Brother and sister reunite after 38 years in Carbondale
Thomas Earl Easter, 57, met his sister Mrs. James Erwin of Herrin when he stepped off a train in Carbondale. They had not seen each other since 1948 and had kept in touch by letters for 20 years.
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James Erwin
Herrin
Thomas Earl Easter
Illinois Central Rail
Carbondale
E. Hill St. Herrin
Erwin
Portland
Ore
Phillipine Islands
Easter
Rockwood
Tenn
Mouse Missile Plans Do Over for Austin Teens
The Austin Rocket Society, a 10 member teen group advised by a high school teacher, plans a second mouse bearing rocket flight with parachute ejection after a prior mission ended with the mouse and rocket destroyed. The trial reached about 1600 feet. launch targets are December 22 or January 5.
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Austin, Minn
Austin Rocket Society
The
Rocket Society
Man Released After Confessed Theft From Car Can Be Probed
In San Jose on December 7, 26 year old Ross Castangalo found 39 year old Robert C. Baer in a parked car with carbon monoxide fumes piped from the exhaust. Castangalo disconnected the hose and alerted police. Baer survived. Castangalo later reported taking 130 dollars from Baer's wallet and was jailed but freed by District Attorney Louis Beynas after he returned the money saying he did not know what came over him.
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San Jose
Calif
Ross Castangalo
Robert C. Baer
Baer
Castangalo
Dist
Atty
Louis Beynas
Distangalo
Weather Summary For Central Illinois
Mostly cloudy and colder tonight with a low near 30. Sunday will be partly cloudy with a high in the low 40s and a low in the upper 20s. Precipitation measured 0.74 inches from yesterday morning to this morning. Sunrise 7 17 a m sunset 4 34 p m.
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Southern
Illinois
Rain, Not Bombs at Pearl Harbor Memorial Service
Rain drenched Oahu as hundreds honor 1,102 dead aboard the sunken Arizona. Chaplains of three faiths will lead prayers aboard the wreck. Representatives from 48 states, the territory, and the Philippines plan wreaths or offerings into the harbor while Navy boats circle the site.
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Pearl Habor
Arizona
Oahu
Arizna
Philippines
Navy
Pennsy Train Leaves Rails at New York Station
The Pennsylvania Railroad train The Clevelander and an empty train collided sideswipe while entering Pennsylvania Station. Two passengers and two trainmen were lightly injured. The Clevelander derailed its locomotive and two cars of the empty train. other trains were delayed, with the Washington and Cincinnati Limited held for about an hour.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Clevelander
Pennsylvania Station
Ce Station
Cleveland
Washington
Cincinnati
Armory Sale Plans Near Fairfield for New Reserve Armory
President Frank Dixon of the Wayne County Fair Association says the Army Corps of Engineers plans to sell part of the Fairfield fairgrounds for a new Army reserve armory. The sale price is listed at $15,000. A similar facility is under construction in Centralia and another is tentatively planned for Olney.
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Fairfield
Frank Dixon
Wayne County Fair Assn
Army Corps of Engineers
Chicago
Army Reserve Armay
Centralia
Olney
Vanguard Launch Failure Probed for Eisenhower
A preliminary Defense Department report on the Vanguard satellite launch failure was sent to President Eisenhower. White House aide Hagerty said the gist is known, but details remain secret for security reasons. Officials expect a fuller study next week while Congress questions publicity handling.
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Defense Department
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Congress
Preparations For Second Vanguard Test Underway
Preparations for a second Vanguard rocket test began today as engineers seek the cause of Friday’s failure. The 72 foot vehicle failed to lift and exploded in a blaze, delaying planned satellite deployment and prompting two additional miniature trials to gather data on stresses and temperatures.
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U. S. Navy
Navy
Vanguard
Paul Walsh
Martin Co
Walsh
Washington
John P. Hagen
Project Vanguard
Naval Research Laboratory
Hagen
Cape Canaveral
Missile Site Work Planned in Britain for IRBM Squadrons
Washington reports plans by the United States and Britain to start building launching sites for four squadrons of intermediate range ballistic missiles in the British Isles. The first squadron could be setup within a year with 1,500 mile range missiles ready to carry nuclear warheads from British bases at an estimated 84 million dollar cost, mainly funded by Britain.
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United States
Britain
British Isles
Sohio Reduces Oil Price in Illinois Indiana Kentucky
Sohio Petroleum Co. announced a 15 cent cut in the price per barrel of crude oil in Illinois Indiana and Kentucky effective Tuesday. The price drops from 3.15 to 3 per barrel at the source.
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Sohio
Illinois
Mount Vernon
Sohio Petroleum Co
Indiana
Kentucky
Indonesians Seize Dutch Banks and Libraries in Jakarta
Indonesian workers seized the three largest Dutch banks in downtown Jakarta amid a government ban on seizures. The Dutch Public Library and Dutch Diplomatic Mission libraries were taken as well. Authorities warned against transferring property and said most Dutch residents should leave the country.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
New Guinea Ton
Netherlands
Jusuf Suwondho
Stern
KLM
Royal Dutch
Pro
Sumatra
Java
Surabaya
T Ie Acvsheai
Knoxville grocer accuses Teamsters of dynamite attack
Knoxville grocer B. B. Powers testified before the Senate Labor Rackets Investigating Committee that his store was dynamited Sept 6, 1956, the night after Teamsters Local 621 chief W. J. Reynolds warned him for Coca Cola sales during a strike. He said no arrest or grand jury followed.
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Knoxville
Senate
Teamsters Union
Powers
W. J. Reynolds
Teamsters Local 621
Reynlds
Teamsters
Senate Labor Rackets Investigating Committee
Hal H. Clements
Clements
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate Rackets Investigating Committee
Nashville
Ansy
McClellan
Tennessee
Kennedy
Iineak
Coca-Cola
Cocoa-Cola
Lola Freels
British Troops Rushed to Belize After Political Union Talk
British troops were rushed into Belize in response to charges that a leading politician there discussed union with Guatemala. The AP report notes tensions in the British Honduras colony as the investigation unfolds.
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Belize
British Honduras
Guatemala
Five teen girls arrested in Chicago street gang attacks
Police seized five teenage girls linked to a 118 member gang called the Southern Queens after a violent car foray. The group, with two teenage boys, attacked rival girls on the near North Side leaving eight injured. Carolyn Gossett and Genevieve Shelton’s mother Anna Gossett faces contributing to delinquency charges.
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Southern Queens
Near North Side
Oorled
Karen Schultz
Linda Sue Williams
Helene Harris
Genevieve Shelton
Carolyn Gossett
Shelton
Gossett
Anna
French Dock Strike Resumes in Le Havre Tug Crew Walkout
Normal ship traffic resumed at Le Havre after a second day of tug workers strike demanding higher salaries and a reorganization of their shifts following a stoppage on Friday.
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le Havre
France
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James R. Hoffa
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