Stevenson Edges Kennedy in Gallup Open Primary Poll
Adlai Stevenson leads among Democratic voters for 1960 nomination with a slim edge over Sen. John Kennedy in a Gallup open primary test in June. Lyndon Johnson sits third, Kefauver fourth, while Truman Rayburn favorites Symington and Humphrey trail. Independent voters also prefer Kennedy, though Stevenson narrows the gap.
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N.J
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
John Kennedy
Stevenson
Sen. Kennedy
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Estes Kefauver
Sen. Johnson
Truman
House
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Kennedy
Johnson
Hefauyer
Humphrey
Symington Acre
Massachusetts
Jury to Decide Damages in Grand Canyon Collision Suit
A federal jury in Los Angeles will determine damages for three plaintiffs in a 10 million dollar suit arising from the 1956 Grand Canyon air crash that killed 128. The defendants United Air Lines and Trans World Airlines were found liable in the collision. The suit was filed by relatives of UAL passengers including two Ford Motor Co. attorneys and Carl J. Snyder of Chrysler. The largest claim totals 5.25 million dollars. Eight related suits are pending.
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Los Angeles
Grand Canyon
United Air Lines
Trans World Airline
UAL
Ford Motor Co
Theodore M. Kubiniez
Donald F. Kehl
Carl J. Snyder
Chrysler Motors Co
Roosevelt acquitted in drunk driving case in Scottsdale
Elliott Roosevelt, 48, son of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was acquitted by a Scottsdale jury on a drunk driving charge after defense argued he was not driving and fatigue caused his condition. He admitted seven to eight cocktails earlier that day, and a deputy marshal testified a .208 breath test supported intoxication under state law.
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Elliott Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Kenneth M. Pepper Jr
Scottsdale
Marshall
Pickets Clash With Police At New York Medical Graduation
Fifty police and about 100 pickets clashed near a New York medical school graduation as hospital strike pickets joined the procession. Seven pickets were arrested with no serious injuries reported. The dispute involved the New York Medical College and its Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospitals tied to the Retail Drug Employees Union.
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New York Medical College
Flower & Fifth Ave
Retail
Stratton backs Marguerite Church for Illinois Senate
Gov. Stratton urged Marguerite Church of Evanston to seek the Republican U.S. Senate nomination next year. Church, 66, serving in her fifth term in Congress, would be an ideal candidate and could win the seat if nominated and accepted. Sen. Paul Douglas announced re election on the Democratic ticket.
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Springfield
Stratton
Marguerite Stitt Church
Evanston
U.S
Senate
Foster Fudge Dies in Crawfordsville Leader Passes at 88
Foster Fudge 88 longtime president and former publisher of the Crawfordsville Journal-Review died Tuesday from a heart attack. He spent most of his career in newspapers after graduating from Wabash College in 1913.
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Foster Fudge
Crawfordsville, Ind
The
Crawfordsville Journal-Review
Wabash College
Five Day Forecast for Illinois Warm Temperatures Continue
Illinois temperatures will run 8 to 12 degrees above normal with daily highs near 77 to 82 in the north and 82 to 87 in the south and lows from 35 to 60 north and 60 to 68 south. Warm through the weekend with a possible cooler turn in the north Monday. Precipitation averages half an inch or more as scattered showers or thunderstorms.
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Illinois
Two Joliet Plants Destroyed by Fire
An explosion touched off a fast moving blaze that leveled two plants near Joliet Illinois The Ultra Chemical Works and the Chicago Filter Co at Ingalls Park two miles east of Joliet were destroyed More than 100 firefighters battled the three hour blaze as flames swept from the chemical plant to the adjacent building about 50 feet away
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Ultra Chemical Works
Chicago Filter Co
Ingalls Park
Gibson Rites for Charles E. Gibson at Herrin
Funeral services for Charles E. Gibson 78 of 809 S 14th St Herrin will be at 2 PM Thursday at Johnson Funeral Home Herrin with Rev Bryan Beaty and Rev Glen Hock officiating. Burial is planned in Odd Fellows Cemetery Marion. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Charles E. Gibson
S. 14Th St
Herrin
Johnson Funeral Home
Bryan Beaty
Glen Hock
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Marion
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