Illinois Joins 4 Other States On Truck Curbs
Fifteen states including Illinois form the Inter-Regional Council on Highway Transportation to pursue uniform truck weights and sizes. A test road will measure axle impact on pavement, guiding highway funding responsibilities and policy. The group, chaired by Ohio official T. J. Kauer, expects more states to join and plans to report by Feb. 1. Governor Lausche advocates a facts Bible on highways to inform regulation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Illinois
Inter-Regional Council On Highway Transportation
U. S
Albert S. Gordon
Maryland State Highway Commission
Vernon L. Glover
T. J. Kauer
Ohio Department of Highways
N. F. Johnson
Kentucky
E.L. Schmidt
Pennsylvania Highway Department
Kauer
Indiana
New Jersey
New York
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Maryland
Michigan
Massachusetts
Virginia
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Harry Boot
American Trucking Association
Washington, D. C
Schiffidt
American Association of State
Tragedy as Yu On sinks with 60 plus dead near Gong Kong
More than sixty Chinese passengers perished when the motor vessel Yu On broke apart in heavy seas between Pu fei and Tain Kun islands south of Gong Kong.
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Hong Kong
Yu On
Pu Fei
Tain Kun Islands
Gong Kong
Mystery Driver Sought After Royalton Pedestrian Crash
Police seek a tall slim man about 6 feet with dark hair driving a black 1932 33 or 34 Ford sedan involved in a December 4 Royalton collision that killed Joseph Nitka 63. Witnesses saw his companion with crutches. the driver stayed at the scene and is considered innocent if he identifies himself. The inquest resumes December 15.
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Royalton
Nitka
West Frankfort
Herrin
Denver Cowboy Fights Off Thugs to Save Man
Denver, Dec. 10 AP Charles Pundt a 24 year old cowboy handed three of five assailants to police after leaping into a street attack to aid a passerby He knocked out one assailant dragged a second from a car and halted two others as they fled He apologized for letting two escape.
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Denver
Cowboy Charles Pundt
Pundt
Weather Outlook With Rain Snow Flurries and Cold
Forecast shows rain tonight and Sunday changing to snow flurries with a very cold end to Sunday. Temperatures range from 40s today to near 15-20 Sunday night. Gusty winds measured at 68 miles per hour last day.
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Southern Illinois University to Stage Fourth Messiah
The Southern Illinois University music department presents Handel's Messiah at 7 30 p m Sunday in Shryock Auditorium directed by Dr Maurits Kesnar with soloists Miss Evelyn Ames Miss Camille Anderson John Tufts and Robert Speaker The performance repeats Monday in Centralia with an admission charge to cover travel and production costs funded by the Centralia Rotary Club.
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Southern Illinois University Music Department
Shryock Auditorium
Maurits Kesnar
Kesnar
Southern
Evelyn Ames
Camille Anderson
John Tufts
Robert Speaker
Centralia
Tractor accident claims Oregon man near Litchfield
Elmo Hollembeak 62 a highway project supervisor died after slipping and fell under a large tractor. He lived in Arkansas City Kansas and worked as grade superintendent for W G Hollembeak & Sons Construction Co Quincy. The firm built a new overhead bridge on Route 66 just north of Litchfield.
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Litchfield
Elmo Hollembeak
Hollembeak
Arkansas City
Kan
W. G. Hollembeak & Sons Construction Co
Quincy
Route
Australians Oust Labor Government
Australians voted in a general election as the Liberal-Country coalition appears to win a majority in the lower house. Labor, in power eight years, seems set to lose, with final counts still incomplete and seven seats undecided.
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Sydney
Australia
Liberal-Country Party
Labor Party
London
Australian News and Information Bureau
Labor
Radio Australia
New Zealand
British Commonwealth
Robert Gordon Menzies
Great Britain
Britain
House of Representatives
Senate
Liberal and Country Party
Court Denies $40,250 Fee Over Rock Island Lawsuit
Chicago Dec 10 A federal judge denied attorney SOL ANDREWS a $40 250 fee from a $350 000 injury suit against the Rock Island railroad The ruling found that client Bennet E Cupp had been solicited nullifying the contract Andrews claimed Cupp accepted an $80 500 settlement on June 6 and had owed the lawyer one third of any recovery.
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Chicago
APA
Rock Island Railroad
Michael L. Igo
Sol Andrews
Rock Island Road
Bennett E. Cupp
Moreau
Ark
Rock Island
Moline
Ill
Cupp
Andrews
Igoe
UN Assembly votes to set Jerusalem rule international
United Nations Assembly approves a decision to establish an international rule over Jerusalem. Israel and Hashemite Jordan oppose U.N. trusteeship, while 13 Latin American nations and five Arab members back the move. Final tally 38 for, 14 against, seven abstentions.
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UN Assembly
Jerusalem
United Nations Assembly
Israel
Abdullah
Jordan
United Nations
Moshe Sharett
U.N
Explorer Alfonso Massari Dies in Rome at 95
Rome date December 10 AP reports Alfonso Marina Massari veteran African explorer of the last century died in Rome today aged 95. The notable figure, recognized for pioneering expeditions, breathed his last in the Italian capital leaving a legacy of discoveries.
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Rome
Alfonso Marina Massari
Federal money spent in area is itemized report
A Lucas announced three month totals for Southern Illinois showing 267 425 in procurement contracts 6 690 662 in construction contracts and 170 000 in loans across Cairo and region. Agencies include Agriculture Inland Waterways Army Corps Public Health Public Buildings Administration RFC and the General Services Administration.
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Illinois
Scott W. Lucas
Southern
Department of Agriculture
Inland Waterways Corporation
Department of Commerce
Inland Waterway Corporation
Army Corps of Engineers
Public Health Service
General Services Administration
Bureau of Public Roads
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Fish and Wildlife Service
Public Buildings Administration
RFC
Gasoline Tank Blast Sparks Severe Burns in Sikeston
In Sikeston Missouri two storage tanks of 11000 and 15000 gallons exploded at 4 p m causing a fuel plant fire. One man Richard Barker 20 was severely burned while Ned Cline assisted, hospitalizing Barker and injuring Cline. Power and telephone service were disrupted in the 15000 population city.
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Sikeston
Richard Barker
Barker
Ned Cline
Three Million Dollar Fire Destroys Vincennes Stores
A blaze in Vincennes Indiana last night burned four businesses in the business district for over three hours. Fire Chief Dewey Shepherd estimated damage at three million dollars with water and smoke damage reported. The Star Store a tavern an appliance and furniture shop and a clothing store were destroyed. Reinforcements were sent from Bicknell and Lawrenceville Illinois to battle the fire.
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Vincennes
Ind
Bicknell
Lawrenceville
Ill
Dewey Shepherd
Star
Two Jonesboro Anglers Land One Crappie Together
Two veteran fishermen from Jonesboro, Lee Hanklin and Jim Dillon, hooked the same crappie at Horseshoe Lake. They reported both bites and lifts occurred simultaneously, with the fish dangling by Hanklin’s mouth and Dillon’s tail, a first for their years of fishing. The incident was recounted by Union County residents.
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Lee Hankln
Jim Dillon
Horseshoe Lake
Hankln
Dillon
Union Countians
Fast Moving Cold Wave Triggers Wide Blizzard Warnings
A fast moving cold wave and blizzards threaten an eight state region from Oklahoma to Eastern Montana. Dakotas Minnesota Wisconsin face bitter cold with 20 below expected by Sunday night. Snow and freezing rain spread across Iowa Illinois Ohio and Michigan as travel disruptions mount.
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Chicago Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Montana
Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Michigan
Ohio Valley
Appalachians
Plains
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Rockies
Two Auto Wrecks Reported In Bad Weather Conditions
State highway patrol reported two nonfatal wrecks during rain after snow. One crash about 4 45 p m west of Carbondale involved J E Turner and W E Newman. the other near West Frankfort involved C H Billings with a head injury. Ralph Lester and Stanley Chmietewski were also involved in a second crash on Route 37.
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Carbondale
West Frankfort
J. E. Turner
Pinckneyville
W. E. Newman
Murphysboro
C. H. Billings
Calumet City
Ralph Lester
Chanute Field
Stanley Chmietewski
Lester
Billings
Rennie Accused of Extortion After Satchel Grab
Robert Rennie of West Frankfort is charged with extortion by threat in Benton for allegedly plotting to obtain 10 000 from C F Downen retired West Frankfort businessman. Police say Downen received two notes demanding the money and deposited a satchel at his home gate. Rennie was arrested as he retrieved it. Downen and family faced threats. Rennie denied involvement and had no prior record.
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Philip Burrows
Hollywood Receiving Hospital
Philip
Robert B. Burrows
Cherie
Benton
C. F. Downen
West Frankfort
Joseph Hickman
Robert Rennie
Downen
Rennie
Franklin County
E. B. Ragland
Ragland
Eugene Walters
Girl Charges Rapists Revived Her With Snow
A 14-year-old girl accuses three boys of raping her and says they rubbed snow on her face to revive her so two more boys could assault her. Justice of the Peace set a Monday hearing for Donald Hysen 17 James Berry 17 and William Schroeder 19. three others will also be brought before the judge. The alleged attack happened as she walked home from a movie.
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Harvard
Ill
Justice of the Peace
Charles F. Hayes
Woodstock
Donald Hysen
James Berry
William Schroeder
Hayes
Worker killed when mixer bucket fell at Texaco Refinery
Lawrenceville Illinois December 18 James V Drummond 33 of Bridgeport was killed instantly when a five ton bucket of a concrete mixer fell on him at Texaco Refinery expansion project. He suffered a broken neck and a coroner's jury returned an accidental death verdict.
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Lawrenceville
Ill
James V. Drummond
Bridgeport
Drummond
Texaco
Lefty Armes Indicted For Missouri Shooting
A federal grand jury in Kansas City Missouri indicted Ray Lefty Armes 27 of Herrin for wounding Mayor C B Hardin Jr of Stoutland. The incident occurred August 8 when an intruder forced entry to the mayor's home. Armes allegedly fled Missouri to avoid prosecution. He is held in East St Louis jail for federal authorities.
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Kansas City
Ray
Lefty) Armes
Herrin
C. B Hardin, Jr
Stoutland
Hardin
Armes
Missouri
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Annual Wilson Memorial Dinner Planned for Dec 28
Anna Sitter, chair of the Union county Democratic organization, announced plans for the annual Wilson Memorial dinner to be held Wednesday night December 28. A nationally known speaker is to deliver the address honoring the former president.
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Anna L. Card
Anna
Sitter
Union County Democratic Organization
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