Stratton Faces personnel churn as changes loom
Springfield reports heavy speculation over Gov William G Strattons next term staffing with critics calling for cleanup of alleged malfeasance in the Toll Roads and Insurance departments. Edits may target Evan Howell Justin McCarthy and Roy F Cummins amid perceived lax oversight and unpaid reports.
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William G. Stratton
Stratton
Evan Howell
Illinois Toll Roads Commission
Northern Illinois
Justin T McCarthy
State Department of Insurance
Rioting Spreads in Five Polish Towns As Russia Tensions Rise
Across Poland anti-Russian demonstrations erupt in five towns including Stettin where 91 were arrested. Students in Lublin demand end to Soviet intervention in Hungary while workers at Cegielsko steel works Poznan press for Russian withdrawal, signaling a party split over policy.
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United Workers’ Communist Party
Russia
Poland
East Germany
Warsaw
Lublin
Hungary
Czestochowa
Kutno
Lalisz
Cegielsko Steel Works
Poznan
Youth’s $10 fine lifted at cost of $108 airfare
A Springfield youth named A. McCary faced a $10 traffic fine but paid $108 for a return plane ticket from Long Beach to contest it. The judge suspended the fine after he recounted the travel ordeal, leaving McCary with the challenge of returning to Springfield.
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Springfield
A A. McCary
McCary
Long Beach
St Louis Long Lines Workers Reject Pact
About 600 long lines employees in St Louis, part of AT&T, rejected a nationwide contract proposal. Union leader Edward Ward said the vote favored rejection by a large margin. nationwide talks were continuing with wage boosts of 3 to 5 dollars weekly proposed.
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ST. Louis
Long Lines
St Louis
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Edward J. Ward
Communications Workers Local 6350
F.day
A.t.&t
Collier's and Woman's Home Companion to End Print Run
Crowell-Collier Publishing board votes to discontinue Collier's and The Woman's Home Companion amid rising costs and flat revenues. Look magazine to absorb unexpired subscriptions. Companion subscriptions to be redirected. Collier's Encyclopedias and related lines to continue publication. 2,600 employees affected.
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New York
Collier's
The
Woman’s Home Companion
Aos
Crowell-Collier Publishing Co
Smith
Crowell-Collier
Pas Book Publishing
Collier’s
Companion
Gardner Cowles
Cowles Magazine, Inc
Look Magazine
Colliers
Murder Suspect Dead in West Side Garage
The body of 37 year old accountant Robert Cass, wanted in the strangling of his invalid grandmother Minnie Scherer, was found in a West Side garage with a self inflicted bullet wound. Police said a .32 caliber pistol and severed telephones were found at the scene.
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Chicago
West Side
Robert Cass
Virginia
Minnie Scherer
Cass
Two Hour Old Baby Survives Rare Operation
Vandalia reports a two-hour-old baby boy survived a rare operation after birth. Surgeons led by Dr. Stanley W. Moore removed the appendix and navel and replaced the intestines inside the body. The infant weighed five pounds, 15 ounces and is in satisfactory condition at Fayette County Hospital.
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Vandalia
Stanley W. Moore
Robert Oliver
Moore
Oliver
Fayette County Hospital
Weather outlook for Southern Illinois cloudy with rain
Cloudy with rain at night and Sunday cold. Lows around 40, highs in the mid 40s. Sunday night temperatures near the upper 20s. Yesterday high 45, low 42. Today's readings include 49 at noon. Sun rises 7 18 a m and sets 4 34 p m. Spillway levels show Little Grassy Lake 32 inches below today.
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Southern
Illinois
Little Grassy Lake
Dulles Reports NATO Unity Progress and Europe Armament Plans
Secretary Dulles returns from Paris to brief President Eisenhower on gains in unifying the Atlantic alliance after the British French attack on Egypt. He cites talks with Lloyd and Pineau as burying differences and discusses Nehru talks and Suez issues. NATO agreed to supply allied European armies with weapons capable of firing atomic explosives, though warheads are restricted.
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Washington
Dulles
Paris
Eisenhower
Atlantic Alliance
Egypt
Selwyn Lloyd
Christian Pineau
Nehru
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Britain
France
United States
Europe
Chinese hospital blends old remedies with modern care
In Peiping a Hospital of Chinese Medicine merges traditional and Western approaches. Director Dr Wei Ching ming notes 13 Western doctors and 51 traditional practitioners share diagnosis while traditionalists treat patients. A 65 year old practitioner recalls long study and claims success healing a paralyzed patient without amputation.
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China
Christ
Peiping
Wei Ching-ming
Hospital of
Wei
Tang Chun-san
Snow and Floods Kill Eighteen Across Several States
The Northeast heavy snow and West Virginia floods left at least 18 dead. Seventeen died in traffic crashes across New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jersey while one man drowned in West Virginia amid flash floods. Fog and wet conditions persisted from the eastern half of the U.S. with more snow expected in New England and the Great Lakes region.
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West Virginia
New York
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New England
Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
California
President Eisenhower Sets State of the Union Date
The White House announced the President will deliver the State Of The Union address in person to a joint session of Congress at noon on January 10. Congress convenes January 3, and the message outlines the President's legislative agenda.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Hungary Tightens Grip as Strikes Persist in Factories
Hungarian authorities backed by Soviet troops impose martial law measures to end crippling strikes. About 28,000 workers at the Csepel iron works refused to work until two labor leaders are released, while threats of discharge and loyalty bonuses aim to force productivity. Western correspondents are detained and questioned, and rebels retreat as numbers dwindle.
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Omaha
Stratton
Labor Department
Roy F Cummins
Chicago
Budapest
Kadar
Hungary
Janos Kadar
Iit
Csepel Iron and Steel Works
Sandor Bacz
Hand Grenades Hit U N Patrol as British Crackdown Persists
In Port Said Egyptian guerrillas attacked a U N jeep and Swedish patrols with grenades and gunfire, no casualties reported. Maj. Gen. Burns protested to Cairo as British forces round up Arabs amid the Moorhouse kidnapping probe. Withdrawal of foreign troops continues amid Suez Canal debris delays and UN mediation efforts.
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U.N
E.L.M. Burns
Cairo
Hugh Stockwell
Anthony Moorhouse
Moorehouse
Illinois coal mining deaths total rise in November
The State Mines and Minerals Department reported four deaths and 83 injuries in November in Illinois coal mining. The tally brings total fatalities for the year to 19.
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Springfield
State Mines and Minerals Department
Illinois
Stock Market Holiday Observed Across US and Canada
Stock exchanges in the United States and Canada will remain closed on Monday December 24 as part of the holiday period. Trading resumes the following business day.
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New York
United States
Canada
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Champaign
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Stettin
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Herrin
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Reuters
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