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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1950
Page
4
HAL BOYLE argues that the art of conversation remains alive and vital despite modern distractions. He muses that people avoid opinions, attend cocktail parties, and rely on screens, urging readers to speak boldly to restore human voice and connection.
Fines were assessed by Magistrate A. M. Dulaney for several offenses. R. B. McPherson, Isom Trowbridge, and George R. Phelps each paid 22.40 for drunk and disturbance charges. Ernest Skelton paid 13.40 for a drunk charge, and James Russell Harriman paid 6.40 for double parking.
The Administration urged Congress to arm Europe as the sole path to peace and security with Johnson and Acheson testifying before key committees. They backed Truman’s request for 1,222,500,000 to bolster defenses against Communism, amid Byrd’s call for a stronger national defense and criticism of the foreign arms program as wasteful.
Dr. Roland R. Cross state health director in Springfield said a proposed streamlining of the department could be carried out without reducing services. A U S Public Health Service survey team recommends reorganizing 15 divisions into five administrative units, needing legislative approval in many cases. He added potential savings of 90000 yearly in clerical salaries and noted aging population as a rising health priority.
Hundreds of searchers combed the woods near Quebec for three year old Nicole Renaud missing since Saturday. Police fear a bear may have attacked the girl after bear tracks were found about a quarter mile from a home she visited.
Vatican City June 5 Pope Pius VIII privately consecrated the central altar in the Vatican Grottos dedicated to Saint Peter The ceremony capped years of grotto work and used stones from the old Basilica by Constantine The pope said the burial site of the Apostle Peter lies under Saint Peter's cupola and more findings have followed since 1949 reports.
More recent excavations proceed with no Vatican confirmation yet. A first inspection by the Diplomatic Corps and journalists is expected soon, after which the grottos will be opened to the public.
Six passengers were killed and six wounded when two Chinese Nationalist warships fired over 200 shells at the British blockade runner Cheung Hing off Amoy, about 20 miles from territorial waters. The ship carried 100 Chinese passengers and a crew of 62, including four Europeans, and was due back tomorrow after six months of blockade running.
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