Herrin Woman Dies in Route 13 Wreck
Mrs. Margaret Craig, 31, of Herrin, died after a collision between a car carrying six San Gamo Electric employees from Ordill and a truck driven by James Hill on Route 13 near Orcill. Three other Herrin women were injured, two hospitalized. Hill and the truck owner were not harmed. An inquest was set for 6 p.m. in Herrin City Hall.
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Margaret Craig
Herrin
Orchill
Sangamo Electric
Ordill
James Clark Hill
S. Mechanic St
Marion
Kenneth Storme
Cambria
Craig
Irene Horn
S. 21St St
Lillian Proffitt
N. 27Th St
Josephine Lawrence
W. Monroe St
Rosie Smith
Mary Pagano
Hill
Orcill
Horn
Lyn
Weather notes and lake level readings for Southern Illinois
The report shows cloudy and cooler conditions across Southern Illinois with partly cloudy skies in extreme south tonight and Wednesday. Low temperatures range 48 to 52 degrees, highs near 54 to the 60s, with recent readings of 74 at noon and 58 this morning. Crab Orchard Lake sits 4 inches above spillway and Little G Lake 2 inches above spillway. publication from The Daily Free Press of Carbondale notes the evening edition schedule and local minuet mentions.
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Illinois
Illinois legislature weighs tighter mine safety code
A proposed coal mining safety code shifts oversight from the Mines Department to a five member board of two operators, two union reps, and the state mine director as executive. Key provisions target methane gas levels, requiring gas surveys, removal of workers at 1.5 percent, sealing abandoned areas, banning black powder, and mandating dust and air sampling for analysis.
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Ilinois
William G. Stratton
Mines Department
West Frankfort
Tideland Bill Passage Seen
The Senate moved toward passage of a measure to establish state ownership of offshore submerged lands within boundaries. Opponents fought to retain federal property, while amendments were debated for ten minutes each before the final vote. Supporters call it a restoration to states of land held for 150 years, and the issue was decided by a wide margin.
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Senate
Miss Universe Weds Filipino Bridegroom With Shiner
Armi Kuusela the Miss Universe, from Finland, wed Virgilio Hilario from the Philippines in a small Tokyo ceremony attended by three people. The groom wore a shiner from a recent fight as the couple planned a rapid, globe spanning honeymoon route before settling in the Philippines.
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Armi ‘Kuusela
Finland
Virgilio Hilario
Philippines
Ipoenrete
Tokyo
Virgilio
Imperial Hotel
Honolgu
Manila
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Europe
Rantoul Man Seen Among Freed POWs in Prison Camp
Lt. William C. Watson of Rantoul Illinois reported seeing Capt. Zachary Dean of Douglass Kansas among eight Americans recently released from Communist captivity. Watson, in good health, was working as a carpenter in the camp. His wife Frances and three children live in Rantoul. his parents reside in Hickman Hills Missouri.
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William C. Watson
Rantoul
Ill
Red Prison
Zachary Dean
Douglass
Kan
Watson
Frances
Victor M. Watson
Hickman Hills
Prison camp held six U S soldiers including Illinois man
A returned prisoner of war stated on Monday that six members of his squad remain in a North Korea prison camp when he left recently. Pvt. Robert F. Philpott identified the Illinois soldier as Donald L. Denny of Eldorado.
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Illinois
North Korea
Robert F. Philpott
Donald L. Denny
Eldorado
Ike Seeks Six Billion For Foreign Aid in Congress
Washington AP Ike asks Congress for 6 billion in foreign aid. Stoddard warns educational TV faces commercial opposition as FCC reserves 242 channels. He cites low program standards and fear of income loss and higher standards for commercial stations. He leads the Educational TV Program Center in Chicago and notes Ford Foundation support.
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Ike
Congress
Washington
University ‘of Illinois
George W. Stoddard
Stoddard
Federal Communications Commission
Tobey
R-Nh
Senate Commerce Committee
Educational TV
Chicago
Ford Foundation
Gt Center
Illinois House Backs Area Aid Bill For Southern Illinois
The Illinois House approved a bill to create an Illinois Economic Development Committee with a 109 to 9 vote. If the Senate signs off, $35 000 would fund a statewide unemployment study focusing on the 20 southern counties amid rising job losses from coal mine closures. Rep Clyde Choate noted the goal is to attract industry and ease regional unemployment.
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Illinois House
State Senate
Illinois Economic Development Committee
Clyde Choate
D-Anna
Senate
Gov
Stevenson
Illinois
Choate
Rep
Southern
Southern Illinois
Pulitzer Prize Winners of 1953 announced in New York
The 1953 Pulitzer selections honor Hemingway for The Old Man and the Sea, Inge for Picnic, and repeat winners Archibald MacLeish and Don Whitehead. Other awards include International reporting Austin Wehrwein, news photographer William Gallagher, and a special Times citation for Review of the Week.
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Hemingway
And
The
Ernest Hemingway
Archibald MacLeish
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
New York Times
Columbia University
Austin Wehrwein
Milwaukee, Wis
Journal
Canada
William M. Gallgher
Flint
Mich
Adlai E. Stevenson
Whitehead
Virginia
Eisenhower
Korea
Area's Biggest Little Railroad Moves to Texas
Harold Grear and James Bailie Jr. move the Crab Orchard and Illinois Southern Railroad, the nation’s longest narrow gauge scenic line, from Herrin to Palo Duro Canyon State Park near Amarillo Texas. The 60 ton operation includes a 110 foot depot and four coaches and aims to begin operation around June 1.
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Southern Illinois
Crab Orchard
Illinois Southern Railroad
United States
Texas
Harold, Grear
James Bailie Jr
Herrin
Big Little Railroad
Palo Duro Canton State Park
Amarillo
Egyptian Kiddieland Park
South
Harold
Dave Grear
Florida
Bailie
James Bailie, Jr
Harold Grear
Co&is
Palo Duro
Governor Hiding Sparks Need for Fresh Signature on Minor Bill
Governor Johnston Murray claimed illness kept him from signing a minor bill. Lt. Gov. James Berry signed it in his stead, but Murray says the action was invalid. The legislature likely must recall the measure, repass it, and return it for proper executive signature.
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Johnston Murray
Washington, D. C
James Berry
Murray
Berry
House Hears Truck Bills In Illinois Legislature
Springfield May 5 The House resumes hearings on several bills to cut truck license fees. New measures from Charles F Mansfield of Springfield push for a 30 percent flat fee increase over pre 1951 levels, a mileage option, and a 3 percent gross receipts tax for for hire trucks. The Illinois Motor Vehicle Laws Commission plans a tax on out of state trucks but awaits Gov Stratton's return.
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Springfield
House
Charles F. Mansfield
Mansfield
Illinois Agricultural Transportation Association
Illinois Motor Vehicle Laws Commission
William G. Stratton
Washington
Commission
Stratton
Illinois
Zane
House Committee
Eisenhower seeks 5.8 billion in new foreign aid
The Eisenhower administration asked Congress for 5.828 billion dollars in new foreign aid aimed at defending the United States against the Soviet threat. President Eisenhower and Secretaries Dulles and Cabinet members testified before joint committees, outlining military and economic support for allies, Indochina, Formosa, and Latin America, with emphasis on long term security and renewed defense.
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Eisenhower
Congress
America
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Foreign Relations
House Foreign Affairs
United States
Soviet Union
Dulles
Congressional
Truman
Russia
Free World
Les
Japan
Indochina
Southeast Asia
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Little G Lake
Teday
Linvisan
Daily Free Press
Imete Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
P. M. Overby
Portland, Ore
Pit River
Redding
Calif
Hogansville, Ga
New York
William Inge
State Park
Way
U. S
Grear
Tthe
Chicago, Burlington & Qui Railroad
Cb&q i
Cq&is Great
New Mexico
Great
Canyon
Scan Railway
Kiddieland Park
Oklahoma City
Y O. T. Banton
Southern Illinoisan
Formosa
Asia
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