Plane Crash Off Bari KLM Constellation Kills 24
A Dutch KLM Constellation crash off Bari Italy kills at least 24 with 16 men 5 women and 3 children confirmed dead. Victims include Americans Turks Dutch and Albanians as salvage teams race through rough seas. Officials fear higher toll with 17 passengers and eight crew reported by Amsterdam sources.
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a _ Dutch Airlines
Constellation
Batavia
Amsterdam
Rome
Bari
Java
K.L.M
The
Hague
Hans Plesman
Albert Plesman
Widow Claims Man's Property in Murphysboro Probate
Mrs. William Rockett, widow of William Rockett, asks probate judge Clarence Wright to account for her late husband’s estate. The suit names Coroner Roy Huffman and Sheriff D. L. McGregor and cites property including a car and cash $41. The chest and other effects allegedly passed to Rockett’s father and sister near Moberly Missouri.
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Jackson County
D. L. McGregor
Roy S. Huffman
William Rockett
Clarence Wright
Murphysboro
Fletcher Lewis
Rockett
Commercial
Russell Marshall
Pine Street
Marshall
Truck License Hike Campaign Renewed Here
Springfield backs renewed push to pass a truck license fee increase after a Senate defeat. Gov. Stevenson urged consideration of the bill noting trucks cause road damage and Illinois fees lag behind many states. Only six senators supported the measure. critics warn of higher shipping costs and urge weight limit relief.
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Senate
Adlai E. Stevenson
Colorado Springs
Colo
Illinois
Friends of Highway Improvement
General Assembly
Sen
T. Mac Downing
Rmacomb
Whelic
Wisconsin
House
Massac Lake Plan Revealed For Regional Recreation Area
Leonard Schwartz state conservation director announced a plan to buy about 2 200 acres in Massac County to restore Mermet Lake on Route 45 northwest of Metropolis as a natural wildlife habitat and recreation center. The project will cost largely funded by Pittman Robertson aid with 75 percent federal support.
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Leonard Schwartz
State Conservation Department
Massac County
Mermet Lake
Route 45
Metropolis
Schwartz
Ekc
Illinois
Pittman-Robertson
Schvuartz
Crab Orchard Lake
Southern Illinois
Haven fishing dock under construction at Haven camp
Work on the Haven fishing dock at the V A hospital recreation camp in Marion progresses. A 150 foot dock with a 16 by 32 foot platform will be finished about July 1 under D W Barrett. An 80 foot boat dock will follow on Crab Orchard lake side near The Overlook Buddha? [Note: keep exact as source]
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V. A. Hospital
Marion
D. W. Barrett
Carbondale
Crab Orchard Lake
Cambria Road
Graveyard Sheriff Reports Grammer Greatly Improved
Sheriff Earl Batson reports Orville Grammer greatly improved at Hale-Willard hospital in Anna after a gunshot wound at the Silver Dollar tavern near Cobden. Grammer’s father charges assault with intent to murder against Mrs. Chester Thomas of Carbondale, held on $5,000 bond.
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Earl Batson
Union County
Orville Grammer
Alto Pass
Hale-Willard Hospital
Anna
Grammer
Silver Dollar
Cobden
Chester Thomas
Carbondale
Liberty
Thundershowers and warm midweek temperatures reported
Local thunder showers teased the area with no substantial temperature change. Tonight will dip to the mid sixties, with highs near the mid to upper eighties to ninety. Moonlit skies and daylight hours noted alongside lake spillway readings and Mississippi River levels for today.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Mississippi River Grand Tower
Woman Found Mutilated in Tavern Walk-In Fridge
The nude and mutilated body of 22 year old Harvy A Stahlhut was found beside a walk in fridge in the Morrison Iowa tavern she and her husband ran. Grundy County Sheriff John A Meyer said she was killed by a maniac who cut her throat breasts and slit her body. Her husband discovered the body after returning from an absence.
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Morrison
Iowa
Grundy County
John A. Meyer
Harvey A. Stahlhut
Tucker Pleads Innocent To Federal Indictments
Preston T. Tucker pleaded not guilty to a federal indictment charging mail fraud conspiracy and Securities and Exchange Commission violations. The case was brought in Chicago with June 23 AP reporting.
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Tucker
Preston T. Tucker
Securities and Exchange Commission
Vacation Pay Days For Southern Illinois Miners Slated
Southern Illinois coal miners will receive pre vacation pay this Friday as the third annual 10 day miner vacation begins Saturday and runs through Tuesday July 5. Payment varies by company with Peabody paying every two weeks and others issuing weekly or pro rata sums by mine.
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Southern Illinois
U.M.W
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Old Ben Coal Corporation
Peabody Mines
Peabody
Bell and Zoller
Franklin County Coal Corp
Franklin County
Royalton
Freeman
Consolidated Coal Company
Nason
Lake Creek
Roland Wilson
Bobby Dick
Jeffrey
Freeburn Mines
Chicago
Coplon defends morals as cross examination nears end
Judith Coplon, on trial for espionage, defends her morals and loyalty as prosecutor Kelley presses with testimony about a romance with Russian engineer Valentine Gubitchev. Coplon claims no impropriety with Justice Department lawyer N P Shapiro and questions the frame-up claim.
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Judith Coplon
Washington
John M Kelley, Jr
Kelley
Miss Coplon
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Justice Department
N. P. Shapiro
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Gubitchev
Mr. Shapiro
Shapiro
Archibald Palmer
Palmer
Gubitchev Shapiro
House Passes Record High School Funds Of 112 Million
Health officials warn polio season nears in Carbondale area covering Jackson Williamson and nearby counties. They urge avoidance of polluted water the use of safe beaches and proper hygiene plus simple steps to prevent infection and reduce fear while noting recovery statistics and assistance from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
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Carbondale
Jackson
Williamson
Crab Orchard Lake
National Foundation For
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Pen Pals 77 Wed Tie Inked Honeymoon Plans
Two pen pals both 77 wed after an 18 month correspondence romance at a Meadville public ceremony. The bride Linda A. Keppner from Guys Mills and groom J. W. Coldren of Harrisburg, a great grandfather. They plan a honeymoon at the Townsend club convention in Columbus Ohio next week.
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J. W. Coldren
Linda A. Keppner
Guys Mills
Harrisburg
Columbus
Ohio
Senate Votes Expected On Taft Hartley Injunction Plan
Senators predicted a tight fate for the Taft Hartley injunction provision as allies and opponents urged for or against maintaining the law’s ban on critical strikes. Yesterday the Senate rejected the Douglas Aiken plan 55 27, setting up a second vote amid a parliamentary tangle. The Ives amendment passed 67 13, requiring separate handling of each critical strike.
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Washington
Senate
Scott Lucas
Walter F. George
Douglas-Aiken
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
George Aiken
R-Vi
Irving Ives
R-Ny
Ives
Congress
Illinois Senate approves travel allowance for state attorneys
Springfield June 23 The Illinois Senate voted to grant each of 102 state attorneys a $1000 yearly travel allowance for expenses incurred outside their counties.
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Springfield
Illinois Senate
Oday
Husband Guilty Of Killing Wife In Wired Home
A 44 year old technician Joseph Matusik was convicted of murdering his wife Eva 40 in Rock Island on March 7. He wired the house for sound to trap her, claiming an accident. The jury of seven men and five women returned a sealed verdict after over six hours deliberation and the judge sentenced him to life imprisonment.
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Rock Island
Joseph Matusik
Sound
J. Scheineman
JHE
Matusik
Eva
De Laurenti to Address Lions Club in Carbondale
John De Laurenti superintendent of Highland public schools will speak at the Carbondale Lions Club meeting tomorrow at Hotel Roberts. De Laurenti is an assistant professor of education at Southern Illinois University for the summer. Dr. Orville Alexander is the week’s Lions program chairman. New club officers to be installed.
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Lions Club of
Carbondale
John de Laurenti
Highland
Hotel Roberts
de Laurenti
Southern Illinois University
Orville Alexander
Lions
College Pension Fund Bill Passes Assembly
The Senate approved legislation increasing employee contributions and making pension fund changes at the University of Illinois and state colleges. Contributions rise from 3% to 5% after Sept 1, 1949. The bill heads to the governor.
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Springfield
Senate
University of Illinois
House votes 134 to 1 for Illinois school aid bill to Senate
Springfield AP The House approves governor Stevenson's 112 million dollar plan for state aid to public grades and high schools sending the measure to the Senate by a 134 to 1 vote. Local districts would face higher taxes to qualify, with state aid covering gaps for two fiscal years and bans on aid to segregated districts.
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Springfield
House
Stevenson
Illinois
Senate
August Grebe
Rpeoria
Sea Lamprey Detected In Lake County Waters
In Lake County Illinois the sea lamprey was found in Channel Lake in the Chain o Lakes region. A northern pike caught Sunday bore a lamprey attached, which escaped before being landed. Kyritsis said this is the fourth inland lake lamprey attack report and linked lampreys to damage in Lake Michigan.
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Waukegan
Illinois
Mathon Kyritsis
Illinois Commercial Fishermen’s Association
Channel Lake
Lake County
O’ Lakes
Bert Moore
Kyritsis
Moore
Fox River
McHenry County
Lake Michigan
Danville Girl Rescued From Well By Mother
Joyce Rennaker age four, daughter of Mrs Ole Rennaker, was rescued from a well by her mother in Danville. Mrs Rennaker found the child at 8 30 p m clinging to the well in a vacant lot and pulled her to safety. The girl was taken to the hospital with shock but otherwise unharmed.
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Danville
Joyce Rennaker
Ole Rennaker
Senate Group Opposes 72 Hour Firemen Workweek Bill
A Senate committee recommended defeating House approved legislation cutting Illinois firefighters to a 72 hour maximum workweek. The House had passed it on a third roll call after two rejections. Opponents say it hurts poor cities by forcing larger payrolls. supporters argue 84 hours is excessive given the dangerous nature of firefighting.
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I Linoisan
Illinois Highway and Traff
American Airlines
Memphis
Tenn
Massac Lake
Haven Fishing
Townsend Conclave
Meadville, Pa
Bernard J. Moran
Circuit Court
Robert M. Bell
Matuk
Senate Group
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