Historic treaty signed by French and German leaders
Paris reports French President Charles de Gaulle and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer signed a treaty pledging close cooperation. The pact calls for semiannual meetings, frequent foreign and defense consultations, and exchange of troops for joint maneuvers. It aims at a Europe of linked nations without supranational authority.
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UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Konrad Adenauer
De Gamlle
Europe
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Adenauer
Elysee Palace
Brussels
Britain
West Germany
Claude Lebel
Coroner Says His Job Is Useless in Letter
Clinton County coroner Yeander H. Moss writes to State's Attorney Dick H. Mudge Jr. criticizing comments that the coroner's office could be eliminated. Moss, who was a write‑in candidate, urges voters to consider a referendum to abolish or reform the office.
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Clinton County
Yeander H. Moss
Dick H. Mudge Jr
Mudge
Weather Update for Edwardsville and Surrounding Area
Cloudy and windy spell turns colder with occasional snow flurries tonight. Wednesday turns partly to fully cloudy and cold with a low around five and a high near eighteen tomorrow. Edwardsville records a daytime range from one to two thirty five.
Alderman Thegze Defends Absences From City Council
Alderman Victor Thegze, a Shell OH Co employee, defends a five month absence from City Council meetings amid a strike involving 2,100 workers including fellow aldermen Gerald Klingel and Logan Bayer. He cites limited scheduling, prioritizes church over meetings, and says the issue has not been council business.
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Third Ward
Victor Thegze
Thegze
Shell OH Co
Tye
Gerald Klingel
Logan Bayer
Shell
March of Dimes Drive Nears Complete in Edwardsville
Plans for the 1963 March of Dimes in Edwardsville are nearly complete. Chairman D. Dean Bridwell reports over 500 donation request letters sent to organizations and businesses. Envelopes for school children’s donations have been distributed. The Optimist Club will run the Main Street road toll January 25 from 3:30 to 8 pm, with young businessmen manning the roadblock for five hours. The Mothers’ March occurs January 30 under Mrs. Harlowe Neudecker, with Moose Lodge 1563 members aiding transportation for the march participants.
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Edwardsville
D. Dean Bridwell
Bridwell
Optimist Club
Main Street
Harlowe Neudecker
Moose Lodge
Troy Seeks to Halt Heart Fund Drive There There
Troy residents face a ban on Heart Fund collections during February as the city enforces an ordinance requiring a $5 daily solicitor fee. Mrs Anita Kubant requested waiving the fee for a sorority drive, but the Troy City Council rejected the appeal. Kenneth Grubb of the Heart Association explained past United Fund results and suggested a Troy independent drive could raise about $500, versus $150 last UF year. The chamber plans its Edwardsville Holiday Inn dinner dance marking 40 years in a 300-seat event with officers to be retired and new directors installed.
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Ilinois
United States
Anita Kubant
Oscar Gindler
united campaign
Grubb
Heart Association
United Fund
heli
Prices of Fruits and Vegetables Jump After Freeze
Post freeze, prices for oranges grapefruits tangerines cucumbers tomatoes and green peppers rise sharply. Wholesale citrus concentrates have doubled in a month while the Agriculture Department cuts Florida orange and grapefruit crop estimates. Experts warn full impact will unfold over months with some trees possibly not recovering for years.
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UPI
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Texas
California
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semons
Arizona
Libby McNeill
New York City
A&P
Edgerton parents seek ban on classic novels in class
A group of Edgerton Wisconsin parents planned a protest to the school board over readings in a high school senior English class. They target Brave New World The Catcher in the Rye Of Mice and Men Crime and Punishment The Ugly American and seek removal from the advanced list. School officials say the titles were on a college prep list approved by the National Council of English Teachers.
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CUPI
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Aldous Huxley
George Orwell
John Steinbeck
Fyodor Dostoevsky
William Lederter
Eugene Burdick
Thalacker
Illinois senator to introduce bill outlawing professional boxing
State Senator Paul Simon says a bill to outlaw professional boxing will be introduced in the Illinois legislature this session. He stresses it would not affect amateur boxing or events like the Golden Gloves, and notes rising concern over ring deaths and brain injuries. Simon plans to return to Springfield next week with the measure he says lawmakers have discussed.
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UPI
Paul Simon
D-Inl
Sonny Liston
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Sidelights
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Tlmois
Liston
Chicago
Hingis House
state Senate
Negotiations To Resume In Washington
United States Britain and Russia plan to resume nuclear test ban talks in Washington D C. Officials say talks aim for agreement in principle though key issues remain in dispute between Kennedy and Khrushchev. Talks follow a Geneva start in 1958 with preliminaries dating to 1955.
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UPI
United States
Britain
Russia
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Nikita 5S
Khrushchev
Geneva
State Department
New Yorking
Joint Legislative Committee
Road Congestion In Area's Future, Commission Says
The Paul Simon Study Commission reports future growth in Madison and St. Clair Counties will worsen traffic. It highlights roads, highways, mass transit, and freight movement and notes 60 percent of area growth will occur there, with 90 percent of desirable industrial sites in the bi county region.
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Paul Simon Study Commission
Madison
St. Clair
H. A. Kluge
St. Louis
U. S
Poelker Impeached on 17 Counts of Misconduct
Jefferson City bulletin reports St. Louis County Circuit Judge Virgil A Poelker, 41, impeached by the House of Representatives on 17 counts of misconduct. The action marks a major political and legal development in Missouri with potential further proceedings in the Senate.
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House of Representatives
St. Louis
Virgil A. Poelker
Chief of Police Hartung Files Petition for School Board
Edwardsville Chief of Police John E. Hartung has secured a petition to circulate for District 7 Board of Education. School Supt A Gordon Dodds said Hartung is the only candidate with a petition at the board of education office in Hadley House. Filing may occur Feb 27 to March 23 for the Saturday April 13 election. candidates need 50 signatures and a statement of candidacy. Any District 7 resident may sign. Two three year terms expire in April as Presidents Albert Cassens and William Dorsey will not seek re election.
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te District 7 Board of Education
Gordon Dodds
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Hartung
board of educaion
Hadley House
Dodds
District 7
Albert Cassens
William Dorsey
Test Ban Talks Focus On Underground Inspections
United States and Britain prepare to sign a treaty ending atmospheric and underwater nuclear tests without on site inspection. Inspections for underground tests remain contentious, as Russia demands all or nothing. Khrushchev briefly accepted teams, allowing two to three yearly trips. U.S. officials seek eight to ten. Team makeup and visit zones contested. page 2.
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United States
Britain
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S
Alsop Claims Stevenson Pushed Guantanamo Threat
New York The Cuba crisis dispute widens as Stewart Alsop reports Adlai Stevenson urged the National Security Council to offer Guantanamo as a bargaining chip for Russian missile removal in Cuba. Stevenson aide Clayton Fritchey dismissed the claim as inaccurate and contradictory, noting it contradicts a December article that sparked furor.
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UPI
Adlai Stevenson
Saturday Evening Post
Washington
Stewart Alsop
Stevenson
National Security Council
Guantanamo naval base
Cuba
Clayton Fritchey
United Nations
Fritchey
Alsop
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