Convicts Escape Tunnel From Washington Prison
Six dangerous inmates tunneled 200 feet under the Washington State Prison walls near Walla Walla. Seven escaped early Monday while one, Ralph Courser, was wounded and captured in Portland after a chase across the city. The tunnel averaged 15 inches in diameter and exited near a guards tower.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Washington State Prison
Pacific Northwest
Ralph Courser
Seattle
Portland
Ore
Courser
Death Sentences in Torture Trial Near Paris
A military court sentenced 15 French defendants to death for torture deaths linked to a Gestapo center on Rue de la Pompe as Paris neared liberation. Three French defendants got life terms, one woman 20 years. two Germans faced five years or acquittal. Seven death sentences were issued in absentia.
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Paris
Gestapo
Rue de la Pompe
Germany
Holiday Traffic Toll Expected To Hit 590
Chicago reports the National Safety Council estimates Christmas weekend travel could claim 590 lives. The figure covers deaths from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday, highlighting dangers during the four day holiday period.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Weather Forecast For Southern Illinois
Cloudy for Southern Illinois with tonight mostly cloudy and becoming partly cloudy by Wednesday. A little colder tonight with low 50s to 33. High Wednesday 37 to 43. Temperatures shown for yesterday and today include 31 yesterday, 43 high yesterday, and 40 at noon today. Sunrise 7 16 a m, sunset 4 12 p m. Crab Orchard Lake 2 inches below spillway today Little Grassy Lake 4 feet below spillway today.
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Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Publication imprint for Southern Illinois Press
Evening edition of the Southern Illinois Press published by Southern Illinois Publications, Inc. at 227 West Main Street Carbondale Illinois. Entered as second class matter at Carbondale post office under the act of March 18974.
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Ilinoisan
Sree Press
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
Illinois
Realignment Seen For State
Illinois lawmakers study reapportionment in 1953 to redraw 51 districts into a new scheme. Rep. Charles W. Clabaugh proposes preserving downstate control while allowing Cook County realignment. If approved by two thirds, the measure goes to voters in November 1954. Population gaps show Chicago suburbs and downstate areas unevenly represented.
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Illinois General Assembly
Charles W. Clabaugh
Rchampaign
Senate
House
Chicago
Cook County
Clabaugh
Downstate
Assembly
Thirteen Die In Korean Air Evacuation Plane Crash
A single engine plane struck a Greek manned air evacuation transport during takeoff at a Western Korea base. Thirteen people died and one Greek pilot later died in hospital. The crash involved six patients, three Greek crew members, an American Air Force medical corpsman, and two flight nurses. Nationalities and patient names were not released.
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Air Force
Seoul
Spellman Arrives in Korea for Christmas Front Tour
Cardinal Spellman of New York arrived in Seoul for his second Christmas tour of the Korean battle front. He plans visits with U.S. and allied troops and will hold Christmas services.
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Spellman
Korea
Seoul
Cardinal Spellman
New York
Traubel Thrills GIs With Grand Opera In Frigid Seoul
Soprano Helen Traubel wowed American soldiers in Korea as she sang grand opera in a cold Seoul theater. She packed the house and, moved by the response, admitted she was surprised by the enthusiastic reception. Earlier she performed aboard the hospital ship Consolation, singing to ward patients through the mess hall loudspeakers.
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Helen Traubel
Seoul
Grand Opera
Miss Traubel
Wagner
Korea
Metropolitan Opera
Betty Hutton
Deys
St. Louis
Truckers Seek Action on 1951 License Laws
Springfield reports early action by the 68th General Assembly may change the 1951 truck license law. Charles Mansfield of the Illinois Agricultural Transportation Association claims the Republican platform supports reconsideration to remove inequities, as lawsuits delay collection of about 20 million dollars in 1952 increases. Mansfield notes recent court actions and pending U S Supreme Court appeal.
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Springfield
68Th General Assembly
Republican Party
Charles F. Mansfield
Illinois Agricultural Transportation Association
Mansfield
William G. Stratton
Illinois Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Illinois High Court
Cook County
Ivan A. Elliott
Edward J. Barrett
Barrett
Adam Heft
Chicago
Twins' condition unchanged after surgery at Illinois
The Brodie twins Roger and Rodney remained in oxygen tents at the University of Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute with Roger in a coma since last Wednesday’s operation and Rodney briefly regaining consciousness on Thursday. A hospital spokesman said the condition stayed the same for about 72 hours.
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Chicago
Brodie
Roger
Rodney
University of Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute
Army trims draft service time for rotated Korea draftees
Secretary Frank Pace announced that draftees rotated home from Korea after Tan 1 will be released if they have completed at least 20 months of active service, down from the prior 24 months. The policy also covers those who return before Jan 1 and have not left a reception center for reassignment.
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Korea
Army
Frank Pace
Hopkinsville Police Officials Indicted by Special Jury
Hopkinsville Kentucky safety commissioner six police officers and three civilians face 17 indictments from a Christian County grand jury. The panel found no organized crime or bribery. it says the federal report suggested corruption but lacked sufficient evidence for indictments. Safety Commissioner Joe Davis and Police Chief James Greenfield are charged with misfeasance in office and permitting narcotics to be used or administered in the open.
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Hopkinsville
Christian County
Paducah
Joe Davis
James Greenfield
J. B. Dukes
Marine sergeant kills bar attacker in Harlem phosphorus blast
A New York Marine sergeant John McDermott rolled a phosphorus grenade into The Royal Flush bar on Columbus Avenue at 103rd Street shouting threats. He was shot by Patrolman Vincent Beckels after turning on the officer. accomplices Mark Sutter and Patrick Shanahan were captured or surrendered. The riot followed bigoted tensions in Harlem with several injured.
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New York
James Eugene McDermott
Royal Flush
Manhattan
Harlem
McDermott
Vincent Beckels
Mark Sutter
Wolters Air Force Base
Texas
Patrick Shanahan
Amsterdam Avenue
Sutter
Shanahan
Cornelius
Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church
Upper West Side
Columbus Avenue
103Rd Street
96Th
Broadway
Pinay Resigns as Premier After 9 Months in Office
Paris reports President Vincent Auriol accepted Premier Antoine Pinay's resignation 16 hours after he submitted it. Pinay announced his departure from the National Assembly following the MRP withdrawal of support in a three vote budget crisis. The move ends the 17th postwar government in France.
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Vincent Auriol
Antoine Pinay
Pinay
National Assembly
Catholic Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Auriol
Rites for Crash Dead 86 Men Held at Moses Lake Air Base
Memorial services were set for 86 airmen who died in aviation's worst disaster when the C124 Globemaster crashed after takeoff from Larson field. A 35-man investigation board headed by Brig. Gen. Richard B. O'Keefe conducted a marathon night session to determine the accident cause. The Globemaster carried 104 passengers and 12 crew. 55 bodies had been identified.
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Lawson Air Force Base
Richard B. O’keefe
Norton Air Force Base
Calif
Larson Field
Liner Champollion Breaks Up Off Beirut After Severe Gale
The French liner Champollion ran aground off Beirut after a gale. Twenty passengers died while attempting to swim ashore as 108 aboard faced frenzied seas. ten more perished when a lifeboat capsized. Rescue efforts continued amid rough surf and international help.
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Beirut
Kenya Ws
Beirut Harbor
Wadia
Camille Chamoun
Lebanesr
Messageries Martimes
Charles Harris
France
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