Stratton names Stanard to lead Illinois Agriculture Department
Governor elect Stratton designates Stillman Stanard at 59 of Carbondale as director of the Illinois Agriculture Department. George H. Hiner of Pekin named assistant director and Lowell Oranger of Maple Park to head the Foods and Dairies Division. Ben Schull tapped to head mines and minerals.
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William G. Stratton
Stillman Stanard
Carbondale
State Agriculture Department
Stratton
George H. Hiner
Pekin
Lowell Oranger
Maple Park
Division of Foods and Dairies
Stanard
Southern Illinoisan
Ben Schull
Marion
Walter Eadie
Len Small
Frank Lowden
George F. Barrett
Dwight H. Green
Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs
National Association of
District and
Planes Pound Red Bases on Western Korean Front
Allied fighter bombers struck a major North Korean troop concentration at Paegyang north of Kaesong, with U S Sabre jets reporting one MiG 15 damaged in two dog fights. Ground action remained light as Marines hit supply areas near the front.
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Seoul
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Paegyang
Kaesong
Sniper Ridge
Weather outlook for Southern Illinois shows rain and warming
Rain and warmer conditions expected tonight with Saturday cloudy and rain in the forenoon followed by a cooler afternoon. Low tonight 40 to 47, high Saturday 43 to 49. Daily highs and lows noted, with water levels at Crab Orchard Lake 20 inches below spillway and Little Grassy Lake 4 feet below spillway.
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Ilinois
Little Grassy Lake
Daily Free Press masthead notice from Carbondale
Evening edition of the Daily Free Press published by Southern Illinois Publications at 227 West Main Street Carbondale Illinois. Entered as second class matter at the Carbondale post office under the Act of March 187% and issued on non holiday weekdays.
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Monthern Illinolear
Brinks Hold-Up Suspect Nabbed In Boston Case
FBI arrests 44 year old Joseph J O Keefe identified as a Brinks heist participant. Affidavits in Boston federal court detail loot movements including 60000 hidden with sister Mary Hooley and later moved to Mary O Keefe. Contempt of court for refusing to answer grand jury questions remains unresolved.
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Joseph J. “Specs
O'Keefe
Boston
FBI
Brink
O’keefe
John B. Greene
Joseph J. O’keefe
Mary A. Hooley
Mary O'Keefe
Joseph O’keefe
Pennsylvania
Agent Greene
Paul Hooley
Hooley
Persistent Youth Makes Third Try To Stay In Marines
William H. Houston a 17 year old who previously enlisted in Jacksonville at 15 and again at Reading at 16 is back in the Marines. He had nearly finished boat training at Parris Island before his age was found and he was discharged. His father Maj. John Lester Houston died at Iwo Jima in 1943. Houston heads to Parris Island again in a few days.
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Marine Corps
William H. Houston
Houston
John Lester Houston
Iwo Jima
Jacksonville
Fla
Parris Island
S. C
Reading
Three Menard Rioters Held After Abortive Death Attempts
Three leaders of the Menard prison riot were placed in solitary at Stateville Prison Joliet after an abortive death by own action attempt. John Wagner 42 serving 199 years for murder George Miller 25 serving eight to 12 years for armed robbery Donald Pruitt 24 one to 10 years for auto theft.
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Menard
Stateville
Joliet
Joseph Ragen
John Wagner
George Miller
Donald Pruitt
Ragen
Pruitt
Miller
Old North
Sherwood Dixon
Contests Assembly Vote In 47th District
Attorney Ralph T. Smith contests his 38 vote loss to Edward D. Groshong for the State House seat in the 47th District. Official returns from the Nov 4 election show Groshong 56,886 votes to Smith 56,848.
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Assembly
Alton
Ralph T. Smith
Edward D. Groshong
Wood River
House of Representatives
Groshong
Smith
Divided Brodie twins enter third day in critical state
The Brodie twins Roger Lee and Rodney Dee, separated in an unprecedented head to head operation, remain in critical condition on day three at the University of Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Roger is most critical with compromised brain circulation. Rodney alternates between consciousness and crying. Parents Royt and Brodie of Moline are at the hospital as doctors plan further surgery and skull reconstruction.
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Chicago
Brodie
Rodney Dee
Roger Lee Brodie
University of Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute
Roger
Rodney
Royt Brodie
Moline
University
Central U S Sees Cold Spell From Canada
A blast of cold air from Western Canada pulls temperatures below zero in the midcontinent. The North Central states record frigid early readings with Bemidji Minnesota at 0 below. Relief arrives in Florida and the South as warmer weather follows three frosty nights.
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U. S
Canada
South
Associated Press
Bemidji
Minn
Ohio River
Florida
Soviets Release U S Sergeant in Berlin Missing Soldier
Berlin report says MSgt William T Rice of Farmville Virginia was released after being seized by East German police while supervising workers marking the boundary. ADN claimed two other missing soldiers sought asylum in East Germany. Lt Horace J Sincere remains unaccounted for.
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East Germany
Msgt
William T. Rice
Farmville
U. S
Berlin
David M. Maynard
Horace J. Sincere
Homestead
Fla
East
Truman Defends Foreign Policy Achievements and Korea Stand
President Truman defended seven years of foreign policy, saying U.S. actions have shown Communists they cannot gain by force. He praised Korea as the test that showed UN and free nations’ strength, while acknowledging missteps but stressing overall success and resolve ahead.
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Washington
Truman
White House
China
National War College
Armed Services
Korea
U. S
United Nations
Dumb crooks forget gun during botched stickup
Oklahoma City AP report describes two first time bandits who forgot their gun during a cash register robbery. A station attendant William Brown Jr. punched one robber and took the revolver after the other forgot the weapon and returned with it. The criminals fled as Brown threatened police. In Muncie a thief stole a shoebox with a dead cat inside while a woman shopped. She later learned her pet cat was dead, and the shoebox theft occurred en route to burial.
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Oklahoma City
William Brown Jr
Brown
Free Fields U S Demands Prompt Release of Noel and Hermann Fields
The State Department issued a note to Czechoslovakia demanding the immediate release and repatriation of Noel Fields, a former diplomat who vanished in Prague in 1949, and Hermann Fields, a Cleveland architect who disappeared in Warsaw months later, after Prague radio reports on a purge trial suggested they were questioned in custody.
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Washington
Noel
Hermann Field
Czechoslovakia
State Department
Prague
Hermann
Cleveland
Warsaw
U. S
Danish Queen Alexandrine undergoes emergency intestinal surgery
Dowager Queen Alexandrine of Denmark, 73, had surgery overnight for an intestinal obstruction. Her condition was described as satisfactory today.
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Denmark
Alexandrine
Bandits Kidnap Airline Messenger in Tulsa Robbery
In Tulsa on December 19 two bandits abducted an American Airlines messenger bound for a $100,000 bank deposit. They released him after discovering the bag contained only checks. Detective Lt. Paul Livingston said Joe Wing, 20, was bound and gagged in a stolen car before escape.
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American Airlines
Paul Livingston
Joe Wing
Thief Who Stole Carey Camera May See Cops First
A thief who took Cal Carey’s camera could encounter police before he notices the film developing. Carey photographed at the local peace officers Shrine club include the police chief and district attorney.
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Los Angeles
Cal Carey
Carey
Peace Officers Shrine Club
Taft to Seek Senate Majority Leader Post After GOP Accord
Senator Robert Taft of Ohio announced his candidacy for Senate majority floor leader citing broad Republican support and assurances from Bridges that he seeks the pro tempore post and Knowland that he will not pursue floor leader. Bridges aims for Appropriations Chair and prefers no leadership fight.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
Taft
Congress
Bridges
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Knowland
William F. Knowland
California
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Fridges
Jimor Meader
Eisenhower
Appropriations Committee
Eisenhowers pick National Presbyterian Church for worship
President elect and Mrs. Eisenhower have chosen the National Presbyterian Church on Connecticut Avenue in Washington as their place of worship. The church has a history of seven presidents attending services there and its current minister is Rev. Dr. Edward L. R. Elson, who served with Gen. Eisenhower in the European Theater during World War II.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Presbyterian Church
Connecticut Avenue
Edward L. R. Elson
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