Sicily Braces for Mafia Shake as Grief Spurs Defiance
A Sicilian widow Rosa Messina fuels anti Mafia sentiment after 29 Mafiosi are charged in murders since 1945. The Palermo region sees increased police patrols and a growing willingness to break omerta as television and prosperity widen horizons. The Mafia’s rule, born from centuries of conquest and extortion, faces unprecedented public pressure and demands for accountability.
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Rosa Messina
Mafia
Messina
Sicily
Palermo
Cairo
Italy
Police Briefs Set Fines For Disorderly Conduct
West Frankfort Clyde Odle of Chicago pleaded guilty and paid 19.20 including costs to Justice Ed Griffin on a ticket filed by Arthur Marks for intoxication and disorderly conduct. Herrin C E Killman of Johnston City was fined 10 plus 8.90 costs by Herrin Police Magistrate Earl May on a disorderly conduct charge filed by Patrolman Jack Engram.
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West Frankfort
Clyde Odle
Chicago
Justice of Peace
Ed Griffin
Arthur Marks
Herrin
C. E. Killman
Johnston City
Earl May
Jack
Engram
U S and Britain to Aid India's Air Defense
The United States and Britain reach an air defense pact with India to strengthen defenses against possible Chinese air attacks. The accord includes joint U S RAF training in India, radar and communications equipment, and technician training, with mobile radar units first.
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U.S
Britain
India
United States
China
State Department
U. S
U.S. Air Force
Royal Air Force
Indian Air Force
Indian Army
Rescued Child and Two Priests After Lake Pontchartrain Boat Swamp
Christy Martine, 3, and Rev. Anatole Baillergeon, 40, were saved after the 18 foot boat swamped in a sudden squall on Lake Pontchartrain. Rev. John Sauvageau swam seven miles to shore to summon help, towing Lana Fagot, 14. Mrs. Jean Martine, 26, and the child’s life preservers aided their survival.
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Christy Martine
Lake Pontchartrain
Anatole Baillergeou
O.M.S
Oblate Seminary
Natick
Mass
John Sauvageau
New Orleans
Coast Guard
Father Sauvageau
Lana Fagot
Jean Martine
Christy
Baillergeon
Father Baillergeon
Clear to partly cloudy nationwide with southern Ohio showers
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies across the nation tonight with scattered showers in southern Ohio. Heat and humidity persist in the Plains and Gulf Coast regions, while the Pacific Northwest may see some cooling.
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South
Ohio
Plains
States
Gulf Coast
Pacific Northwest
Police Brief in Murphysboro Fine for Intoxication
James Brunty of Murphysboro and Waldridge Ohio were fined $10 including costs by Justice of Peace Jim Bob Kerley on a Russell Wingerter ticket for intoxication. The monarch butterfly diet note mentions nectar and water.
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Murphysboro
James Brunty
Waldridge
Ohio
Justice of Peace
Jim Bob Kerley
Russell Wingerter
Peters Foes Call Springfield Meeting To Oust Peters
Backers of a move to oust Sen Everett R. Peters as chairman of the Illinois Budgetary Commission set an Aug meeting in Springfield. Rep. W. J. Murphy newly appointed by the House Speaker hopes to win support from Republicans and Democrats to unseat Peters. The 13 member commission screens budget requests for state departments and commissions.
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Everett R. Peters
Illinois Budgetary Commission
Springfield
W. J. Murphy
Antioch
Peters
Commission
Murphy
House
John Lewis
Governor and
General Assembly
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Associated Press
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Mrs. Messina
Mediterranean
Washington
Goldes
Illinois
Carbondale
Sale
Dacron Blends
South Illinois
Dete
U.S. Weather Bureau
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