All Kinds Of Water at Carny Tuesday Night
First round of the water fight tournament at Goold Park saw eight fire departments from South Wilmington Yorkville Newark Ottawa competing. Finals set for Friday as Elwood Oswego Ranom Braceville Reading Lisbon Marseilles Morris join four last night winners. Crowds moved to Imperial Shows after the event before a sudden rainstorm. new Turn Pike ride to open tonight with Kiddie Matinee Saturday and bicycle prizes.
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Wilmington
Yorkville
Newark
Ottawa
Goold Park
Morris Fire Department
Elwood
Oswego
Ranom
Braceville
Reading
Lisbon
Marseilles
Morris Fire Departments
William Gullette
Disneyland
Driver's Last Actions Prompt Generosity
In Santa Barbara California six weeks ago Russel C Moore, 31, died after brakes failed at a grade. He steered a runaway truck through eight street crossings avoiding pedestrians and cars before the vehicle crashed into a creek. His wife and four children mourn him. a fifth is on the way. A News-Press account sparked donations toward an approx. 13,000 dollar total.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Russel C. Moore
Moore
Bob Ferguson Withdraws From Grundy County Race
William Robert Ferguson of Grundy county withdraws as a Democratic candidate for Grundy county superintendent of schools. He filed the withdrawal with County Clerk Nels P. Nelson and cited lack of time to campaign. The clerk notes Sept 7 is the practical withdrawal deadline for November ballots, with Sept 4 as the state board certification cutoff.
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William Robert Ferguson
Calhoun Street
Morris
Grundy County Superintendent of Schools
Nels P. Nelson
Ferguson
Nelson
Grundy
State Electoral Board
Singer Kay Starr Sues for Divorce from Fourth Husband
Los Angeles report Kay Starr files suit for divorce from George A Mellon her fourth husband. The case seeks legal dissolution of marriage with standard proceedings expected in court.
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Los Angeles
Kay Starr
George A. Mellon
Lovesick Airman Sentenced For AWOL Plane Flight
Airman Donald Keeton aged 19 was convicted by a Keesler Air Force Base court martial of AWOL after renting a Gulfport area plane to visit his Dallas girlfriend. He was sentenced to 30 days hard labor and reduction to airman basic with $65 forfeiture, sentence subject to review. He flew June 12 from Gulfport, landed near Tyler Texas, and was arrested two days later at his Dallas home. Keeton claimed the life note in his barracks was a hoax.
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Biloxi
Miss
Donald Keeton
Dallas
Tex
Kessier Air Force Base
Keeton
Gulfport
Tyler
Doris Lynn Bowling
Keesler Afb
Car Backed Over Man in Kentucky Farmyard
Frankfort resident Lewis Aldridge, 65, was backed over by his own car while backing from his farm yard. The vehicle rolled in circles, striking him three times as he attempted to rise. Witnesses pulled him to safety. he sustained four broken ribs.
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Frankfort
Lewis Aldridge
Aldridge
Adams Hearing Explodes Into Angry Fracas
Washington notes the Adams Goldfine SEC probe erupting into a heated session as J Sinclair Armstrong clashes with House subcommittee chair Oren Harris after being dismissed from the witness chair. The hearing probes SEC handling of Goldfine tied to Sherman Adams and possible influence on federal judges.
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Washington
Goldfine
SEC
Armstrong
Harris
Robert W. Lishman
Sherman Adams
Republian
John E. Moss
D-Calif
John Bell Williams
D-Miss
John B. Bennett
R-Mich
Rebels Open Fire in Beirut as Government Seeks UN Force
Heavy firing erupted in Beirut after Lebanon's government asked for a U N emergency force to seal frontiers with the UAR. Rebels under Saeb Salam clash with security forces in Ghandak Ghamik and Ashrafieh as Dag Hammarskjold tours the area. President Chamoun warns of a wider crisis and notes shells from Syrian soil. The UN observers say they cannot solve infiltrations alone.
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William L. Ryan
Beirut
Lebanon
U.N
Camille Chamoun
Ghandak Ghamik
Basta
Saeb Salam
Ashrafiah
Sami Solh
U. N
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Dag Hammarskjold
Camille Shamoun
Chamoun
Middle East
Soth
Rate Boost Examination Continues In Illinois Power Case
Cross-examination at the Illinois Commerce Commission continues over Illinois Power Co’s request for a 4.24 million dollar rate increase affecting 455 communities. Company president Allen Van Wyck says higher rates are needed to attract investors and fund new facilities. A securities expert notes rising earnings since 1953 with a dip in 1957, while dividends are expected to rise this year. The company argues seven peak-load plants cannot be abandoned for emergency service. Residential minimums would rise from 1.00 to 1.30 monthly. commercial rates up 9 percent. industrial rates up 5.1 percent.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Power Co
Ilinois Commerce Commission
Allen van Wyck
Illinois Power
George Perrin
Robert Black
Wood River
Perrin
van Wyck
Turner deposition set over Johnny Stompanato stabbing
Lana Turner is expected to testify today about the night her sweetheart Johnny Stompanato was stabbed by her daughter Cheryl, 14. The deposition will occur in attorney William J. Pollack's office in Los Angeles, representing John Stompanato II of Hammond, Indiana in a civil action for 750000 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Lana Turner
Johnny Stompanato
Cheryl
Russians Protest at U.S. Embassy in Moscow
A crowd of over 1,000 Russians gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Moscow shouting insults and hurling a stone through a window. About 150 Soviet police contained the protest as the event followed Hungarian refugee demonstrations in New York. Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson said there would be no protest from the United States.
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Moscow
U.S
U. S
Llewellyn Thompson
U. N
New York
Weather outlook for Grundy county and Morris area
A five day forecast from the U S Weather Bureau indicates showers lingering through tonight with another chance around Sunday or Monday. Temperatures show little change with highs near 80 at Pyatt and cooler nights. Morris reports 0.76 to 0.90 inches of rain, Pyatt 0.54 inches, as of Tuesday night.
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Grundy
U. S. Weather Bureau
Pyatt
City of
Morris
Fire up the East River After Freighter Collision
A Swedish freighter rammed an oil tanker in darkness on the East River. The explosion set flames high enough to ignite the Manhattan Bridge and the tanker sank. Three missing, thirty seven hospitalized, eleven less seriously hurt. A photographer died of a heart attack while covering the disaster.
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New York
East River
Manhattan Bridge
Coast Guard
Brooklyn Navy Yard
New York Journal - American
William Finn
Lower Manhattan
Brooklyn
The
Petroleum Tanker Corp
Nebraska
Trans- Atlantic Line
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Fla
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Tes Seed
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Glenn Reeves
Shirley Reeves
Nancy Holler
Janie Dewey
Mazon
Lions Booth
Morris Lion’s Club
Wade McKeen
Howard Matteson
Morris Fireman
Gould Park
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