Foundation Honors Jordan Roy Vail for long SIU service
Jordan Roy Vail a longtime educator from Carbondale received the Southern Illinois University Foundation Service Award at the foundation board meeting on the Carbondale campus. He served on the foundation board from 1946 to 1950 including roles as vice president in 1948 and president in 1949.
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Roy Vail Jordan
Southern Ulines
Southern Illinois University Foundation
Foundation
Carbondale
Jordan
Presient
Rotary
SIU
Rinard
University of Illinois
University of Wisconsin
Marissa
Herrin
Centralia
Tilton-Lincoln
Morris Library
James Massa
Collinsville
Massa
Formr
Powerful Gorillas Bend Iron Bars in Cornered Defense
A description notes the strength of gorillas, the largest apes, capable of bending iron bars and defending their families fiercely when cornered or threatened.
Sinatra Involved In Ruckus Injured Man Improves
Beverly Hills AP Frederick R Weisman, 54 former Hunt Foods president and Norton Simon relative, showed improvement after brain surgery. Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Giuliano Rizzo were present at the Polo Lounge incident. Sinatra says Weisman struck him first and did not retaliate. Police note varying accounts of the cause and timing of the injury.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Frederick R. Weisman
Frank Sinatra
Weisman
Hunt Foods, Inc
Norton Simon
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Sinatra
Palm Springs
Dean Martin
New York
Buddy
Martin
Clinton H. Anderson
Man Injured at Tie Plant in Carbondale Crane Boom Collapses
Zeno Fulwiley was hurt at the Koppers Tie plant in Northeast Carbondale when a crane boom collapsed and struck his helmet. A spokesman said the injury could have been serious if not for the protective gear. Fulwiley was listed in satisfactory condition at Doctors Hospital after transport by Carbondale emergency squad around midnight.
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Zeno Fulwiley
Helment
Koppers Tie
Carbondale
Fulwiley
Doctors Hospital
Three Herrin Soldiers Complete Basic Training
Two Marines Pvt. Michael W. Duncan and Pvt. Harry D. Rash finished basic at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego California. Army Pvt. James English Jr. completed basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood Missouri and is home on leave.
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Herrin
Michael W. Duncan
Audrey J. Duncan
S. 12Th St
Harry D. Rash
Aileen Rash
S. 20Th St
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
James English Jr
James E. English
N. 13Th St
Ft. Leonard Wood
Livy’s History of Rome Preserved Volumes Count
The historian Livy wrote 142 volumes on Rome with only 35 fully preserved. The remark reflects the great loss of original work and the challenge of reconstructing ancient Roman history from fragmentary texts.
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Livy
Rome
Alumni Day At SIU Members Portrait
From left to right Jessie Shaw Campbell Hill Albert Krusher Makan Da and Anna Shaw Campbell Hill pose for a group photo during Alumni Day at Southern Illinois University.
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SIU
Jessie Shaw
Campbell Hill
Albert Krusher
Makanda
Anna Shaw
Southern Ilinois University
Reds On Us Carpenter Tells Of Strikes In South Viet Nam
Capt William C Carpenter Jr said North Vietnamese regulars fought with his paratroopers at Kontum in clear battle lines. Air and artillery strikes saved Company C 2nd Battalion 502nd Regiment 101st Airborne from annihilation as they faced a 3 to 1 numerical disadvantage. Carpenter and his wounded men were evacuated for rest along with Company A of the 1st Battalion 327th Regiment. Brown marked his 26th birthday after linking with Carpenter. Medal of Honor for Carpenter and Distinguished Service Cross for Brown were being recommended.
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William C. Carpenter Jr
Carpenter
Kontum Plateau
West Point
502Nd Regiment
101St Airborne
Screaming Eagles
327Th Regiment
Ron Brown
Chattanooga
Tenn
Saigon
Brown
Henry Emerson
U.S
Truck Crash Burns. 12 Guardsmen Hurt in Wisconsin
A Wisconsin National Guard truck bound for Camp McCoy crashed on Interstate 90 94 in western Wisconsin Saturday. The convoy vehicle slammed into a guard rail, overturned, and ignited after a tire blew. At least 12 guardsmen were injured, one seriously. The truck carried blank ammunition that exploded with a popping noise.
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Wisconsin National Guard
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Camp McCoy
Here
32Nd
Red Arrow
Donald Loss
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Aby V. Jordan
Boosey & Hawkes
Artley
Yuill Music CO
W. Cherry
Illinois
Too Morong
South Viet Nam
Horseshoe Development Corp
Franklin, Arkansas
Ozarks
Horseshoe Bend
Arkansas
Arkansas Tourist and Recreation Committee
Fulton
Izord Counties
Strawberry River
Highway 56
Franklin
Horseshoe Bond
Estates
Guitars
Gibson & Gretsch Guitars and
Parker
Music So
East Main
Manston, Wis
Bank OF Marion
Mardale Shopping Center
Carbondale — Campus Shopping
North Park Avenue
Mammoth Top Freezer
Frigidaire
General
North 14Th ST
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