Deaths: Lillie A Witt 60 dies at Good Samaritan Hospital
Lillie Augusta Witt of 1018 Bell Street died at 9 27 last night at Good Samaritan Hospital at age 60 years ten months and two days Funeral arrangements were completed today She born July 20 1898 in Mayfield Kentucky daughter of Arco F and La Addie Nailing She was a Lincoln high school graduate and member of the AME Church of St Louis Survivors include son Wilser Wesley Poindexter brother Thomas Hewitt Nailing and two sisters Lucie Nailing and Willine Eegleston Nailing all of Mt Vernon.
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Lilie Augusta Witt
Bell Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Witt
Mayfield
Arco F. and
la Addie ‘Brickenridge) Nailing
Lincoln High School
Paducah
A.M.E
Church of
Sarah Franklin of Benton Dies
Mrs. Sarah Franklin of 509 South McLeansboro Street Benton died at 1:00 a m after a five year illness. She will lie in state at Inn Funeral Home after 6:00 p m today. Funeral services Monday at 2:00 p m at Palestine Baptist Church north of Benton with Rev. W R Burton and Rev. Willie Toney officiating. Burial in Franklin Cemetery. Survived by husband John five. two brothers Rev. D K Winemiller Benton and Eddie Winemiller Sycamore Ill. three sisters Mrs. Callie Stilts Mrs Geneva McDonald Chicago Heights Ti and Mrs Susie Hale Thebes.
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Sarah Franklin
McLeansboro Street
Benton
the Inn Funeral
Palestine Baptist Church
W. R. Burton
Willie Toney
Symington Shows Waves In Wisconsin
Washington AP report notes Sen. Stuart Symington of Missouri campaigns in Milwaukee as fellow Democrats Kennedy and Humphrey clash for Wisconsin convention support. Symington, not running, leverages two Senate chair roles on Space and Agriculture committees to boost visibility while returning contributions and avoiding organization building.
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Jack Bell Washington
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Symington
John F. Nennedy
D-Mass
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate Space and Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corp
Missouri
Hospital Notes and Discharges At Jefferson Memorial
List of admitted and discharged patients at Jefferson Memorial including Master Kevin Galla tin Master Michael Bennett and Mrs Mary Baker among the admitted and Miss Paula Holloway Master Richard Elliston and others among the discharged plus World War I veteran George C Allen transferred to Veterans Hospital in Marion.
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Kevin Gallatin
William Cobl
Michael Bennett
Mary Baker
Maurice Shehorn
Hanna Johnson
Jessie Young
Doris Braddy
Richard Barlow
Earl Henry
Paula Holloway
Richard Elliston
Ray Osborn
Donald Holt
Viola Bailey
Delia Unterreiner
James Andrew
Dorothy Williamson
Jean Latham
June Price
Jefferson Memorial
Judith Mae Spillman
Sharon Kay Diel
Barbara Palmeter Rhinehart
Rita Modert
Walter Jones
George C. Allen
Martin Luther Hutchcraft
Dahlgren
Veterans Hospital
Marion
Meetings for Rebekah Lodge No 292 Honor May Session
Rebekah Lodge No 292 to hold regular session Monday May 25 at 7 30 in the I 0 0 F Temple. Members urged to attend and visitors welcome. Helen Piercy Noble Grand LaVerne Shepherd Rec Secy. American Legion Post 141 to meet Monday at 8 pm as officers to be nominated Rex Medders adj.
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Rebekah Lodge
Grace
A. Henry
Rebekah Lodge No
Helen Piercy
Noble Grand
American Legion
Rex Medders
Adj
Cold Weather In The North Brings Topcoats And Light Rain
Cold weather draped the north with temperatures dipping to freezing in Bismarck North Platte and Caribou while Helena recorded 31. Fraser and Drummond logged 25. Anchorage and Fairbanks stayed mild at 45. Rain fell across many areas with heavy showers midcontinent and forecast rain and thundershowers on the mid Atlantic coast.
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Associated Press
Albany
As ‘ Albquerque
Anchorage
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Port Worth
Helena
Indianapolis
Kansas
City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St. Paul
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Mart Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
N.D
North Platte
Neb
andCaribou
Maine
Mont
Mercury
Fraser
Colo
Drummond
Fairbanks
Alaska
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Theiday
Rockies
California
Baton Rouge
Miami County
Fila
Addison
Illinois Weather: Rain and cool front linger statewide
Occasional rain or drizzle continues in north and central Illinois with scattered showers and a few thunder storms in the far south ending by afternoon. Cooler in the south central and southern portions today, partly cloudy tonight, with temperatures from the upper 30s in the far north to the 70s in the far south. Sunday highs mainly in the 60s north to 70s south. Early readings include Rockford 48 and St. Louis 61.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Rockford
Moline
Peoria
Quincy
Springfield
Vandalia
St. Louis
Tlinois
Car Imports Rise in Britain to U.S. in April
Britain shipped 21,000 cars to the United States in April valued at 243 million dollars, double the April shipments a year earlier. The report notes the surge reflects rising demand and currency factors affecting trade.
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London
Britain
United States
GM Genius Sloan Is 84
Alfred P. Sloan Jr, 84, helped build General Motors into a global giant and remains honorary chairman. He sold or gave away over 4 million dollars worth GM stock in April, still holds substantial GM and related holdings, and funds education and cancer research via the Sloan Foundation and Sloan Kettering Institute. He lives in Great Neck, New York.
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Ben Phlegar
A.P
Detroit
Alfred P. Sloan Jr
General Motors
Sloan
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
GM Shares Inc
New Castle Corp
Bboard
Harlow Curtice
Hyatt Roller Bearing Co
M.I.T
Hyatt
United Motors Co
W. Co. Durant
United
du Ponts
Durant
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Kettering
Sloan-Kettering Institute For Cancer Research
Rockefeller Plaza
Great Neck
N.Y
Working Way Through College By Selling Dope
Two Chicago area MSU students Reich and Harper were jailed in East Lansing after a Friday raid yielded 10 pounds of marijuana valued at about 30000 dollars. Both faced narcotics charges and waived examination, with bail set at 10000 dollars each. Reich, a restaurant management major and Army veteran, and Harper, a sociology major, admitted traveling to Chicago to obtain the supply but did not name the supplier.
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East Lansing
Mich
Chicago Area
Michigan State University
William V. Reich
N. Keystone
Chicago
John H. Harper
Regner Rd
McHlenry
Ingham County
Jack Warren
Reich
Harper
Lansing
Earl Eddie
Eddie
School expels married student in Lake County case
In Lake County Circuit Court Judge Bernard M. Decker denied an immediate reinstatement for James A. Burgin a 17 year old Long Grove resident expelled from Ela Vernon Township High School after he married another student Christopher Payne 17 Burgin faced a temporary readmission request which was refused with two weeks remaining in the current semester The judge said the fall return would be decided later.
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Burgin
Army and Air Force clash over missiles and command
The Army publicly opposes Senate calls to cut Nike Hercules funding, warning 50 battery sites protecting SAC bases could be left exposed. The Air Force pushes for a unified strategic command including future submarine missiles, while Gen White denies plans to take Polaris subs under one command.
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Washington
Army
Senate
Air Force
Bat
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Navy
Thomas JD. White
Senate Armed Services Committee
Continental
United States
Hawaii
Congress
Strategic Air Command
Proposed Expressway Site for US Campus in Chicago
The Medical Center Citizens Committee proposes a 45 acre site along Congress Expressway near the professional colleges for the new University of Tinois undergraduate campus. The land bounded by the expressway Adams Street Wood and Leavitt Streets on the West Side would be easily reachable by the L and the expressway and would save taxpayers about 1.77 million dollars versus other sites.
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Chicago
University of Tinois
Medical Center Citizens Committee
Adams Street
Wood and
Leavitt Sts
West Side
Garfield Park
Starkweather's Father Works On His Appeal
Charles Starkweather and his father Guy worked on an appeal to the federal courts after a death sentence postponement failed. Guy Starkweather sought aid from an attorney as he pressed judges for a stay, while Charles faced a tense night awaiting further action in the capital.
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Starkweather
Lincoln
Neb
Charles Starkweather
Guy
Guy Sarkweather
Charles
Robert van Pelt
Mt Vernon High to hold Baccalaureate and commencement
A busy week awaits 329 Mt Vernon high seniors starting with the Baccalaureate Service in the school auditorium led by Rev. Dale Harmon. Honors Day is Tuesday May 26, followed by Hi-Tri breakfast Thursday May 28. Commencement comes at 8 pm Thursday May 28 with Principal Arthur Milward giving the farewell and diplomas handed by Mrs. Helen Turner.
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Mt. Vernon High School
Dale Harmon
First Methodist Church
Tal Smith
Arthur Milward
Helen Turner
Board of Education
Andy Williams to star in CBS summer TV show
Hollywood AP reports Andy Williams will host a summer replacement hour on CBS, following NBC and ABC stints. Williams reluctant about a summer role, cites sponsors preferring a variety show and a cast under 20, plans to start July 7 for 12 to 14 weeks while aiming to break into CBS’s winter lineup as a musical star.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Calif
Andy Williams
Alaska
CBS
Dinah Shore
NBC
Pa Boone
ABC
Garry Moore
Andy
Garry
Former Mayor Builds Underground Home Shelter for Rest
Former mayor describes his Ye Old Cellar underground shelter stocked with food and comforts. It features air conditioning, running water, electricity, TV, radio, and an emergency communication system. He uses it daily for relaxation and plans an open house for the public to inspect his shelter.
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Borden
Bordens
Father plans appeal after slaving conviction in Bennett case
The father of Robert Jensen, a Bennett Neb. school boy, complains he was not properly represented at his trial and says he would give up after Judge Van Pelt ruled late Thursday. At midnight he resumed effort and now has until June 4 to file an appeal.
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Robert Jensen
Bennet
Neb
van, Pelt
Charles
Wheat restriction ended for self use after Senate vote
The Senate approved an amendment removing the 30 acre limit on wheat a farmer may plant for seed or feed, a change sparked by Michigan farmer Stanley Yankus who was fined for excess wheat and emigrated to Australia. Sen Hart cited Yankus as the case prompting the move while Dirksen noted Agriculture Secretary Benson supported ending the cap. The bill advances to the House.
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Washington
Michigan
Stanley Yankus
Australia
Senate
Yankus
San Francisco
U.S
Philip A. Hart
Rmich
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ii
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Dickeen
House
Jealous bank worker kills wife then himself in Van Nuys
Police say Bill Whitaker, 32, shot his wife Arline, 28, after learning she had a lover, and killed himself. A baby-sitter found their body in the Los Angeles suburb. The note blamed the lover and reflected on the couple’s broken vows. The couple’s two children, ages 2 and 11 months, were unharmed in a locked bedroom.
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Los Angeles
Hordies
Bill Whitaker
We Arline
van Nuys
Four Mt. Vernon Teachers Resign This Year
Four Mt. Vernon high school teachers resign this year. Alberta Hamilton will head physical education at Belleville high school and junior college. Dinah Tanner will teach girls' physical education at Alton-Wood River high school. Frank Kassner will attend the University of New Mexico next fall. Dorothy Dare retires after 21 years in the district.
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Mt. Vernon High School
Alberta Hamilton
Frank Kassner
Dinah Tanner
Dorothy Dare
Dare
Mt. Vernon
Hamilton
Belleville
Miss Tanner
Alton-Wood River
Kassner
University of New Mexico
Fear Plastic Bags May Kill 100 This Year
The National Safety Council warns that harmless looking plastic bags cause suffocation deaths among children. Over two dozen children have died this year, with experts fearing the toll could reach 100.
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National Safety Council
Kordite Corp
Macedon
N.Y
Senate sets 35000 ceiling on wheat price supports
A Senate bill caps government price supports at 35000 per farm, sending the measure to the House. The plan, designed to cut surplus wheat, offers three planting options with parity-based payments, while Benson opposes enactment as not reducing production and raising costs. The fate depends on House action before June 1.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
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