Highway Patrol Doubled For Holiday Period
Illinois highway patrols will double for New Year week with 49 regular patrolmen plus National Guardsmen and District 13 auxiliary police. Guardsmen from 130 Inf Regt will be mobilized at the Carbondale armory, with auxiliary drivers loaned from state departments to assist traffic enforcement and report violators.
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du Quoin
District 13
Rom Hq
Carbondale Armoury
Highway Police
Feiray
William G. Stratton
Gurad
Royalton
James T. Montgomery
William Frailey
Gelnn Wayate
Jack B. Summer
Robert C. Waldron
SFC
Leonard Wier
Melvin Ebbs
Frank E. Dirke
John McCoy
Edward K Hufnagle
Eisenhower Eyes 1956 as Health and Policy Decisions Loom
President Eisenhower ends 1955 hopeful for health improvement and a possible second term decision. The year featured his September heart attack and the Geneva Big Four conference in July, which raised World War II era tensions and later faded as 1955 progressed.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Geneva
Russia
Weather Summary for Illinois: Mild Weekend Forecast
Warmer Illinois weather with mostly clear skies. Tonight's low near 26, Sunday high around 47 and a Sunday low in the upper 20s. Yesterday's high 43, low 24 to 28 and today’s temperatures ranged 41 to 41 with sunrise at 7 29 a m and sunset at 4 47 pm. Crab Orchard now 1.2ke 25 inches below spillway. Little Grassy 101 inches below spillway to-
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Linois
Football Baseball Stars Assist In Baby's Delivery
A 7 pound 2 ounce boy was born Thursday night to Mr. and Mrs. Art Houttenan with help from Leon Hart star end fullback of the Detroit Lions and a neighbor of the Cleveland Indian pitcher in Birmingham. The mother yelled in distress and the two men rushed to assist before the doctor arrived.
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Detroit
Art Houttenan
Leon Hart
Detroit Lions
Cleveland
Birmingham
Youth Fleeing Crash Shot by Chicago Officer
A 17 year old youth Dear Young of Oak Park was fatally shot by Patrolman Donald Gossling as he fled after a crash in Riverside. Partner Theodore Jablonski and Go dar, 17, were involved with pursuit and injuries reported. the chase reached speeds up to 80 mph before the car left the road.
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Chicago
Riverside
Donald Gossling
Dear Young
Oak Park
Gossling
Young
John Godar
Theodore Jablonski
Butler Won't Seek Indiana Senate. Mulls Governor Run
National Democratic chairman Paul Butler said he will not pursue a Senate seat in Indiana and told party leaders he would not be interested in the Senate under any circumstances. He did not rule out a possible run for governor of Indiana.
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DEMO
Indiana
Joe South Bend
Ind
National Democratic
Paul Butler
Senate
Butler
Wright Weighs Gov or Secretary Run In Late Primary
State Treasurer Warren Wright may seek either governor or secretary of state in the April Republican primary. He has petitions for both offices and says he will have more than the required 5 000 signers on each. Filing runs October 16 to 23 with Wright allowed to file by January 23.
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Springfield
Warren Wright
Wright
Board of Strategy
Stratton
Carpentier
Porson and Stratter
Ernor
Antarctic Base Chosen at Kainan Bay for Expedition
An ice shelf about 30 miles east of Little America was chosen as base camp for Admiral Richard Byrd's Antarctic expedition. Kainan Bay offers stability and access, with McMurdo Sound 400 miles away and trails marking the site 6 to 7 miles inland. USS Glacier has cleared a 1,090 yard square area for cargo ships, with 7 foot thick ice and dynamic ice movements observed as it breaks and reforms.
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Kainan Bay
Antarctic
Little America
Adm
Richard F. Pyrd
Kainan
Bay of Whales
Bay
USS Glacier
Helen Hayes Marks Half Century On Stage At Waldorf
New York guests and theater stars gathered in the Waldorf Astoria ballroom to fete Helen Hayes for 50 years on stage. The gala featured re-enactments of her signature roles while Hayes watched from a stage box as $50 tickets supported the Apnea Theatre Wing led by Miss Hayes.
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Helen Hayes
New York
Waldorf-Astona
Miss Hayes
Apnea Theatre Wing
Man With Stalled Stolen Car Turns Suspect Arrest
Levi Johnson, 22, flags down two men to help push his stalled car and is arrested after detectives identify themselves and question him. Johnson admits stealing the auto and is held on auto theft charges.
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Chicago
Levi Johnson
First Illinois New Year traffic fatality on Harlem Avenue
Anker Olson, 39, of Chicago, was killed early today when struck by a car on Harlem Avenue, the first Illinois death during the New Year holiday weekend. Kent Pill, 20, of Wilmette, a Newmouth College student, drove the vehicle. Olson had been standing with companions and police said he did not heed an order to move from the road.
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Anker Olson
Chicago
Harlem Avenue
Olson
Illinois
Ilinois
Minsis
National Guard
Kent Pill
Wilmette
Newmouth College
Howard Mackey
Jefferson Park
Olsen
Mackey
Chey
Traffic toll for New Year weekend below prior highs
AP reports early New Year weekend traffic deaths about half of the heavy Christmas holiday toll. By 8:30 a.m. Saturday at least 26 killed in auto crashes since Friday 6 p.m. Local counts show deaths spread across Ohio New York California and other states with a National Safety Council projection of 420 by midnight Monday.
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Associated Press
Ohio
New York
California
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
Wisconsin
Washington
Ilinois
Kentucky
Maryland
New Jersey
New Hampshire
South Dakota
National Safety Council
Aston
Sociatec! Press
Prize goers chase $650 Little Stinker No 65 puzzle
The Southern Illinoisan reports the 65th Little Stinker contest offers a $650 prize. Over 10 200 entries last week overwhelmed editors who warn of another flood this week. The new No 65 appears on page one and rules allow unlimited submissions via the entry blank or exact facsimile. Mailed entries must be postmarked by 6 p m Wednesday and received by Friday 9 a m at Southern Illinoisan offices. other entries due by 6 p m Wednesday.
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Southern Illinoisan
Committee Says Matusow Paid By Reds To Recant
The Senate Internal Security subcommittee charges that Harvey M Matusow lied when he recanted his testimony against 244 persons and that conspirators paid him to recant. It calls the reversal an apparent conspiracy to obstruct justice and seeks further prosecution. Matusow appeals a three year term for contempt of court and is free on bond.
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Washington
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Harvey M Matusow
Matusow
Clinton Jencks
Albert E. Khan
New York
Nathan Witt
Big Wind Is Best Lie Liar's Club Selects 1955 Tall Tales
Burlington Wisconsin December 31 1955 Claude T Yerkes of Kalispell Montana won the Liar’s Club top award for 1955 with a tale of a Big Montane wind and a sack of flour tied to a trailer. O C Hulett founder notes Yerkes story about a sheep herder and a flour sack nailed outside. A Canadian, Vernon Charnetski of Prelate Saskatchewan, earned honorable mention for a tall tale about a grain elevator and a carpenter's rotted hammer handle.
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Liar’s Club
Bob O Meara
Associated Press
Burlington
Wis
Burlington Liars Club
Phony Tale Club
Claude T. Yerkes
Kalispell
Mont
O. C. Hulett
Yerkes
Montana
Vernon Charnetski
Prelate
Saskatchewan
Big Pool
Marines greet new commandant Ran ddolph Pate in Washington
Gen. Lemuel Sheperd retires as commandant and Congratulates Maj. Gen Randolph Pate sworn in as the new Marine Corps commandant in Washington. Pate becomes a full general while leading the service alongside retired predecessors Holcomb Vandergrift and Cates.
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Lemuel Sheperd
Marine Corps
Randdolph Pate
Washington
Pate
Thomas B. Holcomb
Corps
Archibald
Vandergrift
Clifton B. Cates
Shepherd
Bitter campaign nears end as Algeria row dominates
Paris reports a heated close to the election campaign over Algeria abuses. Premier Edgar Faure condemns a gendarme shooting an unarmed Algerian prisoner last August. The controversy centers on a cameraman's bribery allegations and a nationalist rebellion in Algeria.
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Algeria
National Assembly
Edgar Faure
France
L’express
Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
Mendes-France
Fightingaure
Two Dionnes Off Again From Montreal Visit
The two surviving Dionne quintuplets Cecile and Yvonne returned to Montreal after a brief visit with parents in Callander Ontario. Annette stayed a few days and Marie could not travel due to illness. Emilie died in 1954. The quints had previously drifted from family during Christmas.
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North Bay
Ont
Montreal
Cecile
Yvonne
Oliva Dionne
Callander
Annette
Quints
Marie
Quint
Emilie
Woman Hit by Pay Phone Sues for 56448 Damages
Denver woman Shirley L Reichscheid sues the Western Union Telegraph Company and a department store for 56 448 damages claiming a pay phone fell on her after she said hello. She says she was confined 14 days with a broken nose and other injuries.
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Denver
Shirley L. Reichscheid
Oeste Ae Telegraph Co
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