Illinois schools brace for enrollment surge
Springfield August 25 The State Superintendent Vernon L Nickell says Illinois enrollment will rise from 0 to 100 000 with about 1 250 000 youths returning to school. He notes rapid new building in Champaign and calls for locally financed projects to ease strain while warning of a teacher shortage, especially in elementary grades.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Vernon L. Nickell
Mickell
Shirley France Refuses Return Home
Shirley Mae France, the teen at the center of worldwide attention for two years, announced in Dighton Massachusetts that she will never return home. She claims her father sought money from her as a channel swimmer and she will not go back.
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Dighton
Mass
Shirley Mae
France
Somerset girl who failed channel attempts seeks fame
In Somerset Massachusetts the mother of 18 year old Shirley, who twice failed to swim the English channel, says her daughter has traded modesty for fame. Shirley, a high school senior, came to live with her swimming coach Harry Boudakian and his wife, who said they valued her. Shirley denied rumors that she and Boudakian were in love.
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Somerset
Mass
Shirley
Harry Boudakian
Boudakian
Metz former clerk pleads guilty in embezzlement case
Marshall Illinois August 25 former Clark county treasurer John J Metz pleaded guilty to embezzlement and received a two year sentence. He admitted misusing county funds and was sentenced in the courthouse yesterday.
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Marshall, Ill
John J. Metz
Clark County
Tragic Drill Injury Ties Father To Son
Four and a half year old Joseph Korczynski Jr. remains in critical condition in Danbury hospital after being pierced by a drill at his chest. Police linked the injury to his father Joseph Korczynski who was captured after the drill remained embedded in the child's body. The father faced assault with intent to murder charges and was committed to Fairfield State Hospital after an episode in jail. The case prompts investigators to seek motive amid unsettled questions.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Joseph Korczynski, Jr
Danbury Hospital
Joseph Korczynski
Jose
Fairfield State Hospital
Fairfield County
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