aroma Contains Rotten Egg Sulfide And Ammonia
University of Wisconsin chemists Professor Frank M. Strong and graduate student Mao Yueh found hydrogen sulfide and ammonia present in very small amounts in the aroma of cooked beef. The discovery notes these normally unpleasant odors as part of the beef scent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Wis
Frank M. Strong
Mao Yueh
University of Wisconsin
Tragic mishap ends life of trick shooter Mamie Peniman
At the Pittsburgh Bicentennial Exposition in Point Park a 9 year old boy accidentally shot Mamie Alice Peniman 38 of Sun Valley California during a frontier town act. The rifle mishap occurred just before she was to perform with her husband Wild Bill Cody. Police questioned Frank Monaco with no charges filed as family witnesses cried.
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Pittsburgh
Ley
California
Frank Monaco
New Kensing
Marseilles Man Drowns While Boating
A Marseilles man Donald Efner aged 23 drowned Sunday after his boat was struck while pulling from a dock on the Illinois River. Ray Meisinger 17 of Berwyn drove the other boat. Efner died in an inquest which ruled death accidental.
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Marseilles
Illinois River
Donald Efner
Ray Meisinger
Berwyn
Efner
LaSalle County
George Emner
Dixie Lee
Clark St
Sears-Campbell Funeral
Riverside Cemetery
Ike Seeks End to Bond Interest Caps and Debt Hike
President Eisenhower asked Congress to remove the 3 percent cap on savings bond interest and the 4 1/4 percent cap on longer term marketable bonds. He proposed raising the permanent debt ceiling from 283 to 288 billion and the temporary ceiling from 288 to 295 billion, with a new 3 1/2 percent rate on all Series E and H bonds set to begin June 1 and improved terms for outstanding issues.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Treasury Department
16 Killed as Bus Hits Tree and Explodes
A crudely built bus carrying Mexican laborers collided with a tree near Phoenix and exploded, killing 16 and injuring 32. The driver, Nate Manuel Gloria Jr., said hedozed at the wheel and planned to hand control to an assistant before stopping.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Highway Patrol
Nate Manuel Gloria Jr
Gloria
Mesa
Garlic Fields
Tolleson
Elmer Charbeneau
County Board Opens June Meeting with Multiple Reports
Grundy county Board of Supervisors began its June session by accepting reports from county offices and referring finance-related items. Semi annual reports from the circuit clerk treasurer county clerk and sheriff were read by Nels P Nelson and forwarded to the finance committee. The Sanitarium board report was approved and sent to the same committee. Additional filings included the county superintendent of schools grand jury jail visitation and gasoline tax allotment. a three month Civil Defense report from Mrs L Mae Reagan and a $552 federal matching funds check for sheriff radio. Minutes from the April organizational meeting were approved. The session paused at 11 40 a m and was to resume at 1 30 p m.
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Grundy
County Sanitarium Board
Finance Committee
County Superintendent of Schools
Grand Jury
L. Mae Reagan
Streator Youth Ends Life After Minor Crash
Richard Decker a 19 year old Streator resident shot himself in his home after a minor collision earlier Saturday. Deputy Coroner William J. Godfrey said the death followed the second traffic accident involving Decker in six months. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Gene Decker.
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Richard Decker
Streator
William J. Godfrey
Godfrey
Decker
Richard
Gene Decker
Nicknamed Computers At Army Lab Show Off Fun Names
At the Signal Corps research labs in Eatontown New Jersey electronic data processing machines have been given nicknames. One is called the dealer and is a blackjack whiz while another is dubbed the wise guy. If a worker delays pressing its key board the machine threatens to start swearing.
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Eatontown
N. J
Signal Corps’ Research and Development Laboratories
Morris Man's Northern Pike Catch Is New Record for State
In Springfield report the Illinois Department of Conservation notes a statewide northern pike record set by Raymond Kindelspire of Morris with a 20 pounds 2 ounce catch near Essex on May 1. The article also details a separate Lake Argyle largemouth bass record and prior records, with other notable spring catches across Illinois.
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Morris Man
Springfield
Ill
State Department of Conservation
Raymond C. Kindelspire
Benton St
Morris
South Wilmington
Essex
Lake Argyle
Chuck Smith
Western Illinois University
Kinderspire
Illinois
Department’s
Dorothea Vorreyer
S. Grove Ave
Berwyn
Pistakee Bay
Chain O’lakes
John Gerber
Chicago
Chain O'Lakes
Ray
Marvin Norman
Jim Doerr
Newton
Lake Jasper
William Baechle
Belleville
Little Grassy
Nick Kara
Decatur
Navy Delivers U S Mail by Guided Missile at Mayport
The U S Navy fired a Regulus I missile from a submarine off Mayport Florida delivering 3000 letters including one to President Eisenhower to the auxiliary air station at Mayport. The 22 minute flight landed on a runway with a slowing parachute and the mail was quickly processed for distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Navy
U. S
Mayport
St. John’s River
Arthur E. Summerfield
Eisenhower
Summerfield
Congress
Supreme Court
Washington Evening Star
National Business Publications, Inc
New York
California
England
India
Australia
Pacific
United States Mail Service
Boat Stolen From River Reported Near Bridge
The theft of a 12 foot boat from beneath the river bridge after 6 p.m. Saturday was reported to city police around 3 p.m. Sunday. Nolan Crowin of 724 East North St Morris owns the boat and told police he left it tied under the bridge. Police are unsure if it was set adrift for a joy ride or taken and abandoned.
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Art Olson
Nolan Crowin
East North St
Morris
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Paw Paw
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Bristol
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Harlan W. Johnson
Urbana
NEA
John Moody
Ike
James Caporale
Central Park
New York City
Rose Caporale
Nick Kambourakis
Christopher Caporale
Roslyn
Thomas Joseph Hegarty
Boston
University of Leningrad
Hegarty
Luisa Tarasova
U. S. State Department
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Streator, Ill
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