St Valentine Couple Marks 71 Years Of Marriage
93-year-old Abner and Rebecca Braude celebrated 71 years of marriage with a Valentine party in Philadelphia. They shared a home philosophy: be kind, talk, share both good and bad, and avoid absence. The Braudes, German immigrants who settled in Shamokin and later Philadelphia, have five children, seven grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren.
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Philadelphia
Abner
Braude
Braudes
Germany
Shamokin
Atlantic City
Broomall
Bennett A. Braude
Sigmund
Chicago
Leon Katten
Stratford
N. J
David Lipman
Johnstown
Albert Levy
Glenside
Khrushchev frames two roads for world in Kremlin speech
In Moscow Khrushchev told the 20th Congress of the Soviet Communist Party that peaceful coexistence or war are the only paths, but war is not inevitable. He outlined five foreign policy principles stressing coexistence with the United States and allies, strengthened ties with socialist states, and vigilance against threats to peace.
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Nikita S. Khrushchev
Soviet Communist Party
Soviet Union
Red
Khrushchev
Kremlin
United States
Britain
France
Russia
India
Burma
Afghanistan
United States of America
Great Britain
U.S.A
Supreme Soviet
Malenkov
Gasoline Truck Burns At Carterville
A 5,500 gallon ethyl gasoline tanker at Venable Oil Co in Carterville burned today. Driver Louis Wem mer pulled the burning load into the street, averting a bigger blaze as firemen disconnected the tractor and moved it to safety. Plant manager Bill Humphreys says cause undetermined. fire fought by Marion Carbondale Herrin and Carterville crews. Smoke rose for about an hour and traffic on Brown Street was blocked.
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Venable Oil Co
Carterville
Louis Wemmer
Carl McNeil
Bill Humphreys
Humphreys
Marion
Carbondale
Herrin
Venable
Ray Venable
Florida
Birdman Stroud Choosing Solitude Over Release At Leavenworth
In 1920 Robert Stroud after a Wilson-era commutation remained in isolated confinement at Leavenworth. Warden A V Anderson outlined strict limits including no visitors except immediate family and a daily half hour of exercise. Elizabeth Stroud pressed for transfer, but Stroud proposed continued isolation to study and prove his worth, leading to limited concessions and increased family access.
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Thomas E. Gaddis
A. V. Anderson
Leavenworth
Wilson
Robert Stroud
Stroud
Elizabeth Stroud
Washington
Kansas City Star
U. S. Attorney General
Elizabeth
Atlanta Penitentiary
Weather Outlook for Southern Illinois This Week
Cloudy for southern Illinois with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight in the 30s, Wednesday highs around the 40s, and Wednesday night lows in the mid 20s. Yesterday’s high 56, lowest morning 28, today’s temps 52 at 7 am and 6 pm. Crab Orchard Lake 18 inches below spillway, Little Grassy Lake 90 inches below spillway.
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Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Chicago youths held in rape of war bride
Three young men aged 25, 24, and 20 were held without charge in Chicago on Monday in a rape case involving Ivy Maslon, a 46 year old British war bride and mother of four. She testified she met the men Friday night in a South Side tavern and was assaulted.
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Chicago
Donald Sallman
Henry McCarthy
Robert LeMay
Ivy Maslon
South Side
Bernard Maslon
Fumes Kill Family Off in Oklahoma City
An Oklahoma County builder George Smithhisler, his wife Barbara, and five children Virginia Michael Pat Tommy and Carol were found dead from likely natural gas fumes in their northeast Oklahoma City home. Neighbors found the scene around 7:30 a.m. with fires burning mildly and a strong gas odor detected.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
George Smmithhisler
Barbara
Virginia
Michael
Pat
Tommy
Carol
George Bryan
Smithhisler
Benton Fire Destroys Dry Cleaning Plant
A Benton dry cleaning plant at 301 E Main St was destroyed by a fire at 0 30 a m. Two employees Robert Smith and Leonard Ross were hospitalized with burns and reported in satisfactory condition at Franklin Hospital. The cause was undetermined and no explosion was heard. The site was one of three plants operated by the firm in the same block.
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Benton
Cleimers
E. Main St
Robert Smith
Leonard Ross
Franklin Hospital
Ford plants cut to four days this week
Detroit reports that ten of Ford Division's sixteen assembly plants will run only four days this week, shutting down Thursday through Monday. Chrysler also plans four day weeks at two major plants and announced layoffs of about 4,300 workers, boosting total auto industry job cuts to around 43,000 to align production with demand.
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Detroit
Ford
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Pratt Funeral for Dr Harry Pratt Springfield
Springfield obituary notes state historian and Lincoln authority Dr Harry E Pratt died Sunday night Funeral services are set for 2 pm Wednesday at First Methodist Church with Dr A Ray Grumman officiating
Alabama university case heads to Supreme Court
The University of Alabama segregation case moves toward the U S Supreme Court after defense attorneys announce an appeal of a lower court ruling that opened the school to Black students. Autherine Lucy, readmitted later barred for safety after riots, seeks court order for readmission with a Feb 29 hearing set. Gov Folsom accuses NAACP and outside agitators of hindering efforts to quell disturbances.
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Birmingham
Ala
University of Alabama
U. S. Supreme Court
Autherine Lucy
James E. Folsom
National Assn. For Advancement of Colored People
William Adams
Eisenhower to Receive Medical Report on Heart Status
President Eisenhower will get a "more or less final" medical report today on how his heart has withstood the strain of office. He plans to weigh doctors' opinions before deciding on seeking a second term, likely after a midafternoon briefing and a later news conference.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Paul Dudley White
Boston
Denver
Eight Teens Plead Guilty In Teen Slaying Case
Eight youths charged in the shotgun killing of 17 year old Kenneth Sloboda pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter after previously entering innocent pleas. A 15 year old, Clement Macis, waived a jury trial for a murder charge. The case stems from a July 1 shooting on a South Side street corner amid gang violence. The pleas could yield prison terms from 1 to 14 years. five other defendants face separate trials after agreeing to testify for the state. Jury selection continued as Macis trial testimony was set to begin.
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Chicago
Clement Macis
Kenneth Sloboda
Macis
Thomas E. Kluczynski
Hal March Wedding Set for Saturday in Las Vegas
Television star Hal March and Candy Toxton Torme will wed Saturday in Las Vegas Nevada. March, host of The 64,000 Question on CBS TV, is married to a former model and actress who earlier wed singer Mel Torme.
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Hal March
New York
Candy Toxton Torme
Las Vegas
Nev
March
Mel Torme
Puzzlers Enter 300 Plus Entries for $100 Prize
More than 300 “Little Stinkers” puzzles were received today at the Southern Illinoisan offices. Entrants must postmark entries by 6 p m Wednesday and be in the Southern Illinoisan by 9 a m Friday to qualify. Other entries must be in by 6 p m Wednesday. A 10 percent bonus is paid to winners who paste puzzles on the back of a postcard or on the outside of an envelope.
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Southern Illinoisan
Welfare Fund Frauds Face Union Crackdown
Union leaders say AFL-CIO will crack down on alleged frauds in multimillion dollar union welfare funds. An Ethical Practices Committee urged hearings in four cases potentially expelling unions. Senate subcommittee investigations already surfaced data, including a near one million dollar shortfall in Laundry Workers International Union funds.
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Afl-Cio
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Senate
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Laundry Workers International Union
Fied
Douglas Committee
Afl-Cio Ethical Practices Committee
Executive Council
Congress
Labor Department
Secretary of Labor
Jewelry Stolen From Purse in Loop Shopping Incident
Mrs Evelyn Mancou aged 46 reported to police that a white cloth containing jewelry worth 15000 dollars was taken from her purse while she shopped in the Loop on Monday She intended to put the pieces in a bank safety box but banks were closed for Lincoln's birthday She found her handbag open after a fellow shopper alerted her The missing items included two diamond rings and a diamond-set platinum watch.
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Evelyn Mancou
Mental Flabbiness Attributed To Mass Media
Rabbi Harold Weisberg of Washington warns that the spectator mind fed by radio TV and movies blunts critical thinking. He urges adult Jewish education leaders to promote questioning and analysis as Americans once did in pioneer days, at a press conference.
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Harold Weisberg
Washington, D.C
B’nai B’rith
Adult Jewish Education Committee
Former Quincy Mayor Charged In Tax Case
George Meyer Jr., ex Quincy mayor and Adams County sheriff, charged with evading income taxes for 1949. He reported $6,813 net income and paid $951 tax though $6,517 was due on $27,315. Bond set at $5,000. case goes to next grand jury. Meyer served as mayor 1946–1953 and sheriff 1938–1942.
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George Meyer Jr
Quincy
Adams County
U. S. Atty
John Stoddart
Meyer
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Alcatraz
Alabama University
Miami Beach
Fla
Los Angeles
Springfield
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