Crime Fighter Albert Patterson Gunned Down in Phenix City
Albert L. Patterson, 59, Alabama’s Democratic attorney general nominee, was shot in the mouth in his car in Phenix City amid ongoing investigations of voting in the recent Democratic primary. He staggered 40 feet from the vehicle before collapsing. officials associated with the Russell County Betterment Assn. blamed a crime syndicate and called for swift action. Governor Gordon Persons ordered martial law talks, with the adjutant general and National Guard on alert.
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Phenix City
Ala
Albert L. Patterson
Alabama
Patterson
Russell County Betterment Assn
Army
John
Howard Pennington
The
Betterment Assn
Phenix
National Guard
Deep South
Five U S Air Force Techs Captured Near My Khe Saigon
French military sources report five American Air Force technicians missing since Monday have been captured by Vietminh. They were taken in My Khe village near the coast and marched southward with 20 French Union prisoners, after last seen about ten miles south of My Khe.
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Saigon
Indochina
Vietminah
My Khe
Tourane
Weather Outlook for Southern Illinois and Lake Spillways
Fair and warm weather continues in southern Illinois through tonight and Sunday with lows near 70 and daytime highs upper 90s. Yesterday’s low was 65 and this morning 82 with a noon reading of 84. high yesterday reached 92. Sun rises at 4 34 a.m. and sets at 7 28 p.m. Crab Orchard Lake spillway level and Little Grassy Lake noted.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Preacher and Drive-In Clash Over Noisy Revival Fight
A revival preacher and a drive-in restaurant operator clashed in a Friday night feud. Sam Bell used multiple amplifiers from his jukebox to blast music at the revival meeting across the street, accusing evangelist Douglas H Poole of breaking an anti noise truce. The revivalists countered with hymns as the noise war continued.
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Sam Bell
Douglas H. Poole
Motions filed in US court over Dale and Bateman case
Dale and Bateman move to dismiss and sever indictments in East St. Louis federal court while Mundt backs a Democratic push for Pentagon clearance answers for two Senate Investigations aides. The case centers on extortion allegations tied to Ebasco and Joppa power plant work and questions over grand jury participation.
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Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Pentagon
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
Evan R. Dale
Carbondale
James Bateman
Murphysboro
East St. Louis
AFL
Dale
John R. Hoban
James McRobert
John M. Karns
Bateman
Ebasco Services and
Electric Energy, Inc
Joppa
S. .J Groves Company
J. C. O’connor Construction Company
United States
S. J. Groves
Man Drowns In Ohio River Drowns on Towboat Ladder
James C. Thompson, 30, of Paducah Kentucky, a towboat crewman, drowned in the Ohio River after slipping from a river ladder while cooling off. Sheriff said he could not swim and drowned in 18 feet of water near the Joppa Steam Plant as crew warned against entering the water. He was married and had a five year old child.
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James C. Thompson
Paducah
Ohio River
Massac County
Leonard Devers
Thompson
Joppa
Chemical Worker Killed In Car Crash Near Canton
Elliott R. Goeman a 25 year old chemical plant employee from Canton South Carolina died Friday when the car he rode in overturned on U S Highway 67 north of here.
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Elliott R. Goeman
Canton
S. C
Here
Youngster's Love for Father Ends in Tragedy
In Syracuse on Father's Day weekend a 5 year old, Daniel P Flynn, died after being struck by a car while rushing home from kindergarten with a handmade card. Police found the card on the car bumper.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Daniel P. Flynn
Daniel F. Flynn
Danny
Vietminh Ambush Battered Along Hanoi Haiphong Lifeline
French planes artillery and tanks hit a Vietminh force in an abortive ambush on the Hanoi Haiphong supply route. French losses were light with 35 Vietminh killed and 20 taken prisoner in the running battle.
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Lanoi
Indochina
Hanoi-Haiphong
Father’s Day Honors and Local Golf Honor
The piece notes Father’s Day origins in Spokane Washington in 1910 and describes general observances plus a feature on Sharon Lawson presenting a gift to her father Tommy Lawson at the Jackson Country Club golf tournament in Carbondale.
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John Bruce Dodd
Spokane
Washington
E. M. Stern
Father Flanagan
Southern Illinois Golf Association
Jackson Country Club
Sharon Lawson
Tommy Lawson
Carbondale Area
Sharon
Jackson Links
Lawson
Hayward Barker Divorce Fight Nearing Decision
In Burbank California on June 20 AP reports Susan Hayward and Jess Barker awaited a court ruling on their divorce. Attorneys argued over grounds and the pool incident with Barker claiming no cruelty while Hayward’s earnings and assets underscored the couple’s unequal financial positions.
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Burbank
Calif
Susan Hayward
Jess Barker
S. S. Hahn
Miss Hayward
Martin Gang
Barker
Senator Lester Hunt Shoots Self in Capitol Office
Senator Lester C. Hunt former Wyoming governor and U S senator died at 61 from a self inflicted gunshot wound in his private Capitol office. Capitol police said the death appeared to be a personal safety tragedy amid recent ill health and a still open investigation. Hunt announced he would not seek re election this fall and planned to return to Wyoming. He had lived in Atlanta during his youth and was educated at Wesleyan University in Bloomington.
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Washington
Lester C. Hunt
D-Wye
Senate
Capitol Police
Hunt
Mike Manatos
W. J. Broderick
Capitol
Wyoming
Lander
Wyo
Wesleyan University
Bloomington
Arthur
Atlanta
Logan County
Senate Patronage Gripes Prompt Quick Action Promise
Republican senators pressed Attorney General Brownell over patronage delays affecting nominations for federal judges attorneys and marshals. Brownell and deputy William P. Rogers met Friday behind closed doors with senators including Sen. Ferguson of Michigan to urge faster action on recommendations.
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Washington
Brownell
William P. Rogers
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Convicted Communist Withdraws From Detroit Council Race
Detroit June 20 AP Billy Allan a Daily Worker writer and six top Michigan Communists were convicted in a Smith Act case. After legal permission to run Allan withdrew from the Detroit Common Council race claiming enough liberal candidates were already running.
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Detroit
Billy Allan
Detroit Common Council
Allan
The
Daily Worker
NLRB Counsel Dies At 68 In St Louis
Roger N. Denham 68 former general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board from 1947 to 1950 died at Barnes Hospital Friday night likely from a heart attack.
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St. Louis
Roger N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Barnes Hospital
TRUMAN III Indigestion Halts Surprise Stage Appearance
Former President Harry S. Truman canceled a guest spot in the musical Call Me Madam at Starlight Theater Kansas City due to indigestion. He felt better the next day and was driven home after leaving at the end of the first act.
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Harry S. Truman
Call Me
Madam
Kansas City
Starlight Theater
Truman
Senate Fights TV Hearings Move to Bar Sponsorship
37 senators including Sen. Bennett in a push to bar commercial sponsorship of telecast hearings following the McCarthy Army probe. Bennett argued televised hearings undermine fact finding and invite demagoguery by extending proceedings and inviting side issues.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Bennett
Utah
Mayer Leads Open at Springfield in National Championship
Dick Mayer of St Petersburg Fla shot a par 70 in the third round to stand at 213 after 54 holes at the National Open in Springfield New Jersey.
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Springfield
N. J
Blond Dick Mayer
St. Petersburg
Fla
SIGA Amateur Golf Championship Set at Jackson Club
Eddie Miles defeats Pursie Pipes in a key match as the SIGA tournament reaches a final round at Jackson Country Club. The May event gains attention with contenders from local clubs and players seeking the title.
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SIGA
Jackson Country Club
Eddie Miles
Pursie Pipes
Liberation Army makes border gains in Guatemala invasion
Anti communist Liberation Army led by exiled Col. Carlos Castillo Armas claimed control of Puerto Barrios and San Jose on the Pacific and two inland towns Zacapa and Retalhuleu. The rebels reported fierce fighting at ports and rail centers while Guatemala alleged a criminal invasion as bombs fell on multiple targets near Guatemala City.
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Liberation Army
Puerto Barrios
Carribean
San Jose
Pacific
Carlos Castillo Armas
Zacapa
Honduras
Puerto Barrio
Guatemala City
Retalhuleu
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Castillo Armas
Guatemala
Teenango
United Nations
New York
Security Council
National Broadcasting Co
Tegucigalpa
Naval Air Base
Pacific Coast
Camperico
Mexico
U. S
Arbenz
Panama Canal
Guillermo Toriello
Adda Castillo
Castillo
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Mundt
Sen. McClellan
Arkansas
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O’connor
McClellan
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McCarthy
Mason City
Iowa
Cedar River
Ohio
Granite City
Anti-Reds
Guatemalan
Hayward
Hahn
Beverly Hills
Brownell Mets
NLRB
Truman III
Mayer
Virginia Spiller
SIU
John Allen
Lustour
Liberation’ Army
Sam Summerlin
Associated Press
Teguciagalpa
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