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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1955
Page
9
Rail workers win wage increases from 10 to 14 percent across nearly 800000 employees. Eleven rail brotherhoods representing about 750000 nonoperating staff signed with carriers for advances and hospital benefits. Operating workers gain an average 1.95 dollars an hour retroactive to last October 1 with additional daily conductor pay and health provisions.
Paul Longeau's drafting class at Southern Illinois University showcases Carl Griffith of Harrisburg finishing an elementary school design for a $25 000 national competition. Teammates include Carl Holloman Johnston City Edwin Bryant Carbondale Dallas Kingery Effingham and Jerry Fielder Mt. Carmel. First prize is $3 000.
The Comet III, Britain's experimental jet airliner, was forced back to Montreal after takeoff for London on the globe circling test. It landed with one engine out after dumping 4000 gallons of fuel to reduce fire risk. Captain John Cunningham cited a probable tailpipe bracket defect for the engine problem. The 74 ton prototype, designed to carry 60 passengers, had only 14 aboard.
Lancaster County Atty. Elmer Scheele said Darrel F. Parker signed a confession stating he strangled 22 year old Nancy Parker after she refused his advances. He allegedly staged a scene to look like rape and is held on an open charge after Nancy's body was found Dec 14 in Lincoln. Parker attended his wife’s funeral in Des Moines and was questioned with a lie detector test.
Police nabbed a bearded goat named Billy from the back of a station wagon in Sandusky Michigan. The animal reportedly dashed across lawns and tried to enter homes, prompting a string of neighbor complaints before vanishing with a whimsical retreat.
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