CAA Lists Illinois Airports for Future Development
The Civil Aeronautics Administration released 64 Illinois locations for planned airport construction or improvement as part of a national 5063 total. The three year plan totals about 928 million dollars with federal and local funding shares and outlines 2316 existing airports to be upgraded and 2777 new fields to be built.
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Washingon
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Ilinois
C.A.A
Congress
Car Demolished After Skidding Into Truck Near Pyramid
James Crockis escaped serious injury yesterday when his car skidded and struck the side of a Wilson Truck Co vehicle two miles west of Pyramid at the West Ash ley Y. Crockis and Wilson Allen received only slight cuts and bruises. Traffic was tied up about 45 minutes. The ditch car belonged to Edward Sprague of Quincy.
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James Crockis
Beard
Pyramid
West
Ashley “Y
Crockis
Wilson Truck Company
Wilson
Wilson Allen
Tennessee
Allen
Edward Hake
Nashville
Edward Sprague
Quincy
Prof James E Boyd of Ohio State Dies
James Ellsworth Boyd 86 professor emeritus of mechanics at Ohio State University died at his home after a year of illness. He joined the faculty in 1891 to 1895 and 1896 to 1936 and served as chairman of the mechanics department from 1906 to 1936.
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Columbus
Ohio
James Ellsworth Boyd
Ohio State University
Boyd
Train Hits Tractor Near Carbonate Delays City of New Orleans
The Illinois Central southbound City of New Orleans struck a tractor near the Big Muddy Bridge on Route 51 north of Carbondale about 12 45 p m today delaying the train. No injuries were reported and the tractor driver’s name was not learned.
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Illinois Central
New Orleans
Route 51
Carbondale
Marion students win Illinois civil engineering honor
Donald G. Hankins of Altamont Route 1 and Hartman Mitchell of Marion are named Illinois University’s top civil engineering students. Hankins wins the 26th Ira O. Baker prize, with Mitchell finishing second.
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Champaign, Ill
Donald G. Hankins
Route 1
Altamont
Hartman Mitchell
Marion
University of Illinois
Hankins
Ira O. Baker
Mitchell
Flood Refugees Stream Into Winnipeg Amid Red River Crisis
Winnipeg grapples with a worsening flood as 25,000 displaced Southerners crowd into a city of 350,000. Officials plea for evacuations of women and children while 550 evacuees ride a stalled CN train. a navy ferry service moves families across a water gap. No casualties reported.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Red River
Prairie City
Here
Canadian National Railways
Red River Valley
Navy
St. Norbert
Stary
Floods Menace Nebraska North Areas As Death Toll Rises
The Associated Press reports floods continuing in North Dakota Minnesota and Southern Manitoba with 22 dead in Southeastern Nebraska. Search for nine missing in Nebraska, with thirteen bodies recovered and damage in the hundreds of thousands.
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North Dakota
Minnesota
Manitoba
Nebraska
Floodwood
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Ity
Hugo Erickson
Mississippi River
Oklahoma
Mayesville
Duncan
Lexington
Oklumgee
Haskell
Wagoner
Muskogee
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Indiana
Occasional Rain and Cloudy Sky Forecast
Occasional rain and mostly cloudy conditions continue tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Low tonight 50 to 60, high Friday 70 to 75. Reported humidity 69 percent at noon today. Precipitation 0.38 inches in the 24 hours ending this morning. Mississippi River rises to 26.2 feet. Crab Orchard Lake 14 inches above spillway, Little Grassy Lake 5 inches below spillway.
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Little Chang
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Mississippi River
Local News Digest Highlights and Sports Briefs
National page 11 outlines major economic and policy updates while Local News page 3 reports city developments. Sports pages 11 12 13 cover scores and standings, with Comics on page 13. Classifieds fill pages 18 19 and Markets at page 19.
Ohio State Frat Slaying Led to Life Sentence for Heer
James D. Heer, 21, OSU freshman, was convicted of second degree murder for the homecoming party shooting that killed Jack T. McKeown, editor of the student newspaper. Judge John R. King sentenced Heer to life with potential parole after 20 years, citing regulation violations and drunkenness as factors.
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James D. Heer
Ohio
Jack T. McKeown
Heer
McKeown
Delta Tau Delta Heer
King
Ohio State
Soldier Robert Ellis Injured In Route 51 Wreck
Texas soldier Robert Ellis was transferred from Holden hospital in Carbondale to Marion Veterans hospital after a north Carbondale wreck on Route 51. Initial reports say his car sideswiped a truck with one arm out the window. hospital later reported an elbow fracture.
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Robert Ellis
Texas
Holden Hospital
Carbondale
Marion Veterans Hospital
Marion Hospital
Melton Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison
Holloway H. Melton former township school treasurer in Mounds Illinois was sentenced to four years in federal prison on six counts including embezzlement and mail fraud The judge denied probation noting public attitude is not a safe guide Melton admitted book juggling to cover shortages totaling 112939 dollars with restiation made He faces pending state charges after Pulaski county indictment and he also held a 4500 a year cashier post at First State Bank of Mounds
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Holloway H. Melton
Mounds
Melton
U. S
Fred L. Wham
First State Bank of
Melton and Bonding Companies
Wham
Secret Service crushes major counterfeit ring in New York area
In Buffalo N Y and Depew N Y two more arrests raised the total to four as agents seized a printing press and plates. Authorities say the crackdown targets a million dollar counterfeiting syndicate with past arrests numbering over ten principals and sixty four others charged in various cities.
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New York
Secret
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Roy M. Cohn
Federal
Alphonse Stablewski
Henry Stevens
Cheektawaga
Secret Service
Depew
N.Y
A. E. Baughman
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
John Snyder
Matthew Zlodinski
Bernard Neuner
Neuner
a_lithographic firm
Zlodinsk
Federal Reserve
Chicago
Kansas City
Zlodinski
Boyce H. Butterfield
Butterfield
Baughman
Connecticut
California
Maine
Texas
New York City
Truman Seeks Low Cost Public Power Nationwide
President Truman outlined a national program to develop low cost public power on major rivers and to oppose private power groups. He defended rural electrification and public transmission lines, citing Grand Coulee as proof public investment benefits. He aims to raise average family income to $4,000 within ten years as part of a broad national development plan.
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Grand Coulee Dam
Wash
Truman
Grand Couledam
Grand Coulee
Nebraska
Washington
Oregon
West
Middle West
Pendleton
Ore
Pig and Chicken Tracks Found on White House Bricks
Bricks bearing pig and chicken footprints were dug out of the White House walls during interior renovations. Army engineers with the renovation commission believe the bricks were made around 1790 and that animals roaming the grounds stepped on them before they were baked.
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White House
Washington
Renovation Commission
GOP Push Widens Cuts in 28.9 Billion Spending Bill
House leaders sought Senate action to restore cuts in a 28.89 billion appropriation bill after a month of debate. Republicans claimed their last minute amendments would save at least a billion dollars, while Democrats warned the figures would be smaller. Representative Taber argued his 600 million dollar cut could reach a billion, and Representative Jensen's vacancy cap would save 400 million, passing 201 to 185.
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Washington
House
Senate
John Taber
N.Y
G.O.P
Ben Jensen
Iowa
Jensen
Parade Highlights Rotary Meet Stewart Pearce Carmi New District Governor
A large Southern Illinois Rotary parade in Marion marked the district convention with about 45 bands 25 floats and several riding clubs traveling from Marion Township High School to Williamson County fairgrounds. Stewart Pearce of Carmi was slated to become district governor with a banquet at Marion High School and a Governor's Ball at the old gym later tonight.
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Rotary
Stewart Pearce
Carmi
Southern Illinois
Marion
Southern
Johnston City
William “Jim” O'Neil
Harrisburg
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Ing
Logan School
East Marion
O’neil
Williamson County Fairgrounds
Marion High School
Roy D. Hickman
Birmingham
Ala
Percy Hodgson
Rotary International
Jimmy Hudson
Centralia
Motel Marion
Arming Allies With Atomic Bombs Debated
U S military officials weigh arming North Atlantic allies with atomic bombs. Proponents push faster cheaper defense by replacing ground troops with bombing groups. opponents warn risks of security, politics, and weapon control. The debate covers delivery safety and potential bomb leakage to Russia.
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U. S
North Atlantic
Russia
Friends
Illinois Dental Society names new officers at annual meeting
Mel ford E. Zinser of Chicago was named president elect. He will assume office next year. George E. Thoma of Springfield was elected vice president and Werner Gresens of Oak Park treasurer.
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Springfield
Melford E. Zinser
Chicago
The
Illinois Dental Society
George E. Thoma
Werner Gresens
Oak Park
Ladder Fall Fatal in Peoria Housewife Dies
Mrs. Marie Leoncis aged 53 died from injuries after a five foot fall from a stepladder. She fell while removing an awning from a rear porch at her Peoria home yesterday.
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Peoria
Marie Leoncis
Cache Planes to Gather Data on Flood Project
Bay Creek Cache River watershed association planning board members met in Louisville with Army Engineers to seek more complete data on flood control drainage conservation and recreation. The plan envisions retaining dams in seven Illinois counties creating lakes for recreation funded by the federal government. The delegation was led by H F Huffman with members from Johnson Pope and other counties.
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Cache River Watershed Association Planning Board
Louisville
Army Engineers
C. L. Perso
Engineers Corps
Illinois
Planning Board
H. F. Huffman
Metropolis
E. P. Owen
Anna
Charles Case
Ward Mathis
Jack Mathis
Johnson County
R. E. Oakerson
Joe Kelly
Pope County
Howard Potterbaum
Milo Ditterlein
Temple Hill
Lewis Probe Effort Banned By Jesinski
A House labor committee plan to probe last winter's soft coal strike collapsed when Chair John L. Lesinski revoked authority to subpoena John L. Lewis and witnesses. Representative Andrew Jacobs condemned the move as political cowardice as the inquiry into United Mine Workers actions ended without subpoenas. The effort followed miner Lloyd H. Sidener's charges that Lewis issued secret signals to defy a federal back-to-work order.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
John L. Lesinski
D-Mich
Suboena
John L. Lewis
Andrew Jacobs
Dind
Union Democracy
Jacobs
United Mine Workers
Lesinski
Labor Committee
Lewis
Illinois
U.M.W
Lloyd H. Sidener
Canton
Ill
Sidener
Bus and Airlines Rush to Meet Strike Fueled Demand
Chicago May 11 AP Unemployment climbs as Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Enginemen strike hits four rail networks. 85,000 furloughed at Penn Central, 25,000 idle at New York Central, Southern Railway 38,000 idle. Santa Fe closes shops. Bus and airlines report surge in business while rail carriers face possible wider shutdowns. Federal mediators remain in Chicago with peace talks at a standstill.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
The
New York Central
Southern Railway System
Santa Fe
Fisher Body
Cleveland
Midland Steel Products Co
Chicago
White House
Pennsylvania
Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
U.A.W
Ford
General Motors
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Columbus, Ohio
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Heers
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