Jail fugitive traced to Mattoon area after Macoupin breakout
William A. Bender, 30, indicted for armed robbery, escaped Macoupin County Jail with a pistol and submachinegun. State police traced him from the jail to a junction of State Routes 16 and 32 about 80 miles east of Carlinville. He allegedly forced jailer C. A. Lambert to unlock the gun rack and later forced George Caufield of Standard City to drive him before abandoning Caufield's car near Mattoon.
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Carlinville
William A. Bender
Macoupin County
Bender
Springfield
Peoria
Bener
C. A. Lambert
Cliff Lambert
George Caufield
Standard City
Caufield
Mattoon
Meek Says He Can Align With Two GOP Factions
Oregon Illinois June 16 AP Joseph T Meek a Republican senatorial candidate told a party meeting he can stay in tune with both factions while keeping faith. He supports the Bricker amendment to curb presidential treaty powers and argues party unity can coexist with a principled stand against the administration.
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Oregon
Ill
Joseph T. Meek
Meek
GOP
Joe McCarthy
R-Wis
Sen
McCarthy
Bricker
Paul H. Douglas
McCarthy Defends Actions In Senate Subcommittee Testimony
McCarthy argues he and staff acted lawfully to expose alleged subversion. Symington seeks a full Defense Department clearance list and urges closed-session submission. Welch challenges Carr memos while Cohn defends McCarthy as a patriot amid televised hearings.
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McCarthy
Symington
Defense Department
Army
Sen. McClelland
D-Ark
McClellan
Stevens
John G. Adams
G. David Schine
Schine
Subcommittee
Ft. Monmouth
Adams
Truman Board
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Ray H. Jenkins
Joseph N. Welch
Wisconsin
Boston
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Roy N. Cohn
Francis P Carr
Welch
Mary Driscoll
Carr
Cohn
United States Army
Miners Die In Herrin. Two Funerals Incomplete
Two miners died with funeral arrangements incomplete as multiple obituaries mention Lombardo and Bione. Lombardo aged 51, born in Italy, survived by wife Lena and five daughters, with church and Eagles Aerie memberships noted. Bione, born Dec 27 1905 in Herrin, leaves wife Maggie two daughters and many relatives, was active in the United Mine Workers local 8785 and Illinois mine rescue, with former Herrin Eagles Aerie member.
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Storme Funeral
Lombardo
Italy
Herrin
Lena
Rosalee
Josephine Janello
Della Westferro
Vensetti Gerrin
Mary Palentine
Chicago
St. Mary’s Church
Herrin Eagles Aerie
Johnston Funeral Home
Benton
Johnson Funeral Home
Southern Illinoisan Publication Details
The Southern Illinoisan is issued Sundays and daily except Saturdays and holidays by Southern Illinois Publications with multiple office addresses in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. It is entered as Second Class Matter at the Carbondale Post Office under the 1879 act.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Ill
Minor collision on Illinois Avenue in Carbondale
Police report two cars sustained minor damage at 1 p m Monday after a rear end collision on Illinois Avenue in Carbondale. Robert Ingram 67 of 709 Bridge Carbondale braked suddenly and was struck by Margaret Wilson 21 of Johnston City from the rear. No injuries reported.
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Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
Robert Ingram
Bridge
Illinois Ave
Margaret Wilson
Johnston City
Ingram
Steel Contract Near With United Steelworkers and U S Steel
Indications grew that a 1954 wage contract is near between the CIO United Steelworkers and U S Steel, wage pace setter for 600000 steel workers. Wage talks enter final stage as June 30 deadline looms. David J McDonald and John A Stephens declined to discuss progress.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
U.S. Steel
Big Steel
David J. McDonald
John A. Stephens
Everett Todd Named Science Teacher at Carterville High
Everett Todd, who taught at Vergennes last year, has been hired as science and biology teacher at Carterville Community High School for the 1954 55 year, Mel Hall secretary of the Board of Education said today.
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Everett Todd
Vergennes
Carterville Community High School
Mel Hall
Board of Educations
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Sen. Symington
Francis P. Carr
Francis
Francis P
Frank
Betty Morgan
Southern
Linoisan
Carbondale Daily Free
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphys. Ro
Independent
Starete
Stag
Prim
Prims
Style
DURO
Carbondale and
American Motors
Hornets
JETS
Carbondale, Illinois
Carterville
First National Bank
Ava
Illinois
Pop
van Wheusen
Dad
van Heusen Century
Father’s Day
van Heusen
Cavalier
Square Deal
Clothing House
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