Missing Nine Days Snow Delays Hunt For Rockford Girl
Susan Brady, 11, has been missing since December 20. Snow halted a planned search of drain tiles and culverts in Rockford area. State’s Attorney Nash warned against traceable crank calls after a caller from Bedford, Indiana claimed she was alive. A $3,000 reward stands, with local volunteer efforts organized through Edward Jankowski in Dixon area.
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Rockford
Susan Brady
Herb Brown
Winnebago County
Susan
Rockford Labor News
Edward Jankowski
Dixon Evening Telegraph
Bradys
Franklin Grove Road
Dixon
Ethics Group Set to Hear Jan 7 in Chicago
Senate ethics panel in Chicago opens hearings January 7 into alleged corruption and bribery in currency exchange legislation. Sen. Russell Arrington stated the action followed a private meeting with Judge Daniel Covelli, four other senators, and Chicago Currency Exchange representatives. Transcripts of bribery allegations were printed locally, prompting the six member commission’s creation.
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Allinios State Senate Ethics Commission
Chicago
Russell Arrington
Evanston
Arrington
Daniel Covelli
Circuit Court
Chicago Currency Exchange Association
Currency Exchange
Covelli
Ethics Commission
West Frankfort Woman Hestel Shetler Dies at 63
Hestel Enola Shetler 63 of 705 E Clark St West Frankfort died at home at 7 30 am Born March 3 1992 in Union County daughter of John and Mary Jane Menees Former Carbondale resident member Grace Methodist Church husband Henry Shetler died 1944 Surviving daughter Wanda Crader two sons Harold Tomlinson and Robert Tomlinson three brothers and five sisters plus three grandchildren Funeral 2 pm Friday Stone Funeral Home West Frankfort Rev Donald Carlton and Rev Dan Abner officiating Burial Oak Lawn Cemetery Carbondale Friends may call after 4 pm Thursday Life Nirvana quote and other text omitted as not part of obituary.
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Hestel Enola Shetler
E. Clark St
West Frankfort
Union County
John and
Mary Jane Lewis Menees
Carbondale
Grace Methodist Church
Henry Shetler
Wanda Crader
Harold Tomlinson
Downers Grove
Robert Tomlinson
Lawrence Menees
Herrin
Troy Menees
LaGrange
Lonnie Menees
Carrie Johnson
Anna
Cora Johnson
du Quoin
Cecil Tanner
Carterville
Clyde Beltz
Evelyn Burns
Marion
Stone Funeral
Donald Carlton
Dan Abner
Northern Baptist Church of
Oaklawn
Time Suit Sent Back In Libel Case Against Time Inc
Captain Frank Pape sues Time Inc for libel over a 1961 Time article on Civil Rights Commission findings. The 7th Circuit sends the case back to federal court, ruling Time was negligent in presenting as fact allegations that the commission described as mere allegations.
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Hicago
Time, Inc
U.S. District Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Frank Pape
Time
West Side
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
James Monroe
Monroe
Pape
Apeals
Commission
Smith To Chair GOP Meeting In Illinois Endorsement Convention
Victor L. Smith named temporary chair of the Illinois GOP Endorsement Convention to be held in Springfield January 28 29. Other temporary officers include Timothy P. Sheehan secretary Ralph T. Smith parliamentarian William D. Braisd chairman sergeant at arms and James P. Phillips treasurer. Convention will endorse candidates for U S Senate state treasurer and state superintendent.
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Victor L. Smith
Illinois
Springfield
Harry G. Taylor
Illinois Young Republicans
U.S. Senate
Britain considers Ombudsman to shield public from bureaus
A Labour White Paper proposes a Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration to hear citizens complaints against government departments. The plan mirrors Sweden's Ombudsman system but limits scope to administrative faults, with powers to demand documents and take testimony.
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Tom A. Cullen London
NEA
David
Goliath
Sweden
Brittain
Labor
House of Commons
Finland
Denmark
Norway
New Zealand
West Germany
Canada
New York City
Noseparker
Common Sense
Winstonman
Sir Winston Churchill
Ombudsman
Unclear fragment on glaciers and wine consumption
Fragmented text mentions Antarctica glaciers near Australia and cultured pearls growing, plus a claim that the French consume 35 gallons of wine yearly. No coherent event or persons identified.
Famed iron mine closes in Michigan
Bessemer Michigan AP reports an 81 year mining era ends early next year as the Peterson Mine shuts Feb 4. Its closure ends iron mining on the Gogebic Range due to dwindling ore value and new ore treatment processes making the mine unprofitable.
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FAMED
Michigan
Bessemer, Mich
Peterson
Gogebic
Becquerel Discovers Radioactivity in 1896
French physicist Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity in 1896 while studying phosphorescent minerals. The finding paves the way for deeper work by Marie and Pierre Curie and marks a turning point in atomic science.
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Henri Becquerel
Tea quality and harvest: tender young leaves
The finest tea comes from young tender leaves near the end of the branches, where flavor and aroma are most pronounced. Harvesting at this growth stage yields higher quality leaves for premium brews.
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Snow
James Brady
William R. Nash
Bedford
Ind
Francis Marion
Eaton & Brown Television
Quality Integrity Service
Tole
Decatur
Stefan Hurwitz
Hurwitz
Antarctica
Australia
West
Maxwell House
Louie’s
A. G. Supermarket
Egyptian Heights
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