Iran Premier Husse in Ala to resign amid bandit killings
Iran government sources say Prime Minister Hussein Ala plans to resign after the desert bandit massacre of three Americans. The move aims to strengthen the government’s stance against bandits and tribal defiance as U.S. suspends Point Four aid in southeast Iraq. The victims include Mrs Anica Carroll and Kevin Carroll, a Point Four official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Hussein Ala
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Menucheher Eghbal
Tehran University
Shah
United States
Iraq
Anica Carroll
Kevin
U. S
Brewster Wilson
The
Near East Foundation
Wilson
Clark S. Gregory
Point Four
Gregory
Baluchistan
Three Mount Vernon Men Injured In Route 54 Crash
Three Mount Vernon men were injured when their car rear ended a tank truck on Route 54 south of Kankakee at 5 30 p m They were taken to Kankakee hospital Passenger Tom Ray 25 was treated for facial cuts and remained hospitalized Driver Bill Bailey 28 and passenger Harold Bailey 34 were released The truck sustained damage and the car was demolished Bailey received a ticket for following too closely en route to Chicago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee, Tl
Mount Vernon
Route 54
Kankakee
Tom Ray
Bill Bailey
Harold Bailey
Bailey
Chicago
Four Woolridge family slain by 14 year old son
In St Joseph Missouri a 14 year old boy killed his mother and father and three siblings during a Sunday afternoon dispute over a hunting knife. Doris 12 was critically wounded and Paul 6, and two daughters died. Daniel Woolridge surrendered after police traced a call from a disguising caller. He faced juvenile status review with no charges filed yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
Verne Starmer
Ossie Woolridge
Woolridge
Mrs. Woolridge
Delores
Paul
Doris
Starmer
Mr. Smith
Daniel Wooldridge
Frank Connett Jr
Woolridge Home
Riverside Presbyterian Church
Daniel
Joseph Woolridge
Kansas City
Milton Woolridge
Smith
South Park School
Mt Vernon Teachers Plan NEA Birthday Dinner
Mt Vernon Education Association marks the NEA centennial with a birthday dinner at Casey junior high gym at 6 45 p m April 4. Paul Grigsby NEA director and campaign man for J L Buford will speak. Awards will honor local education advocates and a program features Mills orchestra and the Song of Democracy by Mt Vernon choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Education Association
NEA
Casey Junior High
Paul Grigsby
N.E.A
J. L. Buford
Granite City
M.E.A
Boards of Education
Mt. Vernon
Nine killed as Langley jet crashes near Dickson Tenn
A Langley Field Virginia military plane crashed about eight miles south of Dickson Tennessee shortly before noon today en route to Memphis. Nine persons were reported killed in the crash with details pending further reports.
Polls Open At 6:00 Tuesday In Mt. V. Township
Polls will open at 6:00 a.m. in Mt. Vernon township for the election and close at 5:00 p.m. Voters will elect an assessor town clerk five justices of the peace and five constables across 18 precincts in Mt. Vernon and in the other 15 townships of the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Township
Illinois legislature opens second half of six month session
Springfield delegates begin the final half of its six month session facing major bills. Hearings loom on Gov Stratton’s agenda including a statewide speed limit and creation of a state crime commission. Debate continues over auditor general appointment and fiscal reform while other measures await action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois
Stratton
House
Senate
Nashville Plant Changes Hands
National Mine Service Co. acquired Clarkson Mfg. Co. of Nashville Illinois. Clarkson, a one year old firm, makes chains for loaders and continuous miners and also manufactures a coal loading machine. It will operate as a division of National Mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
National Mine Service Co
Clarkson Mfg. Co
Nashville
Clarkson
Allso
National Mine
Raemer Named For New Term As U S Attorney
President Eisenhower nominated Clif ford M. Raemer for a new four year term as United States attorney for eastern Illinois. Also named for four year terms were William J. Littell as United States marshal for southern Illinois. Both nominations await Senate confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Clifford M. Raemer
United States
Illinois
William J. Littell
United States Marshall
Ilinois
Senate
Raemer
Sallem
U. S
Littell
Springfield
Two Injured In Rt 37 Crash At Kell Road
Mr and Mrs John Taylor were injured this afternoon when their car was struck by a truck on state route 37 at Kell Road. The elderly couple were taken by ambulances to St Marys Hospital in Centralia. Their injuries were not immediately available but described as not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Taylor
Kell Road
St.Mary’s Hospital
Centralia
Tthe
Cecile Harris
Benton Road
Ina
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Dulles halts Aswan Dam aid in cold war gambit
Washington biographer John Beal portrays Secretary Dulles withdrawing U S aid for the Aswan Dam in July as a calculated cold war move. Beal links the decision to growing Egyptian tilt toward the Soviet bloc and cites prior brink episodes in Korea Formosa and Indochina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Aswan Dam
Egypt
Korea
Formosa
Dues
John Robinson
Harper & Bros
Beal
C. D. Jackson
Eisenhower
James Shepley
Jackson
Toronto
United States
Russia
Shepley
Life Magazine
Indochina
Middle East
Suez Canal
Charles E.) Bohten
Moscow
Kremlin
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
France
Anthony Eden
Chiang
Quemoy
Matsu
Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U. S
High Aswan
Nile River
U.S
Youth Killed in Orion Illinois Auto Crash
Kenneth R Ferry 16 of Moline Illinois died Saturday in a three vehicle wreck on U S Route 150 near Orion Ferry County. Three others injured in the crash were riding in the same vehicle and taken to local hospitals for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orion
Kenneth R., Ferry
Moline
Ill
U. S. Rt. 150
Iiferry County
Vernon News earns All American honors eighth time in ten years
The Vernon News, Mt. Vernon Township High School paper, won All American in the first semester National Scholastic Press Association contest. It achieved 3650 points, the highest honor in weekly class, with praise for coverage, balance, and vitality. Staff listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Vernon News
Mary Beth Korden
Mike Glassman
Lynn Furnall
Bill Rogers
Barbara Lynn Dale
Barbara Page
Joyce Foreman
Ruthe Jones
John Anslinger
Darla Carr
Diane Dunham
Jean Hutchison
Judy Lang
Ted Pilson
Harriett Rosenberger
Keith Thompson
Shirley Payne
YvVonne Canter
Igloria Duncan
Carolyn Fore
iConnie Gardner
Phyllis Green-lee
Ann Myers
Glenda Stanley
Esther Thomson
John Witters
Don Carpenter
Helen Stevens
Pat Jones
L. R.dewitt
Retiring County Board Members Say Farewells
Farewell talks marked the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors final gathering at the courthouse. After tomorrow’s township elections new faces will join the board when it reorganizes in April. Three retirees Louis Norris A F E Drennan and Wallace Wimberly spoke this morning while five others seek reelection. No date set yet for the reorganizational session and committee appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Worker Injured At Local Plant In Auto-Lite Mishap
Delbert Martin, 45, of RFD 2, Mr. Vernon, suffered a severe injury to his right hand this morning in a mishap at the Auto-Lite plant. He was admitted to Jefferson Memorial Hospital for treatment at 10:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Martin
RFD 2
Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Contest for High School Board Here
The Mt. Vernon election on April 13 will include a contest for two high school board seats with incumbents Heidenreich and Wood facing Howard W. Roberson of Ina. Grade school board will have three seats with Metcalf and Wilson seeking reelection and Bayne Wilson filling the late Rich term. Polling places and times are listed for both elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Minning
George Heidenreich
Gilbert Wood
Howard W. Roberson
Ina
Orian Metcalf
D. Clarence Wilson
Bayne Wilson
Marlin Rich
Rich
Earl Hanes
Field Township
Clarence McCauley
RFD
M. Rutherford
Helen Turner
Guy Wood, Jr
Mt. Vernon High School
Dodds
McClellan
Shiloh
Spring Garden
Belle Rive
Moore's Prairie
Pendleton
Rome Consolidated School
Dix
Rome Township
Brownell Says VP Has Power To Determine Presidential Disability
Washington Atty Gen Brownell states that under the Constitution the vice president holds sole authority to decide when a president is unable to perform duties. He notes the administration will not back any amendment creating a temporary presidency and that a Cabinet majority could not declare disability without a constitutional change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atty. Gen. Day
Brownell
Slain banker Marcus linked to $300000 in cash
Leon Marcus 61, a prominent figure in the Hodge scandal, was abducted after leaving a South Side address and killed in a gangland style shooting. Police say $300,000 in cash and checks were found on him plus another $4,000 in cash and checks. A note found on the body referenced $100,000 for motel financing with gambling boss Sam Giancana. Marcus and relatives faced federal indictments over bank funds, with connections to former Southmoor figures and Hodge theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Leon Marcus
Orville E. Hodge
Marcus
Southmoor Bank and Trust Co
William Touhy
Society National Bank of
Cleveland
Ohio
J. A. Herman
John A. Harmon
Evansville
Ind
Louisville
Harmon
Kentucky
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Touley
Alfred Rado
Touhy
Hodge
Marscus
Rado
51St Street
Frank Ferlic
Sam (Mooney) Giancana
Old Capone
Hyman
Martin J. Rosene
Southmoor Bank
Pudney Hodge
Southmoor
Edward A. Hintz
Edward A. Epping
Marcus Brothers
Rosene
Lavine Lumeber Co
Gene Lockhart Dies Suddenly at 66
Santa Monica California actor and writer Gene Lockhart died of a heart seizure at age 66 after a brief hospitalization. He appeared in more than 300 films, was a director author and composer, and wrote songs including The World Is Walt in For The Sunrise with Deanna Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Gene Lockhart
Lockhart
Deanna Taylor
Walt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Interior Ministry
Dadshah
Carroll
Carrall
Kevin Carroll
Mehrabad
Anita Carroll
Brewster A. Wilson
Junior High
Grigsby
Mt. V. Township
Suez
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Port Said
de Lesseps
Cairo
Irvington
Joseph S. Foncannon
Bloomington
Tnd
Ella
St. Mary's Hospital
Tom Leffler
V. P
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!