Rescue story from Jerusalem and American consulate
The article describes an attack on the American Consulate in Jerusalem and recalls a rescue near Waterbury Connecticut where Mrs. Stanley Mark was saved during the Aug 19 flood. A helicopter delivered aid while AD1 Gerald Dwight provided a food basket and money from Weymouth Mass. Reserve Base personnel assisted, with local Patrolman Nicholas D Agostino among those who helped.
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Stanley Mark
Waterbury
Conn
Gerald Dwight
Weymouth
Mass
Nicholas D’agostino
Farm output sets record nationwide in 55 report
The annual crop report shows U S farmers produced a record volume despite acreage cutbacks with record highs in oats soybeans hay sorghum silage and oranges. Illinois figures list corn wheat oats soybeans rye and other crops with varied yields and total production across multiple counties.
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Illinois
Knight Plans Pro Eisenhower Delegation Slate in California
Governor Goodwin Knight announced plans to form a pro Eisenhower slate of delegates for the 1956 Republican National Convention. He said California’s 70 votes would be pledged to him as a favorite son if Eisenhower seeks renomination, aiming to secure a strong delegation behind the president. Knight indicated openness to Knowland and Nixon as potential delegates while signaling loyalty to Eisenhower.
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Goodwin J. Knight
California
Say
Eisenhower
Knight
New York
Nixon
William F. Knowland
Calif
Knowland
Ford to disclose financial secrets in stock offering
Detroit report says Ford Motor Co will reveal profits dividends sales and other guarded details in a registration statement for a planned stock offering filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Securities & Exchange Commission
Washington
Weather notes for Southern Illinois through midweek
Cloudy conditions persist in Southern Illinois with slowly moderating temperatures tonight and Wednesday. Forecast lows around 20 degrees, highs in the mid 30s, and lows again in the low 20s with a daily high of 24 to 25 and sunset around 4 40 pm. Crab Orchard Lake is 25 inches below the spillway while Little Grassy Lake sits 101 inches below.
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Southern
Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Yugoslavia Seated on U N Security Council via Lottery
United Nations New York December 20 Yugoslavia won a two year term on the Security Council under a split term deal with the Philippines after a long deadlock. The assembly elected Yugoslavia 43 to 11 with Finland and Sweden each getting one vote.
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Yugoslavia
U.N. Security Council
Philippines
General Assembly
Finland
Sweden
Russia
Jose Maza
Latin America
Philipppines
United States
Britain
Soviets
Assembly
Chile
Labor boss payoffs expose racketeering in Briggle ruling
U S District Judge Charles G Briggle denounced contractor payoffs to union officials as racketeering and sentenced Collinsville official John A Haywood to one year in jail for income tax evasion. Haywood faced fines and three years probation on related counts after admitting $70 000 plus unreported income.
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U.S
Collinsville
U. S. Dist
Charles G. Briggle
John A. Haywood
Haywood
Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers Union
U. S
John Stiddart
Stoddart
Schaefer O’neill
Alton
Briggle
Foreign Aid Boost Sought by Dulles
Secretary of State Dulles announced the administration plans to increase foreign aid by 200 million dollars next year and seek a 4.9 billion dollar appropriation for economic assistance. He warned against Soviet use of aid as a Trojan Horse while stressing no monopoly on aid. He noted a prior misunderstanding about the size of the new program.
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Washington
Dulles
Congress
Russia
United States
Suit Delays Toll Bonds Delivery In Illinois
A new Cook County lawsuit delays the delivery of 415 million dollars in Illinois toll road bonds. The case, filed by H M Quincer of Belvidere, argues the bond contract is illegal while the Glore Forgan Halsey Stuart syndicate and Toll Roads Commission pursue a plan to extend the delivery deadline amid ongoing talks in Chicago.
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O. T. Banton
Springfield
William G. Stratton
Illinois
Cook County
Illinois Toll Roads Commission
Chicago
Governor’s Office
Glore, Forgan & Co
Halsey, Stuart & Co
H. M. Quincer
Belvidere
Toll Roads Commission
Salvation Army Kettles Take All Kinds Of Money
A Salvation Army breakdown shows the year end coin and bill totals collected at street kettles in Los Angeles. Pennies lead with 30 748, followed by 17 416 nickels, 16 442 dimes, 13 798 quarters, 4 098 half dollars, 2 468 dollar bills, 97 five dollar bills, 18 silver dollars, 17 ten dollar bills and 11 twenty dollar bills.
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Los Angeles
Salvation Army
Israeli Arab Talks Fail to Hint at Peace
Israeli and Arab spokesmen, after separate negotiations, warned no peace talks are likely. Israeli sources say a potential package of concessions may be offered, but it excludes territory cession and return of refugees. Arab side shows little sign of willingness to discuss terms. Abdel Khalleh Hassouna, secretary general of the Arab League, spoke with reporters after meeting Secretary Dulles.
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Washington
Israel
Ismael
Abdel Khalleh Hassouna
Arab League
Dulles
Bradshaws Free After Five Years Held by Reds
Dr. Homer W. Bradshaw and wife, American medical missionaries in China since 1928, crossed into Hong Kong from Canton and reached St Teresa's Hospital. Mrs. Bradshaw suffered malnutrition and mental strain. he described his own breakdown but recovery with Red Cross aid. They plan to move to Pennsylvania.
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Hong Kong
Homer W. Bradshaw
China
Bradshaw
Free Territory
St. Teresa’s Hospital
Frontier Bridge
Red Cross
Pittsburgh
Bradshaws
Hong Kon Stal
Church Burns in Chicago Second Alarm Fire
A South Deering Methodist Church on Chicago's South Side was nearly destroyed by an extra alarm fire Monday night. The blaze caused extensive damage and disrupted services, with firefighters called to the scene to contain the flames.
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Chicago
South Deering Methodist
Little Stinker Puzzle Seeks Entries for 650 Submissions
About 650 Little Stinker No 63 entries were received today at the Southern Illinoisan offices. The puzzle offers a $550 prize plus 10 percent for a correct entry. postmark by Wednesday at 6 pm and receipt by Friday 9 am. Fans may submit unlimited entries.
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Southern Illinoisan
The
Four Air Force planes collide in Florida crashes
Two separate mid air collisions over Florida kill 11 airmen and leave three missing. One incident near Tampa involves two B47 bombers, while another near Port St. Joe sees an F86D Sabre and a B29 collide.
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Tampa
Fla
Air Force
Florida
MacDill Air Force Base
Pinecastle Afb
Orlando
Port St. Joe
Florida West Coast
Tyndall Afb
Panama City
Protests Push Jordan toward Baghdad Pact Rift
An Arab mob stormed the U S consulate in Jerusalem and set a car on fire in Amman amid Jordan joining the Baghdad Pact. Rioting spread as King Hussein dissolved Parliament and called new elections, with casualties reported and curfews imposed in Bethlehem.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Amman
Hussein
Arab Legion
Old City
Hazza el Majali
el Majali
Bethlehem
Christ
Beirut
United Nations Works Relief Agency
UNWRA
el Mufti
Britain
Baghdad Alliance
Iran
Iraq
Pakistan
Turkey
Israel
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