Refugee Quota Boost Faces Opposition
Washington reports Rep. Burleson opposes any Eisenhower plan to raise Hungarian refugee admissions. Rep. Burdick favors increasing the 2,500 quota and sits on the Judiciary Committee. Eisenhower ordered continued processing of applications while a final decision on raising the quota is awaited after talks with congressional leaders.
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Burleson
D-Tex
Eisenhower
America
Burdick
R-Nd
Judiciary Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
U. S
Murray Snyder
Nixon
Murphysboro Man Held on Vagrancy Charge
James Parker of 907 Chestnut Street Murphysboro was held in Murphysboro city jail on a vagrancy charge after arrest Wednesday night by city police. Parker was to be transferred to Jackson County jail to await a county court hearing.
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Murphysboro
James Parker
Chestnut St
Parker
Jackson County
Fair Board To Meet For Williamson County Fair
Williamson County Fair Association will hold a Jan 10 meeting in Marion to elect new officers. Harry Crisp of Marion serves as board president.
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Williamson County Fair Assn
Marion
Harry Crisp
The FBI Story Explained in Don Whitehead Book
Pulitzer winner Don Whitehead profiles the FBI from Roosevelt trust busting to modern anti crime actions. The book draws directly from FBI files to recount its history adventures and methods. The Southern Illinoisan will bring area readers access to the detailed behind the scenes account.
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FBI
Roosevelt
Don Whitehead
Southern Illinoisan
Arrange
Marine Quizzed In Slaying In Evansville
An Evansville Marine is held at Clay County Jail on suspicion of murder in the slaying of another Marine, Larry M. Kirk of Winston Indiana. Kirk's body was found shot in the back near Xenia after traveling from Camp Elliot California. The three men were reportedly en route in a 1952 Mercury with Robbery suspected as motive.
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Evansville
Ind
Clay County
Louisville
Ill
Leon E. Bee
Larry M. Kirk
Winston
Kirk
Xenia
Camp Elliot
Calif
Indiana
Bee
Charles H. Lewis
Bank Names Four More Vice Presidents
The First National City Bank of New York appointed vice presidents No. 113, 114, 115 and 116. The appointments widen the bank's worldwide organization which includes 70 overseas branches and its affiliate City Bank Farmers Trust Co.
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New York
First National City Bank
First National City
City Bank Farmers Trust Co
Tanker Plane Wreck Sought Near Willow Alaska
A four engine KB29 tanker plane carrying eight men crashed northwest of Willow, 50 miles north of Anchorage, after takeoff from Elmendorf Air Force Base on a training mission. Uncertain survivors, ground party en route. Residents reported heat and fire near Bald Mountain, explosion heard for miles.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Second Air Command
Willow
Bald Mountain
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Air Force
Oregon Tree Dropped to Antarctic IGY Team
Two airmen riding in an Air Force Globemaster over the South Pole prepare to drop an Oregon Christmas tree to the 24 men building a base for the International Geophysical Year. The tree was a gift from Oregon and carried flags of Illinois and the City of Peoria to be returned to officials.
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South Pole
Oregon
Pole
al Geophysical Year
Illinois
Peoria
California brush fire rages. 20 000 acres burned and one dead
A fierce California brush fire scorched about 20 000 acres with one confirmed fatality. Firefighters battled the flames as residents evacuated towns and containment efforts intensified across the affected region.
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California
Scholarships Urged To Aid Needy College Students
Illinois study commission proposes 4000 dollar annual scholarships for needy students at a sustainable rate. The plan targets private and public colleges, using existing unused facilities and reducing financial hurdles for high school graduates to attend college. The commission recommends state support not exceeding 600 dollars annually per superior student.
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Illinois Study Commission
University of Chicago
Winds Hamper Firemen Two Homes Ruined in Malibu Blaze
A gale whipped brush and timber fire burned for a second day in Malibu, extending from the Pacific to the Santa Monica Mountains. The perimeter grew to 22 miles as 1,000 firefighters battled 50 to 70 mph winds. At least 27 homes destroyed, many outbuildings lost. one man, Frank L. Dichover Jr., 32, of Summa Beach, died after attempting to save his house. Red Cross and Salvation Army aided evacuations and medical care.
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Pacific Ocean
Santa Monica Mountains
Lux- Edwards
Edwards
Beverly Hills
Klinger
Red Cross
Salvation Anny
Los Angeles
Frank L. Dichover Jr
Suma Beach
Tucker Promoter Preston Tucker Dies in Michigan
Preston Tucker, 53, founder of the Tucker Torpedo auto project, died in a hospital in Ypsilanti, Michigan, after battling cancer and pneumonia. Once hailed for a $1000 tear drop car with 150 hp and 130 mph potential, his SEC warnings and fraud indictments followed by acquittal in 1950. Survivors include his mother, wife, three sons, and two others.
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Ypsilanti, Mich
Preston Tucker
Capac, Mich
Tucker
SEC
Ban Company
Ypsilanti Machine and Tool Co
Lucille Holmes
Secretary Skips Advice Get Married Save Taxes
Rep. Herman Eberharter drafts a cheeky memo to his secretary outlining how marriage can cut taxes. Betty Hill, from Columbia Tennessee, has picked Ron Maddox of Front Royal Virginia. wedding plans push into February despite year end.
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David Barnett
Washington
Herman Eberharter
Dpa
Betty Hill
Columbia, Tenn
Yuletide
Congress
Miss Hill
Ron Maddox
Front Royal
River fish kill report targets local fertilizer plant
State Conservation Director Glen Palmer said the Sanitary Water Board filed information with the attorney general accusing Smith Douglas Fertilizer Co. of Streator of discharging industrial waste into the Vermilion River at Streator. The filing follows the fish kill and cites permit violations.
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Springfield
Vermilion
Streator
Attorney General’s Office
Glen Palmer
Palmer
State Sanitary Water Board
Smith Douglas Fertilizer Co
Mass Arrests Possible as Bus Integration Triggers Violence
The Associated Press reports gunfire and mass arrests tied to efforts to integrate Negroes and whites on buses in Montgomery and Birmingham, Alabama, with incidents in Tallahassee and Mobile. Police detained bus workers in Tallahassee over operating without a license as protests spread.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Tallahassee
Enchise
Facaak Co
Cities Transit
Charles Carter
Charles Ausley
Inter-Civic Council
Birmingham
F. L. Shuttlesworth
Shuttlesworth
Mobile
Mobile City Lines, Inc
Mobile City Commission
Grass Fire Reported at Marion Address
A grass fire at 1603 W Hendrickson St Marion at 2 15 p m Wednesday caused no damage according to report by firemen.
Weather Summary for Crab Orchard and Little Grassy Areas
Cloudy and mild in the southern region with patchy winds. Highs in the 50s and lows in the upper 30s with a 30 percent chance of precipitation. Yesterday reached near 49 with sunrise at 7 23 and sunset at 4 39. Crab Orchard Lake sits 4 inches below the spillway and Little Grassy Lake 32 inches below spillway.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
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