Costly Strike Continues At Westinghouse
Westinghouse faces a costly walkout with 55,000 striking workers earning about 950000 daily in wages while 40000 more are furloughed. Production losses exceed 150 million dollars and maintenance costs from 40 striking plants are not included. Unions IUE and UE push for wage gains amid deep contract talks.
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Westinghouse
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
United Electrical Workers
General Electric Co
Lions Club Donates TV for Creal Springs Nursing Home
The Creal Springs Lions Club purchased a television set to be installed next week at the Creal Springs Nursing Home, aiding residents with in house entertainment and news access.
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Creal Springs
Three Experts in Advertising Open Vote for Readers Judges
A newspaper piece argues readers are the best judges of ads and invites readers to vote for three names daily. It discusses the role of experts versus public opinion and lists local advertisers for selection in large medium and small ad categories.
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Supreme Court
Teghi
Fredman Bros. Martyn Furniture
Montgomery Ward
M. P. Zwick & Sons
Herrin Supply Co
Illinois Electric & Gas
Bracy Insurance Agency
Cardwell Motors
Fredman Bros
Grob Motors
Irwin’s Radio & TV
Max D-X
Murray Furniture Sawyer TV
Williams Store
Grace Smith Dies at 51 Near Royalton
Mrs Grace Smith 51 died Tuesday in Chicago at her daughter Pauline Hanus home. She lived near Royalton since 1918 and was a Royalton Christian Church member. Surviving daughters Pauline Hanus and Geraldine Culley, sister Hazel Hicks, brothers Fred Floyd Morris and Jack Morris, two grandchildren. Funeral 1:30 pm Saturday at Royalton Christian Church with Norman Toney minister. Burial Blairsville Cemetery. Rodenberg Funeral Home, Royalton, open for viewing.
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Grace Smith
Royalton
Chicago
Pauline Hanus
Norman Toney
Blairsville Cemetery
Rodenberg Funeral Home
Barracks at Brown University Hall Used by American and French Troops
University Hall on the Brown University campus served as a military barracks for American and French troops during the American Revolution, reflecting joint allied use of United States sites in 1770s battles and encampments.
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University Hall
Brown University
Murphysboro Hunters Fined for Violations in Missouri Court
Two Murphysboro men, Jack Brundage and J B Presley, paid fines of 10 and 11 dollars plus costs in State Magistrate Walter Eggers court for hunting without Missouri licenses. They were among 11 hunters arrested Sunday on Big Sandy Island south of Grand Tower by Missouri conservation agents.
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Murphysboro
Missouri
Jack Brundage
J. B. Presley
Walter Eggers
Missouri Conservation
Big Sandy Island
Grand Tower
Funeral services for Lula Hunley in West Frankfort
Funeral services for Lula Hunley 73 of 212 N pecthal Wes Frankfort will be held at 2 p m Saturday at Stone Funeral Home West Frankfort with the Rev T H King officiating. Burial in Tower Heights Cemetery.
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Lula Hunley
Webb Deaths Inquest Tonight After Murphysboro Collision
Witnesses will testify tonight at a Murphysboro inquest into a collision that killed Mr and Mrs R E Webb and two children Tuesday noon. The Webb pickup was struck by an Illinois Central passenger train near an unmarked crossing north of Hall Street. Three survivors remain in the family of seven. Michael, 3, is in serious condition at St Andrews Hospital. Barbara 5 and Dennis 7 were in school at the time. The quadruple fatality marks the citys worst traffic misfortune.
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R. E. Webb
Murphysboro
Jocat- Chey Olenan Edward Knowles
Michael Webb
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Barbara
Dennis
Webb
Illinois Central
Hall Street
Tree Kangaroo Uses Ground Time For Feeding And Escape
The tree kangaroo spends much time on the ground to feed on fruit and foliage, to escape enemies, and to sleep.
Mayors Urged to Boost Southern Illinois at Sink or Swim Meeting
U S Rep Kenneth Gray and Paul Dorris urged Southern Illinois mayors to drum up community interest for a December 31 sink or swim meeting in West Frankfort described as a non political fact finding forum. The event aims to gather data for possible distressed area programs and to promote regional industrialization through canalization of the Big Muddy River with hearings in Murphysboro in February.
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U. S
Kenneth Gray
West Frankfort
Southern Illinois Mayors Association
Gray
Illinois
Congress
Ilinois
Paul Dorris
Gov. Stratton
Industry and Planning Commission
Dorris
Big Muddy River
Southern Illinois
Murphysboro
Southern
Herrin
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Frankfort
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Carbondale
Dorrison Herrin
Starfire
Oldsmobile
Zwick & Goldsmith
Varsity-Town
Varsity
Smart America
Ben Franklin
Ogre
BEN F ° Arklin Store
Donald B. Smith
Crosby Square
Pridefords
Champ
Knox
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