Illinois drouth action studied by engineers
East St. Louis March 26 The worst drouth since records began raises panel discussion on water supply. Hudson says drouth may be near end of cycle and outlines study groups piped surface water from rivers and Lake Michigan recharge of underground supplies. Forty four Illinois towns face water shortages with sixteen using emergency measures.
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Southern Illinois
State Water Survey
H. E. Hudson Sr
Engneer
Mississippi
Ohio
Lake Michigan
Illinois
Illinois Society of Professional Engineers
Carthage
Effingham
Hudson
Lincoln Girl's Death Probed
Lincoln police questioned Bernard D. Barstow after finding a 19 year old girl dead in a department store. Barstow, 29, telephoned Chief Earl Minder and admitted the killing while describing an attempted abortion. The victim was Rose Marie Turner, a store employee.
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Lincoln
Earl Minder
Bernard D. Barstow
Rose Marie Turner
Barstow
Weather Summary for Southern Illinois Region
Cold tonight with near freezing temperatures followed by a milder day Saturday. Tonight's low around 34 with Saturday highs near 50. Saturday night low about 38. Yesterday's high 79 and low 57. Crab Orchard Lake 12 inches below spillway, Little Grassy Lake 13 inches below spillway today. Sun rises 5 53 a m sets 6 17 p m.
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Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Senate Votes Excise Cuts Billion Dollar Slash Approved
The Senate passed a 1.034 billion dollar excise tax reduction bill by 76 to 8. The measure cuts taxes on items such as furs cosmetics and sporting goods and extends 1951 increases to April 4 1944. The bill raises the deficit but is expected to be signed by President Eisenhower.
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Senate
Senate House
Sen
Millikin
R-Cole
Eisenhower
House
Mount Vernon Man Dies After Illness While Driving
William E. Riggs, 32, of Mount Vernon, became ill while driving on Ill. 15 east of Mt. Vernon. He pulled off the highway, exited his car, and went to an embankment where Eugene Pruitt found him and notified authorities. He died en route to a Mt. Vernon hospital, doctors suspecting a heart attack though the exact cause was undetermined.
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William E. Riggs
Mount Vernon
Mt. Vernon
Riggs
Eugene Pruitt
Paroled after 55 years Hall is released from Illinois prison
Prisoner 55 years old Lyman W. Hall, who killed Constable Francis Delong in 1896 and spent decades in Illinois penal system, is paroled from Menard Prison to Chester. An out of state parole with home in California follows a decade plus wait for freedom.
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Illinois
Menard
Chester
Pardon and Parole Board
Hall
Ross Randolph
California
Francis Delong
Joliet
Will County
Dibell
Stateville
Los Angeles
Protest Over Petro Pollution Divides Shelbyville Tuscola
Unions at National Petro-Chemicals Corp plant near Tuscola joined the pollution dispute. Shelbyville residents protested in Springfield as the governor's office received a telegram from Tuscola AFL Council urging fair treatment and a full impartial investigation before any drastic plant closure actions.
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Tuscola
National Petro-Chemicals Corp
Kaskaskia
Shelbyville
Springfield
Tuscola Afl Council
A. C. Kohli
Decatur
State Sanitary Water Board
Mexican Plane Crash Toll 18
A Mexican airliner crashed about 16 miles north of Monterrey killing all 18 aboard. The Torreon Monterrey flight operated by Aereo Naves Line had not been heard from since Thursday night. Five passengers bore North American names including George Donald James McCormick and James A Johnson. Wreckage was found at daybreak in the Sierra de Salinas near Puente de Morales.
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Torreon- Monterrey
Mexico
Aereo Naves Line
George
Donald
James McCormick
Farmer Burton
James A. Johnson
Pacific Coast
Mazatlan
Johnson
Puente de Morales
Sierra de Salinas
Schultz Tells IP Policy In Salem Dispute
A. F. Schultz of Illinois Power testified in Salem about wholesale energy refusals. He described company policy to sell retail and cited Princeton and Peru as examples of municipalities denied wholesale supply while Salem seeks ICC intervention. Schultz noted retail purchases of municipality facilities and that rural co operatives were not told of the policy.
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Salem
A. F. Schultz
Decatur
The
Illinois Power Co
Illinois Commerce Commission
Princeton
Peru
Mount Olive
Staunton
White City
Illinois Power
S. Ashley Guthrie
Rural Electric Co-Operatives
Oscars To Holden Hepburn From Here To Eternity Triumph
Hollywood scene honors timeless stars William Holden and Audrey Hepburn as From Here to Eternity ties the eight Oscar record with best picture. Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra seize key supporting honors while Fred Zinnemann wins best director. Disney dominates early prizes as the telecast airs nationwide.
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Hepburn
Hollywood
William Holden
Audrey Hepburn
O'Fallon
Ill
Burt Lancaster
Miss Hepburn
Ondine
New York
NBC Center
Radio City
Donna Reed
Pride of Egypt Inc expands Ordill chicken plant to 12 000 weekly goal
Pride of Egypt Incorporated completed equipment installation at Ordill to process 4 000 to 5 000 chickens weekly for restaurants and meat markets from Murphysboro to Eldorado. The five stockholders led by Carl Cravens plan to raise 100 000 birds and boost output to 12 000 to 15 000 weekly, stressing quality over quantity. The plant employs 12 now with one salesperson and will hire more as expansion proceeds.
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Diva Walley
Southern
Herrin
Harry Bramlett
Eldorado
Harold Goddard
Harrisburg
Ben Chamness
Carbondale
Wiley Chamness
Cravens
Southern Illinois
Stratton backs Champaign Urbana bid for air academy
Gov. William G. Stratton of Illinois supports Champaign Urbana as a site for a new air academy and for related conferences. He will consult with Sen. Dirksen and Illinois lawmakers while keeping official matters on hold to join Mrs. Stratton on a shopping trip. He noted bills creating the academy exist in both chambers but need harmonization.
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Washington
William G. Stratton
Illinois
Champaign-Urbana
Senate
House
West Point Military Academy
Annapolis Naval Academy
Stratton
Chinasign Te Bana
University of Illinois
Eisenhower
Rhee Says He Will Seek Lifetime Presidency
Syngman Rhee indicated he would accept a lifetime term as South Korea president if the Constitution is changed and the people elect him again, noting possible changes and public support.
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Syngiman Rhee
South Korea
Ike Plan Cut Hampers Public Housing Accord
The House Appropriations Committee recommended trimming President Eisenhower's four year public housing plan to 35 000 units and ending it in two years in a 5 566 118 763 dollar omnibus bill. The measure also weighs deep cuts to the Atomic Energy Commission the Veterans Administration and TVA while preserving some construction funding.
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House Appropriations Committee
House
Atomic Energy Commission
Rep
Phillips
Rcalif
AEC
Veterans Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Veterans’ Administration
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Lyman W. Hall
Petro
Mexico City
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Conrad W. Garner
William M. Reese
Denison
Iowa
Frank Sinatra
Eternity
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Ann Blyth
Fred Zinnemann
George Stevens
Shane
Ordill
Pride of Egypt Inc
Bud Supancic
West Frankfort
Pride of Egypt
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