Ike to Arrive in Manila Tuesday Spotlight on Adlai Rocky
The Associated Press reports two former leaders Adlai Stevenson and Nelson Rockefeller deny being candidates for president. Stevenson says he will serve if called but will not seek the nomination, while Rockefeller confirms Nixon remains the nominee but hints defense and foreign policy could affect Nixon’s bid. Lyndon Johnson accuses the Eisenhower administration of drift and urges a world peace program. Symington also pursues the Democratic bid.
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Associated Press
Adlai Stevenson
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Stevenson
Eleanor Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Libertyville
Rockefeller
NBC
Meet the Press
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Eisenhower
Florida
Johnson
United States
Symington
Sen
Stuart Symington
John Gilchrist Seated as New Grundy Supervisor
Grundy County board opens June session with John H. Gilchrist, from Maine township, seated to fill the vacancy left by Arthur Wallin. A petition signed by 187 voters seeks to renew the tuberculosis tax on the November ballot, referred to Judiciary to draft a renewal resolution for a vote later today.
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Grundy County
Walter Penn
Judiciary Committee
GOP
Women’s Club
Republican Women’s Club
John Ullrich
Clark W. Davis
August A. Black
Walter Phillips
Women’s Central Committee
S. J. Holderman
Samuel W. Witwer
U. S
Harold Coleman
Carl W. Soderstrom
Ilinois General Assembly
Robert Williamson
Boy ages six throws rocks at school windows in New Haven
A 6 year old boy was methodically pitching rocks through school windows in New Haven. When asked by a woman passerby why he did it he said I feel like it then resumed his throwing. Police stopped him after he had smashed 14 panes and cracked two doors.
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New Haven
Conn
Two Rail Lines Agree To Merge In Major Railroad Tie Up
The Norfolk and Western and Nickel Plate railroads announce a planned merger creating a system with about 5,024 miles of track from Virginia to New York. Nickel Plate stockholders would get 45 shares of N and W for each Nickel Plate share, and a 111 mile connecting link via Pennsylvania Railroad is eyed to complete the system.
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Philadelphia
Norfolk and Western Railroad
New York, Chicago and St. Louis
Nickel Plate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Virginia
Illinois
New York State
Norfolk and Western Common
N&w
Stuart T. Saunders
F. S. Hales
Columbus
Ohio
Sandusky
Pennsylvania
Braceville to vote on $20,000 street improvement bonds
Braceville residents will vote Saturday in the village hall on issuing 20000 in street improvement bonds to upgrade North Fifth Van Horn Gould McNeill and South Railroad streets with gravel grading and re surfacing. Bonds mature 1000 annually 1962–1971 and 2000 annually 1972–1976 at up to six percent interest.
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Braceville
Fifth
van Horn, Gould, McNeill
Car Hits Pole After Losing Control on Route 47
Jerry Killhan age 27 of Plainfield lost control traveling south on Route 47 three miles south of Morris early Sunday and struck a telephone pole. He was uninjured with minor car damage. Sheriff Edward Wilt investigated the accident.
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Jerry Killhan
Plainfield
Morris
Killhan
Edward Wilt
Send It Ahead Hint From Mundell Church Fragment
A Rogers Arkansas item cites a Mundell community church offering with the slogan You cant take it with you but you can send it on ahead. The note reflects local church fundraising or outreach messaging embedded in a printed feature.
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Rogers, Ark
Union Chapel
Mundell
Khrushchev Seen Winning Home Battle Over Peaceful Coexistence
State Department scholars read Pravda’s critique as a defense of Khrushchev’s policy of peaceful coexistence. They note the article signals unity on ideology but acknowledges internal debate with left wing Communists. The piece hints at tensions with Maoist Chinese opponents and calls for further study.
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State Department
Khrushchev
Pravda
Communist Party
N. Markovsky
Markovsky
Mao Tze-tung
Soviet Union
Con vent mishap at Casper truckers meet boos greet song
The master of ceremonies at a Wyoming Truckers Association convention in Casper asked the crowd to sing Ive Been Working on the Railroad. The crowd answered with loud boos and silence instead of singing.
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Casper
Wyo
Wyoming Truckers’ Assn
Twenty Die in Illinois Highways Weekend Crashes
At least twenty people died in Illinois highway accidents over Saturday and Sunday. Six victims were in Cook County with most others downstate. Names include Achilles Brown and Loretta Brown of Harvey, a Rockford couple Frank and Lena Culhane, and Chicago residents such as George Seiler and Jimmie Carter. The crashes occurred across multiple counties with drivers charged in some cases.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Cook County
Achilles Brown
Loretta
Harvey
Frank Culhane
Lena
Rockford
Harvard
Vernon Blankenship
Cicero
Joseph Taraska
Chicago
Richard Aspergren
Evanston
Jimmie R. Carter
Sunnyside
Washington
Ill
Walter Jodlowski
Michael Mulcahy
Lee A. Knox
George Seiler
Pittsfield
John M. James
Newport Beach
Calif
David Gossager
Rushville
Schuyler County
Japan Reds Still Threaten Mob Action
Leftist groups distance themselves from airport protests as Eisenhower arrives in Tokyo while hard-core Communist leadership hints at violence. Sohyo warns members against demonstrations next Sunday and Zengakuren vows restraint. Tokyo plans to mobilize 25,000 police to guard the president on June 19 amid security jitters.
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Tokyo
Eisenhower
Communist Party
Redtinged
Sohyo Labor Federation
Zengakuren Student Federation
White House
James C. Hagerty
Weekend Rain Lingers with Warmer, drier Trend Ahead
Weekend storms expected to continue into Tuesday with light drizzle today. Collins Weather Station recorded 1.88 inches of precipitation from Sunday into Monday. Sunday high reached 73 after 87 Saturday. Sunday night low 58 and Saturday night 55. It was 62 at 9 am today.
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Collins
Eisenhower Leaves Alaska for Asia and Pacific Tour
President Eisenhower departed Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska for a three day trip to the Philippines, with stopovers en route to Tokyo. He planned to sail from Manila Bay to Formosa then Tokyo, with a 23,000 mile tour including Korea and Hawaii. A large Anchorage crowd welcomed him before the flight.
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IEE
Richard Nixon
Eisenhower
Andrews Air Force Base
Alaska
Far East
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Anchorage
Philippines
Japan
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Wake Island
Clark Field
Manila
Philippine
Tokyo
New 49Th State
Washington
James C. Hagerty
St. Paul
Manila Bay
Formosa
Okinawa
Korea
America
Hawaii
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Doneen Stage
Oregon
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Ottawa
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Fred Sibley
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Ind
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Jewel Stewart
DeKalb
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Witwer
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Carol Ann
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Paul Douglas
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