Host Joe Barbara dies after Apalachin crime meeting
Joseph Barbara a longtime Endicott resident who hosted the Apalachin gathering of about 69 gangsters in 1957 died at 53 after a heart attack. He had refused to talk despite state probes and legal pressure, and his death ends a saga tied to one of U S crime history’s best known gatherings.
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Johnson City
N. Y
APJ
Joseph Barbara
Apalachin
Barbara
Endicott
Supreme Court
State Investigation Commission
Underworld
Haggard
U. S. Dist
Syracuse
Wilson Memorial Hospital
Edgar D. Croswell
Binghamton
New York
Croswell
Treasury
Mme. Chiang Returns to Taipei After Medical Visit
Mme Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Taipei today after 13 months away for medical treatment in the United States. President Chiang and other nationalist leaders greeted her at the airport alongside U S officials.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Chiang
U. S
Unity Plan for Two Protestant Churches Aims at Unity
A constitution to unify Congregational Christian churches and Evangelical and Reformed church into the United Church of Christ was released. It sets top level regulation while preserving local church autonomy over worship property and pastors. The 30 member commission led by Rev. Dr. Gerhard W. Grauer drafted the plan, mailed to delegates for the July synod at Oberlin Ohio.
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New York
United Church of Christ
Congregational Christian Churches
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Gerhard W. Grauer
Chicago
United Church
General Synod
Oberlin
Ohio
Keratolytic Foot Treatment Ad At Local Stores
An advertisement promotes T-4-L keratolytic liquid for athlete's foot to slough infected skin and reveal healthy skin. It touts instant drying and a 3 day satisfaction promise with T-4-L foot powder for antiseptic protection, listing Hewitt's Carbondale Hagler's Murphysboro and Karr's Herrin as vendors.
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Hewitt’s
Carbondale
Hagler’s
Murphysboro
Karr’s
Herrin
Broader Study Plan Approved by Southern Illinois University Board
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees approved a plan allowing student teachers to select broader major study areas including general science or language. The move broadens options for teacher preparation and outlines curriculum flexibility for future educators.
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Southern Ilinois University Board of Trustees
ODRINEX Fat Reduction Ad Promises Fast Weight Loss
An advertisement touts ODRINEX as a prescription free tablet to curb appetite and reduce fat in seven days. It promises a full money back guarantee if no weight loss, with price set at $3 and mail order options from multiple Rexall drug stores.
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Hewitt’s
Rexall Drug Store
Casbondale Herrin Rexall Drug Store
Hagler’s
OK Drug Store
Murphysboro
Broad Curriculum at SIU Expands Teacher Preparation
Article notes SIU broadens curricula to train teachers capable of teaching multiple subjects in language arts or health education, aiming to fill demand at smaller schools. Narrow specialization remains for physics English and coaching to meet needs of larger institutions.
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SIU
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