Attorney named in murder plot tied to Lerner slaying
Chicago police accuse attorney Joseph R. Roth of conspiring to murder Tad’s Goody Store owner Sanford Lerner in a love triangle scheme. Investigators say Roth hired two men, Polakoff and Dubey, who planned the killing for $2,000 but did not act. Roth was arrested after an alleged attempt to hire witnesses and was linked to Lerner’s widow Lilyan.
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Chicago
North Side
Joseph R. Roth
Charles Fitzgerald
Wilbur Davis
Fitzgerald
Davis
Sanford Lerner
Tad
Oat
Lerner
Dav's
Roth
Sheldon Polakoff
Lakeside
Mich
Donald Dubey
Fintland
Polakoff
Y Roth
Basin Street
Entaslehott
Dubey
Atalied
Kitzgerald
Lerner Ea
Lilyan
Porters Welcome Daughter In St Louis Birth
Mr and Mrs Ronald Porter of St Louis welcomed a daughter born in Depauw hospital Tuesday night at 7 49 weighing six pounds fifteen ounces. The mother is Lois Somers formerly and the grandparents are Mr and Mrs Irvin Somers of this city. A daughter also born to Mr and Mrs William Thomas Barbee of 221 Opdyke at 9 01 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital weighing six pounds two ounces.
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Ronald Porter
St. Louis
Depauw Hospital
Lois Somers
Irvin Somers
William Thomas Barbee
Opdyke
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hospital Notes Fefferson Memorial Admissions and Discharges
Fefferson Memorial records show admissions for Mrs. Madeline Ec bert Mrs. Regina Konet and others with discharges including John Philip Brie sacker Ada Smith Frank Bean and Waltonville Jewel Tittle at Good Samari Admitted Betty Jane Schumm Barbara Wedemeyer Discharged Master Joseph grand May Marshall Helen Sims and baby Robert Delano Jr Mrs Margaret e and baby John David rs Lillie Minor Mrs Geneva Kinowar and baby Gary A
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Fefferson ‘Memorial
Madeline Ecbert
Regina Konet
Meeting of the Spanish American War Veterans Camp
Members of the Spanish American War Veterans Camp will not hold the meet. Adjutant E. W. Threlkeld to report on arrangements as the meeting is postponed.
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E. W. Threlkeld
Jefferson County 4-H Youths to Compete at State Fair
Thirty eight Jefferson County 4-H youths will compete at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield August 9 to 18 entering agricultural and home economics events. Activities include public speaking, talent showcases, demonstrations, clothing revue, and exhibits with participants from Dix Opdyke Mt. Vernon Bluford Belle Rive and nearby areas.
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Jefferson County
Illinois
Springfield
Connie ‘Rhynes
Bowle
Johnny Furby
Marlow
Frank Stewart
Dix
Gordon Shultes
Curtis Grothott
Opdyke
Jetterson County
Mary Kiefer
Belle Rive Willl
Audium
Orilla Byars
Bluford
Patricia Materhoffer
Mt. Vernon
Barbara Brookman
Texico
Agriculture Department
Robin Smith
RFD
Vernon
Karen Richardson
M Sue. Cummings
Mt.:Vernon
Sharelle Byars
Oeene Foreman
Waltone
Orilla
Glenda Byars
Judy Croas
Belle Rive
Earl Highsmith
Larry Stroup
Philp Hopkins
Jack Bieaniech
Bonnie
Hits Parked Car Fined $100 Here
An Indianapolis man was arrested by Mt. Vernon police after his car crashed into a parked automobile in the 300 block of south 18th street. Marion D. Farris was charged with driving while intoxicated and fined $100 and costs by Police Magistrate J. R. Thomas. The crash damaged the Norman Jean Russell vehicle parked in front of 311 south 18th street, the Russell car moved about 20 feet. Farris’ car sustained about $400 in damage.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mt. Vernon
South 18Th Street
Marion D. Farris
J. R. Thomas
Farris
Norma Jean Russell
South 18Th
Russell
Airport arrivals and departures noted for local flyers
Larry Forestal and Dr Morris Zelman returned yesterday from Anna and Cairo. Stan Koziarl made a flight to Alton yesterday. Larry Forrestal flew to Alton Tuesday evening.
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Larry Forestal
Morris Zelman
Anna
Cairo
Stan Koziarl
Alton
Larry Forrestal
Illinois approves pipeline proposal in Springfield hearing
An Ohio Oil Co plan to build a 12 inch pipeline linking Rob Martinsville to the East St. Louis area was taken under advisement by the Illinois Commerce Commission. Construction could start Sept. 1 with completion by Dec. 1, moving petroleum products with a daily capacity of 100,000 barrels. Prices test quoted at Robinson to Champaign and Wood River to Champaign. Property owner representatives from Coles and Douglas counties attended, and about 70 percent of right of way is already purchased.
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Springfield
Ohio ‘Oil Co
Rob Martinaville
Illinois Commerce Commission
Jack H. Rice
Findlay
Ohio
Rice
Trrps
Installatios
East
Chicago
Army Transfers Pvt Girard To Another Camp
CAMP WHITTINGTON Japan Army shifts 21 year old Pvt William Girard from Ottawa Illinois to Iselat ed Camp Drew about 10 miles northeast. The transfer part of a 1st Cavalry Division installation shift and does not affect his manslaughter trial for the Jan 30 shooting of a Japanese woman at a U S firing range. Major witness SP3C Victor Nickel, Inkster Michigan, is also slated for transfer. Girard has admitted killing Mrs Naka Sakai but says it was an accident. the trial opens Aug 26 in a Japanese court.
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Camp Whittington
Japan
GI William Girard
Iselated
Ottawa
1St Cavalry Division
Girard
Sp3c
Victor Nickel
Inkster
Mich
Whittington
Tokyo
U. S
Naka Sakai
Pinball Machines Feared Worse Than Slots Ban Sought
Waukegan Illinois county grand jury urged a countywide ban on pinball machines calling them as evil as slot machines. State's Attorney Thomas J. Moran said the panel urged the county board to outlaw the devices and similar appeals would be sent to city councils and village boards. The report cited widespread gambling use and argued elimination of the source is needed for effective regulation.
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Waukegan
Ill
Lake County
Thomas J. Moran
Elder rancher resists eviction at New Mexico firing range
U S marshals return to 82 year old Jo Prather's Alamogordo ranch to evict him after he barricaded his home. Prather, who built the ranch 54 years ago, vows to die on the land amid a dispute over the McGregor firing range and a government writ of assistance. Prather's daughter and her husband traveled from El Paso to urge dialogue with him.
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Alamogordo
N. M
U. S
Jo Prather
New Mexico
Bec
Prather
Hart Gaber
Paso
Tex
Otero County
Tetee
McGregor
First Lady Eisenhower Reported Doing Fine After Surgery
Washington Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower remains in fine post operative condition after a two hour operation at Walter Reed Army Hospital The president visited briefly noting she was sleeping Physicians said the surgery was not tumor or cancer related and she is expected to leave soon to join a Newport vacation plans with President Eisenhower and his party likely later this month
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
White House
Howard M. Snyder
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Hagerty
Sheen
Newemen
Humbert
L Riva
Medical Corps
Newport
World Briefs Havana and Moscow and Bonn items
Havana promises tougher police campaign after downtown Havana five and dime bombing injuring seven people. Moscow reports a dairy maid on a Siberian collective farm has produced her millionth liter of milk after 25 years. Moscow says Russia will offer Syria extensive aid and possible long term credits after negotiations. Bonn Socialist leader says a socialist government would push for German reunification within a European security framework. He rules out starting talks with Russia but would seek US Britain and France backing first.
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London
Moscow Radio
Soviet Union
Moscow
Syria
Russia
Cairo
Bonn
Erich Ollenhauer
Germany
NATO
Ollenhauer
United States
Britain
France
Police Court Fines Set by Magistrate Thomas
Charles E. Cooksey Jr fined 10 dollars plus costs for disturbance. Leland Glen Allen of Iuka fined 5 dollars plus costs for possessing an illegal muffler on a car. Harold Langa fined 5 dollars plus costs for driving too fast for conditions.
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J. R. Thomas
Charles E. Cooksey, Jr
Leland Glen Allen
Iuka
Harold Langa
Stop Piles Pain At Home Telemarketing Claim
Advert boasting home treatment for piles claims money back and quick relief. Mentions ingredients like Triclyte and metanthy while offering a guarantee and urging immediate action.
Riots by over 1000 students rock Hanyang in central China
More than 1,000 high school students rioted in Hanyang during June against the ruling Communist party. They beat Communists, abducted officials, tore party offices, and attempted to seize an ammunition depot on June 12 and 13. Slogans claimed the party was in decline and mocked Mao Zedong. Ringleaders were reportedly arrested.
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Hong Kong U
Hongyang
China
Communist Party
Red New China News Agency
Peiping
Hanyang
Wuhan
Hupeh
Kuomintang
Chiang Kai-Shek
Formosa
Mao Tze-Tung
Mao
Adlai Attacks Maxwell Gluck Ambassadorship
NEW YORK Adlai Stevenson criticizes President Eisenhower's choice of Maxwell H. Gluck as ambassador to Ceylon. He calls it a cynical political debt payment and says the move harms diplomacy. Gluck, a dress store chain head, testified he donated 20 000 to 30 000 dollars to last year’s Republican campaign.
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New York
Adlai FE. Stevenson
Maxwell H. Gluck
Ceylon
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Europe
Africa
Gluck
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Eisehower
Mt Vernon Soldier in Army Hospital
Pvt James L Rowe son of Mr and Mrs Neal Rowe is a patient at Fort Leonard Wood Army Hospital receiving treatment for a skin condition on his feet. He expects a discharge after recovery and asks friends to mail him letters at NG 26369515 Ward E 3 Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Rowe, 22, joined active service last June after graduating from Southern Illinois University and Mt Vernon Township High School class of 1953.
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James L. Rowe
Neal Rowe
Fort Léonard Woodly Army Hospital
Pvt. Rowe
Southern Illinois University
Mt. Vernon Township High School
U.S. Army Hospital
Fort Leonlard Wood
Harvard Coach Found After Two Day Missing Trip
Harvard football coach John Yovicsin was located in Allentown after a two day search. His wife said he left Gettysburg to travel to Cambridge and had spent time in the Pocono area, then telephoned home and began the return journey.
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Gettysburg
John Yovicsin
Harvard
Allentown
Yovicsin
Cambridge
Mass
Khrushchev Talks Peace to Germans in East Berlin
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev arrives in East Berlin for a tour of East Germany and denounces West Germany as a danger to world peace. He campaigns for Moscow’s unity proposals during a week of events, with Adenauer facing a tough re election in West Germany.
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Seymour
Berlin
Nikita S. Khrushchev
East Berlin
East Germany
Konrad Adenauer Ag A
Jeader
Moscow
Khrushchev
Adenauer
Soviet Union
A.I
Schoenfeld
East— Berlin
Andrei Gromyko
Pees
Oil producers pledge domestic oil security measures
Independent Oil Producers meeting in Dallas, Texas, and joint associations urged long term domestic oil and gas security. They praised Congress and the President for steps toward stabilizing imports, stressing exploration of domestic reserves and rapid development to assure future supply for consumers and the economy. Estimates cited Middle East disruption and the impact on Europe and the Western Hemisphere, with Tri-State representatives listing attendees.
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Dallas
Texas
Troteum
Independent Oil Producers and Land
Owners Association
Tri-State, Inc
Saids
Congress
President
United States
Avahiam Femay Se
UIG Nawyung
Agional
Pluvige
Tri-State
C. E. Brehm
Vernon
Elmo Holder
Evansville
George Ellison
Shelby McIntosh
Owensboro
Kentucky
Thompson
Mattewh. Sinois
D. L. Scott
Elmer L. Hoehn
Tri- State Association
Middle East
Suez
Europe
England
Western Hemisphere
Office of Defense Mobilization
Illinois Prison Guards Get Hike
Springfield Illinois state prison guards will receive a $16 monthly raise in genuine pay the Public Safety Department announced. The new starting salary becomes $286 a month with earlier levels at $290. two years of service will qualify for hikes to a maximum of $350 a month in the next two years. The changes follow a statewide pay plan intended to lift compensation across districts.
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Springfield
Ill
Ilinois
Igneuine
Joseph D
State Public Safety Department
Yorks
Pocono Mountain
Pennsylvania
Harvard
Weather outlook shows near normal temps with slight warmth
Temperatures will average near normal southeast to about 4 degrees above normal northwest. Normal highs range from near 82 in the north to near 90 in the south. Normal lows from 60 in the north to 66-71 in the south. Warmer Thursday with minor changes afterward. Precipitation will be little or none south and 1-10 of an inch or less north. Chance of showers Sunday or Monday.
Parking poet ticketed for no sign or light in dark
Denver resident Cyril S. Clement received a parking ticket for street cleaning time. He sent a $2 fine with a note claiming no sign or light was visible when he parked and that there was no reason to doubt the ticket.
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Denver
Cyril S. Clement
Two Cars Damaged Store Front In City Collision
A collision yesterday at Ninth and Broadway damaged two automobiles and a storefront. No injuries were reported. Vehicles driven by John R. of 1708 Oakland and Harold Menke of 700 Jordan were involved. A spare tire in the Menke car broke through a door and struck the Ben Franklin store front causing damage.
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Ninth and Broadway
colNstees Wee
John R
Oakland
Harold Menke
Jordan
Menke
Ben Franklin I
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