Duty of County To Set Policy On School Aid
Illinois Attorney General rules county school superintendents must withhold state aid from districts that segregate by race. The ruling answers whether enforcement lies with Nickell or county chiefs, stating deputies distribute funds and eligibility is set at monthly distribution. No procedural change needed in certifying claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Ivan A. Elliott
Vernon L. Nickell
Illinois
Nickell
Elliott
Charles Jenkins
Chicago
President Signs Military Unity Bill Into Law
President Truman signed into law a bill to tighten military direction and create a new department of defense. Secretary Louis Johnson formed a defense management committee and named Gen Joseph T McNarney as unity expediter to speed unification of the armed forces. Truman criticized a provision restricting National Security Council membership as a backward step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Department of Defense
Secretary of Defense
Louis Johnson
Defense Management Committee
Joseph T. McNarney
National Security Council
Johnson
Solons Seek MacArthur Views on Arms Aid
A group of senators urged Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson to recall General Douglas MacArthur from Japan. They argued the pending 1.45 billion dollar arms bill raises a global problem and want MacArthur and Vice Admiral Badger to share their views before a vote.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Louis Johnson
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Johnson
Far Pacific
MacArthur
Adm
Oscar C. Badger
Reward Posted For Aga Khan Robbers
A reward of 54 800 dollars was posted by Tyler and Co for clues leading to the arrest and conviction of the thieves who robbed the Aga Khan and his begum of jewels valued at more than 500 000 dollars near Cannes on the French Riviera on August 3.
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London
Aga Khan
Tyler & Co
le Cannet
Cannes
French Riviera
Eleven-year-old girl gives birth in St. Louis hospital
An 11-year-old girl who was seven months pregnant delivered a healthy seven pound girl and was resting well. Doctors said she had been in the hospital since May 11.
Hog Prices Hit 23.65 Mark Highest Since November
Chicago August 10 AP live hogs rose to 23.65 a hundred pounds the season high not seen since November 30. The market gained up to 25 cents with the top price up 30 cents from yesterday. Earlier this year the high was 23.50 in mid July and the November 30 peak was 23.85. Top quality hogs earlier this year bottomed at 18.25 in April. A year ago the high reached 29.75.
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Chicago
Doerr Dies of Polio in Perry County First Case
Jesse P Doerr 22 of Perry county died at Marion Veterans Hospital as polio claimed its first local victim. He farmed near Pinckneyville after serving in the Army Air Force. Services set for St Luke's Lutheran Campbell Hill with burial in Campbell Hill cemetery.
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Perry County
Jesse P. Doerr
Marion Veterans’ Hospital
Doerr
Pinckneyville
Marion
Doer
Vergennes Township
Vergennes Community High School
Georgia Graham
Ross Doerr
A. C. Doerr
Murphysboro
Paul Gaelin
St. Louis
Ronald Doerr
Lowell Doerr
Ross
Army Air Force
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
Campbell Hill
Campbell Hill Cemetery
Monster Hunt in Gooseville Deemed Hoax by Townsfolk
About 100 men from Gooseville and Bethalto prepared to hunt a reported “Monster of Gooseville.” Mayor Henry Gerdes of Bethalto said he would lead if the beast exists, noting six sightings of a shaggy brown animal resembling a bear.
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Gooseville
Ill
Bethalto
Indian Creek
Henry Gerdes
Idaho Forest Blaze Threatens Golden Anchor Mine Reach
McCal Idaho August 10 AP reports Payette National Forests worst fire in 15 years with about 5 100 acres burned. Firefighters cover 18 miles of lines in Salmon River area and a five mile front along the river. blaze now within three miles of Golden Anchor mine. Dispatcher Phil Murphy notes Gates of the Mountains fire in Montana conquered with 13 dead and 5 000 acres burned. 100 men to be withdrawn from Meriwether canyon head toward the Missouri river.
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McCal
Idaho
Payette National Forest
Salmon River
Golden Anchor
Helene National Forest
Phil Murphy
Gates of the Mountains
Montana
Murphy
Meriwether Canyon
Missouri River
Helena
Slow Peach Market as 91 Train Cars Move from Southern Illinois
The Southern Illinois Elberta peach market was slow to weak with an equivalent of 91 train cars shipped from Anna Cobden Alto Pass and Metropolis areas. Ninety one car shipments included nine from Cobden three from Metropolis and one each from Anna Ozark Carbon dale and Makanda. Most cars head to diversion points and eastern states as demand grows later in the week.
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Anna
Cobden
Alto Pass
Metropolis
Illinois Central
Ozark
Carbondale
Makanda
R. S. McBride
Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange
Virginia
Elbertas
U. S
Weather notes: warm humid evening with thunder showers
A warm humid evening brings thunder showers tonight. The forecast calls for a 72 degree high Thursday and temperatures between 90 and 95 later in the week.
Weather summary and lake levels for Crab Orchard area
The report notes temperatures from dawn to evening on Tuesday, with highs near 92 and lows around 68. Precipitation totals from yesterday to today are 0 inches. Sunrise and sunset times are given, along with lake levels at Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake, both below spillways, and no data for the Mississippi at Grand Tower.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Mississippi River
Grand Tower
Vampire Killer Dies on Gallows
London reports John George Haigh, 40, hanged at Wandsworth prison for the murder of Mrs Olive Durand Deacon and eight other victims. Observers noted his calm demeanor as executioner Albert Pierrepoint carried out the sentence.
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John George Haigh
England
Wandsworth
Haigh
Albert Pierrepoint
Britain
Olive Durand- Deacon
London
60 Percent Cash For Arms Aid Backed By Johnson
Secretary of Defense Louis A. Johnson told senators the military will accept 60 percent cash and 40 percent contract authority to start Truman's arms program. He said costs can be spread over two or three years, with 60 percent of the Western Europe funding in cash and the rest in future contract authority. General Omar Bradley and the service chiefs noted five pact nations Britain The Netherlands Luxembourg France and Belgium form the core for defense planning. Bradley urged a long range plan and said the U S cannot go it alone in future military planning.
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Washington
Louis A. Johnson
Military Department
President Truman
America
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Johnson
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Rmich
Western
Europe
Congress
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Philippines
Korea
Senate
Dean Acheson
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Omar Bradley
Army
Bradley
Navy
Air Force
Louis Denfeld
Hoyt S. Vandenber
Britain
Netherlands
Luxembourg
France
Belgium
U. S
Near Record Corn Crop Seen
The Agriculture department forecast this year's corn crop at 3,53,257,000 bushels and the wheat crop at 1,131,830,000 bushels as of Aug 1. Corn forecasts rose 8,012,000 bushels from the prior month while last year's 3,650,548,000 and the ten year average 2,787,628,000 are cited. Wheat forecasts show a drop from 1,188,690,000 predicted earlier, with last year at 1,288,406,000 and a ten year average of 991,450,000.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Illinois Corn and Soybean Crops Near Maturity
Springfield Aug 10 AP The Weather Bureau reports Illinois corn and soybean crops progressing toward maturity. Corn remains in good to excellent condition with most stalks bearing one to two ears and some areas showing three to four. Some fields are roasting ears and a few are very dry with firing noted. The corn borer persists mainly in northern locales. Soybeans are in good to excellent condition with half to all plants blooming and podding progressing. some fields show rank growth.
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Springfield
Weather Bureau
Passenger recounts bus wreck near Bloomington that killed many
An Evansville truck driver aboard a nearly full Greyhound from Indianapolis describes being hurled through the windshield as the bus hit a bridge abutment near Bloomington. He and Luke Shute escaped, while many others perished or burned. he aided injured and awaited an ambulance.
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Evansville, Ind
Greyhound
Bloomington
Ind
Evansville
Indianapolis
Luke Shute
Shute
Vaughan asked Vaughan Woods to speed Tanforan permit
Maj. Gen Harry H Vaughan urged Woods to hasten a Tanforan race track construction permit on Jan 12 1948. Eugene Mori accompanied Vaughan at the White House Jan 9 meeting. Woods later pressed the Justice Department to modify a court order against former track owners. The Senate probe examines improper influence and five percenters in government contracts.
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Washington
Tighe E. Woods
Harry H. Vaughan
Tanforan
Woods
Senate Investigations
Vaughan
Truman
Eugene Mori
Camden
N. J
Justice Department
White House
Hadley Denies Planned Marriage to Vice President Barkley
Mrs. Carleton Hadley rejects rumors of an imminent marriage to Vice-President Al ben Barkley. She denies claims they would wed in Paducah or St Louis within the next week or two, noting both rumors are false. Barkley had accompanied her to a ball game and a party, and called her a charming friend.
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St. Louis
Carleton Hadley
Alben Barkley
Paducah
Barkley
Hadley
Nine Men Indicted in National Numbers Racket Ring
A federal grand jury in New York indicted nine men led by William Dennison Duble, former secretary manager of the Cincinnati Clearing House, in a ring Hogan called a 50 million dollar numbers racket.
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U. S
New York
Frank S. Hogan
William Dennison Duble
Cincinnati Clearing House Association
Tributes Poured In On Hoover 75th Birthday
Herbert Hoover, 75, received global tributes as Stanford University plans a large address in the amphitheater with 12 000 to 14 000 expected to attend. The event features a keynote by Hoover on Think of the Next Generation and marks Hoover Day in Arkansas and Maryland. Governor Earl Warren of California also issued a proclamation praising his life.
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Stanford University
Calif
Herbert Clark Hoover
Stamord University
Fist
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Arkansas
Maryland
Earl Warren
California
Polio cases rise in Illinois with national tally noted
Illinois reports 56 new polio cases raising total to 740 with deaths at 12. Sangamon 12 Cook 11 Champaign 7 and Richland 6 lead counties. West in Centralia near 100 infantile paralysis cases in Marion. Jasper 20 cases. Richland 7. nationwide about 10 000 cases with 36 states higher than last year. Harry Davenport dies at 83 after 78 years in show business with over 100 films including Gone With the Wind.
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Springfield
Illinois
State Health Department
Sangamon County
Cook County
Champaign
Nox
Richland
Marior
Centralia
Southern
Jasper County
Uart E. van Riper
Hollywood
Harry Davenport
Davenport
Notre Dame
Greyhound Bus Crash in Indiana Kills 15 Drivers Heroic Rescue
A Greyhound bus struck a concrete bridge abutment on state route 37 near Bloomington Indiana. Fifteen passengers died in the flames while 14 survived, rescued by driver Wayne Cranmer who suffered burns. The crash left wreckage and a temporary morgue at the Bloomington armory as rescuers worked through the night.
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Bloomington
Ind
Greyhound
Wayne Cranmer
Indianapolis
Bloomington Armory
Tom Lemon
Steven Campbell
Indiana University
Cranmer
R. A. Dunlap
Bus Company
Cramne
Martinsville
Othe
Perpons
Dale Aikman
Camp Campbell
Aikman
la Porte Ind
Victims Identified in Bus Crash Fire Include Several from Indiana
Tentative dead include Mrs. Joan Aikman of Kokomo Indiana and her young children. Missing are Charles Ellerbrook and his wife Ruth Ellerbrook of Evansville. Also listed as dead or missing are Mrs Grace Cardwell of Evansville and O G Brown plus Mrs O G Brown of Indianapolis.
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Joan Aikman
Harrison St
Kokomo
Ind
Aikman
Charles Ellerbrook
Evansville
Ruth Ellerbrook
Grace +Cardwell
N. Wabash St
O. G. Brown
Indianapolis
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Solons
M’arthur
St. Louis Hospital
Jesse Doerr
Perry Case
Vinson, Lovett
Carl Vinson
Dga
House Armed Services Committee
Robert A. Lovett
Air
Tuesay
Lic
Frank Rendleman
People’s Market
H. H. Lamer
Metzler Orchards
Metzler
Metzler Company
Lamer
Illinois Central Railroad
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Wilfred Luttrell
United Press
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