Body of Hodge aide found in Lake Springfield
The body of H. Kendall Olds, 46, administrative assistant to former State Auditor Orville E. Hodge, was found fully clothed in Lake Springfield near the Surf Club. Investigators consider possible drowning as cause. Olds, married with a 10 year old daughter, had been involved with fallout from the Hodge scandal. The case ties into broader probes of funds mishandling and indictments surrounding Hodge and associates.
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Springfield
H. Kendall Olds
Orville E. Hodge
Lake Springfield
Staab Funeral Home
Olds
Hodge
Sangamon County
Orville
John Casper
Lake
Local Officials Deny Campaign Contribution Claims
Area reports show legislators facing questions over campaign contributions with opposition figures including State Auditor Digille denying involvement. Details remain unclear as the investigation continues and no charges are filed.
Republican donations tied to 1950 Illinois campaigns
Steg Butler state senator and Marion Daily Republican editor said he received a $200 check from Hodge during the 1950 campaign. Hodge, then in the Illinois House, led a committee backing Republican action. Butler claimed no strings attached and that funds went to party organizations in his district. other Republicans in southern Illinois reported 300 to 1000 dollar sums in 1950 and 1954.
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Steg Butler
Nator
Frei M
Marion Dai & Republican
The
Southern Illinoisan Today
Hodge
Butler
Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson
William J. McDonald
Murphygboro
Springfield
Republican Party
Thomas J. Thornton
Chester
Steel Pact Due In Week
Pittsburgh August 1 AP top steel officials say delay in final settlement of the month old strike does not alarm them. Some unresolved issues may block, but none expect it. 39 steel companies in New York continue negotiations. Finnegan FM S director says time needed to write terms into contract language.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation Service
Washington
Traffic cops by TV and cameras on the rise
AP reports that future traffic enforcement may drop roadside talks between drivers and police. Chief William H. Parker predicts closed circuit TV and photo evidence will replace direct confrontations, speeding offenders straight to traffic court. The remarks came at a Los Angeles audience receiving a national safety award.
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Buddy
Bile ‘Ghiefea
William H. Parer Ker
Whicch
Los Angeles
Eisenhower says Nixon acceptable but avoids VP choice
President Eisenhower said Nixon is perfectly acceptable as running mate but he will not foreclose on other possible candidates. He declined to name a preferred nominee, noting he has not been renominated and has praised Nixon's administration role. He spoke after emergency surgery and said the party and country still need him, leaving decision to the American people.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nixon
Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Harold E. Stassen
Herter
Nix
Aug
Gettysburg
Republican Party
Four Thousand Taken and Recovered After Bank Robbery
Three armed men robbed the First State Bank of Campbell Hill mid morning, taking about 4000 dollars. They were captured within two hours near Evansville in Randolph County. State police recovered the money but did not specify the total. One suspect, George Linder of East St. Louis, 38, limped due to a foot injury. The other two were Eugene David, 35, of Leington Kentucky, and Richard Leroy Townsend, East St. Louis. They were jailed in Randolph County and later transferred to county jail for FBI questioning. Linder was assaulted by troopers on courthouse steps during the pursuit. The trio were captured around 1:30. A related medical note mentions a boy with polio symptoms and partial paralysis after a Salk vaccine incident.
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Campbell Hill
Evansville
Randolph County
Ava
George, Linder
Rt. 2
East St. Louis
Eugene David
Leington
Richard Leroy Townsend
Rt. 7
East
St. Louis
Chester
FBI
Linder
Jackson County
Tne
Genevieve Dudenbostel
C. E. Knop
du Quoin
Kent Keller
Avaga
Rt. 3
Taneuailin
Dakcore
Knop
Iynop
Cam Hill
Rien
Benk
Eiey
Polio Vaccine Surpasses Demand in New York
Polio vaccine supply in the United States now exceeds demand, say officials from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Report includes details on local crime, a bank robbery near Campbell Hill with suspects using a note and a satchel, and police pursuit involving multiple units.
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New York
United States
Weather notes and a police case from Illinois
Cloudy conditions prevail in Southern Illinois with scattered thunder showers tonight and Thursday. Low near 70, high around 90, with Thursday night near 70. A truck believed stolen in Napheysborand night is tied to a Wise.ly Blovice incident in Murphysboro, where a green panel was reportedly removed from a flower gap and the suspects shifted from the truck to a Packard, leading to a capture near Bivensville.
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Illinois
Veton
Murphysboro
Flower Gap
Bivensville
Kefauver Ends Race to Back Stevenson for Nomination
Sen Estes Kefauver withdrew from the Democratic presidential race to back Adlai E Stevenson at the Chicago convention. Gov Averell Harriman claimed Kefauver delegates would split between him and Stevenson, boosting Stevenson on the first ballot per campaign managers. Kefauver said no vice presidential bid, while Stevenson urged unity and noted no negotiations with Kefauver.
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Washington
Estes Kefauver
Adlai E. Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Harriman
Stevenson
James A. Finnegan
Kefauver
Illinois
Ketauver
Sen
Florida
California
Stenson
I Wold
Burma asks Red China to withdraw troops
Rangoon Burma Aug 1 AP Burma pressed Communist China to withdraw Red groups occupying about 1000 square miles of Burmese territory. Military sources reported no new advances but said casualties occurred as Chinese units moved up to 60 miles into Burma’s no territory.
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Burma
RED China
Rangoon
China
Finian's Rainbow page features SIU students cast
A Southerner page 24 picture feature highlights Finian's Rainbow at Southern Illinois University. The musical is produced by 60 area students from grade school to college under SIU Opera Workshop direction. Performances run 8 p.m. Friday Saturday and Sunday.
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Finian
Southern
$500 Questionnaires To Heirs In Landes Estate
Sedalia Missouri August 1 AP attorneys handling the estate of Mrs Kate E Landes mailed $500 questionnaires to 19 heirs. Each would receive $500 if they answer no to drinks and church questions and yes to others. Three have been found eligible, twelve gave varied responses or declined, two remain unheard, and a lawyer for the two argues the will’s no drink clause may not cover nonalcoholic beverages.
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Sedalia
Kate E. Landes
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Buster) Wortman
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