NASA Official Dies Loss Ends Space Expert's Moon Aim
Dr. Hugh L. Dryden, 67, deputy administrator of NASA, died of cancer after expressing hope to witness a manned moon landing. He led air and space programs since 1958 and helped develop early guided missiles and the X15 aircraft. He negotiated peaceful space cooperation with the Soviet Union and served under NASA Administrator James E. Webb. Burial plans and funeral details were not included.
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Washington
Hugh L. Dryden
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dryden
NASA
James E. Webb
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Bureau of Standards
Calvary Methodist Church
John F. Kennedy
U.S
Soviet Union
Giant kelp named fastest growing plant in world
A recent study identifies giant kelp as the fastest growing plant on record, capable of rapid elongation in ocean habitats. Researchers note its potential for carbon capture and ecosystem habitat formation along coastal environments.
Speeding Fines Reported in Johnston City and Marion
Johnston City fined Harrieldeen Duncan fifteen dollars for speeding. Marion fined Arlene Dial sixteen dollars for speeding.
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Johnston City
Harrieldeen Duncan
Marion
Arlene Dial
This'll Sleigh You Santa Rides A Two Wheel Vehicle
A humorous note describes a Santa figure riding a light two wheel vehicle as a playful alternative to traditional sleigh travel. The image emphasizes festive cheer and whimsy in a holiday setting.
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Santa
U S Cuts Off Boston Funds Over Antipoverty Flaws
The Office of Economic Opportunity halts all federal funds for Boston ABCD amid probe of mis management and alleged wrongdoing. A prior hold affected the Neighborhood Youth Corps with claims of ineligible workers and $25000 in questionable pay plus a hospital youth project with fictitious enrollments and improper payouts.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Boston
Action For Boston Community Development
ABCD
Boston State Hospital
Murphysboro Driver Charged in Stop Sign Collision
Emery Bond of Murphysboro faces a stop sign violation charge after a two car crash in an alley between 13th and 14th streets. Bond, driving east, said his brakes failed and he ran the stop sign. The other driver was Juanita Roberts of Evansville, Indiana, traveling south in the alley between Walnut and South streets.
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Emery Bond
11Th St
Murphysboro
Bond
13Th
14Th
Juanita Roberts
Evansville
Ind
Walnut
Jail warden and prostitute face perjury charges
Federal grand jury indicts Hudson County Jail warden Henry B. McFarland and Marilyn Jean Fraser for lying to investigators probing alleged transport of prostitutes to the Jersey City jail. The facility housed state and federal inmates with deluxe Blue Room privileges and wide visitor access.
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Hudson County
Jersey City
Harry
Henry B. McFarland
Marilyn Jean Fraser
New York
Jersey
U.S
Robert M. Morgenthau
McFarland
Democratic Party
Fraser
Manhattan
West Frankfort man found dead. heart disease blamed
Lewis Frkovich 70 of 608 S Emma St West Frankfort was found dead at 1145 a m Thursday by city police after neighbors warned. Coroner Eugene Dorris ruled hypersensitive heart disease as the cause. He was a retired grocer, survived by a stepdaughter and stepson plus two step-grandchildren. Funeral at Union Funeral Home Saturday with burial at Tower Heights Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Friday.
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Lucille Kellums
S. Lincoln St
West Frankfort
Reedy
Kellums
Main Street
Franklin County
Eugene Dorris
Roy Kale
Benton
Tower Heights
Tommy Tomlinson
Kay Trusler
Indianapolis
Ind
William W. Hart Sr
George Tomlinson
Granite City
Kinmundy
Benton Presbyterian Church
Lewis Frkovich
S. Emma _ “St
Frkovich
Dorris
S. Emma St
Rose Wazorch
Coulterville
Mickey Sczurek
Tulsa
Okla
Yugoslavia
Caroline
Croatian Lodge
Union Funeral Home
Max Samples
First Baptist Church
Army private first class Hiller earns promotion in France
John O. Hiller of Carbondale serving in Toul France with the U S Army 84th Transportation Company has been promoted to Specialist 5 He is 26 and the son of Mr and Mrs William H Hiller 601 S University Carbondale He formerly worked as a fork lift driver at the Norge plant in Herrin
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John O. Hiller
Carbondale
Toul
France
U.S. Army
84Th Transportation Company
Hiller
William H. Hiller
S. University, Carbondale
Norge
Herrin
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Carterville
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Bunny) Curry
W. Dicks St
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Limpus
Southern
Illinois
Lolus
Sohn’s
Southern Illinois
Sohn‘s
SOHN
Kuppenheimer
Bennett
New Haven
Botany “500
van Huesen
Sero
McGregor
Nunn-Bush
Bostonian
Rublee
Yours
Herrin, Carbondale
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