Man saves boy from icy creek after car crash
Emerson Smalley 45, driver for a propane company, dove into five to six foot water to rescue 3-year-old Troy Stanford from a submerged car off U.S. 50 near Salem. His son Ed 24 and Emerson pulled the child free while Brenda Stanford and her other boy were treated for exposure at Salem Memorial Hospital. A police report credits the motorist with preventing a fatal crash.
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Smalley
Brubaker Creek
U.S. 50
Brenda Stanford
Travis
Emerson
Troy Stanford
Ed Smalley
Stanford
Juka
Salem Memorial Hospital
Illinois
Effingham
Vision stolen in Chicago robbery and shooting
Jose Osorio, 43, was robbed of $90 and his car after a pair of youths assaulted him in a North Side alley. A gunfire bullet shattered his optic nerves leaving him blind. Hector Torres, 19, and a 15 year old were arrested on armed robbery and attempted murder charges. Osorio survived and spoke of his faith, while police recovered a 32 caliber pistol linked to the case.
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Chicago
Jose Osorio
Osorio
Hector Torres
Torres
Laughing teen-ager drives car into crowd near Times Square
An 18 year-old Harvey Collins of Manhattan allegedly laughed as he crashed a stolen car into pedestrians on 42nd Street near Times Square. One man died, 12 injured, six ambulances dispatched. The car, stolen at gunpoint from a Vermont honeymoon couple, rammed through crowds, hit a fire hydrant, and stopped near Seventh Avenue. Collins was charged with vehicular homicide, leaving the scene, auto theft and armed robbery.
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42Nd Street
Times Square
Vermont
Seventh Avenue
Harvey Collins
Manhattan
Collins
Bellevue
St. Clare's
Roosevelt Hospitals
Bellevue Hospital
R.A. Whitmore
Hotel National
Dennis Cavanaugh
Grand jury ends Korean influence probe in Congress
The grand jury examining alleged Korean influence buying in Congress turned a sealed two-page report over to a federal judge. Justice Department officials did not discuss the leak investigation and noted the matter had been referred and action taken.
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Congress
Justice Department
Washington Post
William B. Bryant
Edward J. Derwinski
Benjamin R. Civiletti
Department
School official shot and burned in Long Grove home invasion
Lake County sheriff says Larry A. Weaver 35 a Buffalo Grove assistant school superintendent was found dead in his bed severely burned after an early Monday home invasion. His wife said two intruders entered the house demanding money and one man armed with a handgun.
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Lake County
Larry A. Weaver
Weaver
Buffalo Grove
Chicago
Jean
Winter storm toll and travel hazards across multiple states
A severe storm system caused at least 11 deaths across New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio as heavy snow fell in the Northeast and Midwest. Up to 15 inches fell in some states with extreme wind, and temperatures dropped to near 29 below zero in parts of Illinois and Indiana.
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National Weather Service
Midwest
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
New England
New York City
St. Louis
Illinois
Indiana
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Boston
East St. Louis
Wisconsin Line
Peoria
Stevenson backs U.S. guarantee for Israel amid Middle East talks
Sen Adlai Stevenson said U S troops may be needed to guarantee Israel's territorial integrity to secure a Middle East settlement. He noted a psychological plus in Israeli Egyptian relations but urged security before concessions and criticized trivial questions about the Democratic Party ticket.
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U.S
Israel
Middle East
Adlai Stevenson
United States
Illinois Democrat
Stevenson
Politician Foresees Peace Forces Policy And Energy Costs
A longtime official urged possible U S troop involvement to back Middle East peace and criticized Congress for a weak energy bill. He defended Alton Lock and Dam No 26 funding with reduced user fees and warned of higher gasoline prices to drive energy conservation. He questioned intelligence reform limits and suggested assassinations and electronic surveillance may be needed to fight terrorism.
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Alton Lock and Dam No. 26
Congress
Senate
United States
U.S
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