Four-Day Illinois Legion Parley Opens Friday
Chicago hosts the 31st annual Illinois American Legion convention with more than 50,000 members expected. Key events include parades, a musical pageant, a popularity queen crowning, state officers’ election, memorial program, and resolutions.
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Illinois Legion
Chicago
American Legion
The
Legion
Illinois
Merle E. Schaad
Princeville
Peoria County
William G. Burns
Michigan Avenue
Congress Hotel
Chicago Opera House
Man Identified As Terrorist In Chicago Home Invasion
Detectives say Thomas Matson, 21, admitted breaking into the home of Mr and Mrs William McCary and threatening to kill their 2 year old daughter Sharon unless paid. Matson was identified by McCary at a police show up after his arrest with three others for automobile tampering. McCary and family tied during the intrusion. Matson had a prior 60 day sentence for car tampering.
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Chicago
Cook County
John Clair
David Weber
Thomas Matson
William McCary
Sharon
McCary
Matson
Doris
Texas Illinois Natural Gas Pipeline Seeks 1018 Mile Route
An application to build a 1018 mile natural gas pipeline from the Texas Gulf coast to near Joliet Illinois was filed with the power commission by the Texas Illinois Natural Gas Pipeline Co. The company plans to sell gas directly to utility companies and replaces current purchases from its affiliate Nat Gas Pipeline Co. of America Chicago District Co.
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Washington
Texas Gulf Coast
Joliet, Il
The
Power Commission
Texas-Illinois Natural Gas Pipeline Co
Soweid
Nat- Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Chicago District Co
A Blast Stunts Corn Plants Damaged Kernels Visible
A photo sequence shows three corn plants with stunted growth and a bottom image displays a mature ear with damaged undeveloped kernels. The caption highlights the impact of the blast on the crop and its quality.
Tito Forecasts Neighbors Will Desert Soviets
Belgrade Aug 3 Premier Marshal Tito predicted Bulgaria and Albania would quit the Moscow led Cominform and offered aid to end Soviet domination. He spoke at Skoplje to about 350000, citing purges in Bulgaria and Albania and noting Hungary and Romania stir chauvinistic tensions against Yugoslavia. He urged neighbor people to resist outside pressure and preserve brotherly Yugoslav relations.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Bulgaria
Albania
Cominform
Tito
Communist International Information Bureau
Moscow
Skoplje
Macedonia
Traicho Kostov
Bulgarian Communist Party
Soviet Union
Koci Xoxe
Xoxe
Hungary
Romania
Mayor Quits Office and Holds Three Other Posts
Putnam Connecticut frames the resignation of W Perry Barber city mayor who says four jobs are too many. Barber a Democrat state senator and city court judge held the post nearly six years and would have seen his mayoral term end January 2. The education board chairman’s resignation was accepted and the council will meet next Monday to appoint a successor.
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Martin Kennelly
Paul Douglas
Scott Lucas
Adlai Stevenson
Perry Brown
Beaumont
Texas
National Legion
Legionnaires
Peoria Post
Bloomington
Danville
Springfield
Rock Island
Decatur
Rockford
Quincy
South Dearborn Street
Chicago
Palmer House
Forty & Eight
LaSalle Hotel
Lawrence J. Fenlon
Cook County Legion
Legion
Drum Corp
Lane Tech Stadium
W. Perry Barber
Barber
Coun
Education Board
Greek Guerrilla Brigade Annihilated in Grammos Assault
The Greek general staff announced that the 192d Communist guerrilla brigade was ambushed in the Grammos mountains. Eighteen guerrillas were killed and 44 captured as forces claimed to protect the Socialist homeland.
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Athens
Greece
Grammos
Morelli Chooses Death Cell for Quiet Last Nights
James Morelli 22, known as the Mad dog killer, is housed in a death cell near the electric chair at Cook County Jail by his request to sleep undisturbed before his Aug. 12 execution. He praised the cell as clean and quiet, while jail superintendent Donnelly said he has slept well there. Morelli was condemned for the 1947 gangland slaying of Emil Schmeichel. fellow killers Daley and Fentress remain in custody with Daley shot by police and Fentress serving long terms.
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Chicago
James Morelli
Cook County
Morelli
John E. Donnelly
Emil Schmeichel
Thomas Daley
Lowell Fentress
Four Airlines Earn Midwestern Operating Permits
The Civil Aeronautics Board issued final authorities to four airlines to run regular cargo routes in multiple regions. Flying Tiger Line of BurBank California received a certificate to operate in and out of Chicago Milwaukee and South Bend plus major East and West Coast cities. Slick Airways was cleared for routes including large East and West Coast cities and Chicago and Peoria. U S Airlines serves Chicago Indianapolis and South Bend in the Midwest.
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Flying Tiger Line
Burbank
Calif
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wis
South Bend
Ind
Slick Airways
Peoria
Ill
U. S
Indianapolis
Monopolies in Japan Break Up Under MacArthur Plan
General MacArthur announced the deconcentration program in Japan is accomplished. Eleven firms were targeted for structural reorganization with three to dispose of assets and two referred to the Fair Trade Commission for practices. The effort aimed to curb wartime Zaibatsu control and expand economic health.
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Tokyo
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Washington
Zaibatsu
United States
MacArthur
Fair Trade Commission
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Bikini
California Institute of Technology
Parcel Post
Hart’s Drug Store
Carrier Millis, Illinois
National Distributing CO
Veterans Hospital
Marion, Mi
Putnam, Conn
Cil
Civil Aeronautics Board
Sev
Eral
Joseph Robinson
Robinson
Finance
Indus
Stag
St. Louis
Griesedieck Western Brewery Company
Belleville, Ilinois - St. Louis, Missouri
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