Khrushchev Reshapes Soviet Farming and leadership
The Central Committee announced a new pricing system for collective farm output to spur efficiency and competition while maintaining state quotas. Two officials, N V Podgorny and D S Poliansky, were promoted to alternates, signaling Khrushchev remains in control despite Western speculation. The plan, to take effect this year, preserves state constraints and preserves open-market surplus.
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Harold K. Miles
Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Khrushchev
U.S
Central Committee
Over
Russia
N. V. Podgorny
Ukraiian Communist Party
D. S. Poliansky
Russian Federation
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Podgorny
Poliansky
Probe of All Goldfine's U.S. Contacts Urged
Rep. John B. Bennett calls for a full inquiry into Bernard Goldfine's ten year contacts with federal officials. He cites Sherman Adams admitting gifts and favors from Goldfine and says others in government may have enjoyed his hospitality. Adams testified to contacts with two federal agencies on Esistine matters but denied seeking special treatment.
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Washington
House
Bernard Goldfine
John B. Bennett
Mich
Sherman Adams
Goldfine
Adams
Eisenhower
Boston
Esistine
Bostonian
Want Ads Through a Keyhole Feature
Washing and ironing wanted in my home. Modern five room house for rent. Fifty gallon electric hot water heater for sale. Seven room house for sale.
Senate Votes Travel Freight Tax Repeal
Senate votes to repeal World War II transportation taxes on freight and passenger tickets amid rebukes to the Eisenhower administration and party leaders. The 59 to 25 freight tax repeal and 50 to 35 passenger fare repeal passed as lawmakers pressed for broader tax cuts and debated auto excise and small business levies.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Charles E. Potter
Rmich
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
William F. Knowland
California
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Yorkville Enacts Elm Disease Control Ordinance
Yorkville passes Dutch Elm disease law to remove and burn infected trees. The ordinance charges 50 percent of removal costs to property owners if they fail to act within 10 days and imposes penalties from 5 to 200 dollars per day as violators face separate offenses. The measure, effective June 12, includes spraying within 1000 feet of removed trees.
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Yorkville
Bomb victim to be treated in Moscow
Hisako Nagata a 21 year old Nagasaki atomic blast survivor left for Moscow for a year of free medical treatment aimed at removing scars and restoring her voice she is the first Japanese atomic victim invited by the Soviet Union for such care. Three years earlier a US group brought 25 Hiroshima scarred girls to New York for plastic surgery.
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Tokyo
Hisako Nagata
Nagasaki
Moscow
Miss Nagata
Soviet Union
U. S
New York
University of Illinois approves $77 million general budget
Trustees adopt a $77 043 486 general budget for 1958 59 with salary merit increases totaling 1 097 074 and dormitory expenses 1 297 793. Athletic budget rises to 1 125 250 funded mainly by football revenue and ticket sales. C O Jackson named head of physical education. Kahne Simmons Co Inc. awarded 473 451 contract for university airport building unit.
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Chicago
University of Illinois
University's Athletic Association
C. O. Jackson
S. C. Staley
College of Physical Education
Kahne-Simmons Co Inc
Champaign
Savoy
Illinois Legislature approves jobless pay and relief bills
The Illinois Legislature in a five day special session approves Gov. Stratton's bills extending unemployment benefits to up to 39 weeks and authorizing $15 million in relief grants. House votes 148-21. Senate 49-0. Benefits stay $30 to $45 and funded from the unemployment compensation reserve.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Stratton
House
Senate
Kankakee Businessman Drowned After Dam Flood Crisis
Robert H. Just Sr. a 44 year old Midwest baby equipment distributor from Chicago is believed drowned when his motorless water boat jammed at a dam on the swollen Kankakee river Wednesday. Three witnesses including Joseph Alexander reported the vessel capsized and Just sank after a life preserver throw failed to reach him.
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Kankakee
Robert H. Just Sr
Just
Poolice
Joseph Alexander
Midwest
Chicago
Zoo Introduces Vieuna To Antelope Exhibit In Chicago
Brookfield Zoo debuts a vieuna on display today in the antelope section, adding a new mammal to the exhibit for visitors to view.
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Chicago
Brookfield Zoo
McDonnell To Observe United Nations Day As Holiday
McDonnell Aircraft Corp will mark United Nations Day October 24 as a paid holiday this year. J S McDonnell president says the idea should spread worldwide and already United Nations Day is the seventh paid holiday in contracts covering 15 000 union employees.
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U.N
ST. Louis
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
United Nations
J. S. McDonnell
U. N. Way
Dirksen Has Not Changed Yet on Tieken
Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois stood firm on his support for Robert Tieken as a federal judge while signaling a possible shift after House Judiciary Committee findings. A subcommittee probe into Tieken’s conduct in northern Illinois district attorney’s office was in recess awaiting administration input. Assistant Attorney General Malcolm Anderson is set to testify on Monday.
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Dirksen
Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
U. S
Judiciary
Tieken
Eisenhower
Malcom Anderson
U S Army Tour in Korea Cut to 13 Months
Seoul reports the Korean tour of U S Army soldiers will be shortened from 16 to 13 months effective July 1. Members of the 8th Army Command have been notified of the cut.
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Seoul
8Th Army Command
One Million Workers Get 10% Pay Hike
President Eisenhower signed a measure granting a 10 percent retroactive pay raise to about 1,021,072 government white collar workers, with $250 million in back pay and $542 million added to annual payroll. Back pay distributions begin next month across Civil Service, Legislative, Judicial, VA medical staff, and Foreign Service.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U. S
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Veterans Administration
Foreign Service
Weather Outlook and Temperature Trends in Grundy County
Grundy county sees partly cloudy skies and cooler conditions this afternoon with continued cool, fair nights. Saturday and Sunday look fair and pleasant with temperatures in the 70s. Pyatt Weather station reported a Thursday high of 72, overnight 60, and 9 am reading at 70 rising. precipitation measured at 0.17 inch.
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Grundy County
Pyatt
Geneva Hosts Expanded Swedish Midsommar Festival
Geneva Illinois hosts a three day Swedish themed event with a Maypole dance and Nordic songs. About 10 000 to 15 000 attendees are expected as residents celebrate Swedish ancestors and the old country with a smorgasbord autograph sessions with Lillian Budd and Walther Mathesius. Gosta Oldenburg Chicago Swedish Consul General opens with greetings from Sweden.
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Geneva
Ill
Fox River Valley
Sweden
International Order of Good Templars
Lillian Budd
Walther Mathesius
Gosta Oldenburg
Chicago
Fighting flares in Beirut amid Hammarskjold visit
Fighting broke out at four spots in Beirut near the British Embassy after a truce collapsed as U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold arrived. One man died from a ground floor shooting near a building under construction, while others were wounded. Armored cars and roadblocks remained, with disputes over UN police roles and border control continuing.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Falange
Tarik Jadida
Mozeitbeh Christian Secion
Zarif Moslem
Hammarskjold
U. N
Say Hammarskjold
United Nations
Mozeitbeh
Basta
Sami Solh
Rural Morris Woman Sues for 70000 Under Dram Shop Act
Mrs. Margaret Poole of Morris files a Cir Court suit against three Chicago tavern owners claiming they caused her husband James Poole to become intoxicated, leading to a crash that injured her 7 year old son Jimmie. She seeks 20000 with supporting counts.
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Margaret Poole
Rte. 5
Morris
Chicago
James Poole
George Hellyer
Hellyer's Inn
Henry J. Spender Jr
S & S Liquors
Joseph Lachajczyk
Club Holiday
Poole
Jimmie
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