Maragon Ducks Answering Five Pct Questions
John Maragon refused to answer questions at the Senate five percenter inquiry citing possible self incrimination. The witness faced deposits totaling 118 608 61 over five years while claiming income around 30 000 and avoided responses on personal finances and related matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Maragon
Senate
Maragon
Karl Mundt
R-Sd
Harry Vaughan
Maj
Aughan
Truman
Mundt
Vaughan
Clyde Hoey
D-Nc
Hoey
Myron G. Ehrlich
Ehrlich
Carmine S. Bellino
Albert Verley Perfume Co
Chicago
Greece
Albert Verley Co
Italy
State Department
Verley Company
Paris
Verley Co
Tanforan
California
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Frankie Costello
Frank Costello
New York
Frank Helis
Officials Cleared as B 36 Investigation Concludes
Congressional investigators wrap up hearing with the complete clearing of Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson and Secretary of the Air W. Stuart Symington amid a bid to trace the memo that sparked fraud claims in the B 36 bomber program. Cedric Worth recants most accusations under pressure, while a Navy court of inquiry launches next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Defense
Louis Johnson
Air
W. Stuart Symington
Floyd Odlum
Navy
Cedric Worth
Committee
Joseph B. Keenan
Navy Department
Fair and Warm Weather Forecast Taylorville
Weather summary notes continued warmth tonight and Saturday with low around 63 to 67 and high near 90 to 94. Thirsty Thursday readings show a morning 74 and noon 89 with afternoon 84. Precipitation reported 0 from yesterday to today. Crab Orchard Lake three inches below spillway Sunday and Little Grassy Lake 14 feet below spillway. Mississippi River Grand Tower reading unavailable.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Grand Tower
Local Page Schedule Teases Diverse News Flow
The index lists national page 1 local page 3 editorials page 5 society news page 5 sports pages 6 and 7 comics page 7 classified ads pages 10 and 11 births deaths marriage licenses page 11 markets page 11.
Two Brothers Drown In Farm Pond Near Oblong Illinois
In Oblong Illinois two non swimmers Raymond Bruce Davis aged 13 and Joe Allen Davis aged 9 drowned in a six foot deep stock pond on farmer Louis Henrys land while cutting cat tails for bows and arrows. Their father Mel Davis found the clothing on the pond bank after the boys had been missing over three hours and said he had never allowed them in the water. Coroner Troy L Pulliam reported the deaths.
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Oblong
Ill
Raymond Bruce Davis
Joe Allen
Mel Davis
Louis Henry
Davis
Troy L. Pulliam
Bandits Hold Up Des Moines Grocery. Kids Prompt Heist
Two girls enter a Des Moines grocery and witness a holdup. Bandits tell the children to take what they want and pocket their nickels, adding the coins to a $145 theft. The incident was reported by United Press.
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Des Moines
Sullivan Man New Director of Aviation
Joseph Knox McLaughlin a 37 year old navy veteran from Sullivan was named director of the Illinois Department of Aeronautics by Gov. Adlai Stevenson in Springfield. A CA A attorney with a law degree from Illinois, he served in the Navy Air Corps and piloted carrier duty in the Pacific before joining the C A A legal staff in 1948. He will take a leave of absence to assume the post and faces a department budget cut.
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Springfield
Joseph Knox McLaughlin
Sullivan
Illinois Department of Aeronautics
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Adlai Stevenson
McLaughlin
Joseph L .McLaughlin
University of Illinois School of Law
Navy Air Corps
Southwest Pacific
C.A.A. Legal Department
Robert Dewey
Chicago
Dewey
Steeleville Boy Placed in Iron Lung in East St Louis
Larry Moore four, placed in iron lung at St Marys hospital East St Louis after admission as a suspected polio case. He stopped breathing for minutes and was moved to the lung Wednesday night. Younger brother Jerry Lee remains at home as a possible case. Father Lawrence Moore is a rural mail carrier in Steeleville.
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East St. Louis
Larry Moore
Steeleville
St. Mary’s Hospital
Jerry Lee
Lawrence Moore
Mr. Five-By-Five To Live On Top Of Pole
Percy Coplon, a 53-year-old 60 inch by 60 inch heavyweight weighing 357 pounds, plans to climb a 30-foot steel pole in Birmingham on September 1 and live 100 days without food. He will drink two gallons of water daily inside a six-by-six foot pole dwelling for scientific purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Percy Coplon
Coplon
Sub Blast In Arctic Kills Seven Navy Sub Marines
A submarine Cochino exploded and burned in Arctic waters, killing seven aboard one civilian technician. Six Navy crew from the U S S Tusk rescued 84. The Cochino carried a snorkel and the blast occurred in the battery room during cold water training. The Tusk headed for Hammerfest with the rescued sailors. Missing are Lt. (j.g.) William Manley Shafter Jr and five others from Connecticut, New Jersey, Missouri, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Arctic
U.S.S. Tusk
Tusk
Hammerfest
Richard L. Connally
U. S
European
U. S. Naval Submarine Base
New London
Conn
Navy
J.g
William Manley Shafter, Jr
Stamford
Melvin Buck Henneberger, Jr
Gloucester City
N. J
James Robert Miller
Liberty
Robert Lee Pinney
Sturgis
Mich
Robert Francis Brunner, Jr
Altoona
John G. Guttermuth
Midway Oval
Poquonnock Bridge
Tragic Car Deaths In Iowa Family Of Four
Four members of a Chicago family were found dead in a Belle Plaine car from carbon monoxide poisoning. Millard Parcel 30 Gloria Parcel 27 and two children Keith 7 Kathy 4 died in the vehicle. The tragedy was discovered by Charles Parcel and his wife and relatives received a letter outlining funeral plans. Coroner John Burrows said exhaust tubing caused the death.
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Belle Plaine
Iowa
Chicago
Here
Millard Parcel
Gloria
Keith
Kathy
Charles Parcel
Parcel
John Burrows
Benton County
Fathy
Darlyl
Washington, D. C
Fred Ecker
Legionnaires Convene in Philly for 31st National Convention
Delegates arrive in Philadelphia for the 31st National American Legion convention with many seeking to elect a World War II veteran as its new commander.
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Philadelphia
National American Legion Convention
Last National G A R Commander Hopeful Hails from Long Beach
Charley Chappel 102-year-old Grand Army of the Republic veteran heads toward Indianapolis for the final G A R encampment. He vows to be the last commander if the boys want him, aided by neighbors in his frail but active return to the tradition.
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Long Beach
Calif
Charley Chappel
Grand Army of the Republic
Charley
Nr G.A.R
Indianpolis
Boys In Blue
Charles L. Chappel
10Th New York Infantry
Appomattox
Lee
Maral Hospital
Chappel
Stanley Avenue
Elmer Wohlgeuth
Ida Baker
Southern California
Stanton Post
Doug Storey
Bill Magee
Board Orders Sewage Corrections in Illinois
The State Sanitary Water Board ordered Mt. Vernon and Carlinville to install sewage treatment by December 31, 1950 with progress reports due December 1. It found Mt. Vernon pollution of Caney Fork and Carlinville discharging raw sewage into Macoupin Creek. Lehon Manufacturing of Wilmington must stop industrial waste discharge into the Kankakee River by November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
State Sanitary Water Board
Mt. Vernon
Carlinville
Wilmington
Caney Fork
Macoupin Creek
Lehon Manufacturing Company
Kankakee River
Chicago Gas Supply Restored After 16 Day Strike
About 100 gasoline trucks returned to streets of Chicago as unions and independent operators reach an agreement. Independent distributors will supply roughly 30 percent of demand within a 50 mile radius, backed by a 17 cent hourly wage hike raising pay to $1.85. Nine unions with around 1,600 drivers are involved.
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Chicago
A. F. of
Teamsters Union
Vatican urges faithful as St. Peter's bones rumour swirls
Vatican radio urged patience for a promised revelation on St. Peter's tomb after reports in American papers that bones were found under St. Peter's Basilica. Officials warned the coming statement might be noncommittal, with no clear confirmation of the bones' identity or location.
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St. Peter's
Vatican
Vatican City
Vatican Radio
Holy See
St. Pete
St. Peter’s
St. Peter’s Basilica
Quotidiana
Associated Press
Quotidiano
Pius XII
New York Times
Hurricane Braces South Florida as It Approaches
A tropical hurricane with winds up to 120 mph passed north of Nassau Bahamas and moves toward Florida’s Gold Coast at 18 to 20 mph. Forecasters warn of possible landfall near Miami with fears of a northward shift along the populated Atlantic coast.
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Miami
Fla
Nassau Bahama
Florida
Palm Beach
Bahamas
Vero Beach
Greater
Lake Okeechobee
Centralia council probes $94 bill from unknown Springfield lobbyist
Centralia Illinois city officials opened a five percenter inquiry after receiving a $94.05 bill from Bill Kurtz of Springfield identified only as secretary of an airport committee. Mayor H B Blanchard said he met Kurtz during airport funding talks, but no one knew the man or organization. Some commissioners plan to oppose payment, noting the bill lacks letterhead and return address and may relate to a broader airport funds push. Centralia received $45,000 in the allocation but did not participate in the coalition.
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Centralia
Ill
Bill Kurtz
Springfield
H. B. Blanchard
Blanchard
Kurtz
John Clark
Clyde Smith
Crab Orchard area listed for special unemployment aid
The Crab Orchard labor area is among 22 newly listed regions eligible for special government aid under Truman plan to ease unemployment. Spokesman says chronic unemployment justifies listing, with federal help aimed at locating permanent industries and building projects in the area spanning several counties and cities.
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Crab Orchard
Illinois State Employment Office
Murphysboro
U. S. Labor Department
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Johnson
Perry
Union
Cairo
Alexander
Pulaski
Centralia
Marion
Clinton
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Truman
State Employment Office
State Office
Egyptian Electric Cooperative
TVA
John R. Steelman
Labor Department
Alabama
Connecticut
Illinois
Indiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Bridgeport
Weterbury
Conn
New Bedford
Worcester
Mass
Muskegon, Mich
Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Utica-Rome
N. Y
Providence, R. L
Knox-ville, Tenn
Central States Endure Extended Heat Wave With 90s
A late August hot spell continued over the central states with temperatures in the 90s across the Midwest. In places the heat neared 100, 98 reported at Pierre South Dakota, while other regions observed near normal levels as clear skies prevailed nationwide.
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Chicago
Central States
Midwest
Pierre
Ss. D
Othe
Federal Weather Bureau
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U.S
Dan Kimball
House
Keenan
Worth
Odlum
Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Co
George Bates
R-Mass
Committee of Congress
Jans van Zandt
R-Pa
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