Canton Murder Case Evidence Ruling Admissible
Prosecutors won a ruling that a confession by Loyd Miller, jailed Canton driver, is admissible in the murder trial of 8 year old Janice Moby from Canton. Judge William Bardens said the statement was signed under duress after two days of argument. trial moved from Fulton to Hancock County for an impartial jury.
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Carthage
Canton
William S. Bardens
Loyd Miller
Elvis
Iller
Janice Mb Vy
Alto
Bardens
Fulton County
Hancock County
Adlai Makes Bid For Farm Vote Today
Adlai Stevenson launches a major farm vote push at Newton Iowa amid a prior Eisenhower appearance. He plans a detailed farm program delivery at the National Field Days and plowing matches and will attack Eisenhower administration agricultural policy. Eisenhower, speaking to about 75 000 at Newton, urged judging his plan after a Peoria speech Tuesday night. Stevenson begins an eight day campaign through 11 farm and Southern states with a Denver address to follow. Nixon, on a 32 state barnstorming tour, urged voters to reject expedient politicians and avoid second best leadership, while Kefauver criticized Nixon in Pendleton Oregon.
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Adlai Stevenson
Newton
Iowa
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Peoria
Denver
Nixon
Sioux City
United
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Pendleton
Ore
Ohioans Get Phones Again After blackout ends
Portsmouth Ohio 40 000 residents regain telephone service late last night after three days of blackout. Portsmouth and Sciotoville exchanges reopen about 11 45 p m with Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co restoring service under protection promises from law enforcement. Five Communications Workers of America members bonded on charges of attacking linemen. two plead not guilty as court cases proceed. About 600 CWA members resumed strike against the company amid unresolved contract issues.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Ohio River
Sciotoville
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Clare E. Williams
Communications Workers of America
CWS
Ohio Consolidated
Postmaster Pleads For Carb On Dogs Short Of Carriers
Middlesex New Jersey AP report says Postmaster Robert Sanders appeals to townspeople as carriers dwindle. Mailman Frank Maletz, injured two months ago, was hurt again yesterday. William Hartfelter collapsed after fleeing a dog on a porch.
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Middlesex
N.J
Robert Sanders
Frank Maletz
William Hartfelter
Fulbright raps FDIC over Hodge ties in bank probe
Senator Fulbright told the Senate Banking Committee the FDIC allowed private aims to steer dealings with Orville E. Hodge, a former Illinois state auditor now in prison for embezzlement. The inquiry centers on Chicago bank cases tied to Hodge, notably Elmwood Park’s First State Bank, closed in 1953 prior to a new Elmwood Park bank, in which Hodge secretly held a large stock interest.
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Washington
Fulbright
D-Ark
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Orville E. Hodge
Illinois
Senate Banking Committee
FDIC
Hodge
Banking Committee
Chicago
First State Bank
Elmwood Park
Elmwood Park Bank
Bank of Elmwood Park
Stork tale ends with delivery after window break
Glendale California September 22 AP report tells how a man broke a window to deliver a baby in a private home. Maria Gillette and her newborn girl were taken to Physicians and Surgeons Hospital in fine shape. husband Jim Dowdy described as a shaken midwife.
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Maria Gillette
Margaret Gillette
James Dowdy
Maria
Margaret
Jim
Marga
Ret
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital
Baptish Campsite Corner Stone Ceremony at Colp
Rev L Turley stands at the cornerstone of a Baptist campsite near Colp on Saturday. The Mt Olive District Assn owns the camp the only one of its type in the Midwest. It will host a recreational program for associated Midwest districts serving children from Chicago and St Louis. Attending are Rev T R Hendon Chicago state superintendent of missions Rev D W Jakson Mr Vernon district treasurer Rev G B Donaldson president of the workers and Rev L A Robinson Centralia first vice moderator.
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Midwest
Chicago
St. Louis
Ieft
T. R. Hendon
D. W. Jakson
Austin Moves Downstate to Campaign Tour
Springfield Sept 22 AP Judge Richard B. Austin Democratic candidate for governor will campaign in southern and central Illinois Monday through Thursday. He is joined by James L. O Keefe for attorney general and Arthur L. Hellyer for state treasurer. Stops include Brownstown Fayette County Effingham Newton Olney Lawrenceville Robinson West Union Charleston Mattoon Sullivan Shelbyville Pana Hillsboro.
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Richard B. Austin
Illinois
Austin
James L. O’keefe
Arthur L. Hellyer
Brownstown Fairgrounds
Fayette County
Effingham
Newton
Olney
Lawrenceville
Robinson
West Union
Charleston
Mattoon
Sullivan
Shelbyville
Pana
Hillsboro
What Young People Think by Eugene Gilbert
Inside stories highlight a new feature by Eugene Gilbert of Gilbert Youth Research Co on page 5. He argues many teenagers view adults as dishonest and explains the basis for this belief. A page 16 photo page shows freshmen week at Southern Illinois University. An editorial discusses the proposed Carbondale high school bond issue.
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Southern Illinoisan
Eugene Gilbert
Gilbert Youth Research Co
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
FBI Nabs Man Sought in East St Louis Robbery
Guy Blackburn Jr., 28, a bartender in Yerington, was arrested by FBI agents on a warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. He was wanted for a $7,790 armed robbery in East St Louis, Missouri, on November 30, 1953. FBI official Heber M. Clegg declined details on the robbery.
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Yerington
Guy Blackburn Jr
FBI
Ion
Heber M. Clegg
Salt Lake City
Blackburn
East St. Louis
Clegg
French to join Suez agency with reservations
Paris agrees to participate in the blunted Suez Canal Users Association while insisting on continued French-British solidarity and not compromising the principle of international canal administration. Lloyd sets Oct 1 for a third London conference on SCUA details as Nasser meets Arab leaders in Riyadh.
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London
Assn. Scua
Selwyn Lloyd
SCUA
Associaion
France
Egypt
Nasser
Paris
Christian Pineau
Lloyd
Cairo
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Shukri Kuwaily
Syria
King Saud
India
V.K. Krishna Menon
Menon
West
Britain
Somoza Shot at Reception as Assassin Beaten
President Anastasio Somoza of Nicaragua was shot three times at a reception. His assassin was beaten to death by ballroom crowd, according to the Nicaraguan Embassy. Somoza was wounded in the arm, leg, and stomach and described as in delicate condition. Ambassador Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa relayed details from Managua.
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Anastasio Somoza
Nicaragua
Somoza
Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa
Managua
Sevilla-Sacasa
Holdup Men Kill Patron in Northwest Side Tavern
A tavern holdup in the Northwest Side left a 38 year old patron dead and two gunmen wounded. Police later arrested two men, David Jakubowski and Kenneth Schultz, both 21, in Schultz’s room and held them without charge. Earl Webber, a maintenance man at Northwestern University, was shot at least 12 times during the melee and died of his wounds. The gunmen escaped as investigators pursued motive and connections. Separately, U.S. efforts confirmed Somoza was shot in Managua, with Ambassador Sevilla Sacasa reporting four shots and a targeted assassination amid a reception. An American medical team was dispatched from the Panama Canal Zone to assist.
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David Jakubowski
Kenneth Schultz
Schultz’ Northwest Side Room
Earl Webber
Northwestern University
White House
Eisenhower
U.S
Thomas Whelan
Somoza
U. S
Managua
Panama Canal Zone
Incredible Stinker Holds Fast As Nine Thousand Fans Fail
Nine thousand entries flooded the Southern Illinoisan offices for the Little Stinker contest with nine thousand wrong guesses. Stinker keeps the crown and raises the prize to 900 dollars with a 10 percent postcard bonus. Entries due by 6 p.m. Wednesday and received by 9 a.m. Friday at the Southern Illinoisan offices.
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Stinker
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
SIU Housing Problem Delays Scout Conference
SIU housing at Little Grassy Lake forces postponement of the Egyptian and Mississippi Scout Councils Citizens Now conference until March. The event had been slated for this weekend at the camp. About 150 men students live in tents awaiting completion of new residence halls by Oct. 15.
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Southern Illinois University
Little Grassy Lake
Citizens Now
Comic Publisher's Error Shows Newsprint Shortage
A severe newsprint shortage is highlighted by a mishap in the colored comic section. The supplier misprinted the wrong newspaper name on 20,000 copies and chose to rebrand them rather than scrap them, incurring extra labor costs to avoid waste.
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The
Southern Illinoisan Today
Need For Supervision Emphasized By Judge Cagle
Williamson County officials and ministers push for a county probation officer similar to Jackson County. Judge A R Cagle has advocated the idea in civic club talks for years and State's Attorney Carl Sneed says he discussed it with commissioners. Cagle warns supervision is key as youths on probation falter when supervision ends.
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Williamson County
Jackson County
Peyton Kunce
Board of Supervisors
A. R. Cagle
Attr
Carl Sneed
Judge Cagle
Board of Commissioners
Probation officer needed to help Williamson County youths
Judge Cagle urged a definite group in Herrin to fill a long overdue role a probation officer. Illinois Youth Commission chairman Robert D Patton commended Cagle noting no juvenile commits in five years and urging community based solutions with a 24 hour role and a proposed minimum 300 dollar monthly salary.
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Herrin
Cagle
Patton
Williamson County
Cloudy Cooler Forecast for Southern Illinois
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and tomorrow in Southern Illinois. Low tonight mid 50s and high Sunday in the low 70s. Yesterday's low was 44 with 7 am reading 75 and noon 84. Sunrise 5 48 am sunset 5 58 pm. Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake levels noted near spillways with minor variances.
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Southern
Illinois
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Lopez Perez
San Salvador
United States
Pearce Institute
Philadelphia
Revolutionary Party
Jose Maria Moncada
Matthew Hanna
SIU
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Diva Walley
Robert D. Patton
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