Herrin Wreck Victim Dies at 16 After Month Unconscious
Eugene Allen Bandera 16 of Herrin died at Herrin Hospital after a July 2 truck wreck on N 12th Street. The crash involved Thomas Sawyer 16 and Robert Runyon driving at high speed, led to brain injuries. Inquest set for 5:30 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home. Bandera survived by mother Katie Bandera and brothers Herman and Louis.
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Eugene Allen Bandera
Herrin
Herrin Hospital
N. 12Th Street
Thomas F. Sawyer
16Th St
Robert Runyon
Rt. 1
Carbondale
Sawyer
Bandera
St. Joseph Hospital
Kirkwood
Johnson Funeral Home
W. Tyler St
Joseph
Katie Bandera
St. Mary’s Church of
Herrin Township
Herman
Louis
U.S. Navy
San Francisco
Calif
Balks At Red Quiz In Hollywood Hearings
New York Aug 15 AP the first witness balked at answering questions as a House Relatives committee opens hearings into alleged Communist influence in the entertainment industry. George Tyne 38-year-old actor refused to say if he belonged to a Communist cell in Hollywood in 1944. The chairman Rep Francis E Walter said the inquiry would identify figures who are or were Communists and those using their influence to promote the Party's objects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
House of Relatives
George Tyne
Hollywood
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
House Subcommittee of
Un-American Activities
Communist Party
Dr. R W Fairchild to resign as State Normal head
Dr. R W Fairchild age 65 president of Illinois State Normal University for about 21 years until a health leave last year said he will not return. He urged the Illinois State Teachers College Board at a meeting on the campus to begin steps to name a successor.
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R. W. Fairchild
Illinois State Normal University
Illinois State Teachers College Board
Weather Notes for Southern Illinois and Lake Levels
Partly cloudy with little change in temperature through tonight and Tuesday. Lows around 60s, highs near 90, Tuesday night mid 60s. Yesterday low 64, 7 am today 65, 6 pm yesterday 80. High yesterday 89, sun rises 5 14 am, sets 6 54 pm. Crab Orchard Lake 2 inches below spillway, Little Grassy Lake 4 inches below spillway today.
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Southern
Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
U S Proposes India Aid in Chinese Repatriation
New Delhi Aug 15 AP The United States proposes India help repatriate Chinese nationals in America wishing to return to the China mainland. The plan, discussed at Geneva talks between A Alexis Johnson and Wang Ping nan, would route departures through Indian consuls and Red Cross coordination. India gave no comment. The U S view contrasts with Chinese proposals to use India as a neutral inquiry body into all Chinese nationals in the United States. The United States says restrictions on departures were lifted last April and that those who wish to depart may do so.
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United States
India
America
China
Geneva
A. Alexis Johnson
Wang Ping-nan
New Delhi
Johnson
Wang
U. S
Red Cross
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Peiping
Rhee Attacks U S Policies On Korea Liberation Day
In Seoul on the 10th anniversary of Korea’s liberation, President Syngman Rhee denounced U S Asia policy and urged ejecting the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission. He accused Czech and Polish NNSC inspectors of spying and warned against a Geneva style peace of mutual forbearance.
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Korea
Japan
Syngman Rhee
Asia
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
NNSC
Seoul Stadium
Rhee
Eisenhower
U. S
Geneva
Ike Arrives In Colorado For Summer Vacation Activities
President Eisenhower lands in Denver to begin his fourth Colorado vacation amid welcome crowds. He reopens the White House office at Lowry AFB and will handle state matters. he signs a land bill for a Colorado River project and ends the District of Columbia bus and streetcar strike, vetoes a minerals stockpiling bill, and allocates one million dollars for Hurricane Connie repairs in North Carolina. He plans to visit Fraser Colorado to fish on St Louis Creek and may address the American Bar Association in Philadelphia later. His wife remains in Gettysburg.
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Eisenhower
Colorado
Ike
Lafayette Street
Washington
Lowry Air Force Base
White House
Congress
District of Columbia
Caroline
Denver
Philadelphia
American Bar Assn
Gettysburg
Lowry Air Base
John S. Doud
Min
Aksel Nielsen
Rocky Mountain
Fraser
Colo
Here
St. Louis Creek
Zoo Director Declines Python Measuring Contest
Dallas Zoo Director Pierre Fontaine refuses Fort Worth rival Pete the python in a measuring contest. Fontaine says Pat the python is too mean and violent to approach its cage, dismissing the challenge as unsafe and unwise.
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Zoo
Dallas
Tex
Pierre Fontaine
Pat
Python
Fort Worth
Pete the Python
Harry Jackson
Fontaine
Nine Arrested After Struck Perfect Circle Plant Riot
About 100 to 150 men rushed New Castle foundry gates to topple four autos and break bus windows. Nine people including Carl Batchfield, UAW Local president, were arrested for malicious trespass as CIO United Auto Workers strike over wage talks escalates.
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New Castle
Ind
Perfect Circle
Perfect Circle Corp
Carl Batchfield
Olo United Auto Workers
CIO
United Auto Workers
Richmond
Hagerstown
Dalai Lama Brother Flees Countries With US Visa
The Dalai Lama's elder brother fled Communist rule and entered Tokyo about 30 days ago. An American spokesman said he will receive a permanent visa to the United States by month end.
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Tibet
Dalai Lama
U. S
Inokyo
Tokyo
United States
Missing Scout Peter Gorham Found Slain in Michigan Woods
In Muskegon Michigan on August 15 AP reports the five week search for 12 year old Boy Scout Peter Gorham ended with his bullet pierced body found by William Jannega. Gorham vanished July 5 during a Scout hike near his Evanston Illinois home. A pathologist said he died soon after the disappearance. State Police will question camp counselors as the case follows two prior child slayings of girls in the state.
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Muskegon
Mich
Peter Gorham
Evanston
Ill
Michigan
William Jannega
Peter
Leroy R. Hunt
Frederick A. Gorham
Cobalt Missing From Geneva Exhibition
Police searched Geneva for a small piece of radioactive cobalt from the atoms for peace exhibit after it vanished. An alert warned the public that handling the missing item could injure anyone who kept it.
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Geneva
Southeast storm Diane threatens Georgia and South Carolina coasts
Forecasters expected hurricane warnings for Georgia and South Carolina as Diane, the season’s fourth tropical storm, advances west-northwest at 15 mph. Warnings already issued for two states and North Carolina. Florida may see northeastern storm warnings. Diane’s peak winds reach 115 mph with a 230 mile wind band.
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Miami
Fla
Georgia
South Carolina
Diane
Cecil Gentry
North Carolina
Florida
Gentry
Jacksonville
Connie
Atlantic
Virginia
Woman Charged With Strangling Daughter In Des Plaines
In Chicago area reports, Mrs. Marily Molitor 28 of Des Plaines is charged with strangling her 2 year old daughter Janice Lynn. She allegedly admitted the slaying and is under police guard in a hospital after arraignment. The infant was found dead by the husband Warren Molitor 33 when he returned from work.
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Chicago
Marily Molitor
Des Plaines
Janice Lynn
War Crimes Held Ten Years After Japan Surrender
Sugamo Prison still houses 577 war criminals a decade after Japan's surrender. When the peace treaty took effect in April 1952 the prison held 1,244 inmates.
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Tokyo
Japan
Sugamo
Prison Riot Ends Quickly at Walla Walla Prison
At the state penitentiary in Walla Walla Washington guards with rifles and tear gas quelled an inmate uprising six hours after it began. Ten officers held as hostages were released unharmed and only minor damage was reported as authorities cleared the prison wing by wing. The riot followed threats of dire consequences if demands were not met and involved attempts to reach the segregation ward where 15 inmates from the July 5 rebellion were confined.
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Walla Walla
Wash
State Penitentiary
Lawrence Delmore Jr
Delmore
Canoe Passage Quest Maps 125 Miles to Mississippi
A report notes a travel party starting today at Little Grassy Lake seeking a canoe route toward the Mississippi River. The aim is to complete a 125 mile journey downstream to reach the river.
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Little Grassy Lake
War hero dead leader of Edson's Raiders
Maj. Gen. Merritt A. Edson, Medal of Honor recipient and former head of Vermont state police, was found dead in his garage from carbon monoxide poisoning at age 58. He retired from the Marine Corps in 1947 after 30 years of service. His son said the general had been very tired and troubled by the POW question.
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Washington
Merritt A. Edson
Edson
Guadalcanal
Marine Corps
Richard M. Rosenberg
National Rifle Assn
Vermont State Police
Merritt A. Edson Jr
Quantico
Woman Held in Juarez Slaying of El Paso Officer
An 18-year-old Cayuga Indiana woman Patricia McClellan Arthur is jailed in Juarez for the Aug 8 fatal shooting of Albert J. Arreola a 24 year old El Paso police officer. She claims the shot was an accident while authorities note the killing occurred on the Mexican border and U.S. charges are not filed.
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Cayuga, Ind
Patricia McClellan Arthur
Albert J. Arreola
Arreola
el Paso
Juarez
Arthur
Western NATO backs steady arms build for talks with Russia
Western allies say the bloc must keep high military strength to pursue peace talks with Moscow. The Soviet Union said it would cut armed forces by 640000 by December 15, but Washington and London remain wary about the scale and intent. Senators from Utah and Wyoming urge caution on any Western cuts as Geneva talks loom.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Washington
America
United States
Britain
France
Geneva
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Paris
Russia
Sen
Bennett
Utah
O’mahoney
Wye
Sen. Watkins
Texas Probes Klan Revival in East Texas
Texas Attorney General John Ben Shepperd says investigators are checking reports of Ku Klux Klan revival in 22 east Texas counties over the past week. He notes Citizens Councils exist to oppose school integration and cautions against confusing them with the Klan while pledging state agency vigilance.
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Longview
Tex
Ant
East Texas
Atty
John Ben Shepperd
Supreme Court
Sana
Shepperd
Citizens Councils
Saan
Eleanor in Tokyo Arrives En Route to Bangkok
Eleanor Roosevelt landed in Tokyo today on a trip that will take her to Bangkok for a World Federation of United Nations Associations meeting. She will participate in discussions and represent the United States in the international gathering.
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Eleanor
Tokyo
Eleanor Roosevelt
Bangkok
World Federation of United Nations Associationty
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Red
DR. Fairchild
U.S
Seoul
Lama
Cobalt
West
Sgt
Howard Brown
Toni Palermo
St. Paul, Minn
Brown
Communist
Southern Illinois University
Bob Dunkel
Bill Dunkel
St. Louis
Bob
Millie
Jim Wilkinson
SIU
Little Grassy
Mexico
Indiana
Juarez, Mex
Texas
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