How The West Was Won Filmed Across Illinois And Kentucky
Illinois and Kentucky locations along the Ohio River host filming for the Cinerama epic How The West Was Won starring James Stewart Spencer Tracy John Wayne and others. The production shoots in Hardin County Smithland Albany and Paducah with 35 vehicles 123 crew and 300 local extras. The project aims to surpass Ben Hur in cost and will use three camera Cinerama lenses and multi track sound for sweeping pioneer scenes over a year or more of work.
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Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Cinerama
Battery Rock
Hardin County
Smithland
James Stewart
Spencer Tracy
John Wayne
Gregory Peck
Debbie Reynolds
Carroll Baker
Water Brennan
Agnes Moorehead
Karl Matden
Andy Devine
Stewart
Devine
Malden
Brennan
Miss Reynolds
Miss Morehead
Miss Baker
Ohio River
Albany
Southwest
Far West
Lavaly- Ing
Ohio
John Ford
George Marshall
Henry Hathaway
Hathaway
Hollywood Company
Won
MGM
Book by Siu Prof 5 Published
The fall catalog of the University of Oklahoma Press lists The Literary Memoranda of William Hickling Prescott edited by Harvey Gardiner, history professor at Southern Illinois University. It includes two volumes of Prescott’s notebooks and his histories The Conquest of Mexico and The Conquest of Peru, with publication set for July 15.
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Wiliam Hickling Prescott
Harvey Gardiner
Southern Ilinoie University
University of Oklahoma Press
Prescott
Ing
Mexico
Peru
Honeymoon Bound: Two U of I Students Marry in Wheelchairs
In Chicago on June 26 AP reports Me and Mrs. Sherman Dale Shermas Jr and Katherine Maio, both University of Illinois paraplegics since 1958, wed at St Aldeen Greek Orthodox Church. The couple, meeting as students in Urbana, plan to return to classes and commute daily from Mattoon in a specially equipped car.
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Chicago
Thomas Dale
Shermas Jr
Whewo University of Illinois
St. Aldeens
Katherine ‘Maio
Sherman
Mattoon
Th University of Iliopis
Urbana
Pharmacy Graduate Miss Sue Weil Cox Earns Service Award
Miss Sue Weil Cox daughter of Mrs Esther Cox and the late Lir Loyd Cox of Jahmston City graduated from the St Louis College of Pharmacy this month. She received a service award from the American Pharmaceutical Association and served as president of Lambda Kappa Sigma. She is employed at Lincoln State School.
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Sue Weil Cox
Esther Cox
Lir Loyd Cox
Jahmston City
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
American Pharmaceutical Association
Lam Bda Kappa Sigma
Lincoln State School
Flynn's Sweetheart Beverly Marries Los Angeles Draftsman
Beverly Aadland, Errol Flynn's former protégée, wed Maurice de Leon, 22, a Los Angeles draftsman, saying she loves him for who he is and that she saved Errol for Errol. She previously feared being an old maid and now seeks security and children later.
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Las Vegas
Beverly Aadland
Errol Flynn
Maurice de Leon
Los ‘Angeles
Maurice
Errol
Aaland
Louise
Miss Plegge
Rt. 1
Johnston City
Radland
Cedar Grove Methodist Church
Los Angeles
Maplewood Cemetery
Macron
Elmet Tice
George Jenkins Jr
Murman
Wilsom
Youths Seek Arms Spirit Of 7b Not Dead
Washington reports three Ohio youths from Holy Redeemer School in Portsmouth asked Secretary McNamara for weapons to study arms prepares for future service. They listed recoilless rifles anti tank guns mortars machine guns and more. Army spokesman replied regu lions prohibit weapons for civilians while praising their patriotism.
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Ives
Ohio Schowl
Hoys
of Defense
Robert S. MiNatiata
Martin Burke
Gilbert Bauer
David Figlestatler
Holy
Namara
Korea
Martin
Gilbert
David
McNamara
Army
Reguiae Fons
U S Soviet debate on press freedom aired on TV
The NBC program The Nation's Future featured Kennedy press secretary Pierre Salinger and Izvestia editor Alexei Adjubel among others debating how free the press should be. Russians stressed responsibility to bolster relations while Americans urged openness and coverage of events like Kiev and spaceflight.
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Kennedy
Soviet Union
Tevestia
NBC
Mikhail Kharlamov
Foreign Ministry
Harrison Salisbury
New York Times
Moscow
Iman
Alexei Adjubel
Izvestia
Khrushchev
White House
Pierre Salinger
Iain Slevestia
Kiev
Yuri Gagarin
Cmdr
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Cape Canaveral
Fia
Tradition Not Worth Broken Headed Fiji Police Hair Policy
Fiji police chief Peni Vere said a two year old strike left officers with head injuries when helmets could not fit over long hair. Public outcry followed but authorities ruled tradition not worth risking skull safety.
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Jude
Fqi
Peni Vere
FUI
Vere
Fiji
Daylight Owl Hunts and Press Freedom Debate
A discussion on daytime hunting by snowy and hawk owls contrasts with claims about public honesty in journalism. Adubei and Salisbury critique The New York Times for sensationalism, while Izvestia and Kinarlamov defend balanced, morally uplifting reporting amid cross‑border media tensions.
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