Hope Diamond Heiress Found Dead in Plano Home
Evalyn McLean 25 once a Hope diamond heiress was found dead in her Plano Texas home. Neighbors broke in after days with no activity. Autopsy ordered and toxicology underway. no foul play indicated. She raised horses at Friendly Acres ranch near Alano. The Hope diamond was later donated to Smithsonian by Harry Winston.
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Plano, Tex
Evalyn McLean
Hope
Miss. McLean
Dallas
Miss McLean
Justice of the Peace
B. B. Carpenter
John R
Jock” McLean
Palm Beach
Fla
Friendly Acres
Alano
Washington
Evalyn Walsh McLean
New York
Harry Winston
Smithsonian Institution
Ned McLean
Mrs. Elsie L. Dillon Funeral Held
The funeral for 77 year old Elsie L. Dillon of Hamiston Haven was held Tuesday at 1 30 p m at First Lutheran Church with Rev Orville Kalkwart officiating. Organist Leana DeMass and vocalist Marguerite Mies performed. Burial followed at Center Cemetery in Flanagan. Pallbearers were George Tucker Roy Tibbs Gente Swartz Henry Schneider Wayne Unzicker and Joe Illyes.
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Elsie L. Dillon
Hamiston Haven
First Lutheran Church
Orville Kalkwart
Leana DeMass
Marguerite Mies
Center Cemetery
Flanagan
George Tucker
Roy Tibbs
Gente Swartz
Henry Sehneider
Wayne Unzicker
Joe Illyes
Miss Shrewsbury and David Sullivan Wed in Odell
Miss Marcia Kay Shrewsbury and David Sullivan wed in a 10:30 a.m. ceremony at St. Pauls Catholic Church Odell officiated by Rt. Rev Msgr James Garrahan before 100 guests. The couple will reside at 323 Polk Street after a Wisconsin wedding trip.
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Miss Shrewsbury
David Sullivan
St. Paul’s
Odell
Marcia Kay Shrewsbury
St. Paul's Catholic Church
James ¥. Garrahan
Sullivan
John Shrewsbury
Pontiac
Route 2
Pontiac High School
Odell High School
Johnson Press Inc
Blarney
Gilman Man Crash Victim Identified
James Reynolds 45 of Gilman died from injuries after his pickup overturned on U S 45 near Gilman. His wife Reta 40 remained in critical condition at Iroquois County Hospital. Police report details unavailable.
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Watseka, WI
James Reynolds
Gilman
Iroquois County
U.S. 45
Reta
Supervisors Debate Voting Machines for County
County supervisors weigh the cost of purchase and rural precinct needs for voting machines. Chairman Curtis Weeks warns of early adoption and persistent machine bugs. Finances and budgeting for the potential purchase are discussed as Glenn Antrim presents township questions from a fall Illinois Association meeting.
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Curtis Weeks
Orlyn Frey
Glenn Antrim
Rooks Creek
Illinois Association of Supervisors
Peoria
Security system to guard federal prison first test
Electronic anti intrusion equipment to detect unauthorized entry will be installed at the Federal Correction Institution in Lompoc California. A test system is being installed to monitor restricted areas and entry points.
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Mountain View
Calif
Federal Correction Institution
Lompoc
Safe Winter Driving League Advises Chains for Snow
The National Safety Council notes reinforced tire chains boost pulling power on snow and ice by four to seven times. Always carry chains in your trunk to ensure you can get through weather conditions.
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Safe
National Safety Council
Budapest Divorce Rate Ranks Third in World
Hungary reports high divorce figures with MTV noting that by November Hungarian courts had divorced 20,000 couples this year, placing Hungary third behind the United States and Romania in the global rate.
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Budapest
Hungary
United States
Romania
MTV
Gas Chamber Favored Over Electric Chair in Georgia
A Georgia House committee member urged studying the gas chamber as a more humane execution method than the electric chair. Rep. Hines L. Brantley of Metter said he would prefer the gas chamber and cited witnessing an electric chair execution as traumatic. In Knoxville TVA bought over 2 billion dollars in coal since 1953, with a record 29 million tons delivered to TVA plants in the last fiscal year.
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Atlanta
House
Georgia
Hines L. Brantley
Metter
Brantley
Knoxville
Tenn
TVA
Hitch to School Pass Issued by Vorarlberg Officials
The provincial government of Vorarlberg, Austria, is providing hitch-hiker passes to teenagers to help them seek private transportation to and from school. Officials said the pass aims to improve school commutes.
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Bregenz
Austria
Vorarlberg
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