Tragedy in Herrin as mother and two children die in blaze
Early morning fire at 800 S 17th St Herrin claimed the lives of Mrs. Caroline Wemmer 29 and her children Carla Sue 6 and Anna Marie 23 months. Bennie Wemmer 29 survived after police officers Jack Engram and Paul Davis pulled him from the burning one story house.
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Dave Hurst
Southern Illinois
Herrin
Caroline Wemmer
Carla Sue
Anna Marie
Jack Engram
Williamson County
Paul Davis
Wemmer
Engram
Laverne Kerley
Davis
South Park Avenue
Wemmers
Kerley
Mrs. Wemmer
Ogilvie Urges Cheaper State University Building Costs
Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie says state university construction can be funded at lower costs through better management of design and construction. He sent letters to University of Illinois official David D. Henry and Board of Regents director Franklin Matsler announcing funds to advance campus projects, including 197 374 dollars to complete drawings for a medical sciences building at Urbana.
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Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
David D. Henry
University of Illinois
Franklin G. Matsler
State Board of Regents
Urbana
U. of S
Apollo 14 Ends Nine Day Moon Mission in Smashing Success
Apollo 14 crew Alan Shepard Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa sped toward splashdown in the south Pacific after a nine day moon landing mission described as smashing success by Commander Shepard. Weather at the U S S New Orleans was acceptable for recovery with seas of five feet and 18 knot winds. Ground links to Los Angeles stations were rerouted after an earthquake but prime circuits remained operational.
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Alan B. Shepard
Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart T. Roosa
South Pacific
Pago Pago
American Samoa
U.S.S. New Orleans
Navy
Mission Control
Los Angeles
Hawaii
Guam
Australia
Canberra
Carnarvon
Space Center
Shepard
Roosa
Mitchell
South Vietnamese Drive Advances in Laos and Cambodia
South Vietnamese armored units swept the Ho Chi Minh trail in southern Laos with light resistance and seized large ammunition caches. In Cambodia 20 000 troops met stiff opposition near Sauol as North Vietnamese losses climbed to 407 in a week while Saigon reported 45 dead and 203 wounded. Washington said the Laos push is on schedule and may help meet the 50 000 troop withdrawal target by May 1, with about 10 000 U S troops providing backup.
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Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Cambodia
Sauol
Savannakhet
Laotian Panhandle
Thailand
Sepone
U.S
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
United States
South Vietnam
Laird
Senate Armed Services Committee
Iowa Supreme Court upholds $30,000 trap gun damages
The Iowa Supreme Court in an 8-1 decision upheld a $30,000 damage award against Eddyville couple Edward and Bertha Binney for a spring gun trap in a vacant farm house that wounded burglar Marvin Katko of Oskaloosa. Justice Larson dissented in a 22-page opinion.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Eddyville
Supreme Court
Marvin Katko
Oskaloosa
Edward
Bertha Binney
Robert Larson
C. Edwin Moore
Weather outlook: cold tonight then warmer by Wednesday
The forecast calls for a cloudy, continued cold night with a low between 3 and 8 degrees. Expect increasing clouds and a gradual warmup through Wednesday with highs from 33 to 38 degrees. Weather details on map page 13.
Paige in Hall of Fame Negro Leagues star honored
Satchel Paige was voted into Baseball's Hall of Fame in a special Negro leagues category. He became the first player chosen by a 10 member committee formed to honor oldtime black players as part of a new exhibit. Paige did not meet standard majors criteria due to not playing 10 years in MLB.
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Satchel Paige
Paige
Hall of Fame
Total lunar eclipse visible across United States and Canada
A total lunar eclipse will be visible tonight across the continental United States and Canada with clear skies. It begins at 11:52 p.m. CST as the moon enters Earth’s shadow, totality lasts 1:03 a.m. to 2:26 a.m., and the moon clears the shadow by 3:37 a.m.
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New York
United States
Canada
California quake rips Los Angeles area with heavy damage
A powerful 6.5 magnitude quake centered near the San Gabriel Mountains disrupted Los Angeles and surrounding areas. It caused multiple deaths, many injuries from falling debris, and widespread damage to bridges, roads, buildings, and utilities. Evacuations occurred as fires and gas lines sparked, with hospitals overwhelmed by injured residents.
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Los Angeles
California
van Norman Lake
San Fernando Valley
San Gabriel Mountains
Fresno
Las Vegas
Nev
Tehachapi
Long Beach
Los Angeles County
Templor
Newhall
Saugus
Golden State Freeway
Olive View Sanitarium
Veterans Administration Hospital
Keith Kroll
Fire Department
Olive View Hospital
Kroll
Lockheed Aircraft
Valley
Northridge
Virginia Walters
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Samoa
Pacific
Zealand
Washington Star and
AP News Services
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Stuart A. Roosa
Katko
Biiney
Brineys
Family Living
Hall of
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