Stevensons Son Hurt As Crash Kills 2
Harvard freshmen traveling home for Christmas were killed in a head on collision near Elkhart Indiana. Adlai Stevensons son John Fell Stevensons injuries included a broken knee and facial cuts.
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Chicago
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Ake Forest
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William C. Boyden Jr
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Goshen
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Nebraska City
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Fred Gill
Detroit
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William S. North II
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J. P. Gilligan
Indiana Hospital
James Stack
Roger Tubby
Willard Wirtz
Ellen Borden Stevenson
Young Stevenson
Weather Forecast for Southern Illinois and Nearby Lakes
Cloudy conditions continue in southern Illinois with gradually moderating temperatures tonight and Thursday. Tonight’s low in the low 20s, Thursday high near 40, and a Thursday night low in the upper 20s. Temperature readings include 22 yesterday, 18 at 7 am today, 28 at 6 pm, 32 yesterday, and 2 at noon today. Sunrise 7:15 am, sunset 4:41 pm. Crab Orchard Lake 25 inches below spillway, Little Grassy Lake 101 inches below spillway.
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Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Byrd assails foreign aid waste and wants limits
Sen. Byrd charged that American foreign aid funds have financed Britain tax cuts and Denmark debt payments as examples of billions squandered abroad. He urged ending economic aid while backing foreign military aid at about three billion dollars, with total next year near 4.9 billion.
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Byrd
D-Va
Denmark
Virginian
Europe
Harold E. Stassen
Britain
Dulles
Congress
Byrd Sai
Defense Budget Boost Proposed
The Pentagon seeks a large next year budget rise including about one billion dollars for guided missile development and almost two billion more than the current year's 33 billion. plans also call for beginning construction of an atomic powered surface ship, a cruiser sized Navy warship with guided missiles.
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Washington
Pentagon
Wilson
Congress
Tycol
Petition for Christmas amnesty for 42 jailed Communists
Forty two signers including Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt urge President Eisenhower to commute the sentences of 16 jailed Communists to time served. The group cites commitment to democratic life and opposes Cold War hysteria while seeking delay of 100 similar cases now pending or under appeal. Other signers include Norman Thomas Dean John C Bennett Elmer Rice Stephen Cary Henry Steele Albee Gould Sprague and Roland H Bainton.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Communist Party
Agen
Dren
Roosevelt
Norman Thomas
John C. Bennett
Union Theological Seminary
Louis Mumford
Elmer Rice
John M. Eenaiey
Columbia Univerity
Stephen Cary
Philadelphia
American Friends Service Committee
Henry Steele Albece Gould
City
Jordan Mobs Seek Pledge Against Pact
More than two hundred demonstrators surrounded the offices of Jordan’s new Prime Minister as they pressed for a pledge not to sign the Baghdad Pact. Tear gas was used to scatter four hundred rioters in Amman while U S and Israeli actions dominated a sixth day of Jordanian turmoil. The King named Ibraham Hashim to form a caretaker government and set a four month path to parliamentary elections with a vote on the Baghdad Pact.
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U.S
Jerusalem
Amman
Ibrahim Hashim
Hussein
U. S
American School of Oriental Research
Hashim
UAW Reaches Tentative Studebaker Agreement in South Bend
In South Bend Indiana officials of the United Auto Workers and Studebaker Packard reached a tentative contract deal for the Studebaker plant. No details were released as the two sides prepare the written contract for ratification. The old contract expired August 31 and a new indefinite extension allows continued production of 1956 models by about 8000 workers.
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Ind
United Auto Workers
Studebaker-Packard Corp
Studebaker
Mana
Road Report Indicates Clear Highways Across County
All Hinds highways were reported clear today with no incidents or closures. The update notes smooth travel conditions across major routes and urges drivers to remain cautious in work zones and adverse weather areas.
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Hinds
Little Stinker Puzzle Entries Reach 1287 Total
Puzzle entries in the Southern Illinoisan Office total 1287 as of today. Entries must be marked by 6 p m today and received in the office by Friday 9 a m.
Train Inspector Is Too Anxious To Eject Passenger
A Gulf Coast and Santa Fe passenger train from Beaumont, Texas, carried an unexpected rider. A car inspector yanked a skunk from a journal box at Longview, causing the animal to depart in a hurry.
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Longview
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Beaumont
Gunmen Loot Parcel Station in Highland Park
A gang of five or six robbed the United Parcel Service substation in Highland Park near Chicago. They bound five employees, forced entry after a worker opened the door, loaded a truck with currency, furs, and merchandise, and fled with about $2,000 in goods.
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Chicago
United Parcel Service
Highland Park
Robert Carani
Casper Yukus
Thieves Hit Marietta Church Parking Lot Box
The First Methodist Church in Marietta reports its honor system parking lot failed when a motorist removed the cash box and all contents Tuesday. The box and funds were taken from the sidewalk box used for voluntary contributions.
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Marietta, Ga
First Methodist Church
Moscow Hails Tourists Bulganin Khrushchev Return
Premier Nikolai Bulganin and Communist Party Secretary Nikita Khrushchev returned to Moscow from a month long visit to India Burma and Afghanistan. They were greeted by a crowd of Soviet officials diplomats and Muscovites at the airport. Khrushchev denounced colonial regimes and affirmed ongoing peaceful coexistence while Bulganin touted broader ties and personal exchanges among national leaders. Guards in fur hats kept crowds back as downtown traffic snarled before the leaders passed by.
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Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
India
Burma
Afghanistan
Khrushchev
Bulgarin
Asia
Bulganin
Russia
Constellation Crashes On Landing Strip Killing 17
An airliner crashed on its landing run near Jacksonville killing all 17 aboard. The flight 642 from Miami to Boston halted near a pine grove just 12 miles north of the city. Firefighters battled flames for hours as wreckage spread along a 200 yard span.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Miami
Tom McBrien
William Hess
Boston
Teacher Likes Name Of Mary Christmas In Indiana Town
In Lawrenceville Indiana a business instructor Mary Christmas says her name helps her greet students and make friends. She moved there three years ago after being born in Poseyville Indiana near Santa Claus. Her five classes total about 120 students and many now simply call her Mary Christmas despite playful jokes from skeptics.
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Mary Christmas
Poseyville
Ind
Santa Claus
Mary
Mark
Lawrenceville
Ford Foundation to Sell 10 2 Million Ford Shares in Record Issue
The Ford Foundation plans a public offering of 10 200 000 Ford Motor Co shares, the largest equity stock issue in history. Plans were boosted due to strong market demand, with the foundation shifting from family control to public ownership. Dividends will start 1956 at 60 cents per share, $2 40 annually, subject to conditions.
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Ford Foundation
Ford Motor Co
Securities and Exchange Commission
Pioneer Auto
SEC
Henry Ford
Ford
Washington
National Press Club
Nickell Proposes Goals To Fix English Education
Springfield AP reports Vernon L. Nickell state school superintendent urges ladder like English skill progression from first grade to raise college prep standards. He cites University of Illinois plan to drop remedial English and says local boards set minimum standards, with districts adapting to meet them.
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Vernon L. Nickell
University of Illinois
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