Rebels Win Unconditional Surrender From Peron Loyalists
Argentine rebels claim unconditional surrender from Juan Peron loyalists after a four day revolt. Maj. Gen. Eduardo Lonardi named provisional president and to take power Sept 22 as the rebel junta announces a complete accord and a provisionally led government.
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Peron
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Eduardo Lonardi
Lonardi
Alianza Nacionalista
Alianza
Cordoba
Eduardo A. Lonardi
Princess Virmiatra Fuerstenbert Weds in Venice Royal Match
Princess Virmiatra Fuerstenbert, 15, married Alfonso Hohenlohe Lang enburg, 31, in Venice Italy in a high profile wedding uniting two historic noble houses linked to Holy Roman Empire princes and European royal lineages.
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Princess
Venice
Italy
Virmiatra Fuerstenbert
Nice
Alfonso Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Holy Roman Empire
Jerusalem
Europe
Weather Summary for Southern Illinois Region
Cloudy or mostly cloudy with scattered showers or thunderstorms tonight. Thursday sees partly cloudy skies with little temperature change. Low tonight around 65, high Thursday near 85, low Thursday night about 66. Yesterday’s low 61, today’s 7 am reading 72. Yesterday’s high 96. Crab Orchard Lake 25 inches below spillway, Little Grassy Lake 48 inches below spillway today.
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Southern
Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Mexico Hurricane Death Toll Rises as Ione Threat Persists
Mexico reports at least 166 dead and 100 missing from Hurricane Hilda and Panuco floodwaters with 1,000 injured. Tampico suffers severe damage as docks, yards, and marine structures flood, leaving vast homelessness and isolation amid ongoing epidemics fears. Authorities brace for higher casualty tallies.
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Mexico
Panuco
Gulf Coast
Tampico
Gulf
Government weighs easier draft rules to enlist younger men
Washington reports the draft may shift from oldest to younger draftees to keep men in uniform longer before age 26. Officials note average draftee age has risen to about 23 and aim to favor younger entrants for longer readiness.
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Selective Service
Weather update as Hurricane Jane veers offshore and storms sweep Midwest
Skies cleared over the eastern quarter as Hurricane Jane moved northeast over the Atlantic. Violent thunderstorms lashed the mid continent from the northern plains to Iowa and Minnesota with heavy rainfall, including nearly 2 inches at Lemmon South Dakota and Lincoln Nebraska, and showers forecast for much of the central region.
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Associated Press
Jane
Atlantic
Mid-Continent
Plains
Iowa
Minnesota
Lemmon
S. D
Lincoln
Neb
Stinker contest draws 1800 entries with $500 prize
More than 1,800 Little Stinker entries were reported today as contestants shoot at Stinker No. 50 for a $500 prize and aim to break the ten week winning streak of Stinker victors over all comers.
U N Shelves Red China Seat Bid For 1956 Agenda
United Nations General Assembly shelved the Red China seating question for another year by a 42 to 12 vote. The body opened its 10th session with Jose Maza elected president. Molotov urged Pingpei seat, while U S delegate Lodge opposed debate and urged not to seat Nationalist China or Reds.
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United Nations
N. Y
U N. General Assembly
China
Russia
V. M. Molotov
U. S
10Th Assembly
Chile
Jose Maza
Molotov
Peiping
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
United States
Dulles
Chine
Anthony Nuttiuickly
Lodge
Briesine
Indonesia
Burma
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
India
Norway
Poland
Sweden
Abductor Identified In Mississippi Murder Trial
Mose Wright identified J. W. Milam and Roy Bryant as the two men who abducted Emmett Till on the night of August 28 in Sumner Mississippi. Wright testified that Milam carried a pistol and Bryant stood on the porch. He described the car taking Till toward Money and said Till was never seen alive again.
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Sumner
Mibss
Mose Wright
J. W. Milam
Farmer
Roy Bryant
Milam
Wright
Emmett Louis Till
Bryant
Chicago
Gerald Chatham
Chatham
Moses Wright
Till
Tallahatchie
Mr. Bryant
Wheeler Parker
Parker
Cottonfield Shack
Emmitt Till
Young Till
Naval Mine Found in Capri Grotto During War Remnant
The Blue Grotto on the Isle of Capri hid a naval mine discovered in the grotto. The Italian navy fished it out on Tuesday and disposed of it. The mine likely drifted from wartime defenses of Naples Bay.
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Isle of Capri
Isle of
Capri
Naples Bay
First Time County Publishes Delinquent Tax List in Williamson
Williamson County will publish for the first time a list of delinquent property taxpayers in the Southern Illinois newspaper, covering 1954 taxes due 1955. Names, unpaid tax and interest, plus a $1 cost reimbursement will appear. real estate delinquencies noted after Sept. 1 and personal property after Aug. 6.
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Williamson County
Southern Illinoisan
Carl Schroder
Intern Has Had Busy Life Served In Philippines Viet Nam U S
Dr. Ernesto Medina 24 an intern at St Marys Hospital East St Louis has lived an active life from the Philippines during World War II to medical service in Viet Nam. He led a hospital staff in Gia Rai treated up to 500 patients daily and later began his internship in East St Louis before planned moves to Pontiac or Mercy General. He is unmarried with romantic ties in Tokyo and France.
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Philippines
Viet Nam
U. S
Ernesto Medina
St. Mary’s Hospital
Manila
Shaky
Ernesot
Ernie
Ernest
Francisco Medina
Imus
Cavite
State University of the Philippines
University of St. Thomas
Philippine Junior Chamber of Commerce
Brotherhood
Gia Rai
East St. Louis
Pontiac General Hospital
Ann Arbor
Mich
Mercy General Hospital
College Park
Booth Heads Administrators at Williamson County Meeting
Lee Booth of Her tin elementary schools was elected president of the Williamson County School Administrators at the first meeting of the year in Marion. Taft Baker of Carterville was succeeded as president. Kenneth Rushing of Carterville High was elected vice president and Marguerite Barra of Johnston City High was named secretary.
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Lee Booth
Marion
Hertin
Williamson County
Taft Baker
Carterville
Kenneth Rushing
Carterville High School
Marguerite Barra
Johnston City High School
Ragen Honored by Joliet Prison Officials Dinner
Joseph E. Rose longtime warden of Seateville and Joliet prisons was honored at a Tuesday dinner attended by over 500 judges civic officials wardens clergymen and policemen.
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Joseph E. Rose
Seateville
Joliet
We Rent Living Rooms Awards Await Our Readers
Advertisers invite readers to vote on ads by presenting a community survey. Cash awards are offered for helpful opinions guiding readers to select the best ads, with lists of participating merchants across large to small ad categories.
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W. T. Grant Co
Leslie Shoe
Martyn Furniture
Montgomery Ward
Cox’s Hardware
Chevrolet Jole Motors
Leslie Shoe Store
McGinnis
Veath Sports
Matt Zwick & Sons
Bracy Insurance Agency
Brown & Colombo
Cardwell Motors
Cline Vick 1St National Bank
Murphysboro
Grob Motors
Alex J. Kent Insurance
Max D-X Service Station Mills Distributing Co
Murray Furniture Co
Herrin Bond Measure for Water and Sewer Fails 2 to 1
Herrin voters rejected a $957,000 revenue bond proposal for water and sewer improvements by about two to one. 1,909 opposed, 972 in favor with 352 spoiled ballots among 3,233 ballots cast across four wards. Opposition cited value and cost concerns while officials consider next steps and possible new plan.
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Herrin
Ward 2
Dave H. Miller
Miller
Better Government League
Ora Collard
League
Collard
Charles T. Schaffner
Forward Herrin Citizens Committee
Park Levy Of $11 250 Approved By Herrin Park Board
An ordinance authorizing an $11 250 levy for the fiscal year ending June 30 1956 was approved by Herrin Park commissioners. The levy mirrors the station ordinance approved September 2 with the largest item listed as $5 000 for recreational equipment.
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Herrin Park Commissioners
Windstorm Levels Carnival at Tri-State Fair injuring 28
A sudden windstorm struck the Tri-State Fair in Amarillo Texas Tuesday night toppling the carnival midway and injuring at least 28 people. The AP report notes local officials and carnival operators assessing damage and aiding victims.
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Amarillo
Tex
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Washington, D. C
Pamlico River
Woolard
Ione
Mexico City
Washington
Jone
oSco
U. N
Mississippi
By Bob Kennedy
At's Ice
Uss Requisite
Ce Floe
U. S. Arctic
Seattle
Booth
Ragen
Lester Jordan
Water and Sewer Committee
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