Lincoln Sesquicentennial plans stall over money and doubt
Washington plans for the 150th birthday of Abraham Lincoln stall due to a lack of funds and divergent opinions. The Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission postponed Friday’s meeting as Congress has allocated $10,000 but not appropriated it, halting executive director selection and delaying progress. Reps Mack and Gov Stratton oppose nominees John Allen and Percy Powell, arguing they lack credibility and national renown.
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Robert D. Novak
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission
Congress
Rep. Nimtz
R-Ind
Commission
Sen
Cooper Ray
Eisenhower
Bureau of Budget
White House
Cooper
Illinois
Peter F. Mack Jr
William G. Stratton
John E. Allen
District of Columbia
Lincoln Group
Clyde C. Walton
Mack
Allen
Percy Powell
Library of Congress
Snow Blankets Southern England and Alps Amid Storms
A blizzard dumped 18 inches of snow today on the white cliffs of Dover and nearby along Britain’s southern coast. Heavy snowfall also hit the Scheldt mouth in Holland and the Alps of western Austria and northern Italy, disrupting shipping and travel.
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London
Dover
Britain
Channel
Holland
Scheldt River
Alps
Austria
Italy
Used gas dryer and alfalfa for sale in local ads
The notice lists a used gas dryer offered at a reasonable price and a twelve room house with bath on a 50 foot lot for sale. Also advertised is first and second crop alfalfa for sale with a note of no rain affecting availability.
March of Dimes Campaign Aims to Help polio Victims
Atty Thomas B Dunn Grundy county chairman announces fundraising efforts for the March of Dimes to aid victims of infantile paralysis. A benefit stag party at Moose hall and a Mothers March on January 30 mobilize local groups including the Moose Eagles Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion and Knights of Columbus. Coin canisters are placed in rural mailboxes and business venues to ensure wide participation. The campaign extends to other communities in the area.
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Thomas B. Dunn
Grundy County
National Foundation For
Moose
Eagles
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Knights of Columbus
Moose Club
Dunn
Britain to announce hydrogen bomb breakthrough at Harwell
From Harwell England scientists report progress toward harnessing hydrogen energy for peace and expect an official victory Friday The facility houses 6000 staff and operates under a campus like atmosphere with strict secrecy and guarded access
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Britain
Harwell
England
Atomic Energy Research Establishment
Sir John Cockcroft
Cockcroft
R.A.F
White Brick Laboratories
Contests Set In Races for Congress
April primaries feature Republican incumbent Noah M. Mason facing Daniel Palmer Mitchell of Plano for the 15th district seat. Democrats Stanely Hubbs of Monee and Dorothy G. O'Brien of DeKalb contend. Six Democrats vie for the 15th district State Central Committee. Republican Morton H. Hollingsworth runs unopposed as central committeeman. Incumbent 38th district state reps Clayton C. Harbeck Carl W. Soderstrom and Joseph P. Stremlau are the only filings.
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15Th
Noah M. Mason
Daniel Palmer Mitchell
Plano
Stanley Hubbs
Monee
Dorothy G. O'Brien
DeKalb
Office of State Central Committee
A. J. Grahar
Robert F. Feeney
Daniel Mc
Hungary Faces Student Demands on Russian Troop Withdrawals
The Hungarian communist regime acknowledged that some students still demand the withdrawal of Russian troops from Hungary. The protest reflects ongoing discontent amid political pressure and postwar tensions in Central Europe.
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Hungary
Illinois Snow Storm Breaks Records With Heavy Snow
The Associated Press reports Illinois endured its heaviest snow storm of the season with up to 12 inches in some areas. Northern counties recorded 9 to 10 inches as seven people died from accidents or heart attacks after shoveling. Highways were clogged with slush and several routes blocked, while Southern Illinois saw rain below the snow belt.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Glenview Naval Air Station
Chicago
Moline
State Division of Highways
Iinois
Marengo
Alt
U. S
Elburn
DeKalb
U. S. 51
Mendot
St. Louis
Springfield
Peoria
Watseka
Windy City
Cook County
U.S. 52
Sublette
U. S. 30
Sterling
Illinois 88
U S Restrictions Called Spitballs by Rockefeller Leader
Dr. Warren Weaver of the Rockefeller Foundation branded U S rules on visiting Russian scientists as silly and unbelievable saying they harm scientific exchange. He testified to a House subcommittee noting a Russian can visit MIT in Cambridge but cannot visit Harvard Medical School because Boston is off limits under the policy.
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Washington
U.S
Warren Weaver
Rockefeller Foundation
United States
House Government Information Subcommittee
State Department
Russia
U. S
Weaver
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Medical School
Boston
Expect County Highways to Be Normal Today
Grundy County highways were clearing after a snow event. Hans a Hexdall reports that paved routes should return to near normal traffic by late today with slick spots possible up to 50 mph deemed safe in most areas. School bus routes improved after Tuesday, while city crews clear metered business streets.
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Grundy
Hansa A. Hexdall
State Highway Department
Hexdall
Five Day Cold Spell With Snow Flurries Foreseen
Weather forecast calls for high temperatures in the 20s next five days with lows near 10 degrees and daytime readings around 20s. Partly cloudy and cold. light snow flurries possible Friday or Saturday. Pyatt Station notes four inches of snow yielded 0.40 inches of precipitation. Tuesday reached 33 then dropped to 24.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Pyatt Weather Station
Train Helps In Rescue Near Dixon
An Illinois Central freight train aided a rescue after 15 cars and 10 trucks were stranded in eight foot snow drifts on U S 52 near Sublette. Trainmaster Virgil Shelley and clerk Tom Redington escaped a wedged car and helped coordinate relief.
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Dixon, I
Illinois Central
U.S. 52
Sublette
Virgil Shelley
LaSalle
Tom Redington
Shelley
Redington
Clinton
Iowa
Amboy
Dixon
None Received From I G Y On Sputnik I Reports
Brussels headquarters of the International Geophysical Year said today it had not received any Soviet reports or information gleaned from Sputnik I.
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Brussels
Belgium
International Geophysical Year
Bechtel Workers Donate Blood in Winter Drive
Bechtel Corp employees at the Dresden Nuclear Power plant contributed 42 pints of blood to Grundy county Red Cross despite four inches of snow. Volunteers, led by Edge Eagan, organized Red Cross use of the first aid building and GE space with hot lunches for donors.
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Bechtel Corp
Dresden
Grundy County
American Red Cross
James Davis
Arley Munts
Bechtel Company
Red Cross
Morris
Edge Eagan
First Aid
General Electric Co
Arthur Johnson
John T. Donahoe
Street clashes in Caracas kill 20 and injure 100
Reports from Washington say violence in a workers district of Caracas left 20 dead and 100 wounded with about 1,000 arrested. The Interior Ministry cited disorders in Caracas while declaring other regions normal and ordered a curfew from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. Police used tear gas as crowds protested antigovernment slogans.
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Kunuea! Prine
Washington
Caracas
U. S. State Department
Venezuela
U. S
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Los Teques
Valencia
Pueblo Nuevo
Eisenhower Withholds Top Secret Reports From Congress
President Eisenhower refused to provide Congress with two top secret reports by Gaither and Killian on missile satellite defense saying disclosure would harm national safety. Lyndon Johnson released a White House letter explaining the decision. The committee discussed the matter publicly and cited Nimitz opposing preventive war while noting the reports stressed strategic planning.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
White House
Killian
Gaither
H. Rowan Gaither
James R. Killian
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Johnson
Defense McElroy
Fleet Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Chicago to Build Two Berths at Navy Pier
Public works commissioner George L. De Ment says two ocean going ship berths will start later this year at Navy Pier. City committees urged a 4 million dollar bond issue approved by voters last June to fund the first of 37.5 million dollars in port improvements aimed at boosting Chicago’s ocean shipping capacity for the post Seaway era.
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Chicago
George L. de Ment
Public Works
Navy Pier
de Ment
St. Lawrence Seaway
Jack Manley
Buffalo
Cleveland
Toledo
Detroit
Milwaukee
Coffin Prices Rise 15 Percent in France
Paris reports a government approval of a 15 percent price increase on all coffin models to offset higher raw materials and wage costs. This follows recent salary and materials demand shifts affecting funeral goods.
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Paris
France
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Leo E. Allen
John Allen
Stratton
Virginia Huston
Bellingham
Wash
Jonathan
New York
Huston
Norman Moss
Kansas City
Train
Bechtel
Interior Ministry
Killian Studies
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