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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1957
Page
12
U S Attorney Robert Tieken was acquitted of contempt for disclosing witness names before a federal grand jury. Judge Philip L Sullivan ruled the disclosure was not intentional disobedience of a court order.
Tieken said he released to the press the names of witnesses who appeared before a jury investigating alleged irregularities in income tax returns of Cook County assessor’s office employees. He cited approval from John P. Barnes, who retired last month as senior federal judge.
In 1887 the territories of North Dakota and South Dakota were divided to form two distinct states. The move set the stage for statehood and altered the political landscape of the northern Great Plains.
The Community Facilities Administration announced a $350,000 loan to Shimer College of Mt. Carroll Illinois to finance construction of a dormitory for 94 men students.
A divorce suit filed in Los Angeles accuses film producer Otto L. Preminger of cruel and inhuman treatment. Mrs. Mary Gardner Preminger, 39, seeks alimony of 3000 dollars per month.
Temperatures will run 3 to 6 degrees above normal with highs around 33 to 45 and lows near 18 to 30. Colder conditions peak Saturday then rise Sunday into Monday. Rain or snow amounts average 0.25 to 0.75 inch, mostly rain in the south, with colder spells returning Tuesday or Wednesday.
Robert Freig a 17 year old confessed to police that he beat three women during rape attempts in the North Side area. He admitted these attacks while awaiting grand jury action on a murder charge in Mary Lou Wagner’s death after a coroner’s inquest found she drowned following a beating with a rolling pin.
A reported population total of 193 million for Russia proper is cited, excluding satellite territories. The figure is presented as a standalone demographic statistic without additional context or breakdown.
Rep Rob ert Hale of Maine touring Antarctic bases called the continent the most beautiful with pleasant summer weather and predicted large numbers of tourists will visit in a few years. He spoke during a Honolulu stop while thawing from his expedition duties.
A dense listing of prime time and daytime TV slots across multiple channels including Life of Riley Zane Grey Theater and Sherlock Holmes. It catalogs shows by time, program, and channel with many titles such as Adams and Eve M Squad Tombstone Territory and Cavalcade of Sports among others.
A stray cattle problem at White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico prompts Army Navy and Air Force personnel to corral animals back toward neighboring ranches to keep them safe and out of danger amid ongoing missile tests.
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