Kerner Opposes Big Illinois National Guard Cut
Springfield, Dec. 5 AP Gov Otto Kerner fights a plan to trim 1,526 guard personnel and nine company units from Illinois National Guard. He says Vance set a tight deadline blocking study and cites loss of about 2,134 reserves and shifts of missile silos in Chicago. He also notes changes to units and a conversion of the 199th Signal Company.
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Springfield
Otto Kerner
Illinois National Guard
Kerner
Cyrus R. Vance
Army
Illinois Guard
Vance
Dee. 19
Adj
Leo M. Boyle
Illinois
Chicago
Boyle
3Ard
Hey
Governors Study Shake-Up Targets National Guard Reform
Governors, led by Rossellini of Washington, urged delaying action on Pentagon plans to abolish four Army Reserve and four National Guard divisions and reorganize into six elite National Guard divisions and new brigades. McNamara announced the automatic effect for Army Reserve units while governors demand a postmeeting review. The plan aims to have six National Guard divisions ready for movement within eight weeks of active duty call, with 16 regular Army divisions existing separately.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense Department
Albert D. Rossellini
Rossellini
Robert §. McNamara
National Guard
Army Reserve
Murphysboro Man THOMAS GILLOOLY DIES Funeral Services Set
Thomas Gillooly 48 of 166 Spruce St Murphysboro died Tuesday in Marion Veterans Hospital after a four month illness He was born September 27 1918 in Murphysboro son of James and Katherine Gillooly He married Irene Fox Kennedy January 8 1980 A World War II veteran with the Silver Star he belonged to St Andrew s Catholic Church local laborers and bartenders unions and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7190 He is survived by his wife sisters and brothers Funeral services are set for 2 pm Thursday at Meyer Denny Funeral Home Murphysboro with Rev J J Taggart officiating. burial in St Andrew s Cemetery Friends may call after 4 pm today with rosary at St Andrew s Church at 7 pm today
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Thomas Gillooly
Spruce St
Murphysboro
Marion
James
Katherine Puttman Gillooly
Irene Fox Kennedy
Gillooly
St. Andrew's Catholic Church
Laborer’s Union
Bartender’s Union
Veterans of Foreign Ware Post
Katherine Koenig
Marie Wolner
Thelma Huppert
Mary King
Carbondale
Bill
Gene
Jim
Robert
Charles
Meyer- Denny Funeral Home
J. J.taggart
St. Andrew's Cemetery
St. Andrew's Church
Cuba Nationalizes Private Clothing and Hardware Stores
The Cuban government nationalizes privately owned retail and wholesale clothing, shoe, and hardware shops to ensure fair distribution for workers. Militiamen guard the stores as “nationalized” signs appear, with exemptions for small businesses run by owners or relatives.
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Havana
Cuba
Manuel Luzardo
Powell to resign as pastor of Abyssinian Church
New York AP reports Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. will offer his resignation as minister of the Abyssinian Baptist Church next Sunday. Powell, 68, has served 18 years in Congress and was reelected for a new two year term. He chairs the House Education and Labor Committee.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
Harlem
Powell
Congress
House Committee On Education and Labor
Guantanamo Families to Be Reunited by Christmas
Washington reports that about 1,400 Navy and Marine Corps dependents evacuated from Guantanamo Bay during the missiles crisis will be allowed to return before Christmas. Some depart by air from Norfolk and New York, others by military air transport or sea, with tours extending beyond next April. Secretary Korth said the plan follows Kennedy’s arms blockade lifting and a Thanksgiving visit.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Fredj
Korth
Navy
Marine Corps
U. S. Naval
Guantanamo
Cuba
Ordue
Norfolk
New York
Marine
Guantamo
Kennedy
Mrs Derrington Dies at 70 in Christopher
Mrs. Lizzie Derrington of 704 S State St Christopher died Tuesday morning at Union Hospital after a 19 week illness. A beauty operator born December 1 1892 in Peach Orchard Kentucky she lived in Franklin County 30 years. Survived by husband Don died 1932 a daughter Eloise Flowers Christopher two sons Don L Christopher and Dallas Detroit five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral 3 p m Friday at South Side Baptist Church with Rev Evan House officiating Burial Harrison Cemetery calls after 7 p m today at Russell Funeral Home.
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Lizzie Derrington
S. State St
Christopher
Union Hospital
Derrington
Franklin County
Peach Orchard
William
Cora Lee Adkins Lawson
Don
South Side Baptist Church
Eloise Flowers
Don L
Dallas
Detroit
Mich
Evan House
Harrison Cemetery
Russell Funeral Home
Contractors Elect Springfield Leader As Illinois AGC President
Associated General Contractors of Illinois elected Charles Ind of Rockford as president at its Monday meeting in Springfield. Other officers named Kenneth Shawan of Mount Carmel as vice president, Jack Pritchard of Alton as secretary treasurer, and directors Dean Eddy of Bloomington and Dale Denny of Anna.
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Springfield
Charles Ind
Rockford
Associated General Contractors of
Illinois
Kenneth Shawn
Mount Carmel
Jack Pritchard
Alton
Dean Eddy
Bloomington
Dale Denny
Anna
Ruth Brown Dies at 49 in Grand Tower
Ruth Brown a 49 year old Grand Tower resident died at her home after an extended illness. Funeral arrangements are pending in New York. A separate incident reports Lourdes Bass a six year old girl killed when a roof collapse or fall at a Brooklyn apartment building occurred as police investigated prior mistreatment reports. Lourdes lived in a Navy Yard housing project with her father Carlos a porter mother Margaret and six siblings.
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Ruth Brown
Grand Tower
New York
Chapel 1
Murphysboro
Brooklyn
Lourdes
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Carlos
Margaret
Children with neglected hearing problems repeat grades
Children with neglected hearing problems repeat grades four times as often as those with normal hearing, a finding reported by the Hearing Aid Industry Conference.
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Hearing Aid Industry
FASTEETH Promises Comfort for False Teeth
Advert text touts FASTEETH powder to secure dentures and reduce embarrassment from slipping or dropping. Claims include neutralizing odor, preventing sour taste, and ensuring wearer comfort with alkaline formula. Encourages purchase at drug counters.
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DuPont Dacron
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Goss Appliances
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Chevrolet
Hach
Jet-smouth
Chevy
Corval
Wagor
Corvair Monza Club
Wallace, Inc
East Main
Grob Chevrolet, Inc
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