Two U S Sabres Down Two Red MIGs In Yellow Sea Clash
The U S Air Force reports American F86 Sabres shot down two of eight attacking Soviet built MIG15 fighters over international waters west of Korea and China along the Yellow Sea. No U S losses or injuries were announced. The encounter involved an RB45 reconnaissance bomber protected by Sabres and marks the biggest air battle since the Korean War end.
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U. S
U.S
Yellow Sea
Korea
Red China
Earle E. Partridge
Far East
Ne Bet Be
Japan
North Korea
Kuriles
Habomais
Hokkaido
Enterprising Tokyo Barber Hires More Barbers After Free Rides
A Tokyo barber, once offering free cigarettes and rides in a second hand car, reports increased customers drawn to the barber chair leading him to hire additional barbers. The gimmick boosted sales as patrons flocked to the shop.
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Tokyo
Weather update for Southern Illinois with rain ending
Cloudy and colder conditions expected across southern Illinois. Rain ends this afternoon with cloudy nights and Sunday showers returning. Tonight will be near freezing with a low in the mid 20s. Sunday highs around 40 with a Sunday night low near 28 and day 37. Precipitation measured at .12 inches from yesterday into today. Crab Orchard Lake level with spillway today and Little Grassy Lake about 1 inch below spillway today.
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Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Road Report Notes Snow and Ice Conditions
Southern Illinois reports all clear in some areas while Central pavements show 25 to 50 percent packed snow. North roads are icy and slippery across the region.
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Ilinois
Smith family returns home after fire reconstruction in Herrin
Sam Smith of Herrin says he feels better after his house gutted by fire was rebuilt and refurnished. Volunteers from Herrin labor unions and merchants contributed, with Mayor Miller and local residents thanking the community. Clyde Mann and Richard Branson, Herrin painters, finish work as the family unloads belongings while Mrs Smith and two children watch.
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Sam Smith
Herrin
Smith
Clyde Mann
Richard Branson
Miller
Leon
Signatures Save Shooting Ex POW Tells Of Threats Against Nugent
In a Fort Sill court martial the witness in a wheelchair testified Maj. Ambrose H. Nugent urged him to sign propaganda statements. Porter, paralyzed, said Nugent warned of cave punishment and shooting officers if men refused. Kaschko described prisoner of war hardships and Koreans running indoctrination. Nugent allegedly led or supervised propaganda sessions amid pressure.
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Maj. Nugent
Ambrose H. Nugent
Korea
Nugent
John R. Porter
Fieldsboro
N. J
Porter
Maj
Harold L. Kaschko
Paisley
Ore
Kaschko
Baby Found Dead In Crib In Murphysboro
Four month old Jennifer Kerrens, daughter of Mr and Mrs Percy Kerrens of S Fourth Street, Murphysboro, was found dead in her crib at about 4 a m Saturday. An inquest has not been set. Funeral arrangements with Keathly Funeral Home Colp were incomplete at noon. Friends may call at the family home after 10 a m Monday. Services are tentatively scheduled Monday afternoon at the residence.
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Jennifer Kerrens
Percy Kerrens
S. 4Th Street
Murphysboro
Keathly Funeral Home
Colp
Man Dies by Own Action Inside Frig in San Francisco Hotel
The body of Joseph M. Parker was found in a downtown San Francisco hotel on February 5 after he reportedly shut himself inside a small refrigerator and sealed the door with a string. Parker, who checked in January 29, left two notes. police listed an Long Beach California address.
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Joseph M. Parker
Long Beach
Calif
Parker
Nine-year-old wins $350 Little Stinker prize
Ricky Molt a 9-year-old Carbondale pupil won the $350 Little Stinker contest prize after scoring 100 on a spelling lesson his mother Mrs Irene Weaver entered the winning piece with his name Ricky hoped to buy a TV chair with the money and joked his mother might use it if she did not fall asleep in it.
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Carbondale
Irene Weaver
S. Illinois St
Ricky Molt
Ricky
Brush School
Cadence
Mae Warom
Carbondale Brush School
Friday
Little Stinker
Stinker puzzle boosts prize with post card rule
Ricky misses 35 cents due to entry on letter instead of post card. Winners get 10 percent bonus if entry on back of post card. This week’s Stinker on page 2 is worth 50 dollars and grows by 50 each unbeaten week. Southern Illinoisan reports the only national week winner among 14 prize puzzles.
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Ricky
Stinker
The
Southern Illinoisan
Lodge Discusses Cease Fire Efforts With Eisenhower
United Nations Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr after a White House breakfast with President Eisenhower said the United States is considering new steps toward a Formosa cease fire. He cautioned that no announcement is ready, but the day will come, possibly next week, as diplomatic efforts resume amid tensions in the Red China Formosa dispute.
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United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Eisenhower
United States
Formosa
Lodge
White House
U. S
Yellow Seas
Red China
Korea
Far East
U. N
Yates Pushes Bill to Curb Gas Rate Increases
Rep. Yates of Illinois urges Congress to require the Federal Power Commission to value natural gas rates on actual cost not fair field value. He says recent valuation changes boosted interstate gas prices, harming consumers nationwide. He seeks early hearings on the measure.
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Washington
Congress
Chicago
Rep
Yates
D-Ill
Federal Power Commission
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co
Princess Margaret to fly to Tobago during Caribbean tour
Princess Margaret planned to fly today to the Isle of Tobago in Port of Spain after spending four days in Trinidad on the opening leg of her month long Caribbean tour. Queen Elizabeth's younger sister travels as part of a royal tour featuring Caribbean nations and historic sites.
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Princess Margaret
Isle of Tobago
Robinson Crusoe
Queen Elizabeth
Trinidad
Police Question Associate in Rubinstein Murder Probe
New York police questioned Alex Freeman a 26 year old Manhattan dress manufacturer about the Jan 27 death of Serge Rubinstein. Officers said they pursue all aspects of Rubinstein life to find possible enemies from business deals or his prison draft dodging sentence. Stanley T. Stanley previously spoke of a mob style killing and fears for his own safety as Rubinstein's link to financial circles.
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New York
Serge Rubinstein
Playboy
Alex Freeman
Manhattan
Rubinstein
Bayfield Oil Co
Toronto
Ont
Stanley T. Stanley
Stanley
Mendes France Ousted as France Seeks Less Stormy Leader
Paris Feb 5 AP The French National Assembly voted 319 to 273 to remove Premier Mendes France and search for a less stormy successor. Coty began consultations, with names like Antoine Pinay and Edgar Faure mentioned as possibilities. Mendes France defended his policy before resigning amid protests.
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French National Assembly
Pierre Mende
France
Paris
Tunisia
North Africa
Mendes-France
Rene Coty
Mendes - France
Coty
Antoine Pinay
Edgar Faure
Faure
Assembly
Chamber
Adams Quits As Stevens Faces Possible Exit
Army Counselor John G. Adams resigns effective March 31 after serving since 1949. Secretary of the Army Stevens accepts the resignation and cites Adams’ loyal support while signaling Stevens may also be on the way out amid ongoing McCarthy era tensions and prior disputes with McCarthy and Roy Cohn.
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Adams
Stevens
Washington
Army
John G. Adams
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Roy Cohn
Pentagon
Two Tugboat Crewmembers Die in Chicago Fire
On Friday night a fire broke out in the pilot house of a 50 foot tugboat on the Calumet River in Chicago's far South Side. Two crew members died Harold Morgan age 23 of St Louis and Donald Kennedy age 24 of Alton Illinois. Three other crewmen escaped unharmed. The Blaske Lines Inc owners identified the deceased.
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Chicago
Calumet River
Blaske Lines, Inc
H. S. Hennen
Harold Morgan
St. Louis
Donald Kennedy
Alton
Ill
Burglars Crack School Safe at Creal Springs Grade School
Burglars cracked a safe at Creal Springs Grade School on Friday night taking about $113. The safe was moved from the principal’s office to the furnace room. Janitor Levi Fern and Coach Ray Cox found the scene at 2:30 or 8:30 by the cot. Some change and cancelled checks were left scattered. entrance method undetermined.
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Creal Springs
Murrell McGowan
Levi Fern
Ray Cox
Car overturns after dizzy spell near 14th Street
Mrs. Guy Smith of 920 North 14th Street lost control of her vehicle due to a dizzy spell. The car overturned on its side at a ditch intersection.
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Guy Smith
14Th St
U S and Japan pledge close friendship amid peace aims
Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu declared that the United States and Japan share an intimate, immutable friendship that anchors stability in East Asia. He said American friends may always count on Japan as a peacemaker seeking a revived, influential role in world affairs.
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
Japan
United States
East Asia
Shigemitsu
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