Hastie Quits Airport Board in Williamson County
Judge A R Cagle accepted the resignation of Leonard Hastie from the Williamson County Airport Authority. Hastie 610 Anderson St submitted the written resignation to the County Court and copied fellow commissioners Dee Rodd John McVey and Clyde Brewster. The board will reconvene to reorganize and name a secretary as McVey offers to serve.
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Leonard Hastie
Carterville
Williamson County
Creal Springs
Blaine Wilkins
Marion
Brewster
Wilkins
Cagle
Cosby
Hastie
Ray Bailey
Birt Peterson
Johnston City
Grant Mitchell
J. C. Mitchell
McVey
Pope Pius' Health Worsens again at Vatican
Vatican sources report renewed difficulty in Pope Pius 12 taking food and rising anxiety over his health. The 77 year old pontiff has suffered a gastric ailment for over a month with unclear details. L Osservatore Romano cautions against rapid recovery and notes continued need for assiduous care.
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Vatican City
Pius
Vatican
L’osservatore Romano Today
Pope Pius
Rome
Temp
Weather summary for Southern Illinois with cloud cover
Clouds and cooler air prevail with tonight's low around 36 and highs near 55. Temperatures recorded include 44 at 7 am and 50 at noon today, with precipitation totaling about 0.07 inches since yesterday. Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake sit several inches below spillway levels.
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Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Routine Check Leads to Stolen Truck Find
State Police officers stop a truck with lights out in Alexander and uncover a stolen vehicle. Two 15 year old occupants lack licenses. a suitcase holds 1140 dollars stolen from one youth. Two pistols and a knife found in the glove box. Both Ohio youths, runaway from home, headed toward New Mexico. No charges filed. fathers to retrieve them.
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Edward Weston
Pulaski
George Rushing
Anna
Alexander
Cairo
Ohio
New Mexico
Vandalia Quits Kaskaskia Use Over Polluted Water
Water from the Kaskaskia River carries chemical pollution through Fayette County prompting Vandalia to halt river pumps. Ned Atkinson says a high concentration has reached the area and the city will rely on a spring delivering about 1,000 gallons per minute during the emergency. Carlyle remains downstream about 30 miles away with daily checks.
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Vandalia
Kaskaskia
Fayette County
Ned Atkinson
Atkinson
National Petro-Chemical Corp
Tuscola
Illinois Sanitary Water Board
Clinton County
Carlyle
Kenneth Anderson
Britain Girds For Subs Reinforced Navy to counter Soviet subs
Britain announced a vast anti submarine program with new devices and carriers. The Admiralty said emphasis is on anti sub forces and aircraft carriers while the fleet air arm is being re equipped with jet fighters to counter Soviet submarine strength, with about 350 subs cited by the Defense Ministry.
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London
Britain
Admiralty
Russia
Ministry of Defense
House of Commons
Soviet Union
Fleet Air Arm
Anchor Chain for Forrestal Carrier Weighs 360 Pounds
In Boston the largest and strongest chain ever forged is being made at the Naval Shipyard. The 360 pound links measure 2 feet 4% inches and the chain’s breaking point exceeds 2.5 million pounds. It will serve as the anchor chain for the 60 000 ton aircraft carrier USS Forrestal nearing completion.
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Forrestal
Boston
Boston Naval Shipyard
No Comment On Coal Shutdown From Peabody Official
Stuyvesant Peabody of Chicago would not confirm rumors of mothballing mines and cutting production at three Peabody sites in Illinois. An announcement was expected from the Taylorville office with details on Nos. 14 Majestic at Du Quoin, 40 near Harrisburg, and 43 near Harrisburg, including a possible 50 percent cut at the 43 mine.
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Stuyvesant Peabody
Chicago
Peabody Coal Co
Peabody
Taylorville
Herrin
Majestic
du Quoin
Harrisburg
Peabody 14
Southern Illinois Division
Pima Elder Said to Be 115 Dies in Arizona
Alex Tashquinth a Pima from Komatke Arizona claimed to be 115 years old died Monday at his one room adobe home near Komatke He refused medical help for a fractured leg after a three week old fall in line with traditional defiance of white physicians
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Komatke
Ariz
Alex Tashquinth
Here
GOPs Seeking Ike's Help On Tax Program
Republican congressional leaders seek President Eisenhower's help to bolster support for the tax program amid Democratic attacks. Some consider a confidential nationwide broadcast, though no decision has been made. GOP lawmakers privately show restiveness over raising personal exemptions in an election year.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
Jury To Get Labor Trial In St Louis
The racketeering trial of three AFL union leaders in Federal Court in St Louis neared jury deliberation after 90 minutes of final arguments. Defendants Bianchi, Poster, and Thompson face charges of extorting more than 15000 dollars from an Oklahoma firm on two Missouri pipeline projects in 1950 and 1951.
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St. Loui
AFL
Rubey M. Hulen
Sia Taeieioens
Hulen
Carl Bianchi
Hoisting Engineers Union
William Poster
Lawrence A. Thompson
Cape Girardeau
Oklahoma
Missouri
Williams Whitey Stuhr
Collinsville, Ill
AFL Operating Engineers Union
New Charges Revealed In Ships Case
Federal grand jury returns five additional indictments naming 18 individuals and seven corporations over disposal of surplus World War II ships. Among the defendants is former Rep. Joseph Casey of Massachusetts. Indictments allege conspiracy to breach contracts and purchases routed to aliens through corporate deals.
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Brownell
Joseh Casey
D-Mass
United States
Casey
Maritime Commission
Julius C. Holmes
New York City
London
Aristotle S. Onassis
Argentina
Monte Carlo
U. S
Vietminh Ends 18 Day Siege Near Luang Prabang
The French command in Saigon announced that the 18 day siege of Muong Sai 45 miles northwest of Luang Prabang Laos was lifted with help from American donated B26 bombers. Vietminh Division No 308 pulled back toward the Bac River valley 50 miles northwest of Luang Prabang. The attack aimed at Luang Prabang was largely political.
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Saigon
Indochina
Muong Sai
Luang Prabang
Laos
Vietminh Division No
Bac River
Vietminh
Chinese Reds Kill 15 Million During 1949 Onward
Assistant Secretary of State Walter S. Robertson testified to Congress that Communist China has killed about 15 million of its people since 1949 through liquidations and starvation. He warned of a rising unrest on the mainland, urged continued support for Formosa, and argued for expanded Japanese trade access to the United States.
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Washington
Walter S. Robertson
Congress
Formosa
Red China
Japan
Korea
Asia
Robertson
Eisenhower
South Korea
China
Mainland
Russia
Landlord Waives Rent Hike During Brotherhood Week
Jerome M. Schulman writes to 49 tenants in a North Side Chicago building that there will be no rent increase during Brotherhood Week unless a future rise in basic costs forces one. The letter aims to ease tenants' worries and encourage mutual consideration among tenants.
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Jerome M. Schulman
Delia
Televisions Failing to Cut Daily Newspaper Circulation Rally
N W Ayer and Son released its 86th annual directory noting 1953 U S daily newspaper circulation hit a record 54 048 953 despite TV growth The report also records a slight drop in total daily papers but an increase in Sunday editions with combined English language daily circulation surpassing 54 million for the first time.
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America
N. W. Ayer and Son
Philadelphia Advertising Agency
Metropolis Woman Named Illinois Mother of the Year
Mrs. Moseley of Metropolis, mother of four, named Illinois Mother of the Year by the Illinois State Mothers Committee. Her son George H. Moseley Jr. died in World War II, she has engaged in religious civic work and child welfare, and will compete for national honors to be announced before Mother's Day in May.
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George H. Moseley
Metropolis
Illinois
Illinois State Mothers Committee
Moseley
Golden Rule Society
New York City
O. B. Pace
State Public Health Department
State Medical Society
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Massac County Hospital
Ordill Casket Plant to Close After Labor Dispute
The Merit Casket Co will close its No 2 plant at Ordill after eight workers began picketing on January 8 over union representation. District 50 UMW said negotiations were nearly complete on most terms, but wages and vacations remained. The Chicago AFL union plan was rejected by locals who fear being drafted into a distant organization. Equipment has begun moving from the site.
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Merit Casket Co
Ordill
Roy Smith
Herrin
Smith
Frank Christian
Chicago
Grover Duty
District 50
United Mine Workers
Marion
Iing
Christian
American Federation of Labor Union
Canada approves cabinet pay rise to boost salaries
Canada's House of Commons approved increases in salaries for the Prime Minister and Cabinet ministers. Prime Minister St Laurent will earn 37,000 dollars, while each of the 21 ministers will receive 27,000 dollars annually.
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Canada
Ottawa
House of Commons
St. Laurent
Army Employee Identified As Communist
Former FBI informer Mary Markward testified that Annie Lee Moss, named as a Communist and now in the Army Signal Corps decoding room, handled top secret messages in the Pentagon. The disclosure came at a McCarthy hearing as Stevens clashes over Army loyalty and Zwicker testimony.
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Washington
FBI
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Mary Markward
Annie Lee Moss
Markward
McCarthy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Communist Party
Pentagon
Army Signal Corps
Stevens
Maj
Irving Peress
King
New York
Peress
Ralph Zwicker
Zwicker
Camp Kilmer
N. J
William Bergin
Army Adjutant General
Normandy
Hemming
Hawing
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New Haven
Pope
Gops
Ike
Red
Rey
State Department
House Appropriations Committee
Philadelphia
Eleanor Kerr
Casket Company
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