Lake Crab Orchard refuge plan faces call for new process
N G Bitterman of Southern Illinois Incorporated urged a fresh approach after a public hearing on Crab Orchard refuge development. He said a letter will be sent to U S Fish and Wildlife Service director Albert Day proposing a coordinated program and wider group consultation before any detailed plans. Bitterman recalled a 1947 meeting calling for a concrete plan, noting no action followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard
N. G. Bitterman
Southern Illinois Incorporated
Albert M. Day
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Southern Illinois
S. L
Southern Acres
Bitterman
Fish and Wildlife Service
S. I. IL
Killer of Marion Man Is Judged Insane
Ralph Keen a 20 year old confessed slayer of Marion Illinois youth was found insane by Saline County Circuit Court jurors in Harrisburg. Judge C Ross Reynolds ordered Keen to the State Public Welfare department likely to be confined at the Illinois Security hospital Menard. Keen confessed to killing Harry Stewart 18 and wounding two others in a December restaurant attack claiming they looked at him. Two doctors testified Keen a Negro suffered from dementia praecox with paranoid ideas. If later found sane he may return to Harrisburg for murder trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Keen
Marion
Ill
Saline County
Harrisburg
C. Ross Reynolds
Keen
State Public Welfare Department
Illinois Security
Menard Penil
Harry Stewart
Suol
B. E. Montgomery
W. J. Balchard
Kids Must Wait While School Bus Crosses Span
The Franklin County Board of Supervisors has blocked a bridge for a Mulkeytown Consolidated school district bus route. When the bus nears the eight foot span northeast of Mulkeytown, the driver stops the bus, students exit, cross on foot, and reboard after crossing. A nearby six foot bridge on Long Branch collapsed under a bus recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Board of Supervisors
Mulkeytown
Longbranch
60 Mt. Carmel Families Ousted by Wabash
Flood waters of the Wabash river forced 60 families in lowland areas from their homes in Mt. Carmel Illinois as the river rose to 25 feet. The disaster marked a second eviction in six weeks as bottomlands remained flooded and previous residents had just returned from earlier high water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carmel
Ill
Wabash River
Fatal Crash at Missouri Crossing Interrupted Chester Wedding Dance
A train car collision at a Missouri-Pacific crossing near Jones Ridge interrupted a wedding dance at the Jones Ridge Royal Neighbors hall. Mrs Helen De Rousse 49 of Chester was killed instantly in the crash. Frank Korando 60 escaped, Aquarius nephew Leo Korando pulled him free. Witnesses and relatives flooded the scene as the car was hurled into a nearby depot. An inquest is slated for Feb 25 at the county courthouse in Murphysboro with witnesses named.
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Jones Ridge Royal
Cotton Belt
Helen de Rousse
Chester
Frank Korando
Jones Ridge
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Korando
Leo Korando
Sylvester Korando
Roy Huffman
Missouri-Pacific
County Court House
Louis Korando
Leo Benedict Korando
Cora
Pat Stein
Ava
Lester Shields
Thomas Gammin
Wife of Airman Faces Murder Trial March 6
Pretty Mrs. Yvette Madsen, 22, was ordered to stand trial March 6 on charges she murdered her air force husband Lt. Andrew Madsen of Oakland California. She appeared in U S District Court and entered an innocent plea before the date was set. The court ruled she sane and capable of standing trial for the October 20 shooting after a quarrel over the lieutenant's attentions to another woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yvette Madsen
U. S
Fred G. Cohn
Andrew Madsen
Oakland
Calif
Madsen
Lyerla Hospitalized After Heart Condition
Herrin businessman and founder of Southern Illinois, Inc., W. Lyerla, 60, entered Herrin Hospital yesterday morning for a heart condition. A hospital spokesman said he is “doing fine” and his physician could not be reached for comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
QO. W. Lyerla
Herrin
Southern Illinois, Inc
Herrin Hospital
Lyerla
Weather Summary with Rain Likely Tuesday
Rain is expected Tuesday with partly cloudy skies tonight and a high around 50. Temperatures range from 25 to 50 with a low 24 to 35, humidity near 83 percent. Water levels show Crab Orchard Lake at 8 inches above spillway and River at 18.2 feet, down 2.6 feet in 48 hours.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Hungary seeks severe penalty for Vogeler spy case
Budapest AP Feb 20 Hungarian prosecutor Gyula Alapi urged the most severe punishment for American ITT official Robert Vogeler and six co defendants on trial for spying and sabotage. He said Vogeler is a spy who was unmasked and that all charges against the seven were proven. Vogeler pleaded guilty seeking a mild sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Endre Marton
Associated Press
Budapest
Hungary
Gyula Alapi
Nessman
Robert A. Vogeler
Alapi
Peoples Court
Vogeler
International TelePhone & Telegraph Co
United States Intelligence Services
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Laszlo Rajk
Cardinal Mindszenty
Rajk
Europe
U. S
Edgar Sanders
Standard Electric Co
Imre Geirger
Zoltan Rado
Ministry of Heavy Trade
Edna Doery
Istvan Justh
Klemen Dokokoa
The
Standard Company
Geiger and
Rado
Jury Selection Opens in Sander Mercy Killing Trial
The mercy killing trial of Dr. Hermann N. Sander began with jurors picked under tight security as 145 veniremen, including seven women, were brought to Hillsborough county courthouse. Prosecutors accuse him of injecting 40 ccs of air into Mrs. Abbie Borreto’s veins before she died, with media interest high and a potential death sentence if convicted and recommended.
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Dr. Sander
Abbie Borreto
Veniremen
Angle
United States
England
New England
Candia
New Hampshire
Sander
White House
Plans Rush Atomic Sub Construction in 1951 Budget
An informed source says the United States is moving to start building what may be the world’s first atomic powered submarine. Navy discussions with Electric Boat Corp at Groton Conn aim to hull a submarine for an atomic reactor likely from the Atomic Energy Commission. Congress may be asked to add funding to the 1951 navy budget. Some lawmakers warn of a U S Russia race in atomic submarine development alongside hydrogen bomb efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Navy
Electric Boat Corp
Groton
Conn
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
U. S
Russia
Illinois Central Train Cut Would Save 350000 A Year
Springfield Illinois February 20 The Illinois Central Railroad seeks permanent discontinuance of trains 29 and 30 between Chicago and Carbondale claiming 350000 annual savings. General manager Steve Lynch says savings will fund better service and modern equipment. Officials report no public opposition in Tuscola Campaign and Kankakee while unions warn job losses. The commission holds hearings with potential further sessions for Centralia and Du Quoin residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago
Carbondale
Steve Lynch
Illinois Commerce Commission
I. C
Lynch
Commerce Commission
Centralia
Effingham
du Quoin
Mattoon
Champaign
Rantoul
Kankakee
Edward D. Holcom
Tuscola
Mpaign
J. F. Sharkey
S. C. St. Louis
Lawrence Glenn
Murphysboro
Tom Roe
Conductors Brotherhood
Du Quoin Council Sets Monthly Gripe Night
Du Quoin taxpayers will get a chance to express opinions on city administration at a gripe night tonight. The council will set aside the third Monday of each month for an informal open session where all gripes are welcome.
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du Quoin
U M W Idle In Illinois Amid Coal Strike
United Mine Workers in Illinois held back from returning to work as coal reserves dwindle. About 19 000 members idle. 2 200 Progressives idle in Saline county and O Fallon with few locals voting on work. A contract session is planned in Springfield to seek a settlement.
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Springfield
United Mine Workers
Illinois
Midland
Taylorville
U.M.W
Peoria
John Marchiando
P.M.W
Saline County
O’fallon
Open Hearing On Gas Line By Texas Illinois Natural Gas
The Federal Power Commission opened a hearing on Texas Illinois Natural Gas Pipeline Co to build a 1254 mile pipeline to Chicago with an estimated cost of 120.942 million dollars. Initial capacity for facilities is 300 million cubic feet. Counsel noted most testimony is in written form and cross examination will dominate.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Texas Illinois Natural Gas Pipeline Co
Chicago
Texas
Illinois
Texas Illinois
Miners Defy Work Orders as Strike Persists in Coal Fields
Renewed defiance by miners extends the seventh week of the soft coal strike. About 372,000 miners refuse to work without a contract while UMW and government orders are ignored. In Barbourville Kentucky a band of about 100 beat operators. 42,000 coal users face idle industries as plants brace for cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky Coal Company
Barbourville
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Alabama
Illinois
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Virginia
Indiana
Ohio
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
U.M.W
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Aliquippa
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
New York State
Government Calculates Next Moves in Miners Strike
Federal Judge Richmond B. Keech extends a no strike order against John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers to March 3 as Congress debates possible mine seizure. The 372,000 miners ignore prior orders while talks resume and a potential 80 day Taft Hartley injunction awaits ruling within 10 days.
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Richmond B. Keech
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Keech
Lewis
Congress
Harry M. Hull
Hull
Reech
U.M.W
The
Doctor Ed ward Muentzer Death Probed by Police
Police investigate the slaying of Dr. Edward Muentzer 29 found in his two room apartment with body lashed to a bed. Officers call it a sex affair with a related manhunt for homosexual activities as 16 extra detectives join the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Muentzer
Ralph McDonald
James English
Ordill Machine Works to Move Equipment to Evansville
Machinery is being dismantled today as Ordill Machine Corp shifts operations to Evansville Indiana in a consolidation. The plant sits inside the ordnance plant industrial area and formerly employed about 30 workers before recent reductions. Company officials did not comment.
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Ordill Machine Corp
Evansville
Ind
Ordill Works
Ordnance Plant
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Wabash
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Jacob Crossing
Frankfurt
Germany
Little Grassy Lake
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Harvard College
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Charles
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West Virginia
Robena
Masontown
New Mexico
San Francisco
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