Indictments Outline Political Solicitation in Peoria
A Peoria grand jury indicted state official Joseph Hodges and two highway department staff for soliciting political contributions from state workers. Frank Kendall and George Behm were charged with various related offenses. The panel urged investigations into the Peoria State Hospital, the highway garage, insurance procurement pressures, and calls on Gov. Stratton to halt improper political manipulation.
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Associated Press
Peoria, II
Peoria County
Joseph Hodges
Illinois Labor
Peoria
Hodges
Kendall
GOP Fund Club
Kellstedt
Behm
Howard White
State Highway
Peoria State Hospital
Bartonville
State Welfare Department
State Division of Public Works
Highway Department
Grand
Stratton
William Pillman
Pillman
Billy Graham Draws Full House in London Revival
Evangelist Billy Graham opened a 12 week UK crusade with a revival at Harringay Sports Arena drawing 12,000 to the service and forcing thousands to be turned away. About 500 to 600 joined a separate area to confess faith as Graham urged listeners to consider Jesus Christ.
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London
Billy Graham
Britain
Harringay
Jesus Christ
Graham
Dies At Home Of Daughter Mrs Prikasky
Martin Frank Prikasky Sr age 70 died at 4 p.m. yesterday at the home of his daughter Mrs Mack Holt on Salem Road. Born November 25 1883 in Czechoslovakia he was married to Catherine Lipa who preceded him in death. Survived by four daughters Mrs Holt Mrs Shamerdola Mrs Lednicky and Mrs Simonovic and one son Martin Jr all listed with ties to Michigan California and Detroit. Funeral services and burial to be held at Crandall Funeral Home in St. Louis Michigan.
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Martin Frank Prikasky
Mack Holt
Salem Road
Crandall
St. Louis
Mich
Mr. Prikasky
Czechoslovakia
Catherine Lipa
Mt.Vernon
John Shamerdola
Glendake
Calif
Joseph Lednicky
Merrill, Mich
Charles Simonovic
Martin, Jr
Detroit
Lilly O Rash Dies at 77 Rites Planned
Lilly Ollievie Rash widow of Andy Martin Rash died at 7:55 p m yesterday in Jefferson Memorial Hospital aged 77 years seven months The body will be at Myers Chapel after 2 p m today and moved to Logan Street Baptist Church for funeral Wednesday at 2 p m Burial will be in East Salem cemetery She worked 33 years in the fitting room of the International Shoe Company plant She was born August 1 1876 in Jefferson county Her husband died in 1940 Surviving are son Clyde Ragh daughter Mrs Nerea Bennett both of Mr Vernon a brother Wildren Darnell of Aden a sister Mrs Minnie Duncan of Centralia and one grandson
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Lilly Ollievie Rash
Andy Martin Rash
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Logan Street Baptist Church
East Salem
Myers Chapel
Rash
International Shoe Company
Jefferson County
James
Louisia
Stonecipher) Darnell
Clyde Ragh
Nerea Bennett
Vernon
Wildren Darnell
Aden
Minnie Duncan
Centralia
Funeral Rites Set for Mary Narcissis East in Michigan City
Funeral services for Mary Narcissis East, who died Sunday in Michigan City Indiana, will be held at 1 30 p m Wednesday March 3 at Myers Chapel with the Rev Ross Partridge officiating. Burial will be at Sursa Cemetery. Friends may call at Myers Chapel any time.
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Mary Narcissis East
Michigan City
Indiana
Myers Chapel
Ross Partridge
Sursa
Pope Prus XI Birthday Observed At Vatican
Vatican flags marked Pope Prus XI seventy eight birthday as his illness slowly eases. Vatican sources note slight daily improvement while messages from around the world pour in. In Rome, thousands attend a high mass at St Mary Major Basilica, marking the Pontiff’s recovery from abdominal ailment keeping him in his apartment for 36 days.
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Associated Press
Vatican City
Vatican
Prus XI
Rome
St. Mary Major Basilica
Inca Popcorn Origins and Modern U.S. Growers
The Incas of Peru grew and popped popcorn long before Columbus. Today most commercial popcorn is grown in Illinois Iowa and Nebraska.
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Peru
America
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Congress Aghast At Shooting Continues On Page One
A shooting in the U S House followed by panic as Puerto Rican gunmen opened fire from the visitors gallery injuring several lawmakers including Falcon and Bentley. Roberts underwent exploratory surgery with no nerve damage feared. Rep Van Zandt helped disarm a gunman amid desks and debris as chaos erupted across the chamber.
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Roberts
Bentley
House of Representatives
Wilolly
Rep. van Zandt
R-Pa
Threatens to Kill President in Federal Probe
Pedro S. Orozco, 24, a Hartford Puerto Rican, faces a federal grand jury in New Haven on a charge of threatening to kill the President. He was arrested on nonsupport while testifying in a case against his estranged wife, who faced a police court breach of peace charge. Detective Capt. Benenaie cited a police report noting Orozco threatened to kill President Eisenhower during fingerprinting.
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Associated Pres
Hartford
Conn
Pedro S. Orozco
New Haven
Joseph P. Benenaie
Otto Helie
Orozco
Eisenhower
Puerto Rican independence debate follows violent gallery attack
In a chaotic shooting at the chamber guards subdued assailants as spectators helped overpower three gunmen. Mrs Lebron waved a Puerto Rican flag signaling the outbreak while asserting the group sees themselves as patriots not criminals. The Nationalist party, linked to prior Truman assassination attempts, sought independence amid mixed Puerto Rican views on U.S. authority and self rule.
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U. S
Cold Wave Hits Plains and Midwest Stung by Arctic Cold
A March cold wave swept the Great Plains and Midwest as arctic air from Alberta drove temperatures to subzero in the Northern Plains and eastern Rockies. Snow, closures, and travel disruption followed a paralyzing storm across northern Ohio, eastern Kentucky, and eastern Tennessee. Eleven deaths in Cleveland, plus fatalities in Toledo and Friendsville, Tenn., were linked to the storm as snow depths reached a foot or more in several areas.
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Associated Press
Great Plains
Ohio River
Alberta
Plains
Rockies
Midwest
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Cleveland
Toledo
Friendsville
Tenn
London
Upper East Tennessee
Knoxville
Bristol
Smokies
Kentucky Mountain Arca
Canada
Wyoming
Colorado
Denver
Cody
Wyo
Lamar
Glasgow
Mont
Dakotas
Minnesota
May Ballot On Half Cent Sales Tax Debate Continues
City council considered a half cent sales tax ballot measure with no action taken. Other actions include deferring sewer extension discussion, sending a nuisance abatement petition to the city manager, appointing Delmar Farthing at the Mt Vernon sewage plant, and noting zoning relaxations for Central Church of Christ additions. Council approved sewer and general corporate claims and learned parking permit sales may be illegal.
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Jesse Wood
Victor Britton
Carla Palmiter
Coyn Mateer
Harry Edwards
I. W. Gibson
11Th
12Th
Perkins
Delmar Farthing
Mt. Vernon
Central Church of Christ
Parking Meters Net $3,556.60 In February Here
Mt. Vernon records show February meter revenue of 3556.60 from coins 2965.10 and 50 cent overtime penalties 491.50. January and December receipts were 3025.05 and 3967.36 respectively. Yellowstone National Park spans Idaho Montana and Wyoming.
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Mt. Vernon
Yellowstone National Park
States
Idaho, Montana
Wyoming
Ousted For Disloyalty Not Necessarily Red
Philip Young chairman of the Civil Service Commission said 383 government employees separated under the loyalty provisions of Eisenhower's security program are not necessarily Communists. He told a Senate committee that 383 cases merely indicate information of a subversive nature in the files and the cause for separation is questioned by Sen. Monteney.
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Washington
Philip Young
Civil Service Commission
Eisenhower
Young
Senate
Sen
Monteney
D-Okla
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions
At Jefferson Memorial, Marshall Brook man James Christenson Morris UK Mrs Elnora Williamson Belle Rive Carl Denham Mace donia admitted. Discharge: Mrs Lela McKenzie RFD 4 Mrs Mary Belle Bean and infant son Martin Eric. Good Samaritan admitted Mrs Thelma Pauline Sharp Mrs Alice Elizabeth Henneberry James William Pelz Mrs Billie Winklejohn Alva Walter Rackaway Mrs Dorothy Jean Olin. Discharged: Mrs Betty Ann McDonald Mrs June Mulls Reba Mae Aydt and infant son Connie Joanne Mrs Rosemary Alice Harris and infant son Marc Kevin Mrs Ruth Heskett.
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Jefferson Memorial
Marshall Brookman
James Christenson
Morris
Elnora Williamson
Belle Rive
Carl Denham
Macedonia
Lela McKenzie
RFD
Mary Belle Bean
Martin Eric
Good Samaritan
Thelma Pauline Sharp
Alice Elizabeth Henneberry
James William Pelz
Billie Winklejohn
Alva Walter Rackaway
Dorothy Jean Olin
Betty Ann McDonald
June Mulls
Reba Mae Aydt
Connie Joanne
Rosemary Alice Harris
Marc Kevin
Ruth Heskett
Bill Alsman Flies In From Evansville Indiana
Bill Alsman arrived today from Evansville Indiana. The brief notice records his arrival and origin without additional details.
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Bill Alsman
Evansville
Ind
Burma launches offensive against Chinese force near Rangoon
Burma's army opened an offensive in eastern Shan state targeting a Chinese nationalist unit along the border. Rapid advances were reported as fighting intensified in the area near Rangoon.
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Burma
Associated Press
Rangoon
Shan State
Atomic tests begin in mid Pacific proving ground
The U S Atomic Energy Commission has started a new series of atomic explosive tests in the mid Pacific shielded by Navy ships and warplanes. A brief AEC note says Joint Task Force Seven detonated an atomic device at the proving ground with no results disclosed, describing it as the first in a series of tests.
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Associated Press
Washington
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
mid-Pacific
AEC
Joint Task Force Seven
Pacific Proving Ground
Shed Fire Ignites at Mt. Vernon Home
A grass fire ignited a shed yesterday afternoon at the home of Bill Roach on RFD 4 in Mt. Vernon. Rural firefighters reported only slight damage and quickly contained the blaze.
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Bill Roach
RFD
Mt. Vernon
Hutchison Baby Born at Walter Reed Hospital
Staff Sgt. and Mrs. Charles Robert Hutchison of Washington D C welcomed a son born Monday at Walter Reed Hospital. The family, formerly from Mount Vernon, has another son. Mrs Hutchison is the former Miss Virginia Green. Paternal grandmother is Mrs Cornelia Hutchison.
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Charles Robert Hutchison
Washington, D. C
Walter Reed Hospital
Hutchison
Mt. Vernon
Virginia Green
Cornelia Hutchison
Three Guilty Pleas in County Court
Three cases were heard before County Judge Morton Dorothy yesterday. Jack McCleary of Fairfield, 19, pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined 100 dollars and costs. Duke Lynch, 62, pleaded guilty to petty larceny, fined 100 dollars and costs and remanded to county jail for failure to pay the fine. Harry Shelton of St Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined 50 dollars and costs.
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Morton Dorothy
Jack McCleary
Fairfield
Duke Lynch
Harry Shelton
St. Louis
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Werenamelj
Simonize
Chicago
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Marquette
Snow
Memphis
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Sault Ste. Marie
Traverse City
Des Moines
Kansas
L. V. Pate, Inc
J Curtis - Florist
Mel Aughlin’s
Liberty Ethyl
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