Deadly Warrenton old folks home fire claims at least 70
A fires and explosion devastate the Katie Jane Memorial Home in Warrenton Missouri killing at least 70 inmates. More than 45 women reported missing as fire crew from 25 nearby communities battled the blaze before dawn.
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State Highway Patrol
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O’sullivan
Tients
Katie Jane
Oscar H. Rossina
Warrenton
Katie Jane Old Talks
Wascenton
Queen Elizabeth II and Duke Begin Portugal Visit
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Lisbon for Britain’s first Portuguese royal visit in 53 years. A 21 gun salute greeted them as crowds cheered along the Tagus River while fishing boats filled the harbor. The three day trip follows a period apart during the duke’s world tour and notes a reported rift, which Buckingham Palace denied.
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Elizabeth II
Duke of Edi
Lisbon
Portugal
Tagus River
Buckingham Palac
Senators Probe Racketeering in Six Unions Across Nation
Senate investigators report widespread fraud and abuses tied to labor unions. Chairman McClellan says probes span nine cities and target six unions including Teamsters carpenters electricians and plumbers with concerns over fraud misuse of funds and racketeering. The inquiry aims to file criminal charges where evidence supports action.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
ABC
West Coast
McLellan
New York
Phil Min
Metropolis Set For Allied Plant Site Reveal
Allied Chemical Corp of New York to announce site choice for a uranium salts plant today or Tuesday. One of four options spans 600 acres northeast of Metropolis, with land under options through March 1. The facility would process uranium salts for the Atomic Energy Commission and employ 280 to 400 people.
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Allied Chemical Corp
New York
Metropolis Industrial Committee
Metropolis
Allen Brannon
Allied
New York City
Atomic Energy Commission
Seven Die In Fire At Tennessee Home Near Centerville
A mother and six of seven children died in a six room house fire near Centerville Tennessee on a Sunday. Neighbor Doyle Bowen pulled Adolph Shelby 50 from the blaze before the home collapsed. The father slept in a partitioned area of the house.
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Bernice McDaniel
Tennessee
Centerville
Tenn
Adolph Shelby
Mrs. Shelby
Ruby Lee
Mary Fay
Jo Ann
Ruth
Danny
Elaine
Doyle
Bowen
Shelby
TV Comics Wynn Skelton Win Emmys with Tears
Ed Wynn and Red Skelton, long known for comic pratfalls, earned Emmy nominations for television drama on Playhouse 90. Wynn is up for supporting actor and Skelton for best single performance as the TV Academy announced 29 acting and technical nominations with winners to be named March 16.
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Ed Wynn
Red Skelton
Television Academy of Arts and Sciences
Wynn
Skelton
Fredric March
Lloyd Bridges
Sal Mineo
Jack Palance
Dock Strike Ends Awaiting Member Vote
New York waterfront workers reached a tentative three year contract with employers to end a five day strike, but a ratification vote by 45 000 longshoremen is required. Picketing ceased along the East Coast and local issues remain in Boston Philadelphia and Wilmington Delaware. The deal includes a 32 cent overall hourly wage increase over three years with 18 cents in year one and 7 cent raises in years two and three.
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New York
International Longshoremen’s Assn
Hampton Roads
Portland
Maine
ILA
Louis Waldman
Chopin
Movies Seek Kosher-Cood Dog for Pal Joey
Director Sidney favors a dog with a kosher appetite to star opposite Frank Sinatra Kim Novak and Rita Hayworth in Columbia's Pal Joey. The dog can be any breed but must eat the same kosher foods throughout the film. The dog must not mistake Sinatra for a bone or a land.
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Frank Sinatra
Kim Novak
Rita Hayworth
Columbia
Joey
Sidney
Sinatra
Area Postmen Discuss Pay Bills
About 200 Southern Illinois postal employes met in Benton to plan steps for pay raises and higher retirement annuities and to back a labor management bill. Ed Coffel chaired the meeting with speakers Paul Gullin Leonard Fergon Frank Moffat and Ed Benning. Attendees urged letters of support to Illinois senators and representatives.
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Southern Illinois
Benton
Paul Gullin
Illinois
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
Leonard Fergon
6Th Division Postal Transportation Service
Frank Moffat
Illinois Assn
Pisco Carriers
Ed Benning
National Assn
Lettter
Hal Boyle notes on modern college students at SIU
AP columnist Hal Boyle surveys current SIU students in a Hal Boyle column. Boyle recently served as Elijah Lovejoy Lecturer in Journalism at Southern Illinois University and gathered impressions from a 1957 Joe College perspective for readers on page 9.
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Hal Boyle
Joe College
Southern Illinoisan Today
Boyle
Elijah Lovejoy
Southern Ilinois University
Eisenhower Acts to Stay in Close Touch on Middle East Crisis
President Eisenhower set aside vacation to keep in very close touch with Washington on the Israeli Egyptian crisis. He may return to Washington at any time and has been exchanging reports with Secretary of State Dulles by telephone or written messages. White House secretary James Hagerty said inquiries swirl about a possible UN General Assembly appearance and rumors of an earlier return, though no decision is final.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
Washington
Middle East
Dulles
Mideast
Israel
Egypt
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
United Nations General Assembly
Fane Spore
Warehouse Fire Destroys Bales of Latex Rubber in Keokuk
Firefighters fought an hour to contain a blaze in Keokuk Iowa that destroyed a warehouse containing more than 100 big bales of latex rubber and several tons of baled paper. The loss figure and cause are not yet determined.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Miller Indicted for Contempt in Congress Hearing
Playwright Arthur Miller and Dr. Otto Nathan were indicted on two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to name associates connected to Communist party meetings in 1939 and 1940. Miller denied ever being a Communist but admitted ties to front groups. Contempt carries up to 1000 dollars fine and one year per count.
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Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe
Congress
Miller
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Communist Party
Otto Nathan
New York
Albert Einstein
Nathan
New York University
Drama Critics
White House Fails In Try For Agreement Over Israel Gaza
The United States says it will not push a broader pact outside the U N as talks over Israeli withdrawal from Gaza Strip and Gulf of Aqaba continue. President Eisenhower declares Israel has maximum assurance. Israel seeks concrete guarantees before retreat. Abba Eban and Golda Meir indicate continued discussions and possible solutions including UN police or peace treaty.
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United Nations
Middle East
White House
Eisenhower
Israel
Gaza Strip
Aqaba Gulf
Thomasville
United One
Abba Eben
State Dulles
U. S
U. N
New York City
Dulles
Eban
Gulf
Sharm el Sheikh
Israeli Ambassador Recalled From U S Washington
Israel announces immediate recall of Ambassador Abba Eban from Washington for consultations. Foreign Minister Golda Meir in New York suggested the move to report on talks with Secretary of State Dulles and the situation after President Eisenhower's appeal for Israel to withdraw troops from Egypt.
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Israel
Abba Eban
Washington
Gulf of Qaba
Gaza Strip
Eban
Golda Meir
New York
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Egypt
Colder Weather For Southern Illinois Forecast
Mostly cloudy and colder conditions grip Southern Illinois with a chance of rain late tonight and possible rain or snow Tuesday evening. Low tonight near 30, high Tuesday mid 30s, and Tuesday night low around 30. Yesterday's low 24 and highs 50 today 52 by noon.
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